LAYTON - James F. (Fred) Ayers, 90, of Layton, died May 12, at home.
Born in Sussex, James was raised in Layton where he had been a lifelong resident.
In 1952, James and his wife moved to Pennsville where they raised their children and lived until their retirement. Upon his retirement, James and his wife spent six years RVing across the country, including Alaska and Canada. They settled back in Layton and spent their winters in Florida.
James was a United States Army veteran. A federal
wildlife manager for 10 years in Salem, James then worked as a carpenter for Dupont in Deepwater for 23 years before his retirement in 1983. He and his wife also owned a Christmas tree farm in Layton for 30 years. A member of the Delaware Valley United Methodist Church, James enjoyed hunting, fishing and traveling.
The son of the late James S. and Estella (DePue) Ayers, James was also predeceased by his wife,
LAYTON - James F. (Fred) Ayers, 90, of Layton, died May 12, at home.
Born in Sussex, James was raised in Layton where he had been a lifelong resident.
In 1952, James and his wife moved to Pennsville where they raised their children and lived until their retirement. Upon his retirement, James and his wife spent six years RVing across the country, including Alaska and Canada. They settled back in Layton and spent their winters in Florida.
James was a United States Army veteran. A federal
wildlife manager for 10 years in Salem, James then worked as a carpenter for Dupont in Deepwater for 23 years before his retirement in 1983. He and his wife also owned a Christmas tree farm in Layton for 30 years. A member of the Delaware Valley United Methodist Church, James enjoyed hunting, fishing and traveling.
The son of the late James S. and Estella (DePue) Ayers, James was also predeceased by his wife, Lorraine V. Ayers, on April 19, 2017, to whom he was married for 68 years; a brother, Eldon D. Ayers; his sisters, Frances Judd and Hazel Letora; and a great-granddaughter, Lindsay Ayers. He is survived by his two children, Judith Edgerly and husband, Mark, and Gary Ayers and wife, Georgette; his grandchildren, Barry Ayers, Corry Chrobak and husband, Kurt, and Danielle Baginski and husband, Adam; and great-grandchildren, Hunter Ayers and Carley Chrobak.
Visitation will be held from 9:30 to 11 a.m., Wednesday, May 23, at the Wood Funeral Home, 16 Main St., Branchville, followed by an 11 a.m. funeral service. Interment will follow in Layton Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to Karen Ann Quinlan Hospice, 99 Sparta Ave., Newton, NJ 07860 or Delaware Valley United Methodist Church, 131 County Road 645, Sandyston, NJ 07826. Online condolences may be made at www.woodfuneralhome.net.
Published in The New Jersey Herald on May 16, 2018 , on April 19, 2017, to whom he was married for 68 years; a brother, Eldon D. Ayers; his sisters, Frances Judd and Hazel Letora; and a great-granddaughter, Lindsay Ayers. He is survived by his two children, Judith Edgerly and husband, Mark, and Gary Ayers and wife, Georgette; his grandchildren, Barry Ayers, Corry Chrobak and husband, Kurt, and Danielle Baginski and husband, Adam; and great-grandchildren, Hunter Ayers and Carley Chrobak.
Visitation will be held from 9:30 to 11 a.m., Wednesday, May 23, at the Wood Funeral Home, 16 Main St., Branchville, followed by an 11 a.m. funeral service. Interment will follow in Layton Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to Karen Ann Quinlan Hospice, 99 Sparta Ave., Newton, NJ 07860 or Delaware Valley United Methodist Church, 131 County Road 645, Sandyston, NJ 07826. Online condolences may be made at www.woodfuneralhome.net.
Published in The New Jersey Herald on May 16, 2018
Born in Sussex, James was raised in Layton where he had been a lifelong resident.
In 1952, James and his wife moved to Pennsville where they raised their children and lived until their retirement. Upon his retirement, James and his wife spent six years RVing across the country, including Alaska and Canada. They settled back in Layton and spent their winters in Florida.
James was a United States Army veteran. A federal
wildlife manager for 10 years in Salem, James then worked as a carpenter for Dupont in Deepwater for 23 years before his retirement in 1983. He and his wife also owned a Christmas tree farm in Layton for 30 years. A member of the Delaware Valley United Methodist Church, James enjoyed hunting, fishing and traveling.
The son of the late James S. and Estella (DePue) Ayers, James was also predeceased by his wife,
LAYTON - James F. (Fred) Ayers, 90, of Layton, died May 12, at home.
Born in Sussex, James was raised in Layton where he had been a lifelong resident.
In 1952, James and his wife moved to Pennsville where they raised their children and lived until their retirement. Upon his retirement, James and his wife spent six years RVing across the country, including Alaska and Canada. They settled back in Layton and spent their winters in Florida.
