Alma Ayers

AYERS, Alma, 92, passed away on Thursday, April 19, 2018, in Richmond, Va. Alma was born in Tennessee to her parents, Arthur and Anna Utsman, who, along with her husband, Walter H. Ayers, four brothers and three sisters, preceded her in death. She is survived by her children, Brenda Ayers Green, Jackie Walter Ayers and Andrea MacDonald; grandchildren, Jackie Ayers, Steve Green, H.H. MacDonald, Lisa Wayne, Christy Monday, Kelly Vann, Tanya Delo, Chad Green and Kristen Wheeler; and 21 great-grandchildren. Alma retired form C & P Telephone Company after 37 years of service and retired from Retreat Hospital after 34 years of service. She was a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church. Visitation for family and friends will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday, April 23, at Nelsen Funeral Home, 4650 Laburnum Avenue, Richmond, Va. 23231, where her funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 24. Interment will be in Washington Memorial Park, Sandston, Va. Online condolences may be made at www.nelsenrichmond.com.