William 'Bill' Dean Ayers, 67

Bill was freed from his suffering Jan. 2, 2020.

Bill spent most of his life in the Flathead Valley with a short stint in Germany while serving in the United States Army.

Bill was preceded in death by his wife Jean, brother Jack, and sister Kelli.

He is survived by his mother, Dollie, of Columbia Falls; three brothers, Kirk of Port Angeles, Washington, Don of Deer Lodge, Scott of Kalispell, and two sisters, Tracy of Libby and Sandra of Buda, Texas.

Bill loved to fish and spent most of his free time honing those skills.