Avent - Person Sheet
Avent - Person Sheet
NameAVENT, Melba Dean 
, GGGG Granddaughter
, GGGG GranddaughterBirth Date11 Feb 1922
Birth PlaceTulia, Swisher County, Texas
Death Date2 Dec 2004 Age: 82
Death PlaceLubbock, Lubbock County, Texas
FatherAVENT, Julius Tobler (1877-1960)
MotherMcELROY, Mary Eula (1882-1969)
Spouses
Birth Date4 Jun 1919
Birth PlaceSnyder, Scurry County, Texas
Death Date17 Mar 2002 Age: 82
Death PlaceLubbock, Lubbock County, Texas
Misc. Notes
Egbert was born June 4, 1919, in Snyder and married Melba Avent on Feb. 2, 1941, in Canada.
He graduated from Tulia High School in 1936. He served in the U.S. Army from 1944 to 1947. He worked for The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal for 25 years as the business and industrial editor until retiring in 1985.
He was past president of the Lubbock Garden and Arts Association from 1985 to 1986. He taught art continuing education at Texas Tech and Lubbock Christian universities. He was an artist.
He was presented with the Cross of Military Service from the United Daughters of the Confederacy in March 1998. He published the first printed paper in Friona and worked for the Perryton paper from 1956 to 1959. He was a member of St. Luke's United Methodist Church, where he taught the John Wesley Sunday School Class.
Survivors include his wife; three sons, Robert of Friona, Rick of Loveland, Colo., and David of Austin; seven grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
He graduated from Tulia High School in 1936. He served in the U.S. Army from 1944 to 1947. He worked for The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal for 25 years as the business and industrial editor until retiring in 1985.
He was past president of the Lubbock Garden and Arts Association from 1985 to 1986. He taught art continuing education at Texas Tech and Lubbock Christian universities. He was an artist.
He was presented with the Cross of Military Service from the United Daughters of the Confederacy in March 1998. He published the first printed paper in Friona and worked for the Perryton paper from 1956 to 1959. He was a member of St. Luke's United Methodist Church, where he taught the John Wesley Sunday School Class.
Survivors include his wife; three sons, Robert of Friona, Rick of Loveland, Colo., and David of Austin; seven grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
ChildrenRichard Jay (1947-2017)