It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Grace Berniece Ayers of Herrin, Illinois, who passed away on June 3, 2023, at the age of 94, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Grace Berniece Ayers to show support.

She was predeceased by : her parents, Wilford Cox and Winnie Jane Cox (Bennett); her husband George W. "Bill" Ayers; and her siblings, Claude Cox, Edward Cox, Willie Cox, Dalton Cox, Edith Johnson, Lucille Mathis, Helen Fitch, Gladys Musgrave and Vernon Cox.

She is survived by : her daughters, Vonita Ann Elders and Rita Lynn Duncan. She is also survived by four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Johnson-Hughes Funeral Home