Obituary of George Robert Abernethy Jr ~ 2004

Source: The Goldsboro News-Argus Nov 14 2004

MOUNT OLIVE -- George Robert Abernethy Jr., 83, of 1556 White Flash Road, 
died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Goldsboro.
Services will be held today at 2 p.m. at Alum Springs Baptist Church, 
where he was a member, with the Rev. James Elwood Oliver officiating. 
Burial, with military honors, will be in Oak Ridge Memorial Park near Pink 
Hill.
Mr. Abernethy, a native of Charlotte, was the son of the late George 
Robert Abernethy Sr. and Grace Phillips Abernethy. He was a veteran of the 
U.S. Navy, having served in the South Pacific Theater during World War II. 
He retired as a district manager with International Harvester Co.
He is survived by his wife, Virginia Kornegay Abernethy of the home; two 
sons and daughters-in-law, Robert and Yvonne Abernethy of Aiken, S.C., and 
Richard and Cherie Abernethy of Atlanta, Ga.; four grandchildren, Garrett 
Abernethy, Erin Abernethy, Scott Abernethy and Jeff Abernethy; a sister, 
Vernell A. Stevens of Warsaw; and a brother, Clarence Abernethy of 
Houston, Texas.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three sisters, 
Sarah, Lena and Mildred.
The Abernethy family received friends at Tyndall Funeral Home on Saturday 
evening and other times at the residence.
Flowers are welcome, or memorial donations may be made to Alum Springs 
Baptist Church , c/o Wayland Southerland, 645 Bennett's Bridge Road, Mount 
Olive, N.C. 28365.
(Pd) 





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