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Birth Date27 Mar 1945
Birth PlaceSan Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
Death Date10 Apr 2007 Age: 62
Death PlaceDawson, Navarro County, Texas
Misc. Notes
John Richard Avent Sr., 62, of Dawson passed away Tuesday, April 10, 2007, at his residence
Mr. Avent was born March 27, 1945, in San Antonio to Allen Richard Avent and Alberta Stahl Avent.
He graduated from Texas Tech with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree. He played football for Tech and continued his love for the sport by being a football official for 14 years. He was an active member of Samaria Baptist Church.
He enjoyed ranching and had been employed at Tom’s Foods and Collin Street Bakery of Corsicana.
Survivors include his wife, Pam Avent of Dawson, daughters, Debbie and Hunter Elam of Waxahachie, and Tina Avent and Monica Kurtz of Austin; sons, John R. Jr. and Melanie Avent of Waxahachie, and Jason and Jackie Avent of Austin; stepson, Bryan Jenkins of Dallas; stepdaughter, Bethany and John Williams of Corsicana; granddaughter, Gracen Avent; grandsons, Gage Avent, John Ross Avent and Easton Avent; uncle, Paul Kauk of Leedy, Okla.; and good friends, Jimmy Adcock, Jack Pullar, Andrew Bradford, Jim Hord, Bonner French and Frank Marx.