ABBY NICHOLE GROSSNICKLE - OBITUARY

Abbey Nichole Grossnickle Harris, 33, of Athens, Alabama passed away Tuesday, June 28, in a motor vehicle accident. Abbey was born in Portsmouth, Virginia on June 18, 1983 to Wayne Robert Grossnickle and Tracy Hamilton Mitchell. Abbey attended Athens High School and went on to receive her Doctorate from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She took great pride in being a professor of psychology at UAB and had a lifelong love of learning.

Dr. Abbey Harris is survived by her father, Wayne Robert Grossnickle, of Athens; mother, Tracy Hamilton Mitchell, and stepfather Jim Mitchell, of Gallatin, TN; stepmother, Shelia Grossnickle Miller, of Cairo; sister, Emily Kaitlin Grossnickle, and niece, Cora Grace Murphy of Elkmont; grandmother, Dorothy Grossnickle, of Lehigh, Ia. She is also survived by numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, and other loved ones.

Memorials may be made to the National Autism Association or to the family to be put towards a college fund for her beloved niece, Cora Grace.

Visitation services will be held at Limestone Chapel Friday, July 1 from 6 to 9 pm. We will celebrate Abbey’s beautiful spirit on Saturday, July 2 at 11 am, with graveside service to follow at Crestview Cemetery in Gallatin, Tn.