Services for Gwen Averitt, age 95, of Lubbock, will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2008, at the First Baptist Church - Ford Chapel. John Ballard will be officiating and the internment will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park. A visitation will be held from 6 - 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2008, at Resthaven Funeral Home
Gwen was born in Aubrey on Oct. 19, 1912 to the late J.H. and Mattie Landford. She lived most of her younger childhood in Aubrey where she graduated from high school before moving on to Texas Women's University in Denton.
Gwen married Edgar Averitt on April 2, 1932 and they had one child. They were married over 70 years before Edgar passed away two years ago.
Gwen and Edgar moved to Lubbock in 1947 and together they ran and owned four music stores over the years in cities such as Lubbock, Abilene, Wichita Falls and Longview. She played both the organ and piano as well as was a music teacher to many students throughout the state of Texas. Gwen also played the organ for several TV and radio programs in the Lubbock area.
Gwen was a longtime member of the First Baptist Church where she enjoyed worshiping and playing the organ for her Sunday school class. She loved her music and enjoyed sharing it with her family as well as others.
Survivors include her son, Bill Averitt of Lubbock; four grandchildren, Pam Shuffield of Lubbock, Tony Averitt of Healdsburg, Calif., Jack Averitt of Flower Mound and John Averitt of Castlerock, Colo.; six great-grandchildren and one great great-grandchild.
Many thanks to her loving care giver Pat Johns for her love and devotion over the years.
Gwen was born in Aubrey on Oct. 19, 1912 to the late J.H. and Mattie Landford. She lived most of her younger childhood in Aubrey where she graduated from high school before moving on to Texas Women's University in Denton.
Gwen married Edgar Averitt on April 2, 1932 and they had one child. They were married over 70 years before Edgar passed away two years ago.
Gwen and Edgar moved to Lubbock in 1947 and together they ran and owned four music stores over the years in cities such as Lubbock, Abilene, Wichita Falls and Longview. She played both the organ and piano as well as was a music teacher to many students throughout the state of Texas. Gwen also played the organ for several TV and radio programs in the Lubbock area.
Gwen was a longtime member of the First Baptist Church where she enjoyed worshiping and playing the organ for her Sunday school class. She loved her music and enjoyed sharing it with her family as well as others.
Survivors include her son, Bill Averitt of Lubbock; four grandchildren, Pam Shuffield of Lubbock, Tony Averitt of Healdsburg, Calif., Jack Averitt of Flower Mound and John Averitt of Castlerock, Colo.; six great-grandchildren and one great great-grandchild.
Many thanks to her loving care giver Pat Johns for her love and devotion over the years.
Services for Gwen Averitt, age 95, of Lubbock, will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2008, at the First Baptist Church - Ford Chapel. John Ballard will be officiating and the internment will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park. A visitation will be held from 6 - 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2008, at Resthaven Funeral Home
Gwen was born in Aubrey on Oct. 19, 1912 to the late J.H. and Mattie Landford. She lived most of her younger childhood in Aubrey where she graduated from high school before moving on to Texas Women's University in Denton.
Gwen married Edgar Averitt on April 2, 1932 and they had one child. They were married over 70 years before Edgar passed away two years ago.
Gwen and Edgar moved to Lubbock in 1947 and together they ran and owned four music stores over the years in cities such as Lubbock, Abilene, Wichita Falls and Longview. She played both the organ and piano as well as was a music teacher to many students throughout the state of Texas. Gwen also played the organ for several TV and radio programs in the Lubbock area.
Gwen was a longtime member of the First Baptist Church where she enjoyed worshiping and playing the organ for her Sunday school class. She loved her music and enjoyed sharing it with her family as well as others.
Survivors include her son, Bill Averitt of Lubbock; four grandchildren, Pam Shuffield of Lubbock, Tony Averitt of Healdsburg, Calif., Jack Averitt of Flower Mound and John Averitt of Castlerock, Colo.; six great-grandchildren and one great great-grandchild.
Many thanks to her loving care giver Pat Johns for her love and devotion over the years.
Gwen was born in Aubrey on Oct. 19, 1912 to the late J.H. and Mattie Landford. She lived most of her younger childhood in Aubrey where she graduated from high school before moving on to Texas Women's University in Denton.
Gwen married Edgar Averitt on April 2, 1932 and they had one child. They were married over 70 years before Edgar passed away two years ago.
Gwen and Edgar moved to Lubbock in 1947 and together they ran and owned four music stores over the years in cities such as Lubbock, Abilene, Wichita Falls and Longview. She played both the organ and piano as well as was a music teacher to many students throughout the state of Texas. Gwen also played the organ for several TV and radio programs in the Lubbock area.
Gwen was a longtime member of the First Baptist Church where she enjoyed worshiping and playing the organ for her Sunday school class. She loved her music and enjoyed sharing it with her family as well as others.
Survivors include her son, Bill Averitt of Lubbock; four grandchildren, Pam Shuffield of Lubbock, Tony Averitt of Healdsburg, Calif., Jack Averitt of Flower Mound and John Averitt of Castlerock, Colo.; six great-grandchildren and one great great-grandchild.
Many thanks to her loving care giver Pat Johns for her love and devotion over the years.
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