Abbie Paul Abshire
1919 - 1995 (76 years)-
Documents U.S. World War II Draft Card - Abbie Paul Abshire
Name: Abbie Paul Abshire
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 21
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 13 Feb 1919
Birth Place: Port Arthur, Texas, USA
Residence Place: Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place: Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA
Employer: Port Arthur News
Height: 5' 7"
Weight: 135 lbs.
Complexion: Light
Hair Color: Blonde
Eye Color: Blue
Next of Kin: Paul AbshireObituary of Abbie Paul Abshire
Published in The Port Arthur News on June 6, 1995
Headstones Crypt of Abbie Paul Abshire and Jane Marie Vaughn Abshire
Greenlawn Memorial Park - Groves, Texas, USA
Plot: Chapel of Resurrection (Outside Right)
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Name Abbie Paul Abshire Born 13 Feb 1919 Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas, USA Gender Male Died 5 Jun 1995 Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas, USA Buried 7 Jun 1995 Greenlawn Memorial Park - Groves, Texas, USA Person ID I4756 Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree Last Modified 19 Jun 2023
Father Paul Abshire, b. 30 Apr 1896, Kaplan, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, USA , d. 20 Sep 1969, Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas, USA (Age 73 years) Mother Ada Marie Talbot, b. 16 Jan 1900, Rayne, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA , d. 9 Apr 1936, Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas, USA (Age 36 years) Married 5 Apr 1917 Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas, USA Family ID F1929 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Jane Marie Vaughn, b. 26 Aug 1921, Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas, USA , d. 11 Jan 2021, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas, USA (Age 99 years) Married 19 Oct 1941 Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas, USA Children + 1. J.M. Abshire Last Modified 27 Oct 2019 Family ID F1951 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - Obituary:
Abbie Paul Abshire, 76, of Port Arthur died Monday at St. Mary Hospital.
A native and lifelong resident of Port Arthur, he was a former stereotyper for the Port Arthur News with 25 years of service, he also was a self-employed carpenter.
He was a member of St. Catherine's Catholic Church, Veterans of Foreign War Post No. 7, and a retired Colonel from the National Guard with 28 years of service, where he served in World War II. He was a member of Military Officers Association and Carpenters Local No. 502.
Services will be at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at Grammier-Oberle Funeral Home. Military graveside services will be at Greenlawn Memorial Park. A vigil will be recited at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Survivors include his wife, Jane Abshire; a daughter, Jalane Marie Andrews of Hemphill; four brothers, Charles Abshire of Houston, Lynwood Abshire and Albert Joseph Abshire, both of Wildwood and Louis Abshire of Port Neches; two sisters, Agnes Arnold of Port Arthur and Dorothy Palmer of Center; two grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
(Published in The Port Arthur News on June 6, 1995)
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