Ila Queen Ingold

Arden – Ila Abbott Ingold, 103, 0f 63 Blake Drive, Arden, died Monday, December 13, 2004. She was born January 10, 1901, in Troy, West Virginia. She was the daughter of the late Ira and Effie Queen of West Virginia and St. Petersburg, Florida. She was formerly of Charlotte, NC, but has resided in the Asheville area since 1974. She was a homemaker and devoted wife and mother. She was a member of Arden Presbyterian Church. She was married to Harry R. Abbott, of Belpre, Ohio, who died in 1931, by whom she had three children. In 1933 she married Torrence Ingold of Charlotte, who died in 1971. She also was preceded in death by two sons, Raymond A. Abbott of New York and Captain Donald I. Abbott (Ret.) of Maryland. She is survived by a daughter, Frankie A. Maxwell, and son-in-law Sam P. Maxwell of Arden; daughters-in-law, Rose Abbott of Valley Stream, New York and Anne Abbott of Silver Springs, Maryland; six grandchildren, Britt Bremer, Rhonda Latrella, Raymond Abbott, Donna Hunter, Ivan Abbott and Linda Abbott; eleven great-grandchildren; two step-great grandsons and their families. The services will be held at 3:00 pm Friday at Arden Presbyterian Church with the Reverends Ed Graham and Ken Crabb officiating. Her family will receive friends Thursday from 7:00 pm until 8:30 pm at Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian and again following the service at the church. Graveside service and burial will be held at 1:00 pm Saturday at Sharon Memorial Park, Sharon Amity and Monroe Road, Charlotte, NC. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Arden Presbyterian Church Building Fund, 2215 Hendersonville Road, Arden, NC 28704 or to Mountain Area Hospice Solace Center, P.O. Box 25338, Asheville, NC 28813.