Survivors:
Wife:Mrs. I.V. Hood Abbott-Calhoun City; 1 Son: Neddie Joe Abbott-Ackerman,MS; 3 Daughters: Mavis Gaskin-Calhoun City, Dorothy Jean Milford -Memphis,TN; Bonnie Ruth Williams; 1 Sister: Opal Hood-Nesbit,MS; 5 Grandchildren: Don Williams, Bonita Prosser, Lisa Pettit, Tonia Easley, & Sabrina Montgomery; 9 Great Grandchildren: John Prosser, Bethany Prosser, Grace Williams, Travis Williams, Jake Williams, Makenzie Pettitt, Zack Pettit, Chandler Easley & Ben Montgomery; 1 Great-Great Grandchild: Holly Prosser
He was preceded in death by his parents, Lewis Jefferson Abbott & Eula Mae Coggins Abbott; 1 sister, Mozelle Hood; 4 brothers, Charlie Abbott, Clifton David Abbott, James "Mutt" Abbott, & Hillman Abbott; 1 great grandchild, Joshua Prosser.
Services will be held Monday, November 20, 2006 at 2:00 at Grace Southern Baptist Church in Calhoun City with burial in Bethlehem Cemetery in Calhoun City. Visitation will be Sunday, November 19, 2006 from 6-8.