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- [S25] Smith Mortuary Company, www.smithmortuary.com, 27 Jun 2009.
Born: June 22, 1940
Died: June 27, 2009
Services: Graveside service and interment will be at 11:00 AM, Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at Forest Hill Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Bryan Wheble officiating.
Visitation: Family will receive friends as a Celebration of His Life from 5:30 until 7:30 PM, Monday, June 29, 2009 at the Smithview Pavilion & Event Center.
Kenneth G. Abbott age 69 of Maryville passed away Saturday, June 27, 2009 at the family home. He retired from the City of Maryville Fire Department with 28 years of service. He served as Fire Chief from 1988 to 1994. Preceded in death by: Father, Harold Bruce Abbott; Mother, Ethel Sellers Abbott Mynatt; Step-Father, Kenneth Mynatt. Survivors include: Son, Kenny Abbott of Maryville; Daughter & Son-in-law, Debby & Tom Leonard of Maryville; Grandchildren, Mallory, Madeline & Bella Leonard; Sisters & Brothers-in-law, Jane & Glenn Perkins of Maryville and Carol & Ron Combs of Maryville; several nieces and nephews. Family will receive friends as a Celebration of His Life from 5:30 until 7:30 PM, Monday, June 29, 2009 at the Smithview Pavilion & Event Center. Graveside service and interment will be at 11:00 AM, Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at Forest Hill Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Bryan Wheble officiating. Smith Funeral & Cremation Service, Maryville, 865-983-1000, www.smithmortuary.com.
Cemetery: Forest Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
Location: Smith Mortuary
- [S27] The Daily Times, http://www.thedailytimes.com/, (Blount County, Tennessee), 2 Jul 2009.
Emergency services personnel pay tribute to former Maryville Fire Chief Ken Abbott
The funeral procession for former Maryville Fire Chief Ken Abbott circled Maryville Municipal Center Tuesday morning, with every fire department and other emergency services in the county represented.
Firefighters in front of Station No. 1 solemnly stood to pay tribute in front of Maryville fire trucks with the lights flashing as the white hearse carrying the body of Abbott and the procession passed.
In addition to firemen, City of Maryville employees also stood in front of the building in his honor.
The procession left Smith Mortuary about 10:30 a.m. Tuesday traveling west on Lamar Alexander Parkway to Gary Hensley Boulevard and then turned up the street named after the city manager when Abbott served as chief. The procession then turned onto West Broadway in front of the municipal center and then traveled back down East Lamar Alexander Parkway to Montvale where it proceeded to Forest Hill Baptist Church, where Abbott was laid to rest.
He was buried in the same cemetery as his parents -- father, Harold Bruce Abbott, and mother, Ethel Sellers Abbott Mynatt.
The funeral procession included fire trucks from Maryville, Alcoa, Blount County, Friendsville, Greenback and Townsend; Maryville Police; Blount County Sheriff's Office and Rural/Metro Ambulance Service, which paid tribute to Abbott.
Maryville Fire Captain Steve Hommontree said of the burial, "It was emotional. He couldn't have asked for anything more."
Abbott had several chronic illnesses, got sick a little over a month ago and died Saturday at the family home at age 69, said his daughter Debby Leonard of Maryville.
Abbott was with Maryville Fire Department for 28 years and served as fire chief from 1988 to 1994.
She said after his retirement, Abbott enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren, Mallory, Maddie and Bella Leonard.
He had one son, Kenny Abbott.
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