Joseph A. "Joe" Gabe, 93, Henderson, died at 8:50 a.m. Friday, June 23, 2006, at Redbanks nursing home.
He was a lifelong member of Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church, where he practiced his devout Catholic faith and had been active in the Holy Name Booster Club and church and school fundraisers.
He started working at the Gabe Dairy at age 9, delivering milk by horse and wagon. Later, he and his brother, George, co-owned and operated the Gabe Dairy. In 1976, he retired from Kusan Plastics, where he was superintendent. He was active and influential in the Henderson County Democratic Party, serving as a precinct committee chairman. He was a Kentucky Colonel.
Joe was an avid baseball player, coach and fan. In his youth, he played in various all-star games, and in one particular game, he played opposite Dizzy Dean. His love of baseball continued with the formation of various Little League teams, including the 1959 Henderson National Little League All-Star Team, which was one of the final eight teams in the nation. Joe built five baseball fields and two softball fields, one of which was named Joe Gabe Field in his honor. At the 1994 Henderson Hall of Fame sports banquet during which the 1959 team was inducted into the Hall of Fame, Joe remarked to a standing ovation, "There is no better time spent than with youth." In later years, Joe was inducted to the Hall of Fame for his personal achievements.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Cordie Lee Melton Gabe, who died March 12, 1991; one daughter, Jo Ann Gabe Mills, who died July 10, 1965; and his parents, George William and Malissa Belle Stiff Gabe.
Survivors include four daughters, Wilma Gabe Martin and her husband, Bill, Judy Gabe Bugg and her husband, Ron, Patricia Gabe Sigler and her husband, Neal, and Linda Gabe Farmer Smith, and her husband, Gary R., all of Henderson; 13 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
Services will be at noon Monday at Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church. Father J. Edward Bradley will officiate. Burial will be in St. Louis Cemetery.
Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday and until 11:30 a.m. Monday at Rudy-Rowland Funeral Home, where prayers will be said at 5 p.m. Sunday.
Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church, Holy Name of Jesus Catholic School or Henderson County Diabetes Coalition.
Pallbearers will be Thomas Q. Mills III, Ronald L. Bugg Jr., William L. Martin II, Michael A. Farmer, R. Gregory Poole and John A. Gabe.
Published 24 June 2006 in The Gleaner (Henderson, KY)
He was a lifelong member of Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church, where he practiced his devout Catholic faith and had been active in the Holy Name Booster Club and church and school fundraisers.
He started working at the Gabe Dairy at age 9, delivering milk by horse and wagon. Later, he and his brother, George, co-owned and operated the Gabe Dairy. In 1976, he retired from Kusan Plastics, where he was superintendent. He was active and influential in the Henderson County Democratic Party, serving as a precinct committee chairman. He was a Kentucky Colonel.
Joe was an avid baseball player, coach and fan. In his youth, he played in various all-star games, and in one particular game, he played opposite Dizzy Dean. His love of baseball continued with the formation of various Little League teams, including the 1959 Henderson National Little League All-Star Team, which was one of the final eight teams in the nation. Joe built five baseball fields and two softball fields, one of which was named Joe Gabe Field in his honor. At the 1994 Henderson Hall of Fame sports banquet during which the 1959 team was inducted into the Hall of Fame, Joe remarked to a standing ovation, "There is no better time spent than with youth." In later years, Joe was inducted to the Hall of Fame for his personal achievements.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Cordie Lee Melton Gabe, who died March 12, 1991; one daughter, Jo Ann Gabe Mills, who died July 10, 1965; and his parents, George William and Malissa Belle Stiff Gabe.
Survivors include four daughters, Wilma Gabe Martin and her husband, Bill, Judy Gabe Bugg and her husband, Ron, Patricia Gabe Sigler and her husband, Neal, and Linda Gabe Farmer Smith, and her husband, Gary R., all of Henderson; 13 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
Services will be at noon Monday at Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church. Father J. Edward Bradley will officiate. Burial will be in St. Louis Cemetery.
Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday and until 11:30 a.m. Monday at Rudy-Rowland Funeral Home, where prayers will be said at 5 p.m. Sunday.
Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church, Holy Name of Jesus Catholic School or Henderson County Diabetes Coalition.
Pallbearers will be Thomas Q. Mills III, Ronald L. Bugg Jr., William L. Martin II, Michael A. Farmer, R. Gregory Poole and John A. Gabe.
