Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas

Edward Stuart Joslin

Edward Stuart Joslin

Nov 14, 2014

Edward Stuart Joslin, 75, husband of Marion Olivo Joslin, died Friday, November 14, 2014 at Self Regional Healthcare. He was born in Brooklyn, NY to the late Edward & Johanna Brennan Joslin. Mr. Joslin was a member of the Good Shepherd Catholic Church and will be remembered as a great husband and father. In addition to his parents he was...

Annelle Plaxico White

Annelle Plaxico White

Nov 11, 2014

Annelle Plaxico White, 94, of Greenville, SC, formally of Due West, SC, wife of the late William Henry 'Billy' White, Jr., died peacefully on Tuesday, November 11, 2014 at the Homewood Residence of Cleveland Park in Greenville, SC. She was born in Sharon, SC in York County to the late Victor Kennedy Plaxico and Maude Whitesides Plaxico. Mrs. White was...

Fred  Clifford Bray

Fred Clifford Bray

Nov 11, 2014

Fred Clifford Bray, 56, resident of 400 Perry St. husband of Margaret King Bray passed away Tuesday Nov. 11, 2014 at Abbeville Area Medical Center. Born in Fulton Co. Georgia he was a son of the late William Bray and Corrine Brady Bray. Fred was a retired Seafood Manager of Winn Dixie Grocery Store. He was a member of Wings...

Richard Culbreth

Richard Culbreth

Nov 9, 2014

W. Richard Culbreth, 87, of Abbeville, husband of Frances Smith Culbreth, died peacefully on Sunday, November 09, 2014 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. He was born in Abbeville to the late Richard S. and Ludie Williamson Culbreth. Mr. Culbreth was one of the founding and charter members of the Edgewood Volunteer Fire Department. He was a charter member and...

Frances Link Baughman

Frances Link Baughman

Nov 8, 2014

Frances Link Baughman, 87, of Abbeville, wife of the late Jack Baughman, died peacefully on Saturday, November 8, 2014 at Emerald Gardens. She was born in Abbeville to the late Lindsay and Maggie Stevenson Link. Mrs. Baughman was a member of Warrenton Presbyterian Church and the Good Timers club of Main Street Methodist Church. She loved her family and will...

Thomas D. Robbins

Thomas D. Robbins

Nov 5, 2014

Thomas D. Robbins, 63, of the Savannah Lakes Village Community, husband of Christine Maltz Robbins, died Wednesday, November 5, 2014 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. He was born in Millen, GA to the late Thomas E. and Mildred Girard Robbins. After 20 dedicated years of service, Mr. Robbins retired from the Asplundh Tree Service, and then went to work...

Alta Marie Krauss

Alta Marie Krauss

Nov 5, 2014

Alta Marie Krauss, 81, of Abbeville, SC, formerly of Virginia Beach, VA, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 5, at Abbeville Area Medical Center. She was born in Virginia Beach to the late Jonas & Kate Miller. She spent over 14 years serving Jesus in Berlin, Germany. Ms. Krauss was a member of Shiloh Mennonite Church in Due West, SC....

Gregory "Scotti" Davenport

Gregory "Scotti" Davenport

Nov 5, 2014

Gregory 'Scotti' Davenport, 28, of Iva, died Wednesday, November 5, 2014, at his home. He was born in Anderson to David A. Davenport and Lisa Lindsay Green. Scotti was a 2004 graduate of Dixie High School. He worked at Drennon's Grocery Store in Iva and was a member of Project 7 Church in Anderson, SC. Scotti was preceded in death...

Nathan B.F. Looney

Nathan B.F. Looney

Nov 3, 2014

Nathan B.F. Looney, 64, died Monday, November 3, 2014 at his home. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by HARRIS FUNERAL HOME CALHOUN FALLS CHAPEL.

Robert E. "Bobby" Hughes

Robert E. "Bobby" Hughes

Nov 2, 2014

Robert E. 'Bobby' Hughes, 64, of Abbeville, husband of Becky Yon Hughes, died Sunday, November 02, 2014 at the Hospice House in Greenwood, SC. He was born in Abbeville to the late Harold and Clara Roberts Hughes. Mr. Hughes attended Abbeville High School and retired after 30 years of dedicated service with Pirelli Power Cables & Systems. He loved collecting...

