Ola was born to Walter C. Furr and Rena Little Furr and spent her childhood in Cabarrus County and her early education was through the public schools in Georgeville. She graduated from Mount Amoena Seminary in Mount Pleasant and North Carolina College for Women (now UNC-Greensboro) in 1927. She majored in English and mathematics and upon graduation began teaching seventh grade in the Mecklenburg County School System. During the next seven years, she taught in the public schools at Hickory Grove and Mint Hill. During World War II she accepted employment at the U.S. Post Office in Charlotte, and retired in 1956. On April 28, 1934, at the First Baptist Church in Charlotte, she married John McCoy Abernethy. They spent their married life in the Charlotte area and in 1941 they purchased their home on Kenwood Avenue. Mrs. Abernethy continued to live in their home until June 2001. For more than 60 years, she was a member of the Plaza Presbyterian Church. She never lost her love for Cabarrus County and in 2001 returned there to reside at Eden Gardens of Concord until her death. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, John M. Abernethy; her daughter, Johnsie Alford; her sisters, Lela Furr and Alma Furr; and her brothers, Carl A. Furr, Charlie M. Furr and Earl M. Furr. Mrs. Abernethy died at Eden Gardens.
Ola was born to Walter C. Furr and Rena Little Furr and spent her childhood in Cabarrus County and her early education was through the public schools in Georgeville. She graduated from Mount Amoena Seminary in Mount Pleasant and North Carolina College for Women (now UNC-Greensboro) in 1927. She majored in English and mathematics and upon graduation began teaching seventh grade in the Mecklenburg County School System. During the next seven years, she taught in the public schools at Hickory Grove and Mint Hill. During World War II she accepted employment at the U.S. Post Office in Charlotte, and retired in 1956. On April 28, 1934, at the First Baptist Church in Charlotte, she married John McCoy Abernethy. They spent their married life in the Charlotte area and in 1941 they purchased their home on Kenwood Avenue. Mrs. Abernethy continued to live in their home until June 2001. For more than 60 years, she was a member of the Plaza Presbyterian Church. She never lost her love for Cabarrus County and in 2001 returned there to reside at Eden Gardens of Concord until her death. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, John M. Abernethy; her daughter, Johnsie Alford; her sisters, Lela Furr and Alma Furr; and her brothers, Carl A. Furr, Charlie M. Furr and Earl M. Furr. Mrs. Abernethy died at Eden Gardens.
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