Elva I. Hayes, 91, of Gainesville, FL, formerly of Drury Twsp., Rock Island County, passed away Thursday June 19, 2014 at North Florida Regional Medical Center, Gainesville.

Services will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday, June 26th, at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, 201 E. 4th Ave., Milan, IL, where visitation will be one hour prior to services. Burial will be at Illinois City Cemetery, Illinois City. Memorials may be made to Illinois City Cemetery.

Elva was born April 10, 1923 in Muscatine, Iowa, a daughter of Millard and Lesta Dell Smith Millard. She married Elmer R. "Bud" Hayes on June 6, 1942 in Grandview, IA. He preceded her in death on February 24, 1982.

Elva was a homemaker. She and her husband Bud farmed in Rock Island County until 1976, when they retired and moved to Florida.

She was a former member of Trenton United Methodist Church. She enjoyed quilting, gardening, and reading. Elva and Bud enjoyed camping and fishing. After Bud passed away, Elva lived at Millhopper Pines in Gainesville for 20 years, where she and a group of ladies enjoyed playing bingo.

Surving are her sons and daughters-in-law, Michael and Donna Hayes, Trenton, FL, and William Hayes, Newberry, FL, former daughters-in-law, Eileen Hayes Ellsworth and Jennie Johnson; grandchildren (and spouses), Jeff (Lori) Hayes, Bell, FL, Brenda Hunter, Austin, TX, Jim (Lori) Hayes, Davenport, IA, and Carla (Kurt Zimmerman) Long, Joy, IL; great-grandchildren, Jessica, Max, and Scout Hunter, Ashley Hayes, Bryce and Katie Long, Grace Hayes, and Austin and Kayla Riggs; and numerous nieces, nephews, and other relatives.

Elva was preceded in death by her parents, husband, brothers, Clifford, Clayton, Victor, Lawrence and Carl Miller; and sisters, Helen Monson, Nina Reynolds, Grace Flaherty and Bernice Miller.