Anna Lee Gordon Abbott, age 95, passed away on March 27, 2011.
She was born in Elizabeth City County on March 22, 1916 and was the daughter of the late Hanford Leroy (Dan) Gordon Jr. and the late Mary Katherine (Katie) Johnson Gordon, both from the Fox Hill area of Hampton.
She was a graduate of Hampton High School and received a B.S. Degree in biology in 1938, from The College of William and Mary, where she was a member of Chi Omega and an expert archer. Following her graduation, she taught biology at George Wythe Junior High School in Hampton.
In 1941, she married the love of her life, the late George Curwin (Skid) Abbott Sr. of Tilton, N.H. After his service in World War II, Anna Lee and Skid made their home in Hampton, where she was a devoted community volunteer. She served as a charter member of The Junior League of Hampton Roads, where she continued as a Member Emeritus. She was also a member of The Hampton Woman's Club and the Merrimac Garden Club. A longtime member of First United Methodist Church in Hampton, Anna Lee and her husband volunteered for many years as Youth Directors. She was also a member of the United Methodist Women, Circle 3 and the Crouse Bible Class.
Anna Lee is survived by her daughter, Ann Gordon Abbott Evans and her husband, Russell S. Evans Jr.; her son, G. Curwin Abbott Jr. and his wife, Jane Rich Abbott; her grandchildren, Calla Abbott Willett and her husband, Kenneth Willett, Mary Katherine Evans Hogg, Russell S. Evans III and his wife, Emily Stowe Evans, and Anna Abbott Newman and her husband, Woody Newman. She is also survived by four great-grandchildren; a sister-in-law, Dorothy Abbott; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
Burial will be at noon Wednesday, March 30, at Clark Cemetery in Hampton. Following the burial, a memorial service will be conducted at 1 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, in Hampton, with the Rev. Dr. Michael Lee Nelson and the Rev. James M. Tongue officiating. The family will receive friends at the church immediately following the memorial service. They will also receive friends at home.
Memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church, 110 East Queen Street, Hampton, 23669.
Arrangements by R. Hayden Smith Funeral Home. Published in Daily Press from March 28 to March 29, 2011
She was born in Elizabeth City County on March 22, 1916 and was the daughter of the late Hanford Leroy (Dan) Gordon Jr. and the late Mary Katherine (Katie) Johnson Gordon, both from the Fox Hill area of Hampton.
She was a graduate of Hampton High School and received a B.S. Degree in biology in 1938, from The College of William and Mary, where she was a member of Chi Omega and an expert archer. Following her graduation, she taught biology at George Wythe Junior High School in Hampton.
In 1941, she married the love of her life, the late George Curwin (Skid) Abbott Sr. of Tilton, N.H. After his service in World War II, Anna Lee and Skid made their home in Hampton, where she was a devoted community volunteer. She served as a charter member of The Junior League of Hampton Roads, where she continued as a Member Emeritus. She was also a member of The Hampton Woman's Club and the Merrimac Garden Club. A longtime member of First United Methodist Church in Hampton, Anna Lee and her husband volunteered for many years as Youth Directors. She was also a member of the United Methodist Women, Circle 3 and the Crouse Bible Class.
Anna Lee is survived by her daughter, Ann Gordon Abbott Evans and her husband, Russell S. Evans Jr.; her son, G. Curwin Abbott Jr. and his wife, Jane Rich Abbott; her grandchildren, Calla Abbott Willett and her husband, Kenneth Willett, Mary Katherine Evans Hogg, Russell S. Evans III and his wife, Emily Stowe Evans, and Anna Abbott Newman and her husband, Woody Newman. She is also survived by four great-grandchildren; a sister-in-law, Dorothy Abbott; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
Burial will be at noon Wednesday, March 30, at Clark Cemetery in Hampton. Following the burial, a memorial service will be conducted at 1 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, in Hampton, with the Rev. Dr. Michael Lee Nelson and the Rev. James M. Tongue officiating. The family will receive friends at the church immediately following the memorial service. They will also receive friends at home.
Memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church, 110 East Queen Street, Hampton, 23669.
Arrangements by R. Hayden Smith Funeral Home. Published in Daily Press from March 28 to March 29, 2011
Anna Lee Gordon Abbott, age 95, passed away on March 27, 2011.
