A Celebration of Life service will be conducted Sunday afternoon, April 7, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. from the chapel of the Taylor Funeral Home. Ted Williams will officiate the service. Visitation will be on Sunday beginning at 12 Noon until time of service.
For those desiring, memorials may be made to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, Alive Hospice, or Walnut Street Church of Christ.
Dr. Phillip W. Hayes, 81 of Dickson, TN passed away peacefully on March 28th, 2024, at Alive Hospice in Nashville, TN.
Phil was born on February 18, 1943, to Mitchell and Virginia Hayes and was a life long resident of Dickson, TN. From an early age Phil loved the outdoors and was one of the first Eagle Scout recipients in the Highland Rim District. During his High School years, he was an accomplished athlete and excelled in football and basketball at Dickson High School earning him an All-Midstate selection as quarterback. Not only did Phil excel in athletics but in leadership and academics as well, he was president of his class all four years of high school.
Phil went on to attend Vanderbilt University as an undergrad and was a member of Sigma Chi fraternity, he then went on to medical school at the University of Tennessee Memphis and completed his residency at Vanderbilt University. Upon completion of his residency Phil came back to Dickson to start his practice in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology. At this time, he was the first Internist in Dickson and loved helping his patients and serving his community. Due to health reasons Phil decided to leave his practice and later started CHASE, LLC which remains in operation today, 33 years after its inception. Phil poured his heart and soul into CHASE, making it a very successful business. He not only enjoyed the business aspect of CHASE he cherished the long-time friends and relationships that developed during his time there.
Phil was an avid duck hunter and a long-standing member of the Davy Crocket hunting club. He had previous involvement with the Tennessee Conservation League and the Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency (Commissioner). In his later years Phil very much enjoyed watching and playing the stock market, reading and spending time with his friends during duck season. Phil also loved his family and found special joy with his granddaughters.
If you ever got to spend time with Phil Hayes you know one of his God given talents was telling stories. He was by far the best story teller we will ever know and we will forever miss his story telling hours sitting on the porch watching the Buffalo River.
It is hard to summarize the life of Phil as it is one that was full of not only accomplishments but adventures.
Phil is preceded in death by his parents Mitchell and Virginia Hayes.
Phil is survived by his wife, Marilyn Hayes, his children Laura Hayes and Neal Hayes, his granddaughters Kendall Bentley (Gage) and Hannah McCallister, his sister Glenn Ellen Sorensen (David), nieces, nephew and cousins.
