Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameNovice “Bernita” Kluttz 
Birth30 Aug 1922, Rowan County, NC
Death26 Feb 2018, Glenn A. Kiser Hospice House, Salisbury, Rowan County, NC
Burial2 Mar 2018, Organ Lutheran Church Cemetery, Rowan County, NC
FatherWiley Lee Kluttz (1898-1999)
MotherMary Kate Eagle (1903-1968)
Spouses
Birth23 Dec 1921, Rowan County, NC
Death8 Jan 1968
BurialOrgan Lutheran Church Cemetery, Rowan County, NC
FatherLewis Walter Sifford
MotherLula Castor
Marriage2 May 1942
ChildrenWalter Roy (1947-)
Dennis Andrew (1951-)
Birth7 Apr 1914
Death17 Jul 2000
BurialLyerly Evangelical Church Cemetery, Rockwell, Rowan County, NC
FatherSamuel Oscar Abernathy (1874-1958)
MotherCarrie Lee White (1878-1961)
Marriage10 Nov 1970
Notes for Novice “Bernita” Kluttz
Bernita Sifford Abernathy
Bernita Sifford Abernathy, 95, of Salisbury passed away on Monday. February 26, 2018, at the Glenn A. Kiser Hospice House. She was born on August 30, 1922 in Rowan County daughter of the late Wyllie Lee Kluttz and Mary Kate Ribelin Kluttz.
Bernita was a member of Organ Lutheran Church where she taught Sunday School and was a member of the “Women of the Church”. She was a former member of Lyerly Evangelical Church and was a former President of the Faith School PTA.
She had worked at Carolina Maid until it closed and then at Chemtron in Granite Quarry until her retirement. Mrs. Bernita was known for ability to treat burns, shingles and stop bleeding as a User.
In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her first husband, Walter “Bud” Sifford and her second husband Greer “Sump” Abernathy.
She is survived by her two sons, Roy Sifford and wife Renee' of Salisbury, and Dennis Sifford of Salisbury; three grandchildren, three great grandchildren, and five great great grandchildren.
Services: Visitation will be held Friday, March 2, 2018, from 10:00 til 10:45 AM at Organ Lutheran Church with funeral services held at 11:00 AM by Rev. Carlin Ours, pastor. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Organ Lutheran Church.
Powles Staton Funeral Home is assisting the Abernathy Family.
Bernita Sifford Abernathy, 95, of Salisbury passed away on Monday. February 26, 2018, at the Glenn A. Kiser Hospice House. She was born on August 30, 1922 in Rowan County daughter of the late Wyllie Lee Kluttz and Mary Kate Ribelin Kluttz.
Bernita was a member of Organ Lutheran Church where she taught Sunday School and was a member of the “Women of the Church”. She was a former member of Lyerly Evangelical Church and was a former President of the Faith School PTA.
She had worked at Carolina Maid until it closed and then at Chemtron in Granite Quarry until her retirement. Mrs. Bernita was known for ability to treat burns, shingles and stop bleeding as a User.
In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her first husband, Walter “Bud” Sifford and her second husband Greer “Sump” Abernathy.
She is survived by her two sons, Roy Sifford and wife Renee' of Salisbury, and Dennis Sifford of Salisbury; three grandchildren, three great grandchildren, and five great great grandchildren.
Services: Visitation will be held Friday, March 2, 2018, from 10:00 til 10:45 AM at Organ Lutheran Church with funeral services held at 11:00 AM by Rev. Carlin Ours, pastor. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Organ Lutheran Church.
Powles Staton Funeral Home is assisting the Abernathy Family.