Mrs. Margaret Abernathy Lathrop
Mrs. Margaret Ann Long Abernathy Lathrop, age 94, resident of Dierks, Arkansas, and former resident of Yell County, Arkansas, passed away Thursday, June 15, 2023, in Dierks.

Margaret was born November 7, 1928, in Shawnee, Oklahoma, to George Henry and Sarah Green Long. She worked her career as a Certified Nursing Assistant in Yell County. She was of the Baptist faith and enjoyed crocheting and quilting. Most of all, Margaret cherished the time spent with her family and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husbands, Willie Abernathy and Alonzo Lathrop; one son, Chester Lee Abernathy; two daughters, Willie Ann Abernathy, and Julia Ann Abernathy; her son-in-law, Red Pennington; and her siblings, James Roy Long, Charles Long, Robert Long, Billy Gene Long, Frances Long, Agnes Louise Long, and Dorothy Pendergrass.

Margaret leaves to cherish her memory, two daughters, Mary Pennington of Ola, Arkansas, and Linda Ree Hankins and husband Steven of St. Stephens, Alabama; five grandchildren, Mary Ruth Pennington of Elkins, Arkansas, Sarah Ann Pennington of Bastrop, Texas, Sheresa Green of Jackson, Alabama, Heather (Steven) Duncan of Russellville, Arkansas, and Justin (Hannah) Abernathy of Waldron, Arkansas; nine great-grandchildren; her daughter-in-law, Valarie Abernathy of Gravelly, Arkansas; three step-children; as well as nieces, nephews, other relatives, and a host of friends.

Graveside Services for Mrs. Margaret Abernathy Lathrop will be held at 2:00 P.M., Saturday, June 17, 2023, at the Birta Community Cemetery in Ola, Arkansas, under the direction of Chandler Funeral Home, De Queen. You may leave a condolence online at www.chandlerfuneral.com.