Aaron, Ackerman, Adair, Abel, Adair (2) Abbott, Abbe Obits

Athens Review
Page 8
Oct 24, 1980

Micky Rae Aaron

 Funeral services for Micky Rae Aaron, 27 of Athens will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday
in First Baptist Church with Rev. James Bond officiating.

 Interment will be in Oaklawn Memorial Park with Foster and Brown Funeral Home in
charge of arrangements.

 Miss Aaron died Thursday from injuries received in an auto accident.

 She was born Nov. 29, 1952 in Paducah, and lived in Athens most of her life. She attended
Athens High School, and was employed by Royal Chevrolet in Malakoff in sales.

 Survivors include her parents, Aubrey and Theresa Aaron of Athens; one daughter, Christy
Ford of Athens; one brother, George Aaron of Athens; two sisters, Vicky  Hart and Connie
Aaron, both of Athens; her paternal grandfather, Monroe Aaron of Murchison; and maternal
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. C.H. Crawford of Athens.

 Pallbearers will be Jodean Upchurch, Kenneth Carter, Jerry Smiley, Randy Brown, James
Aaron and Kenneth Aaron.

Athens Daily Review
June 21, 1978
Page 2/11

Mrs. Walter Ackerman

 Mass and rosary for Mrs. Walter Ackerman, 64, of 302 1/2 First St., will be said at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Edwards Catholic Church with Father B.G. Eads officiating.

 Burial will be in Athens City Cemetery under direction of Carroll & Lehr Funeral Home.

 Mrs. Ackerman died Tuesday morning after a brief illness.

 She was a native of Buffalo, N.Y., and had lived in Athens for several years.

 She was a member of St. Edwards Catholic Church.

 Survivors include her husband, Walter C. Ackerman; two sons, Charles C. Ackerman of Athens and George Ackerman of Houston; and one daughter, Mrs. Suzanne Allen of Houston.

 Pallbearers will be John Glover, Bobby Craig, Charlie Tinney, Tom Sharpe, John Corley and Gene Harris.

Athens Daily Review
April 21, 1971
Page 3

Tony T. Adair
Services Set
At Leagueville

 Funeral services for Tony Travis Adair, 19, of the Leagueville community, will be held Thursday at 3 p.m. at the Leagueville Baptist Church. Mr. Adair died Tuesday at 11:15 a.m. at Memorial Hospital about an hour after a car he was driving skidded into a truck on the Tyler highway at Flat Creek Road.

 Burial will be at Leagueville under the direction of the Carroll and Lehr Funeral Home.

 The services will be conducted by the Rev. Lee Teakle and the Rev. Bill Watson.

 Mr. Adair was born in Athens. He graduated from Brownsboro High School and was a student at Henderson County Junior College.

 Survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hollis W. Adair of Leagueville; his paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. George Wesley Adair of Leagueville; his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Mormon of Athens; one brother,  Richard Adair of Leagueville of Leagueville; two sisters, Mrs. Linda Fern Taylor of Trinidad and Miss Cynthia Lee Adair of Leagueville; and one niece, Miss Sherile Lyn Taylor of Trinidad.

 Pallbearers will be George Dingler, Durwood Dingler, Donald Monk, David Monk, Randy Adair, Milton Adair, Steven Adair, Gordon Adair, Charles Mormon, Arlon Mormon and Walter Morman

Athens Daily Review
August 4, 1978
Page 10

Abel services held
in Cosberg, Miss.

 Services for Eugene Clemon Abel, 71, of Athens were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Harlands Creek Church in Cosberg, Miss., with the Rev. Loren West and the Rev. Don Newson officiating.

 Mr. Abel died Sunday at 3:20 p.m. in a local nursing home.

 He had lived in Athens since April.

 Survivors include three sons, Kenneth Edward Abel of Monroe, La., Riley Eugene Abel and James Carl Abel, both of Dallas; one daughter, Barbara Newson of Athens; one brother, Marvin Abel of Lexington, Miss,; four sisters, Flora Rogers and Elma Tolar, both of Lexington, Miss., Evie Abel of Tehala, Miss.; Kathryn Higle of Yazoo City, Miss.,; and seven grandchildren.

Athens Daily Review
June 26, 1975
Page 6

Leslie Adair
Dies Tuesday
In Dallas

 Leslie I. Adair, a resident of Irving and formerly of Brownsboro, died Tuesday in a Dallas hospital, at the age of 54.

