Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas

Jan 2, 2024

 

Sanford Wallace Gray, 79, of Abbeville, husband of Melinda Clark Gray, died Tuesday, January 2, 2024, at Piedmont Augusta Hospital.  He was born in Abbeville to the late James Wallace and Margaret McKee Gray.

 

Sanford graduated from Abbeville High School, a proud member of the Class of 1963.  Devoted to serving his country, he enlisted in the United...

Jan 2, 2024

 

Anita Fuchs Less, 93, of Abbeville, died Tuesday, January 2, 2024 at the Abbeville Nursing Home. She was born in Lodz, Poland to the late Karl and Else Kulisch Fuchs.

 

Mrs. Less was the last surviving member of her immediate family.

 

In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by her...

Jan 2, 2024

Jan 2, 2024

Denice Myers, 67, of Calhoun Falls, wife of Johnny ‘Oscar’ Myers, died Tuesday, January 2, 2024, at the Rainey Hospice House in Anderson.  She was born November 25, 1956 in Calhoun Falls to the late Larry B. and Virginia Neely Chrisley.

 

Denice graduated from Calhoun Falls High School, Class of 1975.  Following graduation she embarked on a career as...

Dec 28, 2023

Bobby Williams, 79, of the Nation Community, husband of Shirley Brock Williams, died Thursday, December 28, 2023, at the Rainey Hospice House in Anderson.  He was born in Abbeville to the late Joe L. Williams and Louise Rice Williams.

 

Bobby attended Abbeville County schools.  He was employed with Lake Russell Bait and Tackle in Lowndesville for many years.  Bobby...

Dec 27, 2023

Sue  E. McCoy, 80, of St. Helena Island, SC, wife of Randall McCoy, died Wednesday, December 27, 2023 in Abbeville, SC.  She was born in Van Wert, OH to the late Robert Sterling and Margaret Agler Sterling.

 

Sue graduated from Lincolnview High School in Middle Point, OH.  She loved her family, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren who put the...

Dec 25, 2023

Esther F. Milliron, 86, of the Savannah Lakes Village, wife of Lawrence A. Milliron, died Monday, December 25, 2023, at her residence.  Arrangements are being handled by Harris Funeral Home & Cremation Services of Abbeville.

Dec 23, 2023

Myra Payne Peterson, 96, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 23, 2023. She was born on September 22, 1927, in Birmingham, AL, the daughter of the late Rev. L. G. Payne and Cora Rogers Payne. Myra lived a short time in Blackville, SC, Columbia, SC and Bowling Green, KY, before moving to Jacksonville, FL, which was...

Dec 22, 2023

Julia Drennan Long, age 79, of McCormick, SC, wife of George Wallace Long, Jr., passed away on Friday, December 22, 2023, at Self Regional Healthcare.  She was born in Erwin, NC to the late Clifton Henderson Drennan and Blanche Quick Drennan.

Julia was a graduate of McCormick High School, class of 1962.  She then attended Columbia College where she earned...

Dec 22, 2023

Allan W. Lang, 75, of McCormick, husband of Brenda A. Nathewitch Lang, died Friday, December 22, 2023, at the Hospice House in Greenwood.  He was born in Baltimore, MD to the late Raymond and Dorothy Myers Lang.

 

Allan was a graduate of Maryland University.  He proudly served  his country as a veteran of the Coast Guard.  Allan embarked on...

Dec 20, 2023

Marion ‘Mishie’ Ware Small Bacot died peacefully on December 20 at the Hospice House in Greenwood.  She was the daughter of the late Robert Arnold Small and Martha Ware Pitts Small.  Mishie grew up in Columbia, South Carolina, attended Columbia city schools, and graduated from Dreher High School in 1961.  She earned an associate's degree from Winthrop in 1963. She...

Dec 19, 2023

Todd Wall, 51, of Calhoun Falls, died Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at Self Regional Healthcare. Harris Funeral Home & Cremation Services of Abbeville is assisting the Wall family.

Dec 18, 2023

James H. ‘Jimmy’ Simmons, 80, of Donalds, husband of Dorothy Brown Simmons, passed away on Monday, December 18, 2023, at the Hospice House in Greenwood. He was born in Abbeville to the late William and Callie Bundrick Simmons.

Mr. Simmons attended Dixie High School and retired from Monsanto after 30 years of dedicated service. Spending time with his family,...

Dec 17, 2023

Patricia ‘Pat’ Clark Vernon, 83, of Columbia, SC, went home to be with the Lord Sunday, December 17, 2023, at the Lexington Medical Center.  Born in Anderson, SC, December 1, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Cecil H. Clark and Theresa Ruth Derrick Clark.  Pat was a resident of The Heritage at Lowman in Chapin, SC.

 

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Dec 7, 2023

Calvin K. Grier, 90, of Due West, widower of Louise Osborne Grier, died Thursday, December 7, 2023 at The Renaissance.  Born in Louisville, KY to Joseph Lee Grier and Ruth Morrison Grier.

 

A 1955 graduate of Erskine College, Mr. Grier was employed with Sears Roebuck & Co. in Atlanta, GA and New Orleans, LA.  He honorably served his country...

Dec 7, 2023

Stella ‘Louise’ Fain, 75, of Abbeville, died Thursday, December 7, 2023, at her residence surrounded by her loved ones.  She was born August 10, 1948, in Greenwood to the late Henry Newman and Ernestine Wilson Fain.

 

Louise graduated from Greenwood High School and retired from Flexible Technologies after 32 years of dedicated service.  She enjoyed tending her many plants...

Dec 4, 2023

 

Alvin Lee Clark, 85, of the Savannah Lakes Community, husband of the late Joanna ‘Annie’ Clark, died Monday, December 4, 2023, at Self Regional Healthcare.  He was born in Lenox, TN to the late Orland and Lillie Davis Clark.

 

Mr. Clark honorably served his country in the U.S. Naval Reserves.  A retired pipe fitter and member of the...

Nov 23, 2023

Nov 20, 2023

Kathy Y. Land Purser, 68, of Calhoun Falls, wife of the late Ernie R. Purser, died Monday, November 20, 2023, at Self Regional Healthcare.  She was born in Abbeville to the late George and Mildred Jordan Land.

Kathy attended Calhoun Falls High School and Piedmont Tech where she studied textile engineering.  She was employed as a machine operator with Mohawk...

Nov 16, 2023

Dorris Virginia Tynsky, 89, passed away in the early morning hours of November 16, 2023, after a lengthy pulmonary illness.

She was born in Jackson County, Georgia, and reared in Abbeville, SC. Directly after high school, she joined the United States Air Force. Her first assignment was Ruislip Air Force Base near London, England. She worked in Public Relations...