Jackson-Habersham County GaArchives Obituaries.....Ayers, Eva McNeill July 26, 1938
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Jackson Herald, Thursday, July 28, 1938
MRS. J. S. AYERS CALLED BY DEATH, LAID TO REST IN McKENZIE, TN



On Saturday afternoon at the Allen Clinic near Hoschton, MRS. EVA MCNEIL 
AYERS answered the last summons.  She had been in declining health for 
several months, suffering from a serious heart trouble, but had been in the 
hospital for only two weeks.

	Mrs. Ayers was born in McKenzie, TN, July 18, 1877, the daughter of 
the late Nathan W. and Sue Wall McNeil.  She grew to womanhood in that city, 
and was educated in the Tennessee schools, specializing in the study of 
music, in which art she exhibited marked talent.

	In 1904, Mrs. Ayers accepted the position of music teacher in Martin 
Institute, and came to Jefferson in September of that year.  In December 1905, 
at her home in McKenzie, she was married to Col. Jere S. Ayers, prominent 
lawyer of Jefferson.  After the death of her father, her mother joined her here 
and made her home with Col. And Mrs. Ayers until her death in December 
1917.

	Four sons were born to Col. And Mrs. Ayers, all of whom have grown 
to manhood.  They are Sanford Ayers, a prominent architect of Atlanta; Nathan 
Ayers, successful business man of High Point, NC, Richard Winston Ayers, 
who recently returned from Italy, and who will take up his work as an architect 
in Baltimore, MD, and Addison Ayers, who will return to Harvard University to 
study for his A.M. Degree.

	Funeral services for the deceased were held at the Jefferson 
Methodist church, of which she was a loyal member, Sunday afternoon.  Rev. 
J. T. Eakes delivered the funeral sermon.  Rev. A. B. Elizer and Rev. R. M. 
Rigdon assisted with the rites.

	The large auditorium of the church was filled with her friends and her 
family, and a more beautiful collection of flowers were never seen before in 
Jefferson.

	Following the service, the body, accompanied by the children, was 
carried to McKenzie for burial.  The sadness of the occasion was intensified by 
the fact that Col. Ayers was confined to his bed and was unable to be present 
at the services or to accompany the body to McKenzie.

	After all, death is but the awakening from that dream that men call life, 
and while the mortal frame inevitably must blend with the dust, that which is 
best and immortal lives on in memory, in influence, in lives made better and 
nobler.  Mrs. Ayers had a strong personality, and was a woman of fixed 
principles and high character.  She was always ready to help persons more 
unfortunate than herself, and there are many today to whom her passing is 
especially distressing, since it has removed one who had endeared herself to 
them through her great sympathy in time of misfortune.

	Born and reared in an atmosphere of culture and refinement, a 
descendant of a distinguished Tennessee family, she inherited strong qualities 
of both mind and heart.  She lived a busy life, never giving up her love for the 
music room.  Each year since coming to Jefferson, she had taught a large 
music class, and her character found its best fruitage in the lives of her own 
sons and in the lives of the young boys and girls with whom she came in daily 
contact in her music studio.

	We feel that the death of Mrs. Ayers is only a transition to a brighter 
world, where all sorrows end, and eternal peace is enjoyed.



Additional Comments:
Was married to:  Jeremiah Sanford Ayers, b. March 23, 1870, Habersham Co. 
GA; d. Jan 20, 1939, Jackson County, GA

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