Jerald Jerrad Hayes

Jerald Jerrad Hayes (a.k.a. "Jay-Jay"), age 45, born August 28, 1973 in Elmira, NY, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, September 5, 2018. A graduate of West High School and the Ohio State School of Cosmetology, Jerald was a barber, certified welder and member of Sheet Metal Union Local #24. Preceded in death by brother Joseph Givens, stepfather Isaac Brown, grandmothers, Mary Jane Bentley and Mattie Givens, grandfather Arthur Givens, aunt Debra Early-Givens, and godsister Kena Adams. Survived by children, JayVon Hayes (Dakia), Jeremiah Hayes (Tami), Jaida Hayes (Sheena); parents, Cassandra Givens and Jerry Hayes; brother Isaac Brown; sister, Justina Brown; grandfather, Charles Bentley; his siblings in GA and NY; aunts, Cheryl (Lorenzo) Jones, Charlotte (Andre) Ward, and Christine Bentley; sister-in-law, Sheronda Byrd-Givens; godmother, Pam (Sonny) Whitehurst; special cousins, Rance Brown, Markese Taylor, and Monica Givens; and a host of other aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends, including longtime, special friends, Dakia Horsley, Damon and Darnell Butler, Michael (Spady) Roberts, Alon Jordan, and Monisha Stevens.