Abbie Mae Fletcher, 83, of Atmore, Ala. died peacefully in her sleep on Friday, May 17, 2019 at Atmore Community Hospital.
Abbie was born June 4, 1935 in Atlanta, Ga. She lived most of her life in Irwin County, Ga. and Americus, Ga., but moved to Atmore seven years ago.
She was retired from Textron, Inc., an automotive parts manufacturer. She owned and operated the Hamburger Hut in Ocilla, Ga. for several years, earning regional acclaim, including a feature in Georgia magazine, for her cooking, especially her biscuits, dumplings and strawberry shortcake.
She was preceded in death by her parents, William P. and Lucy Stephens Canter; by her siblings, Barbara Boyles, Patricia Armstrong and Billy Canter, and by her former husband, Bobby Fletcher.
She is survived by a sister, Sherrall Clements of Jayess, Miss.; her children, Don Fletcher of Atmore, Carlton Fletcher of Albany, Ga. and Cathy Fletcher of Pensacola, Fla.; seven grandchildren, Claire Fletcher of Mobile, Ala., Steve Fletcher of Jasper, Ala., Jordan Cannon and Hannah Fletcher, both of Albany, Erin Spinks of Stone Mountain, Ga., and Laura, Daniel and Mark Fletcher of Leesburg, Ga.; three great-grandchildren, Sam, Lillian and Amelia Fletcher of Jasper; a sister-in-law, Faye Canter of Enigma, Ga., and her closest friend, Daphine Peavy of Ocilla.
Pallbearers and honorary pallbearers will be Ricky Fletcher, Randy Fulford, Randy Hancock, Robert Clements, Rusty Wynegar, Kevin Boyles, Huey Hess, Jimmy Steward, Sean Swetnam, Mike Gattis and Josh Clements.
A visitation will be held at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home, 1322 S. Main St. in Atmore on Wednesday, May 22. Family and her closest friends will gather at 5 p.m., and full visitation will begin at 5:30 p.m.
She will be buried on Saturday, May 25, 2019 at Mount Paron Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, off Ga. Hwy. 129 in Berrien County, Ga. A pre-burial visitation will be held from 12:30 p.m. until 1:30 p.m. on that date at Paulk Funeral Home, 201 W. Fourth St., in Ocilla. Graveside services will follow, with pastors Trey Hess and Charles Stephens officiating.
Abbie loved roses, so the family asks that, in lieu of floral arrangements, those who attend the visitations bring a single rose with them or make a memorial donation to the charity of his or her choice.
Abbie was loved dearly and will be missed by all who knew her. Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home and Paulk Funeral Home are sharing the arrangements.