Russell "Dale" Abernathy
Funeral Information
Home:
Welda, KS
Date of Death:
December 18, 2011
Place of Birth:
Mont Ida, KS
Birthdate:
March 21, 1934
Age:
77
Funeral Service:
Thursday, December 22, 2011 2:00 PM Feuerborn Family Funeral Service, Garnett, KS
Visitation:
Thursday, December 22, 2011 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM prior to the service at Feuerborn Family Funeral Service, Garnett, KS
Interment:
Mont Ida Cemetery, Mont Ida, KS
Biography
Russell Dale Abernathy, age 77, of Mont Ida, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, December 18, 2011, in Mont Ida, Kansas.
He was born March 21, 1934, the youngest of triplets born to Russell Roland Abernathy and Mabel (Vanatta) Abernathy. He grew up at Mont Ida and graduated from Welda High School in 1953. He was employed by the Union Pacific Railroad for 37 years until his retirement in June 1994.
Dale was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church in Garnett and had been attending the Church of the Brethren in Mont Ida. He was a member of the American Legion Post #48 of Garnett since 1951, and was a lifetime member of the Anderson County Historical Society.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Russell and Mabel Abernathy; sister, Helen Lavon Wyatt; and brother-in-law, Virgil Wyatt.
Dale is survived by his brother, Charles Don Abernathy of El Dorado, Kansas; niece, Barbara Keil of Topeka, Kansas; nephew, Steven Wyatt of Americus, Kansas.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., on Thursday, December 22, 2011, at the Feuerborn Family Funeral Service Chapel in Garnett, with burial following in the Mont Ida Cemetery, Mont Ida, Kansas. The family will be present to greet friends at 1:00 p.m. prior to the service on Thursday at the funeral home for visitation.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Mont Ida Church of the Brethren.
He was born March 21, 1934, the youngest of triplets born to Russell Roland Abernathy and Mabel (Vanatta) Abernathy. He grew up at Mont Ida and graduated from Welda High School in 1953. He was employed by the Union Pacific Railroad for 37 years until his retirement in June 1994.
Dale was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church in Garnett and had been attending the Church of the Brethren in Mont Ida. He was a member of the American Legion Post #48 of Garnett since 1951, and was a lifetime member of the Anderson County Historical Society.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Russell and Mabel Abernathy; sister, Helen Lavon Wyatt; and brother-in-law, Virgil Wyatt.
Dale is survived by his brother, Charles Don Abernathy of El Dorado, Kansas; niece, Barbara Keil of Topeka, Kansas; nephew, Steven Wyatt of Americus, Kansas.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., on Thursday, December 22, 2011, at the Feuerborn Family Funeral Service Chapel in Garnett, with burial following in the Mont Ida Cemetery, Mont Ida, Kansas. The family will be present to greet friends at 1:00 p.m. prior to the service on Thursday at the funeral home for visitation.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Mont Ida Church of the Brethren.
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Betty(Loughridge)Kyle
2011-12-18 23:49:00
Charles,Barbara,Steven....
Just wanted to say Dale will be greatly missed by all who knew him....he and I spent countless hours talking over a cup of coffee----he knew the Watkins of Welda,Ks. well and my dad married Mildred Watkins----Dale knew her and her family well and we would talk about the family---who was where, what they were doing, their families and so on.....he also talked a lot bout the chuch there in Mt.Ida because my grandparents(Evan & Clara Watkins)attended there as well.....we would talk about the diffent ministers who had been there in the past years and so on....my father, Wayne Loughridge and Mildred Watkins were married at that church back in 1961......Dale and I go back a long ways!
Marcia Humbert
2011-12-19 02:57:36
I have fond memories of Dale. When I worked at Bill's in Garnett he would come in regularly to get a bite to eat and visit with everyone. He was a nice, nice man.
Mike & Helen Norman
2011-12-19 03:59:21
We will miss Dale at the Dairy Queen. He was such a nice and friendly man. God Bless
Angel Betts
2011-12-19 14:39:57
Dale was a sweet and gentle man. I will miss him very much and so will many people I know. He has touched many hearts in this county. He will be missed.
Debbie Powls Wilper
2011-12-19 18:09:53
I've know Dale most of my life, when he discovered I was Marlene Powls' little sister. I just talked to him last week at Dollar Store, we talked a long while and he always had such a good outlook on life and such a nice man. Always had time to visit and left you feeling good. I will miss seeing Dale. God Bless him!
Mark and Laurie Stevenson
2011-12-19 22:00:54
Dale was truly a person I looked up to. He always had time for everyone. We will miss him. Mark and Laurie
Peter Schumann and Theresa Warner
2011-12-20 01:20:48
A man who fully deserves the title: "HIS HONOR, THE MAYOR OF MONT IDA." A huge yet humble man.
Peter and Theresa
Bonnie & Don Lile
2011-12-20 02:28:04
We have both worked so many times with Dale at the Lutheran church on various projects, and attended church services and bible studies with him. He was always the same, devout, fun natured, hard-working, eager to help out anyone, but never wanting help for himself. Sometimes he would get tickled about something and could not stop laughing. He would have us all in stitches. He was a kind and gentle man whose warmth will be missed by all those who saw him here and there every week. Dale has finally met the Lord he has worshiped for so long and we love knowing that he has a wonderful new home. God be with all of Dale's family as they cope with their loss of a beautiful person.
Sandi & Larry Peine
2011-12-20 21:23:18
Our thoughts and prayers are with Dales family. I'm sure he's in a better place, but he will be missed. Peace be with you all.