Nina M. Aberts

Nina Myrtie Aberts, 96, of Manchester, died Monday, Dec. 27, 2010, at Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster. Born Dec. 22, 1914, in Sparta, N.C., she was the daughter of the late Thurmond Calvin Cox and Bertie Jane Blevins Cox. She was the wife of the late John William Aberts. She was a member of Millers United Methodist Church. She worked as a seamstress for many years. She enjoyed making quilts and loved Maryland crab cakes. She enjoyed spending time with her family. Surviving are children Charles L. Aberts and wife Joan, of Forest Hill, George W. Aberts and wife Sharon, Nina Jane Richards and husband Wendell, and Luther C. Aberts and wife Carol, all of Hampstead, and James R. Aberts and wife Paula, of Upperco; a brother, Millard Cox, of Stewartstown, Pa.; a sister, Edna Maines, of Dublin; 17 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by a son, Donald E. Aberts; a daughter, Phyllis A. Miller; brothers Floyd, Dillard, Vance and Thurmond Cox; and sisters Lue Sewell, Ruth Holmes and Zola Martin. Friends may call from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Eline Funeral Home, 934 S. Main St., Hampstead. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Jacob Young and the Rev. Jeffrey Odem officiating. Interment will be in Evergreen Memorial Gardens in Finksburg. Memorial contributions may be sent to Millers United Methodist Church, c/o Rev. Jacob Young, 3282 Charmil Drive, Manchester, MD 21102; or the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 435, Baltimore, MD 21236. Online condolences may be offered at www.elinefh.com. Sign this guest book online at www.carrollcountytimes.com.