Obituary for Sharon A. Abbott
Sharon A. Abbott passed away peacefully at her home on July 13, 2022. Sharon was born June 23, 1944 in Gorham, ME, the twelfth of the eighteen children of Clarence and Alzina (Greene) Wight.
She attended Gorham schools, and graduated from Gorham High School in the Class of 1962. After graduation she worked at Swan’s Insurance. Sharon married George Abbott on July 27, 1963 and moved to Waterboro, ME. There, she had four children and was a homemaker for many years. She returned to work at Shape, for many years until she medically retired.
Sharon was a member of the Waterboro Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary and the Rebekah’s Lodge in East Waterboro. She enjoyed shopping, dining out, and collecting teacups.
Sharon was preceded in death by: her parents; her husband George Abbott, Sr.; a son George Abbott, Jr.; a granddaughter Amanda Abbott; sisters Florence Hersom, Elanor Parker, Janice Hannon, Hazel Wight, Ann Buzzell, Joan Lapointe, Louise Wing, Grace Sanborn, Pauline Carroll, Linda Sullivan, and Dianne Wight; and her brothers James Wight, Sr., and Norman Wight.
Sharon is survived by: her son Jeffrey Abbott of Waterboro; her daughters Lori Abbott Place and husband William Place of Waterboro, ME and Debra Abbott Taylor and husband Travis Taylor of Berlin, NH; her grandchildren - Dan Place and his wife Billie, Seth Place, Jim Place, Sara Roy, Nicholas Roy, Brianna Taylor, Alexis Abbott, Tyler Abbott, Taylor Abbott, and Nathan Abbott; several great-grandchildren; her sisters Judy Fistere of Hollis, Jane Tucci of Standish, and Dottie Abbott and Kathy Sawyer, both of Gorham; and numerous nieces and nephews.
A graveside service will be held at 3:00 PM on Wednesday, July 27, 2022 at the Pine Grove South Cemetery on West Road in Waterboro. Pastor David Frye will officiate.
To share a memory or leave a message of condolence, please visit Sharon’s Book of Memories page at www.bibbersautumngreen.com.
Arrangements are in care of Bibber Memorial at Autumn Green, 47 Oak Street, Alfred, ME 04002.
She attended Gorham schools, and graduated from Gorham High School in the Class of 1962. After graduation she worked at Swan’s Insurance. Sharon married George Abbott on July 27, 1963 and moved to Waterboro, ME. There, she had four children and was a homemaker for many years. She returned to work at Shape, for many years until she medically retired.
Sharon was a member of the Waterboro Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary and the Rebekah’s Lodge in East Waterboro. She enjoyed shopping, dining out, and collecting teacups.
Sharon was preceded in death by: her parents; her husband George Abbott, Sr.; a son George Abbott, Jr.; a granddaughter Amanda Abbott; sisters Florence Hersom, Elanor Parker, Janice Hannon, Hazel Wight, Ann Buzzell, Joan Lapointe, Louise Wing, Grace Sanborn, Pauline Carroll, Linda Sullivan, and Dianne Wight; and her brothers James Wight, Sr., and Norman Wight.
Sharon is survived by: her son Jeffrey Abbott of Waterboro; her daughters Lori Abbott Place and husband William Place of Waterboro, ME and Debra Abbott Taylor and husband Travis Taylor of Berlin, NH; her grandchildren - Dan Place and his wife Billie, Seth Place, Jim Place, Sara Roy, Nicholas Roy, Brianna Taylor, Alexis Abbott, Tyler Abbott, Taylor Abbott, and Nathan Abbott; several great-grandchildren; her sisters Judy Fistere of Hollis, Jane Tucci of Standish, and Dottie Abbott and Kathy Sawyer, both of Gorham; and numerous nieces and nephews.
A graveside service will be held at 3:00 PM on Wednesday, July 27, 2022 at the Pine Grove South Cemetery on West Road in Waterboro. Pastor David Frye will officiate.
To share a memory or leave a message of condolence, please visit Sharon’s Book of Memories page at www.bibbersautumngreen.com.
Arrangements are in care of Bibber Memorial at Autumn Green, 47 Oak Street, Alfred, ME 04002.