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Henrietta “Henny” <I>Collier</I> Ayer

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Henrietta “Henny” Collier Ayer

Birth
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
Death
3 Jun 1962 (aged 44)
Orly, Departement du Val-de-Marne, Île-de-France, France
Burial
Decatur, DeKalb County, Georgia, USA Add to Map
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6/22/1962 - Page 32 - The Atlanta Constitution

MRS. AYER RITES SET FOR TODAY;
AIRLINER VICTIM
Private graveside services for Mrs. Darrell Ayer, 44, of 563 W. Paces Ferry Road, N. W., victim of the Paris plane crash June 3, will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Decatur Cemetery. Dean Alfred Hardman will officiate.
Mrs. Ayer, the former Henrietta Collier of Atlanta, was a member of St. Philip's Episcopal Cathedral, the Atlanta Art Association and the Atlanta Junior League.

Survivors include her husband; three daughters, Miss Henrietta Armstrong and Misses Jane and Nancy Ayer, all of Atlanta, parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Collier, Atlanta; and two sisters, Mrs. Robert Wardle, Jr. and Mrs. John S. Evans, both of Atlanta.

Mrs. Ayer was part of an Art Trip that included many prominent members from Atlanta and surrounding area. She was aboard the Air France plane that crashed upon take off on Sunday. The tail section broke off and the plane caught fire. One hundred Thirty art members died that day from the crash in Paris, France.
6/22/1962 - Page 32 - The Atlanta Constitution

MRS. AYER RITES SET FOR TODAY;
AIRLINER VICTIM
Private graveside services for Mrs. Darrell Ayer, 44, of 563 W. Paces Ferry Road, N. W., victim of the Paris plane crash June 3, will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Decatur Cemetery. Dean Alfred Hardman will officiate.
Mrs. Ayer, the former Henrietta Collier of Atlanta, was a member of St. Philip's Episcopal Cathedral, the Atlanta Art Association and the Atlanta Junior League.

Survivors include her husband; three daughters, Miss Henrietta Armstrong and Misses Jane and Nancy Ayer, all of Atlanta, parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Collier, Atlanta; and two sisters, Mrs. Robert Wardle, Jr. and Mrs. John S. Evans, both of Atlanta.

Mrs. Ayer was part of an Art Trip that included many prominent members from Atlanta and surrounding area. She was aboard the Air France plane that crashed upon take off on Sunday. The tail section broke off and the plane caught fire. One hundred Thirty art members died that day from the crash in Paris, France.

Inscription

Wife of Dr. G. Darrell Ayer, Jr.

Gravesite Details

Section 7, Block 1



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  • Added: Aug 31, 2015
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/151524020/henrietta-ayer: accessed ), memorial page for Henrietta “Henny” Collier Ayer (9 Nov 1917–3 Jun 1962), Find a Grave Memorial ID 151524020, citing Decatur Cemetery, Decatur, DeKalb County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Swangirl (contributor 47975580).