Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas

James Richard Kimsey Sr.

James Richard Kimsey Sr.

Mar 17, 2017

Richard Kimsey, Sr., 82, of Abbeville, husband of Emily Wilkerson Kimsey, died Friday, March 17, 2017, at his residence.  He was born in Calhoun Falls to the late Charlie H. Kimsey and Ruth Saxon Kimsey. Mr. Kimsey graduated from Piedmont Technical College with a degree in Electrical Engineering.  He was honored to serve his country in the United States Army. ...

Ruby Catherine "Payne" Lawrence

Ruby Catherine "Payne" Lawrence

Mar 14, 2017

Ruby Payne Lawrence, 92, of Calhoun Falls, wife of the late Harold A. Lawrence, Sr., died Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at Self Regional Healthcare in Greenwood, SC. She was born in Piedmont, SC to the late John C. and Pauline Huff Payne. Mrs. Lawrence was a graduate of Piedmont High School and Forrest College in Anderson, SC. She retired, after...

Michael Dewey Holbert

Michael Dewey Holbert

Mar 13, 2017

Michael Dewey Holbert, 52, of Abbeville, died Monday, March 13, 2017 at his residence.  He was born in Abbeville to the late Dewey W. and Jackie Drennan Holbert. ‘Mikey Mike’, as he was affectionately known, honorably served his country in the United States Army.  He enjoyed motorcycles, especially dirt bikes, which he rode for many years.  ‘Mikey Mike’ was a...

Glenn Howell

Glenn Howell

Mar 12, 2017

Glenn Howell, 67, of Calhoun Falls, husband of Donna Hatcher Howell, died peacefully Sunday, March 12, 2017 at his home. He was born in Norfolk, VA to the late John R. and Mary Faircloth Howell. Mr. Howell was a 1971 graduate of Belmont Abbey College where he played basketball. He served six years in the Army reserves and retired after...

William "Tommy" Thomas Mundy,  Jr.

William "Tommy" Thomas Mundy, Jr.

Mar 4, 2017

William Thomas Mundy, Junior, 88, of 104 Middle Brook Road died March 4, 2017 at his daughter's home in Palm Bay, Florida.A native of Abbeville, he was a son of the late William Thomas and Margaret Ada McNeill Mundy.Surviving are his loving and devoted wife, Mildred Harper Mundy; his devoted and loving daughter, Margaret Anne Frye of Palm Bay, Florida;...

Samuel Grady Gilliam Sr.

Samuel Grady Gilliam Sr.

Mar 3, 2017

Samuel Grady Gilliam, Sr., 87, of Abbeville, husband of Elizabeth ‘Bootsie’ Edwards Gilliam, died peacefully Friday, March 3, 2017 surrounded by his family at his home after a brief illness.  He was born in Abbeville County to the late James Whitfield Gilliam, Sr., and Josie Clinkscales Gilliam. Mr. Gilliam was a faithful and lifelong member of Sharon United Methodist Church. He...

Franklin J. Allen

Franklin J. Allen

Mar 2, 2017

Franklin J. Allen, 83, of Abbeville, husband of the late Karen L. Hughes Allen, died Thursday, March 2, 2017 at his residence.  He was born in New Lexington, OH to the late James Leon Allen and Julie McCarthy Allen. Mr. Allen was a retired contractor with over 50 years of experience building homes throughout California and proudly served his country...

Tracie Waters Bock

Tracie Waters Bock

Mar 1, 2017

Mrs. Tracie Marie Bock, 56, of Clemmons passed away Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC. She was born October 16, 1960 in Abbeville, SC, the daughter of the late, Richard Lee and Bobbie Neeley Waters. Tracie attended Hope Moravian Church in Winston-Salem and was a graduate of Calhoun Falls High School, Class of 1978 and Lander...

Shirley M. "Tenbusch" Milhoan

Shirley M. "Tenbusch" Milhoan

Feb 27, 2017

Shirley M. Milhoan, 79, of the Savannah Lakes Village, wife of Howard J. Milhoan, died Monday, February 27, 2017 at her residence.  She was born December 8, 1937 in Detroit, Michigan at Providence Hospital, the daughter of the late Leonard and Virginia Tenbusch. A 1955 graduate of St. Stephens High School in Port Huron, Michigan, Shirley received her BA degree...

