Death Records

Wichita Daily Times 5/8/1925
(C. Avis Catalog entry #1324)


Mrs. F. M. Avis, Former Wichitan, Dies at Uvalde

    F. M. Avis of Imperial, Cal., who was called here by the death of his mother, Mrs. M. C. White, received a telegram Thursday night announcing the death of his wife who was visiting her daughter, Mrs. Lawrence Williams at Uvalde, Texas.
    Mrs. Avis died unexpectedly at 11:10 o'clock Thursday night. She had been visiting her daughter for some months after an illness, but had lately been much better and her death comes as a shock.
    Mrs. Avis was formerly Miss Annie Rambo, daughter of a pioneer Archer county family. She would have been 60 years old the 27th of next June. She lived for a time after her marriage in Wichita Falls, leaving here with her husband and family for Hereford, Texas in 1900, the family later moving to California. 
    She leaves her husband and four children, Lawrence Avis, living at Phoenix, Ariz.; Frank Avis, Jr., in Imperial, Cal.; Mrs. Catherine Bowes at Oakland,Cal.; and Mrs. Lawrence Williams at Uvalde, Texas.
    The body is being brought to Montague, Texas, where the funeral service will be held Saturday afternoon.
 

Fort Worth Star-Telegram 1/9/1942
(C. Avis Catalog entry #1323)

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Maypearl Funeral Held for Mrs. Elizabeth R. Williams

    MAYPEARL, Jan. 8 -- Funeral services were held at Maypearl for Mrs. Elizabeth R. Williams, wife of J. F. Williams of near here.  
    Survivors include 11 children, Mmes. C. J. Smith, J. C. Chenault, Albert Barlow, R. E. Stanton, R. L. Wiggins and Olin Williams, all of Maypearl; Mmes. Odell Cook and R. D. Russell and Joseph Williams, all of Fort Worth; Mrs. H. C. Sparlin, Philadelphia, and Mrs. Clarence Medford, Midlothian.
 

Fort Worth Star-Telegram 2/6/1940
(C. Avis Catalog entry #1322)

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NOTICES

DEATHS AND FUNERALS

    COOK, TONISA, age 7 mo., infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Odell G. Cook, 5427 Collinwood, passed away in a local hospital 2 a. m. Tuesday.  Funeral services will be conducted at 4 p. m. Wednesday at Robertson-Mueller-Harper Funeral Temple.  Interment Greenwood Cemetery.

Austin American-Statesman 11/28/1989
(C. Avis Catalog entry #445)

p. 14

Gladys Roberson Avis

    Gladys Roberson Avis. 96, of Marshall, Texas, passed away November 25, 1989.
    She was a longtime Austin resident.  She was born March 21, 1893, in Henrietta. Texas. Mrs. Avis was a homemaker, and a graduate of Farwell (Texas) High School. She was a member or the Presbyterian Church.
    She was preceded In death by her husband, A.W. "Jake" Avis in 1976; and a son, Jake Avis, Jr.. in 1961.
    Survivors include two grandsons, Reverend Dave Avis of Marshall, Charles Avis of Pasadena, California, two great-grandchildren, James and Davis Avis, one daughter-in-law, Mrs. W.W. Collins of Fort Worth; one brother, Dwight Chilos of Dallas.
    Graveside services will be 1:00 PM, Tuesday, November 28, at Austin Memorial Park, with Reverend Mary Avis officiating.
    Sullivan Funeral Home in Marshall, Texas. in charge of arrangements. 214-938-7777.


[Note:  "Dwight Chiles" is the brother of Mrs. Collins, no relation to Gladys]

Austin American-Statesman 11/27/1989
(C. Avis Catalog entry #444)

p. 14

Deaths

Avis, Gladys, 96, of Marshall, died Saturday.  Graveside services 1 p.m. Tuesday, Austin Memorial Park. (Sullivan, Marshall)
 

Birmingham Age-Herald  5/1/1928
(C. Avis Catalog entry #1315)

p. 4

Chiles Will Probated
    An estate valued at approximately $90,000 was left by Mrs. Lena R. Chiles, of Birmingham, who died March 30 while on a visit to her son in Atlanta, according to a will probated Monday in probate court by Judge J. P. Stiles.
    A large portion of this estate is said to embrace Birmingham real estate.  It was left to her daughter, Mrs. Susie Chiles Morris, and a granddaughter, Mrs. Margaret Mooring, of Temple, Tex.  Two other granddaughters, Mary Morris and Helen Morris, were bequeathed jewelry.


[Note:  the statement of what was left to whom does not match the actual will and should be ignored unless confirmed by actual probate court records]

Austin American 2/23/1961
(C. Avis Catalog entry #1319)

p. 2

DR. JAKE AVIS JR.
    Funeral services for Dr. Jake Avis Jr., 38, Austin dentist, will be held Thursday at 11 a. m. at Weed-Corley Funeral Home. Dr. William Logan will officiate and burial will be in Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Leigh Ellis Jr., Dan Felts, Albert Gould, John Harrison Jr.. Kenneth Monton and Donald O'Brien.
    Dr. Avis died Tuesday from a gunshot wound sustained at home at 1510 Rainbow Bend.  A coroner's verdict is pending.
 

Austin American-Statesman 2/23/1961
(C. Avis Catalog entry #1320)

p. 20

DR. JAKE AVIS JR. 
    Funeral services For Dr. Jake Avis Jr., 38, 1510 Rainbow Bend, were held at the Weed-Corley Funeral Home Thursday morning. Dr. William Logan officiated. Burial was in Austin Memorial Park.
    Pallbearers were Leigh Ellis Jr., Dan Felts, Albert Gould, John Harrison Jr., Kenneth Morton and Donald O'Brian.

The Austin American 2/24/1961
(C. Avis Catalog entry #1321)


p. 2

DR. JAKE AVIS JR.
    Funeral services for Dr. Jake Avis Jr., 1510 Rainbow Bend, were held at Weed-Corley Funeral Home Thursday. Dr. William Logan officiated and burial was in Memorial Park.
    Pallbearers were Leigh Ellis Jr., Dan Felts, Albert Gould, John Harrison Jr., Kenneth Morton and Donald O'Brlen.
 

1860 U. S. Census Mortality Schedule Tippah Co., Mississippi
(C. Avis Catalog entry #1293)

Mississippi mortality schedule for 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880

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Persons who Died during the Year ending 1st June, 1860, in Southern Division of Tippah Co., Mississippi

Name:  1208  Lucinda Rhodes
Age:  22
Sex:  f
Color:  
Free or Slave: 
Married or widowed:  W
Place of Birth:  Tenn
The month in which the person died:  March
Occupation:
Disease or cause of death:  Child bed fever
Number of days ill:  4 days