Born on August 16, 1936, in Iowa, he was the son of Lyman and Dorthea (Oswandle) Abbott. He married Sharon K. Grimes on May 18, 1985, and she survives.
Surviving with his wife are one son, Gary B. Abbott and his wife, Jane, of Bedford, IN; one daughter, Dian C. Klumpp and her husband, David, of Bedford, IN; two step-sons, Mike Grimes and his wife, Sheila, of Muncie, IN, and Phillip Grives and his wife, Dixean, of Idaho Falls, ID; three brothers: Bill Abbott of Florida, Charles Abbott of Nevada, and Mark Abbott of Michigan; three sisters: Marilyn Robertson of Arizona, Dorothy Brandt of Iowa, and Lynn McCloud of North Carolina; his step-mother, Joan Johnson Abbott; five grandchildren; six step-grandchildren; five step-great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Richard Abbott.
He was retired from the Indiana State Police and was of Protestant faith. He was a member of the Indiana Troopers Benevolence Association and the Indiana National Guard.
Burial will be at the Cresthaven Mausoleum.
Born on August 16, 1936, in Iowa, he was the son of Lyman and Dorthea (Oswandle) Abbott. He married Sharon K. Grimes on May 18, 1985, and she survives.
Surviving with his wife are one son, Gary B. Abbott and his wife, Jane, of Bedford, IN; one daughter, Dian C. Klumpp and her husband, David, of Bedford, IN; two step-sons, Mike Grimes and his wife, Sheila, of Muncie, IN, and Phillip Grives and his wife, Dixean, of Idaho Falls, ID; three brothers: Bill Abbott of Florida, Charles Abbott of Nevada, and Mark Abbott of Michigan; three sisters: Marilyn Robertson of Arizona, Dorothy Brandt of Iowa, and Lynn McCloud of North Carolina; his step-mother, Joan Johnson Abbott; five grandchildren; six step-grandchildren; five step-great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Richard Abbott.
He was retired from the Indiana State Police and was of Protestant faith. He was a member of the Indiana Troopers Benevolence Association and the Indiana National Guard.
Burial will be at the Cresthaven Mausoleum.
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Records on Ancestry
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U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
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Iowa, U.S., Births (series) 1880-1904, 1921-1944 and Delayed Births (series), 1856-1940
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1940 United States Federal Census
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U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
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Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012
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