Erlene Avant Obituary

AVANT, Erlene HAMPTON, SC - Mrs. Erlene Terry Avant, 75, of 415 Hoover Street in Hampton, died Sunday afternoon in the Hampton Regional Medical Center after an extended illness. Born November 26, 1929 in Hampton County, she was the daughter of the late Jacob Ernest Terry and Virginia Freeman Terry. She had retired as a librarian and teachers aide with the Hampton School District 1 and was a member of the St. Paul Primitive Baptist Church in Hampton. She is survived by her husband, Berry H. Avant of the home; one son, Ernie W. Avant and wife Helen of Estill; one daughter, Dawn A. Winn and husband Wilber of Brunson; one sister, Lois T. Cope of Hampton; four grandchildren, Jacob M. Winn and Meredith L. Winn, both of Brunson and Jordan A. Avant and Abby Avant, both of Estill. Graveside funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Rivers Cemetery, conducted by Elder Robert Dobson and Elder Terrell Harvey, and directed by Peeples-Rhoden Funeral Home of Hampton. Friends may call at the chapel of Peeples-Rhoden Funeral Home in Hampton from 6 until 8 o'clock on Tuesday and until the hour of services on Wednesday. Memorials may be made to Rivers Cemetery, 1890 Pond Town Road, Brunson, SC 29911. Visit our guestbook at www.charleston.net/deaths.