Avery Manning the Man

Avery and Evelyn became married in 1967 at the ages of 38 and 37. They got married in Des Moines Iowa where Evelyn spent most of her childhood before moving to Ohio where she met Avery. The two started their own family in 1973 with the birth of their first child Gwen. Two more babies would follow (Gregory and Shauna) and grow up to be healthy men and women. In 1985, the two started their own business; doing nationwide logistics - dealing with and organizing truck routes for the transportation of goods across the country. It was nothing glamorous however very lucrative. The two saved a lot of money and were able to put their kids through college. The couple retired up in Ohio near most of their family. In 2001 Shauna passed away from liver disease and, Avery continued to live in Ohio.