Palestine High School Alumni Association

07 / 10 / 1939  –  03 / 23 / 1981

Funeral services for Mike Averitte, 41, of 1200 Oak Manor, Kilgore, will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Hassell & Foster Chapel with the Rev. Tom Potts officiating. Burial will be in Roselawn Park.

Mr. Averitte died Monday, March 3, 1981 after injuries received in a traffic accident between Kilgore and Longview.

Henry Michael (Mike) Averitte Sr., was born July 10, 1939 in Palestine, a son of Mrs. Billie Crosby Averitte and the late Henry L. Averitte. A Methodist, he was reared in Palestine and graduated from Palestine High School in 1957. He had resided in Kilgore for the past 2 1/2 years, where he was owner of the Ramco Oil and Chemical Company. Before moving to Kilgore, he lived in Shreveport for nine years.

Survivors include his wife, Randa Morton Averitte of Kilgore; a son, Henry Michael Averitte of Kilgore; his mother of Palestine; a brother, Ronald L. Averitte of Carrollton.

Pallbearers will be Jon Gregg, Rayburn Moore, G.L. Gaines, D.H. Davis, Kenneth C. Bean, Abb Roquemore, T.C. Morton Jr. and Charlie Linn.

In addition to all friends and former classmates, the following have been designated honorary pallbearers: Tony Dressell, Albert Gallatin, Mike Henderson, Lee Godfrey, Harry Selden, Bill Rogers, Henry Link and Hugh Dublin.

Condolence calls will be received at the Mrs. Henry Averitte residence, 900 North Cedar.

Source: Palestine Herald-Press 03-24-1981