Gwen Howell Hayes Obituary
We are sad to announce that on November 16, 2023, at the age of 65, Gwen Howell Hayes of Blakely, Georgia passed away. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Lester Marvin Earnest, Sr. and Frances Louise Bowman Earnest; her former husband Bob Howell; and her brother John Earnest. She is survived by: her husband William "Will" Hayes of Blakely; her stepchildren, Sean Howell of Dothan, AL and Kecia Wilson of Pembroke, KY; her brother Marvin Earnest (Birdie) of Auburn; her niece April Earnest Sandifer (Phillip) of Cartersville, GA; her nephew Matthew Todd Earnest (Jennifer) of Lawrenceville, GA; her stepgrandchildren, Summer Gilley, Jordan Gilley and Hadden Gilley; and her stepgreat-grandsons, Josiah and Jakob.
