Benjamin Franklin Hayes, the son of Frank and Gail Rounsaville Hayes of Festus, was born on January 6, 1975, in Livingston, Montana and departed this life on October 2, 2021, at Mercy Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri at the age of 46.

Benjamin was a resident of Crystal City, Missouri. He accepted Christ as his savior at the Bloomfield Assembly of God church. Benjamin loved to help people and loved Christian music, knowing many of the songs he listened to by heart.

He is survived by his parents, Frank and Gail Hayes of Festus, Missouri; by his sister and brother-in-law, Jessica Beth Cole and husband Joffrey of Herculaneum, Missouri; by one niece, MacKenzie Hyde of Herculaneum, Missouri and by extended family and close friends.

Visitation will be held at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter, Missouri on Friday, October 8, 2021, from 12:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m.

Funeral services will then be conducted in the Mathis Funeral Home Chapel on Friday, October 8, 2021, at 2:00 p.m.

Interment will follow in Hagy Cemetery in Dexter.

Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter is assisting with arrangements.