He was a Navy veteran of World War II serving from 1943-1946 in the Philippines and Sydney, Australia. He was a member of the Miller County VFW Post 2442 and the Rocky Mount AmVets Post. He was a member of Mt. Zion Christian Church. He loved spending winters in Texas and also loved sports.
Other survivors include one son, William M. "Bill" Abbott and wife Linda of Tuscumbia; four grandchildren, Gayle Trachsel of Henley, Gwen Kesel of St. Elizabeth, Chad Abbott of Tuscumbia, and Courtney Abbott of Tuscumbia; and seven great-grandchildren, Sydney, Kenadi, Gage, Madilyn, and Sophia Trachsel and Matthew and Mackenze Kesel.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Billy Gene Abbott.
Services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 19, at Rekus Funeral Home in Iberia. Charles Worstell will officiate. Interment with military honors will be in Mt. Zion Cemetery near Tuscumbia.
Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. on Wednesday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions are suggested to the Mt. Zion Cemetery Fund.
He was a Navy veteran of World War II serving from 1943-1946 in the Philippines and Sydney, Australia. He was a member of the Miller County VFW Post 2442 and the Rocky Mount AmVets Post. He was a member of Mt. Zion Christian Church. He loved spending winters in Texas and also loved sports.
Other survivors include one son, William M. "Bill" Abbott and wife Linda of Tuscumbia; four grandchildren, Gayle Trachsel of Henley, Gwen Kesel of St. Elizabeth, Chad Abbott of Tuscumbia, and Courtney Abbott of Tuscumbia; and seven great-grandchildren, Sydney, Kenadi, Gage, Madilyn, and Sophia Trachsel and Matthew and Mackenze Kesel.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Billy Gene Abbott.
Services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 19, at Rekus Funeral Home in Iberia. Charles Worstell will officiate. Interment with military honors will be in Mt. Zion Cemetery near Tuscumbia.
Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. on Wednesday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions are suggested to the Mt. Zion Cemetery Fund.
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