Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas

Verna  Lovitt Henderson

Verna Lovitt Henderson

Jan 1, 2014

Verna Lovitt Henderson, 86, a long time resident of Abbeville died Jan. 1, 2014, in San Antonio, Texas.She was born in Snow Hill, NC to the late Charlie and Carrie Lovitt.She retired after many years of dedicated service as a textile worker for Greenwood Mills. Mrs. Henderson was a longtime member of Grace United Methodist Church. She will be remembered...

Mark D. Vinson

Mark D. Vinson

Dec 24, 2013

Mark Daniel Vinson, 46, of Charleston, formerly of Abbeville, died Tuesday, December 24, 2013 at the Hospice Center in Mt. Pleasant. He was born in Greenwood to Marvin and Dorothy Alexander Vinson of Abbeville. He was the grandson of Pete and Martha Vinson of Abbeville and Emma Corley of Greenwood and the late Grady Alexander. Mark was a 1985 graduate...

Margaret Evelyn Uldrick Hess

Margaret Evelyn Uldrick Hess

Dec 21, 2013

Margaret Evelyn Uldrick Hess, 88, resident of Emerald Gardens in Greenwood, SC formerly of 200 Perry St. widow of George Cleo Hess passed away Saturday Dec. 21, 2013 at Emerald Gardens. Born in Abbeville, SC she was a daughter of the late Floyd Uldrick and Donnie McMahan Uldrick. Evelyn was a retired Computer Keypuncher with Milliken Textiles for over 36...

Lois Mccomb Evatt

Lois Mccomb Evatt

Dec 21, 2013

Lois McComb Evatt, 94, of Central, former resident of 1210 Central Rd., Bishop Branch Community of Anderson County, died Saturday, December 21, 2013 at Clemson Downs Healthcare Center. She was the wife of the late Jared Calvin Evatt. She was born in McCormick to the late James and Martha Pettigrew McComb. Mrs. Evatt graduated from Winthrop College and was a...

Evelyn Page Ashley

Evelyn Page Ashley

Dec 19, 2013

Evelyn Page Ashley, 84, of Abbeville, died peacefully on Thursday, December 19, 2013 at the Hospice House in Clinton. She was born in Abbeville to the late Frank L. and Myrtle Edwards Martin, Sr. She was twice married, first to the late Ed Page and then to the late Buddy Ashley. Mrs. Ashley retired after 45 years from the Milliken-Abbeville...

Jimmy Dawson

Jimmy Dawson

Dec 17, 2013

James F. 'Jimmy' Dawson, 52, husband of Cindy Dawson, of Abbeville died Tuesday, December 17, 2013 at Self Regional Medical Center. He was born in Abbeville County to Charles and Carole Hagan Dawson. Jimmy was a 1980 graduate of Abbeville High School and a member of New Hope Presbyterian Church. He had worked at Ingles, BI-LO, Milliken, Lowe's and owned...

Connie  Lee Stone

Connie Lee Stone

Dec 14, 2013

Connie Lee Stone, 65, resident of 106 Morse Ave. passed away Saturday Dec. 14, 2013 Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood, SC.Born in Elberton, Georgia she was a daughter of Laura Yeargin Stone and the late James Marvin Stone.Connie was a homemaker and a member of Abbeville First Baptist Church. She will be most remembered for her kind and loving...

Barbara  Hawthorne Hines

Barbara Hawthorne Hines

Dec 12, 2013

Barbara Carolyn Hawthorne Littlefield Hines, 76, resident of 16 Haynes St. widow of Julian Ray Hines passed away Thursday Dec. 12, 2013 at her home.Born in Chicago, IL she was a daughter of the late Claude Thomas Hawthorne and Ruth Foster Hawthorne.Barbara was twice married first to the late James Tyree Littlefield.Barbara received her BA Degree from The University of...

Dianne L. Traynham

Dianne L. Traynham

Dec 9, 2013

Dianne L. Traynham, 64, of Greenwood, died Monday, Dec. 9, 2013 at her residence. She was born in Greenwood to Dora Robinson Cudd and the late Robert L. McNair. In addition to her father she was preceded in death by two sisters, Lisa Cudd and Tammy Moon. Surviving Ms. Traynham are four daughters, Pamela Wideman and her husband Gerald, Sherri...

