Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas

Burt P. Claytor

Burt P. Claytor

Oct 30, 2012

Burton 'Burt'A? P. Claytor, 75, of the Savannah Lakes Village, husband of Corky Kunz Claytor, died suddenly on Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at his residence. He was born in Bayard, NE to the late Clyde Harold Claytor and Dorothy Hemphill Claytor. Mr. Claytor served in the U.S. Air Force. He was a member of Good Shepherd Catholic Church and a...

Colleen  Suttles McMahan

Colleen Suttles McMahan

Oct 28, 2012

Colleen Suttles McMahan, 85, resident of 396 Ray McMahan Rd. widow of Ray Duckworth McMahan passed away Sunday Oct. 28, 2012 at Anderson Area Medical Center.Born in Abbeville, SC she was a daughter of the late James L. "Jim" Suttles and Lillie McKee Suttles.Colleen was a retired textile employee having worked for Iva Manufacturing and Flexible Technologies. She was a...

Almeta  Nelson Purdy

Almeta Nelson Purdy

Oct 27, 2012

Almeta Nelson Purdy, 83, resident of 241 Bell Rd. widow of James R. Purdy passed away Saturday Oct. 27, 2012 at her home.Born in Abbeville Co. SC she was a daughter of the late William Nelson and Irene Rousey Nelson.Almeta was a retired supervisor with The Metric Shirt Plant. She was a faithful and loyal member of Rocky River Baptist...

John M. Mcmahan

John M. Mcmahan

Oct 25, 2012

John M. McMahan, 97, of Abbeville, husband of the late Margaret Strickland McMahan, died Thursday, October 25, 2012 at his residence. He was born in Elberton, GA to the late John L. and Cornelia Bell Simpson McMahan. Mr. McMahan retired from Davis & Floyd as a surveyor and inspector. He was a retired veteran of the U.S. Army having served...

Jennie Finley Hilley Purvis

Jennie Finley Hilley Purvis

Oct 24, 2012

Jennie Finley Hilley Purvis, 86, resident of 298 Morris Rd. passed away Wednesday Oct. 24, 2012 at the Hospice House in Greenwood, SC with her loving family by her side. Born in Abbeville, SC she was a daughter of the late Thomas Finley and Margaret Cox Finley. She was twice married first to the late William "Bill" Hilley.Jennie was a...

Ivonne Edwards Wallace

Ivonne Edwards Wallace

Oct 22, 2012

Ivonne Edwards Wallace, 65, born August 12, 1947 in Karlshrue, Germany, peacefully passed away on Monday, October 22, 2012 in Moore, SC. She is survived by her husband, James F. Wallace; son, Frank Wallace; mother, Betty M. Edwards; brother, John H. Edwards, Jr.; three sisters, Mary L. Phillips, Janet A. Edwards, and Marlene Edwards; and many other family members, friends...

Mike Ashley

Mike Ashley

Oct 21, 2012

Mike Ashley, 53, of Abbeville, passed away Sunday, October 21, 2012. He was born in Abbeville to the late John Orr Ashley and Irene Clamp. Mike is survived by three sisters, Judy, Tracy and Sherry. His sisters, as well as his brother-in-law, Ernie; uncle, Pastor Pete Minor; friend, Mitch, and his mother were with him at the time he passed....

Fred V. Peeler

Fred V. Peeler

Oct 20, 2012

Fred V. Peeler, 76, of Abbeville, husband of Nancy E. Guy Peeler, died peacefully on Saturday, October 20, 2012 at Self Regional Medical Center. He was born in Abbeville to the late Claude and Alma Peeler. Mr. Peeler was a member of the Abbeville Presbyterian Church and retired from the CSX Railroad after 40 years. He loved Abbeville and worked...

Lucille  Whitten McCurry

Lucille Whitten McCurry

Oct 19, 2012

Lucille Whitten McCurry, 103, resident of Abbeville Residential Care formerly of 1290 Island Ford Rd. widow of Lloyd B. McCurry passed away Friday Oct. 19, 2012 at Abbeville Area Medical Center. Born in Laurens Co. SC she was a daughter of the late Joseph Whitten and Augusta Scott Whitten. Mrs. Lucille was a retired textile employee having worked for Abbeville...

Rayford A. Simpson

Rayford A. Simpson

Oct 4, 2012

Rev. Dr. Rayford A. Simpson, 78, of Abbeville, died Thursday, October 4, 2012 at Doctors Hospital in Augusta, GA. He was born in Abbeville to the late Roger T. and Euphie King Simpson. Dr. Simpson was twice married, first, to the late Lora Mae Ray Simpson and second, to the late Maggie Weaver Simpson. He received his bachelor's degree from...

