Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas

David "Tommy" Graham

David "Tommy" Graham

Jun 23, 2016

David 'Tommy' Graham, Jr., 84 of Calhoun Falls, husband of the late Norma 'Boots' Graham, died Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at his residence. He was born in Anderson, to the late David T. Graham, Sr., and Clara Mae Hall Graham. Mr. Graham retired, after many years of dedicated service, from the West Point Stevens Plant in Calhoun Falls. He found...

Allan C Downey

Allan C Downey

Jun 21, 2016

Allan C. Downey, 74, of Donalds, died Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at Self Regional Healthcare. He was born in Stamford, CT to the late Carmen Wilson and Claire Kingsley Downey. Mr. Downey proudly served his country in the United States Marines Corps. He was employed with Tessier Dairy Farm, worked in the tree surgery business and was a carpenter. As...

Billy Hawthorne

Billy Hawthorne

Jun 20, 2016

Billy Hawthorne, 81, of Abbeville, husband of Helen Cannon Hawthorne, died Monday, June 20, 2016 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. He was born in Abbeville to the late George W. Sr. and Elizabeth Hughes Hawthorne. Mr. Hawthorne proudly served his country in the United States Army. He retired from the former Milliken and Company – Abbeville Plant with over...

George Adam Rambo

George Adam Rambo

Jun 18, 2016

Adam Rambo, 20, of Greenwood, SC died Saturday, June 18, 2016, in Abbeville, SC. He was born February 27, 1996 to Barry Tuck Rambo and Alice Broadwell Rambo. Adam was a graduate of Emerald High School, Class of 2013 and was presently employed with Cricket Wireless in Greenwood, SC. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, George 'Ben'...

James "Jimmie" Singleton

James "Jimmie" Singleton

Jun 17, 2016

James M. 'Jimmie' Singleton, 83, of Spartanburg, formerly of Abbeville, husband of Mary Ellen Jones Singleton, died Friday, June 17, 2016 at his home. He was born in Abbeville to the late James H. and Lula Mae New Singleton. Mr. Singleton proudly served his country in the United States Air Force. He retired from the Monsanto Plant with over 30...

Bonnie Lou Wilson Latham

Bonnie Lou Wilson Latham

Jun 17, 2016

Bonnie Lou Wilson Latham, 87, resident of Abbeville Nursing Home formerly of Iva, SC widow of William Robert Latham passed away peacefully Friday June 17, 2016 at the nursing home.Born in Abbeville, SC she was a daughter of the late Robert T. Wilson and Ethel Hall Wilson.She was a retired Store Cashier and homemaker. She was a member of Midway...

Peggy Harmon

Peggy Harmon

Jun 16, 2016

Peggy Harmon, 64, of Honea Path, died Thursday, June 16, 2016 at the Abbeville Nursing Home. She was born in Abbeville to the late James Thomas Bannister and Marguerite Manning Bannister. Ms. Harmon retired from the Abbeville Shirt Plant and was an avid reader and enjoyed watching crime shows. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by...

Lisa Norryce Edwards

Lisa Norryce Edwards

Jun 14, 2016

Lisa Norryce Edwards, 45, of Abbeville, wife of Joe Edwards, died Tuesday, June 14, 2016 at her home. She was born June 12, 1971 in Greenwood to Michael Frances and Regina Ellen Billings Norryce. Lisa was a graduate of Abbeville High School, Class of 1989. She found happiness and joy in rearing her children. Lisa regarded being a mom as...

Robert Lee Mobley Sr.

Robert Lee Mobley Sr.

Jun 11, 2016

Robert Lee Mobley, Sr., 83, of Calhoun Falls, husband of the late Margaret May Waters Mobley, died Saturday, June 11, 2016 at the Abbeville Area Medical Center. He was born in Abbeville, SC to the late Joseph Carrol and Ethel Hutchinson Mobley. Mr. Mobley retired from Rondy Corporation with over 35 years of service. He enjoyed meeting people and was...

Caroline Carmichael Bishop

Caroline Carmichael Bishop

Jun 11, 2016

Caroline Carmichael Bishop, 23, of Abbeville, beloved daughter of Wm. Thurmond and Lucia Carmichael Bishop, entered into eternal rest on Saturday, June 11, 2016. She was a graduate of Abbeville High School, Class of 2010 and graduated from Anderson University in 2015. Caroline enjoyed nature and outside activities. Camping, fishing, and hunting brought her much pleasure. Flight lessons and hours...

