Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas

Michael R. Ferguson

Michael R. Ferguson

Feb 24, 2006

Michael R. Ferguson, 50, of Laurens, SC died Friday, February 24, 2006 in Little Rock, Arkansas. He was born in Lubbock, TX to Betty Crabtree Ferguson and the late James A. Ferguson. He was very much loved and will be missed by many. Surviving Mr. Ferguson is his mother, of Lubbock, TX, a son Michael A. Ferguson of Green Bay,...

James R. O'Bannon

James R. O'Bannon

Jan 30, 2006

James R. "Jim" Oa?(TM)Bannon, Jr., 69, of 241 Austen Rd, husband of the late Wendy Louise Oa?(TM)Bannon, died Monday, January 30, 2006 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. He was born in Boone County, Missouri to the late James R. and Mary F. Martin Oa?(TM)Bannon, Sr. Mr. Oa?(TM)Bannon was a former member of Friendship Baptist Church and retired in the...

Thomas W. Shea Sr.

Thomas W. Shea Sr.

Jan 27, 2006

Thomas W. Shea Sr., 70, beloved husband of Frances M. Keenan Shea, died Friday, January 27, 2006 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. Born in Port Richmond Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of the late Henry Miduski of Florida and the late Helen T. Slysz Shea of Villas, N.J. Mr. Shea graduated from North East Catholic High School in...

Inez Hodges Thompson

Inez Hodges Thompson

Jan 23, 2006

Inez "Tiny" Hodges Thompson, 85, of 181 Noble Dr., wife of the late James R. Thompson, Sr. died Monday, January 23, 2006 at Abbeville County Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Thompson was born in Abbeville to the late Milton J. and Sallie Patterson Hodges. She was a member of the Upper Long Cane Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Thompson was preceded in death by...

Lizzie Eva Price Davis

Lizzie Eva Price Davis

Jan 23, 2006

Lizzie Eva Price Davis, 89, of 461 Calhoun Hill Road, wife of Joe M. Davis, died Tuesday, January 23, 2006 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. She was born in Hill Tonia, GA., to the late Adam Samuel and Lizzie Sikes Taylor. Mrs. Davis was a member of the Calhoun Falls Pentecostal Holiness Church. She retired from the Abbeville and...

Elmer J. Hersberger

Elmer J. Hersberger

Jan 11, 2006

Elmer J. Hershberger, 92, of Due West, SC died peacefully January 11, 2006, at his home. He was born in Gauge County Ohio on January 4, 1914 to Joseph I. and Mary Ann Miller Hershberger. When he was eight years old, he moved with his family to Virginia Beach, Va. On January 18, 1942, he married Sarah Bontrager. IN 1962,...

Bertha Nissley Helmuth

Bertha Nissley Helmuth

Jan 5, 2006

Bertha Nissley Helmuth, 85, died Wednesday, January 5, 2006 at her daughters residence. Born in Exeland, WI to the late Ira and Barbara Schlabach Nissley. She is survived by sixteen children. The family will receive friends 1:00PM to 4:00PM and from 6:00PM to 8:00PM Saturday, January 7, 2006 at the Oak Grove Mennonite Church in Aroda, VA. Funeral Services will...

Robert Theodore Behrendt

Robert Theodore Behrendt

Jan 2, 2006

Robert Theodore Behrendt, of Due West, SC died Monday, January 2, 2006, at the Due West Retirement Center Carlisle Nursing Center. A native of Newark, NJ, he was the son of the late Herman F. Behrendt and Ella Benkert Behrendt. Mr. Behrendt served as an officer in the U.S. Navy during WWII. In addition to his parents, he was preceded...

Josie Ellen Jackson

Josie Ellen Jackson

Dec 22, 2005

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Geraldine Ashley "Gerri" Beauford

Geraldine Ashley "Gerri" Beauford

Dec 19, 2005

Geraldine (Gerri) Ashley Beauford, 76, of 293 Edgewood Dr. Abbeville, wife of the late John Beauford, died Monday, December 19, 2005 at her residence. Mrs. Beauford was born in Abbeville County to the late Jason and Addie McClain Ashley. She was an active member of South Side Baptist Church where she was a member of the Friendship Sunday School Class....

