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Mabel F <I>Smith</I> Abel

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Mabel F Smith Abel

Birth
Illinois, USA
Death
May 1956 (aged 74)
Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA
Burial
Havre, Hill County, Montana, USA Add to Map
Plot
Space B1/2, Lot 8, Block 21
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Spokane Chronicle (WA), 26 Dec 1956
Mrs. Mabel Abel
Mrs. Mabel Abel, 74, an early day homesteader in Montana, died yesterday in Spokane and funeral services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at Hazen & Jaeger's.
Mrs. Abel, who had lived here since 1940, twice saw her home burn down and temporarily raised her family in a hut made of sod on their Montana ranch.
The Abels moved west from Peoria, Illinois, and she reared 11 children, two of whom preceded her in death. Four of her sons served in World War II and she was a member of the Navy Mother's Club and the Seventh Day Adventist Church here.
Among survivors in this area are a daughter, Mrs. Paul Hoeler, and son, J. A. Abel, both of Spokane. Mrs. Abel preferred to live alone and had an apartment at N2124 Ash.
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Children: Lola, Thomas, Marian, Royce, Arthur, Delilah/Delia, Bertha, James, Shilo
Spokane Chronicle (WA), 26 Dec 1956
Mrs. Mabel Abel
Mrs. Mabel Abel, 74, an early day homesteader in Montana, died yesterday in Spokane and funeral services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at Hazen & Jaeger's.
Mrs. Abel, who had lived here since 1940, twice saw her home burn down and temporarily raised her family in a hut made of sod on their Montana ranch.
The Abels moved west from Peoria, Illinois, and she reared 11 children, two of whom preceded her in death. Four of her sons served in World War II and she was a member of the Navy Mother's Club and the Seventh Day Adventist Church here.
Among survivors in this area are a daughter, Mrs. Paul Hoeler, and son, J. A. Abel, both of Spokane. Mrs. Abel preferred to live alone and had an apartment at N2124 Ash.
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Children: Lola, Thomas, Marian, Royce, Arthur, Delilah/Delia, Bertha, James, Shilo


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  • Created by: cara
  • Added: Mar 16, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86871230/mabel_f-abel: accessed ), memorial page for Mabel F Smith Abel (5 Jan 1882–May 1956), Find a Grave Memorial ID 86871230, citing Highland Cemetery, Havre, Hill County, Montana, USA; Maintained by cara (contributor 47072115).