Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas
Earl Anderson "Andy" Botts Jr.
Jan 10, 2016
Earl Anderson (Andy) Botts, Jr., 52, of Abbeville, died Friday, January 8, 2016 at his home. He was born in Greenwood, SC to the late Earl Anderson Botts, Sr. and Ann Dillashaw Botts. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Tina Botts Gwinn and a brother, Kip Todd Botts. Andy was a 1981 graduate...
Barbara Bailey "Toots" Sumner
Jan 10, 2016
Barbara Bailey 'Toots' Sumner, 76, wife of the late Charles S. 'Speedy' Sumner, died Sunday, January 10, 2016 at the Abbeville Area Medical Center. She was born in Union, SC to the late Doc and Frances Cudd Bailey. 'Toots', as she was affectionately known, retired from the Department of Social Services with 30 years of service. She was a member...
Justin Ray "Jut" Williams
Jan 9, 2016
Justin Ray 'Jut' Williams, 32, of Lowndesville, died January 9, 2016. Born in Greenwood, SC on March 18, 1983, he was the beloved son of Eddie and Carol Jane 'CJ' Purdy Williams. Jut was a craftsman and his carpentry skills were exceptional. He enjoyed spending time with his family and friends. In addition to his parents, he left to cherish...
Marty H. Atkins
Jan 8, 2016
Marty H. Atkins, 70, formerly of Anderson, SC., died Friday, January 8, 2016 in Macon, GA. She was born in Greenville, SC to the late Crawford Henry Atkins and Lloyd Frances "Billie" McCurry Bujanski. Ms. Atkins retired from the Anderson County Health Department after many years of dedicated service. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by...
Ruth J. Hershberger
Jan 5, 2016
Ruth J. Hershberger, 66, of Abbeville, SC, died January 5, 2016, at the Hospice House of Greenwood. She was born in Lynnhaven, VA to the late Jacob and Matilda Hershberger. Ms. Hershberger was a member of Lighthouse Ministries of Abbeville, SC where she found happiness and pleasure in teaching children. She was the former owner of Cold Spring Café. Ms....
James Nathan Blackwell, Sr
Jan 3, 2016
Rev. James Nathan Blackwell, Sr., 84, a beloved pastor and resident of Travelers Rest, South Carolina, and long-time resident of Abbeville County passed away, Sunday at the Saint Francis Hospital in Greenville, South Carolina. A memorial service to celebrate his life will be held 2:00 P.M., Wednesday (January 6) at the Chandler-Jackson Funeral Home, 208 South Main Street, Abbeville, South...
Frank J Nalevaiko
Dec 31, 2015
Frank J. Nalevaiko, 79, of Savannah Lakes Village in McCormick, husband of Rosemarie Basile Nalevaiko died Thursday, December 31, 2015 at his residence. He was born and raised in the Bronx, NY to the late Frank J. & Stella Anna Filinovitch Nalevaiko. Mr. Nalevaiko was a graduate of the RCA Institute in New York, and worked as a civilian in...
James Edward Copelan
Dec 30, 2015
James Edward Copelan, 84, resident of 246 P-N Ave. husband of Mary Ann Hill passed away Wednesday Dec. 30, 2015 at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood, SC.Born in Hard Labor Creek, Georgia he was a son of the late William Marion Copelan, Sr. and Estelle Welborn Copelan.James was a former member of the Abbeville National Guard. He was the...
William J. "Bill" Scott
Dec 29, 2015
William J. 'Bill' 'Pops' Scott, 69, of Calhoun Falls, husband of Brenda VanOrden Scott, died Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at Self Regional Healthcare surrounded by his family. He was born in Abbeville County to Jewell 'Nanny' Graham Scott and the late Harold J. Scott. Mr. Scott retired from the Burlington/Mohawk Plant after many years of dedicated service. He was a...
Sallie Wright McMillan
Dec 27, 2015
Sallie Wright McMillan, 89, widow of Thomas William McMillan formerly of 107 George St. passed away peacefully Sunday Dec. 27, 2015 at Abbeville Nursing Home with her loving family by her side.Born in Woodruff, SC she was a daughter of the late William Castlebury Wright and Sallie Patterson Wright.Mrs. McMillan was a retired Middle School teacher after 36 years of...
