Pallbearers
Family and Friends
Floral Bearers
Family and Friends
Psalm 23
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures;
He leadeth me beside the still waters.
He restoreth my soul; he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness
for his name’s sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil;
For thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies;
Thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life;
And I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
M r . E r ne s t Ab ne y
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Repast
Miracle Faith Center
7700 Caughman Road
Columbia, South Carolina 29209
Friday, December 23, 2016
Services Entrusted To:
11:00 a.m.
Leevy’s Funeral Home Chapel
1831 Taylor Street
Columbia, South Carolina
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Obituary
Mr. Ernest Abney was born March 15, 1941 in Columbia, South
Carolina. He was the son of the late Reverend Tommie and Mary
Mathis Abney. He departed this life on Saturday, December 17, 2016.
He was educated in the public schools of Richland County, South
Carolina. He served in the United States Army, Marine Corps, and
the United States Navy, each of which he served honorably. After his
service in the military, he became a cab owner for The Blue Ribbon
Taxi Cab Association in Columbia, South Carolina.
Mr. Abney enjoyed life and when time permitted, he loved fishing
and fellowshipping with family and friends. He confessed Jesus as
Lord and Savior over his life, and had a personal relationship with
Him. He enjoyed and looked forward to going to church at the Dorn
V. A. Medical Center Chapel.
He was preceded in death by: his parents, Reverend Tommie and
Mary Mathis Abney; and three sisters, Dorothy, Thomasina, and
Mary.
Mr. Ernest Abney will truly be missed by: his wife, Alma Gantt
Abney; his children, Laverne Lovey Newton, Lillian Joy (Simon)
Holliday, Clifford (Venusa) Gantt, and Tyrone (Gwen) Gantt; four
brothers, Curtis (Barbara) Abney, of Jamaica, NY, Alvin (Linda)
Abney, of Charleston, SC, Timothy (Lydia) Abney, and Vernon
(Linda) Abney, both of Columbia, SC; three sisters, Thelma Miller, of
Columbia, SC, Bernetha Simmons, of Jamaica, NY, and Cynthia
Simmons, of Baltimore, MD; one uncle, Gunza Mathis, of Edgefield,
SC; a host of grandchildren, nieces, nephews, other loving relatives
and caring friends, all of whom will miss him dearly.
Acknowledgement
We, the family of Mr. Ernest Abney, acknowledge with deep
appreciation your thoughtfulness and all of your acts of kindness
shown during this most difficult time in our lives. We will continue to
be enriched by your daily prayers in the days, weeks, and months to
come. May God bless each of you!
Order of Service
Pastor Alonzo Ward, Presiding
Prelude
Processional
Viewing……………………………………...……..Funeral Directors
Opening Hymn……………………….Miracle Faith Christian Center
Scripture Readings…………………………….……….…….Minister
Old and New Testaments
Prayer…………………………………………………….…..Minister
Selection……………………………...Miracle Faith Christian Center
Remarks………………………..………………Chaplain Jerry Carter
Mr. Simon Holliday
Mr. Stephen English
Selection……………………………...Miracle Faith Christian Center
Comforting Words...……….………Chaplain Glenn M. Clarkson, Jr.
Recessional
Postlude
Committal, Benediction and Interment
1:00 p.m.
Fort Jackson National Cemetery
4170 Percival Road
Columbia, South Carolina