Obituaries:  Johnny L. Ayres, Sabine, DeSoto Parish       A-620
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Mar 5, 1981
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net


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Johnny L. Ayres

  Funeral services for Johnny L. Ayres, 80, of Mansfield, were
held on Tuesday, Dec. 16, at 2 p.m., in the Beulah Baptist
Church. Bro. Freddie Hippler, and Bro. Ira Gamble Jr. officiated,
with burial following at the Beulah Cemetery, under the direction
of the Warren Meadows Funeral Home.

  Mr. Ayres died Sunday, Dec. 14, following an extended illness.

  He is survived by his wife, Lena Ayres of Zwolle; three sons,
Elton Ayres, Harold Ayres, and Mike Ayres, all of Houston, Tex.;
two stepsons, James Hippler of Richardland, Tex., and Wayne
Hippler of Houston, Tex.; ten daughters, Essie Lee Gentry of
Many, Lela Jeans of Merryville, Johnnie Dyess of Shreveport,
Polly Batson of Many, Evon Wroblesky of Buffalo, N. Y., Shirley
Freeman of Liverty, Mass., Malva Hayes of Hayes, Wanda Barrett of
Atlanta, Tex., Virginia Ortillo of Slidell, and Tommie McDaniel
of Grand Cane; two brothers, the Rev. R. C. Ayres of Shreveport,
and C. E. Ayres of Pendleton; one sister, Mrs. Isler Cryer of
Shreveport; 63 grandchildren; numerous great grandchildren, and
great-great grandchildren.

  Pallbearers were his grandsons, Steve Gentry of West Monroe,
Johnny Ayres, and Kenneth Earl Ayres, both of Houston, Tex.,
David Batson of Many, and Harold Ayres Jr., a serviceman
stationed in Kentucky.