Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas

Allen T King

Allen T King

Jul 8, 2014

Allen T. King, 84, of Abbeville, husband of Frances Ferguson King, died Tuesday, July 08, 2014 at his residence. He was born in Abbeville to the late Benjamin H. and Bessie Lee Erwin King. Mr. King retired from the Milliken - Abbeville Plant after many dedicated years of service. He was a member of Upper Long Cane Presbyterian Church and...

Frances Young Clark

Frances Young Clark

Jul 7, 2014

Frances Young Clark, 92, of Abbeville died Monday, July 7, 2014 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. She was born in Abbeville to the late Clifton W. and Henrietta Martin Young. Mrs. Clark worked for Abbeville Mills and later retired from Bloomberg Mills. She was a longtime member of Grace United Methodist Church and the Ladies' Sunday School class. In...

Linda Wigington Gettys

Linda Wigington Gettys

Jul 4, 2014

Linda W. Gettys, 90, of Due West, SC, passed away July 4, 2014 at her residence, following a brief illness. Born Nov. 20, 1923 in Anderson, SC, she was the daughter of the late Zora Merritt and Wade Hampton Wigington. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Hogue Gettys, Sr.; two brothers, Louie...

Lena Walter Taylor

Lena Walter Taylor

Jul 3, 2014

Lena Walter Taylor, 72, of the Savannah Lakes Villiage, McCormick, SC, died Thursday, July 3, 2014 at the hospice house in Greenwood. She was born in Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands, to the late Uku and Ludmilla Post Walter. Mrs. Taylor is survived by her husband of 42 years, Donald Taylor and a brother, Erik Walter of Stonington, Maine. All services...

John Robert Timmerman

John Robert Timmerman

Jul 2, 2014

John Robert Timmerman, 44, of Abbeville, husband of Pam Slay Timmerman, died Wednesday, July 2, 2014 surrounded by his family. He was born in Abbeville to Ermie Richey Lewis and the late Robert Henry Timmerman. Robert was a 1988 graduate of Abbeville High School and currently employed with Crown Casting in Hodges. He was a member of Grace United Methodist...

Ora Bell Worrill

Ora Bell Worrill

Jun 30, 2014

Ora Bell Worrill, 95, of Abbeville, formerly of Donalds, SC, wife of the late Paul K. Worrill, Jr., died peacefully on Monday, June 30, 2014 at her residence. She was born in Abbeville County to the late Oscar L. and Clara Baldwin Smith. Mrs. Worrill retired from the Huggins Garment Company in Donalds, after 25 years of service. She was...

Emily  Shands Hawthorne

Emily Shands Hawthorne

Jun 30, 2014

Emily Shands Hawthorne, 83, went to be with the Lord Monday June 30, 2014 at Hospice of the Piedmont in Greenwood, SC.She was born in Pauline, SC to the late James Harvey Shands and Faye Brown Shands. She was the widow of James Elgin Hawthorne, Sr.She was a graduate of Limestone College and received her Masters Degree in Education from...

Vernice H. Tiller

Vernice H. Tiller

Jun 25, 2014

Vernice H. Tiller, 87, of Abbeville, wife of 68 years to the late William 'Bill' N. Tiller, died peacefully surrounded by her family on Wednesday, June 25, 2014 at her home. She was born in Muscogee, FL to the late Will and Lucy Linton Hardy. Mrs. Tiller retired after 12 years with the Abbeville Shirt Plant and was a member...

Alice Bannister Cobb

Alice Bannister Cobb

Jun 15, 2014

Alice Bannister Cobb, 86, of Abbeville, formerly of Colbert, GA, died Sunday, June 15, 2014 at Self Regional Healthcare. She was born in Anderson, SC to the late George W. and Loretta Hanna Cromer. Mrs. Cobb was twice married first to the late Glenn Shirley Bannister and then the late W.M. Cobb. In addition to her parents and husbands, she...

Mona L Parnell

Mona L Parnell

Jun 14, 2014

Mona L. Parnell, 75, of Calhoun Falls, wife of the late Aaron A. Parnell, died Saturday, June 14, 2014 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. She was born in Calhoun Falls to the late Aubrey G. and Pauline Wilhite Langston. Mrs. Parnell was a 1956 graduate of Calhoun Falls High School and a member of the Golden Age group in...