Betty Brickle Dunn
Dec 25, 2015
Betty Brickle Dunn, 91, of Iva, wife of the late Roger Lamar Dunn, died Friday, December 25, 2015 at her residence. She was born in Elberton, GA to the late George Allison Brickle and Earle Elizabeth Bell Brickle. Mrs. Dunn was a member of Smyrna United Methodist Church in Lowndesville and retired from the Wellington Mill in Anderson after many...
Mary Lucinda Barton
Dec 22, 2015
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Ret. Lt. Col. Gladys I. Cochran
Dec 22, 2015
Ret. Lt. Col. Gladys Ione Cochran, 87, of Asheville, NC, died Tuesday, December 22, 2015 at Deerfield Episcopal Living. She was a native of Abbeville County, SC, Cold Spring Community, the daughter of the late Samuel A. and Leila Ellis Cochran. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Ellis and Harry Cochran and four...
Dale Jackson Edmunds
Dec 19, 2015
Dale Jackson Edmunds, 47, of Atlanta, GA, formerly of McCormick, SC, died Saturday, December 19, 2015 in Atlanta. He was born in Greenwood, SC to Paul Jackson Edmunds, Jr. and Mary Gable Edmunds. Dale graduated from Long Cane Academy in 1986 and was a graduate of the University of South Carolina. He was presently employed with U.S. Motivations as an...
Margaret Louise Bonds Chandler
Dec 18, 2015
Margaret Louise Bonds Chandler, 84, of Abbeville, wife of the late C. L. 'Bill' Chandler, Jr, died Friday, December 18, 2015 at her home in Donalds. She was the daughter of the late Clyde 'Red' and Corrine Waters Bonds. Mrs. Chandler owned and operated a daycare, The Toddlers Inn, on Magazine Street. She was a member of Grace United Methodist...
Miriam Hutchison Manning
Dec 13, 2015
Miriam Hutchison Manning, 77, of Calhoun Falls, wife of late Glen Manning, died Sunday, December 13, 2015 at her residence. She was born in Abbeville County to the late Robert Eugene Hutchison and Rosa Manning Hutchison. Mrs. Manning attended Calhoun Falls schools. She retired from the Mohawk Plant and was of the holiness faith. In addition to her parents and...
Ellen Nelson
Dec 12, 2015
Ellen Nelson, 82, of Lowndesville, wife of Marion 'Wild Bill' Nelson, died Saturday, December 12, 2015 at the Abbeville Area Medical Center. She was born in the Ridge Community to the late Clifton Eugene Davis and Reba Powell Davis. Mrs. Nelson was a lifelong residence of Lowndesville. She worked a few years at the Bloomsburg Mill, Starr Mill and lastly...
James Taggart Hester
Dec 11, 2015
James Taggart Hester, 85, of Calhoun Falls, SC, passed away Friday, December 11, 2015 at the Abbeville Area Medical Center in Abbeville, South Carolina. Jim was born to the late James Partlow & Floride McCelvey Hester on December 4, 1930, in Calhoun Falls, South Carolina. Jim is survived by his wife, Sally, originally of Tokyo, Japan. Surviving children are James...
Janice L. Masich
Dec 11, 2015
Janice Barsh Masich of McCormick, SC passed away on December 11, 2015. The child of Edward and Desda Barsh, Janice grew up in Bloomsburg, PA, and spent many years in Berwick, PA, with her husband of 49 years, Jack Masich, and her two children, Jill Brabec, now of Steamboat Springs, CO and John (Jack) Masich, now of Herndon, VA. Janice...
Evelyn Bowie Scott
Dec 10, 2015
Evelyn Bowie Scott, 95, of 105 Pineview Street, entered into her heavenly home on Thursday, December 10, 2015 at the Abbeville Nursing Home. She was the daughter of the late George and Lena Ramey Bowie. Mrs. Scott was married to the late Emmett Scott, Sr. for 72 years. She was a former resident of 508 North Main Street for over...
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