Services for Judge C. Houston Abel, 67, Tyler, are scheduled for 2 [.m. Thursday, March 5, at Marvin United Methodist Church with Dr. Michael Dent officiating.
Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery under direction of Burks-Walker-Tippit Funeral Home.
Judge Abel died March 2, 1998, in a Tyler hospital.
Judge Abel was born Dec. 16, 1930, in McComb, Miss., to the late Clarence Houston Sr. and Mary Dunn Abel. He married Frances Fergus in Tyler in June 1959, and together they had a son, Scott Houston Abel, and a daughter, Sarah Abel Frazer. Genuinely devoted to his family, he was lovingly known as "Poppy" by his five grandsons; Lee, Sam and Jon Abel and Will and Mike Frazer. He was a member of Marvin United Methodist Church.
Judge Abel received a B.S. degree in Petroleum Geology from Mississippi State University and a J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law in 1964, where he was a member of Delta Theta Phi Legal Fraternity. He served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict and will be remembered for the stories he proudly recounted about those days.
Judge Abel enjoyed a long and distinguished career in public service, beginning with the achievement of the rank of Eagle Scout while a boy in McComb, Miss. He served as Upshur County Judge in 1967, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of Texas, from 1968-1974, and as Chief of the Civil Section from 1974-1979. From 1979-1985 he served as United States Magistrate for the Eastern District of Texas at Tyler until he was appointed Judge of the United State Bankruptcy County in October 1985. He served as chief judge from 1988 until the fall of 1995.
Judge Abel served as faculty moderator and panelist for bankruptcy litigation and practice conferences sponsored by the State Bar of Texas, the University of Texas School of Law, Professional Educational Systems Inc., the Southwestern Legal Foundation and the East Texas Bankruptcy Bar Association.
He was a member of the State Bar of Texas, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, Eastern District of Texas and the Smith County Bar Association.
"Abe," as he was sometimes called by his wife and many friends, was a true man of the people. Beloved by the many who knew him, his legacy is one of large heart, keen wit, hard work and great integrity.
Survivors include his wife, Frances Fergus Abel of Tyler; son and daughter-in-law, Scott Houston and Candise Abel of Longview; daughter and son-in-law, Sarah and Chris Frazer of Rusk; brothers, Van Abel of McComb, Miss., Fred Abel of Concord, Calif., and David Abel of Irmo, S.C.,; and grandchildren, Lee, Sam and Jon Abel, Will and Mike Frazer.
Pallbearers include Walter Langford, Otis Carroll, Judge Robert Parker, Gary Traylor, Judge John Hanna, Hal Cameron, Woodrow Roark and Magistrate Judge Harry W. McKee.
Honorary pallbearers are Murray Harris, Pat Kelly, Kelly Ireland, Judge William Wayne Justice, Judge William Steger, Judge Roby Hadden, Christopher Morriss, Dale Long, James Knowles, William Sheehy and Brooks Hardee.
Published in Tyler Morning Telegraph, March 4, 1998.
Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery under direction of Burks-Walker-Tippit Funeral Home.
Judge Abel died March 2, 1998, in a Tyler hospital.
Judge Abel was born Dec. 16, 1930, in McComb, Miss., to the late Clarence Houston Sr. and Mary Dunn Abel. He married Frances Fergus in Tyler in June 1959, and together they had a son, Scott Houston Abel, and a daughter, Sarah Abel Frazer. Genuinely devoted to his family, he was lovingly known as "Poppy" by his five grandsons; Lee, Sam and Jon Abel and Will and Mike Frazer. He was a member of Marvin United Methodist Church.
Judge Abel received a B.S. degree in Petroleum Geology from Mississippi State University and a J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law in 1964, where he was a member of Delta Theta Phi Legal Fraternity. He served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict and will be remembered for the stories he proudly recounted about those days.
Judge Abel enjoyed a long and distinguished career in public service, beginning with the achievement of the rank of Eagle Scout while a boy in McComb, Miss. He served as Upshur County Judge in 1967, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of Texas, from 1968-1974, and as Chief of the Civil Section from 1974-1979. From 1979-1985 he served as United States Magistrate for the Eastern District of Texas at Tyler until he was appointed Judge of the United State Bankruptcy County in October 1985. He served as chief judge from 1988 until the fall of 1995.
Judge Abel served as faculty moderator and panelist for bankruptcy litigation and practice conferences sponsored by the State Bar of Texas, the University of Texas School of Law, Professional Educational Systems Inc., the Southwestern Legal Foundation and the East Texas Bankruptcy Bar Association.
He was a member of the State Bar of Texas, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, Eastern District of Texas and the Smith County Bar Association.
"Abe," as he was sometimes called by his wife and many friends, was a true man of the people. Beloved by the many who knew him, his legacy is one of large heart, keen wit, hard work and great integrity.
Survivors include his wife, Frances Fergus Abel of Tyler; son and daughter-in-law, Scott Houston and Candise Abel of Longview; daughter and son-in-law, Sarah and Chris Frazer of Rusk; brothers, Van Abel of McComb, Miss., Fred Abel of Concord, Calif., and David Abel of Irmo, S.C.,; and grandchildren, Lee, Sam and Jon Abel, Will and Mike Frazer.
Pallbearers include Walter Langford, Otis Carroll, Judge Robert Parker, Gary Traylor, Judge John Hanna, Hal Cameron, Woodrow Roark and Magistrate Judge Harry W. McKee.
Honorary pallbearers are Murray Harris, Pat Kelly, Kelly Ireland, Judge William Wayne Justice, Judge William Steger, Judge Roby Hadden, Christopher Morriss, Dale Long, James Knowles, William Sheehy and Brooks Hardee.
Published in Tyler Morning Telegraph, March 4, 1998.
