Robert Abernathy
ROBERT ABERNATHY FUNERAL IS HELD WEDNESDAY AT 2:30
Well-Known Builder and Contractor Dies at Plano Home Tuesday.
Plano Star-Courier, May 21, 1931
Robert Abernathy, aged 67 years, well-known builder and contractor at this city for more than forty years, died at his home on North Church street, Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock, after a brief illness.
Mr. Abernathy was taken ill about two months ago and was taken to a Dallas hospital where he was a patient for several weeks. He was brought back to his home in this city about a week ago.
The deceased was born near Nashville, Tennessee. He was a son of Rev. and Mrs. J. R. Abernathy. In 1874 his parents moved to Texas, settling at Plano, where they spent the remainder of their lives and where the deceased attended public school, grew to manhood and later took up the trade as a carpenter, builder and contractor. Many of the fine homes in Plano and the magnificent country homes around this city, as well as business houses, and less expensive residences here, were erected by Mr. Abernathy. He delighted in working at his trade, gave each job his special personal attention, doing much of the work himself, and saw to it that the workmanship in every detail was of the very best.
He was a progressive citizen and championed those improvements planned to make his home town a modern city supplied with all the latest conveniences.
His pleasing personality endeared him to every one with whom he came in contact. Mr. Abernathy was a member of the Methodist church and of the Men’s Bible Class of the Methodist Sunday school. His father, a Methodist minister, passed away in this city thirteen years ago, and his mother died some nine or ten years ago.
Deceased is survived by his widow, who formerly was Miss Adella White, of Lancaster; one child, a son, Glenn Abernathy, of Plano, and by one brother, H. L. Abernathy of Dallas; and one sister, Mrs. C. C. Leatherwood of Ft. Worth.
Funeral services were held at the family home yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock, conducted by the Rv. M. L. Hamilton, Methodist minister of Greenville, and a cousin of the deceased, assisted by Rev. W. T. Thurman of this city.
Interment followed in the Mutual Cemetery, this city.
Pallbearers were M. R. Kendrick, Geo. Wyatt, Dr. S. B. Wyatt, R. C. Hays, A. Weatherford, and W. M. Chaddick.
The floral offerings of the season’s choicest and most fragrant flowers were profuse and beautiful.
To the heartbroken companion and bereaved son and other sorrowing relatives the Star-Courier joins with their multitude of friends and acquaintances in extending deepest sympathy.
Well-Known Builder and Contractor Dies at Plano Home Tuesday.
Plano Star-Courier, May 21, 1931
Robert Abernathy, aged 67 years, well-known builder and contractor at this city for more than forty years, died at his home on North Church street, Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock, after a brief illness.
Mr. Abernathy was taken ill about two months ago and was taken to a Dallas hospital where he was a patient for several weeks. He was brought back to his home in this city about a week ago.
The deceased was born near Nashville, Tennessee. He was a son of Rev. and Mrs. J. R. Abernathy. In 1874 his parents moved to Texas, settling at Plano, where they spent the remainder of their lives and where the deceased attended public school, grew to manhood and later took up the trade as a carpenter, builder and contractor. Many of the fine homes in Plano and the magnificent country homes around this city, as well as business houses, and less expensive residences here, were erected by Mr. Abernathy. He delighted in working at his trade, gave each job his special personal attention, doing much of the work himself, and saw to it that the workmanship in every detail was of the very best.
He was a progressive citizen and championed those improvements planned to make his home town a modern city supplied with all the latest conveniences.
His pleasing personality endeared him to every one with whom he came in contact. Mr. Abernathy was a member of the Methodist church and of the Men’s Bible Class of the Methodist Sunday school. His father, a Methodist minister, passed away in this city thirteen years ago, and his mother died some nine or ten years ago.
Deceased is survived by his widow, who formerly was Miss Adella White, of Lancaster; one child, a son, Glenn Abernathy, of Plano, and by one brother, H. L. Abernathy of Dallas; and one sister, Mrs. C. C. Leatherwood of Ft. Worth.
Funeral services were held at the family home yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock, conducted by the Rv. M. L. Hamilton, Methodist minister of Greenville, and a cousin of the deceased, assisted by Rev. W. T. Thurman of this city.
Interment followed in the Mutual Cemetery, this city.
Pallbearers were M. R. Kendrick, Geo. Wyatt, Dr. S. B. Wyatt, R. C. Hays, A. Weatherford, and W. M. Chaddick.
The floral offerings of the season’s choicest and most fragrant flowers were profuse and beautiful.
To the heartbroken companion and bereaved son and other sorrowing relatives the Star-Courier joins with their multitude of friends and acquaintances in extending deepest sympathy.
