Marsha Abernethy

MARSHA RUTH ABERNETHY 1954 ~ 2010 Marsha Ruth Abernethy died June 11, 2010, after a long battle with Hodgkins disease. Marsha was born on April 11, 1954, in Parsons, Kansas, to Fred Edward Abernethy and Delores Jean Miles. She was the second of four children. In 1972 she married R. Craig Flitton. They had two children, Matthew Dennis and James Edward. They later divorced. In 1979 she married Ned Sterling Critchlow. They had one son, Mark Sterling. They later divorced. Marsha worked as a paralegal for the Utah Attorney Generals Office. Her greatest joy was her sons and grandchildren. Marsha was preceded in death by a brother, Mark Leslie Abernethy, and her grandparents, Adolphus Rennie Miles and Luella Maude Farnworth, and Herbert Leslie Abernethy and Elsie Ruth Nix. She is survived by her parents, Fred and Dee Abernethy; sons, Matthew (Anmarie) Flitton, James (Leslie) Flitton and Mark Critchlow; her brothers: Miles (Becky) Abernethy and Gene (Danalee) Abernethy; and eight grandchildren. A memorial service will be held in her honor on Tuesday, June 15 at 6:00 p.m. at the Crosspoint Ward, 5550 South 1325 West. Interment, Valley View Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers please make a donation in Marshas name to the Best Friends Animal Sanctuary at 5001 Angel Canyon Rd. Kanab, UT 84741.