MITCHELL COUNTY, NC - OBITUARIES - Marshall Ayers, 18 Jun 2002 ----¤¤¤---- MARSHALL AYERS BAKERSVILLE – Marshall Ayers, 88, died Tuesday, June 18, 2002, in Tuckasegee, NC. He was the son of the late Alfonzer and Lucy Byrd Ayers. He was a member of Roan Valley Baptist Church, where he was a deacon. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by six brothers and one sister. Survivors include his wife Mattie Ellis Ayers of Tuckasegee; a daughter, Joan Beutell of Tuckasgee; a son Wayne Ayers of Johnston City, TN; four grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Funeral services were held Friday at Roan Valley Baptist Church. Revs. Roger Hoilman, Jerry Keasling, and Dr. Jim Ayers officiated. The family received friends Thursday from 7-9 p.m. at Henline-Hughes Funeral Home in Bakersville. Burial followed in Roan Valley Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to Roan Valley Baptist Church, c/o Kay Perkins, Glen Ayre Rd., Bakersville, NC 28705. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Mitchell News Journal www.mitchellnews.com/ -----------------------------------------------------------------------------