Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Abram Loe

Abram Hickman Loe, 81, of

Mountain Home, died March 5,

2008 in Mountain Home.

He was born Jan. 17, 1927, in

Laneburg (Nevada County) to

William Benjamin and Edith

Blanche Carol Loe.

Mr. Loe attended A and M

Southern State at Magnolia

from 1948-1952, and he attended

East Texas State A and M,

Commerce, Texas from 1955

until graduating in 1957. Mr.

Loe was a former member of

Kelso Baptist Church where he

served as deacon until he moved

to Mountain Home and became

a member of Hopewell Baptist

Church. He also served as a deacon

and he was a member of

Delta Baptist Association

Board. He retired from the Delta

School after teaching for 27

years, and he was a member of

the Arkansas Teachers

Association. He was also a

retired farmer and served in the

United States Army during

World War II.

He was preceded in death by

his parents; four sisters and five

brothers.

His survivors include his loving

wife, Mary Jane McEntire

Loe of Mountain Home; two

daughters, Serina Loe Gilbreath

and Paul of Dallas, Texas and

Tonay Loe Smith of Mountain

Home; three brothers, W.B. Jr.

and Ann Loe of Camden, Ardell

Loe of El Dorado and Ottis and

Joy Loe of McCaskill; two sisters,

Sidney Steed of Prescott

and Ellen Dougan of White

Hall; seven wonderful grandchildren,

Holly L. Beard of

Mountain Home, Taylor M. and

Shana M. Chancellor of Dallas,

Texas, Jakee G. Smith of

Mountain Home, Rachel G. and

David and Sarah Gilbreath, all

of Dallas, Texas and Christina

Flynn of Mountain Home.

The funeral service was held

Saturday, March 8, at 10:30 a.m.

at Kelso Baptist Church with

Revs. Terry Sayers and Paul

Gilbreath officiating followed

by a private interment in

Jefferson Cemetery.

A memorial service was held

Monday, March 10, at 10 a.m. at

Hopewell Baptist Church in

Mountain Home. Arrangements

were by Griffin Funeral Home

in Dumas.