Johnathon  Luke Stroud

Johnathon Luke Stroud

Feb 24, 2017

Johnathan "Luke" Stroud gained his heavenly wings on his birthday Friday Feb. 24, 2017. From his passing and his compassion for others he continues living on through the gift of his organs giving life to five others.He was born in Greenwood, SC to Dianne Baker and the late John C. Stroud, IV.Survivors are: His mother Dianne Baker of the home;...

Charles Homer Lloyd Jr.

Charles Homer Lloyd Jr.

Feb 23, 2017

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Sarah Jean "Powers" Cato

Sarah Jean "Powers" Cato

Feb 22, 2017

Sarah Jean Cato, 77, of Abbeville, wife of the late Larry J. Cato, died Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at the Hospice House in Greenwood.  She was born in Calhoun, GA to the late Earnest and Margaret S. Enlow Powers.  Mrs. Cato retired from the New York Life Insurance Company with 20 years of service as an accountant.  She was a member...

Helen  Brown Hall

Helen Brown Hall

Feb 19, 2017

Helen Brown Hall, 88, resident of Augusta Gardens and widow of the beloved Dr. Robert G. Hall died February 19, 2017. She is survived by three sons, Robert G. Hall, II and his wife Carolyn of Muncie, Indiana, George R. Hall and his wife Margaret of Augusta, Georgia and Philip D. Hall and his wife Rayna of Charleston, South Carolina;...

Amos L. Page

Amos L. Page

Feb 19, 2017

Amos L. Page, 49, of Abbeville, died Sunday, February 19, 2017 at Self Regional Medical Center. He was born in Abbeville to Franklin Page and the late Joan McCarley Page. Amos attended Grace United Methodist Church. He enjoyed fishing and spending time with his family and friends especially his grandson Cameron. In addition to his mother he was preceded in...

Stephen Wayne Whitt

Stephen Wayne Whitt

Feb 18, 2017

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Mable  Ella Ferguson

Mable Ella Ferguson

Feb 17, 2017

Mable E. Ferguson, 88, died peacefully Friday morning, February 17, 2017. Mable was born in Due West, South Carolina to the late Charles Ferguson and Corrie Evans Ferguson. Mable graduated from Erskine College and also graduated from Vanderbilt Peabody College where she earned her teaching degree, which in turn gave her many years of joy teaching in Chatham County, Georgia...

Virginia  Marguerite Logan

Virginia Marguerite Logan

Feb 14, 2017

Virginia M Logan passed away peacefully Tuesday February 14, 2017 at Hospice Care of the Piedmont. Born August 12, 1925 in Fayetteville, NC. She was the last surviving child of the late John Wesley and Edie Ann Jackson Strickland. Virginia was the youngest of fifteen children. She was married to the late John L Logan for 63 years until his...

Marilyn Jo Bunch Hursey

Marilyn Jo Bunch Hursey

Feb 13, 2017

Marilyn Jo Bunch Mattison Hursey, 83, resident of 104 Holt Drive widow of John Carvin Mattison, Jr. passed away Monday Feb. 13, 2017 at her home.She was twice married second to the late Joseph Hursey.Born in Elberton, GA, she was a daughter of the late Samuel Joseph Bunch and Maude Beasley Bunch.Marilyn was a retired Administrative Assistant with the County...

Albert F Price

Albert F Price

Feb 13, 2017

Albert F. Price, 68, of Iva, husband of Norma Faye Evans Price, died Monday, February 13, 2017 at the Rainey Hospice House in Anderson, SC. He was born in Elbert County, GA to the late William Rufus Price and Georgia Mae Rice Price. Mr. Price was employed as a truck driver with J & M Tank Lines for 24 years...

John Albert Schrimp

John Albert Schrimp

Feb 12, 2017

John Albert Schrimp, 83, of Abbeville, husband of Lily Claudine Huckaby Schrimp, died Sunday, February 12, 2017, at the Hospice House in Greenwood. He was born in Anderson, SC to the late Eugene Kirkland Schrimp and Annie Lula Clinkscales Schrimp. Mr. Schrimp was a retired textile employee, a member of the Congregational Holiness Church in Abbeville and Clinton Lodge No....