Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas

James Dale Gilmer

James Dale Gilmer

Sep 12, 2012

James Dale Gilmer, 40, of Abbeville, died suddenly Wednesday, September 12, 2012 at his residence. Born in Abbeville, SC he was the son of Mary Beauford Gilmer and Eddie and Nita Gilmer of Abbeville. He was preceded in death by a son Zechariah Dale Gilmer. Surviving Dale is his parents of their homes; three brothers, Dean Gilmer, Jr., of Columbia,...

Bessie Lee Nance

Bessie Lee Nance

Sep 11, 2012

Bessie Lee Fleming Nance, 94, of Abbeville, wife of the late Harry Nance, died Tuesday, September 11, 2012 at the Rosemont at Stone Mountain Assisted Living. She was born in Abbeville to the late Chester and Luvie Alewine Fleming. Mrs. Nance graduated from Abbeville High School, as well as Cecils Business College in Spartanburg. She retired as the Abbeville County...

Walter Raymond Harris

Walter Raymond Harris

Sep 4, 2012

Walter Raymond Harris was born on the 21 August 1918, to the late Walter R. Harris, Sr. and the late Nell Haviland Harris in Robinson, Illinois. Walter died Tuesday morning, the 4th of September, 2012. He was a World War II Air Force Veteran of twenty-eight years. His military career began in 1940 after graduating from Indiana State University Terre...

Duane Haslam

Duane Haslam

Sep 4, 2012

R. Duane Haslam, 78, of Savannah Lakes, McCormick, SC, husband of Arline Haslam, died Tuesday, September 4, 2012 at The Hospice Care of the Piedmont, Greenwood, SC. Mr Haslam was born in Seattle, Washington to the late William R. Haslam and Edna M. Haslam. He is survived by his wife, son Michael Wayne Haslam and wife Nan of Charles Town,...

Ethel Young Wilson

Ethel Young Wilson

Sep 3, 2012

Ethel Young Wilson, 97, of Abbeville, wife of the late Ralph Edward Wilson, died Monday, September 3, 2012 at the Sterling House in Greenwood. She was born in Abbeville to the late Cliff and Henrietta Martin Young. Mrs. Wilson retired from the Milliken Abbeville Plant with many years of dedicated service and was of the Methodist faith. In addition to...

Mary Catherine Poussard

Mary Catherine Poussard

Sep 3, 2012

Mary Catherine Poussard, 92, wife of the late Rene Edmond Poussard, of Abbeville, died Monday, September 3, 2012 at her home. She was born in Fort Dodge, IA to the late George Raymond and Bessie Inez Fellows Ostrander. Mrs. Poussard was a member of Sharon United Methodist Church. She will be remembered as a loving mother and grandmother and will...

Clara Brown Harrison

Clara Brown Harrison

Sep 2, 2012

Clara Moore Brown Harrison, 95, wife of the late James Rayford Harrison, Sr., of Abbeville, died Sunday, September 2, 2012 at Abbeville Area Medical Center. She was born in Abbeville to the late John R. and Clara Gilliam Brown. Mrs. Harrison was a member of Sharon United Methodist Church where she was involved with the Ladies Society. She will be...

Regina Melanie Dickson

Regina Melanie Dickson

Sep 1, 2012

Regina Melanie Dickson, 48, of Greenwood passed September 1 2012 at Self Regional Hospital. Surviving Regina are her daughter and husband Natasha and Tim McCord of Abbeville, her son Jason Dickson of Abbeville, her granddaughter Anastacia McCord, both parents Marion and Alice Gilley of Winder GA, her brother Scott Gilley of GA, her sister and husband Marla Smith and Homer...

Lorraine S. Jones

Lorraine S. Jones

Aug 29, 2012

All services will be private.

Michael George Kupinski

Michael George Kupinski

Aug 25, 2012

Michael G. Kupinski, 89, of McCormick, SC, passed away at the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center in Augusta, GA on Saturday, August 25, 2012. Mike was born November 21, 1922 in Dayton, OH to the late Mike Kupinski and Rose Stary Kupinski. He graduated from Augusta High School in Ohio in 1941. After graduation, he was employed with Eljer in...

