Elton S. Abbott, 87, of El Cajon, Calif., formerly of Jamestown, N.Y., died March 5, 2011, at his home in California.
A California resident since 1958, he was born Feb. 16, 1924, in Pittsburgh, Pa., a son of the late Floyd A. and Letha Rhoades Abbott, and was a brother to seven siblings.
Before his retirement in 1998, he was employed as a heat treater for General Dynamics. In earlier years, he was employed by the former Crescent Tool Company until 1958, and was also a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard as a seaman 2nd class until 1943.
Surviving are his children: Elton S. Abbott Jr. and Regina L. ''Gina" Vollrath, both of El Cajon, Calif., and Daniel W. Abbott of Phoenix, Ariz.; seven grandchildren: and six great- grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, the former Clara Ann McBride Abbott, who died March 22, 1998; and a son Arthur J. Abbott who died in 1954.
A California resident since 1958, he was born Feb. 16, 1924, in Pittsburgh, Pa., a son of the late Floyd A. and Letha Rhoades Abbott, and was a brother to seven siblings.
Before his retirement in 1998, he was employed as a heat treater for General Dynamics. In earlier years, he was employed by the former Crescent Tool Company until 1958, and was also a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard as a seaman 2nd class until 1943.
Surviving are his children: Elton S. Abbott Jr. and Regina L. ''Gina" Vollrath, both of El Cajon, Calif., and Daniel W. Abbott of Phoenix, Ariz.; seven grandchildren: and six great- grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, the former Clara Ann McBride Abbott, who died March 22, 1998; and a son Arthur J. Abbott who died in 1954.
Elton S. Abbott, 87, of El Cajon, Calif., formerly of Jamestown, N.Y., died March 5, 2011, at his home in California.
A California resident since 1958, he was born Feb. 16, 1924, in Pittsburgh, Pa., a son of the late Floyd A. and Letha Rhoades Abbott, and was a brother to seven siblings.
Before his retirement in 1998, he was employed as a heat treater for General Dynamics. In earlier years, he was employed by the former Crescent Tool Company until 1958, and was also a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard as a seaman 2nd class until 1943.
Surviving are his children: Elton S. Abbott Jr. and Regina L. ''Gina" Vollrath, both of El Cajon, Calif., and Daniel W. Abbott of Phoenix, Ariz.; seven grandchildren: and six great- grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, the former Clara Ann McBride Abbott, who died March 22, 1998; and a son Arthur J. Abbott who died in 1954.
A California resident since 1958, he was born Feb. 16, 1924, in Pittsburgh, Pa., a son of the late Floyd A. and Letha Rhoades Abbott, and was a brother to seven siblings.
Before his retirement in 1998, he was employed as a heat treater for General Dynamics. In earlier years, he was employed by the former Crescent Tool Company until 1958, and was also a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard as a seaman 2nd class until 1943.
Surviving are his children: Elton S. Abbott Jr. and Regina L. ''Gina" Vollrath, both of El Cajon, Calif., and Daniel W. Abbott of Phoenix, Ariz.; seven grandchildren: and six great- grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, the former Clara Ann McBride Abbott, who died March 22, 1998; and a son Arthur J. Abbott who died in 1954.
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