Joyce A. Hayes:
Loving Wife, Mother, and Grandmother
Joyce A. Hayes, 81, of 1212 ½ River Street, Olean, and a
former resident of Franklinville and Portville, passed away Wednesday, March
11, 2020 at Olean General Hospital after a lengthy illness.
Born on January 22, 1939, in Olean, she was a daughter of
Robert and Ruby Russell Griffith. On June
30, 1984, in Franklinville, she married Robert G. Hayes who survives.
Joyce was a graduate of Portville Central School Class of
1958. She had been a secretary all of her life having worked for
Northgate Buick and Cadillac in Olean, Fibercel of Portville, Bambi Bakery (now
Stroehmans) of Olean, and the Olean General Hospital where she had worked in
admissions and as a billing cashier.
Joyce was a founding member of Parents without Partners and
enjoyed crafts, beadwork, knitting, crocheting, and loved to travel, ride
motorcycle with her husband, and watch her husband pitch horseshoes. She
especially treasured the time she spent with her friends, family, and cats. In
addition to her husband she is survived by her children, Rebecca “Becky” (Tim)
Dash of Franklinville, Robert (Margy) Wolfer of Randolph, (Malcolm) Lindsay of
Huntersville, NC, Barry (Phebe) Hayes of Buffalo, Brett (Ellen) Hayes of
Ledyard, CT; Several grandchildren and great grandchildren; two brother, Nelson
(Priscilla) Griffith of Portville, Dennis (Linda) Griffith of Lancaster, PA and several Nieces and Nephews. In addition to
her parents she was predeceased by a daughter, who died in infancy, Roberta
Wolfer and two sisters who also died in infancy Linda and Janice. Friends will be received at the Mark F.
Rinker Funeral Home & Memorial Service, Inc., 9 Bull Street Cuba, on
Monday, March 16, 2020 from 4-7 p.m. where funeral services will be held on
Tuesday, March 17, 2020, at 11:00 a.m.
Pastor Stuart Burton of Crosstown Alliance Church in Arcade will
officiate. Burial will be in White Cemetery, Rushford, New York. Online
condolences may be sent to the family at www.rinkerfuneralhome.com.
