Avent - Person Sheet
Avent - Person Sheet
NameBROWN, Doris 
Birth Date13 Sep 1925
Birth PlaceHolly Springs, Marshall County, Mississippi
OccupationBookkeeper
Death Date23 Jul 2021 Age: 95
Death PlaceHolly Springs, Marshall County, Mississippi
Misc. Notes
Doris Brown Avent, 95, died at her home in Holly Springs, Mississippi on July 23, 2021.
She was a retired bookkeeper, a member of the First Baptist Church of Holly Springs, a warm and trusted friend to so many, and an avowed animal lover.
She was born on September 13, 1925, to William Clinard Brown and Carrie Hastings Brown, and later graduated from Holly Springs High School before starting a carrier as a bookkeeper for the Bank of Holly Springs, Booker Hardware, and finally for Ralph Avent.
Doris was preceded in death by her parents, William and Carrie Brown; husband, Ralph Avent; son, Robert Michael Durham; sisters, Mary Stanley Brown (J. B. McGill), Martha Lanell Brown Maxey (Rev. Torence Maxey), Cecelia Mae Brown Giles (Albert Fletcher); brothers, John Dabney Brown (Dora Belle Wilson Brown) and Robert Emmet Brown (Lynn Josephine Woodard Brown); niece, Elaine Giles Burden (James Harold Burden); and great niece, Carol Ashton D’Angelo.
She is survived by her grandchildren, Kelly Durham Kuykendall (Greg Kuykendall, deceased), Nicholas Bradley Durham and Brandy Allison Durham; great grandchildren, Kathryn Irene Jessup, Madeline Williamson (Michael Williamson), Matthew Kuykendall, Annie Durham Rimmer (Justin Rimmer), Charlie Durham, Helen Durham and Brooklyn Astrid Durham; and several nieces and nephews and their respective families - Martha Carol Maxey D’Angelo (Joseph Arthur D’Angelo, Jr.) their children, Joseph Arthur D’Angelo, III (Sasha Marie D’Angelo), and grandchildren, Britanny Ashton D‘Angelo, Joseph Arthur D’Angelo IV, and Virginia Carol D’Angelo - William Stanford Maxey (Ruth Ransbotham Maxey) and their children, William Stanford Maxey, Jr. (Laura Preston Maxey), Margaret Taylor Maxey Wilber (Michael James Wilber), and grandchildren Margaret Ann Wilber and Carson James Wilber - Barbara Belle Brown Puryear (Stephen M. Puryear) and their children, Amanda Carriah Puryear (Michael Clay Mansell) and Erin Dabney Puryear, and their grandchildren, AnnaBelle Grace Mansell and Grayson John Mansell – Mary Beth Giles Elliott (Thomas Ross Elliott) and their child, Katherine Hope Elliott Phillips (Michael Scott Phillips) – the child and the grandchild of the late Elaine Giles Burden (James Harold Burden), James Garnett Burden and Ella Giles Burden – Albert Fletcher Giles, Jr. (Lori Ketchum Giles), their children, Meredith Giles Waldrop (Norman Waldrop) and Albert Fletcher Giles, III (Blakeslee Wright Giles) and grandchildren, Norman Waldrop, IV, Robert Lindbergh Waldrop, Albert Fletcher Giles IV and Hardy Thompson Giles – Robert David Brown (Catherine Marie Poposky Brown), and their child, Collin Robert Brown - John Shelby Brown (Kimberly Lea Brown), and their children, Rebecca Katherine Brown, Sarah Victoria Brown Little (Kolby Ray Little), and grandchild, Cooper Ray Little.
Doris was preceded in death by her parents, William and Carrie Brown; husband, Ralph Avent; son, Robert Michael Durham; sisters, Mary Stanley Brown (J. B. McGill), Martha Lanell Brown Maxey (Rev. Torence Maxey), Cecelia Mae Brown Giles (Albert Fletcher); brothers, John Dabney Brown (Dora Belle Wilson Brown) and Robert Emmet Brown (Lynn Josephine Woodard Brown); niece, Elaine Giles Burden (James Harold Burden); and great niece, Carol Ashton D’Angelo.
She was a retired bookkeeper, a member of the First Baptist Church of Holly Springs, a warm and trusted friend to so many, and an avowed animal lover.
She was born on September 13, 1925, to William Clinard Brown and Carrie Hastings Brown, and later graduated from Holly Springs High School before starting a carrier as a bookkeeper for the Bank of Holly Springs, Booker Hardware, and finally for Ralph Avent.
Doris was preceded in death by her parents, William and Carrie Brown; husband, Ralph Avent; son, Robert Michael Durham; sisters, Mary Stanley Brown (J. B. McGill), Martha Lanell Brown Maxey (Rev. Torence Maxey), Cecelia Mae Brown Giles (Albert Fletcher); brothers, John Dabney Brown (Dora Belle Wilson Brown) and Robert Emmet Brown (Lynn Josephine Woodard Brown); niece, Elaine Giles Burden (James Harold Burden); and great niece, Carol Ashton D’Angelo.
