- ABBEVILLE: Charles Lindberg “Lindy” Money, a World War II veteran, businessman and former Abbeville city councilman who helped bring youth baseball to the city, died Thursday, November 5, 2026. He was 97.
Charles Lindberg “Lindy” Money, a World War II veteran, businessman and former Abbeville city councilman who helped bring youth baseball to the city, died Thursday, November 5, 2026. He was 97. Money died at Henry County Health & Rehabilitation Facility, according to Holman-Abbeville Mortuary.
Born and raised in nearby Shorterville, Money enlisted in the Army at an early age and served during World War II. He graduated from Abbeville High School and attended Holmes Junior College in Goodman, Mississippi, where he played football and baseball.
Money spent much of his adult life in Abbeville, where his work reached from local business to the ballfield. He owned and operated Money Pulpwood, founded Money Ford and helped build the city’s first youth baseball field and establish the Abbeville Recreation Department.
He also served on the Abbeville City Council and belonged to Abbeville Methodist Church and Bradley-Keller American Legion Post 119. An avid golfer, he was a former president of the Alabama Left-Handed Golf Association.
Funeral services for Money are set for 2 p.m. on Sunday, November 8, at Holman-Abbeville Mortuary Chapel. Graveside services with military honors will follow at the Abbeville Memorial Cemetery.
The family asks that memorial contributions in Money’s honor be made to either the Abbeville Recreation Department (P.O. Box 427, Abbeville, AL 36310) or the Abbeville Christian Academy Generals Army (P.O. Box 9, Abbeville, AL 36310.
