Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas

William Kenneth "Kenny" Richey Jr.

William Kenneth "Kenny" Richey Jr.

Jul 26, 2017

William Kenneth ‘Kenny’ Richey, Jr., 71, of Abbeville, SC died Wednesday, July 26, 2017 at his residence.  He was born in Abbeville, SC to the late William Kenneth Richey, Sr. and Doris Newell Richey. Kenny was a 1964 Graduate of Abbeville High School.  He was employed in manufacturing for a number of years and was a member of Upper Long...

Marvin Ansley Crouch

Marvin Ansley Crouch

Jul 25, 2017

Marvin Ansley Crouch, 79, of the Renaissance Retirement Community in Due West, died peacefully Tuesday, July 25, 2017 at his daughter’s residence in Abbeville.  He was born to the late Marvin Traywick Crouch, Jr. and Jennie Harby Crouch. Born and raised in Columbia, SC, Ansley graduated from Dreher High School in 1956 and in 1960 graduated from Clemson University with...

Andrew  Huyler Ramsey

Andrew Huyler Ramsey

Jul 25, 2017

Andrew Huyler Ramsey, age 22, of Weston, MA, died July 25, 2017, in Dublin, Ireland. Born March 12, 1995 in Boston, MA, Andrew was the son of Peter R. Ramsey and Isabel B. Phillips, residents of Weston. He had just completed an exhilarating summer program abroad at the Gaiety School of Acting-National Theater School of Ireland, where he studied "Acting...

Thomas Edward Ledwith Sr.

Thomas Edward Ledwith Sr.

Jul 25, 2017

Thomas Edward Ledwith, Sr., 74, of Abbeville, husband of Elsa Parisi Ledwith, died Tuesday, July 25, 2017 at his residence.  He was born in Queens, NY to the late Harry V. Ledwith and Mildred Chalmers Ledwith. Mr. Ledwith retired from Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art in Nashville, TN.  He was a member of the Greenwood Lutheran Church and...

Robert "Bobby" Wallace Young,  Jr

Robert "Bobby" Wallace Young, Jr

Jul 24, 2017

Robert "Bobby" Wallace Young, Jr., 72, resident of 308 Old Douglas Mill Rd. husband of Frances Major Young passed away Monday July 24, 2017 at Abbeville Area Medical Center.Born Aug. 21, 1944, Bobby was a son of the late Robert Wallace Young, Sr. and Fannie Lou Wells Young.Bobby was a United States Army veteran. He was a former textile employee...

William Franklin "Teto" Nickles Iii

William Franklin "Teto" Nickles Iii

Jul 24, 2017

William Franklin ‘TeTo’ Nickles, III, 78, of Abbeville, died peacefully Monday, July 24, 2017 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. He was born in Abbeville to the late William Franklin Nickles, Jr. and Nell Flynn Nickles. Mr. Nickles was a 1956 graduate of Abbeville High School and a 1963 graduate of the University of South Carolina with a BS degree...

Dorothy  Young Greene

Dorothy Young Greene

Jul 23, 2017

Dorothy Young Greene, 90, resident of 303 Hwy. 71 widow of Charles William "Bill" Greene passed away July 23, 2017 at her home.Born in Abbeville, SC, she was a daughter of the late Charles Issac Young and Fannie Edmunds Young Johnson.Dorothy was a graduate of Anderson Nursing Hospital College. She worked as a registered nurse for Dr. Rosenberg and was...

Sarah  Fleming Underwood

Sarah Fleming Underwood

Jul 23, 2017

Sarah Fleming Underwood, 88, resident of 277 Galilee Rd. widow of William Eugene Underwood passed away Sunday July 23, 2017 at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood, SC.Born in Middleton, Georgia she was a daughter of the late Neuffer Fleming, Sr. and Ludie Mae Fleming.Sarah was a 1945 graduate of Antreville High School and The College of Commerce. She was...

Ted "Teddy" Montgomery Allen

Ted "Teddy" Montgomery Allen

Jul 19, 2017

Ted Montgomery Allen, son of Mary Lee Allen and the late Sgt. Frank Edward Allen, went to be with his Lord on July 19th, 2017.Born March 22, 1957, Ted was raised in Abbeville, where he graduated from Abbeville High School in 1975. To follow his lifelong passion for air travel, Ted enlisted in the Army to receive training in air...

Betty Jean Martin Turner

Betty Jean Martin Turner

Jul 12, 2017

Betty Martin Turner, 82, resident of 103 Turner Lane widow of William F. "Bill" Turner passed away peacefully Wednesday morning July 12, 2017 at the Hospice House in Greenwood, SC with her loving family by her side.Born in Abbeville, SC she was a daughter of the late Frank LeFoy Martin and Myrtle Rebecca Edwards Martin.Betty was a retired homemaker and...

