[PBARC] K5ECJ - Obituary

[E Glenn Wolf Jr]

Earl Ayres


Tuesday, January 26, 2010 11:21 PM CST

WHITE HALL --- Earl Hollis Ayres, 80, of White Hall, passed away 
Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010.



He was born June 8, 1929, in Crossett, Ark., to the late Mellie Spradlin 
and Emory Hollis Ayres.

Mr. Ayres was a founding member of the White Hall Church of Christ where 
he served as an elder. He was a veteran of the Korean Conflict and a 
longtime HAM radio license 1st class holder and transponder of radio 
messages to family members during the Vietnam War.

He was a charter member of the White Hall Lions Club and an avid 
supporter and volunteer of the White Hall Public Schools. He was 
employed by Arkansas Power and Light Company which became Entergy from 
Dec. 1, 1949, until his retirement in 1989. His last years with the 
company, he was a power dispatcher.

Survivors: wife, Martha Bess Pahal Ayers; son, Dr. Paul Hollis (Gwen) 
Ayres; daughters, Shelley Lyn Hooker and Stacey Elaine Ayres, all of 
North Carolina, and Martha Ann Ayres of Bentonville.

Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in the chapel of Cranford 
Funeral Home of White Hall. Burial will be at 2 p.m. at North Crossett 
in Pinewood Memorial Park Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

The family will be at their home in White Hall.