Avery Marie Nunn

customer. Avery “Ave” Nunn, born March 8, 1948, has officially traded in her Honda minivan for a pair of wings, leaving behind a legacy of love, a bottomless well of simple wisdom, and a collection of discount yarn so massive it could insulate Leo Buckley Stadium. Hobby Lobby's yarn inventory still hasn't recovered from the day Avery cleaned them out. Along with her love of a good Hobby Lobby sale on yarn, she absolutely loved her Honda minivans and gardening. Matter of fact, she went to the nursery to purchase flowers and hit a concrete planter, scraping the entire side of her minivan. The store clerk looked at Ave and stated the obvious, "Ma'am, you've hit the planter with your car." She quickly backed up, pulled back in, and hit the same concrete planter with the opposite side of her vehicle. She looked at the young man and said, "Don't say a word." I didn't think she needed to go through all that effort to get a new minivan. Every single time she went to Cleo Bay, she came home with a new one. Her grand love story began at prom and sparked a lifetime together on September 11, 1967, when she married the man of her dreams,

Randy. Together, they built a beautiful family, including her daughter Michelle and husband

Stanley Davies, her son Matt and wife Kristi, and her son Mike and wife Tammy. Ave completely adored and spoiled her seven grandchildren: Carter, Megan, Kayley, Shelby, Gracie, Andrew, and Zachary. She was preceded in death by her mother and father, Roderick and Marie Work; her brothers, Fred Work, Don Clay, Jack Clay, and Rod Work; and is survived by her brother, Joe Work.

As the undisputed bedrock of Harker Heights High School, Ave was a true and fiercely loyal friend, welcoming anyone onto the campus with a hot cup of coffee and a genuinely caring ear. She wasn't judgmental, though she openly admitted she had a real hard time tolerating Democrats—a topic she’d gladly discuss over that giant cup of Bush’s Chicken sweet tea, always with extra ice. She could often be heard telling people that she had the privilege of working for the three best principals that KISD ever produced: Ralph Bray, Larry Brazzil, and David Manley. She handled the campus funds and told them she would never do anything that would get them put in jail, and she would screen their calls. That is an act of kindness in itself. Ave felt that the seasoned staff complemented the new staff and students; she felt the combination kept you young at heart and laughing. She said she took a job that allowed her to have the same time off as her children, and it turned into a career that equaled an enjoyable life and allowed her to be around the teachers and students that she loved.

Ave's social calendar was anchored by her beloved bunko playing and LCR dice rolling crew for over 30 years, a legendary group of friends who beautifully evolved from sharing recipes and stories about their babies to trading notes on their cataracts and colonoscopies. Her love for a discount apparently rubbed off; at one of her birthday parties, Randy proudly announced to the crowd, "If you know Ave, you know she loves a deal, and this cake was a steal since the order was never picked up." He then pulled out a grocery store cake that boldly read, "Happy Birthday Dave," proceeded to whip out his knife, and casually swiped the "D" off to make it perfect for his girl.

Avery would like you to check in on Randy, and their fur babies, Murphy, and Harley. They'll be missing the sound of her voice telling them what to do of course. As each of Avery and Randy's anniversaries approached, all the way up to 58 years, people would ask her what the secret was and she would say Randy was "still the one." Like the song, he was the one she wanted to talk to in bed, still the one that turned her head, they were still having fun, and he was still the one. She will be deeply missed, but her warmth, her cooking, her sharp wit, and her down-home wisdom will live on forever. Avery quoted a wise woman named Marie often—Marie was her momma, "Nothing lasts forever, honey, not the good times or the bad, but those good times will carry you through those bad."

Services will be held at Crawford-Bowers Funeral Home in Killeen, Texas. Visitation will take place on Saturday, August 8, 2026, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. The funeral service will be held on Sunday, August 9, 2026, at 1:00 pm.