Avis Laverne Harrison

Arden, NC - Avis Laverne Towns Harrison, 90, of 106 Cedar Lane, Arden, NC, died Sunday, September 1, 2002. A native of Laurens Co., GA, she was the daughter of the late Peyton Horlow Towns and Martha Eva Dixon Towns and wife of the late William Howard Harrison, who died in 1988. A former resident of Statesboro, GA, she was a charter member of the Pittman Park United Methodist Church. She was an active member of the United Methodist Women, a Sunday school teacher and enjoyed working with the youth of the church. After moving to Arden, she was associated with Calvary Episcopal Church. Mrs. Harrison wanted to be remembered as a helpful homemaker. She is survived by her daughter, Sandra Leone Samz, and her husband Frederick Charles Samz, Sr., of Fletcher; three grandchildren, Frederick Charles Samz, Jr., and his wife Peggy, of Blacksburg, Virginia, Jeffrey Howard Samz , and his wife Jill, of Weaverville, NC, and David Michael Samz of Arden; three great-grandchildren, Charles Harrison Samz, Ellen Frances Samz and Paige Eileen Samz; one sister, Nell Rulli of Dublin, GA; and two brothers, Edward Willard Towns of Savannah Beach, GA and Leon Earl Towns of Dublin, GA. Funeral services will be held at 11 am Wednesday in the Pittman Park United Methodist Church under the direction of Hodges-Turner-Anderson Funeral Home in Statesboro, GA. Interment will follow in the Eastside Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Roy Woodard, Gary Michael, Robert Wiggins, Dr. Norman Wells, Franklin Beacham and Emit Scott. Honorary pallbearers will be Garland Black, Dr. John Boole, Stacy Woodard, Coleen Boole, Cindy Smith, Bob and Scott Michael. Her family will receive friends Tuesday evening at the funeral home in Statesboro. A memorial service will be held at 1 pm Saturday in the Calvary Episcopal Church conducted by the Rev. Victor Mansfield. Memorials may be made to Calvary Episcopal Church, P.O. Box 187, Fletcher or to Mountain Area Hospice, P.O. Box 25338, Asheville, NC 28813.