Section: | 29 |
Space: | 2 |
Lot: | 5 |
Spouse: | 1-Wittich / 2-Hall |
Place of Birth: | South Carolina |
Occupation: | Business |
Owner: | J.A. Avant |
John came to Pensacola about 1903, connected with the wholesale grocery business. He was vice-president of Condensed Grocery company, Lewis Chitty Conciliated, and the president of Avant-Pace Company. The Avants were members of the First Methodist Church. John Avant was first married to Elizabeth Wittich, and they were the parents of two daughters, Olivia and Ida Avant. Elizabeth Wittich Avant died June 22, 1918. The second marriage of John Avant was to Annie Mae Hall. John Arthur Avant died March 18, 1924 in Atlanta, Georgia, where he went for treatment. He is buried in the Avant family plot next to his two wives and two daughters. |