Katie M. Ayres, 86, of Groves, Texas went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, June 27, 2010 at Renaissance Hospital in Groves, Texas. Katie was born October 25, 1923 in Grapeland, Texas to Reverend L. N. Lasiter and Martha Gaines Lasiter. She was a resident of Groves for more than 60 years and longtime member of Val Verde Baptist Church, where she taught Sunday school, vacation bible school and sang in the choir for many years. After owning and working in her beauty shop in Elkhart, Texas she moved to Port Arthur and began working as a clerk in the laboratory at Texaco Refinery, where she met her beloved husband of more than 45 years, Roy Raymond Ayres, who preceded her in death in 1995. She was also preceded by her second child Linda Kay in 1961. Survivors include her son, Charles Steven Ayres of Groves, TX; daughter, Paula Parma and husband, David of Round Rock, TX; brother, Loyal Lasiter of Mineola, TX; three granddaughters, Sarah Adams of Leander, TX, Katherine Creamer of Georgetown, TX and Emily Parma of Round Rock, TX. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at Val Verde Baptist Church with Reverend Rick Koonce officiating. Burial will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park under the direction of Levingston Funeral Home in Groves. A visitation for family and friends will be held on Tuesday evening from 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. at the funeral home.