Charles G. Abel, 86, of Jonesboro, died Friday afternoon, April 13, 2007, at his home. He was president of Charles G. Abel Agency, Inc., and was a developer of management and sales computer software and a management and sales consultant.
Charlie was a member of the National Sales and Marketing Executive Club Speakers' Bureau, a Dale Carnegie Course Instructor, a Speech Instructor for Mid South Bible Institute. He has lectured at Arkansas State University, Universities of Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City and Ohio. He also created and served as Master of Ceremonies of the Jaycee hour – a weekly radio program.
He authored several books on Sales and Management for AFLAC. As an Executive Vice President of the Brickell Institute of Leadership Training sponsoring the Dale Carnegie Leadership and Sales Courses in eight states and Central America, he has conducted sales and management seminars for all types of businesses.
As an Executive Vice President of the group of National Investors Life Insurance Companies, he also was the Ohio State Manager for AFLAC – having written many of that Company's original sales training programs.
He was a member of First United Methodist Church in Jonesboro and served as a Sunday School teacher and has served in most capacities in the Church.
Charles was active in many civic activities having serves as Chairperson passing the $50 million sales tax for Jonesboro street improvements; Director of Arkansas Arthritis Foundation; President of NE Arkansas Sales and marketing Executive Club; Training Chairperson for Little Rock United Fund; Vice Chairperson for Pioneer District of the Boy Scouts; Member of Executive Board of the Quapaw Area Boy Scouts of America; Appointed by US State Department as Arkansas Chairperson for the Partners of the Alliance conducting a trade mission to Bolivia; Appointed by President Kennedy to head 15 insurance executives in a People-to-People Mission to the governments of Russia, England, France, Germany, Switzerland and Italy; Member and past President of Catfish Club.
Charles was listed in Who's Who in the South and Southwest; Who's Who in Insurance; and World Who's Who in Finance and Industry; He was an Air Force Captain and pilot of a B-29 Super Fortress flying 35 combat missions against Japan. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross; the Air Medal with three Oak leaf Clusters; Bronze Stars for Campaigns in China, India-Burma, Central-Burma and Japan Air offensive.
He is survived by his wife, Lucie Abel and has four children, Margaret Abel, Steve McFerron, Tamara Winkler and Bryan Abel, nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
A memorial service will be at 11:00 A.M. Monday, April 16, 2007 at First Methodist Church with John Miles officiating with burial at 10:30 A.M., Monday at Jonesboro Memorial Park Cemetery and Emerson Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Honorary pallbearers are members of the Friendship Sunday School Class at First Methodist and the Catfish Club. Visitation will be Sunday night from 6 – 7:30 at Emerson Funeral Home.
∼Charles G. Abel
JONESBORO -- Charles G. Abel, 86, of Jonesboro,died Friday afternoon, April 13, 2007, at his home.
Survivors include his wife, Lucie Abel.
Visitation will be Sunday night at Emerson Funeral Home from 6-7:30 p.m.
To sign an online guest book, go to www.emersonfu neralhome.com. For those wishing to leave lasting memorials, the family requests that you please consider First Methodist Church, 800 South Main St., Jonesboro 72401, or a charity of your choice.
Charlie was a member of the National Sales and Marketing Executive Club Speakers' Bureau, a Dale Carnegie Course Instructor, a Speech Instructor for Mid South Bible Institute. He has lectured at Arkansas State University, Universities of Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City and Ohio. He also created and served as Master of Ceremonies of the Jaycee hour – a weekly radio program.
He authored several books on Sales and Management for AFLAC. As an Executive Vice President of the Brickell Institute of Leadership Training sponsoring the Dale Carnegie Leadership and Sales Courses in eight states and Central America, he has conducted sales and management seminars for all types of businesses.
As an Executive Vice President of the group of National Investors Life Insurance Companies, he also was the Ohio State Manager for AFLAC – having written many of that Company's original sales training programs.
He was a member of First United Methodist Church in Jonesboro and served as a Sunday School teacher and has served in most capacities in the Church.
