Felicia Ayers Walker Storey

Obituary For Felicia Ayers Walker Storey

A celebration of life for Felicia Ayers Storey, 60, of Sylacauga will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 28, 2023, at Mt. Canaan Baptist Church. Dr. Horace L. Patterson, Sr. will deliver the eulogy. Interment will be in Kelly Springs Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Storey will lie in state at the church one hour prior to the service. Visitation will be from 1-7 p.m. on Monday, February 27, 2023, at the funeral home.

Felicia Ayers Storey was born to the late James Ayers and Dorothy Ayers Martin on February 27, 1962, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

She was educated in the public school systems of Tuscaloosa City School. Attending Central Elementary, Tuscaloosa Jr. High School, Druid High School and graduating in 1980 from Central High School. Graduating with honors from Shelton State Junior College, she received a Presidential Scholarship to the University of Montevallo where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Social Work. Later, she attended the University of Alabama receiving a Master degree from the School of Social Work. She received many honors during her professional career including "50 People Who Shape the State," and "20/20 Women Who Make a Difference." She also worked as an adjunct professor at Talladega College. She was a lifetime member of ASC.

She confessed Christ at an early age and joined Weeping Mary Baptist Church where she served in the junior choir and on the junior usher board. Upon moving to Talladega, she joined Mt. Canaan Baptist Church where she served as Sunday School Superintendent and Financial Secretary. She was also a member of the Deaconess.

After graduating from the University of Montevallo, she was employed by the Presbyterian Home for Children, and moved to Talladega, Alabama in 1985 where she continued to work in various positions for thirty-eight years until her passing.

She was preceded in death by her father, James Ayers; stepfather, Curley Martin; grandfather, Charlie Ayers, Sr.; grandmother, Eunice Ayers; stepbrother, Curley Wallace; and uncles, Charlie Ayers, Jr., Jimmy Ayers and Lorenzo Gay.

She leaves to cherish her memories: a loving and devoted husband of seven years, James Storey; her mother, Dorothy Ayers Martin, a stepson, Larry Storey of Talladega, Alabama; a stepbrother, Joshua Martin of Tuscaloosa, Alabama; two sisters-in-law, Betty Flemming of Talladega, Alabama and Mary Lynn (Jimmy) Jones of Jonesboro, Georgia; five stepsisters, Brenda (Billy) McKey of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Tina Wallace of Birmingham Alabama, Michelle Wallace of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Tabitha Martin of Phoenix, Arizona and Kimberly Cunningham of Mandan, North Dakota; her grandfather, Reverend David Gay, Sr. of Tuscaloosa, Alabama; four uncles, Reverend David (Flora) Gay Jr. of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Readie (Bessie) Ayers of Detroit, Michigan, Perry (Lora) Ayers of Tucson, Arizona and Amos (Selma) Ayers of St. Petersburg, Florida; seven aunts, Dora (Wesley) Jones, Flora Martin and Ruby Hutton of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Marylyn Creer of New Orleans, Louisiana, Deborah (Woody) Davis of Jackson, Mississippi, Ethel Clark of Baltimore, Maryland, Betty Harrell of San Diego, California, Earlean Ayers and Margaret Ayers of Tuscaloosa, Alabama; five grandchildren, Trinity, DeKorean, Caleb, Joshua and Kennadi; one great grandson, Legacy; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

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