Mrs. Effie Irene Abbett, 79, of Eldon, a former Iberia Resident, died Monday, March 28, 1983, at Charles E. Still Hospital in Jefferson City. She was born Jan. 16, 1904 at Tuscumbia to Hasten and Mary Agnew Burks. On Nov. 13, 1922, she was married in Jefferson City to Sherman J. Abbett, who died Feb. 17, 1981.
Mrs. Abbett was a lifelong resident of Miller County and was a member of the Humphrey's Creek Christian Church. For several years she had lived with her son, Earcy Abbott of Eldon.
Other survivors include two other sons, Donald Abbett, Tuscumbia and Kenneth Abbett of Jefferson City; a daughter, Mrs. Juanita Wilson of Jefferson City; a brother, Arthur Burks of Tuscumbia; a sister, Mrs. Mary Eickhoff of Mexico, MO.; and 17 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Stevinson-Mossman Funeral Home in Iberia with the Rev. Gene Edwards officiating. Burial was in the Mt. Zion Cemetery.
Mrs. Effie Irene Abbett, 79, of Eldon, a former Iberia Resident, died Monday, March 28, 1983, at Charles E. Still Hospital in Jefferson City. She was born Jan. 16, 1904 at Tuscumbia to Hasten and Mary Agnew Burks. On Nov. 13, 1922, she was married in Jefferson City to Sherman J. Abbett, who died Feb. 17, 1981.
Mrs. Abbett was a lifelong resident of Miller County and was a member of the Humphrey's Creek Christian Church. For several years she had lived with her son, Earcy Abbott of Eldon.
Other survivors include two other sons, Donald Abbett, Tuscumbia and Kenneth Abbett of Jefferson City; a daughter, Mrs. Juanita Wilson of Jefferson City; a brother, Arthur Burks of Tuscumbia; a sister, Mrs. Mary Eickhoff of Mexico, MO.; and 17 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Stevinson-Mossman Funeral Home in Iberia with the Rev. Gene Edwards officiating. Burial was in the Mt. Zion Cemetery.
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John William Burks
1887–1958
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Franklin Monroe Burks
1889–1956
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Anna L "Cora" Burks Reinhart
1891–1914
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Perry Cleveland Burks
1892–1919
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Emma Maude Burks Arnold
1895–1969
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Robert Issac Burks
1897–1965
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Flora Viola Burks Wyrick
1899–1953
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Ida Olive Burks Parkhurst
1901–1981
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Mary Margaret Burks Eickhoff
1906–1998
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Arthur E. Burks
1910–1986
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