His death certificate28 records Ruby Clay Hayes, age 50, born 2 June 1908 in Kentucky, died 27 Nov 1958 at Charleston General Hospital, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, male, married, employer Amherst Coal Co., father Marion Hayes, mother’s maiden name do not know, cause of death chronic drain syndrome due to cerebral vascular disease, contributory cause pulmonary tuberculosis, informant Mrs. Hayes, Accoville, W. Va., burial in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Pecks Mill, W. Va.

The reported birth date is off by one year; he was listed as age 8 months in the 1910 census, taken in April.

In the 1920 census Ruba Hays age 10 and his younger brother Charley Hays age 8 are living in Morgan Co., Ky with their older sister Ida and her husband Math Donohue; see their census notes for details.