DUNCAN — H.L. "Duke" Abernathy
Jan. 12, 1931 — Nov. 9, 2011
H.L. "Duke" Abernathy was born Jan. 12, 1931, at Taylor County, Texas, and died at his home on Nov. 9, 2011, at the age of 80. Duke was a member of the Chisholm Trail Church of Christ in Duncan.
He was a professional airplane pilot and owner of Aerial Services. He was a cropduster and a charter pilot for 55 years retiring in 2008. He was also a member of AQHA, lifetime member of NRA, Flying, was the recipient of the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award for flying for 50 consecutive years, and he had accumulated a total of 23,500 hours of flying time in his long career. His hobbies included woodworking, sailing, skiing, horse training and riding and hunting.
Duke and Marilyn Jane Cowan were married Dec. 29, 1978 at Wichita Falls, Texas.
His survivors include, his wife, Marilyn of the home; a daughter, Gweneth Baldwin, Wichita Falls, a step-daughter, Robin and her husband Ray Cook, Wichita Falls; a step-son, Randal Doan, Wichita Falls; three sisters, Lavern Fink, Georgia, Jody Francis, Tulsa, and Marcy and James Russey, of Santa Rosa, Calif.; and nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Herman Lee and Allie Mae Bright Abernathy; two sons, Russell Wyatt and Johnny Clay Abernathy; a sister, Maxine Woodruff; and three brothers- in-law.
Funeral service will be conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011, at Chisholm Trail Church of Christ in Duncan, under the direction of Don Grantham Funeral Home. Interment will follow at 2:30 p.m., at Highland Cemetery, at Iowa Park, Texas. The family will receive friends on Friday from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.., at the funeral home.
Pallbearers will be, Doug Boggs, Bob Bumgarner, Carl Wessel, Jim Brewer, David Bowden and Don Perdue. Honorary bearers will be The "Geezers" of the Kickapoo Airport, Wichita Falls.
Memorials can be made to the Taylor LeNorman/McCasland Cancer Center, in care of Duncan Regional Hospital.
Online condolences may be made at www.granthamfuneralhomes.com.
Jan. 12, 1931 — Nov. 9, 2011
H.L. "Duke" Abernathy was born Jan. 12, 1931, at Taylor County, Texas, and died at his home on Nov. 9, 2011, at the age of 80. Duke was a member of the Chisholm Trail Church of Christ in Duncan.
He was a professional airplane pilot and owner of Aerial Services. He was a cropduster and a charter pilot for 55 years retiring in 2008. He was also a member of AQHA, lifetime member of NRA, Flying, was the recipient of the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award for flying for 50 consecutive years, and he had accumulated a total of 23,500 hours of flying time in his long career. His hobbies included woodworking, sailing, skiing, horse training and riding and hunting.
Duke and Marilyn Jane Cowan were married Dec. 29, 1978 at Wichita Falls, Texas.
His survivors include, his wife, Marilyn of the home; a daughter, Gweneth Baldwin, Wichita Falls, a step-daughter, Robin and her husband Ray Cook, Wichita Falls; a step-son, Randal Doan, Wichita Falls; three sisters, Lavern Fink, Georgia, Jody Francis, Tulsa, and Marcy and James Russey, of Santa Rosa, Calif.; and nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Herman Lee and Allie Mae Bright Abernathy; two sons, Russell Wyatt and Johnny Clay Abernathy; a sister, Maxine Woodruff; and three brothers- in-law.
Funeral service will be conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011, at Chisholm Trail Church of Christ in Duncan, under the direction of Don Grantham Funeral Home. Interment will follow at 2:30 p.m., at Highland Cemetery, at Iowa Park, Texas. The family will receive friends on Friday from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.., at the funeral home.
Pallbearers will be, Doug Boggs, Bob Bumgarner, Carl Wessel, Jim Brewer, David Bowden and Don Perdue. Honorary bearers will be The "Geezers" of the Kickapoo Airport, Wichita Falls.
Memorials can be made to the Taylor LeNorman/McCasland Cancer Center, in care of Duncan Regional Hospital.
Online condolences may be made at www.granthamfuneralhomes.com.
