Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas

W. Rayford Strawhorne

W. Rayford Strawhorne

Aug 7, 2013

W. Rayford Strawhorne, 93, husband of the late Rebecca Fleming Strawhorne, died peacefully on Wednesday, August 7, 2013 at NHC in Greenwood. He was born in Abbeville County to the late Lemuel M. and Janie Sharpe Strawhorn. Mr. Strawhorne served in the U.S. Army and was a WWII veteran. He was the oldest member of Little Mountain Presbyterian Church and...

Carolyn Anne Bullock

Carolyn Anne Bullock

Aug 6, 2013

Carolyn Anne Bullock, 76, of 3621 Old Calhoun Falls Road, died Tuesday, August 6, 2013 at the Abbeville Nursing Home. Before making her home in Abbeville, she served law enforcement as a correctional officer. Mrs. Bullock was preceded in death by her husband and parents. She is survived by many friends, including Sarah 'Sally' L. Holderness who was cherished for...

Caroline  Black Mabry

Caroline Black Mabry

Aug 2, 2013

Elizabeth Caroline Black Mabry, 92, resident of 54 Seminole Drive Simpsonville, formerly of 401 Orange Street Abbeville, widow of James Rivers Mabry, Sr. passed away Friday Aug. 2, 2013 at the home of her daughter and caregiver after an extended illness.Born in Chicago, IL she was a daughter of the late Thomas Franklin Black and Annie Cochran Black.Caroline was a...

Rebecca Fleming "Becky" Strawhorne

Rebecca Fleming "Becky" Strawhorne

Aug 1, 2013

Rebecca 'Becky' Fleming Strawhorne, 91, wife of William 'Rayford' Strawhorne, of Abbeville died Thursday, August 1, 2013 at NHC in Greenwood. She was born in Abbeville County to the late Clyde and Eunice Campbell Fleming. Mrs. Strawhorne was a lifelong member of Little Mountain Presbyterian Church and will be remembered as a loving wife, sister and aunt to her many...

Ruby Holcomb Crook

Ruby Holcomb Crook

Jul 27, 2013

Ruby Holcomb Crook, 83, wife of the late Calvin L. Crook, of Abbeville died Saturday, July 27, 2013 at Exalted Health and Rehab in Iva. She was born in Lincolnton, GA to the late Jefferson B. and Fannie Mae Barrett Holcomb. Mrs. Crook worked in textiles for many years and was a member of the Congregational Holiness Church in Abbeville....

Carol Anne Chrisley

Carol Anne Chrisley

Jul 27, 2013

Carol Anne Chrisley, 68, wife of Tony Chrisley, of Calhoun Falls died Saturday, July 27, 2013 at Petra Health and Rehab in McCormick. She was born in Manhattan, Lower East Side, NY to Helen Lengel Kuruc and the late Gus Kuruc. Mrs. Chrisley served 20 years with Abbeville County as Clerk to Council. She was a member of the Calhoun...

Roger Leslie "Bush" Bouchillon Sr.

Roger Leslie "Bush" Bouchillon Sr.

Jul 20, 2013

Roger Leslie "Bush" Bouchillon, 93, of Greenville, died Saturday, July 20, 2013 at the St. Francis Eastside Hospital. He was born in Abbeville, SC to the late Lee Junot & Frances Mae Campbell Bouchillon. Mr. Bouchillon attended Calhoun Falls High School and furthered his education through the military and beyond. Later in life he was known as a Civil War...

Mary Jane Alexander Rosser

Mary Jane Alexander Rosser

Jul 20, 2013

Mary Jane Alexander Rosser, 72, resident of 80 Alexander Dr. wife of J.C. Rosser passed away Saturday July 20, 2013 at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood, SC. Married 55 years to J.C. Rosser, Jr. She was born September 22, 1940 in Lowndesville, SC, to the late George P. and Janie Waters Alexander. Mary Jane joined Upper Long Cane Presbyterian...

Barbara  Bradberry Timmerman

Barbara Bradberry Timmerman

Jul 19, 2013

Barbara Bradberry Timmerman, 82, resident of 8 N. Greenwood Ave. Ext. widow of Rufus Edwin "Boggie" Timmerman, Sr. passed away Friday July 19, 2013 at her home.Born in Greenwood, SC she was a daughter of the late Robert Ed Bradberry and Cecil Ayers Bradberry.Barbara was a retired textile employee having worked for Bloomsburg and Greenwood Mills and Tasco Industries. She...

Patricia Jane Macmeeken

Patricia Jane Macmeeken

Jul 15, 2013

Patricia Jane MacMeeken, 76, of Abbeville, wife of the late Bruce J. MacMeeken, died Monday, July 15, 2013 at her residence. She was born in Toronto, Canada to the late Gordon B. and Thelma Jane Williams Ainsworth. Mrs. MacMeeken was a former CNA having worked with home health. She was of the Baptist faith and will be missed by her...

