Mary-Kathryn Michele Abernathy

ABERNATHY, Mary- Kathryn Michele, of Columbia, Md. and Richmond, Va., died on June 21, 2009. She was 21. Born on April 13, 1988, in Pensacola, Fla., Miss Abernathy was a student at Howard Community College, where she was majoring in Secondary Education. She was a 2006 graduate of Long Reach High School in Columbia and was a member of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society. Locally, Miss Abernathy attended Lakeside Elementary, Moody Middle and Hermitage High Schools in Henrico County. Miss Abernathy was preceded in death by two grandmothers, Mary Katherine Abernathy and Judy Romano. She is survived by her mother, Lisa Duty of Richmond, Va.; her father and stepmother, Dave and Michelle Abernathy of Columbia, Md.; her sister, Robyn Abernathy; her stepbrother, Phillip Cooper; and her grandparents, Norma and Roland Villars of Richmond, Bill and Sue Duty of Cleveland, Va., Robert Abernathy of Weaverville, N.C., Faye Abernathy of King George, Va., and Larry and Sue Miller of Lineboro, Md. A funeral service was held Friday, June 26, 2009 at 11 a.m., at Bethel Baptist Church, 4261 Montgomery Road, in Ellicott City, Md., with the Rev. Paul Viswasam officiating. Memorial donations may be made to the Hokie Spirit Memorial Fund-Virginia Tech, Attn: Jane Stringer, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va. 24061-0336.
This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.