James was a United States Army veteran. A federal
wildlife manager for 10 years in Salem, James then worked as a carpenter for Dupont in Deepwater for 23 years before his retirement in 1983. He and his wife also owned a Christmas tree farm in Layton for 30 years. A member of the Delaware Valley United Methodist Church, James enjoyed hunting, fishing and traveling.
The son of the late James S. and Estella (DePue) Ayers, James was also predeceased by his wife, Lorraine V. Ayers, on April 19, 2017, to whom he was married for 68 years; a brother, Eldon D. Ayers; his sisters, Frances Judd and Hazel Letora; and a great-granddaughter, Lindsay Ayers. He is survived by his two children, Judith Edgerly and husband, Mark, and Gary Ayers and wife, Georgette; his grandchildren, Barry Ayers, Corry Chrobak and husband, Kurt, and Danielle Baginski and husband, Adam; and great-grandchildren, Hunter Ayers and Carley Chrobak.
Visitation will be held from 9:30 to 11 a.m., Wednesday, May 23, at the Wood Funeral Home, 16 Main St., Branchville, followed by an 11 a.m. funeral service. Interment will follow in Layton Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to Karen Ann Quinlan Hospice, 99 Sparta Ave., Newton, NJ 07860 or Delaware Valley United Methodist Church, 131 County Road 645, Sandyston, NJ 07826. Online condolences may be made at www.woodfuneralhome.net.
Published in The New Jersey Herald on May 16, 2018 , on April 19, 2017, to whom he was married for 68 years; a brother, Eldon D. Ayers; his sisters, Frances Judd and Hazel Letora; and a great-granddaughter, Lindsay Ayers. He is survived by his two children, Judith Edgerly and husband, Mark, and Gary Ayers and wife, Georgette; his grandchildren, Barry Ayers, Corry Chrobak and husband, Kurt, and Danielle Baginski and husband, Adam; and great-grandchildren, Hunter Ayers and Carley Chrobak.
Visitation will be held from 9:30 to 11 a.m., Wednesday, May 23, at the Wood Funeral Home, 16 Main St., Branchville, followed by an 11 a.m. funeral service. Interment will follow in Layton Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to Karen Ann Quinlan Hospice, 99 Sparta Ave., Newton, NJ 07860 or Delaware Valley United Methodist Church, 131 County Road 645, Sandyston, NJ 07826. Online condolences may be made at www.woodfuneralhome.net.
Published in The New Jersey Herald on May 16, 2018
LAYTON - James F. (Fred) Ayers, 90, of Layton, died May 12, at home.
Born in Sussex, James was raised in Layton where he had been a lifelong resident.
In 1952, James and his wife moved to Pennsville where they raised their children and lived until their retirement. Upon his retirement, James and his wife spent six years RVing across the country, including Alaska and Canada. They settled back in Layton and spent their winters in Florida.
James was a United States Army veteran. A federal
wildlife manager for 10 years in Salem, James then worked as a carpenter for Dupont in Deepwater for 23 years before his retirement in 1983. He and his wife also owned a Christmas tree farm in Layton for 30 years. A member of the Delaware Valley United Methodist Church, James enjoyed hunting, fishing and traveling.
The son of the late James S. and Estella (DePue) Ayers, James was also predeceased by his wife,
LAYTON - James F. (Fred) Ayers, 90, of Layton, died May 12, at home.
Born in Sussex, James was raised in Layton where he had been a lifelong resident.
In 1952, James and his wife moved to Pennsville where they raised their children and lived until their retirement. Upon his retirement, James and his wife spent six years RVing across the country, including Alaska and Canada. They settled back in Layton and spent their winters in Florida.
James was a United States Army veteran. A federal
wildlife manager for 10 years in Salem, James then worked as a carpenter for Dupont in Deepwater for 23 years before his retirement in 1983. He and his wife also owned a Christmas tree farm in Layton for 30 years. A member of the Delaware Valley United Methodist Church, James enjoyed hunting, fishing and traveling.
The son of the late James S. and Estella (DePue) Ayers, James was also predeceased by his wife, Lorraine V. Ayers, on April 19, 2017, to whom he was married for 68 years; a brother, Eldon D. Ayers; his sisters, Frances Judd and Hazel Letora; and a great-granddaughter, Lindsay Ayers. He is survived by his two children, Judith Edgerly and husband, Mark, and Gary Ayers and wife, Georgette; his grandchildren, Barry Ayers, Corry Chrobak and husband, Kurt, and Danielle Baginski and husband, Adam; and great-grandchildren, Hunter Ayers and Carley Chrobak.
Visitation will be held from 9:30 to 11 a.m., Wednesday, May 23, at the Wood Funeral Home, 16 Main St., Branchville, followed by an 11 a.m. funeral service. Interment will follow in Layton Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to Karen Ann Quinlan Hospice, 99 Sparta Ave., Newton, NJ 07860 or Delaware Valley United Methodist Church, 131 County Road 645, Sandyston, NJ 07826. Online condolences may be made at www.woodfuneralhome.net.
