Riley E. Abel Jr.
HAYSVILLE - Riley E. Abel
Jr., 41, died Monday (Dec. 11, 2006) in Haysville. He was born on Aug. 17, 1965
in Dallas to Riley E. Sr. and Patricia (Skinner) Abel. On July, 1988 he married
Minnie Hosmer in Kaufman, Texas. She survives. He loved to fish with his family
and friends. He enjoyed art and was especially good at drawing. He also loved
sports and liked to watch football; the Dallas Cowboys were his
"team." He is survived by his son, Christopher Lee Abel of Newton; daughters,
Nitkosha May and Tabitha Lynn Abel of Newton; mother, Patricia Abel of Newton;
father Riley E. Abel of Newton; and grandmother, Grace Skinner of Dallas.
He was preceded in death by
grandparents, Eugene C. and Artie B. Abel; and grandfather Bernard Skinner.
Visitation will be from 9
a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday at Broadway Colonial Funeral Home in Newton. Family will
greet friends from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Services will be at 10 a.m.
Saturday at Broadway Colonial Funeral Home Chapel in Newton, with Peter Harman
officiating.
Burial will be at Greenwood
Cemetery in Newton.
Memorials contributions may
be sent to Narcotics Anonymous or Riley E. Abel Jr. Children's college fund in
care of the funeral home.
