LEE COUNTY, Ga. (WALB) - The Lee County School System (LCSS) announced on Monday that one of its staff members has died.

According to the Facebook post, Clarence Hayward passed away on March 7 at 68 years old.

He was on the transportation team for the past three years.

“On behalf of Dr. Truitt and the Board of Education, we offer our deepest condolences to the Hayward family. Mr. Hayward set the standard for serving in excellence and we are proud to have had him as a part of our FamiLEE.”

His celebration of life was held on Saturday, March 15 at Friendship Missionary Baptist Church in Camilla.

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