Minnie Novella Abernathy

Obituary: Minnie Novella Abernathy 86 years young. Surrounded by her loving children, Minnie Novella Abernathy was escorted by angels into the arms of Jesus on November 16, 2018, following a brief illness. She was born in her home on 11th Street in Kannapolis on January 21, 1932, to the late Rosa Lee Jolly Myers and David Comma Myers. Novella was a 1950 graduate of Cannon High School. Novella was married 59 years to the love of her life, the late Harold Buddy Abernathy. While he was in the military of 20 years, they lived in Hawaii, Washington, DC and Alaska. They enjoyed traveling together and with family. As a young woman she worked at Cannon Mills in Kannapolis, Anchorage Bedding & Furniture while living in Alaska and Sterchi's Furniture in Salisbury for 10 years before retiring to enjoy her first grandchild. Novella was a member of South China Grove Baptist Church, the Willing Workers Sunday School Class and worked in the nursery loving on the children in her younger years. She was such a loving, beautiful and kind wife, mother, grandmother and friend to so many. Spending time with her children and grandchildren was such a delight to her. As we never doubt God's love for us, we never doubted our mother's love for us. You always knew she loved you and she would do anything for you. She loved us as Christ loves us and gave himself for us. She learned to love well from her Heavenly Father. Family members left to cherish her memory include her two children, Debbie A. Pinyan and husband Rick of China Grove and David Abernathy and wife, Pam of Salisbury. She was loved and adored by her four grandchildren: Daniel Pinyan and wife, Jennifer of Charlotte, Blake Abernathy and wife, Candice of Cornelius, Justin Pinyan and wife Kate of Lawrenceville, GA and Brynn A. Hunter and husband Nick of Charleston, SC. Great-grandchildren include Jaxon, Karigan and Addyson Pinyan, Cadence Abernathy, Nina Hager, Gabe Hager and wife, Beth, Sierra Reynolds, Ansley Pinyan, Sumner and Grace Hunter. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by two sisters, Sue M. Justice and Hazel M. Watts. With sincere gratitude, we would like to thank our loving friends and church family for your love and prayers. To mom's caregivers, Phyllis Busbin, Tiffany Ghent and Kenzie Crawford, thank you for your wonderful care, love and support of our mother. The family would like to express a heartfelt thanks to Dr. R. Christopher Agner and to the staff at Novant Glenn A. Kiser Hospice House for their precious care of our mother and support of our family. Arrangements: Funeral service will be held at 1:00 PM, Wednesday, November 21 at South China Grove Baptist Church, with the Rev. Tony Wagoner and Rev. Mike Roper officiating, visitation will be prior to the service from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM at the church. Burial will be held Friday, November 23 at 11:00 AM at Salisbury National Cemetery. Memorials to South China Grove Baptist Church, PO Box 163, China Grove, NC 28023 or Novant Health Glenn A. Kiser Hospice House, 1229 Statesville Blvd, Salisbury, NC 28144. Online condolences may be sent to www.whitleysfuneralhome.com
Visitation: 11:30 - 1:00 pm Wednesday November 21, 2018 South China Grove Baptist Church

Service: 1:00 PM Wednesday November 21, 2018 South China Grove Baptist Church

Interment: 11:00 AM Friday November 23, 2018 Salisbury National Cemetery