Obituary of ABBOTT, MARGARET HAYES Unknown Date Oconee County, SC Keowee Courier Funeral Services Held For Mrs. Margaret Abbott Funeral services were conducted Tuesday afternoon from the East Side Baptist church in Liberty for Mrs. Margaret Hayes Abbott, 83, a native of Oconee County and the widow of the late Rev. W. T. Abbott. She died at the home of a daughter in Liberty Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Abbott was born and reared in Oconee county, the daughter of the late Re. Hamilton N. Hayes and Martha Snipes Hayes. She has been active in civic and church affairs all her life. Services were conducted by the Rev. Robert Wheeler, The Rev. Preston Garrett, and the Dr. C. E. Scarborough. Burial followed in West View cemetery, and her grandsons served as pallbearers. The honorary escort was composed of A. E. Stokes, J. T. Medlock, Cleo Watson, Claud Burriss, J. R. Balles, Early Gunter, E. S. McCall, J. E. Vaughn, J. D. Bolden, John Sullivan, J. P. James, Sam Shirley, Dr. P. E. Swords, Dr. W. T. Kitchen, and deacons of East Side Baptist church. Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. J. H. Moore and Mrs. G. T. James, of Liberty, and Mrs. C. D. Gillespie and Mrs. E. M. Cooper, of Seneca. ************************************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm Submitted by: Susan Brock-Booker ************************************************************************