Leslie Colleen Hays

The world was a brighter place when God sent His angel, Leslie Colleen Hays, to us for two short days. Born Thursday, January 12, 2012 and returned to heaven Saturday, January 14, 2012; Leslie received an outpouring of love during her brief time here on earth. Those blessed to call Leslie family are her parents, Christopher Taylor Hays and Jacinda Moyer Hays; paternal grandparents, Charles E. and Laminda F. Hays; maternal grandparents, Scott A. and Carol M. Moyer; paternal great-grandmothers, Mildred L. Hays and Grace I. Taylor; maternal great-grandparents, Charles H. and Lois J. Moyer and Thomas and Mary C. Samuel; as well as many aunts and uncles.

Memorial contributions can be made to Liberty Godparent Home, PO Box 4199, Lynchburg, VA 24502. The family will host a Celebration of Leslie's Life, Wednesday, January 18, 2012, 2:00 PM at Radford Baptist Church with Rev. Karl Hofheinz officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends, 12 noon, at the church prior to the service. Arrangements by Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Bedford, 586-3443, www.obituaries.tharpfuneralhome.com.