Everett Martin Franklin Abel, 90, of Litchfield, died Friday, June 4, 2010 at 1:30 a.m. in Litchfield HealthCare Center.
A sunset graveside funeral service will be held Monday, June 7 at 7 p.m. in Elmwood Cemetery, Litchfield, with the Rev. James Tinzmann, minister of St. Timothy United Methodist Church in Litchfield, and the Rev. Mike Michels, retired minister of the church, officiating. Visitation will be Monday from 4 until 6:30 p.m. at Plummer Funeral Home in Litchfield. Masonic rites will be exemplified at 6:30 p.m.
Mr. Abel was born on June 25, 1919 in Atwood, the son of John George and Ruth Ann (Meece) Abel. He was raised in Bement, moved to Litchfield, then Jacksonville, and back to Litchfield where he settled in 1988.
He graduated from Bement High School in 1938 and married Doris Elaine Winters on March 8, 1939 in Covington, IN. She preceded him in death on Sept. 6, 2005. He had worked for Wabash/Norfolk Western Railroad as a road master for 40 years before retiring in 1978.
Mr. Abel was a member of Mt. Moriah Lodge # 51 A.F & A.M in Hillsboro for more than 50 years where he served as past master, secretary, and treasurer. He was also a member of St. Timothy United Methodist Church in Litchfield where he served in various capacities. He and his wife delivered Meals on Wheels for many years, and in his spare time he enjoyed fishing, gardening, repairing clocks, woodworking, and doing crossword puzzles.
He is survived by one son, John (wife Kathy) Abel of Litchfield; three daughters, Patricia Rushton of Pensacola, FL, Joyce (husband Jerry) Madden of Gillespie, and Dianne DeNeef of Godfrey; a sister, Ellen Wiggins of Lafayette, IN; 12 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials to St. Timothy United Methodist Church or Montgomery County Cancer Association.
A sunset graveside funeral service will be held Monday, June 7 at 7 p.m. in Elmwood Cemetery, Litchfield, with the Rev. James Tinzmann, minister of St. Timothy United Methodist Church in Litchfield, and the Rev. Mike Michels, retired minister of the church, officiating. Visitation will be Monday from 4 until 6:30 p.m. at Plummer Funeral Home in Litchfield. Masonic rites will be exemplified at 6:30 p.m.
Mr. Abel was born on June 25, 1919 in Atwood, the son of John George and Ruth Ann (Meece) Abel. He was raised in Bement, moved to Litchfield, then Jacksonville, and back to Litchfield where he settled in 1988.
He graduated from Bement High School in 1938 and married Doris Elaine Winters on March 8, 1939 in Covington, IN. She preceded him in death on Sept. 6, 2005. He had worked for Wabash/Norfolk Western Railroad as a road master for 40 years before retiring in 1978.
Mr. Abel was a member of Mt. Moriah Lodge # 51 A.F & A.M in Hillsboro for more than 50 years where he served as past master, secretary, and treasurer. He was also a member of St. Timothy United Methodist Church in Litchfield where he served in various capacities. He and his wife delivered Meals on Wheels for many years, and in his spare time he enjoyed fishing, gardening, repairing clocks, woodworking, and doing crossword puzzles.
He is survived by one son, John (wife Kathy) Abel of Litchfield; three daughters, Patricia Rushton of Pensacola, FL, Joyce (husband Jerry) Madden of Gillespie, and Dianne DeNeef of Godfrey; a sister, Ellen Wiggins of Lafayette, IN; 12 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials to St. Timothy United Methodist Church or Montgomery County Cancer Association.
Everett Martin Franklin Abel, 90, of Litchfield, died Friday, June 4, 2010 at 1:30 a.m. in Litchfield HealthCare Center.
A sunset graveside funeral service will be held Monday, June 7 at 7 p.m. in Elmwood Cemetery, Litchfield, with the Rev. James Tinzmann, minister of St. Timothy United Methodist Church in Litchfield, and the Rev. Mike Michels, retired minister of the church, officiating. Visitation will be Monday from 4 until 6:30 p.m. at Plummer Funeral Home in Litchfield. Masonic rites will be exemplified at 6:30 p.m.
Mr. Abel was born on June 25, 1919 in Atwood, the son of John George and Ruth Ann (Meece) Abel. He was raised in Bement, moved to Litchfield, then Jacksonville, and back to Litchfield where he settled in 1988.
He graduated from Bement High School in 1938 and married Doris Elaine Winters on March 8, 1939 in Covington, IN. She preceded him in death on Sept. 6, 2005. He had worked for Wabash/Norfolk Western Railroad as a road master for 40 years before retiring in 1978.
Mr. Abel was a member of Mt. Moriah Lodge # 51 A.F & A.M in Hillsboro for more than 50 years where he served as past master, secretary, and treasurer. He was also a member of St. Timothy United Methodist Church in Litchfield where he served in various capacities. He and his wife delivered Meals on Wheels for many years, and in his spare time he enjoyed fishing, gardening, repairing clocks, woodworking, and doing crossword puzzles.
He is survived by one son, John (wife Kathy) Abel of Litchfield; three daughters, Patricia Rushton of Pensacola, FL, Joyce (husband Jerry) Madden of Gillespie, and Dianne DeNeef of Godfrey; a sister, Ellen Wiggins of Lafayette, IN; 12 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials to St. Timothy United Methodist Church or Montgomery County Cancer Association.
A sunset graveside funeral service will be held Monday, June 7 at 7 p.m. in Elmwood Cemetery, Litchfield, with the Rev. James Tinzmann, minister of St. Timothy United Methodist Church in Litchfield, and the Rev. Mike Michels, retired minister of the church, officiating. Visitation will be Monday from 4 until 6:30 p.m. at Plummer Funeral Home in Litchfield. Masonic rites will be exemplified at 6:30 p.m.
Mr. Abel was born on June 25, 1919 in Atwood, the son of John George and Ruth Ann (Meece) Abel. He was raised in Bement, moved to Litchfield, then Jacksonville, and back to Litchfield where he settled in 1988.
He graduated from Bement High School in 1938 and married Doris Elaine Winters on March 8, 1939 in Covington, IN. She preceded him in death on Sept. 6, 2005. He had worked for Wabash/Norfolk Western Railroad as a road master for 40 years before retiring in 1978.
Mr. Abel was a member of Mt. Moriah Lodge # 51 A.F & A.M in Hillsboro for more than 50 years where he served as past master, secretary, and treasurer. He was also a member of St. Timothy United Methodist Church in Litchfield where he served in various capacities. He and his wife delivered Meals on Wheels for many years, and in his spare time he enjoyed fishing, gardening, repairing clocks, woodworking, and doing crossword puzzles.
He is survived by one son, John (wife Kathy) Abel of Litchfield; three daughters, Patricia Rushton of Pensacola, FL, Joyce (husband Jerry) Madden of Gillespie, and Dianne DeNeef of Godfrey; a sister, Ellen Wiggins of Lafayette, IN; 12 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials to St. Timothy United Methodist Church or Montgomery County Cancer Association.
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