Gordon W. Simpson

Gordon W. Simpson

Dec 16, 2005

MSGT Gordon W. Simpson, USA, RET., 84, of 5885 Hwy 184 Donalds, husband of Bootise Simpson, died Friday, December 16, 2005 at the HospiceCare of the Piedmont a?" Hospice House. Mr. Simpson was born in Abbeville County to the late Roger and Euphie King Simpson. He was a member of New Hope Baptist Church where he was a former Deacon....

Sara W. Davis

Sara W. Davis

Dec 15, 2005

Sara W. Davis, 90, of 22 Depot St. Due West, wife of the late Jack J. Davis, died Thursday, December 15, 2005 at her residence. She was born in Greenwood County to the late Scott A. and Mattie Wren White. Mrs. Davis was a member of the Due West Baptist Church. Her daughter, Betty Brock preceded her in death. She...

Rebecca Trippe Norris

Rebecca Trippe Norris

Dec 10, 2005

Rebecca Trippe Norris, 84, formally of Cedar Springs Road Abbeville died Saturday, December 10, 2005 at the Self Regional Healthcare. She was the widow of the J.E. Norris, Jr. Mrs. Norris was born in Elbert County, Georgia to the late Albert L. and Sevilla Smith Trippe. She was a retired textile employee and clerk, and a member of the First...

James Herbert Coggins

James Herbert Coggins

Dec 9, 2005

MSGT James Herbert Coggins, USAF, Ret., 80, of 212 Huntington Dr., died Friday, December 9, 2005 at the Anderson County Memorial Hospital. Mr. Coggins was married to the late June Shizu Coggins. He was born in Abbeville, SC to the late Bernard M. and Effie Mae Scott Coggins. Mr. Coggins retired from the United States Air Force after 28 years...

David George "Tojo" Forrester

David George "Tojo" Forrester

Dec 2, 2005

David (Tojo) Forrester, 71, of 1679 Bell Road Antreville, husband of Nancy W. Forrester, died Friday, December 02, 2005 at the Hospice House of the Upstate. He was born in Abbeville County to the late Henry M. and Mary Eliza Suttles Forrester. Mr. Forrester was a retired Pipe Fitter and was presently in his sixteenth year as an Abbeville County...

John Darragh Hannah

John Darragh Hannah

Dec 1, 2005

John Darragh Hannah, 83, husband of the late Maggie Ellis Hannah, died Thursday, December 1, 2005 at the Magnolia Manor in Greenwood. He was born September 10, 1922 to the late Thomas Nickles and Jane Ellen (Ellie) McIlwain Hannah. Mr. Hannah was a member of the Hodges Presbyterian Church where he served as a Deacon and Elder. He served in...

Dorothy C. Murdoch

Dorothy C. Murdoch

Nov 27, 2005

Dorothy Cochran Murdoch, 97, of Abbeville died Sunday, November 27, 2005 at the Ellenburg Nursing Home in Anderson. She was born in Abbeville County to the late Lawrence Earl and Annie Cochran Murdoch. Ms. Murdoch was a retired nurse and a member of the First Creek Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by three brothers, Guy Murdoch, Maxie Murdoch,...

Jesse L. Reese

Jesse L. Reese

Nov 20, 2005

Jesse L. Reese, 83, of 503 Calhoun St. McCormick, husband of Martha "Polly" Reese, died Sunday, November 21, 2005 at Providence Hospital in Columbia. He was born in McCormick to the late James Morgan and Rosalind Cartledge Reese. Mr. Reese was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, and great a?" grandfather, and a hard worker; he retired from Cox Furniture...

Betty Mae Asper

Betty Mae Asper

Nov 19, 2005

Betty M. Asper, 78, of 91 Tall Tree Lane Abbeville, wife of Walter B. "Bud" Asper, died Saturday, November 19, 2005 at the Hospice House of the Piedmont. She was born in Waterville, PA to the late Elmer O. and Edith Brown Bonnell. Mrs. Asper was the co-owner of Tall Tree Products in Abbeville; she was a member of the...

Evelyn H. Bogart

Evelyn H. Bogart

Nov 18, 2005

Evelyn H. Bogart, 77, of 368 April Dr. Iva, wife of Norman P. Bogart, died at her residence on Friday, November 18, 2005. She was born in Jasper County S.C. to the late William E. and Lillian R. Tutten Haselden. Mrs. Bogart retired as a administrative assistant from Clark Schwebel Fiber Glass Company. Surviving Mrs. Bogart is her husband of...