Ryan Scott

Hayes

Ryan Scott Hayes, born June 19, 1981 in Emmett, Idaho, died Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026, at the family home in Clarkston.

Ryan was welcomed home by his sister Sonya, of Lewiston.

Ryan will be remembered as a man with a personality bigger than life itself. He excelled in basketball, river rafting and rock collecting.

He attended grade school at St. Stanislaus Catholic School in Lewiston.

He attended public school in Clarkston and graduated in 2000. While attending school he played basketball all four years. He was well liked by all of his classmates.

Ryan attended Walla Walla Community College in Walla Walla. He focused on agriculture and soil conservation.

Ryan worked for Exodus Adventures in Riggins, as a river guide on the Lower Salmon River a few summers following college life.

Ryan, with his sister Sonya spent some summer months in southeast Idaho. He enjoyed hanging out with his cousins and their parents.

His memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, Nov., 12, at Abundant Life Church, 1483 16th, Ave., Clarkston.