Mildred Ayres

Mildred Ayres, 96, passed away Sunday, May 31, 2009 at Cambridge Nursing Home in Marysville. A graveside funeral service was held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, June 5 at the Greenleaf Cemetery. Pastor Randy Jellison-Knock officiated. Mildred was born August 29, 1912 at Campbell, NE, the daughter of Lydia Wagoner and Henry Hohlfeld. She graduated from Campbell High School and worked part-time at the family drug store in Campbell. On October 4, 1936, she married Glenn Ayres and moved to Greenleaf, KS. She was a homemaker and worked part-time at the family grocery store. Survivors include one son, Keith Ayres and wife Karen; one granddaughter, Kaitlin Nunn and husband Seth; and one great-granddaughter, Danielle Nunn, all of Greenleaf. She was preceded in death by her husband, Glenn; parents; sister, Leola Hohlfeld; and brother, Walter Hohlfeld. A memorial fund has been established to the Greenleaf Library. Contributions may be sent in care of Ward Funeral Home. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Mildred Ayres, please visit our flower store.