James Dan Ayers

Alexander Funeral Home of Cleveland announces the death of Mr. James Dan Ayers, Age 79 of Cleveland. Dan passed away Friday, September 4, 2015. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00pm. Tuesday, September 8, 2015 in the funeral home chapel with Rev. Garry Hefner officiating. Interment will follow in Mossy Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.
Dan was born in White County on June 27, 1936 to the late Noel Ayers and Mary Lou Sargent Ayers. He graduated Cleveland High School and attended Truett McConnell College. Dan also served his country with honor in the United States Air Force, later he would work for Ames Textile and Clark-Schwebel. Dan was a man with a kind and gentle spirit, he always greeted those he encountered with a smile. Dan was a familiar face the the city park where he walked daily, and knew most of those who walked there on a first name basis. He is preceded in death by his parents and his sister, Janice Ayers and brother Powell Ayers. Survivors include his sisters Peggy Anderson, of Cleveland, Glenda Gravitt (Lonnie) of Cleveland; brothers, Ricky Ayers (Ann) of Clermont and Jerry Ayers (Frances) of Dahlonega as well as a number of nieces and nephews and many close friends
The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Monday, September 7, 2015 from 5 to 8 pm. To share a memory of Dan or to send a condolence, please visit www.alexander-funeral.com
Alexander Funeral Home of Cleveland in charge of arrangements (706)865-1500