Abigail "Abby" Delaney Burnett
Abigail "Abby" Delaney Burnett, age 14, a resident of Cleveland, Tennessee, gained her heavenly wings on Monday, February 15, 2021.
She was our earthly angel and a child of God. Abby loved life and with the help of family and close friends lived it to the fullest. She loved praying, especially after you named everyone she knew and said Amen. She loved to do anything her family did. She loved traveling every year with the Abby’s Angels bowling team to the Women’s Tennessee State USBC Tournaments. She loved gardening, growing flowers and growing tomatoes. Watching Disney movies was her favorite but she always loved musicals the best, especially Burlesque and Pitch Perfect, and there wasn’t a hospital visit or road trip that these movies weren’t with her. You could always find her wrapped in one of her special quilts her precious Mamaw made especially for her. Getting mail was the highlight of her day, and she got mail from all over the world. She loved family trips to Florida, being with her brothers and cousins. Her best friend Deanna, her cousin, was her sidekick and brought a lot of smiles and giggles. Her brothers were her highlight of any day. No matter if it was her brother Jase reading to her or Axel watching movies with her, she just loved them being with her. Another activity she loved was watching her pets Copper, Rebel, Dixie and fat cat Baby play. She loved the river, putting her feet in the cold water and feeling the wind blow her hair. Dancing around with her crazy Grammy kept her with a big smile. She loved Alabama football and would give you the evil look if you talked bad about them. She loved going to the zoo and Dollywood. Summertime swim days at Uncle Troy and Aunt Chrissy's were always fun for her, she loved the water. She loved holidays, especially Christmas and Easter, and she would stay awake all night before waiting and hoping to catch Santa or Easter bunny in action.
She is preceded in death by her Papaw Johnny B Leamon Jr. and PePe Bobby Lowe; great-grandfather, Raymond Poole Jr.; great-grandfather, Wallace Long; great-grandfather, Johnny B Leamon Sr. and great-grandmother, Marie Young Leamon; aunt, Denise Poole; cousin, Michel Poole; and her fur sister, Sadie.
She is survived by her loving Mommy and caregiver “Muh” Jennifer Leamon, Andrew Blair “Dad”; her loving Grammy Cindy Poole Ogle; her brothers, Jase, Axel and Jayden; her Father “Duh” Colin Burnett; her Mamaw Betty Long of Old Fort; Grandmommie Sandy Leamon of Harrison; her Mimi Patty Poole of Pleasant View Tn.; her Uncle John and Aunt Peyton, Aunt Nicole and Uncle Steven Monroe all of Cleveland, Uncle Mike Poole of Pleasant View Tn, Uncles Alan Poole and Bryan Mair of Utah and Uncle Scott Poole of Old Fort, Aunt Michelle and Uncle Brian of Lebanon Tn.; cousins, Chandler, Deanna, Fenway and Ivory Leamon, Hayden and Braxton Monroe, Andrew, Morgan and Adam Watts, Kaylee and Benjamin McFarlin; Great-Mamaw Margie Ramsey of Harrison; her very own Santa and Mrs Claus Richard and Kathleen McAndrews; special Aunts Wilma Hiser, Becky Grizzard, Deanne O’Neil and Jeanne Patterson all of Cleveland; Uncle Dave and Aunt Karen Thomas and Uncle Troy and Aunt Crissy George also of Cleveland; her biggest cheerleader “Tinyeyes” Tonia Leonard of Cleveland; The Abby’s Angels Bowling Ladies and our bowling family along with extended aunts, uncles, and special friends.
The Remembrance of Life Service will be conducted on Sunday, Feb. 21, at 2 p.m. at the Jim Rush Funeral and Cremation Services North Ocoee Chapel with Reverend Joe White and Reverend Dave Thomas officiating. Interment will follow in the Boanerges Baptist Church Cemetery with Michael "Brownie" Brown, Joe Gobble, Troy George, Brent Swanson, Steven Monroe and Ken Grizzard serving as active casket bearers. Honorary casket bearers will be Coty Rymer, Jon Hancock Chris Bivens and Derek Banther.
The family would like to say special thanks to Hospice of Chattanooga Kangaroo Kids nurses Tiffanie and Bailey. Palliative care NP Nick. Her Care Team at TC Thompson (Erlanger) Children’s hospital especially the Respirtory team of Dr Joel Ledbetter and PICU Drs and staff. A very special lifelong nurse Denise Woody, Gina Moser Abby’s Pharmacist, Melissa at Misty Mountain Florist of Cleveland. Brent Swanson and the Rush family.
The family will receive friends from 5-8 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 19, and 1-3 p.m. and 5-8 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 20, at the Jim Rush Funeral and Cremation Services North Ocoee Chapel who has charge of the arrangements.
You may share your condolences and your memories with Abby's family at www.jimrushfuneralhomes.com.