Elva Avery Crump

Elva Avery Crump, age 89 of Calhoun, passed away on Wednesday, April 4, 2018 at Morning Pointe Assisted Living. Elva was born on December 15, 1928 in Gordon County to the late Virgil Washington Avery and Jessie Mae Sitton Avery. Elva was a lifetime resident of Gordon County and a devoted member of Blackwood Springs Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she is also preceded in death by her husband, Charles Jack Crump; brothers, Wilbur Avery and Geary Avery. She is survived by a nephew, Virgil Avery, his wife Jenn, and daughter Molly of Roswell, Ga; sister, Betty Avery Stevens of Nixa, Missouri; and sister-in-law, Ann Avery of Cohutta, Ga. Funeral Services will be conducted on Sunday, April 8, 2018 from the chapel of Thomas Funeral Home at 3:00 PM with Reverend Paul Whitton officiating. Burial will follow at Blackwood Springs Baptist Church. The family will receive friends on Saturday, April 7, 2018 from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Thomas Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, the family ask that donations be made to Blackwood Springs Baptist Church Cemetery Fund. You may leave the family online condolences at www.thomasfuneralhomecalhoun.com Thomas Funeral Home has charge of the arrangements for Mrs. Elva Crump.