Janet Emery Hayes, 93, daughter of George S. and Mary (Higgins) Pease, was born August 11, 1926, and died of natural causes on April 11, 2020, in Bella Vista, Arkansas. She lived in Concordia, Kan., from 1949 until her husband's death in 1974. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Dr. Frederic Emery; second husband, Edmund Hayes; and sister, Jo Ann Scott.
She is survived by daughters, Mary (Jim) Anderson of Concordia, Kan., and Beth (Ray) Anderson of Bella Vista, Ark., and stepchildren, Brian Hayes, Linda Rawlings, and Karen Brophy; nephew and nieces, Robert and Jane Emery, Sarah Borns, and Anne Gault. Grandchildren include Katie Mai, Barrett Jones, Lisa Roberts, Angela Anderson, David and Kevin Rawlings, Lawrence Brophy, and Madeline Murack. She also enjoyed several great-grandchildren.
The family appreciates the care and comfort provided by Circle of Life Hospice of Bella Vista.
The deceased wrote her own obituary, and forbade her children to add to it!!
