Mary Anne was preceded in death by her husband, Willie Clinton Avery and daughter, Patricia Anne Jacobs. She is survived by her daughter, Pamela Sue Ellis and husband Ken of Lebanon, OH; son, Thomas Clinton Avery of Dallas, TX; grandsons, Michael Jacobs, Matthew Jacobs, and Justin Ellis; granddaughters, Annika Stillwell, Kendra Zickafoose; great-granddaughters, Breanna Jacobs, Emma Zickafoose, Kate Zickafoose, and Kinley Jacobs; great-grandsons, Brady Jacobs, Jack Zickafoose, Sylas Stillwell, and Dylan Jacobs; and sisters-in-law, Ruby Hunt and Entine Menard.
A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, August 26, 2010, with a viewing beginning at 10:00 a.m., at Earthman Bellaire Funeral Home, 6700 Ferris St. Interment will follow at 1:00 p.m., at Houston National Cemetery.