A native of Spartanburg County; son of Jonas Abernathy and Delia Smith Abernathy; husband of Elease Abernathy.
A member of Zion Hill Baptist Church and a retired painter.
Also survived by sons, Alonzo Abernathy, Ted Abernathy and Joseph Alex Abernathy, II (1927–1997); sister, Birdie Abernathy; half-sister, Mrs. Clem Fowler; and five grandchildren.
Services were held at 3:00 pm, Wednesday, April 22, 1959, at Caanan Baptist Church by Rev. Lewis Vehaun, Rev. Roy Howell, Rev. Arthur Brewer, and Rev. T.L. Loftis; burial in the churchyard.
J.F. Floyd Mortuary
Spartanburg Herald
4/22/1959, p.13
A native of Spartanburg County; son of Jonas Abernathy and Delia Smith Abernathy; husband of Elease Abernathy.
A member of Zion Hill Baptist Church and a retired painter.
Also survived by sons, Alonzo Abernathy, Ted Abernathy and Joseph Alex Abernathy, II (1927–1997); sister, Birdie Abernathy; half-sister, Mrs. Clem Fowler; and five grandchildren.
Services were held at 3:00 pm, Wednesday, April 22, 1959, at Caanan Baptist Church by Rev. Lewis Vehaun, Rev. Roy Howell, Rev. Arthur Brewer, and Rev. T.L. Loftis; burial in the churchyard.
J.F. Floyd Mortuary
Spartanburg Herald
4/22/1959, p.13
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