Melissa Ann Hilton Ayers Obituary
In loving memory of Melissa Ann Hilton Ayers (Thomasville, North Carolina), who departed this world on January 21, 2025 at the age of 73. Melissa Ann Hilton leaves behind a legacy remembered by family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
In the sacred silence of farewell, Melissa Ann Hilton is released into the embrace of eternity, knowing that her light will continue to shine brightly in the tapestry of the lives of her loved ones. And as her memory is carried forward, may comfort be found in the knowledge that love is eternal, and that Melissa Ann Hilton's spirit lives on in the beauty that surrounds us.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Leighton Kenneth Hilton, Sr. and Ruth Dorsett Hilton Messer; and her sister Kaye Hilton Cottingham. She is survived by: her sons, Lee Bowers (Tamara) and Ben Bowers (Britt); her grandchildren, Cody (Brooke), Bailey and Taylor; her great grandchild Luke; her siblings, Elaine Hilton Nelson, Kenneth Hilton, Jr. (Teresa) and Eddie Hilton (Lisa); and her former husband Albert Ayers.
