She was born Oct. 16, 1921, at Mason City, Iowa, to James Harvey Wilmeth and Viola Marie Selleck Wilmeth. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her parents; her first husband, George Ayres; her second husband, Joseph Scannell; one son, Kelly Ayres; and one brother, Don Veech.
Survivors include: her fiance Roger Rautio, of Seligman; one daughter, Kathy Payne; two sons, John (Jack) Ayres, of Rogers, Ark., and Mike Scannell, of Seligman; two sisters, Wilma Beyers, of Davenport, Iowa, and Doris Skarsgard, of Albuquerque, N.M.; 12 grandchildren; 15 great grandchildren; and nine great great grandchildren.
Cremation arrangements are by Sisco Funeral Home of Pea Ridge, Ark.
Graveside service is set for Thursday at Bayless Cemetery, east of Garfield, Ark.
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