NORTHPORT – Mrs. Clara E. Abernathy, age 83, passed away November 2, 2022 at DCH Regional Medical Center. Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, November 12, 2022 at Memory Chapel Funeral Home with burial following in Memory Hill Gardens. The family will receive friends one hour prior to services at the funeral home.
Mrs. Abernathy was preceded in death by her husband, Johnny Abernathy; son, Joe Bradshaw, Jr.; daughter, Donna Fay Shirley; parents, Arthur and Lucille Edge; and four brothers.
She is survived by her daughters, Belinda Evans and Susan Hallman; sister, Janie Hamner; ten grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; eleven great-great-grandchildren; and numerous beloved nieces, nephews, and extended family.
Clara was a loving mother, grandmother, wife, and friend. She enjoyed hunting, fishing, and camping. She served as the Assistant Director of Capstone Child Development Center for many years and enjoyed touching the lives of the students and families. She was a member of Northport Freewill Baptist Church. Clara will be greatly missed by all who knew her.
Pallbearers will be her grandsons.
Honorary pallbearers are the staff of Park Manor Nursing Home and the members of Northport Freewill Baptist Church.
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