Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas

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...

Herb Marks

Herb Marks

Dec 1, 2016

Herbert L. 'Herb' Marks, Sr., 67, of the Savannah Lakes Community, husband of Sharon A. Marks, went to be the Lord on Thursday, December 01, 2016, at his residence. He was born in Alexandria, VA to the late Herbert Jasper Marks and Elizabeth Lucille Marks. Herb was a 1975 graduate of North Carolina State University with a degree in Electrical...

Mary  Jane Cain

Mary Jane Cain

Nov 30, 2016

Mary Jane Shaw Cain, 89, resident of 821 North Anderson St. widow of Raymond Walter Cain passed away Wednesday Nov. 30, 2016 at Hospice Care of the Piedmont.Born in Anderson, SC she was a daughter of the late Columbus Washington Shaw and Rosaliegh Crocker Shaw.Mary was a retired textile weaver with J.P. Stevens Company. She was also a member of...

Paula Cook Hazlewood Graham

Paula Cook Hazlewood Graham

Nov 30, 2016

Paula Cook Hazelwood Graham, 78, of Calhoun Falls, died Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016 at the Hospice House in Greenwood, SC. She was born in Calhoun Falls, SC to the late Richard and Rosa Laurene Cook Hazelwood. She was a retired LPN and a member of the Second and First Baptist Church in Hamlet, NC. Mrs. Graham is survived by her...

Mitchell Bearden

Mitchell Bearden

Nov 30, 2016

Mitchell Bearden, 77, resident of 701 Brooks St. passed away Nov. 30, 2016 at Hospice Care of the Piedmont in Greenwood, SC.Born in Elberton, Georgia May 12, 1939 he was a son of the later J.C. and Allie Mae Brown Bearden.He was a retired Loom Fixer in the Textile Industry and was of the Baptist faith. He will be missed...

Maxie D. Ashley

Maxie D. Ashley

Nov 29, 2016

Maxie D. Ashley, 86, of Abbeville, husband of the late Ruth Napier Ferguson Ashley, died Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at his residence. He was born in Abbeville, SC to the late Calvin Wayne & Lois Branyon Ashley. After many years of dedicated service, Mr. Ashley retired from the Rocky River Plant. He was an active member of Little Mountain Presbyterian...

Benjamin "Ben" Franklin Price

Benjamin "Ben" Franklin Price

Nov 29, 2016

Benjamin "Ben" Franklin Price, 88, formerly of 250 Shrine Club Rd. resident of Abbeville Nursing Home passed away Tuesday Nov. 29, 2016 at the nursing home.Born in Abbeville County July 22, 1928, he was a son of the late Tillman Otto Price and Mollie Cochran Price.Ben proudly served his country in the US Army during the Korean Conflict. Ben was...

Bryan Alan Wesson

Bryan Alan Wesson

Nov 27, 2016

Bryan Alan Wesson, 54, of Calhoun Falls, SC, husband of Bebe Wesson, died Sunday, November 27, 2016, at his residence. He was born in Montgomery Alabama to Alma Janice Burkhalter Wesson and the late Hershel Earl Wesson. Bryan honorably served his country in the United States Air Force with the 187th Fighter Wing Group. He was employed with Self Regional...

Samuel T. "Sam" Bannister

Samuel T. "Sam" Bannister

Nov 24, 2016

Samuel T. 'Sam' Bannister, 67, of Cross Hill, SC, died Thursday, November 24, 2016 at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood, SC. He was born in Abbeville to Murrell Prince Bannister and the late Fred T. Bannister, of Abbeville, SC. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by his brother, Dr. Terry L. Bannister and his daughter,...

Irene Boyd Campbell

Irene Boyd Campbell

Nov 21, 2016

Irene Boyd Campbell, 93, of Abbeville, wife of the late Alvin O'Dell Campbell, died, Monday, November 21, 2016, at Emerald Gardens in Greenwood. She was born in Abbeville to the late John Robert and Lois Gordon Boyd. Mrs. Campbell was a graduate of Antreville High School. She was a life-long member of Little Mountain Presbyterian Church and the Adult Sunday...

Tony H. Bonds

Tony H. Bonds

Nov 20, 2016

Tony H. Bonds, 69, of Abbeville, formerly of Calhoun Falls, husband of Dana Uldrick Bonds, died Sunday, November 20, 2016 at the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center in Augusta. He was born in Abbeville to the late Herbert and Mildred Moss Bonds. Tony proudly served his country in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. A life-time member of...