LOLA HAYWARD obituary

MALTA - Lola M. Hayward, 79, formally of Glasgow, a retired nurse's aide, died Wednesday, July 21, 2004, at a Billings hospital of natural causes.

A funeral Mass was held Saturday morning at St. Mary's Catholic Church. Cremation was to follow the Mass with interment of

her cremated remains in the Malta Cemetery.

Lola was born on May 24, 1925, at Timber Ridge near Hays to Robert and Isabel (Gardipee) Werk. She was raised and educated at Hays.

She married Weldon Sparks and later was divorced.

She married Leo Hayward on Dec. 7, 1964. They lived in Glasgow, where she worked as a nurse's aide at the nursing home. Leo died on March 5, 1986. Lola retired in 1992 and moved to Malta in 1994.

She enjoyed visiting with her many friends. She was known as Little Grandma by several of her grandchildren. Lola always enjoyed doing crossword puzzles, listening to fiddle music and attending the Mtis Celebration in Lewistown.

Survivors include her sons, Weldon (Marjorie) Sparks of Missoula, Theo (Cinda) Hayward of Copperas Cove, Texas and Leon (Rosemarie) Hayward of Alexandria, Va.; brother, Harold "Bazoo" Werk of Hays; three grandsons; one great-grandson; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Adams Funeral Home & Crematory of Malta is in charge of arrangements.