Mildred Ann Black Abbott Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Mildred Ann Black Abbott (Starkville, Mississippi), who passed away at the age of 57, on September 11, 2025. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. You may also light a candle in honor of Mildred Ann Black Abbott or send a beautiful flower arrangement to the funeral service.
As we bid farewell to this luminous soul, let her loved ones carry forward the torch of her memory, illuminating the path ahead with the warmth of her love and the brilliance of her spirit. Though Mildred Ann may journey beyond the horizon of our sight, her essence remains woven into the very fabric of our being — a guiding light in the darkness, a beacon of hope in the night.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Jimmy Black and Alice Gray Black; her son James Dustin Meyers; and her siblings, James Black and Millie Black.
She is survived by: her husband Robert Abbott of Sturgis, MS; her daughters, Bethaney Rodgers of Sturgis, MS and Stormey Metts (Stephen) of Louisville, MS; her stepsons, Tommie Abbott of Mantee, MS and Grover Abbott (Hannale) of Starkville, MS; and her brother William Black (Betty) of Sturgis, MS. She is also survived by seven grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
Visitation was held on Sunday, September 14th 2025 from 5:00 AM to 7:00 PM at the Welch Funeral Home (201 W Lampkin St, Starkville, MS 39759). A funeral service was held on Monday, September 15th 2025 at 11:00 AM at the same location.
