Funeral services were conducted by the Rev. E. F. Hagee at the Barber Funeral Home Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock for Mrs. Elizabeth Abernathy. Mrs. Abernathy had been in failing health for several years. On May 6 of this year she suffered a stroke from which she rallied for a time but gradually life forces drained out. She passed away quietly on the afternoon of June 20 [1941]. Burial was made in the Lenox cemetery.
Hannah Elizabeth, daughter of Sarah and Joel Grigsby, was born December 11, 1859, in Muskingum county, Ohio, near Frazeeburg. When she was five years old she moved with her parents to Henderson county, Ill. On March 6, 1879, she was united in marriage to Mathew E. Abernathy. In March 1880, they moved to a farm near Lenox where they spent eleven years.
Fifty years ago last March the family moved to the present home. Mrs. Abernathy was the mother of six children, Clyde, Fred, Ray, Orville, who died in infancy, Harry and Ruth.
She was preceded in death by her husband who died on June 14, 1927, Ray and Harry who died in recent years. Surviving are two sons, Clyde and Fred and her daughter Ruth who has been with her during her declining years. Also two daughter-in-laws, Mrs. Fred Abernathy of Lenox and Mrs. Ray Abernathy of Chicago. One granddaughter and one great granddaughter. One sister is still living, Mrs. Nellie Gittings of Los Angeles, Calif.
Mrs. Abernathy was a member of the Baptist church in the community where her parents lived in Illinois. After moving to Iowa she identified herself with the Christian church of Lenox and was among the first members of that Christian body. She was a regular attendant of all church services until failing health prevented her going. Though denied the privilege of worshipping in her church, she still had the comforting companionship of The Word. Her Bible frequently lying open, was always found on her reading table.
Like many mother her words did not reveal her deeper thoughts and feelings. Her teaching was by example rather than precept. She had a keen understanding of things worthwhile. Her life activities were directed and governed by the highest ideals.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, June 26, 1941
Hannah Elizabeth, daughter of Sarah and Joel Grigsby, was born December 11, 1859, in Muskingum county, Ohio, near Frazeeburg. When she was five years old she moved with her parents to Henderson county, Ill. On March 6, 1879, she was united in marriage to Mathew E. Abernathy. In March 1880, they moved to a farm near Lenox where they spent eleven years.
Fifty years ago last March the family moved to the present home. Mrs. Abernathy was the mother of six children, Clyde, Fred, Ray, Orville, who died in infancy, Harry and Ruth.
She was preceded in death by her husband who died on June 14, 1927, Ray and Harry who died in recent years. Surviving are two sons, Clyde and Fred and her daughter Ruth who has been with her during her declining years. Also two daughter-in-laws, Mrs. Fred Abernathy of Lenox and Mrs. Ray Abernathy of Chicago. One granddaughter and one great granddaughter. One sister is still living, Mrs. Nellie Gittings of Los Angeles, Calif.
Mrs. Abernathy was a member of the Baptist church in the community where her parents lived in Illinois. After moving to Iowa she identified herself with the Christian church of Lenox and was among the first members of that Christian body. She was a regular attendant of all church services until failing health prevented her going. Though denied the privilege of worshipping in her church, she still had the comforting companionship of The Word. Her Bible frequently lying open, was always found on her reading table.
Like many mother her words did not reveal her deeper thoughts and feelings. Her teaching was by example rather than precept. She had a keen understanding of things worthwhile. Her life activities were directed and governed by the highest ideals.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, June 26, 1941
Funeral services were conducted by the Rev. E. F. Hagee at the Barber Funeral Home Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock for Mrs. Elizabeth Abernathy. Mrs. Abernathy had been in failing health for several years. On May 6 of this year she suffered a stroke from which she rallied for a time but gradually life forces drained out. She passed away quietly on the afternoon of June 20 [1941]. Burial was made in the Lenox cemetery.
Hannah Elizabeth, daughter of Sarah and Joel Grigsby, was born December 11, 1859, in Muskingum county, Ohio, near Frazeeburg. When she was five years old she moved with her parents to Henderson county, Ill. On March 6, 1879, she was united in marriage to Mathew E. Abernathy. In March 1880, they moved to a farm near Lenox where they spent eleven years.
Fifty years ago last March the family moved to the present home. Mrs. Abernathy was the mother of six children, Clyde, Fred, Ray, Orville, who died in infancy, Harry and Ruth.
She was preceded in death by her husband who died on June 14, 1927, Ray and Harry who died in recent years. Surviving are two sons, Clyde and Fred and her daughter Ruth who has been with her during her declining years. Also two daughter-in-laws, Mrs. Fred Abernathy of Lenox and Mrs. Ray Abernathy of Chicago. One granddaughter and one great granddaughter. One sister is still living, Mrs. Nellie Gittings of Los Angeles, Calif.
Mrs. Abernathy was a member of the Baptist church in the community where her parents lived in Illinois. After moving to Iowa she identified herself with the Christian church of Lenox and was among the first members of that Christian body. She was a regular attendant of all church services until failing health prevented her going. Though denied the privilege of worshipping in her church, she still had the comforting companionship of The Word. Her Bible frequently lying open, was always found on her reading table.
Like many mother her words did not reveal her deeper thoughts and feelings. Her teaching was by example rather than precept. She had a keen understanding of things worthwhile. Her life activities were directed and governed by the highest ideals.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, June 26, 1941
Hannah Elizabeth, daughter of Sarah and Joel Grigsby, was born December 11, 1859, in Muskingum county, Ohio, near Frazeeburg. When she was five years old she moved with her parents to Henderson county, Ill. On March 6, 1879, she was united in marriage to Mathew E. Abernathy. In March 1880, they moved to a farm near Lenox where they spent eleven years.
Fifty years ago last March the family moved to the present home. Mrs. Abernathy was the mother of six children, Clyde, Fred, Ray, Orville, who died in infancy, Harry and Ruth.
She was preceded in death by her husband who died on June 14, 1927, Ray and Harry who died in recent years. Surviving are two sons, Clyde and Fred and her daughter Ruth who has been with her during her declining years. Also two daughter-in-laws, Mrs. Fred Abernathy of Lenox and Mrs. Ray Abernathy of Chicago. One granddaughter and one great granddaughter. One sister is still living, Mrs. Nellie Gittings of Los Angeles, Calif.
Mrs. Abernathy was a member of the Baptist church in the community where her parents lived in Illinois. After moving to Iowa she identified herself with the Christian church of Lenox and was among the first members of that Christian body. She was a regular attendant of all church services until failing health prevented her going. Though denied the privilege of worshipping in her church, she still had the comforting companionship of The Word. Her Bible frequently lying open, was always found on her reading table.
Like many mother her words did not reveal her deeper thoughts and feelings. Her teaching was by example rather than precept. She had a keen understanding of things worthwhile. Her life activities were directed and governed by the highest ideals.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, June 26, 1941
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