Pervis "Mr. Joe" Abshire, a ship inspector, died Friday at University Medical Center. He was 79. Mr. Abshire was born in Kaplan and lived in New Orleans for forty four years before moving back to Kaplan. He graduated Kaplan High School. He was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War. He was a member of the Boy Scouts of America for 67 years. Survivors include a sister, Helen Hebert of Fort Worth, Texas. A funeral will be held Tuesday at 10 am at Vincent Funeral Home, 300 N. Eleazor Ave., Kaplan. Visitation will be Monday from 2 to 10 pm and Tuesday from 8 to 10 am. Burial will be in Kaplan Cemetery.