Mayme “Sis” Ida Red Eagle Ayers, loving wife and mother, passed away on the evening of August 5, 2020. She was surrounded by her four children and the love of her life in her final hours.
She was the youngest daughter born to Elmer Sterling Red Eagle Sr. and Deloris Ann (Kirn) Red Eagle on March 29, 1973 in Poplar, MT. She grew up and attended school in Poplar. After leaving school her senior year to start her life as a mother, she went back and later got her GED and attended college classes at FPCC.
In April of 1994, she met her husband and love of her life Kenny Ayers and they were together throughout her lifetime. Together they had 4 children (Tiffany, Brittany, Alicia, & Aaron.) Her children (and later her grandchildren) meant the world to her. They were her pride and joy. She was happiest when all of her babies and grandbabies were together under one roof. She loved the sound of little feet running through the kitchen and all the laughter that came with it. She also had a very special place in her heart for her fur babies Taz & Minxy. They brought her so much joy in her final years.
She worked a few different jobs in her time, but her favorite was bartending at Barackers Bar. She made so many friends and met so much of her family throughout her years working there. She loved the conversations her customers would bring and enjoyed her many games of pool and darts, and playing music on the jukebox.
Her favorite hobbies included water skiing, cruising with her friends and family, watching scary movies, gambling, shopping, and going on trips out of town. She was a bit of a homebody and would pick a movie night in her room with her family over anything, but she loved escaping town every now and then just to get away.
She is preceded in death by: her mother Deloris Ann (Kirn) Red Eagle; her brothers Harvey Dean Red Eagle and Jerome Red Eagle; maternal grandparents Esther Yellow Owl-King and Leslie C. Kirn; paternal grandparents Sterling E. Red Eagle and Mayme Ida (Red Feather) Red Eagle; nephew Elmer Sterling Red Eagle III; Adopted mother Leta (Archdale) Melbourne.
She is survived by: her husband Kenneth D. Ayers; father Elmer Sterling Red Eagle Sr.; daughters Tiffany (Chuck) Weinberger, Brittany Martell, Alicia Ayers; sons Aaron Ayers, Matthew (Tara) Ayers; grandchildren Abigail & Isabelle Weinberger, Kaiden & Mika Longhair, Zandyn Dupree, and Ashtynn Martell; brother Elmer Sterling Red Eagle Jr.; sister Lawanda Red Eagle; aunties Maureen (Red Eagle) Dionne, Pauline Boxer; best friend Ruth Moore; special friends Emery GoodBird Jr, Sheila Greybull, Vicki (Kevin) Schindler, and Angelo Boyd; adopted brother Johnathon (JohnJohn) Eagleman; Adopted father Manny Melbourne. And other friends and family too numerous to mention.
Due to current Covid funeral restrictions, the family wishes to hold a memorial service at a later date.