Wilbur Kenneth Abney (1925-1957) - Find a Grave Memorial

Wilbur Kenneth Abney Veteran

Birth

13 Apr 1925

Texas, USA

Death

29 Oct 1957 (aged 32)

Coconino County, Arizona, USA

Burial

City of Mesa Cemetery

Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA Show Map

Plot

Section 708, Lot 2, Grave 6

Memorial ID

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Spouse of Teena L. Abney
Son of Marion J. Turpin (mother & her maiden name)

Major Abney was one of 16 airmen who perished when U.S Air Force KC-97G Stratofreighter #52-2711 struck Gray Mountain, 40 miles north of Flagstaff, Arizona, during a flight originating from Walker Air Force Base in New Mexico.

Arizona Death Certificate

Family Members

Parents

Spouse

Tenna Louise Turley Abney-Heap

1928–2000 (m. 1944)

Siblings

Children

Kenneth Carlyle "KC" Abney

1946–2021

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Wilbur Kenneth Abney Veteran

Family Members

Roy Wilson Abney

Josephine Marian Turpin Abney

Tenna Louise Turley Abney-Heap

Jack Wesley Abney

Mellonie Abney Alexander