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Submitted: 10/3/21 • Approved: 10/3/21 • Last Updated: 10/6/21 • R460839-G0-S3
January 13, 1869-December 24, 1946
Asleep in Jesus
*Photo/information, courtesy of Edith Guynes Stanley
*Obituary
The Wheeler community was saddened to hear of the sudden death of Joseph Jackson Ayres, who died on December 24th, and funeral services were held at the Wheeler Church of Christ on Saturday, December 28th at ? o'clock. B.M. Litton, pastor, was in charge, assisted by ? R. Ferguson, minister of the Church of Christ at Twitty. Skeeter Dodson, of Twitty, led in the song services.
Joseph Ayres, son of Joseph Samuel and Sarah Frances Ayres, was born in Spencerburg, Mo. Jan. 13, 1869. He grew to manhood in Missouri and came to Oklahoma in 1893 where he filed ? miles south of Cordell.
He was married to Hattie Donica on April 6, 1902, and to this union eight children were born, three of whom preceded him in death. Fannie and Joseph both passed away in childhood and T.J. died of Typhus in the islands of New Guinea on December 9, 1944.
Survivors are: his wife, Mrs. Hattie Ayres, three daughters, Mrs. Dorothy Webb, Dill City, Okla., Mrs. Correne White, Tucson, Arizona, Mrs. Ruby Jones of Wheeler; two sons, Willis Ayers of Fresno, Cal., Clyde Ayres of Shamrock; one brother, A.E. Ayres of Salida, Colorado, nine grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers were the nephews: C.G., A.T., ?, Homer, Leslie, and ?.
Honorary pallbearers were: ? R.G. Russ, Jr., ?, L.R. Barry, A.A.?, C.C. Merritt.
Flower girls were: Miss Viola Ayres, Mrs. Grady Havenhill, ? Mae Haws, Mrs. ?, Miss Nelda Barry, ? Pettit, Mrs. Olin ?, Mrs. W.H. Black.
The Ayres moved to Wheeler thirteen years ago. His personality was such that he made many friends. He became a member of the Church of Christ in August and at the time of his death was active church worker. H was loved by all who knew him. Interment was in the Wheeler Cemetery.
(Published in The Wheeler Times, Volume XIV-Number 3, Wheeler, Texas, Thursday, January 2, 1947, Page 1)
Note: the paper copy was bound in a book and when the copies were made, some of the text (?) is illegible.
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Oklahoma, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1890-1995
Name: J J Ayers
Gender: Male
Age: 30
Birth Date: abt 1872
Marriage Date: 6 Apr 1902
Marriage Place: Washita, Oklahoma, USA
Father: J S Ayers
Mother: Fanny Gregg
Spouse: Alice Donica
Film Number: 002260006
Texas, U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000
Name: Joseph Jackson Ayres
Death Date: 24 Dec 1946
Death County: Wheeler
Certificate: 57896
Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982
Name: Joseph Jackson Ayres
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 77
Birth Date: 13 Jan 1868
Birth Place: Missouri
Residence: Wheeler, Wheeler, Texas, USA
Death Date: 24 Dec 1946
Death Place: Wheeler, Wheeler, Texas, USA
Father: Ayres Ayres
Contributed on 10/3/21
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