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William (Bill) Warner Hays |
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April 26, 1933 ~ June 19, 2015 |
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June 24, 2015 |
 William
(Bill) Warner Hays passed away June 19 due to
respiratory complications. Ceremony of
Celebration will be held July 18 in Mt. Hall
Elementary Gymnasium at 11:00 a.m. A luncheon
will follow the celebration.
He was born in Bismarck, North Dakota to George
and Lucy Warner Hays on April 26, 1933. At a
young age he lost his mother and his father
remarried Anita Larson Hays who raised him and
his 3 sisters.
After the war, the family moved west to Rupert,
Idaho where he graduated from high school. He
was an all-state basketball player, and garnered
a college scholarship to Idaho State University.
At Idaho State he was the point guard for his
team who played in the NCAA "Sweet 16."
He met Mary Boyd of Twin Falls, Idaho, and they
married in October of his Senior year at ISU.
Following graduation, he began his teaching and
coaching career with his father in Salmon,Idaho.
The following year he moved to Twin Falls, Idaho
also teaching and coaching. In 1957, he started
a 17 year stint as a teacher and coach in St.
John, Washington. During this time he coached
football, basketball, and track. His teams
brought home numerous trophies including four
State basketball championships and four
consecutive undefeated football seasons.
In 1974 Bill and Mary took teaching positions in
Newport, Washington which was closer to their
family farm. He continued to coach and lead his
teams to success in football, boys and girls
basketball, and track. He was recognized and
inducted into the three coaching Halls of Fame
for Washington, and has a box at the Spokane
Veterans Arena. In 1989 he retired to his ranch
north of Bonners Ferry, Idaho where he raised
black angus cattle and farmed.
He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Mary and
his three children Leslie (John) Akins, George
Hays, Paula (Ken) West. Grandchildren Hailey
(James) Padilla, Jenna (Greg) Caster, Chandler
and Colby West, and Great-grandson Cole Caster;
his three sisters, Beverly Port, Ginger (Dale)
Hobbs, and Anita Stenersen.
he was preceded in death by his parents.
Donations can be made to JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes
Research Foundation) or for a charity of your
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