Obit of Vancel Richard Absher (a126) - Stephens County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Esther Lamb 23 Mar 1999 ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ==================================================================== Surnames: Absher, Turner, Brookshire, Houston, Lamb, Tower, Day, King, Michaelsen, Smith Vancel Richard Absher, born April 1 1928 in Comanche Ok, Stephens Co., to Lewis Olvie and Lucinda Elizabeth Turner Absher, died Dec. 14 1998 in Duncan Regional Hospital in Duncan. He graduated from Comanche High School with the class of 1947. He married Naomi Lee Brookshire on Aug. 12 1953 in McPherson Kansas. He worked in construction as a welder for Chicago Bridge and Iron Boilermakers. He was a member of the Kansas City Boilermakers Union. He had lived in Marlow for about 14 years. He is survived by his wife of the home, a brother Henry Absher of Tuson AZ, three sisters and two brothers-in-law, Juanita Tower of Reno Nev., Oleta and Truman Houston of Wichita Falls TX, Esther and Elton Lamb of Marlow, five sisters-in-law and three brothers-in-law, Lois Absher and Mary Helen Absher both of Comanche, Oleta Absher of Azle TX, Melvin L. Michaelsen of California, Iona and Jim Day of Spring Branch TX and Ann and Jerry King of Odessa TX., and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, one sister Bedie Absher Michaelsen, five brothers, Marcus Absher, Clyde Absher, Jerrine Absher and Lewis O. Absher Jr. , and Virgil Lee Absher, two sisters- in-law Dorothy Absher, and Maurine Absher, and one brother-in-law Ted Tower, one niece and her spouse, Ruth and Nelson Smith and a nephew's spouse, Lorna Absher. A graveside service was held in Fairlawn Cemetery in Comanche with Rev. Jerry Couch officiating. Burial was under the direction of Callaway-Smith-Cobb Funeral Home of Marlow. --------------------------------------------------------------------