Phillipsburg resident, Eva M. Ayres, died Friday, July 22, 2016 at the Saint Luke's Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri at the age of 81.

She was born May 31, 1935 in Phillips County, Kansas the daughter of Carl & Zelda (Minium) Campbell. She was homemaker.

She was united in marriage to William L. Ayres, Jr. on October 3, 1957 in Alva, Oklahoma. He preceded her in death on July 13, 2014.

Survivors include sons, Robert of Peculiar, MO & Ron Parker of Quenemo, KS; daughters, Willma Beach of Lexington, MO, Carla Marshall of Smith Center, KS, Doris Radabaugh of Phillipsburg, KS, and Paula Hartman of Concordia, KS; 23 grandchildren; and 19 great grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held Thursday, July 28, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. in the Olliff-Boeve Memorial Chapel, Phillipsburg, with Pastor Joel Hiesterman officiating. Burial will follow in the Fairview Cemetery, Phillipsburg.

Mrs. Ayres will lie in state Tuesday from noon until 9 p.m. and Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., with family receiving friends from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday evening for visitation.

Memorial contributions may be given to American Heart Association or Parkview Care Center, Osborne, KS.