She is survived by her loving husband of 26 years, Jay Abbas; her five daughters, Deborah, Pamela, Susanne, Janet and Leslie; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren; siblings, Gene Sturdivant, Ellen Stockstill, Daphine Cooper and Stepmother, Ruby Sturdivant and numerous other relatives and friends. She is preceded in death by her parents, Jesse and Mary Ann Sturdivant and brother, Carl Sturdivant. Beloved wife, mother, sister, grandmother and friend will be dearly missed by all those who loved her.
The family will receive friends during a visitation on Wednesday, November 5, 2014 from 4-8p.m. in the Calvary Hill Funeral Home Chapel. A Funeral Service will be held on Thursday, November 6, 2014 at 10:30a.m. Interment will follow at Oakland Cemetery.