CLOICE ALICE AYARS
Cloice Alice Ayars died at her home at the Beaver City Plaza on November 13, 1985, at the age of 80.
She was born on November 5, 1905, at Hollinger, NE., to Henry and Julia Rosella (Nicholson) Leonard. She was one of the 9 children. She attended school at Hollinger and was baptized as a young girl in the Brethren Church.
She was united in marriage on May 26, 1923, to Joseph Newton Avary at Norton, KS. To this union were born two sons, Lee of Bridgeport and Kenneth of Beaver City, and a daughter, Imogene Williams of Grand Island. Mr. Avary died in May of 1935.
On May 16, 1937, she was united in marriage to Joseph Judson Ayars at Norton, KS. Mr. Ayars died April 24, 1959.
She is survived by her sons: Lee and wife Shirley, Kenneth and his wife Marjorie, and a daughter, Imogene Williams and husband Floyd; a brother, Russell Leonard of Beaver City; 10 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, 2 husbands, an infant son, 5 sisters and 2 brothers.
Funeral services were conducted from the Wenburg Funeral Home on November 17 with words of comfort by Pastor Jim Hardy of the First Christian Church. Organist was Mrs. Douglas Garey with Mr. Garey as soloist.
Interment was in the Mount Hope Cemetery with arrangements by the Wenburg Funeral Home. Casketbearers were LaVerne Bates, Rodney Hardin, Thomas Hardin, Henry Leonard, Robert Leonard and Gene Smith.
Relatives attending funeral services for Cloice Ayars were Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Avary of Bridgeport; Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Williams and Julie of Grand Island; Mr. and Mrs. Keith Williams of Gibbon; Mr. and Mrs. Bill Williams and son of Kearney; Curtis Williams of Cheyenne, WY; Mrs. Vicki Obermiller of Doniphan Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Avary and Kim, Russell Leonard and Janet, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Leonard and Nicole, Lucy Leonard, Bob Quinn and Ella Weir of Beaver City; Mr. and Mrs. Gary Avary and girls of Arapahoe; Kammie Huxoll of Champion; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Leonard of Kearney; Mr. and Mrs. Scott Hurtt, Ocie Koenig and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Reasoner of Colby; Mr. and Mrs. Ross Weber of Oakley; Mr. and Mrs. Dale Walston of Lexington; Mr. and Mrs. Howard Schnase of Curtis; and Irene Davis of Alma.
Cloice Alice Ayars died at her home at the Beaver City Plaza on November 13, 1985, at the age of 80.
She was born on November 5, 1905, at Hollinger, NE., to Henry and Julia Rosella (Nicholson) Leonard. She was one of the 9 children. She attended school at Hollinger and was baptized as a young girl in the Brethren Church.
She was united in marriage on May 26, 1923, to Joseph Newton Avary at Norton, KS. To this union were born two sons, Lee of Bridgeport and Kenneth of Beaver City, and a daughter, Imogene Williams of Grand Island. Mr. Avary died in May of 1935.
On May 16, 1937, she was united in marriage to Joseph Judson Ayars at Norton, KS. Mr. Ayars died April 24, 1959.
She is survived by her sons: Lee and wife Shirley, Kenneth and his wife Marjorie, and a daughter, Imogene Williams and husband Floyd; a brother, Russell Leonard of Beaver City; 10 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, 2 husbands, an infant son, 5 sisters and 2 brothers.
Funeral services were conducted from the Wenburg Funeral Home on November 17 with words of comfort by Pastor Jim Hardy of the First Christian Church. Organist was Mrs. Douglas Garey with Mr. Garey as soloist.
Interment was in the Mount Hope Cemetery with arrangements by the Wenburg Funeral Home. Casketbearers were LaVerne Bates, Rodney Hardin, Thomas Hardin, Henry Leonard, Robert Leonard and Gene Smith.
Relatives attending funeral services for Cloice Ayars were Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Avary of Bridgeport; Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Williams and Julie of Grand Island; Mr. and Mrs. Keith Williams of Gibbon; Mr. and Mrs. Bill Williams and son of Kearney; Curtis Williams of Cheyenne, WY; Mrs. Vicki Obermiller of Doniphan Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Avary and Kim, Russell Leonard and Janet, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Leonard and Nicole, Lucy Leonard, Bob Quinn and Ella Weir of Beaver City; Mr. and Mrs. Gary Avary and girls of Arapahoe; Kammie Huxoll of Champion; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Leonard of Kearney; Mr. and Mrs. Scott Hurtt, Ocie Koenig and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Reasoner of Colby; Mr. and Mrs. Ross Weber of Oakley; Mr. and Mrs. Dale Walston of Lexington; Mr. and Mrs. Howard Schnase of Curtis; and Irene Davis of Alma.
CLOICE ALICE AYARS
Cloice Alice Ayars died at her home at the Beaver City Plaza on November 13, 1985, at the age of 80.
