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MARK LEE ABSHIRE
Mark Lee Abshire, 76, of Danville, Ky., died Saturday (June 23, 2007) at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born Friday, Feb. 20, 1931, in Norton, he was a son of the late Palmer Lee Abshire and Mable Helena
Boggs Abshire.
Mark retired in 1989 from the Denver Police Department.
He also retired after 20 years in the U.S. Air Force, having achieved the rank of E-6 Tech Sargeant. Mark
was a member of the Blue Knights Retired Police Motorcycle Club.
He also frequently participated in Charity motorcycle rides for Blue Knights, Guardian Angels, Project
Hope, Doctor’s Without Borders, Special Olympics, and Camp Make-A-Dream.
Survivors include his daughters, Kara Dicecco of Bear, Del. and Kelly Garza of Missoula, Mont.; brother,
Tony (Sharon) Abshire of Talent, Ore.; sisters, Patricia Carpenter and Jeanine Logan, both of Danville;
eight grandchildren; and a special niece, Valeria (Charlie) McDermott of Danville.
Graveside funeral services will be held at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 27, at Camp Nelson National
Cemetery with Joe Gilliland officiating.
Military Honors will be given by the Color Guard from the Wright Patterson Air Force Base.
Memorial contribution may be made to Montana Project Hope, PO Box 5927, Helena, MT 59604-5927.
www.montanahope.org
Arrangements entrusted to Preston-Pruitt Funeral Home, Danville, Ky.
The Coalfield Progress, Norton, Wise County, Virginia 26-Jun-2007
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