Hopkinsville philanthropist and business owner Marilyn “Momma” Hays died over the weekend. She was 85 years old.
Hays was the owner of a local furniture store and the wife of the first republican mayor of Hopkinsville, Herb Hays. U-S Representative Ed Whitfield commented that the community lost a great leader, businesswoman and friend in Hays. In 2013, then-mayor Dan Kemp declared July 12, her birthday, “Marilyn Hays Day.”
The Maddux-Fuqua-Hinton Funeral Home is arranging visitations and the funeral service, which are this Friday and Saturday at the Southside Church of Christ in Hopkinsville.