Mr. Jonathan Abney
(September 6, 1957 - September 14, 2025)
Viewing Location: Leevy's Funeral Home, 1831 Taylor Street, Columbia, South Carolina
Viewing Date & Time: Friday, September 19, 2025 / 2:00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M.
Funeral Location: First Nazareth Baptist Church, 2351 Gervais Street, Columbia, South Carolina
Funeral Date & Time: Saturday, September 20, 2025 / 1:00 P.M.
Interment Location: Greenlawn Memorial Gardens, 7100 Garners Ferry Road, Columbia, South Carolina
May the Spirit of God comfort the Abney family
Condolences to the Abney family. I had the pleasure of knowing him, his mom, dad and daughter Michelle growing up in Riverview Terrace. I knew him as “Chester”. We send prayers to the family from the Eleazer family.
Condolences to the Abney family. I met Mr Abney many years ago while we were teachers at Richland School District One. A wonderful teacher and peaceful spirited person.
I met Abney when David and I were dating. Our 40th anniversary will be in a few days. Abney thank you for a life long friendship,
Regards!
David and Gwendolyn Moore
My Condolences and Deepest Sympathy to the Abney Family and any God give you the strength you need during this difficult time in your life.
Heartfelt sympathy for the family and friends. May God lift His countenance upon each of you and give you His peace 🙏🏾.
William and Eloise Jeter
The Morris Family sends our deepest prayers and condolences to Chester’s family.
Sending Sincere Condolences to the Entire Abney Family. May Our God give Love, Understanding, and Strength during this difficult time. Have Known Chester since elementary school, he was a Great Homeboy, friendly, easy to get along with. We played lots of basketball in the schoolyard, plus his Dad was a long time teacher there, ( Roosevelt Village Elementary) A lot of the teachers lived close by, everybody knew everybody and got along very well, those were The Good Old Days. Chester will be Dearly Miss. God Bless 🙏🙏
We offer our heartfelt condolences and sympathies to the family of Jonathan Abney (Winchester as we knew him) 🙏🏿. He was one of the younger brothers in the neighborhood as well as one of his good friends, Steve Pindar. All the guys, no matter the difference between us in age, we all were close comrades.
May your family continue to be richly blessed.
The Pindar brothers,
Robert and George
Dearest Iris & the girls:
As you prepare for the eulogistic services on Saturday, know that those who knew Jonathan as a kind and friendly gentle
person ,always with that broad smile, will miss his presence from our midst.
I certainly missed him from church service during his absence.
As this period of bereavement is upon you and the family, know that your church family will continue to pray your strength in the Lord, as the loving God that He is all the time.
May the life and many memories that you shared with Jonathan serve to sustain you now and as time moves beyond this period.
Thinking of the family with love and care at a time like this.
Prayers and love out to the family. And while none of us can truly understand how a loss like this affects someone else, we do know what we may have felt at a time like this is our lives. No words can truly measure or assuage the pain and hurt, or the emptiness we feel over the person we will truly and sorely miss.
‘Remember that just as God can preserve us alive, we too can in a sense continue to keep the memories of our loved ones ‘alive’, because as long we remember them with love and stories, they will never really be forgotten. By sharing fond stories and memories of our loved ones, they will always live on in our memories, as we await for the time when they will actually live on forever beside us.’
With Heartfelt Condolences and prayers for Iris and the rest of the family. 💙🙏
Condolences to the family during this difficult time. His dad taught many of us.
Prayers and condolences to the family. Chester, I appreciate you sharing your wonderful memories of our grandparents and family history. You are the perfect example of how men can succeed, enjoy their careers, and live peacefully.
Iris, Michelle and Jessica, my family, and I were sad to hear of Chester‘s passing, but we rejoice in knowing that he had a friend named Jesus who welcomed him home. You and the girls have that same friend who will wash your tears away so when you feel sad and just call him up and tell him what you need and he will provide it.. We love you because we are family.. Jeri Jack and Danny Carter
Our sincere heartfelt condolences and prayers go out to the Abney Family. May GOD provide you all with the strength needed to endure your period of grief. May GOD bless you!
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Mr Abney, you will be missed! Rest now, rest. To the family, we have your hearts and minds in our prayers.
To the Family of Chester Abney . My Sincere Condolences. Heaven has gained Another Angel. A beautiful soul and Classmate. RIP Chester. Barbara Lightsey Atiba,, Class of “74”
The Draft Family Send Our Deepest Condolences To The Abney Family. We Have Known Chester Since Elementary School. We Were Taught By Hus Parents. May He Rest In Heavenly Peace. The Draft Family.
Michelle
Your father’s righteous character was clearly passed to you.
May Jesus Christ give you and the extended Abney family His peace and comfort.
Iris, Michelle, Jessica and family
God bless your family as God comforts you during this transition in your lives. The Word of God says Blessed are they that mourn for they will be comforted. We send our condolences to the family.
With Love from Juanita, Pam and June The Johnson Family
My sincere sympathy and condolences and prayers to the family and relatives and friends.