BRADFORD - Richard E. "Dick" Abshire, 84, of Bradford, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009, at the Upper Valley Medical Center.
Dick was born in Darke County on March 31, 1925, to the (late) Lee and Virginia (Peters) Abshire.
Dick was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Gordon, Leonard and William Abshire; and sister, Mary Alice Young.
Dick is survived by his wife of 57 years, Betty J. (Staudt) Abshire; two daughters and sons-in-law, Sharon and Jim Siders of Bradford and Beverly and Tom Kendall of Troy; six granddaughters, Wendy Siders, Lindsay Siders, Janielle and husband, Brian Crickmore, Danielle and husband, Kyle Clack, Kristin and husband, Leo Quinn and Lisa and husband, Tom Maxson; seven great-grandchildren, Austin and Brooklyn Crickmore, Katelynne and Kaden Clack, Madison and Evan Maxson and Tyler Quinn; a sister, Lela Mae Beasley Munn and husband, Jack of Greenville; and other relatives and friends.
He retired from Hobart Bros. with 24 years of service and had previously worked for Altman Mills, Troy for 14 years. He was a member of Wayne Grange and Webster Methodist Church.
A funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Stocker-Fraley Funeral Home, in Bradford, with Rev. James C. Wilson II officiating. Interment will be at Greenlawn Cemetery, Versailles.
Dick was born in Darke County on March 31, 1925, to the (late) Lee and Virginia (Peters) Abshire.
Dick was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Gordon, Leonard and William Abshire; and sister, Mary Alice Young.
Dick is survived by his wife of 57 years, Betty J. (Staudt) Abshire; two daughters and sons-in-law, Sharon and Jim Siders of Bradford and Beverly and Tom Kendall of Troy; six granddaughters, Wendy Siders, Lindsay Siders, Janielle and husband, Brian Crickmore, Danielle and husband, Kyle Clack, Kristin and husband, Leo Quinn and Lisa and husband, Tom Maxson; seven great-grandchildren, Austin and Brooklyn Crickmore, Katelynne and Kaden Clack, Madison and Evan Maxson and Tyler Quinn; a sister, Lela Mae Beasley Munn and husband, Jack of Greenville; and other relatives and friends.
He retired from Hobart Bros. with 24 years of service and had previously worked for Altman Mills, Troy for 14 years. He was a member of Wayne Grange and Webster Methodist Church.
A funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Stocker-Fraley Funeral Home, in Bradford, with Rev. James C. Wilson II officiating. Interment will be at Greenlawn Cemetery, Versailles.
BRADFORD - Richard E. "Dick" Abshire, 84, of Bradford, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009, at the Upper Valley Medical Center.
Dick was born in Darke County on March 31, 1925, to the (late) Lee and Virginia (Peters) Abshire.
Dick was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Gordon, Leonard and William Abshire; and sister, Mary Alice Young.
Dick is survived by his wife of 57 years, Betty J. (Staudt) Abshire; two daughters and sons-in-law, Sharon and Jim Siders of Bradford and Beverly and Tom Kendall of Troy; six granddaughters, Wendy Siders, Lindsay Siders, Janielle and husband, Brian Crickmore, Danielle and husband, Kyle Clack, Kristin and husband, Leo Quinn and Lisa and husband, Tom Maxson; seven great-grandchildren, Austin and Brooklyn Crickmore, Katelynne and Kaden Clack, Madison and Evan Maxson and Tyler Quinn; a sister, Lela Mae Beasley Munn and husband, Jack of Greenville; and other relatives and friends.
He retired from Hobart Bros. with 24 years of service and had previously worked for Altman Mills, Troy for 14 years. He was a member of Wayne Grange and Webster Methodist Church.
A funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Stocker-Fraley Funeral Home, in Bradford, with Rev. James C. Wilson II officiating. Interment will be at Greenlawn Cemetery, Versailles.
Dick was born in Darke County on March 31, 1925, to the (late) Lee and Virginia (Peters) Abshire.
Dick was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Gordon, Leonard and William Abshire; and sister, Mary Alice Young.
Dick is survived by his wife of 57 years, Betty J. (Staudt) Abshire; two daughters and sons-in-law, Sharon and Jim Siders of Bradford and Beverly and Tom Kendall of Troy; six granddaughters, Wendy Siders, Lindsay Siders, Janielle and husband, Brian Crickmore, Danielle and husband, Kyle Clack, Kristin and husband, Leo Quinn and Lisa and husband, Tom Maxson; seven great-grandchildren, Austin and Brooklyn Crickmore, Katelynne and Kaden Clack, Madison and Evan Maxson and Tyler Quinn; a sister, Lela Mae Beasley Munn and husband, Jack of Greenville; and other relatives and friends.
He retired from Hobart Bros. with 24 years of service and had previously worked for Altman Mills, Troy for 14 years. He was a member of Wayne Grange and Webster Methodist Church.
A funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Stocker-Fraley Funeral Home, in Bradford, with Rev. James C. Wilson II officiating. Interment will be at Greenlawn Cemetery, Versailles.
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