George "Ned" Ned Crawford

George "Ned" Ned Crawford

Oct 2, 2012

George "Ned" Crawford, 85, resident of 3451 Keowee Rd. Little River Community passed away Tuesday, October 2, 2012 at Mountain Home Health and Rehab in Hendersonville, NC. Born in Abbeville Co. SC, he was a son of the late Robert E. Crawford and Blanche Pruitt Crawford. Ned was a United States Army veteran having served during WWII. He attended the...

Skip Paul Gray

Skip Paul Gray

Oct 1, 2012

Paul M. 'Skip' Gray, 48, of Abbeville, husband of the late Lee Hagen Gray, died suddenly on Monday, October 1, 2012 at Self Regional Medical Center. He was born in Greenwood to the late James R. and Lynda Bowen Gray. Skip was a nurse at Self Regional for many years until early retirement due to health. He was a member...

Jerry E. Lindsay

Jerry E. Lindsay

Sep 30, 2012

Jerry E. Lindsay, 59, husband of Karen Smith, of the Antreville Community died Sunday, September 30, 2012 at his home. He was born in Abbeville to the late James Cleo Lindsay and Ruth Singleton Lindsay. Mr. Lindsay was of the Baptist faith and was a loving husband, father, grandfather and friend to all. In addition to his parents, he was...

Julian  Ernest Pruitt,  Jr

Julian Ernest Pruitt, Jr

Sep 28, 2012

Julian Ernest Pruitt, Jr., 86, resident of Richard Campbell VA Nursing Care formerly of 25 Pruitt Place widower of Joann Dove Pruitt passed away Friday Sept. 28, 2012 at AnMed Medical Center in Anderson, SC.Born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama he was a son of the late Julian Ernest Pruitt, Sr. and Evelyn Boyd Pruitt.Mr. Pruitt was a US Navy veteran having...

Robert "Rob" Allen Roth,  III

Robert "Rob" Allen Roth, III

Sep 26, 2012

Robert "Rob" Allen Roth III, 42, resident of 1102 N. Main St. formerly of 215 Ingleside Way Greenville, SC passed away Wednesday, September 26, 2012 at the home of his mother Betty Teachey with his loving family by his side.Born in Melbourne, FL, he was the son of Robert Allen Roth, Jr. and Betty Wooten Teachey.Rob attended the University of...

Frank L. Baggett

Frank L. Baggett

Sep 26, 2012

Frank L. Baggett, 90, of Due West, husband of Mabel Ware Baggett, died peacefully on Wednesday, September 26, 2012 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. He was born in Lane, SC to the late Franklin L. and Emmie Brown Baggett, Sr. Mr. Baggett was a graduate of Kingstree High School and proudly served his country with the U.S. Army in...

Elba Arlena Calvert Mclane

Elba Arlena Calvert Mclane

Sep 24, 2012

Elba Arlena Calvert McLane, wife of the late Foster Bradley (Buck) McLane Jr. and beloved mother of Foster, Riley, and Joe McLane, entered her Heavenly rest on Monday, September 24, 2012. She was born July 26, 1914 in Pelzer, SC to the late Joe Ephraim and Julia Hazeltine Young Calvert (Sechrest). She was a longtime and faithful member of the...

Mac Mattox P. Mccalla

Mac Mattox P. Mccalla

Sep 23, 2012

Mattox P. 'Mac' McCalla Jr., 93, of Iva, husband of Evelyn Reaber McCalla, died Sunday, September 23, 2012 at the Rainey Hospice House in Anderson. Mr. McCalla was born in Greenwood, SC to the late Mattox P. And Ella Nickles McCalla,Sr. He was a longtime member of Smyrna United Methodist Church and was also a charter member of the Mt....

Harriette L. Simmons

Harriette L. Simmons

Sep 20, 2012

Harriette L. Simmons, 56, of Due West, wife of Douglas Kirk Simmons, died suddenly on Thursday, September 21, 2012 at her residence. She was born in Cartersville, GA to Eva Nell Woods Davis and the late Harry Keller Cagle. Mrs. Simmons was a member of Southside Baptist Church in Honea Path. She was a wonderful wife, daughter, mother, grandmother and...

Theron Franklin Dixon

Theron Franklin Dixon

Sep 20, 2012

Theron Franklin Dixon, 88, husband of the late Sarah G. Dixon, of Abbeville, died Thursday, September 20, 2012 at the Abbeville Nursing Home. He was born in Anderson to the late James H. Dixon, Sr. and Gertrude Brown Dixon. Mr. Dixon attended Clemson University until he voluntarily joined the United States Army. He served as a medic during WWII having...