Obituaries:  Douglas Clarence Abington, Sabine Parish       A-152
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Feb 10, 1983
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net


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Douglas Clarence Abington

  Services for Mr. Douglas Clarence Abington, 81, of Many, were
held at 11 a.m., Friday, Feb. 4, at First Baptist Church of Many.
Officiating was the Rev. Joe Ratcliff. Burial was in Many
Cemetery. Arrangements were under the direction of Warren Meadows
Funeral Home.

  He died at 9:32 a.m., Feb. 2, 1983, at Schumpert Hospital, after
a brief illness. He was a native of Hunter, and a life long
resident of Many.

  Mr. Abington was well known throughout the area for his 57 years
in the restaurant business, principally in Many and Natchitoches.
He was extremely interested in his community activities, and was
well known by many people. He was the last charter member of the
Many Lions Club, and a member of the First Baptist Church of
Many.

  Mr. Abington is preceded in death by his wife, Elizabeth (Nell)
Crews Abington; two sons, Douglas Crews Abington, and Joe Quarles
Abington.

  He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Margaret Sutton of
Natchitoches; one son, Leonard "Pete" Abington of Many; and 10
grandchildren. He has one brother, Roy Abington of Pine Bluff,
Ark.; a sister, Katherine Everett of Abilene, Texas, and numerous
nephews and nieces.

  Pallbearers were Rodney Crews, John S. Pickett Jr., Tom Fore
Phillips, John Byrd, Billy Hanna, Martin Abington, Robert Gentry,
Don Alford, Emery Williams, and Vernice Wright.

  Honorary pallbearers were members of the Many Lions Club, and
other friends and relatives.