Alvena Markert

(1907 - 2005)

Alvena J. Markert, 98, of Tallula died Sunday, July 12, 2005 , at the Memorial Medical Center.

    She was born Feb. 4, 1907, in Altamont , the daughter of John and Martha Winter Alwerdt. She married William Markert in 1934 in Altamont; he died in 1985.

    Mrs. Markert was a homemaker and a member of Athens Immanuel Lutheran Church.

    Survivors: two sons, Fred (LaVerne) Markert and Harry Markert of Tallula; daughter, Violetta Markert of Tallula; three grandchildren; and six great grandchildren.

    Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Athens Immanuel Lutheran Church, the Rev. Richard Becker officiating. Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery, Petersburg.

    Memorials may be made to her church or donor's choice.