A private graveside service for Donald Edward Abernathy, 39, of Jackson was held Saturday at Russell Heights Cemetery. The Rev. Sam Roethemeyer officiated.
He died Friday, Oct. 25, 1996, at Southeast Missouri Hospital.
He was born Nov. 7, 1956, at Cape Girardeau, son of Leroy L. and Patsy J. Clingingsmith Abernathy.
He was a graduate of Jackson High School.
Survivors include his parents of Jackson; a brother, Jon Mark Abernathy of Fruitland; and grandparents, Hazel Clingingsmith of Cape Girardeau and Bertha Abernathy of Jackson.
Funeral arrangements were handled by Cracraft-Miller Funeral Home in Jackson.
Connect with the Southeast Missourian Newsroom:
For corrections to this story or other insights for the editor, click here. To submit a letter to the editor, click here. To learn about the Southeast Missourian’s AI Policy, click here.