Ernest C. Ayers

1922 - 1982  (59 years)

• Name	Ernest C. Ayers
  Birth	20 Apr 1922
  Gender	Male
  Death	6 Jan 1982	Burial: Cahone Cem., Cahone, Dolores Co., CO
  Person ID	I10934	forneyclark
  Last Modified	12 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Viola Jean Daughetee,   b. 29 Dec 1927, Miami, Roberts Co., TX d. 19 Dec 2023, Durango, La Plata Co., CO; burial, Kline Cem,. Durango, La Plata Co., CO (Age 95 years)
  Family ID	F4288	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Apr 2024

  
  

• 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. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Viola Jean Ayers, please visit our flower store. Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13393425/ernest-c-ayers Maintained by: MSgt Allan Javellana, USAF (Retired) Originally Created by: Mary Ann Mellott Added: 19 Feb 2006 Find a Grave Memorial ID: 13393425 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13393425/ernest-c-ayers: accessed 28 December 2023), memorial page for Ernest C. Ayers (20 Apr 1922–6 Jan 1982), Find a Grave Memorial ID 13393425, citing Cahone Cemetery, Cahone, Dolores County, Colorado, USA; Maintained by MSgt Allan Javellana, USAF (Retired) (contributor 47937954). Ernest C. Ayers BIRTH 20 Apr 1922 DEATH 6 Jan 1982 (aged 59) BURIAL Cahone Cemetery Cahone, Dolores County, Colorado, USA MEMORIAL ID 13393425