Biography:

Born– December 11, 1895, Tuskegee. Parents– William Drakeford and Mary (Yancy) Fonville. Married– Clifton Hewitt Penick, October 19, 1918. Children– Three.  Died March 21, 1986.

Source:

Averette Penick Lackey, Birmingham, Ala..

Publication(s):

How a Totem Pole Was Made and Other Tales. New York; Vantage Press, 1969.