Lona Evelyn Tavernise Obituary
In loving memory of Lona Evelyn Tavernise of Hillsborough, North Carolina, born in Austin, Texas, who departed this world on April 12, 2024 at the age of 84. Lona Evelyn leaves behind a legacy remembered by family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Mary Elizabeth Barbee Powers and Oscar Scofield Powers; her significant other John Tubiolo; her sister-in-law Ruth McBride Powers; her aunts and uncles, Rebecca Lee "Becky" Barbee Hamlett, Lona Evelyn "Eve" Barbee Wheless, Gilbert Barnes Wheless, Sr. and Roswell Woodrow "Ros" Hamlett, Sr.; and her cousins, Don Monroe Wheless, Sr. and Roswell Woodrow "Woody" Hamlett, Jr..
She is survived by: her husband Emilio Giuseppe Tavernise; her family Pookie; her children, Peter Tavernise (Sara) and Adriana Tavernise; her granddaughters, Charlotte Tavernise, Sylvia Tavernise and Elisa Vance; her brother Jack Powers; her nephew Christopher Powers; her nieces, Jennifer Powers Hicks and Elizabeth Powers; and her cousins, Gilbert B. Wheless, Jr. and Larry Hamlett.
Memorial donations in Lona's memory may be directed to Authoracare Hospice of Burlington, NC.
