Mrs. Geneva Hays Sansbury, passed away January 7, 2012 after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's. Geneva was born on September 22, 1928 in Lebanon, KY. She was a member of the Lebanon Baptist Church and later became an active member of the Watkins Memorial Methodist Church in Louisville, KY.

Geneva is preceded in death by her parents, Sherman Pryor "Pete" and Edna Myers Hays; three sisters, Tillie Hays McLain, Elizabeth Nan Hays Hourigan, Betty Lou Hays Harmon.

Survivors include daughter, Edna Lynn Sansbury McMahan and husband Edgar McMahan, of Advance, N.C; sister, Ethel Pryor Hays Hamilton, of Bardstown, KY; grandchildren, Stacy Ford and husband Adam, of Paducah, KY, Christy Reese and husband Jimmy, of Advance, N.C, Jason McMahan, of Clemmons, N.C; great-grandchildren, Cooper Ford, Allison Reese, Cannon Ford, Gavin Hays Reese, Cecily Lynn Ford; also surviving are four nieces and six nephews.

Geneva was retired from General Telephone Company after thirty-eight years of dedicated service, where she was a telephone operator in Lebanon, KY, then moved to Campbellsville, KY. After retiring she made her home in Louisville, KY. In 2001, she became ill and moved to Advance, N.C. to live with her daughter.

A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, January 14, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. at Bosley Funeral Home, officiated by Dr. David Whitlock. The family will receive friends from 11:00 to 1:00 p.m. at the funeral home prior to the service. The family would like to thank Hospice for their love and support. I lieu of flowers, the family suggests that expressions of sympathy take the form of contributions to Hospice.