ABE
IN LOVING
MEMORY
MARY L. MERLE R.
1928 - 1924 - 1997
MOUNT SAVAGE - Merle Richard Abe, 72, of Mount Savage, died Tuesday, April 1,
1997, at his residence.
Born in Fort Ashby, W.Va., Aug. 31, 1924, he was the son of Lucy Virginia
(Wright) Abe, Sarasota, Fla., and the late Clarence Raymond Abe.
Mr. Abe was a maintenance
electrician at Kansas City Community College, Kansas City, Kan. He retired in
1988. He was a U.S. Navy Seaman First Class in World War II. Mr. Abe was a
member of the Old Furnace Church of the Brethren. He was a graduate of Fort
Ashby High School in 1943. He graduated from the Lincoln School of Welding,
Cleveland, Ohio, in 1949. He was a charter member of the Brethren
Church, Bradenton, Fla. He worked as a home missionary, Kansas City, Kan.
He also enjoyed his home woodworking shop.
Surviving in addition to his mother
are his wife, Mary Louise (Bennett) Abe; a son, the Rev. Stephen E. Abe and
wife Susan, Elkins, W.Va.; a daughter, Constance (Abe) Reyes and husband the
Rev. Carlos R. Reyes, Mount Savage.; three sisters, G. Dimple Ward and husband
Lee, Rochester, N.Y., Esther V. Foltz and husband Willis, Inwood, W.Va., and
Marion A. Morgan, Sarasota, Fla.; three granddaughters, Joanna and Stephanie
Abe, Elkins, W.Va., and Tabitha Blair, Mount Savage.
Friends will be received at the
George-Upchurch Funeral Home, 202 Greene St., on Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9
p.m.
Funeral services will be conducted
at the Old Furnace Church of the Brethren on Saturday at 11 a.m. with the Rev.
Calvin Roop, the Rev. Stephen E. Abe and the Rev. Carlos R. Reyes officiating.
Interment will be in the Abe
Cemetery.
Serving as pallbearers will be
Raymond Bennett, Kenneth Bennett, Carl Legeer, Bryce Legeer, Alvin Conner and
Randy Shaner.
Memorial contributions may be made
to the Old Furnace Church of the Brethren or to the American Cancer Society,
111 S. George St., Cumberland, MD 21502
Cumberland Times-News
April 02, 1997
Cumberland Times-News
April 02, 1997
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