Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas
Donald Wayne Gilmer
May 11, 2025
Donald Wayne Gilmer, 80, of Calhoun Falls, husband of Linda Pearson Gilmer, died Sunday, May 11, 2025, at Self Regional Healthcare in Greenwood. He was born in Abbeville to the late Jim Bert Gilmer and Helen Norrell Gilmer.
Wayne attended Calhoun Falls High School. His career was characterized by his industrious spirit. He worked as an electrician at Burlington Mill in...
Rhonda Kilgore
May 11, 2025
Rhonda M. Kilgore, 65, of Calhoun Falls, wife of the late Eddy Kilgore, died Sunday, May 11, 2025, at her home. She was born in Abbeville to the late Glen and Miriam Hutchison Manning.
Rhonda attended Calhoun Falls High School. She found great joy in her role as a mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Her grandchildren and great-grandchildren were the lights of...
Charles R. Shipman
May 10, 2025
Charles R. Shipman, 74, of Iva, SC, husband of Dorothy Franklin Shipman, died Saturday, May 10, 2025, at Anmed Medical Center in Anderson. He was born in Transylvania County, NC to Mable Galloway Shipman and the late Newton Shipman.
A graduate of Blue Ridge Community College, Charles pursued a fulfilling career as a machinist retiring from Brisco, Inc. – Laser Cutting...
Brandon Lee Trotter
May 7, 2025
Brandon Lee Trotter, 39, of Iva, died Wednesday, May 7, 2025, at his home. He was born in Sikeston, MO to Margorie Smith Trotter and the late James Arnold Trotter.
Brandon began his career as a tree cutter with Asplundh. Following this, he joined the workforce at Prysmian Cable in Abbeville and ultimately found a position at Diana Symrise Pet Food...
Polly Ann Crisp
May 7, 2025
Polly Ann Crisp, 78, of Anderson, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, at the Iva Post Acute. Born on July 11, 1946, in Laurens, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence Boyd Crisp, Sr. and Frances Watson Crisp McCullough.
While her journey through life was marked by challenges, Polly faced each with grace and resilience, always illuminating the...
John W. Smith
May 6, 2025
John Wesley Smith, 80, of Abbeville, SC, husband of Daisy Gary Smith, died Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at Self Regional Healthcare in Greenwood, SC. He was born in Whitmire, SC to the late Edgar Woodrow Smith and Genniel Thomas Smith.
John earned an associate’s degree from Piedmont Technical College in graphic design and in management. He was a proud veteran who...
Charles W. Lomax
May 4, 2025
CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF CHARLIE W. LOMAX
FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS
Charlie W. Lomax of Abbeville, SC, husband of Mabel McClease Lomax was born March 29, 1942, in Mt. Carmel, SC to the late John Lomax, Jr. and Mary Alice Parks Lomax.
Affectionately referred to as ‘Chuck’ by his family and close friends, he was raised in a loving Christian family home where...
Melinda J Davis
May 3, 2025
Melinda Jane Williams Davis, 61, wife of John B Davis, resident of Whip O Will Rd., entered into rest Saturday May 3, 2025 at Care of the Piedmont Hospice House.
Born on October 21, 1963 in Jacksonville FL to the late Bobby Joe and Dawn Baker Williams, a graduate of Westside Christian School, she also earned her Associates Degree from Anderson...
Rowena Mae Parkerson
May 3, 2025
Rowena Mae Parkerson, 93, of Abbeville, SC, formerly of Okeechobee, FL for 77 years, wife of the late J. P. Parkerson, died Saturday, May 3, 2025, at her home. She was born in Basinger, FL to the late Louis Morise Thomas and Eunice Lois Drawdy Thomas.
Rowena dedicated much of her life to public service, devoting 36 years as the Supervisor...
Paul Faaborg
May 3, 2025
Paul Faaborg, 79, of the Savannah Lakes Community, husband of Karen Faaborg, died Saturday, May 3, 2025, at his residence. Harris Funeral Home & Cremation Services of Abbeville is assisting the Faaborg family.
