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Viola Jean Daughetee

Viola Jean Daughetee

Female 1927 - 2023  (95 years)

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  • Name Viola Jean Daughetee 
    Birth 29 Dec 1927  Miami, Roberts Co., TX Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death 19 Dec 2023  Durango, La Plata Co., CO; burial, Kline Cem,. Durango, La Plata Co., CO Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I10932  forneyclark
    Last Modified 22 Mar 2024 

    Father Jesse Cook Daughetee 
    Mother Lillie Luthera Wells,   b. ABT. 1899, TX Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2833  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ernest C. Ayers,   b. 20 Apr 1922   d. 6 Jan 1982, Burial: Cahone Cem., Cahone, Dolores Co., CO Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years) 
    Family ID F4287  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 22 Mar 2024 

  • Photos
    Daughetee, Viola Jean (1927-2023)
    Daughetee, Viola Jean (1927-2023)
    Individual photo of Viola Jean Daughetee Ayers came from
    https://www.hoodmortuary.com/obituaries/viola-ayers
    via Shirley Fredriksen.

  • Notes 
    • Source:
      Shirley Fredriksen:
      Jesse Cook Daughetee was of Irish descent and came from Kentucky to Texas where he married Lilly Luthera Wells. They had four children, Lela Mildred Daughetee Fredriksen, Lawrence Andrew Daughetee, Jesse Earl Daughetee, and Viola Jean Daughetee Ayers. They bought farmland near Pleasant View, Colorado in early 30's, then sold and bought more farmland near Hesperus, Colorado.

      Source:
      Shirley Fredriksen:
      https://www.hoodmortuary.com/obituaries/viola-ayers

      Viola Jean Ayers
      December 29, 1927- December 19, 2023
      Hesperus

      Jean Ayers (legally Viola Jean) was born December 29, 1927 in Miami, Texas to Jesse & Lilly Daughetee.

      In 1930, the family moved to Pleasant View, Colorado, and she spent the rest of her life in southwest Colorado, passing on to Heaven from Durango December 19, 2023.

      Jean married Ernest C. Ayers December 14, 1946 and was a partner in their dryland farming operation until he died January 6, 1982. She continued to live on and maintain the farm until her family helped her move to Cottonwood Rehab & Healthcare in the fall of 2020.

      The Ayers family was blessed with two children, who survive her: (SURVIVORS OMITTED). She was a loving grandmother to six grandchildren and eleven great-grands:(SURVIVORS OMITTED)

      Jean was a long-time member of Hesperus Church, and she and Ernest helped build the current building. She was a member of Breen Grange in the ‘50’s and ‘60’s, where she filled elected offices, and she had been a member of Marvel Grange since 1985.

      Jean enjoyed fishing, big game hunting, horseback riding, sewing and playing cards with neighbors. Always living on a farm, she learned to preserve food for the family and to cook meals with whatever was available. She was known for her delicious bread and cinnamon rolls. Many have been blessed with oil paintings from her, mostly western landscapes.

      Jean was predeceased by her husband, Ernest; her parents; brothers Earl and Lawrence and sister, Lela Fredriksen. She is survived by her two children, six grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren.

      A Memorial service will be Saturday, December 30, at Hesperus Church (22972 Highway 140), with burial at the Kline Cemetery (786 County Road 119) and a meal following that at Breen Community Building (15300 Highway 140). Meat and beverages will be provided; those who wish may bring a side dish or dessert.

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