Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas

Nov 18, 2015

Aaron Leon Snell, Jr., 57, of Iva, SC, died Wednesday, November 18, 2015 at AnMed Health in Anderson, SC. He was born in Montgomery, AL to Sarah Anne Henry Snell and the late Aaron Leon Snell, Sr. Aaron was a 1976 graduate of Dixie High School. He enjoyed music and was a former member of the Flatline Band of Greenwood...

Nov 17, 2015

Isabell Brown Wiles, 99, of Calhoun Falls, SC, wife of the late Reese Wiles, died Tuesday, November 17, 2015 at the Abbeville Nursing Home. She was born in Iva, SC to the late Charles Austin and Lonie Tucker Brown. Mrs. Wiles retired from Burlington Industries with 30 years of service. Her love of children was evident to everyone who had...

Nov 16, 2015

Remember James Harold McKesson when you are about to play a hand of Rook. Those of you that know, affectionately remember him as Jim with the yellow hat. Jim entered eternal life on November 16, 2015. His spirit is carried on by a loving wife, Brenda, three children, six grandchildren, and one sister of Atlanta. We were all blessed to...

Nov 15, 2015

Louise Phillips, 72, of Calhoun Falls, SC, formerly of LaGrange, GA, died Sunday, November 15, 2015 at the Abbeville Area Medical Center. She was born in Abbeville, SC to the late Hoke H. and Georgia Boyter Bratcher. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Winton Bratcher and a sister, Lois Bratcher. Mrs. Phillips was...

Nov 12, 2015

Nov 8, 2015

George Randall "Peewee" Norman, 65, of Abbeville, husband of Judy Cutter Norman, died Sunday, November 8, 2015 at the Abbeville Area Medical Center. He was born in Elberton, GA to the late George Thomas and Martha Moorhead Norman. "Peewee", as he was affectionately known by his family and friends, was a 1968 graduate of Abbeville High School. He retired from...

Nov 7, 2015

Nancy Jean Neilson, 76, of the Savannah Lakes Village, wife of Charles Neilson, died Saturday, November 7, 2015 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. She was born in Johnstown, PA to the late Paul and Vivian Van Horn Knipple. Mrs. Neilson was a 1956 graduate of Dale High School in Johnstown, PA. Prior to moving to South Carolina, Nancy was...

Nov 7, 2015

James "Bloy" Hester, 84, resident of 638 Hwy. 81 north passed away Saturday Nov. 7, 2015 at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood, SC.Born in Calhoun Falls, SC he was a son of the late Billy Brock and Mary Hill.James was a United States Army veteran of the Korean War. He retired from the U.S. Department of Commerce as an...

Nov 6, 2015

Willene Nelson Driggers Elingburg, 66, of Greenwood, wife of John Elingburg, died peacefully on Friday, November 6, 2015 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. She was born in Abbeville to the late Willie Thomas Nelson and Ola Mae Powell Nelson. She was a 1967 graduate of Calhoun Falls High School. For many years Mrs. Elingburg faithfully served as a member...

Nov 3, 2015

Malinda J. Hershberger, 81, formerly of Abbeville, SC, died peacefully on Tuesday, November 3, 2015 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. She was born in Lynnhaven, VA to the late Jonas and Katie W. Yoder Hershberger. Preceding her in death were her parents, named above, four brothers, Noah, Simon, William, and Elmer. Also two sisters, Sarah and Amanda, and one...

Oct 30, 2015

Harold Stanley Haggerty, 58, of Elberton, husband of Johnnie Fleming Haggerty, died Friday, October 30, 2015 at his residence. He was born in Abbeville, SC to the late Ralph T. and Georgia Irene Parnell Haggerty. Mr. Haggerty was a dedicated employee for 28 years at Mohawk Industries in Calhoun Falls until its closure. He attended Lake Russell Baptist Church and...

Oct 30, 2015

Fred Allen Bowie, 85, resident of 99 Hwy. 185 Donalds, SC, husband of Margaret Baldwin Bowie passed away peacefully Friday Oct. 30, 2015 at National Healthcare in Laurens, SC.Born in Abbeville, SC he was a son of the late Thomas A. Bowie and Emma Hawthorne Bowie.Fred worked on the family farm and at the sawmill before leaving to serve his...

Oct 30, 2015

Sarah Louise Latham, 83, of Abbeville, wife of John Latham, died Friday, October 30, 2015 at her residence. She was born in Abbeville to the late Thomas and Lucy Price Edwards. After 28 years of dedicated service, Mrs. Latham retired from the Abbeville County School District. She was a charter member of the New Hope Presbyterian Church and a 1951...

Oct 29, 2015

Thomas 'Tommy' Manning, 72, husband of the late Kathy Williams Manning, died Thursday, October 29, 2015, at the Hospice House in Greenwood. He was born in Calhoun Falls to the late Jeff Burton and Ila Beatrice Ellington Manning. In addition to his parents and wife, he was preceded in death by five brothers. Mr. Manning was an electrician/shop mechanic with...

Oct 28, 2015

Arthur M. 'Mickey' Jones, 79, of Donalds, husband of Sarah Tipps Jones, died Wednesday, October 28, 2015, at the Hospice House in Greenwood. He was born in New Orleans, LA to the late David Maynard and Evelyn M. Hise Jones. Mr. Jones proudly served his country in the United States Air Force. He retired from the law enforcement profession in...

Oct 28, 2015

Donald E. Hines, 77, of The Savannah Lakes Village, McCormick, SC, passed away Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at the Hospice House in Greenwood, South Carolina. Don was born to the late Earl George Hines & Helen Hartford Hines on July 3, 1938 in Detroit, Michigan. He was a graduate of Redford High School. Don received his degree from Albion College...

Oct 23, 2015

Mary Georgiana Anderson Sharpe, 90, wife of the late Milton Clyde Sharpe, Jr., died Friday, October 23, 2015 of natural causes in Metro Manila Philippines. She was born in Greenwood, SC to the late Alexander Graham Anderson and Luda Elizabeth Hutchinson Anderson. "Jinx" as she was called by friends and family graduated from Winthrop College. After graduation, she married Milton...

Oct 23, 2015

Thomas "Tommy" Miller Bradberry, Jr., 62, resident of 258 Bulls Horne Rd. husband of Brenda Evans Bradberry passed away Friday Oct. 23, 2015 at Greenville Memorial Hospital with his loving family by his side.Born in Abbeville, SC he was a son of Mavolyn Hall Bradberry and the late Thomas Miller Bradberry, Sr.Tommy was retired from Prysmian Cable Company with over...

Oct 23, 2015

Ashley D. Walters, 30, of Abbeville, wife of Joe Workman, died Friday, October 23, 2015 at the St. Francis Downtown Hospital in Greenville, SC. She was born in Greenwood, SC to Melissa Brown Goldman and William T. Walters. Ashley's passion in her life was caring for her children. She is survived by her husband Joe; four children, Joseph and Jacob...

Oct 23, 2015

Doris Alewine Crawford, 78, of Due West, SC, wife of the late Robert Alexander Crawford, died Friday, October 23, 2015 in Bowling Green, KY. She was born in Abbeville, SC to the late George Mathis Alewine and Lily Mae Rampey Alewine. Mrs. Crawford retired from Solutia after many years of service. She was a faithful member of Due West Baptist...