Harold James "Jim" Abbott, 72, of Mitchell, passed away Monday, April 16, 2018, at his residence.

Born May 27, 1945, in Olney, Illinois, he was the son of Harold and Norma (Franklin) Abbott. He married Carol Ann Ratliff December 20, 1967. He was employed at Hoffmans in Orleans from 1966 until the company moved to northern Illinois in 1970. He then went to work at Hubbard TV in Bedford until going to Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Detachment, as an electronic technician working in sonar bouys until retiring in 2015.

Jim graduated from Clay City High School, Illinois, in 1963 and electronics school in Louisville, Kentucky in 1966. He was a train enthusiast and traveled around the country with Carol photographing trains. Jim also enjoyed gardening. Jim was a member of Bedford Masonic Lodge No. 14 F&A. M., a 32nd Degree Mason and a member of Sahara Grotto Valley of Indianapolis. He attended Spice Valley Baptist Church.

Survivors include his wife, Carol Ann Abbott of Mitchell; brother, Steven (Carolyn) Abbott of Paris, Illinois; niece, Ashely Banks of Rogers, Arkansas; nephew, Westley Abbott of Rogers, Arkansas; niece, Jayma Jones of Mitchell; great nephew, Tyler Jones of Mitchell and other great nieces and nephews in Arkansas; sister in-law and brother-in- law, Ginny and Jim Eggers of Bedford; close family friends, David Asbery and Sue Baker of Mitchell

His parents preceded him in death.

Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Friday, April 20, in the Memorial Chapel of Chastain Funeral Home & Cremation Center, with Pastor Val Foughty-Killion officiating. Entombment will be in the mausoleum at Cresthaven Memory Gardens. Visitation will be from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. Thursday and from 1 p.m. until the service on Friday at the funeral home. Bedford Masonic Lodge No. 14 F&A.M. will conduct a memorial service at 6:30 p.m. Thursday evening.

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