She is survived by her grandchildren, Kelly Durham Kuykendall (Greg Kuykendall, deceased), Nicholas Bradley Durham and Brandy Allison Durham; great grandchildren, Kathryn Irene Jessup, Madeline Williamson (Michael Williamson), Matthew Kuykendall, Annie Durham Rimmer (Justin Rimmer), Charlie Durham, Helen Durham and Brooklyn Astrid Durham; and several nieces and nephews and their respective families - Martha Carol Maxey D’Angelo (Joseph Arthur D’Angelo, Jr.) their children, Joseph Arthur D’Angelo, III (Sasha Marie D’Angelo), and grandchildren, Britanny Ashton D‘Angelo, Joseph Arthur D’Angelo IV, and Virginia Carol D’Angelo - William Stanford Maxey (Ruth Ransbotham Maxey) and their children, William Stanford Maxey, Jr. (Laura Preston Maxey), Margaret Taylor Maxey Wilber (Michael James Wilber), and grandchildren Margaret Ann Wilber and Carson James Wilber - Barbara Belle Brown Puryear (Stephen M. Puryear) and their children, Amanda Carriah Puryear (Michael Clay Mansell) and Erin Dabney Puryear, and their grandchildren, AnnaBelle Grace Mansell and Grayson John Mansell – Mary Beth Giles Elliott (Thomas Ross Elliott) and their child, Katherine Hope Elliott Phillips (Michael Scott Phillips) – the child and the grandchild of the late Elaine Giles Burden (James Harold Burden), James Garnett Burden and Ella Giles Burden – Albert Fletcher Giles, Jr. (Lori Ketchum Giles), their children, Meredith Giles Waldrop (Norman Waldrop) and Albert Fletcher Giles, III (Blakeslee Wright Giles) and grandchildren, Norman Waldrop, IV, Robert Lindbergh Waldrop, Albert Fletcher Giles IV and Hardy Thompson Giles – Robert David Brown (Catherine Marie Poposky Brown), and their child, Collin Robert Brown - John Shelby Brown (Kimberly Lea Brown), and their children, Rebecca Katherine Brown, Sarah Victoria Brown Little (Kolby Ray Little), and grandchild, Cooper Ray Little.
Doris was preceded in death by her parents, William and Carrie Brown; husband, Ralph Avent; son, Robert Michael Durham; sisters, Mary Stanley Brown (J. B. McGill), Martha Lanell Brown Maxey (Rev. Torence Maxey), Cecelia Mae Brown Giles (Albert Fletcher); brothers, John Dabney Brown (Dora Belle Wilson Brown) and Robert Emmet Brown (Lynn Josephine Woodard Brown); niece, Elaine Giles Burden (James Harold Burden); and great niece, Carol Ashton D’Angelo.
Spouses
1AVENT, Ralph Mayes , GGGG Grandson
, GGGG GrandsonBirth Date22 Sep 1914
Birth PlaceNew Albany, Union County, Mississippi
Death Date23 Jul 2000 Age: 85
Death PlaceHolly Springs, Marshall County, Mississippi
FlagsServed in the Military, World War II
FatherAVENT, William Menkin (1879-1938)
MotherFORTUNE, Rozie Emma (1883-1978)
Misc. Notes
Ralph Mayes Avent, 85, died Sunday, July 23, 2000, at his home. He was born Sept. 22, 1914, in New Albany to William Menken Avent and Roxie Fortune Avent.
He joined the CCC Camp in his early years, and served as a pilot in the Royal Canadian Air Force and the U.S. Air Force during World War II. He was a member of the American Legion and the VFW 40 & 8. He was a real estate land developer and a member of Hickory Flat First United Methodist Church. He was an avid sportsman.
Survivors include his wife of 30 years, Doris Brown Avent; one stepson, Mike Durham of Mt. Vernon, Ohio; four grandchildren, Kelly Sobol of Acworth, Ga., Nick Durham of Wake Forest, N.C., Amy Haston of Kennesaw, Ga., and Brandy Durham of Virginia Beach, Va.; four great-grandchildren; one niece, Debbie Avent of Memphis.
Pallbearers will be Manny Burch, Kenny Dickerson, Nat Haston, Nick Durham, J.K. Hurdle Jr., Frank Hurdle, Lanier Hurdle and Mike Hurdle.
He joined the CCC Camp in his early years, and served as a pilot in the Royal Canadian Air Force and the U.S. Air Force during World War II. He was a member of the American Legion and the VFW 40 & 8. He was a real estate land developer and a member of Hickory Flat First United Methodist Church. He was an avid sportsman.
Survivors include his wife of 30 years, Doris Brown Avent; one stepson, Mike Durham of Mt. Vernon, Ohio; four grandchildren, Kelly Sobol of Acworth, Ga., Nick Durham of Wake Forest, N.C., Amy Haston of Kennesaw, Ga., and Brandy Durham of Virginia Beach, Va.; four great-grandchildren; one niece, Debbie Avent of Memphis.
Pallbearers will be Manny Burch, Kenny Dickerson, Nat Haston, Nick Durham, J.K. Hurdle Jr., Frank Hurdle, Lanier Hurdle and Mike Hurdle.
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