Funeral services for Steve James Abell 65, who was stricken Monday about noon at the Emerson Jones farm and died at 4:15 p.m. in Blessing hospital were held Thursday at 2 p.m. standard time in the Durham Baptist church. Rev. Virgil Graves and Rev. Howard James officiated. Songs were by Mrs. Russell Johnson, Billy and Connie Johnson and J. W. Shackleford accompanied by Mrs. Olney Carter. Burial was in the Durham cemetery. Pall bearers were Wade Shanks, Chester Hicks, Gene Riney, George Turner, Earl Minch and George Carr. Honorary Pallbearers were Reuben Smyser, Russell Johnson, George Chance, Dan O'Brien, Clarence O'Brien, Orville Carter, Walter Rathbun and Orville Carroll. Mr. Abell was born near Durham November 20, 1897, a son of John S. and Edna Johnson Abell. He was a member of the Durham Baptist church and attended the Durham School. He was married September 25, 1929, to Goldie Wheeler who survives. Surviving with the widow are four sons, Steve, Jr., of Taylor, Bobby of Maywood, Joe Lee of Ewing and Jackie at home; six daughters, Mrs. Elmo (Hazel) Smyser and Mrs. Duane (Betty) Perrine, both of Durham, Mrs. Donald (Joan) Powers of Warsaw, Ill., Marcia, Linda and Trudy all at home; four brothers, George and Jerry, of Island City, Ore., Ingman of Lewistown and Johnnie of Byl, Oregon; four sisters, Mrs. Ursa Knapp of Portland, Oreg., Mrs. Lydia Kirkham of Indiana, Mrs. Lottie Balsar of Durham and Miss Dolly of Quincy, Ill., and 14 grandchildren. Three children preceded him in death.
Funeral services for Steve James Abell 65, who was stricken Monday about noon at the Emerson Jones farm and died at 4:15 p.m. in Blessing hospital were held Thursday at 2 p.m. standard time in the Durham Baptist church. Rev. Virgil Graves and Rev. Howard James officiated. Songs were by Mrs. Russell Johnson, Billy and Connie Johnson and J. W. Shackleford accompanied by Mrs. Olney Carter. Burial was in the Durham cemetery. Pall bearers were Wade Shanks, Chester Hicks, Gene Riney, George Turner, Earl Minch and George Carr. Honorary Pallbearers were Reuben Smyser, Russell Johnson, George Chance, Dan O'Brien, Clarence O'Brien, Orville Carter, Walter Rathbun and Orville Carroll. Mr. Abell was born near Durham November 20, 1897, a son of John S. and Edna Johnson Abell. He was a member of the Durham Baptist church and attended the Durham School. He was married September 25, 1929, to Goldie Wheeler who survives. Surviving with the widow are four sons, Steve, Jr., of Taylor, Bobby of Maywood, Joe Lee of Ewing and Jackie at home; six daughters, Mrs. Elmo (Hazel) Smyser and Mrs. Duane (Betty) Perrine, both of Durham, Mrs. Donald (Joan) Powers of Warsaw, Ill., Marcia, Linda and Trudy all at home; four brothers, George and Jerry, of Island City, Ore., Ingman of Lewistown and Johnnie of Byl, Oregon; four sisters, Mrs. Ursa Knapp of Portland, Oreg., Mrs. Lydia Kirkham of Indiana, Mrs. Lottie Balsar of Durham and Miss Dolly of Quincy, Ill., and 14 grandchildren. Three children preceded him in death.
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