Funeral service for Jim “Papa” McAbee, 71, of Danville will be Saturday, June 4, 2016 at 3 p.m. at Peck Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. David Hale and Bro. Wendell Callahan officiating. Burial will be in Oak Ridge Cemetery. Visitation will be tonight from 5 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mr. McAbee died on Wednesday, June 1, 2016 at Decatur Morgan Hospital. He was born April 19, 1945, in Morgan County to Roy Joe McAbee and Sarah Gwendolyn Wallace. He was a member of Mill Creek Baptist Church. He was also a member of the National Fraternal Order of Police and a Morgan County Deputy. He was the Director of the Lawrence County Drug Task Force, was the Morgan County Chief Deputy and served for many years with the Morgan and Lawrence County Sheriff’s Departments. His parents preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Scharlotte McAbee; two sons, Randy McAbee, Danville and Jason McAbee (Rosa), both of Danville; one sister, Sandra Wright, Danville; four grandchildren, Geranda Clark (Brody), Clint McAbee, Jaymee McAbee and Dallas McAbee (Haley); and one great- grandchild, McKynlee McAbee.
Pallbearers will be Joey McAbee, Ken Callahan, Dustin Rhodes, Jimmy “Smitty” Smith, Paul Roberts and Jimmy Smith.
Honorary pallbearers will be Jeff Brown, Mike Funk, Randy Vest and Jack Fields.