Services for Judge C. Houston Abel, 67, Tyler, are scheduled for 2 [.m. Thursday, March 5, at Marvin United Methodist Church with Dr. Michael Dent officiating.
Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery under direction of Burks-Walker-Tippit Funeral Home.
Judge Abel died March 2, 1998, in a Tyler hospital.
Judge Abel was born Dec. 16, 1930, in McComb, Miss., to the late Clarence Houston Sr. and Mary Dunn Abel. He married Frances Fergus in Tyler in June 1959, and together they had a son, Scott Houston Abel, and a daughter, Sarah Abel Frazer. Genuinely devoted to his family, he was lovingly known as "Poppy" by his five grandsons; Lee, Sam and Jon Abel and Will and Mike Frazer. He was a member of Marvin United Methodist Church.
Judge Abel received a B.S. degree in Petroleum Geology from Mississippi State University and a J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law in 1964, where he was a member of Delta Theta Phi Legal Fraternity. He served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict and will be remembered for the stories he proudly recounted about those days.
Judge Abel enjoyed a long and distinguished career in public service, beginning with the achievement of the rank of Eagle Scout while a boy in McComb, Miss. He served as Upshur County Judge in 1967, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of Texas, from 1968-1974, and as Chief of the Civil Section from 1974-1979. From 1979-1985 he served as United States Magistrate for the Eastern District of Texas at Tyler until he was appointed Judge of the United State Bankruptcy County in October 1985. He served as chief judge from 1988 until the fall of 1995.
Judge Abel served as faculty moderator and panelist for bankruptcy litigation and practice conferences sponsored by the State Bar of Texas, the University of Texas School of Law, Professional Educational Systems Inc., the Southwestern Legal Foundation and the East Texas Bankruptcy Bar Association.
He was a member of the State Bar of Texas, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, Eastern District of Texas and the Smith County Bar Association.
"Abe," as he was sometimes called by his wife and many friends, was a true man of the people. Beloved by the many who knew him, his legacy is one of large heart, keen wit, hard work and great integrity.
Survivors include his wife, Frances Fergus Abel of Tyler; son and daughter-in-law, Scott Houston and Candise Abel of Longview; daughter and son-in-law, Sarah and Chris Frazer of Rusk; brothers, Van Abel of McComb, Miss., Fred Abel of Concord, Calif., and David Abel of Irmo, S.C.,; and grandchildren, Lee, Sam and Jon Abel, Will and Mike Frazer.
Pallbearers include Walter Langford, Otis Carroll, Judge Robert Parker, Gary Traylor, Judge John Hanna, Hal Cameron, Woodrow Roark and Magistrate Judge Harry W. McKee.
Honorary pallbearers are Murray Harris, Pat Kelly, Kelly Ireland, Judge William Wayne Justice, Judge William Steger, Judge Roby Hadden, Christopher Morriss, Dale Long, James Knowles, William Sheehy and Brooks Hardee.
Published in Tyler Morning Telegraph, March 4, 1998.
Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery under direction of Burks-Walker-Tippit Funeral Home.
Judge Abel died March 2, 1998, in a Tyler hospital.
Judge Abel was born Dec. 16, 1930, in McComb, Miss., to the late Clarence Houston Sr. and Mary Dunn Abel. He married Frances Fergus in Tyler in June 1959, and together they had a son, Scott Houston Abel, and a daughter, Sarah Abel Frazer. Genuinely devoted to his family, he was lovingly known as "Poppy" by his five grandsons; Lee, Sam and Jon Abel and Will and Mike Frazer. He was a member of Marvin United Methodist Church.
Judge Abel received a B.S. degree in Petroleum Geology from Mississippi State University and a J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law in 1964, where he was a member of Delta Theta Phi Legal Fraternity. He served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict and will be remembered for the stories he proudly recounted about those days.
Judge Abel enjoyed a long and distinguished career in public service, beginning with the achievement of the rank of Eagle Scout while a boy in McComb, Miss. He served as Upshur County Judge in 1967, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of Texas, from 1968-1974, and as Chief of the Civil Section from 1974-1979. From 1979-1985 he served as United States Magistrate for the Eastern District of Texas at Tyler until he was appointed Judge of the United State Bankruptcy County in October 1985. He served as chief judge from 1988 until the fall of 1995.
Judge Abel served as faculty moderator and panelist for bankruptcy litigation and practice conferences sponsored by the State Bar of Texas, the University of Texas School of Law, Professional Educational Systems Inc., the Southwestern Legal Foundation and the East Texas Bankruptcy Bar Association.
He was a member of the State Bar of Texas, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, Eastern District of Texas and the Smith County Bar Association.
"Abe," as he was sometimes called by his wife and many friends, was a true man of the people. Beloved by the many who knew him, his legacy is one of large heart, keen wit, hard work and great integrity.
Survivors include his wife, Frances Fergus Abel of Tyler; son and daughter-in-law, Scott Houston and Candise Abel of Longview; daughter and son-in-law, Sarah and Chris Frazer of Rusk; brothers, Van Abel of McComb, Miss., Fred Abel of Concord, Calif., and David Abel of Irmo, S.C.,; and grandchildren, Lee, Sam and Jon Abel, Will and Mike Frazer.
Pallbearers include Walter Langford, Otis Carroll, Judge Robert Parker, Gary Traylor, Judge John Hanna, Hal Cameron, Woodrow Roark and Magistrate Judge Harry W. McKee.
Honorary pallbearers are Murray Harris, Pat Kelly, Kelly Ireland, Judge William Wayne Justice, Judge William Steger, Judge Roby Hadden, Christopher Morriss, Dale Long, James Knowles, William Sheehy and Brooks Hardee.
Published in Tyler Morning Telegraph, March 4, 1998.
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