William Duane Abel, 70, died April 27, 2008 at Alive Hospice, Nashville, Tennessee. He was born December 16, 1937 at Great Bend, Kansas, the son of William and Evelyn Fredrick Abel. He married Nadine Ochs September 21, 1958 at Hoisington, Kansas. Retired from retail sales in the food business, Mr. Abel was a resident of Cadiz, Kentucky, since 1999, coming from Illinois. He was a United States Army Veteran. Mr. Abel was a member of the Cadiz United Methodist Church, where he served on the board of trustees, administrative board, building committee, and was a member of the choir and the Methodist Men's group, Lions Club where he served as a president and had received two distinguished Lions awards for dedicated humanitarian services, all of Cadiz, Kentucky. He was also a past member of the Elgin, Illinois, Chapter of the society for the preservation and encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet singing in America. Survivors are his wife, Nadine Abel, Cadiz, Kentucky; and one sister, Connie L. Johnson, Wichita, Kansas. Memorial graveside service will be at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, May 8, 2008 at Hoisington Cemetery, Hoisington, Kansas. The Reverend Wayne Flanders will officiate. There will be no visitation. Memorials are suggested to the Cadiz United Methodist Church, in care of Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home, Hoisington.