Parents Father: ABBOTT, Edward Lawson Mother: SHERBURNE, Isabel Ellsworth Birth Born on December 20, 1919 in Weston, Middlesex Co., MA Death Died on July 02, 2008 in Duxbury, Plymouth Co., MA Buried in Linwood Cemetery in Weston, Middlesex Co., MA Marriages RILEY, Harriette Anne Married on 1943 in Weston, Middlesex Co., MA Children ABBOTT, Betsy ABBOTT, Amy: June 20, 1950 ABBOTT, Edward Lawson: December 18, 1958 Notes Military Service: WW2 US Army Occupation: Service Station Owner Obituary: He was the son of the late Edward Lawson Abbott and Isabel (Ellsworth) Sherburne. He grew up in Weston before enlisting in the U.S. Army. During World War II, he served in England in the same unit as his two brothers, David and Gordon. In 1943, he married Harriette Anne Riley of Weston. After the war, he ran a Gulf station in Wellesley, before purchasing his own station in Weston. He owned Ed Abbott's Gulf Service until his retirement. Mr. Abbott enjoyed taking road trips with his wife, working in his yard in Sherborn, his 1957 Corvette, and spending time with his children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. He was very grateful for all the blessings in his life. Along with his wife of 65 years, Mr. Abbott leaves a daughter, Betsy MacKenzie of Wethersfield, Conn.; a daughter, Amy McWilliams, and her husband, Mike of Duxbury; and a son, Edward Abbott, and his wife, Penny of Burbank, Calif.; seven grandchildren, Kate, Karen, B.J., Sara, Jeff, Kristy and Riley; seven great grandchildren, Taylor, Andrew, Beau, Abby, Brady, Christopher and Gabe; and his brother David of Dunnellon, Fla. He was also the brother of the late Gordon and Sherburne Abbott. Sources Massachusetts Deaths: SSN 030-07-1929 Images Edward L. Abbott Jr