THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Thursday, November 23, 1995 TAG: 9511230495
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B6 EDITION: FINAL
DATELINE: NORFOLK LENGTH: Short : 29 lines
William R. Abbott, 59, of the 1300 block of Templar Blvd., died Nov. 21, 1995, at his residence.
Mr. Abbott was born in Spartanburg, S.C. He retired from the U.S. Navy with 21 years of service and then retired from Norfolk Naval with 14 years of service. He was a member of Ocean View Presbyterian Church where he was an elder.
Survivors include his wife, Norma G. Abbott; two daughters, Chris A. Cooley of Virginia Beach and Ruth A. Hunt of Columbia, S.C.; five grandchildren, Brian, Mark and Lauren Cooley all of Virginia Beach, Andrew and Joyce Hunt of Columbia, S.C.
A funeral service will be held Friday, Nov. 24, at 2 p.m. in Ocean View Presbyterian Church officiated by Rev. David Hunt and Dr. James Carriker II. Internment will be at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Norfolk. Friends are invited to a reception following the service at the family's home on Templar Blvd. at 4 p.m. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the American Cancer Society. Altmeyer Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
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