Harold Nathaniel ABSHER b. 30 Mar 1932 Tazewell Co. VA d. 09 Sep 2009 Kane Co. IL: Appalachian Aristocracy

1932 - 2009 (77 years)

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Name	Harold Nathaniel ABSHER
Born	30 Mar 1932	Tazewell Co. VA
	Virginia, Births, 1864-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia. Name: Harold Nathanel Absher Birth Date: 30 Mar 1932 Birth Place: Tazewell Co. VA
Gender	Male
Died	09 Sep 2009	Kane Co. IL
	Social Security Death Index Name: Harold N. Absher Last Residence: 27313 Pleasant Garden, Guilford, North Carolina BORN: 30 Mar 1932 Died: 9 Sep 2009 State (Year) SSN issued: Virginia (Before 1951)
Buried	Gilmore Memorial Park, Julian, Guilford Co. NC
	Grave location, portrait, obituary, and tombstone photo: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=41909381&ref=acom
Notes	CENSUS RECORDS 1940 Census Name: Harold Abshier [Absher] Age: 8 Estimated birth year: abt 1932 Gender: Male Race: White Birthplace: Virginia Marital Status: Single Relation to Head of House: Son Home in 1940: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia Resident on farm in 1935: Yes Sheet Number: 10B Father's Birthplace: Virginia Mother's Birthplace: Virginia Attended School or College: Yes Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 2nd grade Native Language: English Veteran Father Dead: No Social Security Number: No Household Members: Name Age Roy Absher 29 Mary Absher 28 Harold Absher 8 Fremon Absher 6 Freda Mae Absher 5 Sidney Absher 4 Tylor Absher 2 Edith Absher 1 OBITUARY PLEASANT GARDEN, N.C. ? Mr. Harold N. Absher, 77, went to be with his Lord on Wednesday, September 9, 2009 at Rush Copley Medical Center in Aurora, Ill. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 15 at Pleasant Garden Pentecostal Holiness Church. Interment will follow at Gilmore Memorial Park in Julian, N.C., with the Rev. John Absher and the Rev. Daniel Absher officiating. Mr. Absher was born on March 30, 1932 in Fork Ridge, Va. He attended Pleasant Garden Holiness Church and retired from Holiday Tours. He belonged to the Christian Motorcyclist Club. He was a veteran, having retired from the United States Air Force. Harold loved every kid he met and they loved him. He never met a stranger and told everyone he met that he loved Jesus. Those that have gone on to heaven before him are his parents, Roy and Mary Green Absher; grandchildren, Meghan A. and Bethany B. Fleming. Survivors include his wife of 49 years, Kitty Wilson Absher; daughter, Selena Lee Absher Fleming and husband D. Scott of Randleman; son, the Rev. John Edward Absher and wife S. Milena of Plainfield, Ill.; brothers, the Rev. Daniel Lee Absher and wife Shirley, the Rev. Arnold K. Absher and wife Rickie, both of Pleasant Garden, the Rev. Freeman Edward Absher and wife Joann (in heaven), Sidney Allen Absher (in heaven) and wife Jean of Virginia; sisters, Freida Willien and husband Billy (in heaven), Lyla Osborne and husband Estel, Edith Gruer and husband Ed, Juanita Shephard and husband Bob (in heaven), Linda Hester and husband Junior, Guilda Sue Honaker and husband the Rev. Sammy, all of Pleasant Garden, Jacqueline Osborne and husband Alvin of Liberty; grandchildren, Tabitha A. Fleming and Tyler C. Fleming; and many nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. on Monday, September 14, at Forbis and Dick, Pleasant Garden Chapel. Memorial contributions may be made to Pleasant Garden Pentecostal Holiness Church, Missions, 1333 Fieldview Rd., Pleasant Garden, NC 27313.Offer online condolences at www.forbisanddick.com
Person ID	I31729	Master File
Last Modified	15 Oct 2015

Father	Roy ABSHER, b. 21 Jul 1910, Tazewell Co. VA , d. 04 Nov 1984, Richlands, Tazewell Co. VA (Age 74 years)
Mother	Mary Lee Green, b. 26 Aug 1911, Virginia , d. 05 Feb 1974, Greensboro, Guilford Co. NC (Age 62 years)
Family ID	F13334	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1	Doris Imogene Keene, b. 27 May 1933, Tazewell Co. VA , d. 05 Mar 2004, Tazewell Co. VA (Age 70 years)
Married	11 Nov 1950	Tazewell Co. VA
	Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia. Name: Harold Nathaniel Absher Gender: Male Race: White Age: 18 Birth Date: abt 1932 Marriage Date: 11 Nov 1950 Marriage Place: Raven, Virginia Registration Place: Tazewell, Virginia Father: Roy E Absher Mother: Mary Greene Spouse: Doris Imogene Keene Spouse Gender: Female Spouse Race: White Spouse Age: 17 Spouse Father: Harrison W Keene Spouse Mother: Maude Altizer
Divorced	29 Mar 1954	Tazewell Co. VA
	Virginia Divorce Records, 1918-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia. Name: Harold Nathaniel Absher Occupation: Member of Armed Forces Gender: Male Race: White Divorce Age: 21 Birth Date: abt 1933 Marriage Date: 11 Nov 1950 Divorce Date: 29 Mar 1954 Divorce Place: Tazewell, Virginia Spouse: Doris Imogene Absher Spouse Gender: Female Spouse Race: White Spouse Divorce Age: 20 Number of Children: 0 wife sued for divorce, cause: desertion, not contested, no alimony.
Last Modified	15 Oct 2015
Family ID	F13336	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 2 Kitty Wilson

Children

+	1. Selena Lee ABSHER
	2. Rev. John Edward ABSHER

Last Modified 15 Oct 2015

Family ID F13338 Group Sheet | Family Chart