Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas

Virginia Beauford Dove

Virginia Beauford Dove

Feb 14, 2011

Virginia "Jenny" Beauford Dove, 81, of Abbeville, died Monday, February 14, 2011 at the Abbeville Nursing Home. She was born in Abbeville to the late John B. & Florence Kirby Beauford. Mrs. Dove retired from J.C. Penny Department Store and was a patient sitter for many years. She and her late husband, the Rev. Felton B. Dove, Sr., were instrumental...

Ramona Blaskowitz King

Ramona Blaskowitz King

Feb 14, 2011

Ramona Blaskowitz King, 81, of Abbeville, wife of the late Osborne A. King, died peacefully on Monday, February 14, 2011 surrounded by her family at her daughter's home in Abbeville. She was born in Staten Island, NY to the late Albert & Frances Kaberski Blaskowitz. Mrs. King retired with many dedicated years with Flexible Technologies and was a member of...

Louise R. Barnwell

Louise R. Barnwell

Feb 13, 2011

Louise R. Barnwell of Raeford, NC died peacefully on Sunday, February 13, 2011, at 7:37 p.m. at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh, NC after a prolonged and valiant fight with cancer. Teeny, as she was known, had been a joy to all of her family and friends for 88 years. She was born in Willington, SC to the late Lewis...

Ruby James Cutter

Ruby James Cutter

Feb 10, 2011

Ruby James Cutter, 86, resident of Abbeville Nursing Home, wife of the late Theodore J. "T.J" Cutter, died peacefully on Thursday, February 10, 2011 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. She was born in Pickens County, SC to the late Jesse D. and Sally Moore James. Mrs. Cutter was a beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother and will be missed...

Iral Leonard Ware

Iral Leonard Ware

Feb 10, 2011

Iral Leonard Ware, 97, of the Level Land Community, wife of the late William Ralph Ware, died Thursday, February 10, 2011 at Self Regional Medical Center. She was born in Abbeville to the late Mack and Madge Tucker Leonard. Mrs. Ware was a former employee of the Abbeville Shirt Plant where she worked for many years. She was the oldest...

Fannie Mae Banks Hodge

Fannie Mae Banks Hodge

Feb 7, 2011

Fannie Mae Banks Hodge, 74, of Abbeville, wife of John Hodge, died peacefully on Monday, February 07, 2011 at her residence. She was born in Washington, GA to the late William G. and Agnes Barrett Hendrix. Mrs. Hodge worked for Bloomsberg Mill, Milliken – Abbeville Plant and Southern Cash Grocery for many years. After retiring from Southern Cash, she worked...

Sheila Marie Bannister

Sheila Marie Bannister

Feb 2, 2011

Sheila Marie Bannister, 62, of Elberton, GA, wife of Hazen Duane Bannister, Sr., died peacefully on Wednesday, February 02, 2011 at the Rainey Hospice House in Anderson. She was born in Madison County Georgia to the late Clarence & Hulley Campbell Jordan. She retired from Spring Industries and was a member of Franklin Springs Baptist Church. In addition to her...

Sara Ione Campbell Temple

Sara Ione Campbell Temple

Jan 29, 2011

Sara Ione Campbell Temple, 81, of Abbeville, wife of the late Walter M. Temple, died peacefully Saturday, January 29, 2011, at the Hospice House in Greenwood. Mrs. Temple was born in Abbeville County to the late William C. and Emily Mae Hill Campbell. She retired from the Abbeville Shirt Makers after many years of dedicated service. Mrs. Temple or "Granny"...

Walter W. "Walt" Fleming

Walter W. "Walt" Fleming

Jan 29, 2011

Walter W. 'Walt' Fleming, 61, husband of Jeanette Tedder Fleming, died Saturday, January 29, 2011, at his residence. He was born in Greenwood to the late William H. Fleming & Ella Grace Powell Mobley. Mr. Fleming was currently employed with Sage Automotive Interiors – Sharon Plant. He was a 1968 graduate of Calhoun Falls High School and served in the...

