Edwina Abbott

North Augusta, S.C. - Funeral Services for Mrs. Edwina Brannen Abbott, age 80, who went home to be with our Lord on August 1, 2024, at her residence will be conducted Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock from Sweetwater Baptist Church, with Dr. Paul Noe, Rev. Charlie Crews, and Rev. Mark Abbott, officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church one hour prior to the service. Mrs. Abbott was born December 10, 1943, in Rocky Ford, Georgia to the late Lonnie and Daisy Brannen. She was an X-ray technician and homemaker, that devoted her life to taking care of her children, husband, and mother. She met the love of her life, Fred, who was stationed with the Army in Jacksonville, Florida where she worked her first job at Baptist Memorial. However, she refused to let things get too serious until he came to know the real Jesus. She introduced him to her pastor, Rev. Gus Groover, whom she listened to on the radio as a little girl, and who also had picked her up for church. In Pastor Groover’s office, Fred prayed to receive Christ as His Savior and then a few months later really came to experience the joy of His salvation and how to have true relationship with Jesus Christ. They were eventually married and moved from place to place as he was reassigned by the Army. She was a devoted follower of Christ who through the years taught a College & Career Class at Breezy Hill Baptist Church with her husband, and taught children in Sunday School at Big Stevens Creek Baptist Church. The impact that she made for the kingdom of God was great, and only one day in heaven will we truly know all the ones she introduced to Jesus. Throughout her life she at times struggled with an illness that affected her mind, her husband, her family, and friends. However, now she no longer suffers, has complete clarity of mind, and has been given the glorified body of Heaven that is promised to all who have placed their faith in Jesus Christ, the second person of the Trinity. She is survived by her loving husband/caregiver of 58 years, Frederick B. Abbott of North Augusta, S.C. She is also survived by her three children and their spouses, Russell (Michelle-Holman) Abbott, Sondra (Steve) Burr, and Rev. Mark (Alyson) Abbott, all of North Augusta; She is also survived by 5 grandchildren: Stephen Burr, Nicolas Burr, Will Abbott, Garrett Abbott, & Noah Abbott; 1 great-grandchild, Bentley Abbott, and three brothers, Harvey (Margaret) Brannen, Raymond (Pat) Brannen both of Statesboro, GA ; Marvin (Beverly) Brannen of Desoto, Missouri, and a sister, Christine Brannen of Aiken, SC. The family would like to thank Trinity Hospice workers, Alisha, Jasmine & Jocteal for the wonderful care that they provided to mom during her final days. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to Sweetwater Baptist Church Music Ministry, 198 Sweetwater Road, North Augusta, SC 29860.

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Edwina Abbott

December 10, 1943 - August 1, 2024