Mr. Ayres was born on March 3, 1919, in Mount Airy. A 1938 graduate of Habersham Technical College, he then enrolled in Radar School at Georgia Technical College. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame at North Georgia Technical College. A World War II veteran, he served with pride and honor in the United States Navy as a Fire Control Specialist. Subsequent to his military service, he worked for Iron Firemen, an Atlanta HVAC company, until he began his fifty-two year career in Avionic Electronics at Robins Air Force Base. His major achievement was the development of the Pave TAC Missile used on Iraq in Desert Storm. A charter member of Second Baptist Church, he was a loyal and devoted member since 1947. He was preceded in death by his wife, Winnie Lucille Gunter Ayres; daughter, Rita Ayres; grandson, Glen Thomas; and parents, Jeremi Henry Ayres and Selita Clement Ayres.
His memory will forever be treasured by his sons, Carroll C. Ayres (Kyung-Im), Woodbridge, Virginia, and Frankie T. Ayres (Judith Doreen Snell), Rex; daughter, Patricia Ann Ayres Granson (Peter), Braselton; grandchildren, David Wayne Ayres, Christine Ayres, Marie Ann Ayres Okamoto and Dale Clement Ayres; and great-grandchildren, Nobuaki and Magumi Okamoto.
Mr. Ayres was born on March 3, 1919, in Mount Airy. A 1938 graduate of Habersham Technical College, he then enrolled in Radar School at Georgia Technical College. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame at North Georgia Technical College. A World War II veteran, he served with pride and honor in the United States Navy as a Fire Control Specialist. Subsequent to his military service, he worked for Iron Firemen, an Atlanta HVAC company, until he began his fifty-two year career in Avionic Electronics at Robins Air Force Base. His major achievement was the development of the Pave TAC Missile used on Iraq in Desert Storm. A charter member of Second Baptist Church, he was a loyal and devoted member since 1947. He was preceded in death by his wife, Winnie Lucille Gunter Ayres; daughter, Rita Ayres; grandson, Glen Thomas; and parents, Jeremi Henry Ayres and Selita Clement Ayres.
His memory will forever be treasured by his sons, Carroll C. Ayres (Kyung-Im), Woodbridge, Virginia, and Frankie T. Ayres (Judith Doreen Snell), Rex; daughter, Patricia Ann Ayres Granson (Peter), Braselton; grandchildren, David Wayne Ayres, Christine Ayres, Marie Ann Ayres Okamoto and Dale Clement Ayres; and great-grandchildren, Nobuaki and Magumi Okamoto.
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