Charles was active in many civic activities having serves as Chairperson passing the $50 million sales tax for Jonesboro street improvements; Director of Arkansas Arthritis Foundation; President of NE Arkansas Sales and marketing Executive Club; Training Chairperson for Little Rock United Fund; Vice Chairperson for Pioneer District of the Boy Scouts; Member of Executive Board of the Quapaw Area Boy Scouts of America; Appointed by US State Department as Arkansas Chairperson for the Partners of the Alliance conducting a trade mission to Bolivia; Appointed by President Kennedy to head 15 insurance executives in a People-to-People Mission to the governments of Russia, England, France, Germany, Switzerland and Italy; Member and past President of Catfish Club.
Charles was listed in Who's Who in the South and Southwest; Who's Who in Insurance; and World Who's Who in Finance and Industry; He was an Air Force Captain and pilot of a B-29 Super Fortress flying 35 combat missions against Japan. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross; the Air Medal with three Oak leaf Clusters; Bronze Stars for Campaigns in China, India-Burma, Central-Burma and Japan Air offensive.
He is survived by his wife, Lucie Abel and has four children, Margaret Abel, Steve McFerron, Tamara Winkler and Bryan Abel, nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
A memorial service will be at 11:00 A.M. Monday, April 16, 2007 at First Methodist Church with John Miles officiating with burial at 10:30 A.M., Monday at Jonesboro Memorial Park Cemetery and Emerson Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Honorary pallbearers are members of the Friendship Sunday School Class at First Methodist and the Catfish Club. Visitation will be Sunday night from 6 – 7:30 at Emerson Funeral Home.
∼Charles G. Abel
JONESBORO -- Charles G. Abel, 86, of Jonesboro,died Friday afternoon, April 13, 2007, at his home.
Survivors include his wife, Lucie Abel.
Visitation will be Sunday night at Emerson Funeral Home from 6-7:30 p.m.
To sign an online guest book, go to www.emersonfu neralhome.com. For those wishing to leave lasting memorials, the family requests that you please consider First Methodist Church, 800 South Main St., Jonesboro 72401, or a charity of your choice.
Charles G. Abel, 86, of Jonesboro, died Friday afternoon, April 13, 2007, at his home. He was president of Charles G. Abel Agency, Inc., and was a developer of management and sales computer software and a management and sales consultant.
Charlie was a member of the National Sales and Marketing Executive Club Speakers' Bureau, a Dale Carnegie Course Instructor, a Speech Instructor for Mid South Bible Institute. He has lectured at Arkansas State University, Universities of Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City and Ohio. He also created and served as Master of Ceremonies of the Jaycee hour – a weekly radio program.
He authored several books on Sales and Management for AFLAC. As an Executive Vice President of the Brickell Institute of Leadership Training sponsoring the Dale Carnegie Leadership and Sales Courses in eight states and Central America, he has conducted sales and management seminars for all types of businesses.
As an Executive Vice President of the group of National Investors Life Insurance Companies, he also was the Ohio State Manager for AFLAC – having written many of that Company's original sales training programs.
He was a member of First United Methodist Church in Jonesboro and served as a Sunday School teacher and has served in most capacities in the Church.
Charles was active in many civic activities having serves as Chairperson passing the $50 million sales tax for Jonesboro street improvements; Director of Arkansas Arthritis Foundation; President of NE Arkansas Sales and marketing Executive Club; Training Chairperson for Little Rock United Fund; Vice Chairperson for Pioneer District of the Boy Scouts; Member of Executive Board of the Quapaw Area Boy Scouts of America; Appointed by US State Department as Arkansas Chairperson for the Partners of the Alliance conducting a trade mission to Bolivia; Appointed by President Kennedy to head 15 insurance executives in a People-to-People Mission to the governments of Russia, England, France, Germany, Switzerland and Italy; Member and past President of Catfish Club.
Charles was listed in Who's Who in the South and Southwest; Who's Who in Insurance; and World Who's Who in Finance and Industry; He was an Air Force Captain and pilot of a B-29 Super Fortress flying 35 combat missions against Japan. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross; the Air Medal with three Oak leaf Clusters; Bronze Stars for Campaigns in China, India-Burma, Central-Burma and Japan Air offensive.
