Graveside services for Ms. Alverna Courtney, 96, of Avinger, will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, March 25, 2023 at Mims Chapel Cemetery under the direction of Reeder-Davis Funeral Home.
Alverna Belle Courtney, 96, of Avinger, Texas was born August 15, 1926 in Beaumont, Texas to Alva William Gilkerson and Hazel Ruth Ferguson Gilkerson. She passed away March 19, 2023 in her home. Alverna was briefly married to Vincent George Mitchell. Later she married Uba Courtney on January 26, 1951.
Alverna was known for her sparkling personality, artistic flair, creative letter poetry and her generous nature. She had an incredible memory and could recall detailed family stories. Stories not only from her own family, but everyone else’s she met. She loved road trips, scenery, art, cooking, fairies, frogs, and foxes. Above all, she loved people and prayers for those she loved everyday.
Alverna was preceded in death by her two brothers, Harvey Lynn Gilkerson and Leslie Otis William “Pete” Gilkerson; and husband, Uba Courtney.
She is survived by her children, Alva Patrick Bey Mitchell, Phillip Craig Courtney, Ginger Ann Fry; grandchildren, Ashlie Mitchell, Andrea Mitchell, Courtney Fry, and Jeremy “Jef” Fry.
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