Leaf Chronicle Clarksville TN June 17, 2004 and June 18, 2004 Joyce Lakey Ayers, 78, Clarksville, died Monday, June 14, 2004, at her residence. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Sykes Funeral Home and Crematory. She was born July 25, 1925, in Warwick, R.I., daughter of Forrest E. and Marie Wildprett Lakey. Mrs. Ayers was a retired mental health worker. Survivors include a son, Jim Ayers Jr., Clarksville; a daughter, Lynne Freeman, Brentwood; two sisters, Maurie Corey, Providence, R.I., and Barbara Schuette, Savannah, Ga.; four children; and four great-grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Gateway Home Care, 1760 Madison St., Clarksville, TN 37043.