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Conversation with Robert Gilbreath 1/30/2024
(C. Avis Catalog entry #1333)
Bob Gilbreath regarding family of his wife Zona Onita "Nita" Avis, as told to Charles Avis:
Nita's father, Frank Marion Avis, Jr. was bitter and didn't like his dad.
The Frank, Sr. family lived in Phoenix and had a two-story home at Central and McNall.
Frank, Jr. and his mother had his birth certificate changed so he could join the Navy in World War I at 16. He went to steam fitter school and was assigned to maintain the Captain's gig. While he was in the hospital due to a motorcycle accident, his discharge came through and he just went home.