Jim Merrifield
May 2, 2025
William James ‘Jim’ Merrifield, Jr., 79, of Greenwood, loving husband of Beth Davenport Merrifield, died Friday, May 2, 2025, at Self Regional Healthcare. He was born in Fairmont, West Virginia, to the late William J. Merrifield, Sr. and Mary Olive Underwood Andrews.
A proud graduate of Fairmount High School, Mr. Merrifield valiantly served in the United States Army during the Korean...
Tommy Sumeral
May 1, 2025
Gerald Thomas Sumeral, 71, of Laurens, SC, died peacefully, Thursday, May 1, 2025, at the Hospice House in Greenwood, SC. He was born in Laurens, SC to the late Edgbert Perrin Sumeral and Janie Lee-Ida Dobbins Sumeral.
Affectionately known as ‘Tommy’ or ‘Buttermilk’, he graduated from Ford High School, Class of 1971. Tommy had a successful career as a water waste...
Angie White Gaddis
Apr 29, 2025
Angela ‘Angie’ White Gaddis, 58, of Honea Path, died Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at the Hospice of the Upstate, Rainey Hospice & Palliative Care. She was born in Greenwood to Agnes Barrett White Owens and the late Robert White.
Angie attended Abbeville County schools. She dedicated her life to serving others, working at The Renaissance Senior Living in Due West, where...
Edward Carl Nelson
Apr 29, 2025
Edward Carl Nelson, 83, of Abbeville, SC, husband of Anita Boursier Nelson, died Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at the Hospice of the Upstate, Rainey Hospice & Palliative Care. He was born in Warwick, RI to the late Carl Nelson and Rosella Clifford Nelson.
Affectionately known as ‘Ed Too Tall’. Mr. Nelson graduated from Warwick Veterans Memorial High School, Class of 1963...
Georgia S. Scott
Apr 28, 2025
Georgia Satcher Scott, 102, of Abbeville, wife of the late William Henry ‘Bud’ Scott, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 28, 2025, at her home. She was born in Greenwood County to the late Rev. George T. Satcher and Marie Rushton Adams Satcher.
Mrs. Scott was a longtime, faithful member of the Abbeville Pentecostal Holiness Church where she was so proud...
Simone M. Simmons
Apr 26, 2025
Simone Morgan Simmons, 87, of Abbeville, SC wife of the late Claude Leroy Simmons, died Saturday, April 26, 2025, at her residence surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Greenville, SC to the late Clarence and Grace Smith Morgan.
A 1961 graduate of Lander College, Mrs. Simmons retired from the Abbeville County School District after 30 years of dedicated...
Frank A. Uldrick, Jr.
Apr 24, 2025
Frank A. Uldrick, Jr., 81, of Abbeville, SC, husband of Betty Sutherland Uldrick, died Thursday, April 24, 2025, at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Abbeville, SC to the late Frank A. Uldrick, Sr. and Bessie Lee Edwards Uldrick.
Frank was a 1963 graduate of Abbeville High School. He dedicated 25 years to Pirelli Cable, followed...
David Thomas Whitten
Apr 23, 2025
David Thomas Whitten, 85, widower of the late Mary Wilson Whitten, resident of Mount Carmel Road, entered into rest Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at his residence.
Born on September 4, 1939 in Greenwood to the late Ernest and Hazel Whitten he was a part of the last graduating class of the Old Abbeville High School on Chestnut Street. He retired from...
Richard 'Dick' Cole
Apr 23, 2025
Richard James Cole, 86, of Greenwood, SC, formerly of McCormick, SC, husband of Christine Keck Cole, died Wednesday, April 23, 2025, at his residence. He was born in Rathbone, NY to the late Earl and Ida Mae Haines Cole.
Dick, as he was affectionately known, had a remarkable career spanning 35 years as a truck driver. His unwavering dedication to his...
Diane Suggs Simpson
Apr 22, 2025
Diane Suggs Simpson, 79, of Abbeville, wife of the late Homer Korrell Simpson, died Tuesday, April 22, 2025, at the Abbeville Area Medical Center. She was born in Abbeville, SC to the late Leon and Emma Lerue Carter Suggs.
A proud graduate of Abbeville High School class of 1964, Diane embodying the spirit of dedication, worked for many years at Fuji...
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