Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas

Martha Jones Brown

Martha Jones Brown

Apr 8, 2012

Martha Jones Brown, 76, of Abbeville, went to be with her Lord on Sunday, April 08, 2012 at Self Regional Healthcare. She was born in McCormick to the late James B. Jones, Sr. and Lucille Wiley Jones. Ms. Brown worked for many years at the Abbeville Shirt Makers. In her later years, she was a dedicated caregiver for many people...

William J. "Bill" Adams

William J. "Bill" Adams

Apr 6, 2012

William J. "Bill" Adams, 85, husband of Gloria Teague Adams, of Abbeville, died Friday, April 6, 2012 at AnMed Health in Anderson. He was born in Clinchburg, VA to the late William H. and Jettie Anderson Adams. Mr. Adams retired from the U.S. Army after 27 years of service to his country. He was a dedicated member of Lowndesville Baptist...

Weldon  Gaylord Crider

Weldon Gaylord Crider

Apr 4, 2012

Weldon Gaylord Crider, 62, resident of 24 Scuffy Rd. husband of Susan Cox Crider passed away Wednesday April 4, 2012 at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood, SC. Born in Bertha, MN, he is the son of Louise Hahn Crider and the late Marion Crider. He was a United States Army veteran and retired as a lineman with Cass County...

Brenda Lee O'Quinn Coates

Brenda Lee O'Quinn Coates

Apr 2, 2012

Brenda Lee O'Quinn Coates, 60, of Due West, SC, wife of Billy Coates, died Monday, April 2, 2012 at the Doctors Hospital in Augusta, GA. She was born in Abbeville to the late Robert and Annie Lee Alewine O'Quinn. Mrs. Coates was a 1969 graduate of Dixie High School and a retired cosmetologist. She was a member of Little River...

Bernice  Wilson McAdams

Bernice Wilson McAdams

Mar 28, 2012

Bernice Wilson McAdams, 97, resident of 5171 Hwy. 201, Iva, SC, widow of J.C. McAdams, passed away Wednesday March 28, 2012 at Rainey Hospice House in Anderson, SC.Born in Abbeville, SC, she was a daughter of the late Samuel Joseph Wilson and Addie Cason Wilson.Bernice was a retired bookkeeper with Commercial Loan & Discount for over 20 years. Upon retirement...

Charles  Wendell Hall

Charles Wendell Hall

Mar 26, 2012

Charles Wendell Hall, Sr., 78, resident of 332 Nation Rd. widower of Sarah Phillips Hall passed away Monday March 26, 2012 at his home.Born in Abbeville, SC, he was a son of the late Robert Edward Hall, Sr. and Ernestine Nelson Hall.Charles was a Korean War veteran and a former member of the American Legion Post # 2. He was...

Helen Hedden Black

Helen Hedden Black

Mar 25, 2012

Helen Hedden Black, 103, wife of the late Frank P. Black, formerly of Abbeville, died Sunday, March 25, 2012 in West Columbia, SC. She was born in Pelzer, SC to the late Allen and Frances Long Hedden. Mrs. Black worked for many years at the Abbeville Milliken Plant. She was a member of South Side Baptist Church in Abbeville where...

Jeanne  Helms Carwile

Jeanne Helms Carwile

Mar 23, 2012

Dateline: AbbevilleHeading: Jeanne CarwileJeanne Helms Carwile, 81, resident of 705 Shirley St., Calhoun Falls, SC, formerly of 1750 Hwy 201 Abbeville, SC, passed away Friday, March 23, 2012 at AnMed Center in Anderson, SC. She was the widow of James C. Carwile.Born in Abbeville County, SC, she was the daughter of Elmo & Martha Cook Helms.Jeanne was retired from the...

Lois  Johnson McMurtury

Lois Johnson McMurtury

Mar 23, 2012

Lois Johnson McMurtury, 72, resident of 94 Pinehurst St. wife of C. Fred McMurtury passed away Friday March 23, 2012 at her home.Born Dec. 26, 1939 in Oconee County, she was a daughter of the late Lois Owens and Roy Marion Johnson.She will be affectionately remembered as a wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Surviving in addition to her husband...

Amanda Mae Ella "Mae" Saxon Waldrop

Amanda Mae Ella "Mae" Saxon Waldrop

Mar 21, 2012

Mae Saxon Waldrop, 86, resident of National Health Care in Greenwood, formerly of 107 Parker Street Abbeville, passed away Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at National Health Care. She was the widow of Arthur Lee Waldrop.Born in Elberton, Georgia she was the daughter of the late H.B. Saxon and Lena Scott Saxon.Mae was a retired bookkeeper having worked for many years...

