David Nathaniel Ables

David Nathanial Ables was born February 3, 1966 in Valparaiso, Indiana and died on Saturday, March 5, 2011. He was a loving father, a respected member of the community, and had a successful construction company. He spent two years in Campti, Louisiana, thirteen years in Randolph County, Arkansas before moving to Oklahoma City and graduating in1984 from Putnam City High School and Francis Tuttle Vo-Tech. He lived and framed houses briefly in Dallas, Texas and Virginia before returning to Oklahoma City in1991 and starting his own construction company in 1993, David Ables, Ables Construction, aka David and the Wood Butchers. He framed houses and worked construction all over central and south central Oklahoma using his eye for house design, talent for solving construction problems, and sense of business planning. He married Brandy Drake on July 3, 1997 in Oklahoma City and lived in Bethany. In 2000 they moved to Foster and started a ranch. He loved working outdoors, getting the land ready for cattle, taking care of his livestock and fishing in his ponds. He became an active member of the community and joined and became an active member of the Pernell Volunteer Fire Department in 2003. He was always willing to help people and the community. On September 29, 2005 he was blessed with two wonderful sons. They were the love of his life and he spent as much time with them as he could. He hung swings from the beams in his living room so they could energetically play even when the weather was inhospitable outside, and took them fishing in the ranch ponds. They attended the First Baptist Church of Elmore City with Dr. Bruce McCray as pastor. He was joined in death with his twin sons Wyatt David Ables and Dalton Brendan Ables. He was preceded in death by his Father, Ralph David Ables. He is survived by: Wife, Brandy Ables; Mother, Esther Key and husband John; Brothers, Stephan and Phillip Ables; Sister Leah Aulfill and husband Bobby; Stepbrother Johnny Key and wife Rebecca; Stepsister Laura Brewington and husband Jason, Nephews and Nieces: Jeremiah, Mehgan, Nick, John III, Aaron, Ethan, Tulsa, Austin, Sage; Aunts: Jean, Mary, Marcia, Claudia, Vivian, and Gloria; Grandma: Betty Howat; and many other people in the community that he considered his family.

David Nathaniel Ables

February 3, 1966 - March 5, 2011