Kelly Murvin Avant

Kelly Murvin Avant, 84 years of age, passed away after a long battle with illness on August 12, 2020. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Gwendolyn Barbara (Bobbie) Avant, three sons, Michael Kelly Avant (Isaura), Randal Lee Avant, Steven Todd Avant (Cathy), and daughter, Kimberly Avant Briggs (Jonathan), four grandchildren, Anthony Joseph Mazza, Kelly Murvin Avant, II, Desirae Lynn Avant, and Sinjin Miguel Avant-Ordonez, and four great-grandchildren, Michaela Avant, Maggie Shaffer, Annalee Avant and Aiden Simpson, and two half-siblings, Brenda Faircloth Lily and James Faircloth. Mr. Avant was predeceased by his daughter, Lisa Ann Avant.

He retired from the United States Army as a Sergeant First Class after 21 years of service and moved back to his hometown of Sneads Ferry, NC, where he continued working (and retired from) General Electric.

Memorial services and visitation will be held at Johnson Funeral Home in Jacksonville, North Carolina, on Saturday, August 15, 2020, at 11:00 AM. In lieu of flowers the family asks that donations be made to the American Heart Association.

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