A former Prestwick Burns Club president has been laid to rest after passing away on his 60th wedding anniversary.Described as ‘the most unassuming man’, William ‘Billy’ McIntyre died on Wednesday, March 18 in Ayr Hospital aged 82 after his battle with cancer.He leaves behind the one love of his life, his beloved wife, Nessie- who he married at St.
Quivox Parish Church, Dalmilling where he would later serve as an elder- sons Lewis and Billy, sisters Fay and Morag, daughter-in-law Allison and grandsons Gary and Stewart.Billy, who became a miner at the age of 15, was 22 years old when he tied the knot to Nessie (nee Thornton), who at the age of 19 gave up her job at the cooperative store in Whitletts to begin married life together.Billy worked