James 'Jimmy' E.
Abbott
. DICKINSON - James
"Jimmy" E. Abbott, 74,
passed away at his home in'
Dickinson, Texas on Thursday,
February 15, 2001.
Jimmy was born in Galveston,
Texas, on October 18,
1926, and resided in Dickinson
since 1950. He served
in the Navy during World
War II and retired from his
real estate business, Abbott
Realty, in 1988. Mr. Abbott
served as the first village
marshall of Dickinson from
1977 to 1978. He was also a
member of the board of directors
of the Fifty Club of
Galveston County and served
as president in 1995. He was
a long time member of First
Baptist Church in Dickinson
and most recently Trinity
Baptist Church in League
City, Texas. Jimmy was a
loving and-devoted husband
and father. The special joy of
his life was his two grandchildren,
Lauren and Christopher.
Jimmy is survived by his
wife of 51 years, Louise;
daughter and son-in-law,
Evelyn and Mikel Gavin;
daughter and son-in-law,
Becky and Don Suderman;
and two grandchildren,
Lauren Suderman and
Christopher Gavin. He is also
survived by brother, VA Abbott
of Fort Worth; sisters,
Elizabeth Collier, Jane Pinte,
and Lillian Allison, all of
Galveston; special nephew
and namesake, James E. Abbott
of Las Vegas, Nevada,
numerous nieces and nephews,
family members and
many friends.
Visitation will be held on
Sunday, February 18, 2001
from 4:00 to 6 :00 p.m. in the
chapel of James Crowder Funeral
Home in Dickinson. Funeral
services will be held
Monday, February 19, 2001,
at 2:00 p.m. at First Baptist
Church in Dickinson with the
Rev. Clifford Poe and the Rev.
Randy Marshall officiating.
Interment will follow at
Forest Park East Cemetery
in Webster, Texas.
Serving as pallbearers will
be Ron Lemon, Joe Max
Taylor, Norman Trainer, Ray
Lowe, Joseph "Skippy"
Pinanchio and Marvin
Martin. Honorary pallbearers
will be the board of directors
of the Fifty Club of Galveston
County, Ron Morales
and Bill Korndorffer.
The family has requested
memorials be sent to Trinity
Baptist Church, P.O. Box 569,
League City, TX 77574.