Avinell Ryan

January 1, 1900 - October 6, 2002

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Grace Lutheran Church

Wednesday 10/9, 1:00 pm

Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home

3800 N. Big Spring St

Midland, Texas 79705

Tuesday 10/8, 4:30 am

Avinell Ryan, 65, of Big Spring, died on Sunday, October 6, 2002, in a Midland hospital. Graveside services will be at 1:00 PM Wednesday, October 9, 2002, at the Peace Chapel at Trinity Memorial Park, with Rev. Dudley Mullins, pastor East Fourth Baptist Church, officiating. She was born on October 27, 1936 in Big Spring, Texas and married John M. Ryan on May 22, 1987 in Arlington, Virginia. Avinell was a graduate of Forsan High School and lived in Virginia since 1955. She was a retired bus driver for the Washington, D.C. Transit Authority and had lived in Big Spring for the last five years. She loved to dance, talk and watch Redskins football. Avinell never met a stranger. She loved her family and grandchildren.She was a good Christian, loved by all. Survivors include her husband, John M. Ryan of Big Spring; one daughter, Clara Ann Bihl of Spicewood; one son, William P. Tompkins, III, of Maryland; two sisters, Jean Clark and husband, Hugh, of Big Spring and Mary Beth Ratliff of Fort Worth; four grandchildren and two great grandchildren. She was preceded in death a son, Thomas Edward Tompkins. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Tuesday, October 8, 2002, from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM. Arrangements under the direction of Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home of Big Spring. www.npwelch.com,