Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas

Elizabeth Forsyth

Elizabeth Forsyth

May 17, 2006

Elizabeth "Betty" Graham Forsyth, 81, resident of 165 Double H Farm Road, wife of Robert Bruce Forsyth for 57 years, died May 17, 2006 at her home. Born May 18, 1924 in St. Paul, Minnesota, she was a daughter of the late Leslie and Bertha Norma Barron Graham. Mrs. Forsyth was previously a resident of Simpsonville and was a former...

Ann Johnson

Ann Johnson

May 10, 2006

Ann Johnson, 85, formerly of 114 Woodlawn St, widow of Lloyd Johnson, died Wednesday, May 10, 2006 at Abbeville Nursing Home. Born in White County, Georgia, she was the daughter of John Wesley and Maggie Lackey Winkler. Mrs. Johnson retired from Greenwood Mills and was "Abbevillea?(TM)s Avon Lady" for many years. She attended the Abbeville Church of God. She was...

Robley L. Moore

Robley L. Moore

May 5, 2006

Robley Lee "Bob" Moore, 78, husband of the late Betty L .Moore, died Friday, May 5, 2006 at his residence. Mr. Moore was born in Forsyth County, NC to the late Robley T. and Iva Nixon Moore. He worked for the City of Abbeville at the Hydro Plant and had retired from Western Electric. Mr. Moore served in the United...

Fleda Alewine O'Quinn

Fleda Alewine O'Quinn

Apr 30, 2006

Fleda Alewine Oa?(TM)Quinn, 81, of 1889 Hwy 184W, widow of Norman Oa?(TM)Quinn, died Sunday, April 30, 2006 at Self Regional HealthCare. She was born in Abbeville County to the late Will D. and Lucille McClain Alewine. Mrs. Oa?(TM)Quinn retired from the Abbeville Shirt Plant and was a devoted member of Little River Baptist Church. She is survived by her two...

Crystal Marie Catalan

Crystal Marie Catalan

Apr 29, 2006

Crystal Marie Catalan, 24, of 626 Stevenson Rd. Abbeville died Saturday, April 29, 2006 at Self Regional HealthCare. Mrs. Catalan was born in San Bernardino, CA to William C. Asher and Hope Lynn Daisle. She was employed with American Services and was a huge asset to the Hispanic Community serving as a translator. Crystal will be most remembered as being...

Betty Lane Minor Moore

Betty Lane Minor Moore

Apr 22, 2006

Betty L. Moore, 78, of Iva, wife of Robley L. Moore, died Saturday, April 22, 2006 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. She was born in Forsyth County, NC to the late John A. and Hannah O. Carter Minor. Mrs. Moore was a former employee of Sears & Roebuck and Western Electric. Mrs. Moore was the last surviving member of...

Rosalee M. Harper

Rosalee M. Harper

Apr 19, 2006

Rosalee Harper, 87, of Brooklyn, NY died Wednesday, April 19, 2006 at the Cobble Hill Nursing Home. She was the wife of the late Joseph Harper, Jr. Mrs. Harper was born in St. Petersburg, FL to the late Hugh and Essie Braxton Miller. Mrs. Harper is survived by her two sons, of Brooklyn, NY. Graveside services will be held 11:00AM...

Robert Gene Mckenize

Robert Gene Mckenize

Apr 13, 2006

Robert Gene McKenzie, 71, of Abbeville, wife of Carol L. McKenzie, died Thursday, April 13, 2006 at the Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC. Mr. McKenzie was born in Pinehurst, NC to the late Ivey and Maggie Farmer McKenzie. He retired from Due West Retirement Center in the Maintenance Department. Mr. McKenzie was an avid golfer, outdoorsman,...

Dorothy Ann Canovali

Dorothy Ann Canovali

Apr 12, 2006

Dorothy Ann Canovali, 76, of 547 Bowie Rd., wife of Paul R. Canovali, Sr. died Wednesday, April 12, 2006 at Self Regional Medical Center. She was born in Pittsburg, PA to the late Stephen and Justine Bochochen Kushner. Mrs. Canovali was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church and a beloved wife, mother, and grandmother. She is survived...

Kathryn Ellis Hagan

Kathryn Ellis Hagan

Apr 8, 2006

Kathryn Ellis Hagan, 94, of Abbeville, wife of the late James L. Hagan, Sr., died Saturday, April 8, 2006 at Magnolia Manor in Greenwood. She was born in the Level Land Community of Abbeville to the late Moffat G. and Rosa Mae Davis Ellis. Mrs. Hagan was a member of the Abbeville Presbyterian Church. Surviving Mrs. Hagan are two daughters,...

