Mrs. Abbott was born on January 6, 1925 in Wilmington, DE. She was the daughter of the late Joseph C. Spence & Anna May (Weaver) Spence. She graduated from Delaware School of Nursing as a Registered Nurse. Mrs. Abbott worked for the Delaware Division Hospital for several years and later worked for Dr. Thomas and Dr. Hershon's office in Richardson Park, DE. She retired in 2000, after 54 years in the nursing field. Mrs. Abbott was devoted to her family and her work. She enjoyed knitting, yard work and loved animals.
She is predeceased by her husband, James Edward Abbott, Sr., in November of 2006. She is survived by sons, James E. Abbott, Jr. and his wife, Deborah, of Charlotte, NC, Joseph Wayne Abbott and wife, Barbara, of Milton, DE; Grandsons, James E. Abbott, III, and wife, Jennifer, of Lansdale, PA and Nicholas Ryan Gauger; granddaughters, Rachel L. Hilbish and her husband, David C., of Carrolton, GA, Julie Ann Adams, Jamie Renee Gauger and Jenny Lynn McFadden; and great-grandchildren, Megan Emily Abbott, Caitlin Ashley Abbott, Dillon Isaacs Adams, Madison Olivia Adams, Brandon Joseph Kelly, Matthew Hilbish and Mark Hilbish.
Services will be held at the Chapel of Delaware Veterans Cemetery, 2465 Chesapeake City Rd., Bear, DE, on Wednesday, February 7, at 11 am, with entombment to follow. Pastor Carol Terry will officiate.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Beebe Medical Center School of Nursing East Market St., Lewes, DE 19958.
Mrs. Abbott was born on January 6, 1925 in Wilmington, DE. She was the daughter of the late Joseph C. Spence & Anna May (Weaver) Spence. She graduated from Delaware School of Nursing as a Registered Nurse. Mrs. Abbott worked for the Delaware Division Hospital for several years and later worked for Dr. Thomas and Dr. Hershon's office in Richardson Park, DE. She retired in 2000, after 54 years in the nursing field. Mrs. Abbott was devoted to her family and her work. She enjoyed knitting, yard work and loved animals.
She is predeceased by her husband, James Edward Abbott, Sr., in November of 2006. She is survived by sons, James E. Abbott, Jr. and his wife, Deborah, of Charlotte, NC, Joseph Wayne Abbott and wife, Barbara, of Milton, DE; Grandsons, James E. Abbott, III, and wife, Jennifer, of Lansdale, PA and Nicholas Ryan Gauger; granddaughters, Rachel L. Hilbish and her husband, David C., of Carrolton, GA, Julie Ann Adams, Jamie Renee Gauger and Jenny Lynn McFadden; and great-grandchildren, Megan Emily Abbott, Caitlin Ashley Abbott, Dillon Isaacs Adams, Madison Olivia Adams, Brandon Joseph Kelly, Matthew Hilbish and Mark Hilbish.
Services will be held at the Chapel of Delaware Veterans Cemetery, 2465 Chesapeake City Rd., Bear, DE, on Wednesday, February 7, at 11 am, with entombment to follow. Pastor Carol Terry will officiate.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Beebe Medical Center School of Nursing East Market St., Lewes, DE 19958.
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