POOLER - Mr. Wilburn Derle Abel age 76 passed away on Saturday June 30, 2012. The Mississippi native had lived in Pooler for several years.
He was an US Air Force veteran.
There will be no local memorial service.
Low Country Cremation Society www.lowcountrycremation.com
Savannah Morning News July 1, 2012
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ABEL W.L. Derle Abel, 76, died June 30, 2012 in Hendersonville, NC of complications from Alzheimer's disease. He was born April 17, 1936 in Vicksburg, MS, and lived most of his life in New Orleans. He graduated from Warren Easton High School, attended Louisiana College, Pineville, LA and was a US Air Force veteran. During his twenties he was active in little theatre in New Orleans. He worked with insurance companies and was a draftsman with oil and environmental firms. He enjoyed his travels to Alaska, Mexico and Europe. Derle was fun to be with and had an upbeat personality. He is survived by his longtime companion Gene White of Pooler, (Savannah) GA. They met in 1974 and later were active in the Coliseum Square Association and known for their costumed Mardi Gras parties on Camp St. in the Lower Garden District. They last resided in New Orleans in 1994. Derle also lived in Asheville, NC, Charleston, SC and Pensacola, FL before retiring in Georgia. He enjoyed many summers in the North Carolina mountains.
Published in The Times-Picayune from July 6 to July 8, 2012
He was an US Air Force veteran.
There will be no local memorial service.
Low Country Cremation Society www.lowcountrycremation.com
Savannah Morning News July 1, 2012
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ABEL W.L. Derle Abel, 76, died June 30, 2012 in Hendersonville, NC of complications from Alzheimer's disease. He was born April 17, 1936 in Vicksburg, MS, and lived most of his life in New Orleans. He graduated from Warren Easton High School, attended Louisiana College, Pineville, LA and was a US Air Force veteran. During his twenties he was active in little theatre in New Orleans. He worked with insurance companies and was a draftsman with oil and environmental firms. He enjoyed his travels to Alaska, Mexico and Europe. Derle was fun to be with and had an upbeat personality. He is survived by his longtime companion Gene White of Pooler, (Savannah) GA. They met in 1974 and later were active in the Coliseum Square Association and known for their costumed Mardi Gras parties on Camp St. in the Lower Garden District. They last resided in New Orleans in 1994. Derle also lived in Asheville, NC, Charleston, SC and Pensacola, FL before retiring in Georgia. He enjoyed many summers in the North Carolina mountains.
Published in The Times-Picayune from July 6 to July 8, 2012
POOLER - Mr. Wilburn Derle Abel age 76 passed away on Saturday June 30, 2012. The Mississippi native had lived in Pooler for several years.
He was an US Air Force veteran.
There will be no local memorial service.
Low Country Cremation Society www.lowcountrycremation.com
Savannah Morning News July 1, 2012
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ABEL W.L. Derle Abel, 76, died June 30, 2012 in Hendersonville, NC of complications from Alzheimer's disease. He was born April 17, 1936 in Vicksburg, MS, and lived most of his life in New Orleans. He graduated from Warren Easton High School, attended Louisiana College, Pineville, LA and was a US Air Force veteran. During his twenties he was active in little theatre in New Orleans. He worked with insurance companies and was a draftsman with oil and environmental firms. He enjoyed his travels to Alaska, Mexico and Europe. Derle was fun to be with and had an upbeat personality. He is survived by his longtime companion Gene White of Pooler, (Savannah) GA. They met in 1974 and later were active in the Coliseum Square Association and known for their costumed Mardi Gras parties on Camp St. in the Lower Garden District. They last resided in New Orleans in 1994. Derle also lived in Asheville, NC, Charleston, SC and Pensacola, FL before retiring in Georgia. He enjoyed many summers in the North Carolina mountains.
Published in The Times-Picayune from July 6 to July 8, 2012
He was an US Air Force veteran.
There will be no local memorial service.
Low Country Cremation Society www.lowcountrycremation.com
Savannah Morning News July 1, 2012
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ABEL W.L. Derle Abel, 76, died June 30, 2012 in Hendersonville, NC of complications from Alzheimer's disease. He was born April 17, 1936 in Vicksburg, MS, and lived most of his life in New Orleans. He graduated from Warren Easton High School, attended Louisiana College, Pineville, LA and was a US Air Force veteran. During his twenties he was active in little theatre in New Orleans. He worked with insurance companies and was a draftsman with oil and environmental firms. He enjoyed his travels to Alaska, Mexico and Europe. Derle was fun to be with and had an upbeat personality. He is survived by his longtime companion Gene White of Pooler, (Savannah) GA. They met in 1974 and later were active in the Coliseum Square Association and known for their costumed Mardi Gras parties on Camp St. in the Lower Garden District. They last resided in New Orleans in 1994. Derle also lived in Asheville, NC, Charleston, SC and Pensacola, FL before retiring in Georgia. He enjoyed many summers in the North Carolina mountains.
Published in The Times-Picayune from July 6 to July 8, 2012
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