Grandma, you will be missed terribly by so many who loved you. I could always count on you kicking my butt at balderdash, and coming up with the best definitions known to man. So much of my childhood was spent at the Abbot house, it makes me smile to think about the game nights and the smell of hot buttery popcorn! Linda and I would make a big ‘ol mess in the living room knowing the loser of the “OH HELL” card game would have to clean it all up!! I can remember you and grandpa and my mom and dad and others playing cards in the kitchen and hitting your fists on the table as loud as jack hammers! Usually it would be my mom who would lose and end up having to clean up the mess Linda and I made with popcorn all OVER the place!! Ok, mom you didn’t lose all the time, but it was funny when you did! HA HA HA… All the sunday get togethers at the park, and the great food and warm sunny days. I remember once coming over and walking into the back yard and I was just 6 or 7, Linda the “baby oil”queen would lay in the back getting a tan. Evidently she talked you into it, because you were both laying there all greesed up. it was the’70s, no one knew baby oil&sun was BAD!!! I came back out front and told my mom that a strange lady was laying in the sun with Aunt Linda!! I just never saw you tanning before! I could go on and on, but what I always always always looked forward to was Christmas Eve at grandma’s house!! Santa would always come, the REAL deal! I loved the energy the love of everyone together, the food the laughter the presents… I will never forget those times, and I will miss you grandma… Love, Lori

One year today, mother. It is hard to believe that my dear sweet mother has been gone from this earth for one full year. There has not been a single day that I have not thought about you or prayed for you in Heaven. I miss your smiling face and our special times together when I would brush your beautiful silky silver hair. Oh, how I miss those times and just touching your elegant soft skin. You were the most amazing and graceful ladies that I have ever known. You were a woman that I strive to be, kind, caring, and so loving. You never complained, even in times of sorrow and pain. I miss you dearly and will be with you again one day. I love you mom. You were someone so very special and I can only imagine that you are an angel in Heaven as you were here on earth. Judi

hi mom..i love you forever.today as you know cause you are right there with dad..happybirthday dad.. judi was hoping you baked a cake…yes and then some have fun but then it cant be anything but fun and bliss…i know you see us..so iam not worried because you are with the GOD and everyone else that went before..we are fine loveyou mommy….janetmarie..

Grandma, you will be missed terribly by so many who loved you. I could always count on you kicking my butt at balderdash, and coming up with the best definitions known to man. So much of my childhood was spent at the Abbot house, it makes me smile to think about the game nights and the smell of hot buttery popcorn! Linda and I would make a big ‘ol mess in the living room knowing the loser of the “OH HELL” card game would have to clean it all up!! I can remember you and grandpa and my mom and dad and others playing cards in the kitchen and hitting your fists on the table as loud as jack hammers! Usually it would be my mom who would lose and end up having to clean up the mess Linda and I made with popcorn all OVER the place!! Ok, mom you didn’t lose all the time, but it was funny when you did! HA HA HA… All the sunday get togethers at the park, and the great food and warm sunny days. I remember once coming over and walking into the back yard and I was just 6 or 7, Linda the “baby oil”queen would lay in the back getting a tan. Evidently she talked you into it, because you were both laying there all greesed up. it was the’70s, no one knew baby oil&sun was BAD!!! I came back out front and told my mom that a strange lady was laying in the sun with Aunt Linda!! I just never saw you tanning before! I could go on and on, but what I always always always looked forward to was Christmas Eve at grandma’s house!! Santa would always come, the REAL deal! I loved the energy the love of everyone together, the food the laughter the presents… I will never forget those times, and I will miss you grandma… Love, Lori

One year today, mother. It is hard to believe that my dear sweet mother has been gone from this earth for one full year. There has not been a single day that I have not thought about you or prayed for you in Heaven. I miss your smiling face and our special times together when I would brush your beautiful silky silver hair. Oh, how I miss those times and just touching your elegant soft skin. You were the most amazing and graceful ladies that I have ever known. You were a woman that I strive to be, kind, caring, and so loving. You never complained, even in times of sorrow and pain. I miss you dearly and will be with you again one day. I love you mom. You were someone so very special and I can only imagine that you are an angel in Heaven as you were here on earth. Judi

hi mom..i love you forever.today as you know cause you are right there with dad..happybirthday dad.. judi was hoping you baked a cake…yes and then some have fun but then it cant be anything but fun and bliss…i know you see us..so iam not worried because you are with the GOD and everyone else that went before..we are fine loveyou mommy….janetmarie..

Dear sweet mother,

I cannot believe that it has been exactly 5 years since you left this earth to be with dad In Heaven. There isn’t a day that doesn’t go by that I don’t think about you and miss you. I am thankful though to have you in my dreams every night. I look forward to going to bed so I can be with you again. I love you so! Jud

Thank you all, Ell clan, for being so supportive of each other and for honoring Grandma with such a beautiful obituary and memorial service. I am there with you in spirit today.

I love you all!

Grandma, thank you for giving me a chance to know the REAL Minnie and Mickey!