Novella Laffoon

Novella Fay Laffoon MINERAL WELLS- Novella Fay (Abbe) Laffoon passed away on June 11, 2013 at her home in Mineral Wells after a long illness. She was born to John and Grace Abbe on July 24, 1935. She graduated from New Deal High School in 1953 and received a degree in Home Economics , magna cum laude, from Tarleton State at Weatherford in 1978. She married Major Carl Laffoon in January of 1956 and traveled extensively as a military wife. Major Laffoon was killed in an aircraft accident at Sandia AFB in 1963. Along with her husband, Novella was preceded in death by her parents and brother, Alton Abbe. She is survived by three sons, Carl Laffoon of Mineral Wells, Brad Laffoon of Burleson and Kyle Laffoon of Millsap, Texas; grandchildren, Jonathan and Courtney Laffoon; and sisters, Betty Anglin of Lubbock, Dee Ann Jackson of Levelland, Dorothy Adams of Abernathy and Bonita Hestand of Lake Dallas, Texas. Novella loved animals, painting, gardening, and riding horses. She was very kind and generous to her many friends and family. Her last wishes were that her ashes be scattered along the Rio Grande River in Albuquerque, N.M. A memorial service is planned in the near future.