Mrs. Martha Stewart Abernathy, age 89, of Carrollton, Georgia passed away on Wednesday, May 18, 2022.
Mrs. Abernathy was born in Gaylesville, Alabama, on April 22, 1933, the daughter of the late Henry Lester Stewart and Dana McReynolds Stewart.
She was a secretary at Carrollton High School for ten years, retired as Office Coordinator & Alumni Secretary at University of West Georgia after twenty years and was a member of Carrollton First United Methodist Church.
She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Anita and Jerry Haynes; grandson, Matthew Stewart Haynes (Tara Fouts Haynes); granddaughter, Kathryn Bonnie Haynes; great grandchildren, Henry Garland Haynes, George Abernathy Haynes; several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph E. Abernathy, Jr.; sisters, Clarice S. Skene, Lola S. Maddox, Mary S. Farmer and a brother, Herbert L. Stewart.
The family will receive friends on Thursday, May 19, 2022 from 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM at Almon Funeral Home. Funeral service will be on Friday, May 20, 2022 at 1:00 PM in the chapel of Almon Funeral Home with Rev. Kenneth Brown officiating with interment following in Carroll Memory Gardens.
Pallbearers will be Leighton Alston, Al Abernathy, Lefty Norton, Jerry Haynes, Matt Haynes, David Mixon, Tony Haynes and Corey Bearden.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Carroll County Soup Kitchen, 345 Beulah Church Road, Carrollton, Georgia 30117.
Messages of condolences may be expressed to the family online at www.almonfuneralhome.com
Almon Funeral Home of Carrollton has charge of arrangements.