She was born in Elizabeth City County on March 22, 1916 and was the daughter of the late Hanford Leroy (Dan) Gordon Jr. and the late Mary Katherine (Katie) Johnson Gordon, both from the Fox Hill area of Hampton.
She was a graduate of Hampton High School and received a B.S. Degree in biology in 1938, from The College of William and Mary, where she was a member of Chi Omega and an expert archer. Following her graduation, she taught biology at George Wythe Junior High School in Hampton.
In 1941, she married the love of her life, the late George Curwin (Skid) Abbott Sr. of Tilton, N.H. After his service in World War II, Anna Lee and Skid made their home in Hampton, where she was a devoted community volunteer. She served as a charter member of The Junior League of Hampton Roads, where she continued as a Member Emeritus. She was also a member of The Hampton Woman's Club and the Merrimac Garden Club. A longtime member of First United Methodist Church in Hampton, Anna Lee and her husband volunteered for many years as Youth Directors. She was also a member of the United Methodist Women, Circle 3 and the Crouse Bible Class.
Anna Lee is survived by her daughter, Ann Gordon Abbott Evans and her husband, Russell S. Evans Jr.; her son, G. Curwin Abbott Jr. and his wife, Jane Rich Abbott; her grandchildren, Calla Abbott Willett and her husband, Kenneth Willett, Mary Katherine Evans Hogg, Russell S. Evans III and his wife, Emily Stowe Evans, and Anna Abbott Newman and her husband, Woody Newman. She is also survived by four great-grandchildren; a sister-in-law, Dorothy Abbott; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
Burial will be at noon Wednesday, March 30, at Clark Cemetery in Hampton. Following the burial, a memorial service will be conducted at 1 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, in Hampton, with the Rev. Dr. Michael Lee Nelson and the Rev. James M. Tongue officiating. The family will receive friends at the church immediately following the memorial service. They will also receive friends at home.
Memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church, 110 East Queen Street, Hampton, 23669.
Arrangements by R. Hayden Smith Funeral Home. Published in Daily Press from March 28 to March 29, 2011
She was born in Elizabeth City County on March 22, 1916 and was the daughter of the late Hanford Leroy (Dan) Gordon Jr. and the late Mary Katherine (Katie) Johnson Gordon, both from the Fox Hill area of Hampton.
She was a graduate of Hampton High School and received a B.S. Degree in biology in 1938, from The College of William and Mary, where she was a member of Chi Omega and an expert archer. Following her graduation, she taught biology at George Wythe Junior High School in Hampton.
In 1941, she married the love of her life, the late George Curwin (Skid) Abbott Sr. of Tilton, N.H. After his service in World War II, Anna Lee and Skid made their home in Hampton, where she was a devoted community volunteer. She served as a charter member of The Junior League of Hampton Roads, where she continued as a Member Emeritus. She was also a member of The Hampton Woman's Club and the Merrimac Garden Club. A longtime member of First United Methodist Church in Hampton, Anna Lee and her husband volunteered for many years as Youth Directors. She was also a member of the United Methodist Women, Circle 3 and the Crouse Bible Class.
Anna Lee is survived by her daughter, Ann Gordon Abbott Evans and her husband, Russell S. Evans Jr.; her son, G. Curwin Abbott Jr. and his wife, Jane Rich Abbott; her grandchildren, Calla Abbott Willett and her husband, Kenneth Willett, Mary Katherine Evans Hogg, Russell S. Evans III and his wife, Emily Stowe Evans, and Anna Abbott Newman and her husband, Woody Newman. She is also survived by four great-grandchildren; a sister-in-law, Dorothy Abbott; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
Burial will be at noon Wednesday, March 30, at Clark Cemetery in Hampton. Following the burial, a memorial service will be conducted at 1 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, in Hampton, with the Rev. Dr. Michael Lee Nelson and the Rev. James M. Tongue officiating. The family will receive friends at the church immediately following the memorial service. They will also receive friends at home.
Memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church, 110 East Queen Street, Hampton, 23669.
Arrangements by R. Hayden Smith Funeral Home. Published in Daily Press from March 28 to March 29, 2011
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