Avent - Person Sheet
Avent - Person Sheet
NameYELVERTON, Grace Lemerle 
Birth Date17 Jun 1931
Birth PlaceLaurel, Jones County, Mississippi
Death Date19 Jul 2019 Age: 88
Death PlaceKilgore, Goliad County, Texas
Misc. Notes
Grace was born June 17, 1931 in Laurel, Mississippi to the late H.B. Yelverton and Julia Lucinda Cummings.
She was member of Apostolic Christian Fellowship church and was a homemaker. Grace was a lover of guitar, gospel music and poetry and was full of life and could light up a room with her smile and humor. Mrs. Socia was a loving and caring mother, sister, grandmother, great grandmother and great great grandmother who will be missed by all that knew her.
She was preceded in death by her husbands, Turner Avant(1955), Floyd Socia (2012) and her son, Allen Avant(2014); siblings, Burnice Yelverton, Eloise Socia, J. B. Yelverton, Louise Hammond, Toxie Yelverton, Jacqueline Bates, Billie Yelverton and William Yelverton.
She is survived by her daughters, Cathy Stroman and husband Donny of Kilgore and Sandra Caraway of Kilgore; son, Dale Avant of Conroe, Texas; sister, Glenda Ricks of Bastrop, La and legacy of grandchildren; Rodney Caraway, Judd Caraway, Mendy Coker, Catherine Caraway, Shelby Avant, Keaton Davis, Gene Stroman, Vincent Stroman, David Stroman, Amanda Shiflett, Alicia Stroman, William Stroman and Brittney Stroman; 20 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and other loving family members.
She was member of Apostolic Christian Fellowship church and was a homemaker. Grace was a lover of guitar, gospel music and poetry and was full of life and could light up a room with her smile and humor. Mrs. Socia was a loving and caring mother, sister, grandmother, great grandmother and great great grandmother who will be missed by all that knew her.
She was preceded in death by her husbands, Turner Avant(1955), Floyd Socia (2012) and her son, Allen Avant(2014); siblings, Burnice Yelverton, Eloise Socia, J. B. Yelverton, Louise Hammond, Toxie Yelverton, Jacqueline Bates, Billie Yelverton and William Yelverton.
She is survived by her daughters, Cathy Stroman and husband Donny of Kilgore and Sandra Caraway of Kilgore; son, Dale Avant of Conroe, Texas; sister, Glenda Ricks of Bastrop, La and legacy of grandchildren; Rodney Caraway, Judd Caraway, Mendy Coker, Catherine Caraway, Shelby Avant, Keaton Davis, Gene Stroman, Vincent Stroman, David Stroman, Amanda Shiflett, Alicia Stroman, William Stroman and Brittney Stroman; 20 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and other loving family members.
Spouses
1AVANT, Turner Allen , 5G Grandson
, 5G GrandsonBirth Date11 Oct 1925
Birth PlaceCleveland, Bolivar County, Mississippi
Death Date27 Nov 1956 Age: 31
Death PlaceMadison County, Texas
FatherAVANT, Thomas Henry (1871-1953)
MotherWILTSHIRE, Monie Eunice (1884-1958)
Marr Date31 May 1947
Marr PlaceOrange, Orange County, Texas
ChildrenFred Allen (1948-)