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Melvin D. Abbott

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Melvin D. Abbott

Birth
German, Chenango County, New York, USA
Death
16 Aug 2003 (aged 80)
Montrose, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Liberty Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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Melvin D. Abbott, 80, of Montrose, PA, died Sunday, August 17, 2003 at his residence. Born April 28, 1923 in Jermyn, NY, he was the son of the late Elden and Alida (Foster) Abbott. His wife of 57 years, Ellen L. (Barnhart) Abbott survives him.
He was a Hammerman for Union Forging Company, Endicott, NY, for 40 years and retired in 1985. A veteran of World War II, he served in China, Burma, and the India Theater. He was a woodsman, enjoyed hunting, fishing and loved the great outdoors, especially his beloved "Abbott Acres." He was a member of Boy Scout Leader Troop #27, a Charter Member of the Liberty Park Association and was Grange Citizen of the year for the Lawsville Grange. Besides his wife, survivors include daughters and sons-in-law, Joan E. and Ray Fairman, Athens, GA, Jill L. and Allen Luce, Hallstead, PA, Melody A. and David Cunningham, Montrose, PA, Kim L. and Tom Micalizzi, Newark Valley, NY; son and daughter-in-law, Barry M. and Maureen Abbott, Montrose, PA; 15 grandchildren, four great-grandchildren; sisters, Almina DeGraw, Hallstead, PA, Naomi Wenzel, Susquehanna, PA; brother and sister-in-law, James and Gail Abbott, Lanesboro, PA; nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by a son, Bobby B. Abbott; and a grandson, Evan Devere Luce.
Services were held Thursday, August 21, 2003 at the Bartron Funeral Home, Inc., a Selected Independent Funeral Home, Montrose, PA.
If desired, the family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Stanfordville Baptist Church, RR 1, Box 1654, Hallstead, PA 18822.
Melvin D. Abbott, 80, of Montrose, PA, died Sunday, August 17, 2003 at his residence. Born April 28, 1923 in Jermyn, NY, he was the son of the late Elden and Alida (Foster) Abbott. His wife of 57 years, Ellen L. (Barnhart) Abbott survives him.
He was a Hammerman for Union Forging Company, Endicott, NY, for 40 years and retired in 1985. A veteran of World War II, he served in China, Burma, and the India Theater. He was a woodsman, enjoyed hunting, fishing and loved the great outdoors, especially his beloved "Abbott Acres." He was a member of Boy Scout Leader Troop #27, a Charter Member of the Liberty Park Association and was Grange Citizen of the year for the Lawsville Grange. Besides his wife, survivors include daughters and sons-in-law, Joan E. and Ray Fairman, Athens, GA, Jill L. and Allen Luce, Hallstead, PA, Melody A. and David Cunningham, Montrose, PA, Kim L. and Tom Micalizzi, Newark Valley, NY; son and daughter-in-law, Barry M. and Maureen Abbott, Montrose, PA; 15 grandchildren, four great-grandchildren; sisters, Almina DeGraw, Hallstead, PA, Naomi Wenzel, Susquehanna, PA; brother and sister-in-law, James and Gail Abbott, Lanesboro, PA; nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by a son, Bobby B. Abbott; and a grandson, Evan Devere Luce.
Services were held Thursday, August 21, 2003 at the Bartron Funeral Home, Inc., a Selected Independent Funeral Home, Montrose, PA.
If desired, the family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Stanfordville Baptist Church, RR 1, Box 1654, Hallstead, PA 18822.

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  • Created by: Mark Kunzman
  • Added: Aug 21, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75254213/melvin_d-abbott: accessed ), memorial page for Melvin D. Abbott (28 Apr 1923–16 Aug 2003), Find a Grave Memorial ID 75254213, citing Lawsville Cemetery, Liberty Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Mark Kunzman (contributor 47526718).