Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas

James Earl Prince Jr.

James Earl Prince Jr.

Sep 21, 2009

Earl Prince, 67, of Abbeville, passed away suddenly on Monday, September 21, 2009 as the result of an automobile accident. He was born in Abbeville County to the late James E. Prince, Sr. and Louise Hill Prince. He was a 1960 graduate of Abbeville High School and a member of Sharon United Methodist Church. Mr. Prince retired from Pirelli Cable,...

Rebecca Inez Thomas

Rebecca Inez Thomas

Sep 20, 2009

Rebecca "Inez" S. Thomas, 87, of Abbeville, wife of the late Edward. L. Thomas, Sr., died Sunday, September 20, 2009 surrounded by her family at the Hospice House in Greenwood. She was born in Abbeville County to the late James E. & Eva Strawhorn Stone. Mrs. Thomas was a 1940 graduate of Abbeville High School and a graduate of Montreat...

Grace F Gambrell

Grace F Gambrell

Sep 11, 2009

Grace F. Gambrell, 72, formally of Abbeville, died Friday, September 11, 2009 at the Trinity Mission and Rehab in Edgefield, SC. She was born in Abbeville County to the late Buck V. and Vera Howard Wilson. Ms. Gambrell was a dedicated cosmetologist and a former employee of Odell's Grocery in Due West for many years. She was a loving mother,...

Donald "Donnie" Singleton

Donald "Donnie" Singleton

Sep 7, 2009

Donald "Donnie" Singleton, 74, husband of Mary P. Campbell Singleton, died Monday, September 7, 2009 at his residence, surrounded by his family. He was born in Abbeville to the late James H. and Lula New Singleton. Mr. Singleton served in the U.S. Army and retired from the Plexco Plant in Abbeville after many years of dedicated service. He attended the...

Timothy K Richardson

Timothy K Richardson

Sep 4, 2009

Timothy K. "Tim" Richardson, 51, of Abbeville, husband of Sheryl Hagen Richardson, passed away Friday, September 4, 2009 at his residence. Mr. Richardson was born in Harvard, Illinois to Myra Sorbo Richardson and the late Ronald Eugene Richardson. Tim was presently employed with the SC Department of Corrections, McCormick Prison as a Food Service Supervisor and was a former chef...

James B. "Jim" Ellis

James B. "Jim" Ellis

Sep 2, 2009

James B. "Jim" Ellis, 73, of Iva, husband of the late Barbara Creswell Ellis, died Wednesday, September 2, 2009 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. He was born in Abbeville County to the late Ollie B. & Iva Ruth Young Ellis. Mr. Ellis served in the U.S. Army and retired, after 42 years of dedicated service, from the Milliken-Abbeville Plant....

James Gary Sullivan

James Gary Sullivan

Aug 21, 2009

James Gary Sullivan, 60, of Abbeville Lake Session Community, husband of Kay Abercrombie Sullivan, died Friday, August 21, 2009 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Rayville, LA to Beulah Mae Galloway Sullivan and the late James Howard Sullivan. Mr. Sullivan was a retired electrician in the industrial business. He is survived by his wife,...

Charles Henry Humphrey

Charles Henry Humphrey

Aug 13, 2009

Charles Henry Humphrey, 78, of Due West, husband of the late Earnestine Porterfield Humphrey, died Thursday, August 13, 2009 at his residence. He was born in Marianna, Fl., to the late John James & Armetta Simmons Humphrey. Mr. Humphrey was a veteran of the Korean War serving in the U.S. Air Force while serving he received the Korean Service Medal...

C.V. Buddy Ashley Jr.

C.V. Buddy Ashley Jr.

Aug 11, 2009

C.V. "Buddy" Ashley, Jr., 84, of Abbeville, husband of Evelyn Page Ashley, died Tuesday, August 11, 2009 at the Abbeville Area Medical Center. He was born in Abbeville to the late Anna Wheeler Ashley & Calvin Vance Ashley, Sr. Mr. Ashley served as a Sergeant in WWII as a tail gunner aboard a B-17 bomber. He retired, after many dedicated...

James Morrow Hemminger Jr.

James Morrow Hemminger Jr.

Aug 7, 2009

James Morrow Hemminger, Jr., 86, of Abbeville, husband of Mabel Freeland Hemminger, died Friday, August 7, 2009 at Self Regional Healthcare in Greenwood. He was born May 31, 1923 in McCormick County to the late James Morrow Hemminger and Margaret LeRoy Hemminger. Mr. Hemminger was a 1949 graduate of Clemson University. He served during the invasion of Italy in World...

