Abel obituaries, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana  
 
************************************************
Copyright.  All rights reserved.
http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm
http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm
************************************************
 
Name, date of obit, date submitted, submitted for the USGenWeb archives by: 
 
Abel, Jacqueline C.   20 Mar 2003   Mar 2003   Don Johnson 
Abel, Sherree Lynn    24 Sep 2004   Oct 2004   Jerry Nelson
Abel, Walter Richard  10 May 2002   May 2002   Don Johnson 
 
*************************************************************************** 
 
Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star:  3/20/2003 
 
ABEL, JACQUELINE C. 
Jacqueline C. Abel, 55, died Tuesday, March 18, 2003, in a Fort Worth 
hospital. She was a former resident of Hammond and worked as a travel 
agent. Her survivors include a son, David R. Abel; his parents Jack O. and 
Dolores McMurry; a sister, Teresa Gonzales; three brothers, Mike, Terry and 
Scott Wicker; and two grandchildren. Her husband, Walter R. Abel, preceded 
her in death. The funeral will be at Biggers Funeral Home, Fort Worth,  
Friday at 11 a.m. A committal service will be at 3 p.m. in the Dallas Fort 
Worth National Cemetery. Memorial donations may be to the Abel Memorial 
Fund c/o First United Methodist Church, Ponchatoula, LA 70454.  
 
*************************************************************************** 
 
Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge) on:  9/24/2004

ABEL, SHEREE LYNN 
Sheree Abel, previous owner of The Land of Sports in Hammond, died Tuesday,
Sept. 21, 2004, at Summit Hospital, Baton Rouge. She was 48, a native of
Hammond and a resident of Walker. She was a teacher with the Livingston
Parish school system at Westside Junior High in Walker. She was formerly an
employee of Southeastern Louisiana University and was an SLU Alumni Center
board member. She graduated summa cum laude from Brigham Young University
in Provo, Utah, and received her master's degree at SLU. Sheree served on
various committees for community affairs. She was former president and
board member of the Hammond Chamber of Commerce and Gulf Coast Conservation
Association. She was past president of the Hammond chapter of Ducks
Unlimited, as well as former member of the Hammond Jaycees, being selected
as the Woman of the Year for the Louisiana Jaycees. She was a member of The
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Hammond. Sheree is survived
by her sister and brother-in-law, Melanie Abel Denison and Mark Denison of
Newport News, Va.; brothers and sisters-in-law, Ronald William Abel and
Beth Pack Abel and Donald William Abel and Eydie Fullman Abel, all of
Hammond, three nephews, Adam Denison, Alex Denison and Matthew Abel; four
nieces, Ashley Denison, Rebecca Abel, Lisa Abel and Laura Abel; and two
aunts, Jerline Naquin and Edna Abel. She was preceded in death by her
parents, Billy Don Abel and Doris Helen Morgan. Visitation was at The
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2503 Old Baton Rouge Highway,
Hammond, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 23. Visitation at the church
from 9 a.m. until funeral service at 10 a.m. Friday. Burial in Rose
Memorial Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Sheree
Abel Memorial Scholarship, SLU Developmental Foundation, 500 W. University
Ave., Hammond, LA 70401, (985) 549-5223, payable to SLU Developmental
Foundation.
 
*************************************************************************** 
 
Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge) on:  5/10/2002  
 
ABEL, WALTER RICHARD  
A resident of Ponchatoula, he died Wednesday, May 8, 2002, at his residence 
in Hammond. He was 58 and a native of Fort Worth, Texas. Visiting at Harry 
McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Ponchatoula, from 10 a.m. Saturday until 
religious service at 2 p.m., conducted by the Rev. Bob Diechs. Interment in 
Restland Memorial Park in Dallas. Survived by his wife, Jacqueline M. Abel 
of Ponchatoula; a son, David Richard Abel of Birmingham, Ala.; two 
granddaughters, Claire Geautreaux and Meghan Abel, both of Birmingham; 
mother, Mary Alice S. Abel of Metairie; a brother, E. Homer Abel Jr. of 
Kenner; and a sister, Linda Kay Barron of Euless, Texas. Preceded in death 
by his father, E.H. Abel Sr. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War, 
awarded the Bronze Star and a graduate of Texas Wesleyan University in Fort 
Worth.  In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Vietnam 
Veterans Association, New Orleans.  
 
*************************************************************************** 

File at: 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/tangipahoa/obits/obitssur/abel.txt