Thelma E. (Forner) Abel (1905 - 2001)

Born 3 Jul 1905 in Linton, Greene, Indiana, United States

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Died 27 Jul 2001 at age 96 in Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Thelma E. Abel of Bedford, IN, died Friday, July 27, 2001, at White River Lodge. Born on July 3, 1905, in Linton, IN, she was the daughter of Walter and Ida Florence (Brown) Forner. She married Louis "Red" Abel on November 15, 1924, in Bedford, IN, and he died February 27, 1971.

Surviving are one daughter-in-law Julia Abel of Bedford, IN; one son-in-law, James Woody of Bedford, IN; one grandson, Thomas Abel of Emmitt, MI; one granddaughter Robin E. Woody of Bedford, IN; four great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by her husband; one daughter, Margaret (Mickey) Woody in July 2001; one son, Walter Thomas Abel in September 1985; one grandson, Larry Jason Copeland; two brothers, and one sister.

She was a homemaker and had helped at Three Pigs Restaurant. She was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, St. Vincent de Paul Altar Society, and Ladies of the Knights of Columbus.

Services for Thelma Abel will be at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, July 31, 2001, at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church with Father Bernie Cox officiating. Burial will follow in Beech Grove Cemetery.

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37659564/thelma-e-abel