Gene "Brother" Davis

Gene "Brother" Davis

Mar 20, 2012

Gene A. Davis, 65, of Abbeville, died Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. He was born in Abbeville to the late Adrian W. & Fronia Ellenberg Davis. Mr. Davis was employed by Flexible Tubing for 15 years and also worked at Dendy Corner Restaurant and the Village Grill. He was a member of South Side Baptist...

Denise  Frederick McKee

Denise Frederick McKee

Mar 19, 2012

Denise Frederick McKee, age 54, of McDonough, GA died Monday, March 19, 2012. She was born in Abbeville, SC to the late Harry "Bucky" and Martha Bonds Frederick. Mrs. McKee was preceded in death by her sister, Nona Frederick. Denise is survived by her spouse, Ralph McKee; son, Jacob McKee; and four legged friend, Molly of McDonough, GA; mother, Martha...

Rayford E. Moore Sr.

Rayford E. Moore Sr.

Mar 13, 2012

Rayford E. Moore, Sr., 73, husband of the late Juanita C. Moore, died Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. He was born in Abbeville to the late James H. and Maude Lee Alewine Moore. Mr. Moore was a 1958 graduate of Abbeville High School. He retired from the Milliken Abbeville Plant after 40 years of service...

Jacqueline  Graham Cothran

Jacqueline Graham Cothran

Mar 11, 2012

Jacqueline Graham Cothran, 84, resident of 109 Railroad St. Abbeville, widow of James Ansel Cothran, passed away Sunday, March 11, 2012 at her home. Born in Abbeville, SC, she was a daughter of the late John William Graham and Martha "Callie" Jane Pursley Graham. She was twice married, first to the late Samuel R. Campbell.Jacqueline was a retired textile spinner...

Ronnie E. "Coach" Aughtry

Ronnie E. "Coach" Aughtry

Mar 7, 2012

Ronnie E. 'Coach' Aughtry, 75, of Abbeville, husband of Ethel Morgan Aughtry, died Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at MUSC-Charleston. He was born in Greenwood, SC to the late Mack E. & O'Nell Young Aughtry. Coach Aughtry was a 1954 graduate of Greenwood High School where he played for Coach Pinky Babb and the Greenwood Emerald football team. He was inducted...

Martha Martin Hawthorne

Martha Martin Hawthorne

Mar 4, 2012

Martha Martin Hawthorne, 94, of Due West, SC, died on Sunday, March 04, 2012 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. She was born in Abbeville County and was the daughter of the late Andrew C. and Orabelle Martin Hawthorne. Ms. Hawthorne was a member of the Due West ARP Church. She was a graduate of Grady Memorial Hospital School of...

James Evans Wilson Jr.

James Evans Wilson Jr.

Mar 3, 2012

James Evans Wilson, Jr., 57, of Hodges, died Saturday, March 3, 2012 at his residence. He was born in Abbeville, SC to the late James E. & Sarah Smith Wilson. Jim will be remembered as a loving and loyal family man. Surviving Mr. Wilson is his daughter Tonya W. Hensley and her husband Curtis of Hodges; a son, Michael Bontrager...

Bobbie Finley Carnes

Bobbie Finley Carnes

Mar 3, 2012

Bobbie Finley Carnes, 71, of Iva, died Saturday, March 3, 2012 at the Rainey Hospice House in Anderson. She was born in Liberty, SC to the late Devoe and Myrtie T. Finley. Mrs. Carnes was a member of First Creek Baptist Church where she taught Sunday School for many years. She retired after 20 years of dedicated service from Orian...

Robert H. "Bob" Langley

Robert H. "Bob" Langley

Mar 3, 2012

Robert H. 'Bob' Langley, 81, of Abbeville, husband of Sara Scott Langley, died peacefully at his residence on Saturday, March 03, 2012. He was born in Ware Shoals, SC to the late James and Virginia Bosler Langley. Mr. Langley was a member of Warrington Presbyterian Church and had served in the S.C. National Guard Army for 12 years. He was...

William Mack Smith

William Mack Smith

Feb 20, 2012

William M. "Bill" Smith, 60, of Due West, died on Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at his residence. He was born in Cedartown, GA to Robert E. Smith and the late Margaret Robinson Smith. Mr. Smith was a graduate of Erskine College and retired from the SC Highway Department. The below editorial from the Anderson Independent best represents Mr. Smith: My...