Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas

Julia  Ferguson Price

Julia Ferguson Price

Jan 6, 2017

Julia Eleanor Ferguson Price, 83, resident of Magnolia Drive wife of Tolly H. Price, Jr. passed away peacefully at Quiet Acres Residential Care Friday Jan. 6, 2017.Born April 24, 1933 in Abbeville, SC she was a daughter of the late James Ferguson and Sara Simpson Ferguson.She was a retired commercial bookkeeper having worked for a number of years at Dendy...

George G Harper

George G Harper

Jan 3, 2017

George G. Harper, 79, of Abbeville, husband of the late Lessie Mildred 'Millie' Harper, died Tuesday, January 3, 2017, at Greenville Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Anderson to the late Samuel Barrett Harper and Katherine Glenn Harper. Mr. Harper was a graduate of Durham High School and honorably served his country in the United States Air Force. He...

Daniel Marshall Alexander

Daniel Marshall Alexander

Dec 30, 2016

Daniel M. Alexander, 32, of Abbeville, died suddenly Friday, December 30, 2016 at Self Regional Healthcare in Greenwood. He was born in Greenwood, SC to James P. and Cadelia Grant Alexander. Daniel graduated from Abbeville High School and was a former employee of Prysmian Power Cables & Systems in Abbeville. He was a member of the Abbeville First Baptist Church....

Mary Hershberger Swartzentruber

Mary Hershberger Swartzentruber

Dec 28, 2016

Mary J. Hershberger Swartzentruber, 85, wife of the late Norman Swartzentruber, died peacefully at home on Wednesday, December 28, 2016. She was born in Virginia Beach, VA to the late Jacob and Matilda Hershberger. Mrs. Swartzentruber was the owner of Swartzentruber's Bakery and a long-time member of Cold Spring Mennonite Church. In addition to her husband and parents, she was...

Edmund J. "Ed" Kiely

Edmund J. "Ed" Kiely

Dec 24, 2016

Ed J. Kiely, 80, of the Savannah Lakes Village, husband of Juanita 'Jenny' Oujo Kiely, died Saturday, December 24, 2016 at his residence. He was born in Orange, New Jersey to the late Edmund J. Kiely and Ruth Keppler Kiely. Mr. Kiely was reared in the home of his aunt and uncle, the late Mary and Ray Kiely. He enjoyed...

Walter  Thomas Carter

Walter Thomas Carter

Dec 21, 2016

Walter Thomas Carter, 74, a resident of Florida went home to be with Jesus on Wednesday December 21, 2016. He was preceded in death by Isabell Davis Carter, wife of 38 years.He is survived by a step-daughter Linda Otto (Bruce) and a step-son Doug Sparks,two brothers Bill Carter (Carolyn) and Mike Carter residents of Virginia. 8 grandchildren, 23 great- grandchildren...

Shirley D. James

Shirley D. James

Dec 18, 2016

Shirley Driver James, 70, of Lowndesville, wife of Billy Ray James, died Sunday, December 18, 2016 at her home. She was born in Lowndesville to the late Weldon Shaw and Daisy Parnell. Shirley retired from the Rocky River Plant with over 30 years of dedicated service. Following retirement, she was employed at the Iva Nursing Home – Willow Creek for...

Dr. Henry Grady Hollingsworth,  Jr.

Dr. Henry Grady Hollingsworth, Jr.

Dec 18, 2016

Henry Grady Hollingsworth, Jr., of 222 South Main Street, Due West, the son of Henry Grady Hollingsworth, Sr. and Lois Sheppard Hollingsworth died on December 18, 2016 at HospiceCare of the Piedmont in Greenwood. He was predeceased by his parents, his wife of seventy-two years, Matetrell Hopper Hollingsworth, his son, Robert Lee "Bob" Hollingsworth and two sisters: Evelyn Mendenhall and...

Francis  Clarence Dusenberry

Francis Clarence Dusenberry

Dec 17, 2016

Francis C. Dusenberry, 91, died December 17, 2016. Born in Due West, SC he was a graduate of Clemson University and had served in the Army Air Corps flying 36 missions in the B-17 during WWII. Mr. Dusenberry had been a Hampton resident since 1979, retired from the USAF after 30 years of service and then worked with Harrison &...

Ruby  Wilson Seawright

Ruby Wilson Seawright

Dec 16, 2016

Ruby Wilson Seawright, 88, resident of 11 Stevenson Rd. widow of Thomas Milton Seawright passed away peacefully Friday Dec. 16, 2016 at her home with her loving family by her side.Born in Greenwood, SC Nov. 30, 1928 she was a daughter of the late Erskine and Sudie Davis Wilson.Ruby was a retired textile weaver with Bloomsburg Mills. She was an...

