Sarah Avery Penick Obituary

DEATH... Mrs. Sarah AVERY PENICK of Alamo passed away on Wednesday, March 8th. Services were held in the Alamo Baptist Church on March 10th, burial in Alamo Cemetery. Mrs. PENICK, better known to her friends as "Miss Sallie" or "Mammy" was 81 years of age, having been born at Gadsden, Crockett County on December 13, 1868, the daughter of John Bimmery SMITH and Julia ROSEMOND SMITH. She was married to Troy H. AVERY in 1911. After being a widow for 21 years, she married Dr. Isaac Newton PENICK, Dean of Theology at Union University in Jackson, Tenn. She leaves three children, J. B. AVERY SR., Attorney;and Harry S. AVERY, Special Investigator of Alamo; and Mrs. Rosemond GLOSUP, teacher of Music of Houston, Texas, together with T. H. AVERY and E. T. AVERY, children of her deceased son, T. H. AVERY. She also leaves her sister, Mrs. Nannie DILLON of Memphis; and five grandchildren, Mrs. Blanche AVERY TUCKER of Dallas, Texas, Mrs. Lellie PENICK CARLTON of Orlando, Fla., Kay PENICK of Winchester, Ky., John PENICK of New York City, Warren PENICK of Atlanta, Ga., and the children of deceased step-son, J. H. AVERY of Marston, Mo. Besides the above named grandsons, she leaves 7 others, J. B. AVERY JR. of Alamo, Mrs. Sara AVERY EMISON of Alamo, Dr. James Kelley AVERY of Norfilk, Va., Harry S. AVERY, JR., Bruce AVERY and Steve AVERY of Alamo and Mrs. Betty Sue SLAUGHTER of Johnson City, Tenn., together with eight great-grandchildren.