Published 24 June 2006 in The Gleaner (Henderson, KY)
Joseph A. "Joe" Gabe, 93, Henderson, died at 8:50 a.m. Friday, June 23, 2006, at Redbanks nursing home.
He was a lifelong member of Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church, where he practiced his devout Catholic faith and had been active in the Holy Name Booster Club and church and school fundraisers.
He started working at the Gabe Dairy at age 9, delivering milk by horse and wagon. Later, he and his brother, George, co-owned and operated the Gabe Dairy. In 1976, he retired from Kusan Plastics, where he was superintendent. He was active and influential in the Henderson County Democratic Party, serving as a precinct committee chairman. He was a Kentucky Colonel.
Joe was an avid baseball player, coach and fan. In his youth, he played in various all-star games, and in one particular game, he played opposite Dizzy Dean. His love of baseball continued with the formation of various Little League teams, including the 1959 Henderson National Little League All-Star Team, which was one of the final eight teams in the nation. Joe built five baseball fields and two softball fields, one of which was named Joe Gabe Field in his honor. At the 1994 Henderson Hall of Fame sports banquet during which the 1959 team was inducted into the Hall of Fame, Joe remarked to a standing ovation, "There is no better time spent than with youth." In later years, Joe was inducted to the Hall of Fame for his personal achievements.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Cordie Lee Melton Gabe, who died March 12, 1991; one daughter, Jo Ann Gabe Mills, who died July 10, 1965; and his parents, George William and Malissa Belle Stiff Gabe.
Survivors include four daughters, Wilma Gabe Martin and her husband, Bill, Judy Gabe Bugg and her husband, Ron, Patricia Gabe Sigler and her husband, Neal, and Linda Gabe Farmer Smith, and her husband, Gary R., all of Henderson; 13 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
Services will be at noon Monday at Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church. Father J. Edward Bradley will officiate. Burial will be in St. Louis Cemetery.
Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday and until 11:30 a.m. Monday at Rudy-Rowland Funeral Home, where prayers will be said at 5 p.m. Sunday.
Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church, Holy Name of Jesus Catholic School or Henderson County Diabetes Coalition.
Pallbearers will be Thomas Q. Mills III, Ronald L. Bugg Jr., William L. Martin II, Michael A. Farmer, R. Gregory Poole and John A. Gabe.
Published 24 June 2006 in The Gleaner (Henderson, KY)
He was a lifelong member of Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church, where he practiced his devout Catholic faith and had been active in the Holy Name Booster Club and church and school fundraisers.
He started working at the Gabe Dairy at age 9, delivering milk by horse and wagon. Later, he and his brother, George, co-owned and operated the Gabe Dairy. In 1976, he retired from Kusan Plastics, where he was superintendent. He was active and influential in the Henderson County Democratic Party, serving as a precinct committee chairman. He was a Kentucky Colonel.
Joe was an avid baseball player, coach and fan. In his youth, he played in various all-star games, and in one particular game, he played opposite Dizzy Dean. His love of baseball continued with the formation of various Little League teams, including the 1959 Henderson National Little League All-Star Team, which was one of the final eight teams in the nation. Joe built five baseball fields and two softball fields, one of which was named Joe Gabe Field in his honor. At the 1994 Henderson Hall of Fame sports banquet during which the 1959 team was inducted into the Hall of Fame, Joe remarked to a standing ovation, "There is no better time spent than with youth." In later years, Joe was inducted to the Hall of Fame for his personal achievements.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Cordie Lee Melton Gabe, who died March 12, 1991; one daughter, Jo Ann Gabe Mills, who died July 10, 1965; and his parents, George William and Malissa Belle Stiff Gabe.
Survivors include four daughters, Wilma Gabe Martin and her husband, Bill, Judy Gabe Bugg and her husband, Ron, Patricia Gabe Sigler and her husband, Neal, and Linda Gabe Farmer Smith, and her husband, Gary R., all of Henderson; 13 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
Services will be at noon Monday at Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church. Father J. Edward Bradley will officiate. Burial will be in St. Louis Cemetery.
Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday and until 11:30 a.m. Monday at Rudy-Rowland Funeral Home, where prayers will be said at 5 p.m. Sunday.
Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church, Holy Name of Jesus Catholic School or Henderson County Diabetes Coalition.
Pallbearers will be Thomas Q. Mills III, Ronald L. Bugg Jr., William L. Martin II, Michael A. Farmer, R. Gregory Poole and John A. Gabe.
Published 24 June 2006 in The Gleaner (Henderson, KY)
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