The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Monday, February 26, 1996              TAG: 9602260021
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B4   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: VIRGINIA BEACH                     LENGTH: Short :   26 lines

HUBERT ABBOTT

Hubert Abbott, 90, of the 2800 block of Seaboard Road, died Feb. 25, 1996, in Virginia Beach.

Mr. Abbott was born in Passagula, Mo. A longshoreman, he retired from International Longshoreman's Association, Local (NU)970, in 1965 after 17 years.

Survivors include his wife, Zelda Pearl Layman Abbott; a stepdaughter, Zelda F.R. Lang of Virginia Beach; two sons, Hubert M. Abbott and Oscar L. Abbott, both of Suffolk; a sister, Glenda Bower of Troy, Mo.; 13 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.

A graveside service will be conducted at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Rosewood Memorial Park by the Rev. Larry O'Brien. The family will be at Smith & Williams Funeral Home, Kempsville Chapel, from 7 to 8 p.m. today. Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society.

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