Linda “Lynn” Elaine Hallman-hayes
Hallman-hayes passed away at her home Sept. 6, 2021, in Milo, Maine. She was born in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Oct. 19, 1959, to her mother, Catherine Ann Pierce-hallman, and father, Daris Dane Hallman. She was raised alongside her bothers and sisters Todd, Loraine, Douglas and Rhonda Hallman. On Aug. 21, 1984, she was married to Harold Rhea Hayes Jr., and was an amazingly loving mother, or “Momma” to two children, Ashley Leeann and Dane Andrew Hayes.
Throughout her life she had a passion for people and interacting with them which is in keeping with her faith in Jesus Christ. She excelled as the Lifestyle Editor of the Big Spring Herald Newspaper. A talent that would prove useful again in what she would say is her greatest professional accomplishment: She mothered tens of thousands of recruit family members through United States Marine Corps boot camp and beyond by running support groups on social media over the span of a decade. For this reason, she’ll always be “Forever a Mom”.
Her family knew her as a daughter, sister, wife, mother and grandmother. Or, as her grandchildren April, Noah, Scarlett, and Halden knew her, as “Ginga”. Linda lover he family “with all her heart and soul.”
So much that others in the family were challenged to exert their love even more.
Lynn was one of those extraordinary souls that left a deep footprint in the lives of all she touched, and yes, she touched many. Those lucky enough to get close to her were always better for the experience. Her friends and family will remember her as the life of the party…even if there was no party. With an unmatched sense of humor and kindheartedness, she brought out the best in people who were in her presence.
Perhaps one of the most magnetic aspects of our dear friend was her personality. Lynn’s energy would arrive in a room before she crossed the threshold. A huge and welcoming smile coupled with her quickness to laugh made being in her presence delightful. She was a belly laugh, slap your knee kinda gal, and seldom missed an opportunity to let her joy be heard. There was no keeping this light under a bushel, she let it shine. But that was who she was. Lynn was truly compassionate and giving.
She is survived by her mother, Catherine Hallman; brother, Todd Hallman; sister, Rhonda O’donnell; son, Dane Hayes; daughter, Ashley Hayes; and grandchildren; April Badger, Noah Badger, Scarlett Hayes, and Holden Hayes.
Her last wish was as follows: “I want everyone to know I loved them very much. I want my children and grandchildren to know they mean everything to me and have made me so proud to be their mom and grandmother.”
A celebration of life will be held in Boone, N.C., with family and friends at 2 p.m. on Oct. 29, 2021. For further details on the event or to be present, contact Dane Hayes.
“For me to live is Christ, and to die is gain”-philippians 1:21