William Benjamin ABBOTT, Sr.^{[1, 2]}

1906 - 1994  (87 years)

• Name	William Benjamin ABBOTT  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	22 Sep 1906	Walhalla, South Carolina
  Gender	Male
  Education	he was a 1924 graduate of Walhalla High School, Walhalla, South Carolina, and a 1928 graduate of Clemson College, now Clemson University, where he earned a degree in civil engineering  [14]
  HIST	of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina of Sumter, South Carolina He was past president of the Retired Officers Association of Sumter, South Carolina, the Executive Club of Sumter and the Sumter Lions Club. at death- he had 13 grandchildren and a great-grandson 630 Mattison Avenue William Benjamin Abbott VETERAN BIRTH 22 Sep 1906 Walhalla, Oconee County, South Carolina, USA DEATH 28 May 1994 (aged 87) Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina, USA BURIAL Sumter Cemetery Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina, USA Son of Glenn and Nan Farmer Abbott. Husband of Roberta McFaddin Plowden Abbott. Lt. Com, United States Navy. Family Members Parents Glenn Davis Abbott 1881–1949 Nannie Farmer Abbott 1885–1957 Spouse Roberta McFaddin Plowden Abbott 1909–1997 Siblings John Julian Abbott 1904–1954 James Franklin Abbott 1910–1985 Emma Lucile Abbott Harper 1915–2009 Jessie Deane Abbott Wells 1923–2020 Jack Marshall Abbott 1926–2009  [6, 7, 8, 12, 14, 15]
  MILI	He was a retired Navy lieutenant commander and a veteran of World War II and the Korean War.  [14]
  Occupation	he was director of the U. S. Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service in Sumter from 1945 until his retirement in 1974  [14]
  Religion	he was a member and elder emeritus of First Presbyterian Church
  _UID	61F31CBBC1A1472895E18E881ABB57661AF1
  Death	28 May 1994	Tuomey Regional Medical Center, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina   [6]
  Burial	30 May 1994	Sumter Cemetery, 700 W. Oakland Avenue, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina   [14]
  	Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home, Sumter, South Carolina
  Person ID	I85031	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	Glenn Davis ABBOTT   d. Bef 28 May 1994
  Mother	Nannie FARMER   d. Bef 28 May 1994
  _UID	C2D49E99A7FD487D837E99438CA5FF579AC0
  _UID	C2D49E99A7FD487D837E99438CA5FF579AC0
  Family ID	F129093	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Roberta PLOWDEN   d. Bef 4 Oct 2005
  _UID	26666B3DA048480FAD56C5BA83EE088AF8AE
  _UID	26666B3DA048480FAD56C5BA83EE088AF8AE
  Children	1. William Benjamin “Ben” ABBOTT, Jr.,   b. 1938, Anderson, Anderson County, South Carolina d. 17 Oct 2025, at his home in Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 87 years)   2. Dr. John Julian ABBOTT, Sr.   3. Robert Plowden ABBOTT   4. Arthur McFaddin ABBOTT   5. Mary Howard ABBOTT
  Family ID	F59065	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S24349] Claire Richards. [S32975] William Benjamin Abbott Jr. [S1899] page 17. [S5697] Arthur “Buster” Plowden Jr. [S5890] Arthur Davis “Buster” Plowden Jr. • 1926-2005 Businessman remembered as fried who was always willing to lend a hand. [S6799] Mincey-Abbot. [S7482] Mincey-Abbott. [S8034] Bray-Staggs. [S8766] Bray-Staggs. [S10247] Abbott-Kitchings. [S11311] Abbot-Kitchings. [S20539] Staggs-Hodges. [S21425] Staggs-Hodges. [S7686] William B. Abbott. [S32007] .