Dennis Lorenzo Ayers

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Dennis Lorenzo Ayers, age 71, resident of Fort Scott, died Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013, at Medicalodge of Fort Scott following a cancer illness. He was born April 30, 1941 in Milwaukee, Wis., the son of Dwight L. Ayers and Virginia Greene Ayers. Dennis was a 1959 graduate of Fort Scott High School where he excelled in all sports, football, basketball and track. He attended Fort Scott Community College where he lead the league in number of touchdowns scored in a season with 14. He was retired as a control room operator for the Milwaukee Power and Light Company. In his earlier years, he attended the Shiloh Baptist Church in Fort Scott. He traveled with the Jaycees organization throughout Kansas high schools speaking on the problems associated with alcohol and drug addiction. Dennis loved to read and averaged three books per week.

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