Abe Rhinehart was born to Lessie Lee Rhinehart and Minnie Mae Norris Rhinehart on September 22, 1946 in Pampa, TX. He received his education from Athens Independent School District where he excelled in football and basketball. He continued his love of sports by joining the Black Knights Baseball team in his years after high school.
He worked at Tyler Pipe Industries as a labor machinist and retired after many years of service.
He married his junior high school sweetheart Shirley Franks on July 11, 1964 and they relished together for thirty-eight years.
Abe was an explosion waiting to rupture. If you were ever in his presence then you were sure to get a good laugh before you left. He didn't meet any strangers, he'll talk to a telephone pole, it didn't matter that the telephone pole would not talk back to him. As long as he was able to talk. His comedian ethics will surely be greatly missed.
Abe loved to tell a story, be a joker, laugh about things in life, listen to you and then tell you how to handle the situation. It was a pleasure to be in his presence. He will definitely be unforgettable as we move through life without him. It will be something that we see or something that we hear that smell of bar-b-que that will remind us of Abe Rhinehart.
Abe leaves a huge memoir for his love ones to remember and cherish him as the years linger, his children; Vincent Coydell Rhinehart, Tyler, TX, Latrice Rhinehart Felder (Olden, Jr.), Houston, TX, Marcus Lafayette Rhinehart (Lisa), Houston, TX, Tyrus Danielle Rhinehart (Teresa), Houston, TX, Deric LaRell Jackson, Tyler, TX and Eric DaRell Jackson, Malakoff, TX. His grandchildren; Shakora L. Felder, ShaDerricka T. Jackson, Tra'Zon S. Jackson, Tiara D. Rhinehart, Queen E. Jackson, Tia D. Rhinehart, and Marcus L. Rhinehart, Jr. His Great Grandchildren; Ariyah Nicholson, Chloe McClain, and, Ryleigh Artis. His sisters; Sophia Brown and Deneen (Dino) Hatton and an enormous number of other relatives, friends and all that knew him.