Funeral service set Wednesday for former Mount Airy City Councilman Bobby Ayers

Former Mount Airy City Councilman Bobby Ayers

Funeral services will be held Wednesday for former longtime Mount Airy City Councilman Bobby Ayers.

Ayers, who served on the council for 21 years, passed away Sunday, October 4, following a long battle with Parkinson’s disease, his family says.

Bobby Ayers obituary

In addition to his elected duties, Ayers worked as an auto mechanics instructor at Phillips Correctional Institute in Buford. He resigned from the council several years ago.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on October 6 at Hillside Memorial Chapel in Clarkesville. The family will receive visitors Tuesday, October 5 at the funeral home.

Bobby Ayers is survived by his father, two daughters, and five grandchildren. He was 68 years old.