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Burial Here Today of Min¬ ister of Gospel Who Left
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Rev. Melvin T. Ayers, 79, retired Methodist Episcopal minister, died here" on North Broadway, Sunday night, after a short illness from kid¬ ney trouble. .
Rev. Ayers was born Mar. 12, 18- 52, at West Unity, Williams-co, O., and departed this life at his home
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REV. M. T. AYERS
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in Green Springs, Aug. 30, 1931, aged 79 years, five months, and 18 days. <
He was united in marriage Nov. 15, ,1882, to Alice M. Spealman of Mbr£ Center, Defiance-co, 0., who preceded him in death, .June 26, 1915. To this union were born four children, the eldeSt. Ruth, dying in infancy. The following survive to mourn his loss: Mrs. C. J. Russell of Lakewood; Paul W. Ayers of Upper Sandusky; and Mrs. L. F. Felsted of Kentir Two granddaughters, Alice May" and Mary Rebecca Ayers of Upper; Sandusky, also survive. Two graiidsim& have preceded him .. in deEthlf-George^^Ayers Thompson and infant son of L. F. and Naomi Fet
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On July 18, 1917, he was married to Lillie Webb Wilson who remains tot mourn him.
W He was ordained deacon by Bish¬ op J. M. Walden at Sidney(Ohio), in 1885 and ordained elder by Bishop
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Defiance-coand then served | sue-; cessiv^ly^ at" PemiferviUei Praire^ De-i pot, Lakeside, Bloomville/ Carding-*1
He spent 44 years of his life ^Imm^^SS^^^^mMWWm^ the service of the Methodist Epis-|Vj^^^^^^^^^^^g|
{copal church, 39 in the active mm-j^ in 1925*ana moved to Green istry and five as a supply minister.!; Springs, where^his' death occurred.!
He has served in three conferences: the Central Ohio, the North Ohio, and the Northeast Ohio.
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