Beloved organist retires after 59 years at church

Nina Hayes poses with the organ that she played every Sunday for 59 years at the Salem Baptist Church. Eloise McNair/The Oglethorpe Echo
Nina Hayes poses with the organ that she played every Sunday for 59 years at the Salem Baptist Church. Eloise McNair/The Oglethorpe Echo

LISTEN: Hear Nina Hayes play the organ at the Salem Baptist Church.

 

Nina Hayes was first introduced to the piano through a lesson at her elementary school in Greene County when she was just 5 yea…