Printed in the Times Post, Houston, Mississippi dated February 25 1971
Has Heart Attack
H B Abernethy, Prominent Houston Attorney, Dies
Hosea Bryant Abernethy, recognized as one of this state's outstanding title attorneys, who had practiced in Houston for more than 50 years, died at 5:40 am, Sunday in the Grenada County Hospital of a heart attack. He was 74.
Mr. Abernethy, a native of Eupora, was admitted to the Grenada Hospital two weeks ago Wednesday. He had developed pneumonia. This past Saturday night he seemed to be feeling better, and even asked members of his family about the outcome of Houston's basketball games.
Funeral services were conducted from the Houston Funeral Home Chapel at 2:30 pm, Monday, with the Rev. Dr. T Russell Numan, the Rev. Harold Halcomb, and the Rev. Mr. Middleton officiating. Interment was in the Houston Cemetery.
Active pallbearers were Joe Wright, Curtis Alford, Harold Craig, Bobby Scott, George Caldwell and Alonzo Skelton. Honorary pallbearers were: Armis Hawkins, Derwood McCullough, members of the Chickasaw County Bar Association, Jim Hugh Tabb, Bertram Moore, B C Hill, Marvin Bonds, Scott Collins, Ben Woods, Fred Dulaney, Paul Moore, Vernon Davis and C Doss Lowry.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary McKenzie Abernethy of Houston; three daughters, Mrs. Ralph (Mary Evelyn) Semmes of Grenada, Mrs. Owen (Joyce) Jones of Meridian, and Mrs. Linn (Patty) Murphree of Houston, Tex.; a brother, Congressman Thomas G Abernethy of Washington, D C.
Mr. Abernethy, a native of Eupora, served as Chickasaw county attorney from 1924 to 1936 and was city attorney of Houston for a number of years.
A former member of the Houston Exchange Club, he was a member of that club's industrial committee that brought the first industry to Houston – The Kraft Cheese Plant.
A Veteran of World War I, he was a member of the American Legion Post No. 95 and a member of the Forty et Eight 11. He was a former vice-commander of the Northern District of the American Legion.
His service to the U S government during World War II in securing land for military bases in several southern states brought him commendations from the government for excellent services rendered during war time. He was nationally recognized as an outstanding real estate attorney.
His reputation was so widely known as a title attorney that he was retained as counsel by the Home Owners Loan Corporation and the Federal Land Bank.
During the J P Coleman administration as governor, Mr. Abernethy was named a special attorney assistant for the state.
He was also a member of the American Bar Association, and the Mississippi Bar Association.
He was a member of the Methodist Church and of Kappa Sigma fraternity.
Mr. Abernethy was born in Eupora Aug. 27, 1896, the son of the late Thomas Franklin Abernethy and Minnie Agnes Jinkins Abernethy. He graduated from Eupora High School, and attended the University of Mississippi. He received his bachelor of Law degree and doctor of jurisprudence degree from the Cumberland School of Law at Cumberland, Tenn.
During his entire legal career, Hosea Abernethy carried on his extensive law practice without secretarial assistance, and even did his own typing. His signature over a document was seldom challenged.
Has Heart Attack
H B Abernethy, Prominent Houston Attorney, Dies
Hosea Bryant Abernethy, recognized as one of this state's outstanding title attorneys, who had practiced in Houston for more than 50 years, died at 5:40 am, Sunday in the Grenada County Hospital of a heart attack. He was 74.
Mr. Abernethy, a native of Eupora, was admitted to the Grenada Hospital two weeks ago Wednesday. He had developed pneumonia. This past Saturday night he seemed to be feeling better, and even asked members of his family about the outcome of Houston's basketball games.
Funeral services were conducted from the Houston Funeral Home Chapel at 2:30 pm, Monday, with the Rev. Dr. T Russell Numan, the Rev. Harold Halcomb, and the Rev. Mr. Middleton officiating. Interment was in the Houston Cemetery.
