Emanuel-Johnson County GaArchives Obituaries.....Avery, Ernest W. June 9, 1979
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The Swainsboro Blade 6-13-1979 Page 8D
                   Ernest W. Avery Dies; Former Adrian Mayor
 ADRIAN---Services for Ernest W. Avery, 82, a resident of Adrian and former 
mayor and police chief of the city, were held at 3pm Monday at the Adrian 
United Methodist Church. Burial was in Poplar Springs Church Cemetery in 
Johnson County.
 Mr. Avery died Saturday at the Emanuel County Hospital after a long illness.
 A lifelong resident of Adrian, he was mayor of the city for two terms and 
retired as police chief after serving for 25 years. He was a member of the 
Adrian United Methodist Church.
 Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Maggie Bell Foskey Avery of Adrian; a son, 
Wayne Avery of Vidalia; four daughters, Mrs. Natha Lodesky of Adrian, Mrs. 
Lanelle Wyatt of College Park, Mrs. Ernestine Wilson of Dublin, and Mrs. 
Audrey Faye Brantley of Adrian; 11 grandchildren; and 6 great-grandchildren.
 Sammons Funeral Home of Soperton was in charge of arrangements.

Additional Comments:
Ernest was born 11-24-1896.

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