Obituaries: Mrs. Claude Abels, 1961, Winn Parish, LA Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** From: November 30, 1961 Winn Parish Enterprise News-American Mrs. Claude Abels Buried At Yankee Springs Sunday Funeral services for Mrs. Claude Abels, 66, of Calvin, who died at 9:30 a.m. Friday at her residence in the Friendship community after a lengthy illness, were held Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at the Yankee Springs Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery under direction of Southern Funeral Home. Survivors include her husband; five sons, Clois Abels and J. C. Abels of Winnfield; George Allen Abels of Coushatta; Lawrence Abels of New Orleans; and A. D. Abels of Bossier City; two daughters, Mrs. Elvie Moore and Mrs. John H. Newton, both of Calvin; four brothers, Joe Burnum of Jonesboro, Perry Burnum of Goldonna, Perry Burnum of Goldonna, and Luther Burnum of Calvin; two sisters, Mrs. Lee Bedgood of Jonesboro and Mrs. Mattie Blake of Calvin; 18 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren.