SERVICES:        Friday, February 17, 2023

Sunrise Baptist Church, Petal

11:00 a.m.

INTERMENT:    Janice Cemetery

VISITATION:   Thursday, February 16, 2023

Sunrise Baptist Church, Petal

5:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, February 17, 2023, at Sunrise Baptist Church in Petal, for Mr. Ronnie "Yank" Abbott, age 70, of Petal.  Mr. Abbott passed from this life on February 12, 2023 at his residence.  Bro. Blake McDaniel and Bro. Mark Williams will officiate the service with burial to follow in Janice Cemetery.  Pallbearers will be Jody Rogers, Daniel Anderson, Justin Beeson, Wesley Cooley, Caston Rogers, Jason Rogers, Dakota Anderson, Michael Clark, Maddox Buchanan, and Travis Buchanan.

Mr. Abbott was a member of Sunrise Baptist Church in Petal.  He retired after 22 years with the U.S. Army and the National Guard.

Mr. Abbott was preceded in death by his parents, Harold Edward and Margaret Louise Abbott; first wife, Regina Cooley Abbott; son, Kelly Abbott; daughter, Wendy Dearman; and brothers, Harold Abbott, Jr. and John Abbott.

He is survived by his wife, Deborah "Debbie" Abbott of Petal; daughters, Marlena (Jody) Rogers of Janice, Kayla Buchanan of Petal, and Amanda (Daniel) Anderson of Purvis; step-daughter, Roxanna (Paul) Stroud of Indianapolis, IN; brothers, Edward (Sandy) Abbott of Campton, NH, Michael (Melissa) Abbott of Loudon, NH, and Gary (Debbie) Abbott of Gilford, NH; sisters, Sandra Chalifour of Laconia, NH, Ann (Dave) Foss of Barnstead, NH, Cheryl (Ray) Dufield of Franklin, NH, and Brenda (Mark)  Duverger of Bradford, NH; and 14 grandchildren.

Visitation will be held on Friday before the service from 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. also at the church.