TITLE:  Joseph Marcus Abbott

SOURCE:  The Keowee Courier

SUBMITTED BY:  Susan Brock-Booker

FORMATTED BY:  Kim Grissom, Jun 2003

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ABBOTT, Joseph Marcus
Joseph Marcus Abbott (8-29-1860 to 1953) Keowee Courier Pioneer Seneca 
Man Succumbs Funeral services for Joseph Marcus Abbott, 85, well known 
resident of Seneca, who died at his home Wednesday night following an 
illness of one month, were held from the Seneca Baptist church Friday. 
The Rev. J. Aubrey Estes conducted the services. Burial was in the 
family plot in Mt. View cemetery with Masons in charge of final rites 
at the graveside. Pallbearers were M. S. Lindsay, John O. Field, 
Marshall Cleveland, Roy D. Adams, E. B. Nimmons, Joe Cromer, William 
B. Hunnicutt, and W. C. Beaty. Members of the Seneca Masonic Lodge 
served as the escort of honor. Mr. Abbott was the son of the late 
Willis W. and Mariah Dawson Abbott. He was a member of the Seneca 
Baptist church and the Seneca Masonic Order. His wife, Mrs. Martha 
Jane Broome Abbott preceded him to the grave on August 9, 1949. 
Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. W. T. Tucker and Mrs. Roy 
Bryant of Atlanta, Ga., Mrs. Jewel Adams and Mrs. Sue Clayton both of 
Seneca; three sons, Forrest Abbott of Greenville, J. W. Abbott of 
Detroit, Mich., and Lloyd Abbott of the home; 13 grandchildren and 
five great-grandchildren. Contributed by: Susan Brock-Booker, 
sbrockbooker@aol.com



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