Gerald D. Avery, SR., 85, of Grover died Saturday, Jan. 23, 1999, at the Bradford County Manor following a period of declining health. Born March 10, 1913, in Eldredsville, Sullivan County, Gerald was a son of the late Eugene and Orrill Whitely Avery.
Gerald graduated from the Estella High School and the Elmira Business Institute, majoring in business management. In earlier years, Gerald moved to Grover and was a Massey-Harrison equipment dealer. He acquired the town's general store from Mr. and Mrs. Burt Whipple and later operated the store and a greenhouse for a total of 49 years. Gerald was also an independent school bus driver for Canton School District for 26 years. On Sept. 26, 1976, he married the former Mabell Castle Wright in the Grover Church of Christ. Gerald enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening and feeding the wildlife. Gerald was a member of the Grover Church of Christ and the Canton Masonic Lodge No. 415. He was a Boy Scout leader and served as a Canton Township auditor for several years.
Surviving besides his wife, Mabell, are four sons and daughters-in-law, Floyd and Virginia Avery, Alvah and Barbara Avery, and Richard and Katie Avery, all of Canton, and Burton and Barbara Avery of Elmira, N.Y.; a daughter and son-in-law, Eunice and Mart McFall of Grover; a daughter-in-law Theola Avery of Canton; two stepsons and their spouses, Milton and Janice Brown and Kenneth and Edith Brown, all of Canton; 18 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, nine step-grandchildren and nine step-great-grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Gerald was preceded in death by his first wife, Lenora Mae Morgan Avery; two infant daughters, Maxine and Charlene; a son, Gerald Avery, Jr.; a grandson, Allan Avery; and four brothers, John Roy, Arnold, Thurber and Eugene Avery.
The family will receive friends 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Monday, Jan. 25, 1999, at the Pepper Funeral Home, Springbrook Drive, Canton. The Canton Masonic Lodge No. 415, F. & A.M. will conduct a memorial service for its brother at 6:45 p.m. The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home with his pastor, the Rev. Willard Strunk, officiating. Interment will follow in the Beech Flats Cemetery, Canton Township. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorials may be directed to the Grover Church of Christ Window Fund, PO Box 83, Grover, Pa. 17735, or to the Canton High School, Attention Mr. William Krause, 139 E. Main St., Canton, Pa. 17724 to establish a botany-horticulture scholarship fund in Mr. Gerald Avery Sr.'s memory.
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Oct 10, 2022
Gerald graduated from the Estella High School and the Elmira Business Institute, majoring in business management. In earlier years, Gerald moved to Grover and was a Massey-Harrison equipment dealer. He acquired the town's general store from Mr. and Mrs. Burt Whipple and later operated the store and a greenhouse for a total of 49 years. Gerald was also an independent school bus driver for Canton School District for 26 years. On Sept. 26, 1976, he married the former Mabell Castle Wright in the Grover Church of Christ. Gerald enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening and feeding the wildlife. Gerald was a member of the Grover Church of Christ and the Canton Masonic Lodge No. 415. He was a Boy Scout leader and served as a Canton Township auditor for several years.
Surviving besides his wife, Mabell, are four sons and daughters-in-law, Floyd and Virginia Avery, Alvah and Barbara Avery, and Richard and Katie Avery, all of Canton, and Burton and Barbara Avery of Elmira, N.Y.; a daughter and son-in-law, Eunice and Mart McFall of Grover; a daughter-in-law Theola Avery of Canton; two stepsons and their spouses, Milton and Janice Brown and Kenneth and Edith Brown, all of Canton; 18 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, nine step-grandchildren and nine step-great-grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Gerald was preceded in death by his first wife, Lenora Mae Morgan Avery; two infant daughters, Maxine and Charlene; a son, Gerald Avery, Jr.; a grandson, Allan Avery; and four brothers, John Roy, Arnold, Thurber and Eugene Avery.
The family will receive friends 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Monday, Jan. 25, 1999, at the Pepper Funeral Home, Springbrook Drive, Canton. The Canton Masonic Lodge No. 415, F. & A.M. will conduct a memorial service for its brother at 6:45 p.m. The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home with his pastor, the Rev. Willard Strunk, officiating. Interment will follow in the Beech Flats Cemetery, Canton Township. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorials may be directed to the Grover Church of Christ Window Fund, PO Box 83, Grover, Pa. 17735, or to the Canton High School, Attention Mr. William Krause, 139 E. Main St., Canton, Pa. 17724 to establish a botany-horticulture scholarship fund in Mr. Gerald Avery Sr.'s memory.
