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[[File:Ila Ayers.jpg|thumb|500px|Bertha Roberts and (likely) her sister '''Ila Ayers''' with the statue of Dr. [[Edward L. Trudeau]], c. 1930.  Photograph used with permission from Alan Roberts. ]]
[[File:Ila Ayers.jpg|thumb|500px|Bertha Roberts and (likely) her sister '''Ila Ayers''' with the statue of Dr. [[Edward L. Trudeau]], c. 1930.  Photograph used with permission from Alan Roberts. ]]


<strong>Born: </strong>September 1, 1918
'''Born: '''September 1, 1918


<strong>Died: </strong>"info middot|January 16, 1988</span>
'''Died: '''January 16, 1988


<strong>Married: </strong>Eldred Gauthier, Sr. (died of TB); [[Stanley Ayers]]
'''Married: '''[[Eldred Gauthier|Eldred Gauthier, Sr.]] (died of TB); [[Stanley Ayers]]


<strong>Ila Gauthier Ayers </strong>(<span><span>n&eacute;e Roberts) was born in Saranac in 1918. Her sister [[Bertha Myatt|Bertha]] worked at local sanatoria.
'''Ila Gauthier Ayers '''(<span><span>n&eacute;e Roberts) was born in Saranac in 1918. Her sister [[Bertha Myatt|Bertha]] worked at local sanatoria.
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<em>Press-Republican</em>, January 17, 1988
''Press-Republican'', January 17, 1988


<strong>Ila G. Ayers</strong>
'''Ila G. Ayers'''


LAKE PLACID Ila G. Ayers, 69, of McKinley Street, a resident of Lake Placid for the last 18 years, died Saturday Jan. 16, 1988 at the Glens Falls Hospital.
LAKE PLACID Ila G. Ayers, 69, of McKinley Street, a resident of Lake Placid for the last 18 years, died Saturday Jan. 16, 1988 at the Glens Falls Hospital.

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Bertha Roberts and (likely) her sister Ila Ayers with the statue of Dr. Edward L. Trudeau, c. 1930. Photograph used with permission from Alan Roberts.

Born: September 1, 1918

Died: January 16, 1988

Married: Eldred Gauthier, Sr. (died of TB); Stanley Ayers

Ila Gauthier Ayers (née Roberts) was born in Saranac in 1918. Her sister Bertha worked at local sanatoria.


Press-Republican, January 17, 1988

Ila G. Ayers

LAKE PLACID Ila G. Ayers, 69, of McKinley Street, a resident of Lake Placid for the last 18 years, died Saturday Jan. 16, 1988 at the Glens Falls Hospital.

She was born Sept. 1, 1918, in Saranac, the daughter of George and Cora (Caron) Roberts. She had been a seamstress at the Lake Placid Club, retiring in 1981.

She was a member of the Catholic Daughters of America and a volunteer for the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid She was a member and past officer of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Northern New York Fireman’s Association.

Survivors include her husband, Stanley Ayers, of Lake Placid; a son, Eldred Gauthier of Alaska; a daughter, Mrs. Sharon Luce of Glens Falls; two stepsons, Stanley Ayers Jr. of New York City and Lew Ayers of Morristown, N.J.; one stepdaughter, Mrs. Jean Schultz of Rotterdam; two brothers, Francis Roberts of Loon Lake and Knoble Roberts of Schenectady; one sister, Mrs. Howard (Bertha) Myatt of Saranac Lake: nine grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

Calling hours will be 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Monday at the Clark Funeral Home, Lake Placid, with a Bible vigil at 8 p.m. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Agnes Church with the Rev. Robert Lamitie, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in St. Agnes Cemetery.