Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas

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...

Kyle  Harvey Lansing

Kyle Harvey Lansing

Feb 19, 2012

Kyle Lansing, 51, resident of 1427 Hwy. 28 North Abbeville, passed away Sunday, February 19, 2012 at Anderson Area Medical Center in Anderson, South Carolina.Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, he was a son of Harvey James Lansing and the late Elaine Swiss Sassi Lansing.Kyle worked in the construction industry as a precision millwright and was also of the Methodist...

Christene Prince "Chris" Waldrop

Christene Prince "Chris" Waldrop

Feb 15, 2012

Christene "Chris" Prince Waldrop, 82, of Abbeville, died Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at Self Regional Healthcare. She was born in Alcorn County, Mississippi to the late Raymon & Ada Parson Gurley. Mrs. Prince-Waldrop was a member of Grace United Methodist Church. She was a long time member of the Mt. Carmel Yacht Club and the Abbeville Cotillion Club. Mrs. Prince-Waldrop...

Molly J. Mccurry

Molly J. Mccurry

Feb 14, 2012

Molly J. McCurry, 78, of Abbeville, wife of Bobby L. McCurry, died Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at Self Regional HealthCare. She was born in Abbeville to late Edgar & Ione Beauford Burdette. Mrs. McCurry was of the Presbyterian faith. She retired from two former local restaurants, the Belmont Hotel and Dendy Corner, as a chef. Mrs. McCurry was widely known...

Mary Harrington Steele

Mary Harrington Steele

Feb 10, 2012

Mary Harrington Steele, 97, of Due West, S.C. passed away Friday, February 10, 2012 at the Carlisle Nursing Center. Mrs. Steele was born in Lee County, N.C., the daughter of Raymond and Dora Bell Black Harrington. Educated in Lee County schools in Sanford, N.C., she was a graduate of Elon College and Florida Southern College. She taught school in North...

Edith Margaret "Margaret" McMellon Timms

Edith Margaret "Margaret" McMellon Timms

Feb 9, 2012

Margaret McMellon Timms, 91, resident of 1033 Kay Rd. passed away Thursday at Petra Nursing Center in McCormick, SC.She was the widow of Wilborn Augustus "WA" Timms, Sr. and the daughter of the late William Thomas "WT" and Lillie Althea Bradberry McMelon.She was a former seamstress with the Abbeville Shirt Plant and formerly attended Gilgal United Methodist Church.Survivors include 5...