Annie Louise Bonds "Tootsie" Ross

Annie Louise Bonds "Tootsie" Ross

Dec 16, 2016

A. Louise 'Tootsie' Bonds Ross, 78, of Calhoun Falls, died Friday, December 16, 2016, at the Abbeville Nursing Home. She was born in Abbeville to the late Sug Jo Bonds and Lizzie Hill Bonds. 'Tootsie', as she was affectionately known, was employed with the Triangle Drive In and retired from the Rocky River Plant. She was a member of the...

Mary Jo McCurry Parnell

Mary Jo McCurry Parnell

Dec 15, 2016

Mary Jo McCurry Parnell, 82, resident of 118 Calhoun St., widow of Charles Carroll Parnell, Sr. passed away peacefully Thursday morning Dec. 15, 2016 at Abbeville Area Medical Center.Born in Abbeville, SC she was a daughter of the late Paul and Mae Smith McCurry.Mary Jo was a retired textile employee with Haile's Manufacturing. She enjoyed fishing, caring for flowers and...

Luther F. "Frankie" Rhodes

Luther F. "Frankie" Rhodes

Dec 12, 2016

Luther Franklin 'Frankie' Rhodes, 72, of Greenwood, husband of Frances Hedden Rhodes, died Monday, December 12, 2016, at the Hospice House in Greenwood due to an extended illness of Alzheimer's disease. He was born March 25, 1947 in Laurens County to the late John Dewey Rhodes, Sr. and Carrie Riddle Rhodes. Frankie honorably served his country in the United States...

Kenneth Earle Steadham Sr.

Kenneth Earle Steadham Sr.

Dec 11, 2016

Kenneth Earle Steadham, Sr., 89, of Atmore, AL, husband of the late Sarah Ann Phillips Steadham, died Sunday, December 11, 2016. He was born July 7, 1927 to the late Edward Steadham and Callie Lorena Stafford Steadham. Mr. Steadham was a native and former resident of Robertsdale, AL and has resided in Atmore, AL for the past 13 months. He...

Richard "Kim" Kimble Dewey

Richard "Kim" Kimble Dewey

Dec 9, 2016

Richard Kimble "Kim" Dewey, 69, resident of 118 Ridgewood Circle husband of Debra Turman Dewey passed away Dec. 9, 2016 at his home.A Celebration of Kim's life will be conducted Wednesday Feb. 1, 2017 at 11:00 AM in the Chandler Chapel at Chandler-Jackson Funeral Home with the Rev. Glenn Link officiating. There will be Military Honors following the service. The...

Margaret Loraine Baldwin Bowie

Margaret Loraine Baldwin Bowie

Dec 8, 2016

Margaret Baldwin Bowie, 85, formerly of Donalds, SC, widow of Fred Allen Bowie, passed away peacefully Thursday, December 8, 2016 at National Healthcare in Laurens, SC. Born in Abbeville County, SC, she was a daughter of the late William and Mae Getsinger Baldwin.Margaret had a love for gardening and working crossword puzzles. She was a member of Gilgal United Methodist...

Marion "Red" Bowie

Marion "Red" Bowie

Dec 7, 2016

Marion "Red" Bowie, Sr., 93, of Abbeville, husband of the late Doris Thompson Bowie, died Wednesday, December 7, 2016, at the Hospice House in Greenwood. He was born in Abbeville to the late Will Allen and Azalee Carroll Bowie. Red honorably served his country in the United States Army during WWII. He was employed with Milliken & Co – Abbeville...

Jennie G. White

Jennie G. White

Dec 7, 2016

Jennie Gambrell White, 102, of Abbeville, wife of the late Earl Thomas (Duck) White, died Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at the Abbeville Nursing Home. She was born in Honea Path to the late Ronald Spears and Ola Pauline King Gambrell. Mrs. White was a member of the Abbeville A.R.P. Church and the last surviving member of her immediate family. In...

Angela Vaughn Rowland

Angela Vaughn Rowland

Dec 5, 2016

Angela Vaughn Rowland, 49, of Honea Path, wife of the late Jim Rowland, died Monday, December 5, 2016, at the Trident Medical Center in Charleston. She was born in Anderson to Larry and Glenda Brock Vaughn. Angela was a 1985 graduate of Dixie High School and also received her degree from the Nursing Program of Tri-County Technical College. She was...

Samuel Cade

Samuel Cade

Dec 1, 2016

Samuel Cade, 91, of Calhoun Falls, died Thursday, December 1, 2016 at Self Regional Medical Center. He was born in Calhoun Falls to the late James and Mamie Wideman Cade. A Graveside Service will be 11:00AM, Friday, December 9, 2016 in the Golden Hill Cemetery, Calhoun Falls, SC. A message of condolence may be sent to the family by visiting...