Floyd Monroe Hayes, 95, of Lumberton, died Dec. 31, 2010, at Wesley Pines Nursing Center.

The funeral will be 11 a.m. Monday at First Pentecostal Holiness Church in Lumberton, the Revs. Tim Bowen and Gary Strickland officiating. Burial will follow in Old Hollywood Cemetery in Lumberton.

Hayes was a Lumberton native, World War II veteran, and served as office manager for a local gas company before retiring. His warm and welcoming personality was a testament to his love of life.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Furman and Lydia Hayes; his wife, Leatha ??Bill? Hayes; brothers, A.C. Hayes and Bobby Hayes; and a sister, Elizabeth Young.

Surviving are a son, Robert T. Hayes and wife Janet, both of Fresno, Calif.; four sisters, Kathryn Calvert of Lumberton, Corinne Henderson of Danville, Va., Hester Tyson of Elm City, and Laura Floyd of Fairmont; and two grandchildren, Breanna and William Hayes, both of Fresno.

The visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Floyd Mortuary & Crematory Inc. in Lumberton.

Memorials may be made to Wesley Pines Benevolent Fund, 1000 Wesley Pines Road, Lumberton, N.C., 28358, or to the Falcon Children??s Home, 7569 N. West St., Falcon, N.C., 28342.