Dewey "Bud" A. Hays

Dewey A. (Bud) Hays, Jr. was born in Ashton, Idaho on September 13, 1935 to Dewey Hays, Sr. and Gladys (Andrasen) Hays. He passed away at Providence Hospital on March 9, 2020 with family at his side.

His family moved to Walla Walla when he was 6 years old and at the age of 12 they settled in Seattle. He graduated from Lincoln High School in 1953. Bud worked for Safeway in Bellevue as a warehouseman in frozen foods for 38 years.

After retiring he and his wife Barbara traveled the country in their fifth wheel RV. He was known by his CB handle “Iceman”.

They later returned to the Northwest where Bud was park manager at Lake Conner Park for many years. Deciding warmer weather would be nice they relocated to Yuma, Arizona and became snowbirds.

Family always looked forward to their return in the spring and we all have some wonderful memories of spending time with them.

Bud was a kind, generous man who never knew a stranger and was always ready to help without hesitation when the need presented itself. His favorite times were spent with his family, especially his grandchildren. He attended their activities and events whenever he could. Bud enjoyed hunting, camping, the ocean and being outdoors.

Bud was preceded in death by his parents Dewey and Gladys, wife Barbara, son Craig, granddaughter Elizabeth, sister Barbara, brother Michael and half-sisters June and Luella. He is survived by his son Kirk (Diana) Hays, son Kevin Hays, daughter Stacie (Bill) Hayes, stepchildren Teresa (Mike) Schultz, Patti Lou Tenney, Cindy (Robert) Allred, Vicki Tenney, Ed (Kathryn) Tenney, daughter-in-law Joanne Hays, his sister Darlene Hintz and many nieces and nephews. He also leaves 24 grandchildren and was “Grandpa Great” to 31 great grandchildren.

We will miss his sweet smile, sense of humor, the twinkle in his eye, but most of all the love he had for us.

Bud had been residing in Snohomish for the past 11 months.

A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, March 20, 2020 at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.