William "Junior" Clarence Ricketts,  Jr

William "Junior" Clarence Ricketts, Jr

Nov 2, 2014

William Clarence Ricketts, Jr., 82, of 31 Ricketts Road, Abbeville, SC husband of Barbara Ware Ricketts passed away November 2, 2014.Born April 9, 1932 he was the son of the late William Clarence and Ruby Adams Ricketts.He was raised in the Keowee section of Abbeville County. From an early age he worked on the farm plowing and helping raise crops...

Julian Earle Griffin Jr.

Julian Earle Griffin Jr.

Oct 28, 2014

Julian Earle Griffin, Jr., son of the late Beverly Cole Griffin and Julian Earle Griffin, died on Tuesday, October 28, 2014, in Greenwood, SC, at the age of 79. He was born in Florence, SC, on August 6, 1935. Mr. Griffin attended Wofford College and studied extensively in Europe. He subsequently taught at Middlebury College in Vermont and Lander University...

Robert Glenn "Bobby" Wines

Robert Glenn "Bobby" Wines

Oct 28, 2014

Bobby Wines, 69, of Calhoun Falls died Tuesday, October 28, 2014 at his home. He was born in Canton, NC to the late Ray and Lucille Warren Wines. Mr. Wines was a dedicated employee of Connie Maxwell Children's Home for 38 years where he recently retired from his position as Supervisor of grounds and maintenance. He was a member of...

Jack  Tollison Deason

Jack Tollison Deason

Oct 27, 2014

Jack Tollison Deason, 88, resident of 401 Whip-O-Will Rd. husband of Irene Wright Deason passed away Monday Oct. 27, 2014 at his home with his loving family by his side. Born in McCormick, SC he was a son of the late Franklin Pierce Deason and Gertrude Tollison Deason. Jack was a 1951 graduate of Clemson University with a degree in...

James M "Buddy" Waters

James M "Buddy" Waters

Oct 24, 2014

James M. 'Buddy' Waters, 86, of Calhoun Falls, husband of the late Beulah Graham Waters, died October 24, 2014 at Heardmont Nursing Home, Elberton, Georgia. Mr. Waters was born in Calhoun Falls to the late Paul and Maggie Jane Wiles Waters. He was employed at Mohawk Industries for twenty-five years and was a member of the Iva First Assembly of...

Azile M. Hawthorne

Azile M. Hawthorne

Oct 22, 2014

Azile McNeil Hawthorne, 94, formally of Abbeville, died Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at the Advanced Rehab and Health Center in Clearwater, Florida. She was born in Abbeville to the late John Henry McNeil and Effie Wilson McNeil. Mrs. Hawthorne worked as a bookkeeper for Reid Motor Company and she and her husband, the late Ralph E. Hawthorne, owned and operated...

Martha G. "Marti" Mueller

Martha G. "Marti" Mueller

Oct 21, 2014

Martha 'Marti' G. Mueller, 68, of Calhoun Falls, SC, died Tuesday, October 21, 2014 at her home. She was born in Abbeville, SC to the late Colie B. Gaines and Corine Duncan Skelton. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Junior Gaines and a sister, Estelle Dorn. Surviving Ms. Mueller is a son, Dwayne...

N. Broadwell Ellis

N. Broadwell Ellis

Oct 20, 2014

N. Broadwell Ellis, 92, of the Level Land Community, husband of the late Georgia Speer Ellis, died Monday, October 20, 2014 at AnMed Medical Center in Anderson. He was born in Abbeville County to the late William Newton Ellis and Sally Mae Young Ellis. Mr. Ellis was retired from the Abbeville Oil Company after 35 years of dedicated service. He...

Trudy Mcinnis Blocker

Trudy Mcinnis Blocker

Oct 18, 2014

Trudy McInnis Blocker, 65, of Abbeville, died Saturday, October 18, 2014 at Self Regional Healthcare. She was born in Kannapolis, NC to the late John McInnis and Ruthalee Foster Fink. Mrs. Blocker was twice married, first to Victor Benton, Sr. and second to the late Bobby Blocker. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by...

Sarah  Brown Schrimpf

Sarah Brown Schrimpf

Oct 16, 2014

Sarah Brown Schrimpf, 100, passed away peacefully Thursday Oct. 16, 2014 at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood, SC.Born Sept. 21, 1914 in Anderson Co. SC she was a daughter of the late James Wesley Brown and Vashti Tate Brown.Sarah was the widow of George Herron Schrimpf and a retired homemaker. She was a loyal and faithful member of Main...