ST. TAMMANY PARISH, LA. 

Obituary for: ABERNATHY, WILLIAM, JR.

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. 

Source: E.J. Fielding Funeral Home, Covington, La.

Died: Wednesday, March 4, 2015

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ABERNATHY, WILLIAM, JR.
March 4, 2015

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William Butler “Bill” Abernathy, Jr. passed away on Wednesday night, March 4, 
2015, surrounded by family and friends.

His intelligence, humor, and wry wit will be missed by all who knew and loved 
him. 

Bill was born in Jonesboro, Arkansas and lived in Covington with his wife, 
Conie, for the past nine years. Bill was as Associate Professor of Psychology 
at Southeastern Louisiana University and Vice President of Performance Systems 
at Aubrey Daniels, International. 
Prior to joining Southeastern, Bill was the President of Abernathy and 
Associates in Memphis, TN. 
Bill received his undergraduate degree in psychology at Florida State 
University; a Masters Degree in Experimental Psychology from Vanderbilt 
University; and, a doctorate in Organizational Psychology from Ohio State 
University. Bill authored three books: “The Sin of Wages,” “Managing Without 
Supervisors,” and “The Liberated Workplace - Transitioning to Walden III.” Bill 
published numerous articles in academic and trade publications, was an 
Associate Editor of the Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, a board 
member of The Cambridge Center, and recipient of the International Association 
for Applied Behavior Analysis’ Outstanding Contributor Award.

Bill was the son of the late William and Emily Abernathy of Jonesboro Arkansas. 
He is survived by his wife Conie Lowry Abernathy of Covington; three children, 
William Todd Abernathy of Manchester, New Hampshire, Elizabeth Ann Abernathy of 
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and Sloan Lowry (Dial Morrison) Abernathy of New 
Orleans; four grandchildren, Jackson and Miles Trefethen of Portsmouth, New 
Hampshire and Elizabeth and Carolyn Abernathy of Manchester, New Hampshire; two 
brothers, David (Judy) Abernathy of Jonesboro Arkansas, Frank (Yvonne) 
Abernathy of Kettering Ohio, and sister, Ann Abernathy (Bill McLelland) of 
Portland, Oregon.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend memorial services at 2:00 PM on 
Saturday, March 7, 2015 at Covington Presbyterian Church, 222 S. Jefferson St. 
Covington, LA 70433. 

Interment at St. Joseph Abbey Cemetery will have taken place privately.

In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be made to the William B. 
Abernathy Scholarship for Industrial and Organizational Psychology at 
Southeastern Louisiana University Foundation at SLU Box 10293, Hammond, LA 
70402, or Covington Presbyterian Church.

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