Oskaloosa. Sarra Abbott, 44, of Oskaloosa died Tuesday, February 12, 2020, at MHP Hospital in Oskaloosa. She was born February 19, 1975, in Nurnberg, Germany, the daughter of Gregory Gene and Nancy (Cogdill) Abbott. Sarra graduated from the Hopkins High School in Minnesota. She later attended William Penn University and was a member of the large group and chamber choir. Early on in her life she worked in childcare from 1998 until 2003. She moved to Oskaloosa in 2002 and stayed at home to care for her children until continuing her education at William Penn University. She was a work study in the Maintenance Department until going to work there full time in 2007. From 2007 until 2014 she worked at William Penn as an Administration Assistant in the Maintenance Department.
Sarra volunteered at the Army National Guard in helping with children of deployed soldiers and a member of the boy scouts and girl scouts. She was very active in the Mahaska County Soccer Club. Sarra was a gifted seamstress and enjoyed sewing and ...[more]

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tting. She loved puzzles and games, arts, crafts and teaching people. She was a talented artist with any creative outlet. She also enjoyed puzzles and games.
Her family includes her common law husband of 18 years, Christopher Hodgkins of Oskaloosa; her children, Geneva Abbott of Orlando, Florida, Phoenix Taylor, Arawn Hodgkins, Gwyddeon Hodgkins, Anna Hodgkins, and Braeden Hodgkins all of Oskaloosa; her mother, Nancy Cogdill of Des Moines; a brother, Aaron Abbott of Minneapolis, MN; and per paternal grandmother, Betty Abbott-Crumes of Ottumwa. She is also survived by many aunts, uncles, cousins and nieces.
Sarra is preceded in death by her father, Gregory Gene Abbott and her paternal grandfather, and maternal grandparents.
As was Sarra's wish, she was a donor and she her gift will help many people, at her wish her body has been cremated. A celebration of life ceremony will be held at a later date. The Bates Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements.