Avent - Person Sheet
Avent - Person Sheet
NameAVANT, Alton Hugh 
, 5G Grandson
, 5G GrandsonBirth Date24 Jul 1907
Birth PlaceDeepstep, Washington County, Georgia
OccupationPostal Worker
Death Date3 Oct 1996 Age: 89
Death PlaceSandersville, Washington County, Georgia
FlagsServed in the Military, World War II
FatherAVANT, James Henry (1868-1957)
MotherTURNER, Mary Etta (~1876-1947)
Spouses
Birth Date28 Nov 1918
Birth PlaceSumter County, Georgia
OccupationTeacher and Athletic Coach
Death Date1 Sep 2009 Age: 90
Death PlaceWashington County, Georgia
Misc. Notes
Mrs. Thelma Pittman Avant, age 90, of 115 Wedgewood Drive in Sandersville died Tuesday morning September 1, 2009 in the Washington County Regional Medical Center following a brief illness.
Mrs. Avant was a native of Sumter County, Georgia, the daughter of the late Ross Pittman, Sr. and the late Minnie Beatrice Keith Pittman. She was the wife of the late Alton Hugh Avant.
Mrs. Avant was a former school teacher in Sumter County, Schley County and Washington County and was an athletic coach of the Sandersville High School basketball team.
She was a retired social services worker with the Washington County Department of Family and Children Services. She had been a member of the Washington County Pilot Club since 1978, and she was a member of the Washington County Historical Society
Survivors are a sister, Betty P. Hodges of Sandersville, nieces and nephews, Mary P. Sawilowsky of Augusta, Terry P. Westbrook of Brunswick, Judith P. Langley, Elaine P. Jones and Paul Allen Pittman all of Alabama, Ann Franklin of Tulsa, OK, Charles Franklin of Saudi Arabia, Charlotte H. Ricks of Nahunta and Lynnah H. Mancil of Virginia.
Mrs. Avant was a native of Sumter County, Georgia, the daughter of the late Ross Pittman, Sr. and the late Minnie Beatrice Keith Pittman. She was the wife of the late Alton Hugh Avant.
Mrs. Avant was a former school teacher in Sumter County, Schley County and Washington County and was an athletic coach of the Sandersville High School basketball team.
She was a retired social services worker with the Washington County Department of Family and Children Services. She had been a member of the Washington County Pilot Club since 1978, and she was a member of the Washington County Historical Society
Survivors are a sister, Betty P. Hodges of Sandersville, nieces and nephews, Mary P. Sawilowsky of Augusta, Terry P. Westbrook of Brunswick, Judith P. Langley, Elaine P. Jones and Paul Allen Pittman all of Alabama, Ann Franklin of Tulsa, OK, Charles Franklin of Saudi Arabia, Charlotte H. Ricks of Nahunta and Lynnah H. Mancil of Virginia.
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