Dorothy E. Avery

Dorothy E. Avery, 88, of Boise, died on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2006, in a Boise hospital of natural causes. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 21, 2006, at Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel, 5400 Fairview Ave., Boise. Rev. Mike Black of Wright Community Congregational Church will officiate. Burial will follow at Cloverdale Cemetery. Dorothy was born on March 25, 1918, in Arling, Idaho to Harold and Lemby Nortune Downend. She attended elementary school at Arling, ID and high school in Donnelly, Idaho. Dorothy lived in Long Valley until 1940, then moved to Oregon for two years before making her home in Council, Idaho for over 18 years. While in Council she was active in the Congregational Church, Civil Club and other community activities. She was also a member of Diamond Rebekah Lodge #56, serving in many capacities before becoming Past Noble Grand. Dorothy and Warren moved to Cambridge, Idaho in 1958 where they built and operated a motel and service station until 1965, when they moved to Boise. Dorothy worked as a receptionist in a dental office for 14 years before retiring. She was a member of Wright Community Congregational Church in Boise. Her husband Warren, passed away Nov. 19, 2001. Survivors include three sons and their wives, Bill and Nancy Avery of Reno, Nev., Gene and Lois Avery of Nampa, Idaho, and Jim and Kathy Avery of Las Vegas, Nev.; nine grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, and six great-great-grandchildren; brother, Bob Downend and his wife, Nellie of Cascade, Idaho, and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Warren, a sister, and son, James. Please forgive us if we have omitted any of her dear friends.