DUNCAN — H.L. "Duke" Abernathy
Jan. 12, 1931 — Nov. 9, 2011
H.L. "Duke" Abernathy was born Jan. 12, 1931, at Taylor County, Texas, and died at his home on Nov. 9, 2011, at the age of 80. Duke was a member of the Chisholm Trail Church of Christ in Duncan.
He was a professional airplane pilot and owner of Aerial Services. He was a cropduster and a charter pilot for 55 years retiring in 2008. He was also a member of AQHA, lifetime member of NRA, Flying, was the recipient of the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award for flying for 50 consecutive years, and he had accumulated a total of 23,500 hours of flying time in his long career. His hobbies included woodworking, sailing, skiing, horse training and riding and hunting.
Duke and Marilyn Jane Cowan were married Dec. 29, 1978 at Wichita Falls, Texas.
His survivors include, his wife, Marilyn of the home; a daughter, Gweneth Baldwin, Wichita Falls, a step-daughter, Robin and her husband Ray Cook, Wichita Falls; a step-son, Randal Doan, Wichita Falls; three sisters, Lavern Fink, Georgia, Jody Francis, Tulsa, and Marcy and James Russey, of Santa Rosa, Calif.; and nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Herman Lee and Allie Mae Bright Abernathy; two sons, Russell Wyatt and Johnny Clay Abernathy; a sister, Maxine Woodruff; and three brothers- in-law.
Funeral service will be conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011, at Chisholm Trail Church of Christ in Duncan, under the direction of Don Grantham Funeral Home. Interment will follow at 2:30 p.m., at Highland Cemetery, at Iowa Park, Texas. The family will receive friends on Friday from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.., at the funeral home.
Pallbearers will be, Doug Boggs, Bob Bumgarner, Carl Wessel, Jim Brewer, David Bowden and Don Perdue. Honorary bearers will be The "Geezers" of the Kickapoo Airport, Wichita Falls.
Memorials can be made to the Taylor LeNorman/McCasland Cancer Center, in care of Duncan Regional Hospital.
Online condolences may be made at www.granthamfuneralhomes.com.
Jan. 12, 1931 — Nov. 9, 2011
H.L. "Duke" Abernathy was born Jan. 12, 1931, at Taylor County, Texas, and died at his home on Nov. 9, 2011, at the age of 80. Duke was a member of the Chisholm Trail Church of Christ in Duncan.
He was a professional airplane pilot and owner of Aerial Services. He was a cropduster and a charter pilot for 55 years retiring in 2008. He was also a member of AQHA, lifetime member of NRA, Flying, was the recipient of the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award for flying for 50 consecutive years, and he had accumulated a total of 23,500 hours of flying time in his long career. His hobbies included woodworking, sailing, skiing, horse training and riding and hunting.
Duke and Marilyn Jane Cowan were married Dec. 29, 1978 at Wichita Falls, Texas.
His survivors include, his wife, Marilyn of the home; a daughter, Gweneth Baldwin, Wichita Falls, a step-daughter, Robin and her husband Ray Cook, Wichita Falls; a step-son, Randal Doan, Wichita Falls; three sisters, Lavern Fink, Georgia, Jody Francis, Tulsa, and Marcy and James Russey, of Santa Rosa, Calif.; and nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Herman Lee and Allie Mae Bright Abernathy; two sons, Russell Wyatt and Johnny Clay Abernathy; a sister, Maxine Woodruff; and three brothers- in-law.
Funeral service will be conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011, at Chisholm Trail Church of Christ in Duncan, under the direction of Don Grantham Funeral Home. Interment will follow at 2:30 p.m., at Highland Cemetery, at Iowa Park, Texas. The family will receive friends on Friday from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.., at the funeral home.
Pallbearers will be, Doug Boggs, Bob Bumgarner, Carl Wessel, Jim Brewer, David Bowden and Don Perdue. Honorary bearers will be The "Geezers" of the Kickapoo Airport, Wichita Falls.
Memorials can be made to the Taylor LeNorman/McCasland Cancer Center, in care of Duncan Regional Hospital.
Online condolences may be made at www.granthamfuneralhomes.com.
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