Psalm 23:6

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.

(Newspaper article¹)

REV. A. G. ABBOTT FATALLY INJURED IN WICHITA FALLS AUTO CRASH WED.

Rev. Arthur Guy Abbott, 76, of Electra was fatally injured in a two-car accident in Wichita Falls Wednesday morning in which three Oklahoma residents were injured.

The accident was reported to have occured about 9 a.m. on the Seymour Highway at Farm Road 369. Abbott was taken to Wichita Falls General Hospital where he died about 10:30 a.m. of multiple head injuries. He was alone in his car at the time of the crash.

Three occupants of the other car, Mr. and Mrs. O. V. Crass of Stroud, Oklahoma, and Mrs. Bonnie Wilson of Ada, Oklahoma, were injured.

Abbott was reportedly driving south on Farm Road 369 and was struck broadside by the auto driven by Crass which was headed east.

A retired pastor of the First Christian Church of Electra, Abbott resided in Electra at 102 W. Wharton. He retired in 1954 after serving the church here from 1944 to 1947 and then serving seven years as a state evangelist; however he had continued to serve churches at Truscott and Roaring Springs on alternate Sundays.

Rev. Abbott was born November 27, 1887, in New Market, Iowa. He entered the military service from Fort Worth and attended Texas Christian University before entering the ministry.

Before coming to Electra he served at Quanah, Rule, Pecos and in the San Antonio area. His wife, Beth Ann, is a teacher at Dinsmore Elementary School in Electra where she is in her twentieth year of teaching.

Also surviving are one son, Roger Abbott of Longview; one daughter, Mrs. Homer Grigg of Sherman; and four grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday from the chapel of the James B. Totten and Son Funeral Home. Burial will be in Crestview Memorial Park in Wichita Falls. Members of the Electra Ministerial Alliance will serve as pallbearers.

(Hospital paperwork²)

ATTENDING PHYSICIAN'S STATEMENT

1. Name of deceased in full? Arthur Guy Abbott

Residence at time of death? 102 W. Wharton (P.O.Box 472), Electra, Texas

2. How long had you personally known deceased? 9/30/64

3. What was the apparent height, weight and age of deceased at beginning of last illness? Unknown

4. Date of your first visit, consultation or prescription in last illness? 9/30/64

5. Date of your last visit? 9/30/64

6. State cause of death as given in official certificate of death. If no such certificate was furnished, state disease which caused death.
Multiple injuries of head, abdomen, chest, laceration of scalp.

7. When and where did you receive your medical diploma? University of Oklahoma, 1958

8. What is your office address?

Street and number 1518 Tenth St.

City and state Wichita Falls, Texas

I do hereby affirm that I have carefully read the above questions and have written the answers thereto; that each and every one of said answers is full, complete and true to the best of my knowledge and belief; and that there are no material facts in the case which are not disclosed.

Date 10/17/64

Signature (possibly P. L. Stephenson MD)
Attending Physician

(Obituary)

See A. G. and Beth Abbott post.

(Death benefits)

Pension Fund of Disciples of Christ
Indianapolis (4), Indiana

Proof of Death and Claim for Widow's or Orphan's Pension or Death Benefit Under Pension Plan

CLAIMANT'S STATEMENT

1. Name of deceased in full? Arthur Guy Abbott

Residence at time of death? 102 W. Wharton (P.O.Box 472), Electra, Texas

2. Date of birth of deceased? November 27, 1887

3. Name of widow? Ann Elizabeth Abbott
Date of birth? February 15, 1900
Residence? 102 W. Wharton (P.O.Box 472), Electra, Texas

4. Date of marriage? November 24, 1921
Place of marriage? Fort Worth, Texas

5. Children: Name and date of birth of each?
Ida Margaret Abbott Grigg — October 5, 1922
Calvin Roger Abbott — June 5, 1925

6. Place, date and cause of death?
Place Wichita Falls, Texas
Date Sept. 30, 1964
Cause Automobile accident

¹most likely from the Electra Star News

²attached to the Pension Fund statement