Eugene Abel

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Eugene R. Abel, 57, of Perryville died Tuesday, July 10, 2007, at Perry County Memorial Hospital.

He was born July 16, 1949, in Perry County, Mo., son of Gerald and Mary Eiman Abel. He and Uputuu "Sukie" Pouafe were married April 26, 1980.

Abel worked 15 years at Gilster-Mary Lee. He was a member of First Assembly of God Church.

He was retired from the U.S. Marine Corps.

Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Ann Zoellner and Angela Freeman of Michigan; five brothers, Larry Abel of Hillsboro, Mo., Norman, Richard, Raymond and Leonard Abel, all of Cedar Hill, Mo.; a sister, Jeanetta Lufcy of Perryville; and six grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, a sister and two brothers.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, and 6:30 to 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Young and Sons Funeral Home.

The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at First Assembly of God Church. The Rev. John Chamness will officiate. Burial will be in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Highland, Mo., with military honors provided by the Marine Corps League.