Calvin L. Crook

Calvin L. Crook

Aug 22, 2012

Calvin Crook, 84, of Abbeville, husband of Ruby Holcomb Crook, died Wednesday, August 22, 2012 at the Rainey Hospice House in Anderson. He was born in Lincolnton, GA to the late Mr. and Mrs. F.M. Crook. Mr. Crook worked for 28 years at the Abbeville Milliken Plant but mostly enjoyed being a collector of odds and ends. Surviving Mr. Crook...

Charles Evan Jenks

Charles Evan Jenks

Aug 20, 2012

Dr. Charles E. Jenks, PhD, 61 of Abbeville, husband of Linda Ann Jenks, died Monday, August 20, 2012 at his residence. He was born in New York to the late Glenn D. & Norma Wilcock Jenks. Dr. Jenks was a 1969 graduate of Abbeville High School and received his Bachelor's degree from the University of South Carolina a Masters from...

Rucella Ray Cochran

Rucella Ray Cochran

Aug 18, 2012

Rucella Ray Cochran, 87, of Abbeville, wife of the late Julius Eakin Cochran, died peacefully on Saturday, August 18, 2012 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. She was born in Madison County, GA to the late Thomas Gordon and Lora Ressie Spearman Ray. Mrs. Cochran was a longtime member of Warrenton Presbyterian Church where she was a member of the...

Evelyn June Troyer

Evelyn June Troyer

Aug 16, 2012

Evelyn June Troyer, age 81, entered the presence of Jesus on August 16, 2012, at Medical University Hospital in Charleston, SC. from a subarachnoid hemorrhage. She was born on June 1, 1931, in Ionia County, Michigan to the late Dan and Edna Zook. She loved her Lord and was a member of Shiloh Mennonite Church of Due West, SC. Her...

Ida Lou James

Ida Lou James

Aug 13, 2012

Ida Lou James, 98, of Abbeville, died Monday, August 13, 2012 at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood. She was born in Athens, GA to the late Joseph Levi and Elizabeth Murray James. Ms. James began her working career at a very early age at Abbeville Shirt Makers and she later retired from the Milliken '" Abbeville and Sharon Plants...

Evelyn Wells Townsend

Evelyn Wells Townsend

Aug 11, 2012

Evelyn Wells Townsend, 73, wife of Skip Townsend, of Duluth, GA, died Saturday, August 11, 2012. She was born in Abbeville to the late Coy and Eliza Hall Wells and was a homemaker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Dale Wells. She is survived by her husband of the home; a son, Randy...

Howard Tawney Gilchrist

Howard Tawney Gilchrist

Aug 3, 2012

Dr. Howard Tawney Gilchrist, Sr., 91, of Abbeville, died at Hospice Care of the Piedmont in Greenwood on August 3, 2012. Born in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Howard Thompson Gilchrist and Myra Corrinne Tawney Gilchrist. He is survived by his wife Martha Elizabeth West Gilchrist of Abbeville and their six children Caroline McGee (Glenburn) of...

Usman Qureshi

Usman Qureshi

Aug 2, 2012

Dr. Usmen Ahmad Quershi, 82, of Kellar, TX, died Thursday, August 2, 2012 at his residence. Graveside services will be 2:00PM Saturday, August 4, 2012 in the Forest Lawn Memory Gardens in Abbeville, SC. HARRIS FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SERVICES is assisting the Quershi/Brooks families.

Bernice Ellis Fogle

Bernice Ellis Fogle

Aug 1, 2012

Bernice Ellis Fogle, 79, of Abbeville, wife of David Fogle, died Wednesday, August 1, 2012 at Magnolia Manor in Greenwood. Mrs. Fogle was born in Abbeville to the late Ollie B. and Iva Ruth Young Ellis. She was a member of Little River Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, James B....

Samuel Scurry Horne

Samuel Scurry Horne

Jul 31, 2012

Samuel Scurry Horne, 83, of Abbeville, husband of the late Emily "Sweetie" Williams Horne, died peacefully surrounded by his family on Tuesday, July 31, 2012 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. Mr. Horne was born in Greenwood to the late Sam & Ida Harberson Horne. Scurry retired from the Abbeville City Fire Department after 15 years' of dedicated service. He...