Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Sunday in McMullin funeral Home, Sulivan, with visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday. Burial will be in French Cemetery, rural Allenville.
Mr. Abbot was born in Missouri, son of James and Martha A. Abbott. He was a veteran of World War I and a retired railroader. He was a member of the Toledo Baptist Church and Old-Time Fiddlers Association. He married Eva Clayton in 1915. She died in 1938. He married Veta Marie Maxedon in 1939.
Surviving are his wife; sons, Van d. and Lloyd G., both of Mattoon;p Noble G. and Doyle D., both of Montrose;p Ivan J. of Sullivan; Ted of Bethany; Jessie James Jr. at home; daughters, Mrs. Leon (Beatrice) Winchester, Mrs. John (Marge) Moran, Mrs. Alva (Bernice) Moran and Mrs. Phil (Norma) Sheets, all of Sullivan; Mrs. Joseph (Lois) Bueker of Montrose;p adopted children, James Eugene Abbott, Paul D. Abbott and Leta Fern, all at home brother, Ethly Abbott of Effingham; 28 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren.
Obituary: Decatur Herald and Review Dec 23, 1978
Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Sunday in McMullin funeral Home, Sulivan, with visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday. Burial will be in French Cemetery, rural Allenville.
Mr. Abbot was born in Missouri, son of James and Martha A. Abbott. He was a veteran of World War I and a retired railroader. He was a member of the Toledo Baptist Church and Old-Time Fiddlers Association. He married Eva Clayton in 1915. She died in 1938. He married Veta Marie Maxedon in 1939.
Surviving are his wife; sons, Van d. and Lloyd G., both of Mattoon;p Noble G. and Doyle D., both of Montrose;p Ivan J. of Sullivan; Ted of Bethany; Jessie James Jr. at home; daughters, Mrs. Leon (Beatrice) Winchester, Mrs. John (Marge) Moran, Mrs. Alva (Bernice) Moran and Mrs. Phil (Norma) Sheets, all of Sullivan; Mrs. Joseph (Lois) Bueker of Montrose;p adopted children, James Eugene Abbott, Paul D. Abbott and Leta Fern, all at home brother, Ethly Abbott of Effingham; 28 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren.
Obituary: Decatur Herald and Review Dec 23, 1978
Family Members
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Lloyd Glen "L.G." Abbott
1917–2007
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Beatrice B. Abbott Winchester
1920–2008
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Corp Donald Eugene Abbott
1924–1978
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Ivan James Abbott
1927–2000
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O. Bernice Abbott Moran
1929–2003
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Wanda Maxine Abbott
1933–1933
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Norma L. Abbott Sheets
1935–2017
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Van Daryl Abbott
1948–2016
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Doyle Duane Abbott
1951–2017
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Jesse J. Abbott
1953–2009