Donald "Don" Lafloy Reece

Donald "Don" Lafloy Reece

Jun 13, 2014

Donald (Don) Lafloy Reece, 79, resident of Richard Campbell Veterans Home formerly of 214 Wilewood Rd. husband of Nancy Wilson Reece passed away Friday June 13, 2014 at Richard Campbell VA Home.Born in Spartanburg, SC he was a son of the late Rev. David Lafloy Reece and Ruby Solesbey Reece.Don graduated from Emmanuel College. Upon graduating he enlisted in the...

Doris Newell Richey

Doris Newell Richey

Jun 11, 2014

Doris Newell Richey, 89, wife of the late William Kenneth Richey, Sr., of Abbeville died Wednesday, June 11, 2014 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. She was born in Abbeville to the late Andrew B. and Janie Milford Newell. She was dedicated both to her home and her church. Doris was a longtime member of Upper Long Cane Presbyterian Church....

Albert Lee Hagen

Albert Lee Hagen

Jun 10, 2014

Albert Lee Hagen, 77, husband of the late Mary Lou Bailey Hagen, of Abbeville died Tuesday, June 10, 2014 at his home. He was born in Abbeville to the late James Gordon Hagen, Sr. and Bessie Lee Prince Hagen. Mr. Hagen worked for Pirelli Cable for almost 25 years and was a member of Lebanon Presbyterian Church. He enjoyed many...

Bradley Weir Bock

Bradley Weir Bock

Jun 10, 2014

Bradley Weir Bock, 84, husband of Judith Boorman Bock, of McCormick, died Tuesday, June 10, 2014 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. He was born in Silver Creek, NY to the late William J. and Ethel Weir Bock. Mr. Bock was the owner and operator of Cardinal Refractories. In addition to his parents, Mr. Bock was preceded in death by...

Harold  Glen Clark

Harold Glen Clark

Jun 5, 2014

Harold G. Clark, 86, resident of 156 K.C. Ranch Rd. husband of Norma Gregory Clark went to be with his Lord Thursday June 5, 2014 after passing at The Hospice House in Greenwood, SC with his loving family by his side.Born in Cedar Creek, NC he was a son of the late John Burean Clark and Clyde Mae Fisher Clark.Harold...

Barbara Ann Wilson Mcclain

Barbara Ann Wilson Mcclain

May 31, 2014

Barbara Ann Wilson McClain, 78, wife of the late Joshua Douglas 'Doug' McClain, Sr., died peacefully surrounded by her family on Saturday, May 31, 2014 at her home. She was born in Abbeville County to the late Robert Talmadge Wilson and Ethel Hall Wilson. As long as her health permitted, Mrs. McClain was a faithful and longtime member of Little...

Willmott "Ret" Abbuhl Lt. Col.

Willmott "Ret" Abbuhl Lt. Col.

May 28, 2014

WILLMOTT (BILL) ABBUHL, 79, formally from McCormick, SC, passed quietly at home with family and friends in Northport, Maine on Wednesday, May 28. Mr. Abbuhl was born on July 7, 1934 in Cropseyville, NY to Fredrick and Gladys Willmott Abbuhl. Bill was preceded in death by his loving wife, Hester Ailes Abbuhl, who passed away September 4, 2010. He is...

James Adam Palaima

James Adam Palaima

May 26, 2014

James Adam Palaima (Jim, Mr. P), age 67, of Mc Cormick SC, formerly of Chardon, Ohio, passed away Memorial Day, May 26, 2014 at the Hospice House in Greenwood, SC. Born March 3, 1947 in Cleveland, Ohio, he was the son of the late Adam and Myra (Frye) Palaima. He graduated from Richmond Heights High School in 1965 and served...

Hunter Reed Martinez Master

Hunter Reed Martinez Master

May 25, 2014

Hunter Reed Martinez, infant son of Christopher Lee Martinez, Jr. and Amy Lambret, died Sunday, May 25, 2014. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his grandparents and numerous extended family members. The family will receive friends from 6:00PM to 7:00PM Wednesday, May 28, 2014 at Harris Funeral Home. Graveside services will be 1:00PM Thursday, May 29, 2014...

Basil O'Neal Stone Sr.

Basil O'Neal Stone Sr.

May 24, 2014

Basil O'Neal Stone, Sr., 62, of Abbeville, husband of Ruth Tiller Stone, died Saturday, May 24, 2014 at the Charlie Norwood V.A. Medical Center in Augusta. He was born in Elberton, GA to Laura Yeargin Stone and the late James Marvin Stone. Mr. Stone served in the U.S. Army and the S.C. National Guard. He was an entrepreneur owning several...