Linda Cooks Avery Obituary

With solemn hearts, we announce the passing of Linda Cooks Avery of Opelika, Alabama, whose presence will be deeply missed, having departed on August 30, 2024 at the age of 68. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

She is survived by: her children, Willie Avery, Jr. (Kahlila) of Opelika, AL, Timaka Avery of Opelika, AL and Listasha Avery of Opelika, AL; her grandchildren, Marquis Banks of Opelika, AL, DeVonte Rush of Opelika, AL, Alexis Cooks of Opelika, AL, Carnary Avery of Opelika, AL, Taraven Avery of Opelika, AL, Starkeita Greathouse of Opelika, AL, Byron Greathouse, Jr. of Opelika, AL, Makalia Baker of Opelika, AL, Jhomarria Card of Opelika, AL and Canorria Avery of Opelika, AL; her great grandchildren, Nyla Greathouse of Opelika, AL, Kei'Lani Greathouse of Opelika, AL, Khalya Merrill of Opelika, AL and Byron Greathouse III of Opelika, AL; her siblings, Barbara Edwards (Johnny) of Opelika, AL, Andrea Mindy of Deer Park, NY, Yvette McMarshall of Riverdale, GA, Bennie Fergerson of Chattanooga, TN, Ricky Cooks (Cynthia) of Mobile, AL, Anderson Kinsey of Deer Park, NY and Keith Kinsey of Deer Park, NY; her granddaughter T'mayah Shaw; her niece Mercedes Edwards of Opelika, AL; her nephew Justin Edwards of Opelika, AL; her cousins, Latoria Isabel of Opelika, AL and Shonita Mosley (Raymond) of Riverdale, GA; her close friends, Willie Thomas of Opelika, AL, Geraldine Knight of Opelika, AL and Reverend Roger Jones of Opelika, AL; and her pet Louis Avery. She is also survived by nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.