Kern County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Abbott, Cecil Leon January 11 2005
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The Tehachapi News 
Cecil Leon Abbott
Dec. 26, 1938 – Jan. 11, 2005

Funeral services were held on Friday, Jan. 14 in the Wood Family Funeral 
Service Chapel for long-time Tehachapi resident Cecil Leon Abbott, 66, who 
passed away at his home on Jan. 11, 2005.

Cecil was born on Dec. 26, 1938, in Checotah, Okla. to George Cecil and Mattie 
Abbott. At the age of 6, he moved with his family to Kern County where he 
attended local schools, graduating from Arvin High School. Cecil went on to 
attend Bakersfield Junior College before joining the U.S. Army. 

In 1965, Cecil married the love of his life, Dolores Gossage, in Delano. They 
moved to Tehachapi in 1965. A year later, Cecil went to work as an officer at 
the California Correctional Institution, where he remained for the next 29 
years.

Cecil was a dedicated family man. His wife and son were the center of his 
world. He also had a great love of animals and will be remembered by his 
friends for his dedicated care of his ducks and tortoises. He was an avid 
reader, preferring Westerns. He often travelled to Susanville where he took 
gunsmithing classes at Lassen College. After retirement he also took courses 
on jewelry making. He was a man with many hobbies, including playing bingo, 
and many friends. He enjoyed the outdoors, hunting and fishing, garage sales 
and antiquing. 

Cecil was a good friend to many and will be greatly missed by those who knew 
and loved him, including his dog, Brandi.

Cecil is survived by his wife of 40 years, Dolores Abbott and son, Aaron 
Abbott, both of Tehachapi; and sister, Beulah Montgomery of Bakersfield. He 
was preceded in death by his brother, Gene Abbott in 2000.

Doctor Marvin Slifer officiated at the service. Interment followed at the 
Tehachapi Public Cemetery, Eastside. 

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in his memory to a charity he 
supported, the Alzheimers Association of Kern County, 5500 Olive Drive, 
Bakersfield, CA 93308. 

Wood Family Funeral Service handled the arrangements.



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