Frances Berry Newton

Frances Berry Newton

Aug 2, 2009

Frances Berry Newton, 87, of Abbeville, wife of the late William Robert Newton, Sr., went to be with her Lord on Sunday, August 2, 2009 at the Hospice Care of the Piedmont, Hospice House in Greenwood, SC. She was born in Greenville County to the late Oliver H. and Effie Lee Tumblin Berry. Mrs. Newton retired from the Milliken Abbeville...

Grace Clyde Gladstone

Grace Clyde Gladstone

Jul 20, 2009

Grace C. Gladstone, 94, of Abbeville, wife of the late Samuel M. Gladstone, Jr., died Monday, July 20, 2009 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. She was born in Williamsburg County to the late James M. and Lucille (Lucy) Hemingway Clyde. Mrs. Gladstone was a member of Main Street United Methodist Church. In addition to her parents and husband she...

Eddie Louise Brock

Eddie Louise Brock

Jul 19, 2009

Eddie Louise Brock, 66, of Troy, a loving sister and friend to all, died Sunday, July 19, 2009 at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood, SC. She was the daughter of the late Ansel E. and Marian Brown Brock. Ms. Brock was a member of the Troy A.R.P. Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...

Gladys "Jo" Mccurdy

Gladys "Jo" Mccurdy

Jul 15, 2009

Gladys "Jo" McCurdy, 76, wife of Pat McCurdy, died Wednesday, July 15, 2009 at the Hospice of the Upstate in Anderson. Mrs. McCurdy was born in Greenville County. 'Jo', as she was known by most, retired from the Belton Police Department after 13 years of dedicated service as a dispatcher, jailer, and clerk of court. She and her husband have...

John Michael Evans

John Michael Evans

Jul 9, 2009

John Michael Evans, 11, of Abbeville, SC, passed away on Thursday, July 9 after a tragic accident. He is the son of Michael and Heather Walker Evans of Abbeville. John Michael was a member of Ebenezer United Methodist Church and a rising 7th grader at Wright Middle School. He was a Junior Firefighter with Long Cane Fire Department. John Michael...

Ethel Haynes Hembree

Ethel Haynes Hembree

Jun 30, 2009

Ethel Haynes Hembree, 75, of Calhoun Falls, former wife of Carl Ray Hembree, Sr., died Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at the Hospice House of the Upstate in Anderson. She was born in Anderson to the late Henry and Rosa Lee Cole Haynes. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son Carl Ray Hembree, Jr. Surviving...

Simon Leroy Marner

Simon Leroy Marner

Jun 24, 2009

Simon Leroy Marner, 86, of Abbeville, husband of the late Ruth May Marner, died Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at his daughter's residence in Reinick, W. VA. He was born in Elkhart, Indiana to the late Jacob and Mary Miller Marner. Mr. Marner worked for Merl's Counter Top's and Retired from Stoll's Trailer Company. In addition to his parents and his...

Perrin Smith Hill

Perrin Smith Hill

Jun 19, 2009

Perrin Smith Hill, age 87, died Friday, June 19, 2009 at Canterbury Court Continuing Care Retirement Community in Atlanta, Georgia. The body was cremated. He graduated in 1939 from Boy's High, Atlanta, Georgia; the forerunner of Georgia State University. A World War II veteran, he served for 3 years in England, France, Germany, Italy and North Africa. His career included...

Cloris Allie Moss Sorrow

Cloris Allie Moss Sorrow

Jun 13, 2009

Cloris Allie Moss Sorrow, 76, of Abbeville, wife of Edwin L. Sorrow, Sr., died Saturday, June 13, 2009 at her residence. She was born in Elbert County, GA to the late Floyd J., Sr. and Virginia Johnson Moss. Mrs. Sorrow was a member of the Missionary Movement Church in Abbeville. She was a former employee at the Abbeville Manufacturing Plant...

Robert I Tincher

Robert I Tincher

Jun 13, 2009

Robert I. Tincher, 72, of the Cold Springs Community, husband of the late Malta Jewell Tincher, died Saturday, June 13, 2009 at the Hospice House in Greenwood, SC. He was born in Beckley, W. Virginia. Mr. Tincher served in the United States Army. He retired from Reelco in Abbeville, SC and was a member of Lakeview Baptist Church in Greenwood,...