Obituaries:  Mrs. Alice Paul Abington, Sabine Parish       A-152
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Feb 17, 1961
Submitted by: Tammy Larche-Smith
              tammy@cp-tel.net


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The Sabine Index - Mrs. Alice Paul Abington

  17 Feb 1961 - Oakdale - Mrs. Alice Paul Abington, 91, widow of
the late Dr. T. L. Abington, who was the first mayor of Oakdale,
died at midnight Friday, Feb. 10, at her home in Oakdale. She was
a long time resident of this community.

  Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon, Feb. 12, in
the First Baptist church, where she and her late husband were
both members, and were under the direction of Ardoin Funeral
Home.

  She is survived by one son, Martin T. Abington of Baton Rouge;
six daughters, Mrs. Alice Guyton of Monroe, Mrs. Virgie Orr and
Mrs. Winnie McGinty, both of San Diego, Calif., Mrs. Sarah
Buchanan of Albuquerque, N. M., Mrs. Katie Collier, and Mrs.
Willie Baham, both of Oakdale; 21 grandchildren and 35
great-grandchildren.

  Many relatives and friends of the Abington family drove from
Many Sunday to attend the services for Mrs. Abington, who with
her late husband and family lived and worked among the people of
Sabine parish during their younger years.