Helen Francis Gilliam Hayes Smith, age 84 of Decherd, passed away October 6, 2015 at St. Thomas Rutherford in Murfreesboro. She is preceded in death by her mother, Jessie Irene Garner Gilliam and her father, Embry A. Gilliam; her first husband, Morris A. Hayes and her second husband, James Charles Smith; sisters, Loma Huber and Jesse Shepherd; brother, Russell A. Gilliam. She is survived by her son, Conrad Phillip Hayes of Decherd; grandson, Phillip Morris Hayes of Decherd; granddaughter Helen Katherine Hayes, also of Decherd; sister Elizabeth Aldredge of Nashville, TN. A native of Franklin County, she was a member of the Oak Grove Church of Christ and will be remembered as a loving wife, mother and grandmother. The family will gather at a later time for a private funeral service. Interment will follow in the Morris family cemetery in Decherd. Online condolences may be sent towww.watsonnorth.com .Online condolences may be shared at www.watsonnorth.com Tommy North, Director