Dr. John Ray Abernathy, 73, of Lubbock passed away Tuesday, September 18, 2018. He was born January 4, 1945 to the late George Raymond and Tommy Loys (Fewell) Abernathy in Altus, Oklahoma. John graduated from Altus High School in 1963. He married Cynthia Sue (Canady) Abernathy May 24, 1969 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
John had a passion for agriculture, graduating from Oklahoma State University in 1969, where he received his Bachelor of Science and his Master of Science in Agronomy. He continued to further his education at the University of Illinois receiving his Ph. D. in Agronomy in 1972. John held several positions over the years, he worked at Texas A&M Agricultural Experiment Station in Lubbock as a Weed Scientist and as the Resident Director for a total of 24 years. He was an International Consultant of Weed Science and Research from 1985 - 2017 and was a board member for the National Farm Life Insurance Company from 1998 - 2017. He received many awards along the way including the Outstanding Young Weed Scientist Award from the Southern Weed Science Society in 1980 and the USDA Group Award for excellence as a member of the AG-CARES team. John was named Fellow in the Weed Science Society of America and accepted the Gerald W. Thomas Outstanding Agriculturist Award from Tech's Ag College. He received the West TX Ag Chemicals Institute Award for outstanding Contributions in 1994. He retired as the Dean of the Texas Tech University College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources in 2003.
Those left to cherish his memory are his wife of 49 years, Cindy; daughters, Larisa Abernathy Weldon of Keller, Christy Diann Liles and husband Larry of Frisco; siblings, Larry and wife Lynn Abernathy of Vernon, Frances Abernathy and husband Craig Sterling of San Angelo; five grandchildren, Grayson, Peyton and Megan Weldon, Abigail and Alexis Liles.
A Celebration of Life service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, September 22, 2018 at Combest Family Memorial Chapel with burial to follow at Resthaven Memorial Park.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the "Dean John R. Abernathy of the TTU College of Agriculture Memorial Scholarship", by check made out to the "Texas Tech Foundation" and mailed to the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Texas Tech University, PO Box 42123, Lubbock, Texas 79409-2123
Published in The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal from Sept. 21 to Sept. 22, 2018
John had a passion for agriculture, graduating from Oklahoma State University in 1969, where he received his Bachelor of Science and his Master of Science in Agronomy. He continued to further his education at the University of Illinois receiving his Ph. D. in Agronomy in 1972. John held several positions over the years, he worked at Texas A&M Agricultural Experiment Station in Lubbock as a Weed Scientist and as the Resident Director for a total of 24 years. He was an International Consultant of Weed Science and Research from 1985 - 2017 and was a board member for the National Farm Life Insurance Company from 1998 - 2017. He received many awards along the way including the Outstanding Young Weed Scientist Award from the Southern Weed Science Society in 1980 and the USDA Group Award for excellence as a member of the AG-CARES team. John was named Fellow in the Weed Science Society of America and accepted the Gerald W. Thomas Outstanding Agriculturist Award from Tech's Ag College. He received the West TX Ag Chemicals Institute Award for outstanding Contributions in 1994. He retired as the Dean of the Texas Tech University College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources in 2003.
Those left to cherish his memory are his wife of 49 years, Cindy; daughters, Larisa Abernathy Weldon of Keller, Christy Diann Liles and husband Larry of Frisco; siblings, Larry and wife Lynn Abernathy of Vernon, Frances Abernathy and husband Craig Sterling of San Angelo; five grandchildren, Grayson, Peyton and Megan Weldon, Abigail and Alexis Liles.