 Born in Henderson County, Mr. Adair had lived in Dallas the last 30 years. He was a veteran of World War II and was working as a welder for the G.L.F. Manufacturing Corp.

 The funeral service will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the Leagueville Baptist Church, with the Rev. A.F. Coody officiating. Burial will be in the Leagueville Cemetery.

 Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Thelma Adair, and two daughters, Joanne Adair and Mrs. Juanelle Szakacs, all of Irving.

 Mr. Adair is survived by four brothers, Wesley Adair and Lonzo Adair of Leagueville; Wylie Adair of Teague; and Ebb Adair of Palmer.

 He is also survived by four sisters, Mrs. Allie Howard and Mrs. Vera Gideon of Palmer; Mrs. Ethel Walker of Coppell; and Mrs. Estel Barton of Dallas.

 He had two grandchildren.

Athens Daily Review
June 6, 1979
Page 1

James Adair

 Services for James Daniel Adair, 68, of Tyler, were held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday in Burks-Walker-Tippit Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Fred Harris officiating.

 Masonic graveside services were held in Leagueville Cemetery.

 Mr. Adair died last Wednesday afternoon in a Tyler hospital following a sudden illness.

 A native of Brownsboro, he lived in Tyler 32 years and was retired from Exxon Oil Co. He was a member of Masonic Lodge No. 1233 of Tyler and the York Rite Shrine.

 He was a member of Bailes Baptist Church.

 Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Pearl Adair, Tyler; four sons, Jerry E. Adair and Billy Simms, both of Tyler, Donald Adair, Arlington, and Ronald Adair, Bedford; eight daughters, Mrs. Betty Tomlinson, Taiwan, Mrs. Jimmie Rodems, Buffalo, N.Y., Mrs. Glenda Clayton, Mrs. Sue Weesner and Mrs. Louise Lyles, all of Tyler, Mrs. Nancy Wood, Brownsboro, Mrs. Katherine Kormos, Longview, Mrs. Patsy Presly, Whitehouse; two sisters, Mrs. Dovie Parker, Chandler, and Mrs. Docia Neil, Grapeland; 34 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

 Pallbearers, all Masons, included Pete Peters, Bill Walls, Norm Quaas, Don Carpenter, Bill Reid and Weldon Booth.

Athens Daily Review
December 8, 1977
Page 5

Grady Abbott dies
Saturday; services
held Monday

 Funeral services for Grady Abbott, 54, of Eustace were held at 2 p.m. Monday in Eubank Funeral Home's Chapel of Mabank with the Rev. Otis Munns officiating.

 Burial was in Goshen Cemetery in Henderson County.

 Mr. Abbott died Saturday evening in a Mesquite hospital after a long illness.

 He was a native of the Big Rock Community and was born Jan. 17, 1925. He had been a resident of Eustace the past four weeks and had previously lived in Greenville. He was a sheet metal worker employed by E-Systems of Greenville Aerospace Inc. for the past 25 years. He was a Navy veteran of World War II.

 Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Nellie May Abbott of Eustace; one son Trayson Abbott of Boston, Mass., two brothers, Emmett Abbott of Benbrook and Clinton Abbott of Eustace; two sisters, Mrs. Pearlie Morton and Mrs. Virgie Key, both of Eustace; five stepchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

 Pallbearers were James M. Hill, James L. Chandler, Billy Joe Watts, Kenneth R. Byrd, George F. Ball and John Fitzgerald.

Athens Daily Review
April 22, 1982
Page 10

Leo G. Abbe

 Funeral services for Leo Glenwood Abbe, 63, of Waco were held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in the Wilkerson Hapsch Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Travis Gibson and Rev. R.L. Whitworth officiating. Burial followed in the Waco Memorial Park.

 Mr. Abbe died Thursday in the Temple VA Hospital.

 He was born and educated in Big Springs. He married Dorothy Wilson in 1939 and moved to Waco in 1952 where he worked as an auto mechanic until his retirement in 1967. He was an army veteran, a Baptist and a member of the American Legion Post 440.

 Survivors include his wife, Dorothy S. Abbe of Waco; six sons, including the Rev. David Abbe of Malakoff; four sisters; three brothers; 20 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

 Memorial may be made to Fentress Cancer Center, Hillcrest Baptist Hospital in Waco.

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