Jackson-Habersham County GaArchives Obituaries.....Ayers, Judge Jeremiah Sanford January 20, 1939
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Jackson Herald, Thursday, Jan. 25, 1939
Judge Jere Sanford Ayers Called By Death



After a lingering illness, Judge Jere Sanford Ayers, in the Allen hospital at 
Hoschton, last Friday morning fell on eternal sleep as one who draws the 
drapery of his couch about him and lies down to pleasant slumber.

Only a few months ago his wife, Mrs. Eva McNeil Ayers, preceded him to the 
grave, and her body was buried in her native home, McKenenie, Tenn., by the 
side of whom the body of Judge Ayers was interred.

They leave four sons, Sanford, of Atlanta; Nathan, of High Point, N.C.; Richard, 
of Baltimore; and Addison, a student at Harvard University. No young men who 
were ever reared in this county are held in higher esteem than these sons of 
Judge and Mrs. Ayers.

Judge Ayers was sixty-eight years old, and a native of Habersham county. 
After graduating at the University of Georgia in 1896, he came to Jefferson to 
practice his chosen profession, the law. He manifested marked ability, and was 
soon recognized as a careful, courageous and an able Lawyer, and his 
practice became extensive. On him was bestowed political honors by the 
people. Chosen to be mayor of Jefferson, he left a record of progress and 
betterment for the city. He represented Jackson county in the House and the 
Thirty-Third Senatorial district in the Senate, where he made a record for 
statesmanship and patriotism. For fourteen years he had served as Judge of 
the City Court of Jefferson, which office he held at the time of his death. For 
several years he served as a trustee of Martin Institute. He was a Mason, and 
a leading member of the First Baptist Church of Jefferson.

Funeral services were held in this church Saturday morning, where tributes 
were paid him by Rev. A. J. Johnson, former pastor of the church, Rev. A. B. 
Eliser, pastor of Jefferson Methodist church, and John N. Holder, Miss Mabeth 
Storey rendered sweet music on the piano for this sad occasion.

The esteem in which he was held was made manifest by the large concourse 
of friends who attended these obsequies and Memorial services. Many 
members of the bar of Georgia honored his memory and services with their 
presence.



Additional Comments:
His wife:  Eva McNeill, b. July 18, 1877, Henry County, TN; d. July 26, 1938, 
Jackson County, GA

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