Mary Clough Abbott, 75, of Rigby, Idaho, died Wednesday, June 1, 2011, at Pine Brook Assisted Living in Rigby.
Mary was born Nov. 30, 1935, in Ogden, Utah, a daughter to Henry Jessop Clough and Ethal Millar Clough. She attended Huntsville, Utah, grade school and junior high school and graduated from Weber High School in Ogden. She married Dean J. Abbott on Aug. 20, 1954, in the Salt Lake City LDS Temple. She worked with her husband in Abbotts Variety for many years. As an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, she served as Primary president and in the ward and also served in the Stake Relief Society. She enjoyed family events, camping, fishing and whatever Dean was doing. Helping others brought her great joy. She was a very good cook.
She is survived by her husband, Dean Abbott of Rigby; one daughter, Deborah (Wallace) Felsted of Farmington, Utah; two sons, Michael Dean Abbott and Steven Jay (Aloy) Abbott, both of Rigby; four sisters, Peggy Adams of Ogden, Utah, Patty Castillon of Green River, Wyo., Polly Meadows of Layton, Utah, and Pracilla Taylor of California; one brother, Laurence Clough of Hollbrock, Idaho; 13 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, one brother and one sister.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 4, in the Rigby East Stake Center. Burial will be in Rigby Pioneer Cemetery under the care of Eckersell Memorial Chapel in Rigby.
Mary was born Nov. 30, 1935, in Ogden, Utah, a daughter to Henry Jessop Clough and Ethal Millar Clough. She attended Huntsville, Utah, grade school and junior high school and graduated from Weber High School in Ogden. She married Dean J. Abbott on Aug. 20, 1954, in the Salt Lake City LDS Temple. She worked with her husband in Abbotts Variety for many years. As an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, she served as Primary president and in the ward and also served in the Stake Relief Society. She enjoyed family events, camping, fishing and whatever Dean was doing. Helping others brought her great joy. She was a very good cook.
She is survived by her husband, Dean Abbott of Rigby; one daughter, Deborah (Wallace) Felsted of Farmington, Utah; two sons, Michael Dean Abbott and Steven Jay (Aloy) Abbott, both of Rigby; four sisters, Peggy Adams of Ogden, Utah, Patty Castillon of Green River, Wyo., Polly Meadows of Layton, Utah, and Pracilla Taylor of California; one brother, Laurence Clough of Hollbrock, Idaho; 13 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, one brother and one sister.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 4, in the Rigby East Stake Center. Burial will be in Rigby Pioneer Cemetery under the care of Eckersell Memorial Chapel in Rigby.
Mary Clough Abbott, 75, of Rigby, Idaho, died Wednesday, June 1, 2011, at Pine Brook Assisted Living in Rigby.
Mary was born Nov. 30, 1935, in Ogden, Utah, a daughter to Henry Jessop Clough and Ethal Millar Clough. She attended Huntsville, Utah, grade school and junior high school and graduated from Weber High School in Ogden. She married Dean J. Abbott on Aug. 20, 1954, in the Salt Lake City LDS Temple. She worked with her husband in Abbotts Variety for many years. As an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, she served as Primary president and in the ward and also served in the Stake Relief Society. She enjoyed family events, camping, fishing and whatever Dean was doing. Helping others brought her great joy. She was a very good cook.
She is survived by her husband, Dean Abbott of Rigby; one daughter, Deborah (Wallace) Felsted of Farmington, Utah; two sons, Michael Dean Abbott and Steven Jay (Aloy) Abbott, both of Rigby; four sisters, Peggy Adams of Ogden, Utah, Patty Castillon of Green River, Wyo., Polly Meadows of Layton, Utah, and Pracilla Taylor of California; one brother, Laurence Clough of Hollbrock, Idaho; 13 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, one brother and one sister.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 4, in the Rigby East Stake Center. Burial will be in Rigby Pioneer Cemetery under the care of Eckersell Memorial Chapel in Rigby.
Mary was born Nov. 30, 1935, in Ogden, Utah, a daughter to Henry Jessop Clough and Ethal Millar Clough. She attended Huntsville, Utah, grade school and junior high school and graduated from Weber High School in Ogden. She married Dean J. Abbott on Aug. 20, 1954, in the Salt Lake City LDS Temple. She worked with her husband in Abbotts Variety for many years. As an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, she served as Primary president and in the ward and also served in the Stake Relief Society. She enjoyed family events, camping, fishing and whatever Dean was doing. Helping others brought her great joy. She was a very good cook.
She is survived by her husband, Dean Abbott of Rigby; one daughter, Deborah (Wallace) Felsted of Farmington, Utah; two sons, Michael Dean Abbott and Steven Jay (Aloy) Abbott, both of Rigby; four sisters, Peggy Adams of Ogden, Utah, Patty Castillon of Green River, Wyo., Polly Meadows of Layton, Utah, and Pracilla Taylor of California; one brother, Laurence Clough of Hollbrock, Idaho; 13 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, one brother and one sister.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 4, in the Rigby East Stake Center. Burial will be in Rigby Pioneer Cemetery under the care of Eckersell Memorial Chapel in Rigby.
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