Abner Carr Withers

Dr. Abner Carr Withers, Sr., 75, of Salisbury, NC passed away Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. Born August 14, 1937 in Spencer, NC to the late Sallie Mattox Withers and Benjamin Roscoe Withers, he was educated in the Spencer Schools and graduated from Spencer High School. He graduated from UNC School of Medicine in Chapel Hill, NC. Dr. Withers served in the U.S. Navy attached to the U.S. Marine Corps. Dr. Withers served his Internship at the Virginia Medical College in Richmond, VA and was in Family Practice in Drexel, NC until 1992. He served in Ambulatory Care in Belwood, NC and at Rowan Regional Medical Center Outpatient Clinic in Granite Quarry, NC before retiring in November 2000. Dr. Withers was a member of the First United Methodist Church, the Adam and Eve Sunday school class and served on the Wellness Committee. He was a past member of the Granite Quarry Civitan Club, the American Academy of Family Practice and the North Carolina Medical Society. In addition to his parents, Dr. Withers was preceded in death by his infant grandson, Wesley C. Withers; brothers, B.R. “Buck” Withers, Jr. and George Wesley Withers; sisters, Martha W. Agner, and Alene W. Ritchie. Surviving is his wife Lynn Clarke Withers, whom he married September 17, 1983; sons, Abner Carr Withers, Jr. and wife Reyna Leon Withers of Raritan, NJ, Paul Wesley Withers and wife, Penny Mathews Withers of Victoria, TX, Gregory Jay Williams and wife Angela Arrowood Williams of Morganton, NC; daughter, Jill Suzanne Williams of Taylorsville, NC; sisters, Sarah W. Keesee of Salisbury, NC and Elizabeth W. “Bo Bo” Smith of Salisbury, NC; grandchildren, Kenneth Zambrana and Benjamin Zambrana of Orlando, FL, Emily Withers, Abner Carr “Cubby” Withers, III of Raritan, NJ, Grace Withers, John Withers and Nathan Withers of Victoria, TX, Bailey Rose, Hannah Williams and Eli Williams of Morganton, NC; mother-in-law, Hazel M. Clarke, of Morganton, NC; sisters-in law and brother-in-law, Elizabeth S. Withers of Conyers, GA, Anne S. Loeblein of Salisbury, NC, Randy and Pamela C. Pritchard of Glen Alpine, NC, and also survived by many beloved nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews. The family will receive friends 6-8 PM Thursday at the Summersett Funeral Home A funeral service will be held 11:00 AM – Friday (March 22) at First United Methodist Church, conducted by Rev. Stephen D. Haines and Samantha J. Wesley, officiating. Military Honors will be conducted by the Rowan County Veterans Honor Guard. Memorials may be made to Rowan Hospice and Palliative Care, 720 Grove Street, Salisbury, NC 28144 or Salvation Army, PO Box 625, Salisbury, NC 28145. Summersett Funeral Home is serving the Withers family. Online condolences may be made at www.summersettfuneralhome.com.

Abner Carr Withers

August 14, 1937 - March 19, 2013