After a lifetime of serving others, Barbara Ann Hayes, 79, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away peacefully on Friday, February 4, 2022, surrounded by family. She was born November 29, 1942.

She is proceeded in death by her parents, Rev. Thomas and Elizabeth Ellerbe, and sister, Mary Williams. She is survived by her loving husband of 60 years, Joseph Hayes; two daughters and their spouses, Cynthia and Scott Hunter and Rebecca and Andrew Pfeiffer; six grandchildren, Zachary Hunter, Hannah Gibson, Alycia Pfeiffer, Sarah Pfeiffer, Jonathon Pfeiffer, and Alex Hunter; great granddaughter, Ellie Gibson; sister and spouse, Carol and Larry Coker; and brother and spouse, Gene and Gayle Ellerbe.

Family will receive friends on Friday, February 11, 2022, at 12 noon at Trinity Baptist Church, Mooresville, followed by a celebration of life service at 1 p.m. with Dr. Mark E. Harris officiating. A private burial will immediately follow at Iredell Memorial Garden, 2304 Shelton Avenue, Statesville, N.C.

The family would like to express their sincere thanks to the care givers of Cadence Living, Memory Care – Mooresville, and the S. Mitchell Mack Hospice House.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Trinity Baptist Church, P.O. Box 3365, Mooresville, NC, 28117 or to the S. Mitchell Mack Hospice House, 1325 Mecklenburg Highway, Mooresville, NC, 28115.

Cavin-Cook Funeral Home and Crematory, Mooresville, is serving the Hayes family. Condolences may be made to the family at www.cavin-cook.com.