Graveside funeral service for Jerry Bruce Avery will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 17, 2018 in Walters Cemetery with Rev. Brandon Johnson, Pastor, First Christian Church officiating.

Arrangements are under direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home.

Jerry Bruce Avery, age 65, Lawton, died Tuesday, April 10, 2018 in Lawton.  He was born March 31, 1953 in Thomas, Oklahoma to Charles Elmo and Onsby Faye (Briggs) Avery.  He grew up in Walters, Oklahoma and was a graduate of Walters High School.  He later attended Oklahoma State University.  He had been a member of the Boy Scouts of American and earned the rank of Eagle Scout.  He was honored with the "God and Country Award".

Jerry served in the U.S. Navy aboard a submarine.  He later worked for his mother and step-father, John E. Ryder at Lawton Insurance Agency.  Jerry married Kay Ryder and together they raised Afghan dogs.  The couple later divorced.

He is survived by his former spouse, Kay Avery, Lawton; sister-in-law, Sue Avery, Cement, Oklahoma; uncle, Glenn Briggs, Martha, Oklahoma; aunt, Burna Cole, McCoy, Texas; numerous cousins.

His parents, his step-father, brother, Gary Don Avery, uncles, Troy Briggs, Roy Briggs, Harry Briggs, Jr. and Vybert Briggs and aunts, Marie Baker, Helen Schultz and Barbara Cole, preceded him in death.

Memorial contributions may be made to First Christian Church, 701 SW D Avenue, Lawton, Oklahoma 73501.