Thank you to Contributor: David F Coole (49642622)
Oct 10, 2022
Gerald D. Avery, SR., 85, of Grover died Saturday, Jan. 23, 1999, at the Bradford County Manor following a period of declining health. Born March 10, 1913, in Eldredsville, Sullivan County, Gerald was a son of the late Eugene and Orrill Whitely Avery.
Gerald graduated from the Estella High School and the Elmira Business Institute, majoring in business management. In earlier years, Gerald moved to Grover and was a Massey-Harrison equipment dealer. He acquired the town's general store from Mr. and Mrs. Burt Whipple and later operated the store and a greenhouse for a total of 49 years. Gerald was also an independent school bus driver for Canton School District for 26 years. On Sept. 26, 1976, he married the former Mabell Castle Wright in the Grover Church of Christ. Gerald enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening and feeding the wildlife. Gerald was a member of the Grover Church of Christ and the Canton Masonic Lodge No. 415. He was a Boy Scout leader and served as a Canton Township auditor for several years.
Surviving besides his wife, Mabell, are four sons and daughters-in-law, Floyd and Virginia Avery, Alvah and Barbara Avery, and Richard and Katie Avery, all of Canton, and Burton and Barbara Avery of Elmira, N.Y.; a daughter and son-in-law, Eunice and Mart McFall of Grover; a daughter-in-law Theola Avery of Canton; two stepsons and their spouses, Milton and Janice Brown and Kenneth and Edith Brown, all of Canton; 18 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, nine step-grandchildren and nine step-great-grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Gerald was preceded in death by his first wife, Lenora Mae Morgan Avery; two infant daughters, Maxine and Charlene; a son, Gerald Avery, Jr.; a grandson, Allan Avery; and four brothers, John Roy, Arnold, Thurber and Eugene Avery.
The family will receive friends 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Monday, Jan. 25, 1999, at the Pepper Funeral Home, Springbrook Drive, Canton. The Canton Masonic Lodge No. 415, F. & A.M. will conduct a memorial service for its brother at 6:45 p.m. The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home with his pastor, the Rev. Willard Strunk, officiating. Interment will follow in the Beech Flats Cemetery, Canton Township. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorials may be directed to the Grover Church of Christ Window Fund, PO Box 83, Grover, Pa. 17735, or to the Canton High School, Attention Mr. William Krause, 139 E. Main St., Canton, Pa. 17724 to establish a botany-horticulture scholarship fund in Mr. Gerald Avery Sr.'s memory.
Thank you to Contributor: David F Coole (49642622)
Oct 10, 2022
Gerald graduated from the Estella High School and the Elmira Business Institute, majoring in business management. In earlier years, Gerald moved to Grover and was a Massey-Harrison equipment dealer. He acquired the town's general store from Mr. and Mrs. Burt Whipple and later operated the store and a greenhouse for a total of 49 years. Gerald was also an independent school bus driver for Canton School District for 26 years. On Sept. 26, 1976, he married the former Mabell Castle Wright in the Grover Church of Christ. Gerald enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening and feeding the wildlife. Gerald was a member of the Grover Church of Christ and the Canton Masonic Lodge No. 415. He was a Boy Scout leader and served as a Canton Township auditor for several years.
Surviving besides his wife, Mabell, are four sons and daughters-in-law, Floyd and Virginia Avery, Alvah and Barbara Avery, and Richard and Katie Avery, all of Canton, and Burton and Barbara Avery of Elmira, N.Y.; a daughter and son-in-law, Eunice and Mart McFall of Grover; a daughter-in-law Theola Avery of Canton; two stepsons and their spouses, Milton and Janice Brown and Kenneth and Edith Brown, all of Canton; 18 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, nine step-grandchildren and nine step-great-grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Gerald was preceded in death by his first wife, Lenora Mae Morgan Avery; two infant daughters, Maxine and Charlene; a son, Gerald Avery, Jr.; a grandson, Allan Avery; and four brothers, John Roy, Arnold, Thurber and Eugene Avery.
The family will receive friends 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Monday, Jan. 25, 1999, at the Pepper Funeral Home, Springbrook Drive, Canton. The Canton Masonic Lodge No. 415, F. & A.M. will conduct a memorial service for its brother at 6:45 p.m. The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home with his pastor, the Rev. Willard Strunk, officiating. Interment will follow in the Beech Flats Cemetery, Canton Township. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorials may be directed to the Grover Church of Christ Window Fund, PO Box 83, Grover, Pa. 17735, or to the Canton High School, Attention Mr. William Krause, 139 E. Main St., Canton, Pa. 17724 to establish a botany-horticulture scholarship fund in Mr. Gerald Avery Sr.'s memory.
Thank you to Contributor: David F Coole (49642622)
Oct 10, 2022
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