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George Wesley Abbott
19 Jan 1929 – 6 Oct 1999
| Birth | 19 Jan 1929 |
| Death | 6 Oct 1999 |
| Cemetery | Fort Riley Post Cemetery Fort Riley , Geary County , Kansas , USA |
| Added by | Ms Lynette D on 08 Jul 2020 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55515964 |
Bio
CHAPMAN, Kan.-- George Wesley Abbott, 70, Chapman, formerly of St. Joseph, died Wednesday, Oct. 6, 1999 at a hospital in Topeka, Kan. For 27 years Mr. Abbott served in the Army, participation in the Korean and Vietnam wars. He retired in 1977 with the rank of E-7 sergeant first class. He also worked for the Dinkel Security Co. in Salina, Kan.; and as a security guard for the Alco Warehouse, Abilene, Kan.; Woolworth's, Junction City, Kan.; and Tony's Pizza, Salina. Born in St. Joseph on Jan. 19, 1929, he was a graduate of a high school in St. Joseph. He moved to Chapman in 1974. Mr. Abbott was a member of the Chapman American Legion Post No. 240 and Eagles Lodge No. 2934 in Abilene, of which he was a past president. On Jan. 29, 1963, he married Erna G. Luttoschka in Berlin, Germany. She survives of the home. Mr. Abbott was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph and Geneva B.; a brother, Joseph I.; and two sisters, Clara C. Lippold and Virginia E. Whitlock. Additional survivors: a son, Fritz Mees, Lebach, Germany; four daughters, Cheryl A. Stroot, St. James, Mo., Susan Litton, St. Joseph, Gabrielle B. Louis, Las Vegas, and Christel Quichocho, Salinas, Calif.; a sister, Genevieve B. Jackson, St. Joseph; two brothers, Benjamin B., Knoxville, Mo., and William J., Omaha, Neb.; 10 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. The funeral service was held Tuesday, Oct. 12, at the Londeen Funeral Chapel in Chapman. Burial was in the Fort Riley, Kan., Cemetery, will full military honors. Memorials may be made to the Old Soldier's Home in care of the funeral chapel, Box 429, Chapman, KS 67431 St. Joseph News-Press (St. Joseph, MO.) Sat.,Oct. 16, 1999 Contributor: Lynette Stephens (48082181) * * * * SFC, U.S. Army, Korea, Vietnam. (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs). * * * *
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SFC, U.S. Army, Korea, Vietnam
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- Joseph Ira Abbott 1911–1971
- Virginia Ellen Abbott Whitlock 1914–1997
- Clara Constance Abbott Lippold 1917–1968
- William James Abbott 1922–2004
- MSGT Benjamin Burl Abbott Sr 1924–2002
- Genevieve Bell Abbott Jackson 1930–2015
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