Jerry Lynn Abbott (1950-2021)
Mr. Jerry Lynn Abbott, age 70, of Forrest City, died Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021, at his home in Forrest City.
Mr. Abbott was born Jan. 31, 1950, in Haynes, and was the son of Leonard Abbott and Mary Lou Andrews Abbott Pierce.
He lived in Forrest City most all of his life, was a selfemployed contractor, and was a member of the Beck Spur Baptist Church. He loved the Lord most and always put God first in his life. He was an avid outdoorsman, where he loved hunting and fishing, and had passed that love on to his grandchildren.
Mr. Abbott married Jenny Chism in 1979, and she survives him along with one son, Matthew Abbott and wife, Jeni, of Wynne; one daughter, Jennifer Abbott Butler and husband, Rodney, of Killen, Ala.; one brother, Steve Abbott of Forrest City; three sisters, Betty Bryant of Morgantown, W. Va., and Paula Philyaw and Karen Keenum, both of Forrest City; two grandchildren, Jesse Butler and Austin Abbott; a beloved friend, Lindsey Herron; a beloved friend and caretaker, Glenn Alan Elison, and a host of nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Gina Bellinger Whitlatch.
Visitation will begin at 1 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021, and continue until the time of the service at 2 p.m., at Stevens Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Lindsey Cemetery.
Stevens Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
The family requests memorials be made to the Colt Baptist Church, P. O. Box 283, Colt, AR 72326.
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