Avent - Person Sheet
Avent - Person Sheet
NameAVENT, John Orvin 
, 5G Grandson
, 5G GrandsonBirth Date10 May 1935
Birth PlaceWebster County, Mississippi
Death Date10 Mar 2025 Age: 89
Death PlaceVaiden, Carroll County, Mississippi
FatherAVENT, Rev. John Robert (1906-1986)
MotherHOOPER, Lucille (1907-1996)
Misc. Notes
Mr. John Orvin Avent, 89, passed away Monday, March 10, 2025, at Vaiden Community Living Center. He was born in Webster County to John Robert and Lucille Hooper Avent on May 10, 1935. He was a member of Winona Church of God. He loved to worship and be a witness for his Savior, Jesus Christ and was also a lay speaker for the Church of God.
Prior to retiring, he was a mechanic and enjoyed fishing earlier in life.
He is survived by his daughters, Brenda Rigby (Jerry) of Carmack and Gail Johnson (James “Bubba”) of Eupora; son, John G. Avent (Angel) of French Camp; sisters, Joyce Wolfe, Eva Mae Poe, Grace Ellis, and June Coleman; brother, Joseph “Joe” Avent; five grandchildren: Rosie Rigby Terry, Bobbie Sue Horne, James Travis Johnson, Hunter Johnson, and Zach Avent; six great-grandchildren: Laike Horne, Laila Horne, Lane Horne, Luke Terry, Blake Johnson, and Delta Claire Johnson and a host of nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Willie Sue Blaylock Avent; his daughter, Debra Kay Avent; his sisters, Elsi Avent, Ethylee Fason, Catherine Ray, Ruby Myers, Jewel Wilson; his brothers, M.D. Avent, Glenn Avent, J.G. Avent, and Jimmy Avent.
Pallbearers will be Zach Avent, Hunter Johnson, James Travis Johnson, Chris Terry, Dustin Horne, and John Wayne Rigby. Honorary pallbearers will be Gary Rigby, Tommy Rigby, Ray Miller and his great-grandsons: Laike Horne, Lane Horne, Luke Terry and Blake Johnson.
Prior to retiring, he was a mechanic and enjoyed fishing earlier in life.
He is survived by his daughters, Brenda Rigby (Jerry) of Carmack and Gail Johnson (James “Bubba”) of Eupora; son, John G. Avent (Angel) of French Camp; sisters, Joyce Wolfe, Eva Mae Poe, Grace Ellis, and June Coleman; brother, Joseph “Joe” Avent; five grandchildren: Rosie Rigby Terry, Bobbie Sue Horne, James Travis Johnson, Hunter Johnson, and Zach Avent; six great-grandchildren: Laike Horne, Laila Horne, Lane Horne, Luke Terry, Blake Johnson, and Delta Claire Johnson and a host of nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Willie Sue Blaylock Avent; his daughter, Debra Kay Avent; his sisters, Elsi Avent, Ethylee Fason, Catherine Ray, Ruby Myers, Jewel Wilson; his brothers, M.D. Avent, Glenn Avent, J.G. Avent, and Jimmy Avent.
Pallbearers will be Zach Avent, Hunter Johnson, James Travis Johnson, Chris Terry, Dustin Horne, and John Wayne Rigby. Honorary pallbearers will be Gary Rigby, Tommy Rigby, Ray Miller and his great-grandsons: Laike Horne, Lane Horne, Luke Terry and Blake Johnson.
Spouses
Birth Date05 Oct 1938
Birth PlaceWebster County, Mississippi
Death Date20 Dec 2011 Age: 73
Death PlaceJackson, Hinds County, Mississippi
Misc. Notes
Mrs. Avent died of heart failure at St. Dominic's Hospital in Jackson on Tuesday, December 20. She was 73 years old.
Mrs. Avent was the daughter of the late Travis Redell and Ruby Neal Gordon Blaylock. She was a homemaker and a member of the Winona church of Christ. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Redell Ware.
Survivors include her husband, John O. Avent of Winona; three daughters, Brenda Sue Rigby of Carmack, Gayle Johnson of Eupora, and Debra K. Avent of Tupelo; one son, John Gordon Avent of Kilmichael; three sisters, Weida Pyron of Duck Hill, Linda McEachern of Tupelo, and Glenda Evans of Winona; one brother, Neal Blaylock of McCarley; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Aubie Pearman, Brett Evans, Dustin Horne, Keith Ware, Bobby Doyle Jones, and Jason Blaylock. Honorary pallbearers will be Michael Pyron and all of Mrs. Avent's grandsons.
Mrs. Avent was the daughter of the late Travis Redell and Ruby Neal Gordon Blaylock. She was a homemaker and a member of the Winona church of Christ. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Redell Ware.
Survivors include her husband, John O. Avent of Winona; three daughters, Brenda Sue Rigby of Carmack, Gayle Johnson of Eupora, and Debra K. Avent of Tupelo; one son, John Gordon Avent of Kilmichael; three sisters, Weida Pyron of Duck Hill, Linda McEachern of Tupelo, and Glenda Evans of Winona; one brother, Neal Blaylock of McCarley; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Aubie Pearman, Brett Evans, Dustin Horne, Keith Ware, Bobby Doyle Jones, and Jason Blaylock. Honorary pallbearers will be Michael Pyron and all of Mrs. Avent's grandsons.
Marr Date1958
Marr PlaceWalthall, Webster County, Mississippi