Jerome W. Hayward, 85, of Jekyll Island, passed away on February 24, 2019, at his home. Cremation services were provided by Golden Isles Cremation Center / Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home. A Mass of Resurrection will be held on Thursday, February 28, 2019, at 11:00 AM at St. Pius X Catholic Church in Conyers, GA. Interment will immediately follow at the Monastery of the Holy Spirit, also in Conyers, GA. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Hospice of the Golden Isles, St Francis Xavier or the Humane Society of Coastal Georgia, Brunswick, GA.