Donald B. 'Gabe' Gabeline

GABELINE, BUCHANAN, KIRBY, CARROLL, TAYLOR, TATE, DEFFER

Posted By: David L. Skipton (email)
Date: 1/4/2010 at 00:09:48

Donald B. "Gabe" Gabeline, 84, of Mount Pleasant, died Saturday, Feb. 12, 2000, of an apparant heart attack at his home.

Born Sept. 14, 1915, at Mount Union, he was the son of Everett L. and Grace Buchanan Gabeline. He married Doris E. Kirby June 22, 1946, in Washington D.C. She preceded him in death April 21, 1999.

He was a 1933 graduate of Mount Union High School and served in the U.S. Navy Reserve from 1937 until 1941, and in the U.S. Navy until 1945, during World War II as Chief Yeoman.

Mr. Gabeline farmed most of his life near Mount Union. He owned and operated Gage's Restaurant near Mount Union from 1972 to 1984 and worked at the Mustang Market for eight years and most recently helping his son, Wark, with farming in Mount Union.

He attended First Baptist Church in Mount Pleasant and Mount Pleasant Masonic Lodge No. 8, was past master of New London Mosonic Lodge 28 and past patron of Chapter 440 of the Order of the Eastern Star at New London. He was a member of the Scottish Rite Consistory, KAABA Shrine, Legion of Honor at Davenport, the Optimist's Club, SACO, and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7641.

Survivors include two sons, George R. Gabeline of Rapid City, S.D., and Ward E. Gabeline of rural Burlington; one daughter, Donna J. Carroll of Montreal, Canada; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and three sisters, Florence Taylor of Janesville, Wis., Frances Tate of Green Valley, Ariz., and Elda Deffer of San Antonio, Texas.

Visitation will begin at noon Thursday at the Weir funeral Home in Mount Pleasant where a Masonic and Order of Eastern Star service will be at 7 p.m. Thursday followed by the family receiving friends until 9 p.m.

A memorial service for Mr. Gabeline will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the First Baptist Church in Mount Pleasant, with the Rev. David Plooster officiating. Burial of the cremains with full military honors will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday in Trinity Cemetery, south of Mount Union.

A memorial has been established for the Henry County Health Center Foundation.