Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas

Darrell M New Rev.

Darrell M New Rev.

May 9, 2015

Rev. Darrell M. New, 82, of Abbeville, husband of the late Nancy Simpson New, died at his home Saturday, May 09, 2015 surrounded by his family. Rev. New was born in Abbeville, SC to the late Miller Boyd and Clarkie Scott New. He served in the U.S. Army and retired from Milliken after 45 years of dedicated service. Rev. New...

Virgil L. Manning Rev.

Virgil L. Manning Rev.

May 8, 2015

Rev. Virgil L. Manning, 80, of Abbeville, SC, husband of Dorothy Kidd Manning, died peacefully on Friday, May 8, 2015 at his residence. He was born in Calhoun Falls, SC to the late Henry N. and Clora Beauford Manning. Rev. Manning proudly served in the U.S. Army and retired from the S.C. National Guard with 26 years of total service....

Lawrence  Cleon Campbell

Lawrence Cleon Campbell

May 7, 2015

Lawrence Cleon Campbell, Sr., 89, resident of 515 Nation Rd. in the Nation Community, husband of Mary Carleen Hall Campbell, passed away peacefully Thursday, May 7, 2015 at his home with his loving family by his side.Born on Abbeville County SC, he was a son of the late James Earl Campbell and Grace Simpson Campbell.Lawrence was a United States Army...

Don N. Ross

Don N. Ross

May 3, 2015

Don N. Ross, 64, of Abbeville, husband of Jeanette Davis Ross, died peacefully, surrounded by his family, on Sunday, May 03, 2015 at his residence. Mr. Ross was born in Greenville County to the late Homer C. and Syble Andrews Ross. In 1972, he received his Bachelors' Degree from Clemson University and in 1975, his Master's Degree. In 1983, Mr....

Thelma Juanita Ware

Thelma Juanita Ware

Apr 29, 2015

Thelma Ware, 79, of the Level Land Community died Thursday, April 29, 2015 at the Abbeville Nursing Home. She was born in Abbeville to the late William Ralph and Iral Leonard Ware. Ms. Ware was a 1953 graduate of Due West High School. She retired from Milliken – Sharon Plant after many years of dedicated service and was a devoted...

Polly Sullivan

Polly Sullivan

Apr 27, 2015

Polly Sullivan, 84, of McCormick, died Monday, April 27, 2015, at her residence. She was born in Crum, West Virginia to the late Morgan Crum and Jennie Prince Crum. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Elsie Waller. Ms. Sullivan attended Buffalo Baptist Church. She was active in the McCormick Senior Center and will...

Brenda Campbell Duckett

Brenda Campbell Duckett

Apr 24, 2015

Brenda Campbell Duckett, 69, of Calhoun Falls, died Friday, April 24, 2015 at her residence. She was born in Abbeville, SC to the late Bernice and Gertrude Edwards Campbell. Ms. Duckett was a loving mother, sister and friend. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her daughter, Allison B. Wilson and a brother, Roger Campbell. Ms....

John  Fortson Myers,  Jr

John Fortson Myers, Jr

Apr 24, 2015

John Fortson Myers, Jr., 87, resident of 13 Angel Lane husband of Annie Hodges Myers passed away Friday April 24, 2015 at his home.Born in Lincolnton, Georgia he was a son of the late John Fortson Myers, Sr. and Lila Gable Myers.He was a retired maintenance supervisor with John De La Howe School. He was a member of Bordeaux Church.Survivors...

Frances Mcnamara

Frances Mcnamara

Apr 22, 2015

Frances McNamara, 87, of Abbeville, wife of the late John McNamara, died peacefully on Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at the Abbeville Nursing Home. She was born in Abbeville to the late John Allen Martin and Lillie Cox Martin. Mrs. McNamara retired from the Milliken & Co. after many dedicated years of service. Following retirement, she was the biscuit maker at...

James "Jim" Bowie

James "Jim" Bowie

Apr 22, 2015

James Wallace "Jim" Bowie passed away Wednesday, April 22, 2015 following a brief illness. He was born in Greenwood, SC on August 8, 1953, son of Sara Watt Bowie and the late William Maurice Bowie. Jim grew up in Ware Shoals, SC. He was the grandson of the late Wallace and Mary Lou Bowie of Ware Shoals, SC and the...

