Emma J. Avery

October 7, 1928 - April 20, 2015

Emma L. Avery, 86, of Jamestown passed away on Monday April 20, 2015 at UPMC Hamot. She was born on October 7, 1928 the daughter of the late William and Savannah Jones Settle. Emma was a member of A.M.E. Blackwell Church. Her main priority in life was raising and caring for her children. She enjoyed watching movies, cooking, conversing with friends on the phone. She was an avid Elvis Priestley fan. In 1994, she traveled to Graceland with her children, Bill, Reggie and Dorothy. They also traveled to her home in Decatur, Alabama. While in Alabama she was reconnected with her best friend Ida Mae. They had kept in contact over the years but it had been forty two years since they last seen each other. This trip brought her so much joy. Emma enjoyed spending time with friends and family especially her grandchildren. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Alvie L. Avery Sr.; two brothers, George and Howard Settle; two sisters, Bernice Settle and Minnie White. Emma is survived by four sons, William Avery and his wife, Sabrina, Reginald Settle, Alvie L. Avery Jr. and his wife, Jewel and Adolph Avery all of Jamestown, N.Y. and one daughter, Dorothy Avery Wood and her husband, Charles of Aurora, Colorado. Emma is survived by five grandchildren, Savannah Chapman, Nicholas Chapman and Michael Chapman all of Aurora, Colorado, Cameron Avery, of Jamestown, N.Y. and Tekada Haynes, of Kennesaw, GA. Also surviving two great grandchildren, Kilah and Avry Haynes, of Kennesaw, GA and many nieces, nephews and cousins. Friends may call at Powers, Present & Sixbey Funeral Home, Inc., 316 East Fifth Street, Jamestown, N.Y., on Friday from 11:00 AM until the funeral service there at 12:00 PM (noon). Rev. LeRoy Walker will officiate. Burial will be in Sunset Hill Cemetery, Lakewood, New York. Memorials may be made to Emmanuel Baptist Church, 53 West 23rd Street, Jamestown, NY 14701. To light a candle or to send the family condolences please visit www.presentsixbeyfuneral.com.