Richard Hayes’ obituary in the Carbondale Daily Free Press stated that he was a “colored pioneer of Jackson County,” but said little else about 85-year-old man who had lived in or near that city for at least three decades.
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Richard Hayes’ obituary in the Carbondale Daily Free Press stated that he was a “colored pioneer of Jackson County,” but said little else about 85-year-old man who had lived in or near that city for at least three decades.