John Abner Tabor Jr.

John Abner Tabor Jr., 77, a resident of Stephensville, passed away on Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at Ochsner Medical Center in Kenner.

John was born on January 3, 1944 in Patterson, the son of Abner John Tabor Sr. and Annette Pennison Tabor.

John was the true definition of a family man, as he was an amazing husband, father, grandfather and friend to all of his boys. He always had smiling eyes and a helping hand extended to anyone who needed help or something fixed. It truly gave him great joy to help others. John always made sure that his home was a tropical paradise with his gardening and planting skills. He was an avid New Orleans Saints and LSU Tigers football fan. John loved to dance and everyone looked forward to dancing with him once the music started. He loved his boys, his grandsons and his daughters-in-love whom he considered daughters.

He will be sadly missed and lovingly remembered by his wife and the love of his life for 57 years, Catherine Boyne Tabor of Stephensville; two sons, Don Abner Tabor and wife Christi of Patterson and Brett Tabor and wife Jamie of Stephensville; six grandsons, Brennan Tabor, Brandt Tabor, Bryce Tabor, Collin Louviere, Christian Scribner and Blain Louviere; two great grandsons, Owen Tabor and Finn Tabor; one niece, Caroline Giles of Montgomery, Texas; one nephew, Perry Gros of Morgan City.

John was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Suzanna Johnson.

Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, June 18, 2021 at Twin City Funeral Home with Pastor Ronald McCoy officiating. A visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. until the time the funeral service.