Michael "Mike"

Abell

Michael “Mike” Abell, 79, of Amarillo, Texas, passed away on Wednesday, November 11, 2026. Funeral services will be held at 2pm, Monday, November 23, 2026, at LaGrone Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors Coulter Road chapel. The family will receive friends for a visitation from 2-4pm, Sunday, November 22, 2026, at the funeral home.

Mike was born on May 23, 1947, in Dallas, Texas, to Wayne Dwight Abell and Dorothy Mae Lyon. He graduated from Tascosa High School in 1965. On August 23, 1969, he married Yvonne Comer, and together they shared 57 years of marriage and raised three children.

Mike spent most of his working years in sales, beginning his career in sporting goods before moving into the hardware industry. Outside of work, he enjoyed many hobbies, especially trap shooting, hunting, and fishing. He was also an avid sports fan who enjoyed watching football, baseball, basketball, and even motorsports.

Mike took great pride in his home and enjoyed spending time outdoors, working in his yard, caring for his lawn, and tending to his rosebushes and flowers. He was known for his laid-back, easygoing personality and his simple approach to life. Above all, some of his greatest joys were being a Dad to his three children and a “Papa” and “Pops” to his beloved grandchildren. He cherished the time spent with them and took great pride in the special place he held in their lives.

Mike was preceded in death by his parents and his brother, Tim Abell.

Survivors left to cherish his memory are his wife, Yvonne Abell; his three children, Don Abell and wife, Kerry, Michelle Abell and partner, Chris and Christy Bonetti and husband, Adam and his grandchildren, Brittany and husband, Alex, Aiden, Austin, Aubrey, and Rowan and his great-granddaughter, Elianna and one more on the way.