Barbara H. Angstadt

Barbara H. Angstadt

Jul 14, 2013

Barbara H. Angstadt, 67, wife of Charles H. Angstadt, III, of Savannah Lakes Village, McCormick died Sunday, July 14, 2013 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. She was born in Bridgeport, CT to the late Paul and Elizabeth Mattoon Hetzel. Mrs. Angstadt worked many years as a tax preparer for H&R Block. She and her husband were members of the...

Alice Stafford Berry

Alice Stafford Berry

Jul 11, 2013

Alice Stafford Berry, 88, of Abbeville, SC, went home to be with her Lord on July 11, 2013 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. Alice was preceded in death by her husband, Jack Berry, to whom she was a devoted wife for 48 years. Mrs. Berry was born in Opelousas, LA to the late Thomas Lesley and Pearl Fowler Stafford....

Lula Belle Busby Smith

Lula Belle Busby Smith

Jul 10, 2013

Lula Belle Busby Smith, 89, resident of 900 South Main St. widow of L. C. Smith died Wednesday, July 10, 2013 at Hospice of the Piedmont.Born in Anderson, SC, she was a daughter of the late James "Jim" H. Busby and Ida Smith Busby.She was a retired textile worker, having worked many years with Milliken and was of the Baptist...

Richard  Murray Thrower

Richard Murray Thrower

Jul 7, 2013

Richard Murray Thrower, 62, resident of 107 Oakwood Lane husband of Claire Thrower passed away Sunday June 7, 2013 at the Hospice House in Greenwood, SC. Born in Memphis, TN he was a son of the late Rev. Woodrow Thrower and Margaret Murray Thrower. Richard was a self-employed contractor. He was an avid outdoorsman and loved gardening. He was a...

George  Leon Peacon,  III

George Leon Peacon, III

Jul 6, 2013

George Leon Peacon III, 72, resident of 62 Peacon Lane husband of Mary Peacon passed away Saturday July 6, 2013 at Anderson Area Medical Center.Born in Miami, Florida he was a son of the late George Leon Peacon, Jr. and AdaMilligan Peacon.George was a retired Commercial Pilot with Eastern Airlines. He was a United StatesArmy veteran having served in Vietnam...

Mary Campbell "Patsy" Singleton

Mary Campbell "Patsy" Singleton

Jul 5, 2013

Mary 'Patsy' Campbell Singleton, 72, wife of the late Donnie Singleton, of Abbeville died Friday, July 5, 2013 at her home. She was born in Abbeville County to the late George and Hazel Edwards Campbell. Mrs. Singleton was a member of the Abbeville Congregational Holiness Church. In addition to her husband and parents, Mrs. Singleton was preceded in death by...

Dr. Robert Smith Clarke,  Jr

Dr. Robert Smith Clarke, Jr

Jul 5, 2013

Dr. Robert Smith Clarke, Jr., 92, of Due West, specialist in Internal Medicine, died July 5, 2013 in Abbeville. He served his nation in World War II as a combat marine and continued serving the people of Kentucky and South Carolina for more than half a century as a family physician, college physician, and cardiologist.The longtime Due West, Erskine College,...

Francine 'Big Mama' Campbell Thompson

Francine 'Big Mama' Campbell Thompson

Jul 4, 2013

Francine Campbell Thompson, 90, wife of the late Doug Thompson, of Abbeville died Thursday, July 4, 2013 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. She was born in Abbeville County to the late Knox A. and Elizabeth Simpson Campbell. Mrs. Thompson was an accomplished seamstress and was a member of Bells United Methodist Church. In addition to her husband and parents,...

Erskine  Grier Uldrick,  Jr

Erskine Grier Uldrick, Jr

Jun 30, 2013

Erskine "Grier" Uldrick, Jr., 85, resident of 3027 Hwy. 201 passed away Sunday June 30, 2013 at Anderson Area Medical Center.Born in Dewey Rose, Georgia, he was a son of the late Erskine Grier Uldrick and Fanny Mae Clark Uldrick.Grier was a 1945 graduate of Greenville High School. He was a United States Army veteran of World War II. Grier...

Michael  "Jolly" Whiten

Michael "Jolly" Whiten

Jun 24, 2013

Michael A. "Jolly" Whiten, 64, passed away Monday June 24, 2013 at the Hospice House in Greenwood, SC.Survivors include, 2 brothers Billy Whiten (Sue) of Greenville, SC and Dale Whiten (Claudia) of Abbeville, SC; a number of nieces and nephews.Private family services will be conducted Saturday June 29, 2013 at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens.The family request flowers be omitted and...