Willard Grady \\"Bo\\" Abbott, age 73, of Lumberton, NC died on Saturday, January 23, 2010 at Duke University Hospital in Durham, NC. He was born in Robeson County, NC to Wilbur Willard Abbott and Maude Willoughby Abbott on January 9, 1937. He was founder and President of Bo\\chr(39)s Food Stores and a member of Hyde Park Baptist Church in Lumberton.

He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Ernestine Burroughs.

Mr. Abbott is survived by his wife, Margaret Clark Abbott of the home; one son, Bo Abbott, Jr. and wife Suzanne of Lumberton, NC; one daughter, Jean Davis and husband, Terry of Lumberton, NC; one sister, Paula Lee of Monroe, NC; four grandchildren, Justin Abbott, Melanie Buck, Lisa Campbell and Jessica Townsend; and four great-grandchildren, Jackson and Landon Buck and Bradley and Matthew Abbott.

A Funeral Service will be held on Tuesday, January 26, 2010 at 2:00 PM at Hyde Park Baptist Church in Lumberton with Rev. Dennis Harrell officiating. Burial will follow in Meadowbrook Cemetery in Lumberton.

Visitation will be held on Monday, January 25, 2010 from 6:00-8:00 PM at Floyd Mortuary & Crematory, Inc., 809 E. 5th Street in Lumberton.

Memorial contributions may be made to Gibson Cancer Center, 1200 Pine Run Drive, Lumberton, NC 28358 or Hyde Park Baptist Church Building Fund, 301 Roberts Avenue, Lumberton, NC 28358.

Online condolences may be made at www.floydmortuary.net .