Albert Joseph Abshire

1925 - 2008  (83 years)

• Name	Albert Joseph Abshire
  Nickname	Abbie
  Born	3 Nov 1925	Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	23 Dec 2008	Nederland, Jefferson County, Texas, USA
  Buried	27 Dec 2008	St. Mark's Episcopal Church Garden Columbarium - Beaumont, Texas, USA
  Person ID	I4758	Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree
  Last Modified	3 Dec 2020

  
  

  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	Margaret Baker,   b. 22 Apr 1924, Nantymoel, Glamorgan, South Wales ,   d. 3 Sep 2019, Lumberton, Hardin County, Texas, USA  (Age 95 years)
  Married	12 Apr 1946	Chippenham, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
  Children	+ 1. R.J. Abshire
  Last Modified	20 Jun 2023
  Family ID	F2779	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 3 Nov 1925 - Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas, USA Married - 12 Apr 1946 - Chippenham, Wiltshire, United Kingdom Died - 23 Dec 2008 - Nederland, Jefferson County, Texas, USA Buried - 27 Dec 2008 - St. Mark's Episcopal Church Garden Columbarium - Beaumont, Texas, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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  Albert Joseph "Abbie" Abshire Obituary picture

  
  

  Documents		Birth Certificate for Albert Joseph Abshire Name: Albert Joseph Abshire Birth Date: 3 Nov 1925 Gender: Male Birth Place: Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA Father: Paul Abshire Father Birth Place: Louisiana Mother: Ada Talbot Mother Birth Place: Louisiana Mother Residence: 206 W. 15th St.
  		U.S. World War II Draft Card - Albert Joseph Abshire Name: Albert Joseph Abshire Gender: Male Race: White Age: 18 Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head) Birth Date: 3 Nov 1925 Birth Place: Port Arthur, Texas, USA Residence Place: Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA Registration Date: 3 Nov 1943 Registration Place: Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA Employer: None Height: 5' 9" Weight: 136 lbs. Complexion: Light Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Hazel Next of Kin: Paul Abshire

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary: Mr. A. J. Abshire (Abbie) passed away Tuesday, December 23, 2008, at South East Texas Regional Hospital in Mid County. He was born in Port Arthur, TX, November 3, 1925 to Paul and Ada Abshire. He is survived by his loving wife, Margo, to whom he was married 62 years; his son Richard Abshire and wife, Gay, grandson, Heath Abshire and wife, Breean, granddaughter, Britney Norman and husband, Paul; one great grandson, Hunter Cane Abshire, all of Groves, Texas; brothers, Charles W. Abshire and wife, Betty, of Pasadena, TX, Linwood James Abshire and wife, Joan, of Lumberton, and Lewis E. Abshire and wife, Jeanette, of Port Neches. He was preceded in death by his parents, his brother, Abbie Paul Abshire, sisters, Agnes Arnold of Port Arthur and Dorothy Palmer of Center, TX. A.J. graduated from St. James Catholic School in Port Arthur and was immediately called to the U. S. Army. Mr. Abshire was a WWII veteran and had served in the European Theater under George Patton in the 3rd Army in Germany. Upon his return, he resided in Groves, TX and went to work for DuPont Sabine River Works in Orange, TX. He was a pre-planner in the E.N.C.O. Department. Mr. Abshire retired in 1983 and made many friends during those years. After his retirement, he and Margo moved to Wildwood, TX, where they built a lake front home. A.J. loved to work in the yard and did all the landscaping. He was also an avid golfer and a member of the M.G.A until his health failed. Mr. Abshire was a faithful member of St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Beaumont. He will be dearly missed by all his family and friends. A memorial service will be held at St. Marks Episcopal Church on Calder in Beaumont, TX on Saturday, December 27, 2008 at 4:00 p.m. Rev. Frank Fuller will officiate. In lieu of flowers, please donate to your favorite charity or St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 680 Calder, Beaumont, TX, 77701. (Published in the The Beaumont Enterprise on December 26, 2008)