Billy Ayres
Posted: January 20, 2017
WEST POINT — Billy Joe Ayres, 71, died Jan. 19, 2017, at his residence. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Calvert Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jim Sallee officiating. Burial will follow in Memorial Garden Cemetery. Visitation is from 5-8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Mr. Ayres was born Jan. 12, 19466, to the late William Joseph and Mamie Irene Edwards Ayres Sr. He was a member of Riverside Chapel Baptist Church. He was a veteran of the Mississippi Army National Guard. He was previously employed as Statistician for the Mississippi State University Men’s Basketball Team. He is survived by his wife, Ann Gaskin Ayres of West Point; daughter, Amy Hunt of Columbus; son, Johnny Ayres of Sandersville; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Tim Horner, William Malone, Jimmy Nolen, Norman Nevels, Cliff Stanford and Bill East. Memorials may be made to the Riverside Chapel Baptist Church Endowment Fund, 103 River Oak Dr., West Point, MS 39773.