Homer G. Ayers

Homer G. Ayers, 95, a long time resident of Naturita peacefully passed away November 20th in Aurora Colorado. He was born April 28, 1912 in Bedrock to George Ayers and Martha Bowers Ayers. He spent his childhood in Bedrock. He was preceded in death by his wife, Florence Lucy Williams, of Norwood, Colorado. He is survived by daughter Carol Ann Weihing of Aurora, son, David Ayers of Fairfield, California, and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Homer lived a long, productive and adventurous life. As a young man he worked in his father's blacksmith shop, but was more interested in the new technology, electrical power, and electronics. He worked on some of the first electrical power generator systems in the area. He installed motion picture projectors and operated movie theaters. During the Second World War, he worked on the new shipboard Radar Systems for the U.S. Navy. He worked for many years as an Electrical Engineer on large construction sites overseas and in the states. He worked at sites in Alaska, the Philippines, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Australia, etc. He traveled widely across the world.
After retiring to live in Naturita, he started a hobby that became a second career, making stringed musical instruments. He was asked why he decided to make violins and his answer was that he heard that they were hard to make so he had to try. He made violins, mandolins, guitars, cellos, base violins, etc. What started out as just a hobby, soon progress into a fulltime passion. Homer could be found almost any day working in his "fiddle factory." For over twenty years he made and repair musical instruments for people from all over the country.
Homer didn't like dark cold winters so a memorial service will be held in Paradox in the spring at a date to be determined later. His ashes will be interred in the Paradox Cemetery at that time. We will put a notice in the papers with the date of his memorial and we hope all of his friends can join us then