Avent - Person Sheet
Avent - Person Sheet
NameAVENT, Ruth Elizabeth , 5G Granddaughter
Birth Date14 Nov 1904
Birth PlaceChatham County, North Carolina
Death Date14 Jan 2001 Age: 96
Death PlaceMebane, Alamance County, North Carolina
FatherAVENT, Edward White Sr. (1879-1943)
MotherHAMLET, Margaret Exum (1879-1943)
Misc. Notes
Mrs. Ruth Elizabeth Avent McBane of Presbyterian Home of Hawfields, died Sunday, Jan. 14, 2001, after illness of several years.
She was he wife of the late Dwight Leeman McBane and daughter of Edward and Maggie Hamlet Avent, both deceased.
Born in Chatham County, she was educated in Chatham County Schools and Trinity College (now Duke University). She taught school at Lowes Grove in Durham. She was owner and operator of McBanes Store in Mebane for over 50 years where she started the first remnant shop in this area. She was the oldest member of Mebane Presbyterian Church.
She is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Bill (Nancy) Buchanan of Greensboro, Mrs. Ralph (Shirley) Williams of Graham, Mrs. John K. (Bobbie) Clark of West Palm Beach, Fla., Mrs. Chuck (Kaye) Madden of Boones Mill, Va.; one son, George (Audrey) McBane of Mebane; 13 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Doug Avent of Burlington and Bill Avent of Lincolnton.
She was preceded in death by sister, Margaret Diggs; brothers, Raymond Avent, Clyde Avent, Al Avent, Edward Avent and Howard Avent.
Spouses
Birth Date13 Mar 1900
Birth PlaceAlamance County, North Carolina
Death Date7 Jun 1989 Age: 89
Death PlaceBurlington, Alamance County, North Carolina
Marr Date29 May 1926
Marr PlaceOnslow County, North Carolina
Last Modified 19 May 2023Created 1 Mar 2024 by Robert Avent