Cass Co., TX - Obits - W.A. ‘Bob’ Abernathy


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W.A. ‘Bob’ Abernathy


Services for W.A. "Bob" Abernathy, 94, of Hallsville will be held
at 10 a.m.
today, Dec. 15, 2003, at Mobberly Baptist Church with Dr. Laney
Johnson, Dr.
Gregg Zackary and the Rev. Scott Schulik officiating. Burial will
follow in
Lakeview Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are under the direction of
Rader
Funeral Home of Longview. Mr. Abernathy died Thursday, Dec. 11,
2003, at a
local hospital.


He was born Oct. 29, 1909, in Hughes Springs to Jerry L. and Ila
Lineburger
Abernathy. A lifelong area resident, he was an active member of the
Mobberly
Baptist Church, where he served as a deacon for more than 50 years
and was
church treasurer for 25 years. Mr. Abernathy also was a member of
the Longview
Masonic Lodge No. 404 and a member of the Sharon Temple Shrine. He
was an
automobile parts salesman for East Texas Auto and H&S Auto.


Mr. Abernathy is survived by his wife of 72 years, LaNell, of
Hallsville; his
daughters, Jerry Elizabeth Clark and Linda Felts of Hallsville; a
sister,
Carrie Bridges of Atlanta; his grandchildren and their spouses, Dan
and
Shirley Clark of Longview, Kay and Tommy Hopkins of Hallsville,
Linda and
Kenneth Hopkins of Longview, Mark and Pam Felts of Lake Cherokee
and Randy and
Annette Clark of Longview; seven great-grandchildren; and eight
great-great-
grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, James Harold
Abernathy, in
1959.


The family received friends 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14, at the
funeral home.


Memorials may be made to Mobberly Baptist Church Building Fund.