Mr. Howard "Cotton" Abell, age 99 of Lebanon, KY, passed away Friday, March 24, 2017 at the Village of Lebanon. He was born on May 25, 1917 in Marion County, KY. Mr. Abell, affectionately known as Cotton, was a U.S. Army veteran, member of St. Augustine Catholic Church, and a retired U.S. postal carrier who had a love for photography, often capturing photos of Lebanon's familiar faces.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret Logsdon Abell; parents, Joseph Clarence and Mary Mahala O'Neal Abell; five brothers, J. Louis Abell, Joe Bob Abell, John Hardy Abell, Ben Abell and Clarence Abell, Jr.; three sisters, Verna Ward, May Richerson, Generose Shoemaker.

Survivors include son, Bob (Kathy) Abell, of Lebanon, KY; three daughters, Mary Helen (Pat) Thomas, Susan (Otha) Allen, and Martha "Loffie" Braham, all of Lebanon, KY. Also surviving are ten grandchildren, twenty-three great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.

A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 28, 2017 at St. Augustine Catholic Church. Interment to follow in the church cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 4:00 to 8:30 p.m. Monday, March 27, 2017 at the funeral home. Prayer services will be held at 7:00 Monday evening by Deacon Joe Dant.

Expressions of sympathy may be made to St. Augustine School.