Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas

Nancy J. Neilson

Nancy J. Neilson

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...

James  "Bloy" Hester

James "Bloy" Hester

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...

Willene Nelson Driggers Elingburg

Willene Nelson Driggers Elingburg

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...

Malinda J. Hershberger

Malinda J. Hershberger

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...

Harold Stanley Haggerty

Harold Stanley Haggerty

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...

Fred  Allen Bowie

Fred Allen Bowie

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...

Louise Latham

Louise Latham

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...

Thomas "Tommy" Manning

Thomas "Tommy" Manning

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...

Arthur M Jones

Arthur M Jones

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...

Donald E. Hines

Donald E. Hines

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...

Mary Georgiana Anderson Sharpe

Mary Georgiana Anderson Sharpe

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...

Thomas "Tommy" Miller Bradberry

Thomas "Tommy" Miller Bradberry

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...

Ashley Danielle Walters

Ashley Danielle Walters

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...

Doris Alewine Crawford

Doris Alewine Crawford

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...

Kyle Stone

Kyle Stone

Oct 22, 2015

Kyle Stone, 69, of Abbeville, husband of Lisa Smith Stone, died Thursday, October 22, 2015 at Self Regional Healthcare in Greenwood. He was born in Elberton, GA to the late James Marvin and Laura Yeargin Stone. Kyle retired from Prysmian Power Cables & Systems after many years of service. He served in the SC National Guard and attended Rocky River...

Aimee Scoggins Flynn

Aimee Scoggins Flynn

Oct 20, 2015

Aimee Scoggins Flynn, 38, of Abbeville, wife of Anthony Flynn, died Wednesday, October 21, 2015. She was born in Tifton, GA to Joe and Kathy Garrett Scoggins. Aimee was a graduate of Abbeville High School, Class of 1995. She was a Pharmacy Tech for many years and an EMT for Abbeville and Greenwood. Aimee was a member of Grace United...

Dorothy Ann Geise "Dottie" Bruggeman

Dorothy Ann Geise "Dottie" Bruggeman

Oct 17, 2015

Dorothy Ann 'Dottie' Geise Bruggeman, 80, of the Savannah Lakes Village, wife of Bob Bruggeman, died Saturday, October 17, 2015 at the Hospice House in Greenwood, SC. She was born August 5, 1935 in Wapakoneta, Ohio to the late Arthur and Cecilia Watercutter Geise. Mrs. Bruggeman was a 1954 graduate of Coldwater High School. She attended Good Samaritan Nursing School...

James A. "Tony" Simpson

James A. "Tony" Simpson

Oct 13, 2015

James Anthony 'Tony' Simpson, 54, of Abbeville, died Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at the home of his parents surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Abbeville to Betty Ashley Simpson and the late James Bera 'Jim' Simpson, Jr. Tony had a long career in banking, having served as Vice President at First Citizens Bank. He was a member...

Joanna "Annie" Clark

Joanna "Annie" Clark

Oct 13, 2015

Joanna 'Annie' Clark, 72, of the Savannah Lakes Village, wife of Alvin Clark, died Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at Self Regional Heathcare in Greenwood. She was born in Plymouth, Michigan to the late Joe Chirillo and Flora Schofield Chirillo. Annie, as she was affectionately known by her friends and family, was a member of the McCormick First Baptist Church and...

Attilio  Antonio Ceraldi

Attilio Antonio Ceraldi

Sep 30, 2015

Attilio A. Ceraldi, MD, former surgeon who practiced in Abbeville, passed away on September 30, 2015 after a long illness.He was born in Mondragone, Italy in 1928, the son of Michele Ceraldi and Concetta Conte.He received his medical degree from Rome University Medical School in 1951 and performed his residency in general surgery at the Veterans Administration hospital affiliated with...