ROYAL – Lois Abernathy, 80, of Royal, died Saturday, July 25, 2009.

Born May 6, 1929, at Mauldin, to Ray and Nannie Goodner Carmack, she was Baptist in faith and a registered nurse. She graduated from St. Joseph’s School of Nursing and was the first married student ever accepted. She was predeceased by her parents, one brother, David Carmack, and one sister-in-law, Joyce Carmack.

Survivors include her husband, Bill Abernathy; two sons and daughters-in-law, Dan and June Abernathy and Paul and Tammy Abernathy, all of Royal; two grandchildren, Stacy Dodd and Dillon Abernat...

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