Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas

Horace David Trawick

Horace David Trawick

Jan 6, 2005

Horace David Trawick, Sr., 90, of Abbeville, formally of Mobile, AL died Thursday, January 06, 2005 at his daughtera?(TM)s residence. He was born in Evergreen, AL to the late Sim and Eugenia Sanders Trawick. Mr. Trawick was married to the late Virginia Collins Quigley Trawick. He worked for many years in the management of a sawmill company, and was of...

Frances Orene Martin

Frances Orene Martin

Jan 2, 2005

Frances Evans Martin, 89, formally of Abbeville died Sunday, January 2, 2005 in Tarboro, NC. She was married to the late Lucien Martin. Mrs. Martin was born in Abbeville to the late Clark and Fannie Gray Evans. She was preceded in death by her son Franklin Martin. Surviving Mrs. Martin is her daughter, Judy Martin Ward and her husband Dr....

Roy Lee Duskin

Roy Lee Duskin

Dec 26, 2004

Roy Lee Duskin, 64, of 1590 Hwy 20 Abbeville husband of Carolyn Ethridge Wiley Duskin, died Sunday, December 26, 2004 at Abbeville County Memorial Hospital. Mr. Duskin was born in Cullman, AL to the late Vernal W. and Exer Mae Hill Duskin. He was a member of Westside Baptist Church and retired from the fast food service industry after over...

Robert Allen Hamby

Robert Allen Hamby

Dec 25, 2004

Robert Allen Hamby, 62, of 265 Old Douglas Mill Road, husband of Faye Perry Hamby, died Saturday, December 25, 2004 at Self Regional Medical Center, Greenwood, SC. He was born in Greenwood and was the son of the late Jimmy and Wilma Wilson Brown. Mr. Hamby worked at Greenwood Packing as a truck mechanic. He was a member of Lebanon...

William C. Sharpton

William C. Sharpton

Dec 19, 2004

William C. Sharpton, Jr., 78, of 107 McGowan Ave. Abbeville husband of Carolyn Fisher Sharpton died Sunday, December 19, 2004 at Self Regional Medical Center. Mr. Sharpton was born in Abbeville to the late William C. and Margaret Louise Smith Sharpton, Sr. He was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church, and retired from the Abbeville Maintenance Shop of the S.C....

Meredyth M. Thompson

Meredyth M. Thompson

Dec 18, 2004

All Services where held at the home.

Susan Bailey Powell

Susan Bailey Powell

Dec 16, 2004

Susan Bailey Powell, 82, of Rt. 1 McCormick died Thursday, December 16, 2004 at the Hospice House of the Upstate. She was first married to the late Clyde L. Faggart and then to the late Rufus B. Powell. Mrs. Powell was born in Elberton, GA to the late Dr. D.V. and Susan Mildred Stephens Bailey. Being very active was something...

Bernice J. Hagen

Bernice J. Hagen

Dec 15, 2004

Bernice J. Hagen, 97, of Iva, SC formally of Abbeville, SC and Lakehurst, NJ. died Wednesday, December 15, 2004 at her residence. She was born in Schnectady, NY to the late Jan and Louise Podgorska Tralka. Mrs. Hagen was married to the late Hans Ludwig August Hagen. She was preceded in death by her four sisters, Mae Tralka Arnold, Zora...

Mary Tiller Wright

Mary Tiller Wright

Dec 13, 2004

Mary Tiller Wright, 73, of 115 Morse Ave. died Monday, December 13, 2004 at her residence. She was born in Abbeville to the late Odell and Ida Sorrow Tiller. Ms. Wright worked at the Fovil Manufacturing Plant for 12 years and was of the Baptist faith. Surviving Ms. Wright are her two daughters, Diane Hand, and Carolyn Sink both of...

Helen Louise Page

Helen Louise Page

Dec 9, 2004

Helen Louise Page, 77, of Anderson formally of Abbeville died Thursday, December 9, 2004 at the Anderson Area Medical Center. She was the wife of the late Pete Page. Mrs. Page was born in Abbeville to the late Issac W. and Ethel L. Hutchinson Prince. She retired as a registered nurse from Anderson Area Medical Center after 20 years of...

