FUNERAL SERVICES SET FOR SATURDAY FOR MARGARET AYERS

Funeral Services for Mrs Margaret Ayers are set for this Saturday in Lavonia.

As reported by WNEG News yesterday, Ayers passed away Tuesday at her home.

Born in 1927, Ayers was proud to claim the title of being Lavonia’s oldest living citizen who was born in and raised in Lavonia and she served as the town’s historian for many years.

Ayers was employed at Northeast Georgia Bank in Lavonia from the time she graduated from Lavonia High School in 1944, until her death.

Her husband Herman served as Mayor of Lavonia in the early 1970s and passed away in 1995.

Throughout her adult life, Ayers remained active in the community, volunteering on numerous boards and in many community organizations. In 2022, the Lavonia Chamber honored her with the Lifetime Achievement Award.

The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, October 14, 2023 at the Lavonia First Baptist Church with Rev. Dr. Larry Finger, Rev. Dr. Hugh Hendrickson, and Rev. Chris Chitwood officiating.
She will be laid to rest in Lavonia City – Burgess Cemetery.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home Friday evening from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Flowers are optional or memorials may be made to the Lavonia First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 47, Lavonia, GA 30553 or the Northeast Georgia Animal Shelter, 870 Bear Creek Road, Lavonia, GA 30553.