Clarence David Hayes

MASSENA – Mr. Clarence David “Buster” Hayes, Jr., 63, of Kingston and formerly of Massena, passed away after a brief illness on Tuesday afternoon, June 27, 2017 at Mount Sinai Hospital.

Buster was born May 3, 1954 in Newark, New Jersey, the son of Zelma (Jeffries) Hayes and the late Clarence D. Hayes. He was a 1972 graduate of Hermon-Dekalb Central School and attended SUNY Cortland.

Buster owned and operated the C&C Dinner Restaurant located on Route 56 in Massena for twenty years. He was an avid golfer and enjoyed spending time with his family and friends.

He is survived by his loving wife, Connie (Blevins), whom he married on August 15, 1979 in Alexandria, Virginia; his children, Erin Hayes of Albany; Clarence “Casey” David Hayes, III, and his wife, Ann Durant Hayes of Kingston; and Brianna Hayes of Kingston; two grandsons, Logan and Dominico Hayes, of Kingston; his mother, Zelma Hayes of Hermon; two brothers, Rutherford Hayes of Washington and Marcus Hayes of Pennsylvania; two sisters, Mary Hayes Gordon of Utica; and Bonnie “Sue” Brown of North Carolina.

He was predeceased by his father, Clarence Hayes.

Friends may call Friday 2-4 and 7-9:00 PM at the Donaldson-Seymour Funeral Home, Potsdam, where funeral services will be held Saturday 11:00 AM with Pastor William Huckle, officiating. Burial will follow in Bayside Cemetery, Potsdam.

Memorial contributions may be made in his memory to Hospice and Palliative Care of St. Lawrence Valley.