Naomi Hayes
Martha Naomi Hayes, 86, of Union City went home to be with the Lord 2:17 p.m. Monday, Oct. 19, 2026, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.
Funeral services will be conducted 1 p.m. Friday in the chapel of Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home. Brother Millard Hayes will officiate. Burial will follow in Fremont Cemetery.
Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 11 a.m. until the hour of services Friday.
Pallbearers will be her son, Brent Hayes; her grandsons, Derek Whitson, Nathaniel Hayes, Dalton Owens, Jerry Hall, Jeremy Morris, Bryce Warner, Sean Grindlay; and her great-grandson, Owen Hall.
Honorary pallbearers will be her granddaughters, Danielle Hall, Micah Morris, Lauren Grindlay and Megan Riley; nephews, Jason Callens and Jared Callens; and good friend of the family, Larry Mink.
Naomi was born Dec. 15, 1939, in Obion County, daughter of the late Harry and Minnie (Hoffman) Miller. She married the love of her life, Jimmy Hayes, on Dec. 8, 1957, in Corinth, Miss. They were married 63 years. Jimmy preceded her in death May 26, 2021.
She was of the Apostolic faith and attended Northside Church of Jesus Christ in Dyersburg.
The family requests memorials be made to Hometown Walk of Hope, 902 Perkins St., Union City, TN 38261.
Naomi, known NaNa to her family, loved her family very much and was loved by so much by them, as well as so many people through the years. She was a homemaker. Naomi graduated from Dixie High School in 1957. It was here she met the love of her life. Jimmy was a basketball player and Naomi was a cheerleader. She referred to Jimmy as “Crane Legs.”
Naomi enjoyed spending time with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Nothing put a smile on her face more than doing or buying things for her family or cooking for them. She always loved working outside in her flowers and scouring flea markets and antique shops with the love of her life, Jimmy. Naomi also was a musician and played the piano for many years at the church she formerly attended.
She is survived by two sons, Millard (Kim) Hayes and Brent (Mary) Hayes, all of Union City; one daughter, Amy Owens of Troy; one sister-in-law, Ivon King of Union City; one brother-in-law, Dickie Callens of Southaven, Miss.; eight grandchildren, Derek Whitson, Danielle (Jerry) Hall, Micah (Jeremy) Morris, Nathaniel Hayes, Lauren (Sean) Grindlay, Dalton (Rebecca) Owens, Megan Riley and Bryce (Elizabeth) Warner; and eight great-grandchildren, Owen Hall, Kimber Hayes, Karolyne Hayes, Harper Grindlay, Isla Grindlay, Dax Riley, Cooper Owens and Hayes Warner.
She was also preceded in death by one daughter, Donna Whitson; one sister, Sandra Callens; one brother, Eddie Miller; her father-in-law, Holland Hayes; one sister-in-law, Dorothy Wall; and two brothers-in-law, Harry Hayes and O.P. King.
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