Article from unknown source with handwritten date of February 6, 1958. Extracted from the newspaper article collection started in 1879 by Mrs. Nannie Brown of Madison, Missouri. George Hayden "Uncle George Hayden, who was 90 years old last August, died at 6:15 this morning in the Woodland hospital where he had been a patient since last Saturday. He had been ill at his home for a few days before entering the hospital. Mr. Hayden was he last surviving member of his family. He was born in 1867, the son of John and Caroline Hayden. There were eight children born to this union, all preceding Mr. Hayden in death. They were Tom, Lou, Bob, Flora, Alice, Lona, Jack and George. Mrs. Bob Hayden died in December of 57. He was married to Mary Swartz, who survives, also surviving are two grand-daughters, Mrs. Raymond Davenport, moberly and Mrs. Roy Spence of Brunswick and several great-grandchildren. A son, Dr. O.P. Hayden and a daughter, Mrs. James Baker preceded him in death several years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Hayden were married October 9, 1890 and spent the early years of their married life on a farm, then moved to Madison over 50 years ago, where Mrs. Hayden operated the Hayden Hotel, while Mr. Hayden ran a livery stable. Mr. Hayden was one of the most ardent fox hunters of this section, participating in the sport by horseback until the last few years, when he went in a car, until his last illness. The remains are at the Thompson Funeral Home, where they will remain until time for services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday at the Madison Christian Church, with Rev. C.W. Cornn officiating and burial in Sunset Hill Cemetery." Copyright notice: All transcriptions in this email are copyrighted by their creator. They may not be reproduced on another site or on any printed or recorded media, CD, etc. without specific written permission from Kathleen Wilham. Although public information is not in and of itself copyrightable, the format in which it is presented, transcriptions, notes & comments, etc. is. It is however quite permissible to print or save the files to a personal computer for personal use only. Permission is granted to public libraries, and genealogical and historical societies to print and bind for the use of their patrons. Kathleen Wilham 2 Sharon Drive Shelbina, MO. 63468-1562