Robert Milton "Mikey" Lewis

Robert Milton "Mikey" Lewis

Jan 26, 2011

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Rita Gay Hart Tuck

Rita Gay Hart Tuck

Jan 16, 2011

Rita Gay (Hart) Tuck, of Sierra Vista, AZ, formally of Abbeville, SC., passed away Jan. 16, 2011, at Sierra Vista Regional Health Center. Rita was a loving mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend to all who were fortunate to know her. Born Feb. 16, 1937, in Argyle, NY to Ray and Lorene (Lewis) Hart and raised in Argyle, New York,...

James L. "Buck" Loner

James L. "Buck" Loner

Jan 10, 2011

James L. 'Buck' Loner, 72, of the Level Land Community, husband of Frances Ware Loner, died peacefully on Monday, January 10, 2011 at his residence. He was born in Abbeville County to the late Henry Milton Loner and Julia Mae Wells Loner. Mr. Loner was a former employee of the Rocky River Mills Textile Plant where he worked for 26...

U.S. Air Force Retired Lt. Col. Henry Edward Hester

U.S. Air Force Retired Lt. Col. Henry Edward Hester

Jan 4, 2011

Lt. Col. Henry Edward Hester, U.S. Air Force Retired, 90, husband of the late Elizabeth Ann Darnell, died Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. He was born in Troy, SC to the late John James Hester, Sr. and Annie Matilda Hanvey Hester. Lt. Col. Hester was a graduate of Clemson University with a degree in Mechanical...

Albert Murray Sparrow Sr.

Albert Murray Sparrow Sr.

Jan 3, 2011

Albert Murray Sparrow, Sr., 87, of Abbeville, husband of Beatrice 'Bea' Campbell Sparrow, died peacefully on Monday, January 03, 2011 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. He was born in Winston-Salem, NC to the late Albert Louis & Genevie McMahan Sparrow. Mr. Sparrow served in the United States Army during WWII in the 253rd Field Armored Artillery Battalion and was...

Gladys Hall Link

Gladys Hall Link

Dec 31, 2010

Gladys Hall Saxon Link, 93, of Abbeville, died peacefully December 31, 2010 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. She was born in Elberton, GA to the late Jimmy and Mary Belle Hall. Mrs. Link was co-owner and operator with her husband of LinkA?A?A½s Grocery on Trinity Street in Abbeville. She was widely known and appreciated for her hot dogs and...

Lillian Stewart Todd

Lillian Stewart Todd

Dec 17, 2010

Lillian Stewart Todd, 94, of Donalds, formally of Abbeville, died peacefully on Friday, December 17, 2010 at Self Regional Healthcare in Greenwood. Mrs. Todd was the widow of the late Raymond Edward Todd. She was born in Pickens, SC to the late Taylor Hillhouse & Sunie Ameta Medlin Stewart. Mrs. Todd retired from the Abbeville-Milliken Plant after 45 years of...

Robert William "Bob" Bagwell

Robert William "Bob" Bagwell

Dec 12, 2010

Robert William "Bob" Bagwell, 61, of Washington, DC, died suddenly on Sunday, December 12, 2010. He was born in Greenwood, SC on December 4, 1949 to the late Charles (Red) and Marcella (Monk) Gilliam Bagwell. Even though Bob never married, he had many loves in his life a?" spending time with his family at the beach each year, Starbucks Coffee,...

Beverly Joy "Bell" Sorrow

Beverly Joy "Bell" Sorrow

Dec 11, 2010

Beverly Joy A?A?A½BellA?A?A½ Sorrow, 56, of Anderson, died at her residence on Saturday, December 11, 2010. She was born in Abbeville, SC to Edwin L. Sorrow, Sr. and the late Cloris Allie Moss Sorrow. Ms. Sorrow was of the Pentecostal Holiness faith. She worked for the Joseph Lyons Textile Plant for 20 years and Blair Mills for 5 years. Ms....

Raheem Andrew Tucker

Raheem Andrew Tucker

Dec 5, 2010

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Norman J. Swartzentruber

Norman J. Swartzentruber

Dec 5, 2010

Norman J. Swartzentruber, 74, of Abbeville, beloved husband of Mary Swartzentruber, went home to be with the Lord Jesus on December 5, 2010 at Abbeville Area Medical Center. He was born on June 11, 1936 in Virginia Beach, Virginia to the late Jonas and Anna Swartzentruber. Mr. Swartzentruber was owner of Hill Top Electric and Swartzentruber Bakery. He was an...