T. Vann Waters

T. Vann Waters

Jul 7, 2017

T. Vann Waters, 70, of Abbeville County, husband of Janice Peace Waters, died Friday, July 7, 2017 at AnMed Medical Center in Anderson. He was born in Ayden, NC to the late Dewitt Waters, Jr and Mavis Williams Waters. Mr. Waters, a 1964 graduate of Abbeville High School, honorably served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War.  He...

Mildred  Harper Mundy

Mildred Harper Mundy

Jul 6, 2017

Mildred Harper Mundy, 96, of 104 Middle Brook Road, Greer, South Carolina died July 6, 2017 at her daughter's house in Palm Bay, Florida. A native of Greenwood, South Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Charles Lincoln and Lillie Bracknell Harper. She was the widow of W. Thomas Mundy, Jr. and was predeceased by a brother, Charles Edward...

Theresa Ann Tessener Ethridge

Theresa Ann Tessener Ethridge

Jul 6, 2017

Theresa Ann Tessener Ethridge, 64, a longtime resident of the Abbeville area, was welcomed into the kingdom of heaven on July 6th 2017 in Abbeville, SC.Theresa was born in Shelby, NC to the late Charlie Tessener and Ginnie Pollard Cain on October 24th, 1952. She went to high school at Greenwood High and graduated in 1971. She worked at Park...

Claude T. Hughes

Claude T. Hughes

Jul 3, 2017

Claude T. Hughes, Brigadier General, SC Army National Guard, Retired, 79, of Greenwood, died Monday, July 3, 2017 at Greenville Memorial Hospital. He was born in Liberty, SC to the late JT and Inez Burgess Hughes. Mr. Hughes was a former member of Lebanon Presbyterian Church in Abbeville where he served as deacon and treasurer. He retired from Milliken &...

Cecil "Pete" Ware

Cecil "Pete" Ware

Jul 1, 2017

Cecil ‘Pete’ Ware, 87, of Abbeville County, husband of Jeanette Burton Ware, died peacefully on Saturday, July 1, 2017 at his residence. He was born in Iva, SC to the late Clyde Davis Ware and Carrie Blanchett Ware. Mr. Ware served in the United States Army during the Korean War and was a recipient of the Purple Heart. He retired...

Johnnie Pearl "Tripp" Harris

Johnnie Pearl "Tripp" Harris

Jun 30, 2017

Johnnie Pearl Tripp Harris was born in Crawford County, GA to the late John Wesley Tripp and Curlie Mae Gadson Tripp.  She was preceded in death by a son, Marcus James Harris; three brothers, Howard (Maxine), Jesse (Lizzie), and John West Tripp, Jr. (Susanne); and two sisters, Reatha White and Bertha Millard (Jimmy). Johnnie fell asleep in death at the...

Orene N. "Polly Newell" Smith

Orene N. "Polly Newell" Smith

Jun 28, 2017

Orene (Polly) N. Smith, resident of Wesley Commons, Greenwood, SC, wife of the late George Anthony Smith, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 28, 2017.  Born in Abbeville, SC December 25, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Andrew Baskin Newell and Louise Milford Newell. Polly graduated from Abbeville High School.  She worked for Southern Bell Telephone Company as...

Alice Belle Hall Anderson "Brown" Hardy

Alice Belle Hall Anderson "Brown" Hardy

Jun 28, 2017

Alice Belle Brown Hall Anderson Hardy, 94, of Abbeville, wife of William Hardy, died Wednesday, June 28, 2017 at the Abbeville Nursing Home.  She was born in West Union, SC to the late Claude Knox Brown and Eloise Amanda Shockley Brown. Alice Belle retired from Milliken & Co. – Abbeville Plant with over 30 years of service.  She was a...

Pennie "Richards" Brown

Pennie "Richards" Brown

Jun 27, 2017

Pennie Richards Brown, 66, of Abbeville, SC died Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at her residence.  She was born in Apalachicola, FL to the late John D. and Lula Mae Ramsey Richards.  Pennie was twice married, first to Jimmy Wilson and second, to the late Gene Brown. She attended high school in Apalachicola, FL and retired from AB Lifestyles in Antreville,...

E. F. Simpson

E. F. Simpson

Jun 20, 2017

E.F. Simpson, 95, of Greenwood, SC, formerly of Abbeville, SC, husband of Lena White Simpson, died Tuesday, June 20, 2017 at his residence.  He was born in Abbeville, SC to the late Fenton Hall Simpson and Myrtice Sutherland Simpson.    Mr. Simpson graduated from Sharon High School and was honored to serve his country in the United States Army during WWII. ...