Clarence Hayden

Mr. Clarence Hayden, 80, of Madisonville, KY, died Monday, February 26, 2007, at 8:10 P.M., at Ridgewood Terrace Nursing Home. \ Born October 24, 1926, in Hopkins County, KY, he was the son of the late Fred Hayden and Mamie McCoy Hayden. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Ernest Hayden and Roy Hayden. \ He was a coal miner for Peabody Coal Company for 30 years and was a U.S. Army WWII veteran. He volunteered for the Christian Food Bank for 15 years, was a Kentucky Colonel and a member of the First United Methodist Church in Madisonville. \ Mr. Hayden is survived by his wife of 56 years, Juanita Foster Hayden of Madisonville; two daughters, Sandy Marks of Henderson, KY, and Pam Morgan of Adams, TN; four grandchildren, Heather Whitfield of Madisonville, Patrick Johnson of Evansville, IN, Sherry Morgan of Owensboro, KY, and Kelly Johnson of Evansville, and two great grandchildren, Caleb Whitfield and Zachary Whitfield, both of Madisonville. \ Funeral services will be Thursday, March 1, 2007, at 11:00 A.M., at the Barnett-Strother Funeral Home with Rev. Jeff Calhoun officiating. Burial will follow in Odd Fellows Cemetery. \ Visitation will be Wednesday from 5:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M., and from 10:00 A.M. until the service time on Thursday at the funeral home. \ Memorials may take the form of donations to the First United Methodist Church. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home. \