Tay-Vonne L. Avery Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Tay-Vonne Lamar Avery (affectiately called “Stone”) was born on June 30th, 2004 to Jenise Bailey and Mathis Avery Jr. Tay-Vonne was educated in the Chester Upland School District where he was a member of the Class of 2022 at the STEM Academy at Showalter. As a young child Tay-Vonne played with the Chester Panthers Football Program wearing #28; it was not uncommon for us to spend the entire day at Memorial Park watching the Panthers games on any given Saturday. An avid sports fan Tay-Vonne loved the Golden State Warriors, he enjoyed emulating their moves while playing with his friends. During his high school years he was a member of the Freshmen Chester Clippers Basketball Team wearing #35. Sports was a way of life for Tay-Vonne, he always found a way to convince his mom or “someone” to drive him and his friends to the Rocky Run YMCA. A typical teenager, he enjoyed playing PlayStation 4 online with friends and strangers. The family fun hour often featured Tay and Mooda making silly Snapchats, playing hide and seek with the little ones and a competitive game of Uno. A loving son Tay-Vonne always hugged his mom and sisters before leaving the house for school; our family mantra was “I love ya kid” even the little ones would say it back. Tay-Vonne adored his parents, grandparents, siblings and extended family, he hugged and loved on everyone all the time. He called his Aunt Nia his other mother; he called Uncle Keem his protector from his mom and his Uncle Will named him Stone because he was solid kid “100 %” he would often say. Stone always had the best birthday parties he enjoyed the creative themes his mom would come up with year after year. If it was anything he enjoyed the most it was family gatherings, Tay looked forward to being with his cousins, extended family and friends. Tay-Vonne was preceded in death by grandmothers Lois Ann Hinson, and Cora Lee; great grandmother Barbara Floyd and great aunt Ingle Jacobs. Tay-Vonne is survived by his parents Jenise Bailey and Mathis Avery JR.; three sisters Jashana “Mooda” Gage, Dallyss and Denvyr Smith; one brother Mashyde Avery; grandparents Renee Bailey, William Johnson and Mathis Avery Sr.; God parents Ebony Barrett, Shera Mumford, Duwayne White Sr. and Earl Fulton along with a host of aunts, uncles, cousins and dear friends. “Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends.” 1 Corinthians 13: 7, 8 Lovingly submitted by the family.

Tay-Vonne L. Avery

June 30, 2004 - March 10, 2020