<http://www.carmitimes.com> Carmi Times Posted Feb 04, 2012 @ 07:16 PM McLeansboro, Ill. - Barbara Jean Abbott, 82, of McLeansboro, died at 9 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012 at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro. She was born April 2, 1929 in Hamilton County, the daughter of George Nicholas and Ethel Ellen (Council) Heimer, and was married June 20, 1951 in Pickett, Ark. to William "Bill" Abbott. Mrs. Abbott was a laundry attendant for Jackson Street Laundry. She was a member of Second Missionary Baptist Church in McLeansboro. She loved reading the Bible, fishing, sewing and making crafts, and she loved helping anyone in need. Surviving are her husband, William "Bill" Abbott; three daughters, Pamela Flannigan and her husband, Barry, of McLeansboro; Martha Immel and her husband, Ron, of Carmi; and Barbara Lynn of Oscala, Fla.; a son, John Abbott and his wife, Sharon, of McLeansboro; six grandchildren, Jessica Abbott, Milissa Flannigan Thrane, Laramie Immel, Emily Immel Williams and her husband, Ryan, and Patrick and Colton Flannigan; three great-grandchildren, Allen McCarty, Brady Thrane and Raynie Johnson. She was preceded in death by her parents; two sisters, Ruth Hendricks and Jewell Smock; and five brothers, Billy D., Gerald "Rusty," E.J. "Buster," Wilburn "Bood" and Nolan Heimer. The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 6, 2012 at Harre Funeral Home in McLeansboro, the Rev. Robert Sefried officiating, with burial in Brush Harbor Cemetery at McLeansboro. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Harre Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and will be accepted at the funeral home. Barbara Jean Abbott, 82, of McLeansboro, died at 9 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012 at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro. She was born April 2, 1929 in Hamilton County, the daughter of George Nicholas and Ethel Ellen (Council) Heimer, and was married June 20, 1951 in Pickett, Ark. to William "Bill" Abbott. Mrs. Abbott was a laundry attendant for Jackson Street Laundry. She was a member of Second Missionary Baptist Church in McLeansboro. She loved reading the Bible, fishing, sewing and making crafts, and she loved helping anyone in need. Surviving are her husband, William "Bill" Abbott; three daughters, Pamela Flannigan and her husband, Barry, of McLeansboro; Martha Immel and her husband, Ron, of Carmi; and Barbara Lynn of Oscala, Fla.; a son, John Abbott and his wife, Sharon, of McLeansboro; six grandchildren, Jessica Abbott, Milissa Flannigan Thrane, Laramie Immel, Emily Immel Williams and her husband, Ryan, and Patrick and Colton Flannigan; three great-grandchildren, Allen McCarty, Brady Thrane and Raynie Johnson. She was preceded in death by her parents; two sisters, Ruth Hendricks and Jewell Smock; and five brothers, Billy D., Gerald "Rusty," E.J. "Buster," Wilburn "Bood" and Nolan Heimer. The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 6, 2012 at Harre Funeral Home in McLeansboro, the Rev. Robert Sefried officiating, with burial in Brush Harbor Cemetery at McLeansboro. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Harre Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and will be accepted at the funeral home.