James Stuart Land Jr.

James Stuart Land Jr.

Jun 11, 2016

James Stuart Land, Jr., husband of the late Doris Jackson Land and son of the late Luvie Craps and James Stuart Land, Sr., died Saturday, June 11, 2016, at the Abbeville Nursing Home. Born in Columbia, SC on January 2, 1919, Mr. Land graduated from Columbia High School in 1936 and received his B.S. degree in Civil Engineering in 1940...

Clarence "Larry" Leonard Johnson

Clarence "Larry" Leonard Johnson

Jun 8, 2016

Clarence Leonard "Larry" Johnson, 93, of Abbeville, died Wednesday, June 8, 2016 at the Hospice House at Greenwood. He was born in Bend, Oregon to the late Harry Emmanuel Johnson and Lea (Lindstrom) Johnson. Larry was a Class of 1941 graduate of the High School of Music and Art in New York City, a magnet school for those with exceptional...

Teresa Elizabeth "Eliza" Hedger

Teresa Elizabeth "Eliza" Hedger

Jun 6, 2016

Teresa Elizabeth 'Eliza' Hedger, 53, of Due West, died Monday, June 6, 2016 at Calhoun Falls State Park. She was born in Middletown, Ohio to the late Robert Sylvester and Clementine Wise Hedger. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Bobby Hedger and sister, Paulette Dick. Eliza is survived by her beloved partner of...

Katherine Makarski

Katherine Makarski

Jun 2, 2016

Katherine T. Makarski, 59, of Lincolnton, GA, wife of Robert Makarski, Sr., passed away Thursday, June 2, 2016 from an unforeseen medical condition at Doctor's Hospital of Augusta, GA. She was born in Cherry Point, NC to the late John F. and Elaine Barry O'Meara. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Michael O'Meara....

Faye  Hill Alexander

Faye Hill Alexander

May 31, 2016

Josie "Faye" Alexander,79, resident of 201 Haigler St. wife of Thomas Herbert Alexander went to be with her Lord Tuesday May 31, 2016. She passed away peacefully at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood, SC.Born in Lowndesville, SC she was a daughter of the late George Hugh Hill and Frances Elizabeth Allen Hill.Faye was a retired textile employee having worked...

Wilma Singleton Norris

Wilma Singleton Norris

May 30, 2016

Wilma Singleton Norris, 81, of Abbeville, wife of the late David Pressley Norris, Sr., died Monday, May 30, 2016 at Self Regional Healthcare. She was born in Kannapolis, NC to the late I.F. and Carrie Elizabeth Reynolds Singleton. Mrs. Norris was a 1954 graduate of Abbeville High School, retired from Milliken & Co. after 23 years of service and was...

Kenneth Leo Miller

Kenneth Leo Miller

May 30, 2016

Kenneth L. Miller, 81, of Lowndesville, SC, husband of Arline Gionet Miller, died Monday, May 30, 2016 at his home. He was born in Swissvale, PA to the late Leo A. and Anna George Miller. Mr. Miller was twice married, first to the late Janet C. Van Jeune, and secondly to Arline Miller, to whom he was married for 25...

Karen Hedden "Kay" Burton

Karen Hedden "Kay" Burton

May 28, 2016

Karen 'Kay' Hedden Burton, 59, of Calhoun Falls, died Saturday, May 28, 2016 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. She was born in Abbeville to the late James V. Hedden and Helen Allsep Hedden Mann. Kay was a 1975 graduate of Abbeville High School and was of the Baptist faith. She is survived by two sons, Gus Burton and Austin...

Randy 'Lance Gaylord' Nichols

Randy 'Lance Gaylord' Nichols

May 24, 2016

George Randall 'Randy' Nichols, 53, of Piedmont, SC died Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at Greenville Memorial Hospital. He was born in Elberton, GA to Mary Elizabeth Bonds Nichols and the late J. Lee Nichols. Randy was reared in Calhoun Falls, SC and lived in Piedmont, SC. He was employed by Dana Transport, Greenville, SC as a driver. Randy was a...

Claude Shirley

Claude Shirley

May 23, 2016

Claude Shirley, 69, of Abbeville, husband of Pamela Lynn Howard Shirley, died Monday, May 23, 2016 at his home. He was born in Greenwood to Johnny Marshall Shirley and the late Ruth McKee Shirley. Claude was twice married, first to the late Gilda Faye Scott Shirley and second, to Pamela Lynn Howard Shirley. Claude was a retired construction worker with...