Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas

John W. Mccalla Sr.

John W. Mccalla Sr.

Jul 16, 2007

John W. McCalla, Sr., 79, of Iva, husband of Jean King McCalla, died Monday, July 16, 2007 at AnMed Health Medical Center in Anderson. He was born in Greenwood County to the late Mattox P. and Ella Nickels McCalla, Sr. Mr. McCalla was reared by his beloved aunt and uncle, the late John W. and Parniece Brown McCalla. He served...

Brian J. Daly Jr.

Brian J. Daly Jr.

Jul 1, 2007

Brian J. Daly, Jr., 48, of Abbeville, husband of Tracy Hagen Daly, died Sunday, July 1, 2007 at Self Regional Medical Center. He was born in Jersey City, New Jersey to Bernedette Kraszyk Daly and the late Brain J. Daly, Sr. Brian was currently employed with the Perry Correctional Institution where he had been for the past 17 years and...

Alton Winn

Alton Winn

Jun 28, 2007

Alton Winn, 83, formally of Donalds, died Thursday, June 28, 2007 at the Hospice House of the Upstate in Anderson, SC. He was born in Abbeville County on April 1, 1924 to the late Frank and Jessie Bowie Winn. Mr. Winn was a member of Gilgal United Methodist Church, a member of the Woodman of the World, and a U.S....

James A. Erwin

James A. Erwin

Jun 7, 2007

James A. Erwin, 88, of Abbeville, husband of Sarah F. Scott Erwin, died Thursday, June 7, 2007 at his daughtersa?(TM) residence. He was born in Abbeville, SC to the late Arthur E. and Minnie Lee Beauford Erwin. Mr. Erwin retired from Milliken Abbeville Plant after 35 years and was member of Ebenezer Methodist Church. In addition to his parents he...

Bobby Cannon

Bobby Cannon

Jun 7, 2007

Bobby Cannon, 61, of Abbeville, husband of the late Sara Ann Cannon, died Thursday, June 7, 2007 at Self Regional Medical Center. He was born in Abbeville County to the late Harvey F. and Annie Lee Smith Cannon. Mr. Cannon retired from BASF after many years of service and worked for Nance Lawnmower and Small Engine. He was an active...

John C. & Audrey T. Bowie

John C. & Audrey T. Bowie

Jun 4, 2007

Audrey Lee Timms Bowie, 78, former resident of Due West, wife of the late John Calvin "J.C." Bowie, died Monday, June 4, 2007 at Self Regional Medical Center. She was born in Greenwood County to the late Capers E. and Zelpha Thelma Cullins Timms. She retired from Abbeville Manufacturing and was a member of Gilgal United Methodist Church. In addition...

Cathy J. Reyes

Cathy J. Reyes

Jun 2, 2007

Cathy J. Reyes, 36, of Abbeville, wife of Mike Reyes died Saturday, June 2, 2007 at Abbeville Area Medical Center. She is survived by her husband of the home, a daughter, Ashley Dawn Morris of Tulsa, OK; three sons, Michael Morris of Tulsa, Ok; Brandon Reyes and Aaron Reyes both of Abbeville. The family will receive friends from 6:00PM to...

Lester & Gwen Adams

Lester & Gwen Adams

May 31, 2007

B. Lester Adams, 72, of Greenwood and formerly of Abbeville, husband of the late Gwendolyn "Gwen" Bailey Adams, died Thursday, May 31, 2007 at Heartland Nursing Home in Columbia, SC. He was the son of the late Willard C.L. Adams and Gypsy Adams. Mr. Adams was a retired railroad conductor with 36 years of service. He was a member of...

Gene A. Shaw

Gene A. Shaw

May 23, 2007

Gene A. Shaw, 68, of Calhoun Falls, husband of the late Linda McCullough Shaw, died Wednesday, May 23, 2007 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. He was born in Calhoun Falls to Jessie L. McAllister Hayes and the late Mack E. Hayes Mr. Shaw was a member of the Pentecostal Holiness Church in Calhoun Falls, and he had retired from...

Edith M. Talbert

Edith M. Talbert

May 23, 2007

Edith M. Talbert, 92, of Bradley, wife of the late Thomas "Ralph" Talbert, died Wednesday, May 23, 2007 at Self Regional Healthcare in Greenwood. She was born in Topenish, WA to the late George A. and Lavisa A. Stephens Mitchell. Mrs. Talbert was a devoted member of the Troy Methodist Church and was the last surviving member of her immediate...