She was born on November 5, 1905, at Hollinger, NE., to Henry and Julia Rosella (Nicholson) Leonard. She was one of the 9 children. She attended school at Hollinger and was baptized as a young girl in the Brethren Church.
She was united in marriage on May 26, 1923, to Joseph Newton Avary at Norton, KS. To this union were born two sons, Lee of Bridgeport and Kenneth of Beaver City, and a daughter, Imogene Williams of Grand Island. Mr. Avary died in May of 1935.
On May 16, 1937, she was united in marriage to Joseph Judson Ayars at Norton, KS. Mr. Ayars died April 24, 1959.
She is survived by her sons: Lee and wife Shirley, Kenneth and his wife Marjorie, and a daughter, Imogene Williams and husband Floyd; a brother, Russell Leonard of Beaver City; 10 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, 2 husbands, an infant son, 5 sisters and 2 brothers.
Funeral services were conducted from the Wenburg Funeral Home on November 17 with words of comfort by Pastor Jim Hardy of the First Christian Church. Organist was Mrs. Douglas Garey with Mr. Garey as soloist.
Interment was in the Mount Hope Cemetery with arrangements by the Wenburg Funeral Home. Casketbearers were LaVerne Bates, Rodney Hardin, Thomas Hardin, Henry Leonard, Robert Leonard and Gene Smith.
Relatives attending funeral services for Cloice Ayars were Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Avary of Bridgeport; Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Williams and Julie of Grand Island; Mr. and Mrs. Keith Williams of Gibbon; Mr. and Mrs. Bill Williams and son of Kearney; Curtis Williams of Cheyenne, WY; Mrs. Vicki Obermiller of Doniphan Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Avary and Kim, Russell Leonard and Janet, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Leonard and Nicole, Lucy Leonard, Bob Quinn and Ella Weir of Beaver City; Mr. and Mrs. Gary Avary and girls of Arapahoe; Kammie Huxoll of Champion; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Leonard of Kearney; Mr. and Mrs. Scott Hurtt, Ocie Koenig and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Reasoner of Colby; Mr. and Mrs. Ross Weber of Oakley; Mr. and Mrs. Dale Walston of Lexington; Mr. and Mrs. Howard Schnase of Curtis; and Irene Davis of Alma.
Cloice Alice Ayars died at her home at the Beaver City Plaza on November 13, 1985, at the age of 80.
She was born on November 5, 1905, at Hollinger, NE., to Henry and Julia Rosella (Nicholson) Leonard. She was one of the 9 children. She attended school at Hollinger and was baptized as a young girl in the Brethren Church.
She was united in marriage on May 26, 1923, to Joseph Newton Avary at Norton, KS. To this union were born two sons, Lee of Bridgeport and Kenneth of Beaver City, and a daughter, Imogene Williams of Grand Island. Mr. Avary died in May of 1935.
On May 16, 1937, she was united in marriage to Joseph Judson Ayars at Norton, KS. Mr. Ayars died April 24, 1959.
She is survived by her sons: Lee and wife Shirley, Kenneth and his wife Marjorie, and a daughter, Imogene Williams and husband Floyd; a brother, Russell Leonard of Beaver City; 10 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, 2 husbands, an infant son, 5 sisters and 2 brothers.
Funeral services were conducted from the Wenburg Funeral Home on November 17 with words of comfort by Pastor Jim Hardy of the First Christian Church. Organist was Mrs. Douglas Garey with Mr. Garey as soloist.
Interment was in the Mount Hope Cemetery with arrangements by the Wenburg Funeral Home. Casketbearers were LaVerne Bates, Rodney Hardin, Thomas Hardin, Henry Leonard, Robert Leonard and Gene Smith.
Relatives attending funeral services for Cloice Ayars were Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Avary of Bridgeport; Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Williams and Julie of Grand Island; Mr. and Mrs. Keith Williams of Gibbon; Mr. and Mrs. Bill Williams and son of Kearney; Curtis Williams of Cheyenne, WY; Mrs. Vicki Obermiller of Doniphan Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Avary and Kim, Russell Leonard and Janet, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Leonard and Nicole, Lucy Leonard, Bob Quinn and Ella Weir of Beaver City; Mr. and Mrs. Gary Avary and girls of Arapahoe; Kammie Huxoll of Champion; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Leonard of Kearney; Mr. and Mrs. Scott Hurtt, Ocie Koenig and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Reasoner of Colby; Mr. and Mrs. Ross Weber of Oakley; Mr. and Mrs. Dale Walston of Lexington; Mr. and Mrs. Howard Schnase of Curtis; and Irene Davis of Alma.
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Margaret May "Maggie" Leonard Clason
1887–1969
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Edna Ethel Leonard Hopkins
1889–1978
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John Henry Leonard
1892–1976
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Orba Angeline Leonard Weber
1894–1955
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Mary Jane "Jennie" Leonard Hurtt
1897–1962
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Florence Beulah Leonard Dierker
1901–1979
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Harry Roscoe Leonard
1907–1975
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Russell Raymond Leonard
1911–1999
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