Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas
Peter A Jozsa
Feb 27, 2025
Peter Andrew Jozsa, 65, of Calhoun Falls, SC, husband of Wilma ‘Willie’ Littrell, died Thursday, February 27, 2025, at Self Regional Healthcare. He was born in Los Angeles, CA to the late Imre and Meta Pea Hofer Jozsa.
Peter graduated in 1982 from Los Angeles Trade Technical College and built a fulfilling career, retiring from York Metal and Air Conditioning. Perhaps...
Sylvia Davis Herlong
Feb 26, 2025
Sylvia Davis Herlong, 70, resident of 223 Cove Road, wife of James B “Jim” Herlong, passed away Wednesday, February 26, 2025, at Hospice and Palliative Care of the Piedmont. Born October 9, 1954 in Greenwood, she was the daughter of the late Webster Leon “Web” and Carrie Frances King Davis
A graduate of Ware Shoals High School, Sylvia formerly worked at...
Gloria Bonds Ellis
Feb 25, 2025
Gloria Bonds Ellis, 75, of Calhoun Falls, wife of the late William Leslie ‘Bigfoot’ Ellis, died Tuesday, February 25, 2025, at Self Regional Healthcare. Born July 29, 1949 in Athens, Ga, she was the daughter of the late Clinton Junior and Gaynelle Rucker Bonds.
A 1967 graduate of Abbeville High School, Gloria furthered her education by earning a nursing degree from...
Nancy Chasteen
Feb 24, 2025
Nancy Terrell Chasteen, 77, of Abbeville, died Monday, February 24, 2025, at her home. She was born in Toccoa, GA to the late Robert Lee and Faye Ayers Terrell.
Throughout her life, Nancy took great pride in her role as a mother and grandmother. She devoted herself to her children and grandchildren and found great joy in their happiness, often reflecting...
Ada Mae (Miller) Yoder Chupp
Feb 23, 2025
Ada Mae (Miller) Yoder Chupp, 76, peacefully went to her eternal home on Sunday evening, February 23, 2025, surrounded by her loved ones after a two-year battle with cancer. She was born on April 13, 1948 in Millersburg, OH to Harry and Ella (Miller) Miller. Ada was married to Lester Yoder for 50 years before his passing in 2017. Together,...
Jeanette Sentell Templeton
Feb 23, 2025
Jeanette Sentell Templeton, 68, of Abbeville, went home to be with her Lord and Saviour, Sunday, February 23, 2025, at her sister’s home. She was born in Abbeville to the late Alvin L. and Ruby Mae DeVall Sentell.
Jeanette attended Abbeville High School and Piedmont Technical College. She retired after more than 20 years as a Title Clerk for George Ballentine...
Jerry Allen Keith, Jr.
Feb 22, 2025
Jerry Allen Keith, Jr., 57, of Abbeville, died Saturday, February 22, 2025, at the Abbeville Area Medical Center. Harris Funeral Home & Cremation Services is assisting the Keith family.
Lawrence A. Milliron
Feb 21, 2025
Lawrence A. ‘Larry’ Milliron, 89, of the Savannah Lakes Community, husband of the late Esther F. Heider Milliron, passed away Friday, February 21, 2025, at Hospice and Palliative Care of the Piedmont Hospice House in Greenwood. Larry was born June 29, 1935 in McKean County, PA to the late Lawrence Luke Milliron and Laura Louise Fowler Milliron.
Following graduation from Bradford...
Benjamin 'Ben' DeWitt Vanadore
Feb 17, 2025
Benjamin ‘Ben’ DeWitt Vanadore, 74, of Abbeville, SC, beloved husband of Gloria Wood Vanadore, died Monday, February 17, 2025, at his home. Ben was born in Ware Shoals, SC on November 17, 1950. He was the son of the late Paul M. Vanadore and Margaret Hiott Vanadore.
A 1969 graduate of Ware Shoals High School, Ben completed his welding training at...
Kathy Rauton Bernard
Feb 16, 2025
Kathy Rauton Bernard, 60, of Abbeville, wife of Myron Bernard, Jr., passed away peacefully at her home on February 16, 2025, following a long battle with cancer. She was born in Columbia to James Rauton and the late Joann Baughman Rauton.
A graduate of Abbeville High School, Class of 1982, Kathy attended Lander University. She received her under-graduate degree from Minot...
