Birth Date: 03/06/1937
Deceased Date: 03/02/2020
Mr. Hubert Avery was born on March 6, 1937, to the late Offie Avery and Etta Sanders Avery in Smithfield, NC. Hubert transitioned peacefully on March 2, 2020, at home with family around. He is preceded in death by four sisters; Nora Murrell, Mary Graham, Alberta Avery Blackmon, and Swannie Avery and five brothers; Chester Sanders, Alton Sanders, Jessie Sanders, Charlie Avery, and Dewey Avery.
Hubert graduated from Johnston County Training School. After graduating he went on to get his Bachelor’s from Saint Augustine’s in Raleigh, NC. He earned his Master’s Degree from A&T University in Greensboro, NC. He was a member of the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity. Hubert was a master teacher of biology with Johnston County school for forty years. He expected excellence from his students demanded that they have good discipline, respect for authority and each other. He also worked as a chemist for Jesse Jones Foods.
Hubert leaves to cherish his memory, his loving wife, Patricia Avery; one son Tol Avery and two step-children Toney Blackmon and Cynthia Barfield. Several grandchildren and great-grandchildren as well as a host of nieces, nephews, and in-laws.
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Wake:
Thursday, March 05
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Mitchener Memorial Baptist Church
911 Blount St,
Smithfield, NC 27577
Funeral Service:
Friday, March 06
1:00 PM
St Peter’s Disciples Church Of Christ
1011 Massey St.
Smithfield, NC 27577
Interment:
Friday, March 06
Maplewood
Clayton, NC 27520
