NAME: GERALD WAYNE AYERS, AGE 53, A LONGTIME CANEY AREA RESIDENT. BORN: OCTOBER 13, 1953 AT CADDO, OK TO ROYCE MINOR AND CHARLENE E. CAMPBELL AYERS. PASSED AWAY: FRIDAY, JULY 20, 2007 AT TEXARKANA, TX. AGE: 53 YEARS 9 MONTHS AND 7 DAYS EDUCATION: HE ATTENDED COBB, OK GRADE SCHOOL AND GRADUATED FROM CANEY HIGH SCHOOL WITH THE CLASS OF 71. HE OBTAINED A BACHELOR OF POLITICAL SCIENCE FROM OSCAR ROSE STATE COLLEGE AND HE ATTENDED NUMEROUS TRADE SCHOOLS. MARRIED: ANGELA G. STALION ON JAN.16, 1973 AT ATOKA, OK. OCCUPATION: HE WAS A CARPENTER AND CONSTRUCTION WORKER. CHURCH AFFILIATION: WAYNE WAS OF THE BAPTIST FAITH. HE WAS AN ACCOMPLISHED ARTIST AND PAINTER BOTH IN OIL AND CHALK AS WELL AS WITH PENCIL DRAWINGS. HE ALSO WROTE POETRY AND LOVED WOODWORKING, GARDENING , RAISING FLOWERS, FISHING AND HUNTING. SURVIVED BY WIFE: ANGEL AYERS OF CANEY, OK. CHILDREN: CODY W. AYERS AND WIFE BOBBIE OF STIGLER, OK. MARY ANGEL VAN NOY AND HUSBAND TOBY OF CADDO, OK. GRANDCHILDREN: AUBRIE LEANN AYERS AND TRENTON GAGE VAN NOY. BROTHER: WENDELL AYERS OF TEXAS. SISTERS: DONNA SUE WATKINS AND HUSBAND ANDY OF WRIGHT CITY, OK. SHIRLEY OWENS AND HUSBAND BOB OF BLACKJACK, OK. SHERRY GAIL AYERS OF CANEY, OK. WILMA AYERS AND STEVE HOLSTINE OF STRINGTOWN, OK. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: ROYCE AND CHARLENE AYERS. BROTHER: WALTER BUDDY AYERS. SISTER: MARY FRANCES AYERS.

DATE OF MEMORIAL SERVICES: FRIDAY, JULY 27, 2007 AT 2:00 PM PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN'S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: CREMAINS WILL BE SCATTERED OVER THE BOGGY RIVER. OFFICIATING: REV. ROBERT EARL UMSTED ASSISTING: BROTHER DOYAL FINCHER