Florence Eliza Ayars, daughter of Charles C. and Susan Pierce Ayars, was born Sept. 2, 1881, in Freeborn County, Minnesota, and died Feb. 10, 1965, in a Colorado hospital.
Her father, a pioneer from New Jersey, settled in the Freeborn County area, moving to Wells when Florence was ten years old. Under the ministry of the Rev. James Hurley, she accepted Christ and joined the Dodge Center church. Her interest in the church has continued. She followed a teaching career in Minnesota, North Dakota, and Arkansas.
She was married to Henry Clarence Livingston June 12, 1912. One daughter, Evelyn Edith, was born.
On September 2, 1922, she was married to Crandall A. Hollister, who died in 1939, after which she returned to teaching.
In 1949 she moved to Leadville, Colo., where she lived with her daughter.
Survivors besides her daughter Evelyn (Mrs. Gordon Furnam) are: one granddaughter; two sisters, Flora Ellen Ayars and Laura May Bond of Dodge Center; two brothers, Arthur W. and Lewis W. Ayars, both of Dodge Center; a niece and a nephew.
A memorial service was held Feb. 14 at the Seventh Day Baptist Church, Denver, Colo., with the Rev. Albert N. Rogers officiating.
Funeral services were held February 17, at the Dodge Center church, with Pastor Richards officiating. Interment was in Riverside Cemetery, Dodge Center.
D. E. R.
transcribed by Jon Saunders, contributor 47674050
Florence Eliza Ayars, daughter of Charles C. and Susan Pierce Ayars, was born Sept. 2, 1881, in Freeborn County, Minnesota, and died Feb. 10, 1965, in a Colorado hospital.
Her father, a pioneer from New Jersey, settled in the Freeborn County area, moving to Wells when Florence was ten years old. Under the ministry of the Rev. James Hurley, she accepted Christ and joined the Dodge Center church. Her interest in the church has continued. She followed a teaching career in Minnesota, North Dakota, and Arkansas.
She was married to Henry Clarence Livingston June 12, 1912. One daughter, Evelyn Edith, was born.
On September 2, 1922, she was married to Crandall A. Hollister, who died in 1939, after which she returned to teaching.
In 1949 she moved to Leadville, Colo., where she lived with her daughter.
Survivors besides her daughter Evelyn (Mrs. Gordon Furnam) are: one granddaughter; two sisters, Flora Ellen Ayars and Laura May Bond of Dodge Center; two brothers, Arthur W. and Lewis W. Ayars, both of Dodge Center; a niece and a nephew.
A memorial service was held Feb. 14 at the Seventh Day Baptist Church, Denver, Colo., with the Rev. Albert N. Rogers officiating.
Funeral services were held February 17, at the Dodge Center church, with Pastor Richards officiating. Interment was in Riverside Cemetery, Dodge Center.
D. E. R.
transcribed by Jon Saunders, contributor 47674050
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Records on Ancestry
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1930 United States Federal Census
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U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
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Web: Minnesota, U.S., Marriages from the Minnesota Official Marriage System, 1850-2022
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North Dakota, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1872-2017
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1940 United States Federal Census
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