Evelyn B. Page

Evelyn B. Page

Apr 22, 2015

Evelyn Bratcher Page, 89, of Abbeville, wife of the late Benjamin L. Page, died Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at her residence. She was born in Abbeville County to the late Ellis Clyde Bratcher and Macy Estell Campbell Bratcher. Mrs. Page was a life-long member of South Side Baptist Church where she was a member of the Dorcas Sunday School class....

William Claude Sutherland

William Claude Sutherland

Apr 21, 2015

Claude Sutherland, 68, of Abbeville, husband of Deborah Greeson Sutherland, died Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood. He was born in Abbeville, SC to the late Samuel "Tom" Sutherland, Sr. and Dorothy Ware Sutherland. Claude was a proud member of the Abbeville High School Class of 1965. He retired from N.W. White and Company where...

James "Pat" Patrick Carroll

James "Pat" Patrick Carroll

Apr 15, 2015

James Patrick "Pat" Carroll, Sr., 84, resident of 119 Briarcliff Ave. husband of Madeline Carroll passed away Wednesday April 15, 2015 at Hospice House in Greenwood, SC with his loving family by his side.Born in Abbeville, SC he was a son of the late Fred Carroll and Hazel McCurry Carroll. He was twice married first to the late Billie Payne...

Thomas Henry Gorry

Thomas Henry Gorry

Apr 14, 2015

Thomas Henry Gorry, 79, Maryville, Missouri, formerly of Due West, South Carolina, died Tuesday, April 14, 2015, at his daughter's home in Maryville. Thomas (Tom) was born September 9, 1935, in Brooklyn, New York to Thomas Henry Gorry and Christine (Steel) Gorry. He and Odette Nahas Gorry were married in Brooklyn, NY January 22, 1961. Tom served his country with...

David Fogle Jr.

David Fogle Jr.

Apr 14, 2015

David Fogle, 81, of Abbeville, husband of the late Bernice Ellis Fogle, died Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at the Abbeville Nursing Home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Orangeburg, SC to the late Webster David Fogle, Sr. and Lula Etheridge Fogle. Mr. Fogle served his country in the U.S. Army and was of the Baptist faith. He...

Patty Dellinger

Patty Dellinger

Apr 14, 2015

Patty Dellinger, 61, of Anderson, SC, formerly of Abbeville, died Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at her residence. She was born in Abbeville, SC to the late John Louie Dellinger and Kathleen Tomlinson Dellinger. Patty was 1971 graduate of Abbeville High School where she proudly participated in the Grenadier Band. In 1975, she received her bachelor's degree from Furman University. She...

Loretta B. Hammett

Loretta B. Hammett

Apr 10, 2015

Loretta B. Hammett, 50, of Calhoun Falls, SC, wife of the late Thomas Hammett, Sr., died Friday, April 10, 2015 at her home. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by a son, Christopher Yancey. Mrs. Hammett is survived by two sons, Harvey Fowler, Jr. of Great Falls, SC and Thomas Hammett, Jr of Calhoun Falls, SC;...

Linda  McCurry Sullivan

Linda McCurry Sullivan

Apr 10, 2015

Linda McCurry Sullivan, 75, resident of 101 Billee St. Greenwood, SC passed away Friday April 10, 2015 at Self Regional Medical Center.Born in Abbeville, SC she was a daughter of the late J.C. Kimsey and Ruth McCurry Kimsey.She was a retired textile employee. She was of the Baptist faith.Survivors include two sons Andy Simpson of Greenwood, SC and Mitchell Simpson...

Carrie L. Morrow

Carrie L. Morrow

Apr 7, 2015

Carrie Lee Morrow, 79, of Calhoun Falls, SC, wife of the late Alvin W. Morrow, Sr., died Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at her residence. Mrs. Morrow was a retired seamstress and an avid gardener. She will be remembered as a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great grandmother. She was of the Baptist faith. Mrs. Morrow is survived by four sons,...

Vivian Logan Swofford

Vivian Logan Swofford

Apr 4, 2015

Vivian Logan Swofford, 89, of Due West, died Saturday, April 4, 2015 at her residence. She was formerly of Spartanburg, SC and was married to the late James Edward Swofford. Mrs. Swofford was born in Edgefield County, SC to the late Samuel Francis Logan and Ruth Strom Logan. Mrs. Swofford was a 1947 graduate of Limestone College. She worked for...