Dating back to 1890, a man named George Abernathy began his journey selling Singer sewing machines from farm to farm around his hometown of Bear Paw, North Carolina . Soon after his beginning in sales, he opened a commissary in a nearby town of Farner , TN seeing the need in the area. Years later, George moved his business to Ducktown , TN and partnered with Mr. Carl Center forming Abernathy and Center Mercantile Business.

We’ll Furnish the Home. The second slogan, “You marry the Girl, We’ll Furnish the Home”, still stands today at Abernathy’s Complete Home Furnishings. In 1925, after years of success and expansion, his business in Copperhill was burned by an arsonist and completely destroyed.

After the Great Depression, Luther rebuilt on the land where our business currently stands today. Luther kept his slogan “You marry the girl, We’ll furnish the home”, and sold only furniture and hardware after rebuilding. Luther passed away in 1949 leaving his wife, Elizabeth, and children to run the business. In the 1950s the store was partially torn down in right of way for the new highway and in 1973 after remodeling once again, the store burned a second time by an arsonist.

People around the community pitched in to help the Abernathy family stop the fire before complete destruction of their business for the second time. The building and records were partially saved because of the faithful neighbors around the community and as a result of their gratitude the building was eventually able to be used as a storage warehouse. After this event Elizabeth decided to retire leaving her son, Carl Edd, the sole proprietor of the business. Later that same year, Carl Edd rebuilt in the same location making the building a larger, flame retardant metal building using the old building as a warehouse for inventory.

Today, this metal building still stands at our current location between Blue Ridge , Georgia and McCaysville , Georgia . Carl Edd Abernathy eventually retired in 1984 and on July 1, 1984, a local man by the name of Wayne Queen, who was running the Handy Korner Convenience Store in Epworth, bought the business. Since that date in 1984, Wayne and his wife, Diane, have made many additions to the store that was previously erected by Mr. Carl Edd Abernathy. After selling the Handy Korner in 1989, he began making additions that include a second floor showroom to the main building, a new three-story warehouse to serve as inventory storage and showroom space, and a two story office area with showroom space connecting the two buildings together.

Since 1984, Wayne and Diane have expanded Abernathy’s Complete Home Furnishings to over 20,000 square feet of area to accommodate for the rapidly growing area around them. In May 2006, Wayne and Diane turned the business over to their children, Melody, Jason, and Dustin. We currently specialize in retail furniture, home appliances, televisions, and accessories. Our ultimate goal is to treat our customers as if they are part of our own family. We will continue to do our best to give the largest selection, the best deals, and the best service to our valued customers.

Customer satisfaction has been and will always be our number one priority here at Abernathy’s Complete Home Furnishings. We encourage you to come and visit our showroom which has served our community for more than 100 years.