Tamara Lynn Hayes

Tamara (Tami) Lynn Hayes died Dec. 28 at 59 years old after a short battle with cancer in her Moses Lake home. She was born Feb. 2, 1958, in Mount Vernon, to Phyllis (Oppewall) Kinsman and Bert VanOssenbruggen. As a child, she loved music and singing. She once sang “Harper Valley PTA” to her elementary PTA; she sang in country bands and eventually went into the Karaoke business.

She married the love of her life Wes Hayes on July 4, 1997, in Post Falls. They loved to vacation especially in Mexico, often sharing their time with family and friends.

Tami and Wes did foster care for several children and then later opened their home to exchange students, they also cared for her mother in their home.

She was very involved in her community and the Trump campaign and recently loved running the Grant County Bid N’ Win via Facebook developing some deep friendships there as she found ways to help others with their needs.

She was always so generous with whatever she had or could get for others. She also did a lot of pet rescue and had several “guests” at home.

She is survived by her loving husband, Wesley Hayes of Moses Lake; her boys whom she loved more than anything JR (Danielle) McNew of Sand Coulee, Montana; Lucas Clark of Moses Lake; Kerrigan (Angela) Clark or Moses Lake; grandchildren and joy of her life, Jackson Clark, Emily Delarosa, Destiny Delarosa; mother Phyllis Kinsman of Moses Lake; her loving sisters Cindy (Dean) Dyer of Othello and Brenda (Tim) Giron of Silverdale, Washington; stepbrothers Leroy Weinman, David Kinsman, Doug Kinsman, Jim Kinsman; stepsisters Elaine Baird and Karen Kinsman; numerous nieces and nephews, and her babies at home her K9 companions Bella and Lilly.

She is preceded in death by father, Bert VanOssenbruggen; stepmother, Frances VanOssenbruggen; stepfather, Douglas Kinsman; father-in-law, Ted Hayes; siblings Jolene VanOssenbruggen and Alan VanOssenbruggen, and beloved pet Nikki

Services by Pioneer Memorial Services

Graveside Services at Pioneer Memorial 14403 Rd 2 NE in Moses Lake on Saturday, Jan. 6, at 11 a.m., viewing at 10:30 a.m. In lieu of flowers please make donations or contributions in Tami’s name to the Grant County Animal Outreach.