Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery with full military rites.
The Rev. Kathy Ogea will conduct the service.
Mr. Abernathy was a native of New Orleans and a resident of Lafayette. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He loved to read, cook and do carpenter work. He was a 32nd degree mason with the Masonic Lodge of New Orleans.
Survivors include his wife, Betty P. Abernathy, of Lafayette; one son, Dr. Edward Abernathy, of Jasper, Ala.; two step-sons, Eric Raggio, of Lafayette, and James Raggio and his wife, Tammy, of Ruston; one daughter, Linda Starns and her husband, Jim, of Loranger, La.; one brother, Russell Abernathy, of Tulsa, Okla.; and seven grandchildren.
Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery with full military rites.
The Rev. Kathy Ogea will conduct the service.
Mr. Abernathy was a native of New Orleans and a resident of Lafayette. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He loved to read, cook and do carpenter work. He was a 32nd degree mason with the Masonic Lodge of New Orleans.
Survivors include his wife, Betty P. Abernathy, of Lafayette; one son, Dr. Edward Abernathy, of Jasper, Ala.; two step-sons, Eric Raggio, of Lafayette, and James Raggio and his wife, Tammy, of Ruston; one daughter, Linda Starns and her husband, Jim, of Loranger, La.; one brother, Russell Abernathy, of Tulsa, Okla.; and seven grandchildren.
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