He is survived by his wife, Lucie Abel and has four children, Margaret Abel, Steve McFerron, Tamara Winkler and Bryan Abel, nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
A memorial service will be at 11:00 A.M. Monday, April 16, 2007 at First Methodist Church with John Miles officiating with burial at 10:30 A.M., Monday at Jonesboro Memorial Park Cemetery and Emerson Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Honorary pallbearers are members of the Friendship Sunday School Class at First Methodist and the Catfish Club. Visitation will be Sunday night from 6 – 7:30 at Emerson Funeral Home.
∼Charles G. Abel
JONESBORO -- Charles G. Abel, 86, of Jonesboro,died Friday afternoon, April 13, 2007, at his home.
Survivors include his wife, Lucie Abel.
Visitation will be Sunday night at Emerson Funeral Home from 6-7:30 p.m.
To sign an online guest book, go to www.emersonfu neralhome.com. For those wishing to leave lasting memorials, the family requests that you please consider First Methodist Church, 800 South Main St., Jonesboro 72401, or a charity of your choice.
Charlie was a member of the National Sales and Marketing Executive Club Speakers' Bureau, a Dale Carnegie Course Instructor, a Speech Instructor for Mid South Bible Institute. He has lectured at Arkansas State University, Universities of Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City and Ohio. He also created and served as Master of Ceremonies of the Jaycee hour – a weekly radio program.
He authored several books on Sales and Management for AFLAC. As an Executive Vice President of the Brickell Institute of Leadership Training sponsoring the Dale Carnegie Leadership and Sales Courses in eight states and Central America, he has conducted sales and management seminars for all types of businesses.
As an Executive Vice President of the group of National Investors Life Insurance Companies, he also was the Ohio State Manager for AFLAC – having written many of that Company's original sales training programs.
He was a member of First United Methodist Church in Jonesboro and served as a Sunday School teacher and has served in most capacities in the Church.
Charles was active in many civic activities having serves as Chairperson passing the $50 million sales tax for Jonesboro street improvements; Director of Arkansas Arthritis Foundation; President of NE Arkansas Sales and marketing Executive Club; Training Chairperson for Little Rock United Fund; Vice Chairperson for Pioneer District of the Boy Scouts; Member of Executive Board of the Quapaw Area Boy Scouts of America; Appointed by US State Department as Arkansas Chairperson for the Partners of the Alliance conducting a trade mission to Bolivia; Appointed by President Kennedy to head 15 insurance executives in a People-to-People Mission to the governments of Russia, England, France, Germany, Switzerland and Italy; Member and past President of Catfish Club.
Charles was listed in Who's Who in the South and Southwest; Who's Who in Insurance; and World Who's Who in Finance and Industry; He was an Air Force Captain and pilot of a B-29 Super Fortress flying 35 combat missions against Japan. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross; the Air Medal with three Oak leaf Clusters; Bronze Stars for Campaigns in China, India-Burma, Central-Burma and Japan Air offensive.
He is survived by his wife, Lucie Abel and has four children, Margaret Abel, Steve McFerron, Tamara Winkler and Bryan Abel, nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
A memorial service will be at 11:00 A.M. Monday, April 16, 2007 at First Methodist Church with John Miles officiating with burial at 10:30 A.M., Monday at Jonesboro Memorial Park Cemetery and Emerson Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Honorary pallbearers are members of the Friendship Sunday School Class at First Methodist and the Catfish Club. Visitation will be Sunday night from 6 – 7:30 at Emerson Funeral Home.
∼Charles G. Abel
JONESBORO -- Charles G. Abel, 86, of Jonesboro,died Friday afternoon, April 13, 2007, at his home.
Survivors include his wife, Lucie Abel.
Visitation will be Sunday night at Emerson Funeral Home from 6-7:30 p.m.
To sign an online guest book, go to www.emersonfu neralhome.com. For those wishing to leave lasting memorials, the family requests that you please consider First Methodist Church, 800 South Main St., Jonesboro 72401, or a charity of your choice.
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