Avent - Person Sheet
Avent - Person Sheet
NameAVENT, John Sheppard 
, GGGG Grandson
, GGGG GrandsonBirth Date8 Oct 1913
Birth PlaceLee County, North Carolina
OccupationCivil Engineer
Death Date7 Jun 2003 Age: 89
Death PlaceSouthern Pines, Moore County, North Carolina
FlagsServed in the Military, World War II
FatherAVENT, Elton Earley Sr. (1879-1963)
MotherSHEPPARD, Virginia Vernon (1885-1968)
Misc. Notes
Born in Lee County to the late Elton E. and Virginia Sheppard Avent on Oct. 8, 1913, he received his education from the county schools and from N.C. State University, from which he graduated in 1941.
He was a registered and licensed professional engineer and worked with R.J. Reynolds Co. for 30 years until his retirement as chief of machine design in 1976.
In military service, he achieved the rank of lieutenant colonel and crossed Europe with Gen. George Patton during World War II as commander of the 748th Tank Battalion, Third Army.
Surviving are his wife, Melba S. Avent of Southern Pines; son, Neil McLean Avent of Sanford; brother, Rev. Lawrence W. Avent of Greensboro; daughter-in-law, Lupita Avent of Aberdeen; three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Memorial service will be conducted by his brother, the Rev. Lawrence W. Avent.
He was a registered and licensed professional engineer and worked with R.J. Reynolds Co. for 30 years until his retirement as chief of machine design in 1976.
In military service, he achieved the rank of lieutenant colonel and crossed Europe with Gen. George Patton during World War II as commander of the 748th Tank Battalion, Third Army.
Surviving are his wife, Melba S. Avent of Southern Pines; son, Neil McLean Avent of Sanford; brother, Rev. Lawrence W. Avent of Greensboro; daughter-in-law, Lupita Avent of Aberdeen; three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Memorial service will be conducted by his brother, the Rev. Lawrence W. Avent.
Spouses
Birth Date24 Mar 1917
Birth PlaceBroadway, Lee County, North Carolina
Death Date27 Sep 2009 Age: 92
Death PlaceSouthern Pines, Moore County, North Carolina
Misc. Notes
Avent was a native of Harnett County, where she was born to Robert and Annie McLean Sloan in 1917. She was named for Dame Nellie, an Australian soprano who was famous at the time.
She was educated in the Harnett County Schools and at Flora McDonald College from which she graduated 1937 with a double major in vocational home economics and chemistry. In 1964, she received a master's degree in education from the University of North Carolina in Greensboro. She was an active member of the American Society of University Women.
Prior to her marriage to John Sheppard Avent on 27 Aug 1941, she taught in the Lillington school system and later in Pinehurst. She also served on the faculty of Salem Academy in Winston-Salem where she and her husband resided until 1976 when they moved to Southern Pines.
She was educated in the Harnett County Schools and at Flora McDonald College from which she graduated 1937 with a double major in vocational home economics and chemistry. In 1964, she received a master's degree in education from the University of North Carolina in Greensboro. She was an active member of the American Society of University Women.
Prior to her marriage to John Sheppard Avent on 27 Aug 1941, she taught in the Lillington school system and later in Pinehurst. She also served on the faculty of Salem Academy in Winston-Salem where she and her husband resided until 1976 when they moved to Southern Pines.
Marr Date27 Aug 1941
Marr PlaceSanford, Lee County, North Carolina