Laura Abernathy, of Cape Coral, Florida

Published 11:13 am Friday, January 27, 2017

June 13, 1960 — Jan. 24, 2017

Laura Harp Abernathy, 56, born June 13, 1960, in Niles, passed quietly Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017, at Hope Hospice in Cape Coral, Florida, after an extended illness.
Laura was a 1978 graduate of Niles High School and attended Western Michigan University and Indiana University. She was employed by Sonic Motors Inc. of Fort Myers, Florida, for more than 18 years.
Laura leaves behind her daughter, Lindsey Abernathy, and her mother, Ann Harp Rienks, both of North Fort Myers, and her sister, Lisa (Paul) Schifferer of Elgin, Illinois. She also leaves the “loves of her life,” rat terriers, Molly, Scooter and Sweet Pea.
She will be interred in the columbarium at First United Methodist Church in Lakeland, Florida. Per her request, there will be no service. She will rest with her maternal grandparents, Dale and Mary Padbury, and her dad, Robert Harp, all formerly of Niles.
Final arrangements are being handled by Fuller and Metz Crematorium in Cape Coral.
Contributions in her memory may be made to Hope Hospice in Cape Coral.