Avent - Person Sheet
Avent - Person Sheet
NameDAPWE, Zada Ervine 
Birth Date2 Dec 1926
Birth PlaceOrange, Orange County, Texas
Death Date7 Nov 2016 Age: 89
Death PlaceVidor, Orange County, Texas
Misc. Notes
Ervine Depwe Avant, 89, of Orange, passed away on November 7, 2016, at Oakwood Manor in Vidor.
Born in Orange, Texas, on December 2, 1926, she was the daughter of Walter Ervin Depwe and Vivian Viola McGill Depwe.
She married Fred Sanders Avant on February 14, 1948. Ervine had formerly worked for Stark High School, Dupont, and Orange Memorial Hospital in the insurance department. She was a lifetime member of Drake Memorial Presbyterian Church in Orange. Ervine was an avid reader who also enjoyed working on jigsaw puzzles, collecting tea pots and blown glass. Her greatest joy came from spending time with her family.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; and brother, Tom Depwe.
She is survived by her children, Susan and Billy Ash, Judy and Steven O’Grady, Fred “Sandy”, Jr., and Dale Avant, and Laura and Jesse Dyess; her grandchildren, Tim Mancil who lived with her for many years, Brittney O’Grady Chang, Kelsey O’Grady, Jamie Dyess; her bonus grandchildren, Zina French, Jesse “Bubba” Dyess, Jeffrey Dyess, Brett Holton, and Lauren Hagan; seven great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Serving as pallbearers will be Jesse Dyess, Steven O’Grady, Tim Mancil, Sandy Avant, Bubba Dyess, and Jeff Dyess. Serving as an honorary pallbearer will be Billy Ash.
Born in Orange, Texas, on December 2, 1926, she was the daughter of Walter Ervin Depwe and Vivian Viola McGill Depwe.
She married Fred Sanders Avant on February 14, 1948. Ervine had formerly worked for Stark High School, Dupont, and Orange Memorial Hospital in the insurance department. She was a lifetime member of Drake Memorial Presbyterian Church in Orange. Ervine was an avid reader who also enjoyed working on jigsaw puzzles, collecting tea pots and blown glass. Her greatest joy came from spending time with her family.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; and brother, Tom Depwe.
She is survived by her children, Susan and Billy Ash, Judy and Steven O’Grady, Fred “Sandy”, Jr., and Dale Avant, and Laura and Jesse Dyess; her grandchildren, Tim Mancil who lived with her for many years, Brittney O’Grady Chang, Kelsey O’Grady, Jamie Dyess; her bonus grandchildren, Zina French, Jesse “Bubba” Dyess, Jeffrey Dyess, Brett Holton, and Lauren Hagan; seven great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Serving as pallbearers will be Jesse Dyess, Steven O’Grady, Tim Mancil, Sandy Avant, Bubba Dyess, and Jeff Dyess. Serving as an honorary pallbearer will be Billy Ash.
Spouses
1AVANT, Fred Sanders Sr. , 5G Grandson
, 5G GrandsonBirth Date9 Jul 1923
Birth PlaceCleveland, Bolivar County, Mississippi
Death Date10 Aug 2003 Age: 80
Death PlaceOrange, Orange County, Texas
FatherAVANT, Thomas Henry (1871-1953)
MotherWILTSHIRE, Monie Eunice (1884-1958)
Misc. Notes
Mr. Avant resided in Orange for the past 60 years where he was a retired mechanic for DuPont Sabine River Works. He was a member of the VFW Post #2775, Pipe Fitters Local #195, and was a Baptist. He was also a United States Army veteran having served our country during WWII.
He is survived by his wife, Ervine Avant of Orange; son and daughter-in-law, Fred "Sandy" Jr. and Dale Avant of Orange; daughters and sons-in-law, Susan and Billy Ash of Hermiston, Oregon, Judy and Steven O'Grady of Gladewater, and Laura and Jesse Dyess of Vidor; and grandchildren, Tim Mancil, Brittney O'Grady, Kelsey O'Grady, Lauren Holton, Brett Holton, and Jamie Dyess.
He is survived by his wife, Ervine Avant of Orange; son and daughter-in-law, Fred "Sandy" Jr. and Dale Avant of Orange; daughters and sons-in-law, Susan and Billy Ash of Hermiston, Oregon, Judy and Steven O'Grady of Gladewater, and Laura and Jesse Dyess of Vidor; and grandchildren, Tim Mancil, Brittney O'Grady, Kelsey O'Grady, Lauren Holton, Brett Holton, and Jamie Dyess.
Marr Date14 Feb 1948
Marr PlaceOrange, Orange County, Texas