Averett, Maxine GILMER -- Graveside services for Maxine Averett, 91, of Gilmer, will be held noon Saturday, January 6, 2007, at Sunset Memorial Park in Gilmer, Texas, with Dr. David Jenkins officiating. Mrs. Averett passed away Thursday, January 4, 2007, in Gilmer. She was born September 23, 1915, in Gilmer, Texas, to Albert and Lillie Davis Johnson. She married Vivian Averett on May 23, 1937, in Gilmer. Mrs. Averett was a claim adjuster for Hartford Insurance and a Baptist. She was preceded in death by her son, Mike Averett. Mrs. Averett is survived by her husband, Vivian Averett of Gilmer; sisters, Loraine Borders of Longview, Ruth Snow of Pritchett, and Grace Helen Harkins of Dallas; three grandchildren, David Averett, Leslie Deen, and Joe Averett; and three great-grandchildren. Visitation is scheduled from 11-11:30 a.m. Saturday, prior to services, at Croley Funeral Home. Published in the Longview News-Journal on 1/6/2007.