MOZELL MCABEE

February 8, 1916 ~ October 17, 2010

Our beloved Mother, Mozell McAbee age 94 passed from this life into eternity to "Sleep in Jesus" and await the resurrection of the dead according to the Bible in the Gospel of John 5:28, 29.

Mother was the sixth child born to James Harvey and Hattie Mae Bailey and the last of their surviving children. Mother was preceded in death by her siblings, Buck, Johnny, Woodrow, Eula Mae, Bernice, L.D. and Jennie.

Our mother had eleven children, 5 of whom survive her: Joyce Helton (Donal) of Merced, Vada Derry (Ray Deceased) of Chowchilla, William McAbee (Babe) of Redding, Tommy McAbee (Jeanie) of Raymond, and Wylie D. McAbee (Colleen) of Turlock.

Mrs McAbee was preceded in death by her husband W.W. McAbee, Children; Carol Marley, Bobby McAbee, Billy Eugene McAbee, Patsy Ann McAbee and 2 still born children. Alos proceeded in death by her son-in-law Raybert James Derry whom she considered Ray as another of her sons. Mrs. McAbee is survived by 38 Great Grandchildren and 13 Great Great Grandchildren.

Mozell McAbee aka Sister McAbee was a member of the Gospel Defenders Church of Chowchilla which later became Assemblies of God and attended church faithfully for decades. Although the church became Assemblies of God, in her heart our precious mother still considered her self to be Gospel Defenders.

Officiating will be her son, Wylie D. McAbee Christ Church-Apostolic, Grandson James Shelton, Assemblies of God and Pastor Johnny Hilton of The Gospel Defenders Church in Merced. California.

Services will be held Thursday, October 21, at 1pm at the Cathedral of Faith, at 1504 West Robertson Blvd. in Chowchilla. Interment will follow immediately at the Chowchilla District Cemetery.