OBITUARY: Julia Ayers, Central Point, Jackson County, Oregon *************************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES(tm) NOTICE All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *************************************************************************** Transcribed and formatted for use in USGenWeb Archives by Elizabeth Corethers 29 March 2003 *************************************************************************** Medford (Oregon) Mail, Friday, 6 Mar 1908, Eagle Point Eaglets, p. 5 Thursday of last week the remains of Miss Julia Ayers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F J Ayers, of this neighborhood, who died in San Francisco on the 25th of February aged twenty-five years and seventeen days, arrived in Central Point and were buried in the Central Point Cemetery the same day. The funeral services were conducted by Rev A C Howlett assisted by Rev M C Davis. After the religious services were concluded F. T. Newport stepped forward and gave a short talk, stating that Miss Ayers lived and died a devoted christian and that on her way to the hospital expressed her strong reliance in God and her hope of immortality beyond the grave. A large crowd of her friends and relatives attended the funeral. Her sister Laura and brother-in-law Mr. Newport came up with the remains and remained with her parents until Sunday.