Sam F. Smith

Sam F. Smith

Dec 7, 2013

Sam F. Smith, 92, of Abbeville, husband of the late Luena N. Smith, died peacefully on Saturday, December 7, 2013 at the Exalted Health Care and Rehab in Iva. He was born in Oconee County to the late David D. and Tillie Annabelle Jennings Smith. Mr. Smith retired from the Milliken Abbeville Plant after 43 years of service and was...

Edna Scott "Pat" Ware

Edna Scott "Pat" Ware

Dec 7, 2013

Edna (Pat) Scott Ware, 82, of Abbeville, wife of William T. Ware, Sr., went to her home in heaven on Saturday, December 7, 2013. She was born in Abbeville County to the late George E and Pearl Mahaffey Scott. Mrs. Ware was a member of Little Mountain Presbyterian Church. She was a resident of National Health Care in Greenwood where...

Annie Laura Burdette

Annie Laura Burdette

Dec 6, 2013

Annie Laura Burdette, 88, of Parksville, SC, wife of the late Rhett B. Burdette, Sr., died Friday, December 6, 2013. She was born in Anderson County to the late Julian R. and Fannie Mae Smith Mitchell. Mrs. Burdette retired from K-Mart after 10 years and was a member of Parksville Baptist Church. She was a devoted and loving mother, grandmother,...

Emma White McReynolds Youngblood

Emma White McReynolds Youngblood

Dec 6, 2013

Emma Kate McReynolds Youngblood, 87 of Union Grove, the widow of Jim Youngblood, died Friday December 6, 2013 in Greenwood, South Carolina.Born in Union Grove, Alabama, May 10, 1926 she was the daughter of the late James Akin White and Annie Tolitha Buck White. She was in the first graduation class of Union Hill High School and later went on...

Judith Tisdale Young

Judith Tisdale Young

Dec 5, 2013

Judith Tisdale Young, 91, of Abbeville, died Thursday, December 5, 2013 at the Abbeville Nursing Home. She was born in Port Republic, VA to the late Rev. C. M. Pullin and Fannie C. Waid Pullin. Mrs. Young retired from the Abbeville Memorial Hospital was a member of Cold Springs Chapel and a member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary Post 6087....

John "Jack" Leonard Logan

John "Jack" Leonard Logan

Nov 29, 2013

John Leonard Logan, 89, resident of 49 Hidden River Lane husband of Virginia Strickland Logan passed away Friday Nov. 29, 2013 at Self Regional Medical Center. Born in Boise, Idaho he was a son of the late Chester James Logan and Gertrude Tobin Logan. John was a retired Staff Sergeant in the United States Air Force with over 20 years...

Johnny L. Greene

Johnny L. Greene

Nov 26, 2013

Johnny Greene, 65, of 121 Osborne St., passed away on Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at Self Regional Healthcare. He was born in Greenwood, SC on April 1, 1948. Mr. Greene was the son of the late Mosevelt and Eunice Greene. A Memorial Service will be held on Friday, Dec. 6, 2013 at 1:00PM at St. Paul FBH Church, assisting in...

Arvilla "Ann" Hammond

Arvilla "Ann" Hammond

Nov 24, 2013

Arvilla 'Ann' Hammond, 66, of Abbeville died Sunday, November 24, 2013 at the Abbeville Area Medical Center. She was born in Abbeville to the late James Roy Thomas Hammond, Sr. and Maggie Mobley Hammond. Ms. Hammond enjoyed many indoor hobbies including reading, script writing, trivia and working crossword puzzles. She especially loved to watch the hummingbirds from her window at...

Martin  Duran Saylors

Martin Duran Saylors

Nov 24, 2013

Martin Duran Saylors, 81, resident of 41 Flat Rock Rd. husband of Mary Wilson Saylors, passed away Sunday Nov. 24, 2013 at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood, SC. Born in Anderson County SC, he was a son of the late William Herbert Saylors, Sr. and Selma Fisher Saylors. Martin was retired from Owens-Corning Fiberglass with over 37 years of...

Linda  Waters Fleming

Linda Waters Fleming

Nov 19, 2013

Linda Waters Fleming, 73, resident of 830 East Savannah St. passed away Tuesday Nov. 19, 2013 at Heardmont Nursing Center in Elberton, Georgia. Born on Abbeville Co. SC she was a daughter of the late Paul Richard Waters and Maggie Wiles Waters. Linda was a retired textile employee having worked for Rocky River Mills. She was a member of Northside...