Claude Woody Woodhurst

Claude Woody Woodhurst

May 17, 2007

Woody H. Woodhurst, 71, of Abbeville, husband of Teresa Horton Woodhurst, died suddenly on Thursday, May 17, 2007 at Abbeville Area Medical Center. He was born May 16, 1936 in Abbeville to the late Claude H. Woodhurst, Sr. and Mayzelle Argo Woodhurst Bell. Woody was a United States Navy Veteran having served in Vietnam aboard the USS Yorktown. He was...

Margaret Flynn Bowie

Margaret Flynn Bowie

May 16, 2007

Margaret Flynn Bowie, 97, died Wednesday, May 16, 2007 at the South Carolina Episcopal Home at Still Hopes, West Columbia, SC. Born in Abbeville on August 25, 1909, she was the daughter of the late Norma Fuller Flynn and George Louis Flynn. She graduated from Abbeville High School and Winthrop College and was a true champion of Abbeville and Abbeville...

Gerald S. "Gerry" Harris Jr.

Gerald S. "Gerry" Harris Jr.

May 15, 2007

Gerald S. "Gerry" Harris, Jr., 55, of Abbeville, husband of Monean E. Harris, died Tuesday, May 15, 2007 at his residence. He was born in Abbeville County to Edna Brown Harris and the late Gerald S. Harris, Sr. Gerry was a graduate of Clemson University and had retired from Hickory Knob State Park. In addition to his father he was...

Floyd D. Lumpkin Rev.

Floyd D. Lumpkin Rev.

May 12, 2007

Rev. Floyd D. Lumpkin, 88, of Abbeville, husband of the late Hazel Chapman Lumpkin, died Saturday, May 12, 2007 at Wesley Commons in Greenwood. He was born on June 13, 1918 in Pendleton, SC to the late Lester L. and Georgia Stone Lumpkin. Rev. Lumpkin was a retired Church of God minister after serving his Lord for forty-eight years. He...

Michael John Dotson

Michael John Dotson

May 5, 2007

Michael John Dotson, 37, of Saluda, formally of Fayetteville, NC, died Saturday, May 5, 2007 due to a car accident. He was the son of Larry E. and Marianne Beck Dotson of Fayetteville. In addition to his parents he is survived by a son, Michael Nelson Davis of Fayetteville, NC, a brother, Jimmy L. Dotson of Aiken, SC and a...

Ruth Whaley Seigler

Ruth Whaley Seigler

May 4, 2007

Ruth Whaley Seigler, 96, of Abbeville, died Friday, May 4, 2007 at the HospiceCare of the Piedmont Hospice House. She was born in Antreville, SC to the late Will and Corrie Cann Ferguson. Mrs. Seigler was an active member of the First Baptist Church in Abbeville and was a member of the Cheryl Camp Circle. She was twice married first...

Tonie Martin Lewis

Tonie Martin Lewis

May 1, 2007

Tonie Martin Lewis, 28, of Greenwood, wife of Trey Lewis, passed away Tuesday, May 1, 2007 at Greenville Memorial Hospital. She was the beloved daughter of Stan and Sherry B. Martin of Abbeville. Tonie was a full-time registered charge nurse in the ICU at Self Regional Medical Center. She was a member of Rocky River Presbyterian Church, a graduate of...

Eugenia Burton

Eugenia Burton

Apr 29, 2007

Eugenia Burton, 85, of Abbeville, wife of the late Frank Burton, passed away Sunday, April 29, 2007 at the National Health Care, Greenwood , SC. She is survived by her son, Tommy Burton and his wife Patty; a granddaughter, Ivey L. Ferguson and her husband Bryan; one great-granddaughter, Hunter Busbee and two step-great-grandchildren, Fallon and Chase Ferguson. The family will...

Rebecca Bootsie Simpson

Rebecca Bootsie Simpson

Apr 16, 2007

Rebecca "Bootsie" Simpson, 83, of Abbeville died peacefully with her family beside her Monday, April 16, 2007 at the Abbeville Nursing Home. The family will receive friends from 1:00PM to 2:00PM Wednesday, April 18, 2007 at Harris Funeral Home. Funeral services will begin at 2:00PM in the funeral home chapel. Burial will follow in Greenwood Memorial Gardens. The families are...

Robert L. Rayhon

Robert L. Rayhon

Apr 14, 2007

Robert L. Rayhon, 84, of Abbeville, husband of the late Tommie Jean Rayhon, died Saturday, April 14, 2007 at the National Healthcare Center in Greenwood. He was born in Somerset, NJ to the late Charles A. and Estelle Rayhon. Mr. Rayhon served in WWII in the United States Army and was a member of the VFW. He is survived by...