NORTH RICHLAND HILLS -- William Thomas Hays, III, 59, passed Monday, Feb. 4, 2008. Funeral: 10 a.m. Thursday at North Richland Hills Baptist Church, 4001 Vance Road, North Richland Hills. Interment: 2:30 p.m. Thursday in the family plot in Montague Cemetery in Montague. Visitation: The family will receive friends 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Lucas Funeral Home in Hurst. William was preceded in death by his parents, Edgard and Leone Hays. Survivors: His loving wife, Virginia; his wonderful daughter, Megan and her husband, Nathan Pilkinton; and sisters, Barbara Merrell and Janice Varnell.