Nancy H. (Roach) Hayes, 66, of Duxbury and Charleston, S.C., died on Sunday, Sept. 7, surrounded by her family at her home in Duxbury. Born the second daughter of Jeanne (Collins) and David Roach in Louisville, Ky., Mrs. Hayes attended Eastern High School in Louisville and Eastern University in Richmond, Ky. She was a social worker in Louisville for several years, before moving to Boston in 1965. In 1969, she married Robert F. Hayes and they settled in Duxbury. During her life, her passions were her family and friends, and the visual arts. She was an art major in college and continued to pursue the arts throughout her life, not only as a painter, but also a seamstress, decorator, and fashion coordinator. Mrs. Hayes was an avid painter, including water bird decoys. She also used her artistic talents in developing a unique student art program for the underprivileged in a neighborhood-house setting as a social worker. Later in life, she used her artistic talents in pursuing her efforts as a volunteer in several non-profit enterprises. She was a longtime member of the Duxbury Art Association, serving as its President for several years, including the period of collaboration resulting in the Ellison Center for the Arts.

Mrs. Hayes was also active in the Duxbury Rural and Historical society, including in the restoration of the Nathaniel Windsor, Jr. House on Washington Street. She took particular interest in the Historic Charleston Foundation and enjoyed participation in the tour of historic homes, showing her home, which Bob and she purchased in 1996, for fundraising purposes. In 2002, the Historic Charleston Foundation recognized her efforts and honored her with membership in the Frances R. Edmunds Society, presented for only the third time to recognize the highest level of volunteer leadership and service to the foundation. She was also an active member of the Duxbury Garden Club and the Duxbury Yacht Club for many years.

Mrs. Hayes leaves her husband of 39 years, Robert F. “Bob” and her children, Rob and his wife, Maureen of Scituate, Kate Hayes of San Francisco, Calif., and Rebecca Hayes and her husband Jared Bartok of Swampscott. She leaves a sister, Katherine Baughman and her husband Jim of Stanford, Ky. She was the sister of the late Susan R. Paxton of Louisville, Ky. She was the loving grandmother of Caitlin and Clare Hayes of Scituate. She also leaves many nieces and nephews and their children, and countless friends.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, September 13, at 11:30 a.m., in St. John the Evangelist Episcopal Church, 401 Washington Street, Duxbury, with a reception to follow in the church hall. Relatives and friends are also invited to the burial in Mayflower Cemetery, at 3 p.m. Visiting hours are Friday, Sept. 12, 4-8 p.m., at Shepherd Funeral Home, 216 Main Street, Kingston. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to the Duxbury Art Association, 189 Alden St., Duxbury, MA 02332 or to the Historic Charleston Foundation, PO BOX 1120, Charleston, SC, 29402.