Obituary of Lela S. Ayling

Lela S. "Lee" Ayling, 95, formerly of 45 Norton Avenue, Jamestown and Seibring, FL, died Friday October 23, 2015, in the Lutheran Home and Rehabilitation Center. She was born December 25, 1919, in Brownsville, KY, a daughter of the late Thomas and Erma Basham Prunty. Prior to her retirement in 1982, she was employed by MRC/TRW for 25 years working in the accounting department. Coming to Jamestown in 1944, she was a 70 year member of Kidder Memorial United Methodist Church where she taught Sunday school for many years, served as a youth counselor, and sat on the administrative board. She was also a member of United Methodist Woman and was its secretary. Her hobbies include knitting, sewing, hand quilting, bowling and travel. Whenever someone visited, Lee's hands were always busy knitting a baby sweater for a new mother or hand quilting a quilt for a family member. She will be remembered by many for her famous peanutbutter and chocolate fudge. She loved the Lord and was a prayer warrior. She gave to anyone who was in need and had a very forgiving heart. Her greatest joy was bringing up her two children. Surviving are a daughter Barbara (Ellis) Johnson of Jamestown; four grandchildren Ronald (Cindy) Lyon of Tucson, AZ, Randall (Jeff Smollor) Lyon of St. Paul, MN, Rhonda (Sandy Lombardo) Sample of Jamestown and Renee' (Randy) Kent of Jamestown and five great grandchildren Shawn Sample, Kara Sample, Heather Kent, Emily Kent and Sandy Lombardo, Jr., all of Jamestown; a great-great granddaughter Scarlett Lombardo of Jamestown and several nieces and nephews. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by her husband E. Richard Ayling, whom she married March 17, 1944 and who died January 31, 2001; a son Tommy Ayling July 11, 1988; sister-in-law Eunice Fairbank; four brothers Owen, Trenton, Albert and Haskell Prunty and five sisters Vera Stamper, Mae Luttrel, Jean Jones, Zoe Kinser and Maxine Carroll.. The funeral will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Lind Funeral Home. Rev Deacon Cathy Smith will officiate. Burial will be in Sunset Hill Cemetery. Friends will be received for one hour prior to the service Tuesday in the funeral home. Memorials may be made to St. Jude's Children's Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105, Hospice Chautauqua County, 20 W. Fairmount Avenue, Lakewood, NY 14750 or Kidder Memorial United Methodist Church, 385 S Main St, Jamestown, NY 14701 You may leave words of condolence for the family at www.lindfuneralhome.com.