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John Lawson Abshire Sr.

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John Lawson Abshire Sr. Veteran

Birth
Death
14 Dec 2000 (aged 79)
Burial
Welsh, Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana, USA Add to Map
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CPL US AIR FORCE WW II PURPLE HEART
Funeral services for John L. Abshire, 79, will be at 1 p.m. Saturday,
Dec. 16, from Our Lady of Seven Dolors Catholic Church. The Rev. Herbert May will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery under the direction of Hixson Funeral Home.
Mr. Abshire died Thursday, Dec. 14, 2000, in the Jennings hospital.
He was a native of Crowley and lived most of his life in the Welsh area. He was a carpenter. He was an Army veteran and served with the 82nd Airborne Division in Belgium in World War II. He received the Purple Heart. He was a member of the VFW. He was a member of Our Lady of Seven Dolors Catholic Church.
Survivors include his wife, Viola Oliver Abshire of Welsh; one son, Ronald Abshire Sr. of Welsh; one daughter, Sandra Stebbins of Welsh; one sister, Marie Oliver of Welsh; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

CPL US AIR FORCE WW II PURPLE HEART
Funeral services for John L. Abshire, 79, will be at 1 p.m. Saturday,
Dec. 16, from Our Lady of Seven Dolors Catholic Church. The Rev. Herbert May will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery under the direction of Hixson Funeral Home.
Mr. Abshire died Thursday, Dec. 14, 2000, in the Jennings hospital.
He was a native of Crowley and lived most of his life in the Welsh area. He was a carpenter. He was an Army veteran and served with the 82nd Airborne Division in Belgium in World War II. He received the Purple Heart. He was a member of the VFW. He was a member of Our Lady of Seven Dolors Catholic Church.
Survivors include his wife, Viola Oliver Abshire of Welsh; one son, Ronald Abshire Sr. of Welsh; one daughter, Sandra Stebbins of Welsh; one sister, Marie Oliver of Welsh; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.



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