Ralph Avery, of Tehachapi, Calif., passed from this world into eternity on Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012. He was 93 years old.
Ralph was born in Webb City, Mo., on Aug. 8, 1918, to parents, William George and Alta S. Jones Avery. He grew up as part of a very large family. Everyone worked the farm and he helped his dad run a dairy farm and a very large vegetable garden.
Throughout his life, Ralph continued to work hard, doing whatever it took to put food on the table, often holding down two and three jobs at a time. He attended the First Baptist Church in Joplin, Mo., serving as a deacon and teaching Sunday School. He raised his sons with a very strong belief in God and His plan for our salvation.
After leaving a job in Vickers, Mo., 1959 brought the family to California, to begin a new life. Ralph worked as a groundskeeper for Hawthorne School District from 1959 to 1972.
Mr. Avery is survived by three sons, Fred, Roger and Tom Avery; brothers, Walt and Bob Avery; and sisters, Vivian Butts and Freda Deryer. His wife, Kathryn, preceded him in death on July 5, 2005.
A funeral service will held on Monday, Jan. 23, at 1 p.m. at Wood Family Funeral Service in Tehachapi. Mr. Avery will be interred in Desert Lawn Cemetery in Palmdale, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 24, at 10 a.m. following a graveside service. Pastor Ron Barker of the Tehachapi First Baptist Church will conduct the services.
Wood Family Funeral Service, Inc. has been entrusted with his care.
Ralph was born in Webb City, Mo., on Aug. 8, 1918, to parents, William George and Alta S. Jones Avery. He grew up as part of a very large family. Everyone worked the farm and he helped his dad run a dairy farm and a very large vegetable garden.
Throughout his life, Ralph continued to work hard, doing whatever it took to put food on the table, often holding down two and three jobs at a time. He attended the First Baptist Church in Joplin, Mo., serving as a deacon and teaching Sunday School. He raised his sons with a very strong belief in God and His plan for our salvation.
After leaving a job in Vickers, Mo., 1959 brought the family to California, to begin a new life. Ralph worked as a groundskeeper for Hawthorne School District from 1959 to 1972.
Mr. Avery is survived by three sons, Fred, Roger and Tom Avery; brothers, Walt and Bob Avery; and sisters, Vivian Butts and Freda Deryer. His wife, Kathryn, preceded him in death on July 5, 2005.
A funeral service will held on Monday, Jan. 23, at 1 p.m. at Wood Family Funeral Service in Tehachapi. Mr. Avery will be interred in Desert Lawn Cemetery in Palmdale, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 24, at 10 a.m. following a graveside service. Pastor Ron Barker of the Tehachapi First Baptist Church will conduct the services.
Wood Family Funeral Service, Inc. has been entrusted with his care.
Ralph Avery, of Tehachapi, Calif., passed from this world into eternity on Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012. He was 93 years old.
Ralph was born in Webb City, Mo., on Aug. 8, 1918, to parents, William George and Alta S. Jones Avery. He grew up as part of a very large family. Everyone worked the farm and he helped his dad run a dairy farm and a very large vegetable garden.
Throughout his life, Ralph continued to work hard, doing whatever it took to put food on the table, often holding down two and three jobs at a time. He attended the First Baptist Church in Joplin, Mo., serving as a deacon and teaching Sunday School. He raised his sons with a very strong belief in God and His plan for our salvation.
After leaving a job in Vickers, Mo., 1959 brought the family to California, to begin a new life. Ralph worked as a groundskeeper for Hawthorne School District from 1959 to 1972.
Mr. Avery is survived by three sons, Fred, Roger and Tom Avery; brothers, Walt and Bob Avery; and sisters, Vivian Butts and Freda Deryer. His wife, Kathryn, preceded him in death on July 5, 2005.
A funeral service will held on Monday, Jan. 23, at 1 p.m. at Wood Family Funeral Service in Tehachapi. Mr. Avery will be interred in Desert Lawn Cemetery in Palmdale, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 24, at 10 a.m. following a graveside service. Pastor Ron Barker of the Tehachapi First Baptist Church will conduct the services.
Wood Family Funeral Service, Inc. has been entrusted with his care.
Ralph was born in Webb City, Mo., on Aug. 8, 1918, to parents, William George and Alta S. Jones Avery. He grew up as part of a very large family. Everyone worked the farm and he helped his dad run a dairy farm and a very large vegetable garden.
Throughout his life, Ralph continued to work hard, doing whatever it took to put food on the table, often holding down two and three jobs at a time. He attended the First Baptist Church in Joplin, Mo., serving as a deacon and teaching Sunday School. He raised his sons with a very strong belief in God and His plan for our salvation.
After leaving a job in Vickers, Mo., 1959 brought the family to California, to begin a new life. Ralph worked as a groundskeeper for Hawthorne School District from 1959 to 1972.
Mr. Avery is survived by three sons, Fred, Roger and Tom Avery; brothers, Walt and Bob Avery; and sisters, Vivian Butts and Freda Deryer. His wife, Kathryn, preceded him in death on July 5, 2005.
A funeral service will held on Monday, Jan. 23, at 1 p.m. at Wood Family Funeral Service in Tehachapi. Mr. Avery will be interred in Desert Lawn Cemetery in Palmdale, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 24, at 10 a.m. following a graveside service. Pastor Ron Barker of the Tehachapi First Baptist Church will conduct the services.
Wood Family Funeral Service, Inc. has been entrusted with his care.
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