Active pallbearers were Joe Wright, Curtis Alford, Harold Craig, Bobby Scott, George Caldwell and Alonzo Skelton. Honorary pallbearers were: Armis Hawkins, Derwood McCullough, members of the Chickasaw County Bar Association, Jim Hugh Tabb, Bertram Moore, B C Hill, Marvin Bonds, Scott Collins, Ben Woods, Fred Dulaney, Paul Moore, Vernon Davis and C Doss Lowry.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary McKenzie Abernethy of Houston; three daughters, Mrs. Ralph (Mary Evelyn) Semmes of Grenada, Mrs. Owen (Joyce) Jones of Meridian, and Mrs. Linn (Patty) Murphree of Houston, Tex.; a brother, Congressman Thomas G Abernethy of Washington, D C.
Mr. Abernethy, a native of Eupora, served as Chickasaw county attorney from 1924 to 1936 and was city attorney of Houston for a number of years.
A former member of the Houston Exchange Club, he was a member of that club's industrial committee that brought the first industry to Houston – The Kraft Cheese Plant.
A Veteran of World War I, he was a member of the American Legion Post No. 95 and a member of the Forty et Eight 11. He was a former vice-commander of the Northern District of the American Legion.
His service to the U S government during World War II in securing land for military bases in several southern states brought him commendations from the government for excellent services rendered during war time. He was nationally recognized as an outstanding real estate attorney.
His reputation was so widely known as a title attorney that he was retained as counsel by the Home Owners Loan Corporation and the Federal Land Bank.
During the J P Coleman administration as governor, Mr. Abernethy was named a special attorney assistant for the state.
He was also a member of the American Bar Association, and the Mississippi Bar Association.
He was a member of the Methodist Church and of Kappa Sigma fraternity.
Mr. Abernethy was born in Eupora Aug. 27, 1896, the son of the late Thomas Franklin Abernethy and Minnie Agnes Jinkins Abernethy. He graduated from Eupora High School, and attended the University of Mississippi. He received his bachelor of Law degree and doctor of jurisprudence degree from the Cumberland School of Law at Cumberland, Tenn.
During his entire legal career, Hosea Abernethy carried on his extensive law practice without secretarial assistance, and even did his own typing. His signature over a document was seldom challenged.
Printed in the Times Post, Houston, Mississippi dated February 25 1971
Has Heart Attack
H B Abernethy, Prominent Houston Attorney, Dies
Hosea Bryant Abernethy, recognized as one of this state's outstanding title attorneys, who had practiced in Houston for more than 50 years, died at 5:40 am, Sunday in the Grenada County Hospital of a heart attack. He was 74.
Mr. Abernethy, a native of Eupora, was admitted to the Grenada Hospital two weeks ago Wednesday. He had developed pneumonia. This past Saturday night he seemed to be feeling better, and even asked members of his family about the outcome of Houston's basketball games.
Funeral services were conducted from the Houston Funeral Home Chapel at 2:30 pm, Monday, with the Rev. Dr. T Russell Numan, the Rev. Harold Halcomb, and the Rev. Mr. Middleton officiating. Interment was in the Houston Cemetery.
Active pallbearers were Joe Wright, Curtis Alford, Harold Craig, Bobby Scott, George Caldwell and Alonzo Skelton. Honorary pallbearers were: Armis Hawkins, Derwood McCullough, members of the Chickasaw County Bar Association, Jim Hugh Tabb, Bertram Moore, B C Hill, Marvin Bonds, Scott Collins, Ben Woods, Fred Dulaney, Paul Moore, Vernon Davis and C Doss Lowry.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary McKenzie Abernethy of Houston; three daughters, Mrs. Ralph (Mary Evelyn) Semmes of Grenada, Mrs. Owen (Joyce) Jones of Meridian, and Mrs. Linn (Patty) Murphree of Houston, Tex.; a brother, Congressman Thomas G Abernethy of Washington, D C.
Mr. Abernethy, a native of Eupora, served as Chickasaw county attorney from 1924 to 1936 and was city attorney of Houston for a number of years.
A former member of the Houston Exchange Club, he was a member of that club's industrial committee that brought the first industry to Houston – The Kraft Cheese Plant.
A Veteran of World War I, he was a member of the American Legion Post No. 95 and a member of the Forty et Eight 11. He was a former vice-commander of the Northern District of the American Legion.
