Retired 1St Sgt. Gibson P. Abshire

Kaplan—A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 AM on Monday, September  6, 2021 at St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Catholic Church honoring the life of Retired 1 ^ST SGT. Gibson P. Abshire, 93, who died Thursday, September 2, 2021 at Eastridge Nursing Center.  He will be laid to rest at Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Cemetery with Reverend Mark Miley officiating the services.

He is survived by his two sons, Gibson Paul Abshire, Jr. of Universal City, TX and Claude “C.J." Abshire and his wife, Rebecca of Kaplan; his daughter, Sherry and her husband, Brad David of New Iberia; his four grandchildren, Blaine David, Brennan David, Jade Abshire and Kaley Abshire; his three great grand-children, Annie Grace David, Noah David and Madison David.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Francis Abshire; his second wife, Aurora Abshire; his son, Charles Abshire; his brother, Claude Jimmy  Abshire; his grandson, Wes David; and his parents, Allison Abshire and the former Anna Bell.

The family requests that mask be worn inside the funeral home and church.

The family requests that visiting hours be observed at Vincent Funeral Home - Kaplan, 300 N. Eleazar Ave., on Sunday, September  5, 2021 from 10:00 AM until 9:00 PM with a rosary being prayed at 7:00 PM; Monday, September  6, 2021 from 8:00 AM until the procession departs for the church at 9:45 AM.