Florine Butterworth Abernathy, 88, of Cartersville, died Thursday, January 5, 2012.
Mrs. Abernathy was born March 25, 1923 in Cherokee County, a daughter of the late William Butterworth and Agnes Gravitt Butterworth.
She was a member of the Trinity Baptist Church and a homemaker.
Preceded in death by her husband, Chirl Abernathy, a son in law, Barry Shinall and seven brothers, she is survived by her daughter and son in law, Carolyn and Ed Carder, of Cartersville, her son and daughter in law, Wendell and Kay Abernathy, of Canton, her grandsons and their wives, David and Marcia Abernathy, Clint and Tuesdie Abernathy, Tom and Elizabeth Shinall and Matt and Brielle Shinall, three great grandchildren, and one sister, Laura Belle Cantrell, of Blairsville.
Funeral services will be held 11:00 A.M. Saturday, January 7, 2012 from the Chapel of the Owen Funeral Home with Rev. Ben Butterworth officiating. Interment will follow in the Sunset Memory Gardens.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5:00 till 8:00 P.M. Friday.
Owen Funeral Home, 12 Collins Drive, Cartersville, is in charge of the arrangements.