Michelle Myers Haynes

Michelle was born in Chatham, Ontario, Canada, in 1960 to Carol and Peter Myers. Michelle attended elementary school in Chatham and even skipped a grade for excelling in academics. In 1973, Michelle’s family relocated to Ponce Inlet, Florida. She attended Spruce Creek High school, where she was eventually crowned Miss Spruce Creek.

Health and wellness was always a priority to Michelle, so after high school she opened some health clubs in various cities across the United States. Michelle also loved dancing and she became an instructor at Arthur Murray’s Dance Studio. Michelle was also a Hawaiian Tropic model and was a crowned Miss Hawaiian Tropic. She even had her own morning aerobics television show with the YMCA. Michelle obtained her esthetician’s license and practiced skin care for many years.

Michelle met her husband, Dr. Michael Haynes in 2002 and they married in 2006. The two of them were inseparable and were true soulmates.

She loved being outdoors and staying active. Fitness and nutrition was a passion of hers and she enjoyed teaching aerobics classes around Daytona Beach and providing others with healthy nutritional information.

Michelle is survived by her beloved Husband, Dr. Michael Haynes, his son Colton Haynes; who she raised, his daughter Kaley Westervelt, mother Carol Myers, sisters: Debbie Griffith and Pamela Baliker, nieces: Amy Jo Campbell, Amanda Lauricella, Amelia Heyink and Shantel Finn.

Michelle Myers Haynes, age 63, of Ormond Beach, Florida, passed away on Friday, August 16, 2024.