Billy Cable, 86, Loved Yard Work
Billy Cable, age 86, of Lorain, passed away peacefully during the early morning hours of Monday November 23rd, 2020 following a brief illness.
He was born in Shelby Gap, Kentucky on November 7, 1934 and had been a resident of Lorain since the age of sixteen.
Billy was employed as a shipping clerk at Ford Motor Company’s Lorain Assembly Plant. A member of U.A.W. Local 425, he retired from the automaker in 1993 following three decades of service.
He was well known for his love of yard work and for the meticulous maintenance of his lawn and property. When not tending to landscaping duties, he was an avid fan of NASCAR and driver Bill Elliott. Additional interests included bowling in leagues hosted by Rebman’s Recreation and Lake Erie Lanes, and following the Cleveland Cavaliers.
He was a member of Amherst Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 1442 and a social member of American Legion Post # 30 in Lorain.
Billy is survived by daughters Lisa Abel of Vermilion and Sherry Cable of Wakeman. He also leaves six grandchildren, thirteen great grandchildren, and sister Arbutus Huston residing in Kentucky.
He was preceded in death by his wife Nancy “Louise” Cable (nee Johnson) in 1996, parents Dewey and Jettie Mae (nee Bryant) Cable, brothers Jack and Tommy Cable, sisters Bernice Cable, Gwendolyn Potter, and Katherine Cable, and son-in-law Wm. Ronnie Abel in 2012.
Visitation will be Monday November 30th from 3:00 until 7:00 p.m. in the Gluvna-Shimo-Hromada Funeral Chapel, 3224 Broadway Avenue, Lorain. Visitors will be required to wear facial coverings and attendees are urged to strictly comply with the Covid-19 protocol displayed at the funeral chapel entrance and throughout the building. Funeral services will be Tuesday December 1st at 11:00 a.m. in the funeral chapel with Reverend Melvin Sayler, Chaplain for the Stein Hospice Service officiating. Burial will follow in Ridge Hill Memorial Park, Amherst Township.
The family encourages contributions in his memory to either the American Cancer Society or to the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
To share your memories and condolences with Billy’s family, please visit www.gluvna.net.