AVINGER, Mr. Clarence E. (Butch), 79, a resident of Homewood, AL., died on Wednesday, August 20, 2008. Funeral services will be held at Southern Heritage Funeral Home on Saturday, August 23, 2008. at 11:00 a.m. Visitation will be one hour prior to service. He was preceded in death by sister, Carolyn Wilson, Panama City, FL; Frank and Lewis Avinger, Montgomery, ALand Ken "Deece" Avinger, Donaldsonville, GA. Survivors include: wife, Frankie B. Avinger, Homewood, AL; 2 daughters, Sharon Avinger,Tampa, FL and Charlotte Avinger, Homewood, AL. One sister, Bernie Wood Rooks, L. T. Switzerland, NC; brothers, Robert "Bob" Avinger, Hope Hull, AL, Walton Avinger, Foley, AL and Harold Avinger, Hope Hull, AL. He graduated from Sidney Lanier High School and the University of Alabama where he participated in sports. He was in the banking business as the Superintendent of Banks for the State of Alabama and Executive Secretary for the Bankers Association for the State of Alabama.
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Funeral Home: none
Publication Date: 08/22/2008
Clarence Edmund "Butch" Avinger
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Birth: Dec. 15, 1928
Beatrice
Monroe County
Alabama, USA
Death: Aug. 20, 2008
Birmingham
Jefferson County
Alabama, USA
Pro football player. He was the son of a Methodist minister and spent his childhood moving around Alabama and Florida with his six brothers and two sisters. After graduating from Sidney Lanier High School in Montgomery, he played football for the University of Alabama. He was picked in the first round of the 1950 NFL draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers, but was drafted by the U.S. Army instead. After finishing his hitch with the Army, he played fullback with the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the CFL in 1952 and the New York Giants in the NFL in 1953. He was used principally as a punter with the Giants. He and his wife, Fran, then returned to Tuscaloosa to start a family. Butch was an assistant coach for the University of Alabama. In 1957, Butch began his banking career with Birmingham Trust National Bank and remained there for twenty years. During that time he served as the Superintendent of State Banks. He was also executive vice president of the Alabama Bankers Association.
Burial:
Southern Heritage Cemetery
Pelham (Shelby County)
Shelby County
Alabama, USA