He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Ellianna Abbott, daughters, Celeni Sasser of Alpine, AL, Dawn Abbott of Birmingham, AL, sons, Mark Abbott of Loganville, GA, and Scott Abbott of Nashville, TN, grandchildren, Jessica, Campbell, Mason and Mallory, sister Gaye Abbott of San Diego, CA, brothers, Ted Abbott of Dallas, GA, and Ron Abbott of San Diego, CA, along with several nieces and nephews. "Bud" was a native of Washington, DC. He worked at NASA with Werner Von Brawn on Saturn V Project at Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville Al. He was a US Navy veteran during the Korean War on the USS Tripoli. He was a graduate of the University of Florida and a member of Pi Kappa Phi. He lived on Logan Martin for the past 40 years and loved the outdoors.Mr. Abbott passed away September 21, 2012 at The Village at Cook Springs.