NameAVANT, William Wade Sr. , 5G Grandson
Birth Date24 Dec 1918
Birth PlaceDeepstep, Washington County, Georgia
OccupationCarpenter
Death Date5 Aug 2009 Age: 90
Death PlaceMacon, Bibb County, Georgia
FlagsServed in the Military, World War II
Spouses
Birth Date8 Jan 1924
Birth PlaceBaldwin, Banks County, Georgia
Death Date13 Nov 2011 Age: 87
Death PlaceWaycross, Ware County, Georgia
Misc. Notes
Mrs. Ruth West Avant passed away November 13, 2011.
Mrs. Avant was born in Baldwin County to the late Howard Ira West and Annie Vivian Wilkinson West. Mrs. Avant was also a member of Bellevue Baptist Church in Macon.
Survivors include her brothers, Ralph (Gwen) West of Milledgeville, H. Sibley (Mary Sue) West, and James D. (Helen) West of Vidalia, GA; sister, Alice W. Ryle of Clemmons, NC; several nieces and nephews also survive.
She was preceded in death by her husband William Wade Avant, Sr., her son William “Billy” Wade Avant, Jr ., sister, Martha W. Gladin and brother O.B. West.