A Celebration of Life service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, September 22, 2018 at Combest Family Memorial Chapel with burial to follow at Resthaven Memorial Park.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the "Dean John R. Abernathy of the TTU College of Agriculture Memorial Scholarship", by check made out to the "Texas Tech Foundation" and mailed to the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Texas Tech University, PO Box 42123, Lubbock, Texas 79409-2123
Published in The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal from Sept. 21 to Sept. 22, 2018
Dr. John Ray Abernathy, 73, of Lubbock passed away Tuesday, September 18, 2018. He was born January 4, 1945 to the late George Raymond and Tommy Loys (Fewell) Abernathy in Altus, Oklahoma. John graduated from Altus High School in 1963. He married Cynthia Sue (Canady) Abernathy May 24, 1969 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
John had a passion for agriculture, graduating from Oklahoma State University in 1969, where he received his Bachelor of Science and his Master of Science in Agronomy. He continued to further his education at the University of Illinois receiving his Ph. D. in Agronomy in 1972. John held several positions over the years, he worked at Texas A&M Agricultural Experiment Station in Lubbock as a Weed Scientist and as the Resident Director for a total of 24 years. He was an International Consultant of Weed Science and Research from 1985 - 2017 and was a board member for the National Farm Life Insurance Company from 1998 - 2017. He received many awards along the way including the Outstanding Young Weed Scientist Award from the Southern Weed Science Society in 1980 and the USDA Group Award for excellence as a member of the AG-CARES team. John was named Fellow in the Weed Science Society of America and accepted the Gerald W. Thomas Outstanding Agriculturist Award from Tech's Ag College. He received the West TX Ag Chemicals Institute Award for outstanding Contributions in 1994. He retired as the Dean of the Texas Tech University College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources in 2003.
Those left to cherish his memory are his wife of 49 years, Cindy; daughters, Larisa Abernathy Weldon of Keller, Christy Diann Liles and husband Larry of Frisco; siblings, Larry and wife Lynn Abernathy of Vernon, Frances Abernathy and husband Craig Sterling of San Angelo; five grandchildren, Grayson, Peyton and Megan Weldon, Abigail and Alexis Liles.
A Celebration of Life service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, September 22, 2018 at Combest Family Memorial Chapel with burial to follow at Resthaven Memorial Park.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the "Dean John R. Abernathy of the TTU College of Agriculture Memorial Scholarship", by check made out to the "Texas Tech Foundation" and mailed to the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Texas Tech University, PO Box 42123, Lubbock, Texas 79409-2123
Published in The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal from Sept. 21 to Sept. 22, 2018
John had a passion for agriculture, graduating from Oklahoma State University in 1969, where he received his Bachelor of Science and his Master of Science in Agronomy. He continued to further his education at the University of Illinois receiving his Ph. D. in Agronomy in 1972. John held several positions over the years, he worked at Texas A&M Agricultural Experiment Station in Lubbock as a Weed Scientist and as the Resident Director for a total of 24 years. He was an International Consultant of Weed Science and Research from 1985 - 2017 and was a board member for the National Farm Life Insurance Company from 1998 - 2017. He received many awards along the way including the Outstanding Young Weed Scientist Award from the Southern Weed Science Society in 1980 and the USDA Group Award for excellence as a member of the AG-CARES team. John was named Fellow in the Weed Science Society of America and accepted the Gerald W. Thomas Outstanding Agriculturist Award from Tech's Ag College. He received the West TX Ag Chemicals Institute Award for outstanding Contributions in 1994. He retired as the Dean of the Texas Tech University College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources in 2003.
Those left to cherish his memory are his wife of 49 years, Cindy; daughters, Larisa Abernathy Weldon of Keller, Christy Diann Liles and husband Larry of Frisco; siblings, Larry and wife Lynn Abernathy of Vernon, Frances Abernathy and husband Craig Sterling of San Angelo; five grandchildren, Grayson, Peyton and Megan Weldon, Abigail and Alexis Liles.
A Celebration of Life service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, September 22, 2018 at Combest Family Memorial Chapel with burial to follow at Resthaven Memorial Park.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the "Dean John R. Abernathy of the TTU College of Agriculture Memorial Scholarship", by check made out to the "Texas Tech Foundation" and mailed to the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Texas Tech University, PO Box 42123, Lubbock, Texas 79409-2123
Published in The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal from Sept. 21 to Sept. 22, 2018
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