Abbie Paul Abshire

1919 - 1995  (76 years)

• Name	Abbie Paul Abshire
  Born	13 Feb 1919	Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	5 Jun 1995	Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas, USA
  Buried	7 Jun 1995	Greenlawn Memorial Park - Groves, Texas, USA
  Person ID	I4756	Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree
  Last Modified	19 Jun 2023

  
  

  Father	Paul Abshire,   b. 30 Apr 1896, Kaplan, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 20 Sep 1969, Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas, USA  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Ada Marie Talbot,   b. 16 Jan 1900, Rayne, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 9 Apr 1936, Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas, USA  (Age 36 years)
  Married	5 Apr 1917	Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas, USA
  Family ID	F1929	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jane Marie Vaughn,   b. 26 Aug 1921, Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas, USA ,   d. 11 Jan 2021, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas, USA  (Age 99 years)
  Married	19 Oct 1941	Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas, USA
  Children	+ 1. J.M. Abshire
  Last Modified	27 Oct 2019
  Family ID	F1951	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 13 Feb 1919 - Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas, USA Married - 19 Oct 1941 - Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas, USA Died - 5 Jun 1995 - Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas, USA Buried - 7 Jun 1995 - Greenlawn Memorial Park - Groves, Texas, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents		U.S. World War II Draft Card - Abbie Paul Abshire Name: Abbie Paul Abshire Gender: Male Race: White Age: 21 Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head) Birth Date: 13 Feb 1919 Birth Place: Port Arthur, Texas, USA Residence Place: Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940 Registration Place: Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA Employer: Port Arthur News Height: 5' 7" Weight: 135 lbs. Complexion: Light Hair Color: Blonde Eye Color: Blue Next of Kin: Paul Abshire
  		Obituary of Abbie Paul Abshire Published in The Port Arthur News on June 6, 1995

  
  

  Headstones

  Crypt of Abbie Paul Abshire and Jane Marie Vaughn Abshire Greenlawn Memorial Park - Groves, Texas, USA Plot: Chapel of Resurrection (Outside Right)

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary: Abbie Paul Abshire, 76, of Port Arthur died Monday at St. Mary Hospital. A native and lifelong resident of Port Arthur, he was a former stereotyper for the Port Arthur News with 25 years of service, he also was a self-employed carpenter. He was a member of St. Catherine's Catholic Church, Veterans of Foreign War Post No. 7, and a retired Colonel from the National Guard with 28 years of service, where he served in World War II. He was a member of Military Officers Association and Carpenters Local No. 502. Services will be at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at Grammier-Oberle Funeral Home. Military graveside services will be at Greenlawn Memorial Park. A vigil will be recited at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Survivors include his wife, Jane Abshire; a daughter, Jalane Marie Andrews of Hemphill; four brothers, Charles Abshire of Houston, Lynwood Abshire and Albert Joseph Abshire, both of Wildwood and Louis Abshire of Port Neches; two sisters, Agnes Arnold of Port Arthur and Dorothy Palmer of Center; two grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. (Published in The Port Arthur News on June 6, 1995)