Born in Forest City, Missouri, she was the daughter of Cora Ethel and Oscar Hill. She spent the majority of her life as a homemaker and she enjoyed needlework, reading, listening to music, cooking, and spending time with her grandchildren. She will be remembered for her quick wit and humor, positive thinking, sharing of love and affection, and always wanting to feed anyone who walked through her door.
Children; Johnny Ross Ayler (Jeanne); Valarie Ann Hayes (Wilbur); Alan Owen Ayler (Joni); Melania Dynette Pisciotta (Christopher) and Gloria Jean James (deceased) (Danny)
Grandchildren; Shannon Lee James (Ashley), Todd Allen James (Lynaya Post), Julie Ann Marshall (Jonathan), Wilbur Benton Hayes, II, Autumn Tenille Diges-Hayes (Bruce), Sage Chantill Ayler, Aidan Pisciotta, and nine wonderful great-grandchildren.
