Lowell Winfield Ayers, 75, of
Coudersport, PA, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 6, 2014 in the
Green Home of Wellsboro, PA., with his loving wife by his side.
Lowell was born on January 15, 1939 in Coudersport, the son of Orland and Meta Watson Ayers. He was raised by his grandparents, Arthur and Blanche Ayers, of Coudersport. He graduated from Coudersport Area High School and on June 4, 1956, married Virginia Elaine Johnson, also of Coudersport.
Lowell was born on January 15, 1939 in Coudersport, the son of Orland and Meta Watson Ayers. He was raised by his grandparents, Arthur and Blanche Ayers, of Coudersport. He graduated from Coudersport Area High School and on June 4, 1956, married Virginia Elaine Johnson, also of Coudersport.
Lowell graduated from Penn State University and served as Chief
Meteorologist for Air Force One during Presidents Nixon, Ford and Carter
administrations, while stationed at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland.
After 24 years of honorable service to the United States Air Force, he retired and returned to Potter County.
Lowell then acted as Landfill Manager for McKean County Solid Waste Authority in Mt. Jewett, PA.
He also founded Ayers Hill Farm and raised Black Angus beef cattle, for which he received numerous awards for excellence in farming.
He attended Christ Episcopal Church of Coudersport. An avid outdoorsman, Lowell enjoyed trout fishing and deer hunting with his family. Lowell was a self-made man and an inspiration to his family and those who knew him.
He is survived by his devoted wife of 58 years, Virginia of Coudersport ; son Jeffrey (Katherine) Ayers of Canandaigua, New York ; son Thomas (Patti) of Waterford, Virginia, and daughter Pamela (Salvatore) Parascandola of Lewisberry, PA. He is also survived by ten grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Lowell was preceded in death by his parents, grandparents, and five brothers.
Lowell's Life Celebration services will be held on Wednesday August 13, 2014 at Christ Episcopal Church, 601 North Main St., Coudersport, with a receiving of friends and family from 10-11 a.m. A funeral service will follow with the Rev. Janis Yskamp officiating. Burial will be in Ayers Hill Family Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Potter County Historical Society, 308 North Main St., Coudersport, or the Patterson Cancer Center, 1001 East Second St., Coudersport.
Arrangements handled by Thomas E Fickinger Funeral Home Ltd, "A Life Celebration Home", 210 North East. St., Coudersport.
After 24 years of honorable service to the United States Air Force, he retired and returned to Potter County.
Lowell then acted as Landfill Manager for McKean County Solid Waste Authority in Mt. Jewett, PA.
He also founded Ayers Hill Farm and raised Black Angus beef cattle, for which he received numerous awards for excellence in farming.
He attended Christ Episcopal Church of Coudersport. An avid outdoorsman, Lowell enjoyed trout fishing and deer hunting with his family. Lowell was a self-made man and an inspiration to his family and those who knew him.
He is survived by his devoted wife of 58 years, Virginia of Coudersport ; son Jeffrey (Katherine) Ayers of Canandaigua, New York ; son Thomas (Patti) of Waterford, Virginia, and daughter Pamela (Salvatore) Parascandola of Lewisberry, PA. He is also survived by ten grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Lowell was preceded in death by his parents, grandparents, and five brothers.
Lowell's Life Celebration services will be held on Wednesday August 13, 2014 at Christ Episcopal Church, 601 North Main St., Coudersport, with a receiving of friends and family from 10-11 a.m. A funeral service will follow with the Rev. Janis Yskamp officiating. Burial will be in Ayers Hill Family Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Potter County Historical Society, 308 North Main St., Coudersport, or the Patterson Cancer Center, 1001 East Second St., Coudersport.
Arrangements handled by Thomas E Fickinger Funeral Home Ltd, "A Life Celebration Home", 210 North East. St., Coudersport.
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