Juanita Pauline Hayes

Juanita Pauline Kingsbury Hayes was born December 13th, 1930 in Wilmington, North Carolina. It was in her roots to be a beach beauty. Her love for Wrightsville Beach, especially the original Lumina Station, and Carolina Beach always remained a special place in her heart. As a little girl she was smitten with all dogs, specifically boxers, and had many throughout her life.

After graduating from Wilmington High School she met the love of her life, Harold Dwight Hayes, and got married July 9th, 1949. Dwight was a Green Beret Special Forces Airborne in the Army so they spent many years traveling the world being stationed in places like Okinawa, Germany and France. She embraced the Military life and was rewarded with five children. Later in life Juanita enjoyed her career at Cooper Tools in Morrisville NC making lifelong friends, including her boss, Chuck Lysaght.

She was an oldies music queen and loved to jitterbug with the best of them. She could turn any situation into a funny one very candidly and had the ability to be compassionate and say the right thing when it was most needed. Juanita will be greatly missed but always remembered as a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, breast cancer survivor and exemplified faithful service to God and the community.

In addition to her parents, Juanita was preceded in death by her beloved husband of fifty-four years, Harold Dwight Hayes, her daughter, Paula McConville, her son, Curt Hayes, her grandson Christopher Sears, and her siblings, Barbara Wilson and June Hayes.

Juanita is survived by her sister Virginia Uram of Edmonds, Washington, daughter, Michelle Sears and her husband Philip Sears of Charlotte, NC, her sons, Mitch Hayes of Fuquay-Varina NC, and Quint Hayes and his wife Beth Hayes of Knightdale NC, her grandchildren, Susan Lamb and her husband Shane Lamb of Blue Springs MO, Ashley Sears of Asheville NC, Brandon Hayes and his wife Jessica Hayes of Greenville SC, Grayson Hayes of Apex NC, Haily and Codie Hayes of Clayton NC, Phillip McConville and his wife Lisa McConville of Brainerd MN, Charlie McConville and his wife Kelly McConville of Minneapolis MN, Abby Hayes of Knightdale NC, and great grandchildren, Sydney Lamb, Meghan McConville, Emma McConville, Hannah McConville, Sierra McConville, Bryce McConville, Peyton McConville, Kielen McConville and Charlie Hayes.

The Funeral Service will be held at 11:00am on Saturday, July 25th, 2020 at the Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery, 991 Corinth Baptist Church Road, Salemburg, NC 28385. This Funeral Service is private for family and loved ones. If attending, please follow all safety measures.

In lieu of flowers, memorial's may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project at woundedwarriorproject.org/donate or plant a tree in her honor at alivingtribute.org.]