Mary Ella Williams Seawright

Mary Ella Williams Seawright

Nov 21, 2004

Mary Ella Williams Seawright, 95, of 375 Hwy 71, Abbeville, SC, widow of Evans Seawright, died November 21, 2004, at Abbeville County Memorial Hospital. Born in Abbeville, she was a daughter of the late W. E. and Willie Belle Wilson Williams. She was a graduate of Abbeville High School and Greenwood College of Commerce. She was retired from Gleams Human...

Janice E. Baldwin

Janice E. Baldwin

Nov 6, 2004

Janice E. Baldwin, 51, of 3316 Horseshoe Rd. died Saturday, November 6, 2004 at a local hospital. She was born in Greenville County to the late Lawrence E. and Margaret Hanley Baldwin. Ms. Baldwin attended Lowndesville Pentecostal Holiness Church. Surviving Ms. Baldwin is her sister, Iris Wilden and her husband Kenneth of Lowndesville, a nephew, Eli Wilden, and two nieces,...

Ethel S. Brewer

Ethel S. Brewer

Oct 18, 2004

Ethel S. Brewer, 72, of 904 Garrison St. wife of the late Sam R. Brewer died Monday, October 18, 2004 at Self Regional HealthCare. She was born in Commerce, GA to the late Fred L. and Myrtle Bruce Sears. Mrs. Brewer was a member of the Pressly A.R.P. Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, two brothers, Charles...

Pauline Plank Wagler

Pauline Plank Wagler

Oct 11, 2004

Pauline Plank Wagler was born July 17, 1952 in Virginia Beach, VA., the daughter of Isaac and Amanda Yoder Plank. She gained her eternal reward on October 11, 2004, at the age of 52 in her residence 110 Cochran Rd. Abbeville, following a 9 month battle with cancer. She accepted Christ in her youth and was a member of the...

Blanche Johnson

Blanche Johnson

Oct 10, 2004

Blanche Johnson, 88, of Abbeville, wife of Carl Johnson died Sunday, October 10, 2004 at her home. She was born in Ossining, NY to the late Fred and Anna Noak Sleator. Mrs. Johnson will be remembered for being a wonderful wife, mother and grandmother. She is survived by her husband of 68 years Carl Johnson of Abbeville, two daughters, Barbara...

Milton Clyde Sharpe Jr.

Milton Clyde Sharpe Jr.

Oct 9, 2004

Milton Clyde Sharpe, Jr., 81, a native of Abbeville, husband of Mary A. "Jinx" Sharpe, died Saturday, October 9, 2004 at a local hospital in Austell, GA. He was born in Abbeville to the late Milton C. and Elise Brownlee Sharpe, Sr. He was a retired mechanical engineer and was of the Presbyterian faith. Mr. Sharpe is survived by his...

Thomas Mckee "Coach" Oates

Thomas Mckee "Coach" Oates

Oct 2, 2004

Thomas McKee "Coach" Oates, 81, a native of York County died Saturday, October 2, 2004 at Due West Retirement Home in Due West, SC. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Eula Young Oates, three children, Lisa Oates Todd of Fayetteville, TN, Jackie Oates Thompson of Greenville, S.C., Dr. T. Mac Oates, Jr. of Danville, VA, nine grandchildren,...

William G. Bowie

William G. Bowie

Sep 22, 2004

William G. "Bill" Bowie, Jr., 70, of Abbeville died Wednesday, September 22, 2004 at a local assisted living home. He was born in Abbeville to Margaret Flynn Bowie and the late William G. Bowie, Sr. Bill Bowie, born in Abbeville; he attended Davidson and Erskine Colleges and graduated from Westminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey. An accomplished pianist and...

Mary Elizabeth Wagler

Mary Elizabeth Wagler

Aug 28, 2004

Mary Elizabeth Wagler, 86, of 88 Cochran Road wife of Eli H. Wagler, died Saturday, August 28, 2004 at her residence. Mrs. Wagler was the daughter of the late Seth and Sadie King Byler. She was a member of Cold Spring Mennonite Church. A daughter, Betty Lou Wagler preceded her in death. She is survived by her husband, Eli; one...

Hammie G. Ethridge

Hammie G. Ethridge

Aug 23, 2004

Hammie G. Ethridge, 98, of 1610 Hwy 20 wife of the late James Earl Ethridge, Sr., died Monday, August 23, 2004 at Self Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Ethridge was a member of Westside Baptist Church, an avid gardener and enjoyed spending time with her family. A son, James E. Ethridge, Jr. preceded her in death. She is survived by her...