John Thomas “J.T.” Abbott, 76, a native of Uriah and a resident of Perdido Beach, died Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011 in Pensacola.
He was a veteran of U.S. Air Force veteran and served during the Korean Conflict.
He was a lifelong member and deacon of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Community of Christ). He retired from NADEP, Pensacola in 1989.
He was active with the local Boy Scouts programs for over 40 years. He was a former service officer and vice president of NARFE chapter 1340, former president and fire chief of Perdido Beach Volunteer Fire Department and served three years as vice president of Baldwin County Fire Chiefs Association.
Survivors include his wife, Anna M. Abbott of Perdido Beach; two sons, John T. (Cecilia) Abbott Jr. and Andrew Abbott, both of Pensacola; sister, Betty Joyce (Gene) Gray of Toledo, Ohio; two brothers, Robert Cecil (MaryNell) Abbott of Daphne and William Charles (Pat) Abbott of Staunton, Va.; one grandson, William Thomas (Allison) Abbott of Pensacola; and two great-grandchildren, Jordyn and Raeleigh Abbott, both of Pensacola.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 21 at Wolfe-Bayview Funeral Home in Foley. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 22 from the funeral home chapel. Interment will follow at Old Baptist Cemetery in Spanish Cove.
The family requests memorial donations be made to Community of Christ Church, 5703 Muldoon Road, Pensacola, FL 32526, or Perdido Beach Volunteer Fire Department, 8450 Escambia Ave., Perdido Beach, AL 36530.
Arrangements are by Wolfe-Bayview Funeral Homes & Crematory Inc., Foley.
