Frank A. Abbey, 79, of 417 South Mission Street, died at a local hospital early this morning following an illness of two years. Mr. Abbey was born February 4, 1873, at Cincinnati, Ohio, and moved with his parents to Kansas City, Kansas, at the age of 12 years.
In 1896 he participated in the opening of the Cherokee Strip, later coming to Everett in 1901 where he married Mabel Wiard. He was preceded in death by Mrs. Abbey in 1913. Mr. Abbey spent two years mining in Alaska before coming to Grant County where he located near Moses Lake. He came to Wenatchee in 1919, where he had since resided.
Surviving are two sons, William Abbey of Wenatchee and Joseph Abbey of Seattle; two sisters, Mrs. John Graves of Portland and Mrs. Rosa Hale of Pomona, Calif.; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held from the Jones & Jones Chapel Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock with the Rev. Frank E. Beatty officiating. Concluding services and burial will follow in the Wenatchee Cemetery.
Washington Death Certificate
Name Frank A Abbey
Death Date 13 Mar 1951
Death Place Wenatchee, Chelan, Washington
Gender Male
Age at Death 79 years
Estimated Birth Year 1872
Father's Name Frank Abbey
Mother's Name Elizabeth Swartz
Film Number 2032979
Digital GS Number 4223319
Image Number 1464
Volume/Page/Certificate Number rn 3752
Frank A. Abbey, 79, of 417 South Mission Street, died at a local hospital early this morning following an illness of two years. Mr. Abbey was born February 4, 1873, at Cincinnati, Ohio, and moved with his parents to Kansas City, Kansas, at the age of 12 years.
In 1896 he participated in the opening of the Cherokee Strip, later coming to Everett in 1901 where he married Mabel Wiard. He was preceded in death by Mrs. Abbey in 1913. Mr. Abbey spent two years mining in Alaska before coming to Grant County where he located near Moses Lake. He came to Wenatchee in 1919, where he had since resided.
Surviving are two sons, William Abbey of Wenatchee and Joseph Abbey of Seattle; two sisters, Mrs. John Graves of Portland and Mrs. Rosa Hale of Pomona, Calif.; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held from the Jones & Jones Chapel Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock with the Rev. Frank E. Beatty officiating. Concluding services and burial will follow in the Wenatchee Cemetery.
Washington Death Certificate
Name Frank A Abbey
Death Date 13 Mar 1951
Death Place Wenatchee, Chelan, Washington
Gender Male
Age at Death 79 years
Estimated Birth Year 1872
Father's Name Frank Abbey
Mother's Name Elizabeth Swartz
Film Number 2032979
Digital GS Number 4223319
Image Number 1464
Volume/Page/Certificate Number rn 3752
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