McAbee 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: McAbee, Joel James 5 Jan 2007 Jan 2007 Jerry Nelson *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on: 1/5/2007 McABEE, JOEL JAMES Joel James McAbee, beloved husband of the late Arie Scott McAbee for 65 years, devoted father of Barbara McAbee Guillory, loving father in law of Allan Joseph Guillory, proud grandfather of Jeffrey Scott Guillory, Regina Joel Guillory and David Madison Newman, and great-grandfather of Madison Sheila Newman, passed away on Tuesday, January 2, 2007 at 9:40 a.m. PaPa Joe is also survived by three brothers, one sister, numerous nieces, nephews, & many loving extended family & friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, Nancy Norris McAbee & Joel Thomas McAbee, and 6 Brothers and 2 Sisters. PaPa Joe was 95 years old. He was born in Pendleton, SC and was a resident of New Orleans, LA for 21 years, of Liberty, SC for 34 years and Ponchatoula, LA for 6 years. Visitation will be held on Sunday, January 7, 2007 from 7 p.m.-9p.m. at Geisler Funeral Home in Ponchatoula, 1190 Hwy 51 N, Ponchatoula, LA 70454. Funeral will be on Monday, January 8, 2007 at 11 a.m. in the funeral home chapel. There will also be visitation on Monday, January 8, 2007 from 9 a.m. until the service time. Brother Jake Roudkovski will conduct the services. Interment will follow at Sandhill Cemetery in Ponchatoula. ***************************************************************************