Cheryl Lynn Hayes, age 26, of Hope, passed from this life on Monday, April 16, 2012 at Wadley Regional Medical Center in Texarkana, TX. She was born on December 30, 1985 in Shreveport, LA, the daughter of Larry Gene and Sandra Rene Harper Bates. Cheryl is survived by her mother and stepfather, Rene and Robert Jones of Arkadelphia, her father, Larry Bates of Rosston, one sister, Sara Burley of Homer, LA, one brother, Timothy Brady of Hope and her grandmother, Treva Harper of Arkadelphia. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, April 20, 2012 at Welch Funeral Home in Arkadelphia with Rev. Billy Sanders officiating. Interment will be in Easley Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 PM on Thursday at the funeral home. Pallbearers are Christopher Storar, Joel Alberson, Zach Curtis, Frank Flores, Duke Dixon, Jacob Hodges, B.J. Ververmillion and D. Ray Harrison Jr. Memorials may be made to the National Kidney Foundation, 30 East 33rd Street, New York, NY 10016. Visit www.welchfh.net to sign the online guest book.