Katherine Buckner Avery (1896-1982) - Find a Grave Memorial

Katherine Buckner Avery

Birth

17 May 1896

New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA

Death

6 Apr 1982 (aged 85)

New Iberia, Iberia Parish, Louisiana, USA

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Avery Island Cemetery

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Public health nurse, civic leader. Born, New Orleans, May 17, 1896; daughter of Daniel Dudley Avery and Katherine Buckner. Education: Touro Infirmary School of Nursing, graduated 1921. Joined Louisiana Public Health Service, 1927; aided refugees of 1927 flood; first appointed staff nurse, Iberia Parish. Retired to ancestral home on Avery Island, 1945. Founder: Iberia Parish Tuberculosis Association, 1929; Iberia Parish Crippled Children's Association. Recipient, New Iberia Chamber of Commerce award for outstanding civic service. Honoree, Distinguished Graduate, Touro Infirmary School of Nursing. Died, New Iberia, La., April 6, 1982; interred family cemetery, Avery Island. G.R.C.

--Dictionary of Louisiana Biography [Online, accessed 4 July 2013]

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