Mildred Lois Nance

Mildred Lois Nance

Apr 8, 2006

Mildred "Millie" L. Crawford Nance, 82, of 58 Mt. Olive Church Rd, wife of the late R. Marion Nance died Saturday, April 8, 2006 at Self Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Nance was born in Augusta, GA to the late William A. and Ada McClain Crawford. She retired from Abbeville Shirt Makers and was a member of Grace United Methodist Church....

Mary Cochran Ballard

Mary Cochran Ballard

Apr 7, 2006

Mary Cochran Ballard, 98, of Abbeville, wife of the late Mack N. Ballard, Sr., died Friday, April 7, 2006 at the Carlisle Nursing Center in Due West, SC. Mrs. Ballard was born in Abbeville to the late Oscar S. and Margaret White Dusenberry Cochran. She was a 1929 graduate of Winthrop College with a major in Home Economics. Mrs. Ballard...

James Edward Brown Sr.

James Edward Brown Sr.

Apr 2, 2006

James Edward Brown, Sr., 67, of 62 Pine St. Great Falls, died Sunday, April 2, 2006 at his home. He was born in Chester to the late Oscar E. and Ruth Hall Brown. Mr. Brown was an electrician with the Monsanto Plant in Greenwood for many years; he served in the United States Army and was of the Baptist faith....

George W. Hulsman Jr.

George W. Hulsman Jr.

Mar 29, 2006

George W. Hulsman , Jr., 61, of 106 Woodlawn Rd. Abbeville died Wednesday, March 29, 2006 at his residence. He was born in Boston, MA to the late George W. and Doris Petter Hulsman, Sr. He was a coomerical fisherman and was of the catholic faith. Surviving Mr. Hulsman is his wife, Carol Nehmen Hulsman of the home. A memorial...

Robert F. "Bobby" Mckinney

Robert F. "Bobby" Mckinney

Mar 25, 2006

Robert "Bobby" F. McKinney, 62, husband of Betty Carol McKinney, died Saturday, March 25, 2006 at his home, 2402 Upper Mill Rd. He was born in Plum Branch to Katherine White McKinney and the late James Robert McKinney. Mr. McKinney was the former owner and operator of J.R. McKinney and Sons Logging Company. He was a member of the McCormick...

Earl C. Cox

Earl C. Cox

Mar 21, 2006

Earl C. Cox, 71, of Abbeville died Tuesday, March 21, at Self Regional Healthcare. Mr. Cox was born in the Providence of Quebec in Canada. He grew up in a Monastery in Quebec until he moved to the United States in 1959. Mr. Cox started his career in the restaurant business working in many states such as New York, Washington,...

Sue Ellen Gaines Hyatt

Sue Ellen Gaines Hyatt

Mar 19, 2006

Sue Ellen Gaines Hyatt, 59, of DeLand, FL., wife of Larry Boyd Hyatt, died Sunday, March 19, 2006 at the Florida Hospital DeLand. Sue was born in Birmingham, Alabama, to the late Thomas Ervin and Lucille Dellinger Gaines. Sue was a graduate of Dorman High School in Spartanburg. In addition to her husband of 40 years, Sue is survived by...

Conley M. Roller

Conley M. Roller

Mar 7, 2006

Conley M. Roller, 83, of 121 West St. Abbeville, husband of the late Margaret O. Roller, died Wednesday, March 8, 2006 at his residence. He was born in Fairview, VA to the late Emit and Eliza Lawson Roller. Mr. Roller lived the majority of his life in Whitmire, SC. He retired from Whitten Village in Clinton, SC. He was a...

Joe Prince Bryan

Joe Prince Bryan

Mar 5, 2006

Joe Prince Bryan, 80, of 1110 Marshall Rd. Treehouse Apt. 4019, husband of Helen Gentry Bryan, died Sunday, March 5, 2006 at Self Regional Medical Center. Mr. Bryan was born in Greenwood County to the late James E. and Ruby Logue Bryan, Sr. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Greenwood and a former member of Little...

Lowry Strawhorn Stone

Lowry Strawhorn Stone

Feb 27, 2006

Lowry Strawhorn Stone, 79, of 687 Thomson Circle, husband of Inez S. Stone, died Monday, February 27, 2006 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. Mr. Stone was born in Abbeville to the late Elbert and Eva Stawhorn Stone. He was a member of the Upper Long Cane Presbyterian Church and retired from the Milliken Sharon Plant. Mr. Stone served in...