His service to the U S government during World War II in securing land for military bases in several southern states brought him commendations from the government for excellent services rendered during war time. He was nationally recognized as an outstanding real estate attorney.
His reputation was so widely known as a title attorney that he was retained as counsel by the Home Owners Loan Corporation and the Federal Land Bank.
During the J P Coleman administration as governor, Mr. Abernethy was named a special attorney assistant for the state.
He was also a member of the American Bar Association, and the Mississippi Bar Association.
He was a member of the Methodist Church and of Kappa Sigma fraternity.
Mr. Abernethy was born in Eupora Aug. 27, 1896, the son of the late Thomas Franklin Abernethy and Minnie Agnes Jinkins Abernethy. He graduated from Eupora High School, and attended the University of Mississippi. He received his bachelor of Law degree and doctor of jurisprudence degree from the Cumberland School of Law at Cumberland, Tenn.
During his entire legal career, Hosea Abernethy carried on his extensive law practice without secretarial assistance, and even did his own typing. His signature over a document was seldom challenged.
Has Heart Attack
H B Abernethy, Prominent Houston Attorney, Dies
Hosea Bryant Abernethy, recognized as one of this state's outstanding title attorneys, who had practiced in Houston for more than 50 years, died at 5:40 am, Sunday in the Grenada County Hospital of a heart attack. He was 74.
Mr. Abernethy, a native of Eupora, was admitted to the Grenada Hospital two weeks ago Wednesday. He had developed pneumonia. This past Saturday night he seemed to be feeling better, and even asked members of his family about the outcome of Houston's basketball games.
Funeral services were conducted from the Houston Funeral Home Chapel at 2:30 pm, Monday, with the Rev. Dr. T Russell Numan, the Rev. Harold Halcomb, and the Rev. Mr. Middleton officiating. Interment was in the Houston Cemetery.
Active pallbearers were Joe Wright, Curtis Alford, Harold Craig, Bobby Scott, George Caldwell and Alonzo Skelton. Honorary pallbearers were: Armis Hawkins, Derwood McCullough, members of the Chickasaw County Bar Association, Jim Hugh Tabb, Bertram Moore, B C Hill, Marvin Bonds, Scott Collins, Ben Woods, Fred Dulaney, Paul Moore, Vernon Davis and C Doss Lowry.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary McKenzie Abernethy of Houston; three daughters, Mrs. Ralph (Mary Evelyn) Semmes of Grenada, Mrs. Owen (Joyce) Jones of Meridian, and Mrs. Linn (Patty) Murphree of Houston, Tex.; a brother, Congressman Thomas G Abernethy of Washington, D C.
Mr. Abernethy, a native of Eupora, served as Chickasaw county attorney from 1924 to 1936 and was city attorney of Houston for a number of years.
A former member of the Houston Exchange Club, he was a member of that club's industrial committee that brought the first industry to Houston – The Kraft Cheese Plant.
A Veteran of World War I, he was a member of the American Legion Post No. 95 and a member of the Forty et Eight 11. He was a former vice-commander of the Northern District of the American Legion.
His service to the U S government during World War II in securing land for military bases in several southern states brought him commendations from the government for excellent services rendered during war time. He was nationally recognized as an outstanding real estate attorney.
His reputation was so widely known as a title attorney that he was retained as counsel by the Home Owners Loan Corporation and the Federal Land Bank.
During the J P Coleman administration as governor, Mr. Abernethy was named a special attorney assistant for the state.
He was also a member of the American Bar Association, and the Mississippi Bar Association.
He was a member of the Methodist Church and of Kappa Sigma fraternity.
Mr. Abernethy was born in Eupora Aug. 27, 1896, the son of the late Thomas Franklin Abernethy and Minnie Agnes Jinkins Abernethy. He graduated from Eupora High School, and attended the University of Mississippi. He received his bachelor of Law degree and doctor of jurisprudence degree from the Cumberland School of Law at Cumberland, Tenn.
During his entire legal career, Hosea Abernethy carried on his extensive law practice without secretarial assistance, and even did his own typing. His signature over a document was seldom challenged.
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