lit a candle 15h agoUsed to spend summers with my grandparents outside Abbeville and we played every game on that first ballfield he built. Didn't know until years later whose name was behind it. 97 years, that's a full life.
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Charles Lindberg "Lindy" Money, a World War II veteran, businessman and longtime civic leader in Abbeville, Alabama, died on November 5, 2026, at the Henry County Health and Rehabilitation Facility. He was 97. Money was born and raised in the nearby community of Shorterville, Alabama, the son of Joseph Greene…
Charles Lindberg "Lindy" Money, a World War II veteran, businessman and longtime civic leader in Abbeville, Alabama, died on November 5, 2026, at the Henry County Health and Rehabilitation Facility. He was 97.
Money was born and raised in the nearby community of Shorterville, Alabama, the son of Joseph Greene Money and Lula Buxton Money. He spent most of his adult life in Abbeville, where he became a well known figure both through his business ventures and his public service. He built a career in local industry as the owner and operator of Money Pulpwood, and he was also the founder of Money Ford, an automobile dealership that carried his name in the community for years.
Beyond business, Money left a lasting mark on civic life in Abbeville. He was instrumental in building the first youth baseball field for the city and in establishing the Abbeville Recreation Department, a legacy that continues to serve local children and families. He also served the city directly as a member of the Abbeville City Council, extending his influence from the ballfield to local government. Taken together, his business ventures and his volunteer work made him one of the people most closely identified with the growth of Abbeville across the second half of the twentieth century.
Money was predeceased by his wife, Mary Jane Mills Money, along with sisters Mary Lou Hayes and Kathleen Capps and brothers Alfred E. "Knocker" Money, James W. "Sport" Money, Coy Money and Joseph Hawley Money. He is survived by his daughter, Kathy Money Loftin, and his son, Charles Mills Money Sr., both of Abbeville, as well as brothers Reverend Robert E. Money of Knoxville, Tennessee, and Jimmy Money of Abbeville, and ten grandchildren.
News of his death brought tributes from across the Abbeville community, where he was remembered both as a World War II veteran and as a builder of local institutions that outlasted his own working life. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 8, 2026, at the Holman-Abbeville Mortuary Chapel, with graveside honors to follow at Abbeville Memorial Cemetery provided by the Bradley-Keller American Legion Post 119, reflecting his military service.
At the time of this writing, detailed information about Money's specific wartime unit, theater of service and dates of military service has not been published, and this page will be updated if and when fuller details become available from the family or from military records.
Biography adapted from News reports and the sources cited on this page; death reported by WTVY.
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My uncle played on that same field in the 70s, still talks about it