Shirley K. Bloss
Feb 15, 2025
Shirley Kay Bloss, 67, born June 24, 1957, in Charleston, WV, passed away February 15,2025 in her home after a long illness. She was the daughter of Charles E. and Lonnie Belle Geer Mills and grew up in Huntington, WV, alongside her siblings.
Shirley was preceded in death by her parents, her brother Jimmy Mills, and her sister Carolyn Ross.
She is...
Nancy Garrett Erwin
Feb 10, 2025
Nancy Gene Garrett Erwin, 77, wife of Mikel “Mike” W. Erwin, Sr., resident of Squire St., entered into rest Monday, February 10, 2025, at Abbeville Rehabilitation.
Born on April 15, 1947, to the late Gene and Nancy Argo Garrett, she graduated from Abbeville High School as well as Piedmont Technical College. She retired from Park Sterling Bank.
She was very active during...
Susan Anderson
Feb 10, 2025
A lover of life’s simple pleasures, Susan Marie Anderson, 76, of Ware Shoals, SC left this world with a heart full of laughter and love on Monday, February 10, 2025, at her residence. She was born in Saint Albans, Vermont to her proud parents, the late Alfred Anderson and Margaret Eva Lamont Reynolds.
Ms. Anderson attended schools in Saint Albans and...
Sylvia Jean Timms
Feb 9, 2025
Sylvia Jean Quattlebaum Timms went to her Heavenly Home on Sunday, February 9, 2025. Poignantly, her passing was on the evening of what would have been her 61st wedding anniversary. Her children are comforted by the idea that in addition to joining her Savior she joined her husband and sweetheart who preceded her in death on their special day.
Most of...
Annette Shockley Nicholson
Feb 8, 2025
Annette Shockley Nicholson, 93, of Abbeville, passed away on Saturday, February 8, 2025, at Ansley Glen Assisted Living in Greenwood. She was the beloved wife of the late Willie R. 'Bill' Nicholson and was born in Abbeville to the late James F. and Annie Bolin Shockley.
Mrs. Nicholson was a proud graduate of Abbeville High School, class of 1949. Her professional...
Marcia G McCarty
Feb 8, 2025
Marcia Gail McCarty, 74, of Greenwood, peacefully passed away Saturday, February 8, 2025, at the Abbeville Area Medical Center. She was born in Greenwood to the late Wallace and Eleen Turner Fulmer.
Ms. McCarty attended Greenwood High School. She dedicated 20 years of her professional life to Neptune before retiring from the Monsanto plant. Marcia had a passion for collecting items...
Wayne L Vassey
Feb 7, 2025
Wayne L. Vassey, 86, entered into rest Friday February 7, 2025 at Care of the Piedmont Hospice and Palliative House in Greenwood surrounded by his loving family.
Born on March 6, 1938 in Gaffney SC to the late John Albert and Ethel Coyle Vassey, he was a 1956 graduate of Gaffney High School, and served his country in the United States...
Henry Webster Grubb
Feb 5, 2025
Henry Webster Grubb, 82, of Greenwood, SC, husband of the late Marsha Powell Grubb, died Wednesday, February 5, 2025, at NHC Healthcare Greenwood. He was born in Lynchburg, VA to the late Henry Clay Grubb and Nettie Jane Brown Tilley.
Henry was a proud Air Force veteran, where he served with distinction as a radio DJ during his time stationed in...
David Sorrow
Feb 5, 2025
David Sorrow, 75, of Abbeville, husband of the late Linda Jean McElreath Sorrow, died Wednesday, February 5, 2025, at the Abbeville Area Medical Center. He was born in Abbeville to the late George David Sorrow, Sr. and Eunice Wooten Sorrow.
A 1968 graduate of Abbeville High School and 1972 graduate of Erskine College, David was employed with Canal Wood Corporation before...
James Francis Cieri
Feb 3, 2025
James Francis (Binky) Cieri, 89, of McCormick, SC, died Monday, February 3, 2025, at Emerald Gardens in Greenwood, SC. Mr. Cieri was born April 3, 1935 in Elmira NY, the son of the late Harry Cieri and the late Lena (Moss) Cieri.
Mr. Cieri enlisted in the Army in October of 1955 and began his service in Fort Dix, NJ. He...
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