William Franklin Mabey

1921 - 1996  (75 years)

• Name	William Franklin Mabey  [1]
  Birth	6 Jul 1921	Warren, Bristol County, Rhode Island   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Census	Apr 1930	185 Cottage Street, Athol Village, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [3]
  	Leon A Mabey, Head, M, W, 36, M, age at first marriage 21, Rhode Island, New York, Rhode Island, Tool Worker, Tool factory Mabel T Mabey, Mother, F, W, 58, Wd, Rhode Island, Rhode Island, Rhode Island Sylvia A Mabey, Daughter, F, W, 14, S, Rhode Island, Rhode Island, Rhode Island C Nelson Mabey, Son, M, W, 13, S, Rhode Island, Rhode Island, Rhode Island William F Mabey, Son, M, W, 8, S, Rhode Island, Rhode Island, Rhode Island Viola A Mabey, Daughter, F, W, 7, S, Rhode Island, Rhode Island, Rhode Island
  Census	22 Apr 1940	Terryville Road, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [6]
  	Leon A Mabey, owns home worth $6000, Head, M, W, 46, M, completed 1 year high school, born in Rhode Island, Janster Worker, Steele Factory, wages earned in 1939 - $728 Mabel T Mabey, Mother, F, W, 68, Wd, completed 9 years school, born in Rhode Island William F Mabey, Son, M, W, 18, S, completed 8 years school, born in Rhode Island, unemployed 24 weeks, Heel Worker, Shoe Dactory, wages earned in 1939 - $265 for 26 weeks Viola A Mabey, Daughter, F, W, 17, S, attended school, completed 3 years high school, born in Rhode Island
  WW2 Draft	15 Feb 1942	Fryville Road, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [5]
  	William Franklin Mabey, Fryville Road, Athol, Worcester, Mass, born 6 Jul 1921in Warren, Rhode Island, registered for the draft. He was employed by A K Turner, Athol. The person who would always know his address was his father, Mr Leon Mabey, at the same address. He was White, 5' 4", 146 pounds, had blue eyes, brown hair, and a dark complexion.
  Milit-Beg	10 Jun 1942	Boston, Massachusetts   [7]
  	He was single, of Worcester County, 68" tall and weighed 142
  Census	4 Apr 1950	49 Bacon Street, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts   [8]
  	William Mabey, Head, White, Male, 28, Married, born in Rhode Island, Winder, Paper Mill, parents born in US, completed 9th grade, worked 52 weeks in 1949 earning $2800, relatives in house earned $2500 Alfreda Mabey, Wife, White, Female, 26, Married, born in Vermont, Packer, Paper Mill Leon Mabey, Son, White, Male, 3, never married, born in Massachusetts Robert Mabey, Son, White, Male, 2, never married, born in Massachusetts Florence Durman, Sister-in-law, White, Female, 22, never married, born in Vermont, Wrapper, Paper Mill and their Housekeeper, Gertrude Sawyer, 51
  Death	4 Sep 1996	Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [9]
  Obituary	6 Sep 1996	Worcester, Massachusetts   [10]
  	William F. Mabey, 75, of 17 Glenwood Ave. [Orange], a retired truck driver, died Wednesday in Quabbin Valley Healthcare in Athol. He leaves his former wife, Mary A. (Desreuisseau) Mabey of Springfield; two sons, Robert W. Mabey of Agawam and Leon A. Mabey of Athol; a brother, Charles Mabey of Yuma, Ariz.; two sisters, Sylvia Hebert of West Hatfield and Viola Sanger of Athol; four grandchildren; nephews and nieces. He was born in Warren, R.I., the son of Leon A. and Rose Ann (Gauthier) Mabey, and lived in Chicopee and West Springfield before moving here 20 years ago. He was an Army veteran of World War II serving with the 826th Aviation Engineer Battalion in Normandy, Northern France, the Rhineland and Central Europe. Mr. Mabey was a truck driver for several freight companies in the Springfield and Athol areas, retiring in 1986. He was a member of the Orange American Legion Post No. 172, and the Last Man's Club. He was also a member of the Roy L. Boyce Post No. 650, Veterans of Foreign Wars in Athol and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 404. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. tomorrow in Fiske Funeral Home, 1356 Main St., Athol. Burial will be in Hillcrest Park Cemetery, Springfield. A calling hour is 8:45 to 9:45 a.m. tomorrow in the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 7 Oak Street, Worcester 01609.
  Reference Number	28747
  Burial	Hillcrest Park Cemetery, Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts   [11]
  Person ID	I28541	Maybee Society
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Leon Arthur Mabey,   b. 7 Aug 1893, Warren, Rhode Island d. 17 Apr 1974, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 80 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Rose Anna Gauthier,   b. 21 Jun 1895, Rhode Island d. 8 Mar 1976, Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts (Age 80 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Y  [12]
  Family ID	F8846	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alfreda Gladys Desreuisseau,   b. 19 Apr 1923, Newark, Caledonia County, Vermont d. 9 Apr 2022 (Age 98 years)
  Marriage	19 Jul 1946	Winchester, Cheshire County, New Hampshire   [1]
  Children	1. Leon Albert Mabey,   b. 16 Aug 1946, Gardner, Bristol County, Massachusetts d. 23 Nov 2022, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Robert William Mabey,   b. 15 Sep 1947, Gardner, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 27 May 2017, West Springfield (Age 69 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F11632	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

• Sources

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