ABERNATHY, Lila

Printed in the Benkelman, NE Post September 1997 Lila R. (Chapman) Abernathy AURORA, Colo. Lila Aber¬nathy, 89., died Tuesday, Sept. 2, 1997, at an Aurora, Colo., nurs¬ing home. She was born Dec. 18, 1907, at Norton, Kan., to Elmer and Blanche (Chapman) Wiley. She married Delmer T. Aber¬nathy. He preceded her in death in 1991. Also preceding her in death were her parents and her daugh¬ter, JoAnn Ward. Survivors include two grand¬daughters and two great grand¬daughters. The funeral service was at Chapel Hill Mortuary in Denver, Colo. The graveside rite was Sat¬urday, Sept. 6,' 1997, at 5 p.m. at the Haigler (Neb.) Cemetery with the Rev. Douglas Allen offi¬ciating. Jones Funeral Home of Benkelman, Neb., was in charge of local arrangements.