Hillard Ray Ayers, 87, of Leighton, AL passed away on December 31, 2025. Visitation will be held Saturday, January 3, 2026 from 5-7 pm at Colbert Memorial Chapel. Service will be held on Sunday, January 4, 2026 at 2 pm in the chapel. Daniel Rogers will be officiating. Burial will be in Hopewell Cemetery. He was a member of Hopewell Church of Christ.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Leonard and Mabel Ayers; brothers, Raymond and his wife, Judy, James R. and wife Martha, and Nolan and wife, Linda, and Gaither and his wife, Judith; son-in-law’s, Dexter Isbell and Andy Pace.
He is survived by his wife, Vadra June Vandiver; son, Marshall Ray Ayers of Leighton, AL; daughters, Bonnie Renee Isbell of Tuscumbia and Angela June Jones (David) of Leighton, AL; grandchildren, Aaron Isbell (Ashley) of Muscle Shoals, AL, Regina Ayers of Hamilton, AL, Christi Ayers of Savannah, TN, Shelly Ayers of Muscle Shoals, AL, Emily Ayers of Hatton, AL, and Dustin Hacker; great grandchildren, Sierra Davis, Lakota Ayers, Daysun Ayers, Loretta Holland, Jacob Holland, Rylan Ayers, Journey Blankenship, Crimson Blankenship, and Jayda Rhodes.
Pallbearers will be Wade Ayers, Heath Ayers, Mike Ayers, Chase Ayers, Greg Ayers, and Scottie Ayers.
