Obituary January 6, 1916 The Olathe Mirror, Olathe, Kansas · Page 1 George Abbott was born at Sackett's Harbor, New York on Nov. 12. 1848. His parents removed to Canada when he was a small child. At the age of about 12 years he left home, going to York State where he made his way without help from relatives. In 1870 he came West to Kansas City and on Christmas Day, 1871 was married to Alice M. Filkin, at the old Filkin homestead, near Lackman station. After living in Kansas City for several years, they removed to Iowa, in 1877 they moved to Olathe where they have since resided. Two children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Abbott, Edith Maude, now Mrs. C. M. Norris' of Olathe, and Harry Lovell, who died aged four years. For several years after coming to Olathe, Mr. Abbott was engaged in farming, and later in the wall paper and plastering business. More recently his time has been devoted to various lines of cement construction. Mr. Abbott died at half past three o'clock, Thursday morning, December 30, aged 67 years, 1 month and 11 days, after an illness of eleven months. Mr. Abbott was for more than 33 years a member of the First Methodist Episcopal church of Olathe. For many years he was an Odd Fellow. - Funeral services were conducted at the residence, January 1, 1916, by Rev. Bascom Robbins, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The I. O. O. F. ledge attended in a bodv and conducted the services at the cemetery. Friends, George Abbott had by the hundreds and enemies, none. It is safe to make the assertion that no person in Olathe was more generally liked and respected than he. His path all day long, at work or leisure, was a stream of sunshine which he never failed to scatter. He knew and understood men and women and he was in turn understood by them. He played no favorites, greeting all with the same smile, cheery word, or joke and when the tables were turned on him (which was not often) he thoroughly appreciated the funny side. Sincere, honest, generous to a fault, if such could be, a true husband and father, practical Christian and good citizen, his death will be sincerely mourned.