Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Ayers, David Lystrup 2007
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Greenville Daily News, 19 Feb 2007

David Lystrup Ayers, 82, of Stanton, passed away at his residence on Friday,
February 16, 2007.  

Before graduating from Ionia High School, Mr. Ayers had a tendency to fall
asleep in class.  He was promptly sent home, but his mother would always bring
him back.  During WWII, Infantryman Ayers served in the US Army and received the
Purple Heart, a Bronze Star, the Eastern African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal,
American Campaign Medal, Expert Marksman Award and the Victory Medal.  Later in
life, he received a letter from the French government thanking him for his
service that restored peace and freedom to their government.  

On April 1, 1960, Bernice Holliday married David who was a tall, big man with a
gentle heart.  He was a very good listener and loved hearing music.  Years ago
at a silent auction, Mr. and Mrs. Ayers bought a schoolhouse located at Barnes
and Fenwick Road and used the wood from the schoolhouse to start their own home.
 Mr. Ayers was a Corrections Officer for the State of Michigan and was a life
member of Disabled American Veterans and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5065 in
Sheridan and a member of the Greenville American Legion Post 101.  He was a
deeply loved family man, and both Mr. and Mrs. Ayers were very much in love. 
They had a wonderful life together.  

He is survived by his wife, Bernice; daughters, Karol Fitzgerald of Cedar
Springs, Luana Riches of Greenville; his son and his wife, Doug and Vicky Ayers;
six grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren; and his very special spoiled dogs,
Sarah and Raven. 

Funeral services are at 1 p.m. Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. at Barden Funeral Home,
corner of Sidney Road and M-66, Stanton, with Pastor Steve Voelker officiating.
 Military honors will be under the auspices of the Greenville American Legion
with interment in Rest Haven Memorial Gardens, Belding.  Friends may meet with
the Ayers family from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.


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