Published in The New Jersey Herald on May 16, 2018 , on April 19, 2017, to whom he was married for 68 years; a brother, Eldon D. Ayers; his sisters, Frances Judd and Hazel Letora; and a great-granddaughter, Lindsay Ayers. He is survived by his two children, Judith Edgerly and husband, Mark, and Gary Ayers and wife, Georgette; his grandchildren, Barry Ayers, Corry Chrobak and husband, Kurt, and Danielle Baginski and husband, Adam; and great-grandchildren, Hunter Ayers and Carley Chrobak.
Visitation will be held from 9:30 to 11 a.m., Wednesday, May 23, at the Wood Funeral Home, 16 Main St., Branchville, followed by an 11 a.m. funeral service. Interment will follow in Layton Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to Karen Ann Quinlan Hospice, 99 Sparta Ave., Newton, NJ 07860 or Delaware Valley United Methodist Church, 131 County Road 645, Sandyston, NJ 07826. Online condolences may be made at www.woodfuneralhome.net.
Published in The New Jersey Herald on May 16, 2018
Born in Sussex, James was raised in Layton where he had been a lifelong resident.
In 1952, James and his wife moved to Pennsville where they raised their children and lived until their retirement. Upon his retirement, James and his wife spent six years RVing across the country, including Alaska and Canada. They settled back in Layton and spent their winters in Florida.
James was a United States Army veteran. A federal
wildlife manager for 10 years in Salem, James then worked as a carpenter for Dupont in Deepwater for 23 years before his retirement in 1983. He and his wife also owned a Christmas tree farm in Layton for 30 years. A member of the Delaware Valley United Methodist Church, James enjoyed hunting, fishing and traveling.
The son of the late James S. and Estella (DePue) Ayers, James was also predeceased by his wife,
LAYTON - James F. (Fred) Ayers, 90, of Layton, died May 12, at home.
Born in Sussex, James was raised in Layton where he had been a lifelong resident.
In 1952, James and his wife moved to Pennsville where they raised their children and lived until their retirement. Upon his retirement, James and his wife spent six years RVing across the country, including Alaska and Canada. They settled back in Layton and spent their winters in Florida.
James was a United States Army veteran. A federal
wildlife manager for 10 years in Salem, James then worked as a carpenter for Dupont in Deepwater for 23 years before his retirement in 1983. He and his wife also owned a Christmas tree farm in Layton for 30 years. A member of the Delaware Valley United Methodist Church, James enjoyed hunting, fishing and traveling.
The son of the late James S. and Estella (DePue) Ayers, James was also predeceased by his wife, Lorraine V. Ayers, on April 19, 2017, to whom he was married for 68 years; a brother, Eldon D. Ayers; his sisters, Frances Judd and Hazel Letora; and a great-granddaughter, Lindsay Ayers. He is survived by his two children, Judith Edgerly and husband, Mark, and Gary Ayers and wife, Georgette; his grandchildren, Barry Ayers, Corry Chrobak and husband, Kurt, and Danielle Baginski and husband, Adam; and great-grandchildren, Hunter Ayers and Carley Chrobak.
Visitation will be held from 9:30 to 11 a.m., Wednesday, May 23, at the Wood Funeral Home, 16 Main St., Branchville, followed by an 11 a.m. funeral service. Interment will follow in Layton Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to Karen Ann Quinlan Hospice, 99 Sparta Ave., Newton, NJ 07860 or Delaware Valley United Methodist Church, 131 County Road 645, Sandyston, NJ 07826. Online condolences may be made at www.woodfuneralhome.net.
Published in The New Jersey Herald on May 16, 2018 , on April 19, 2017, to whom he was married for 68 years; a brother, Eldon D. Ayers; his sisters, Frances Judd and Hazel Letora; and a great-granddaughter, Lindsay Ayers. He is survived by his two children, Judith Edgerly and husband, Mark, and Gary Ayers and wife, Georgette; his grandchildren, Barry Ayers, Corry Chrobak and husband, Kurt, and Danielle Baginski and husband, Adam; and great-grandchildren, Hunter Ayers and Carley Chrobak.
Visitation will be held from 9:30 to 11 a.m., Wednesday, May 23, at the Wood Funeral Home, 16 Main St., Branchville, followed by an 11 a.m. funeral service. Interment will follow in Layton Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to Karen Ann Quinlan Hospice, 99 Sparta Ave., Newton, NJ 07860 or Delaware Valley United Methodist Church, 131 County Road 645, Sandyston, NJ 07826. Online condolences may be made at www.woodfuneralhome.net.
Published in The New Jersey Herald on May 16, 2018
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