Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas

Susannah Troyer Bontrager

Susannah Troyer Bontrager

Sep 22, 2010

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James Earl Davis Sr.

James Earl Davis Sr.

Sep 20, 2010

James Earl Davis Sr., "AKA Old Dog, Sparky and Pop", of Donalds, SC, died Monday afternoon, September 20, 2010, at the family home at age 58. James Earl was born at Abbeville Hospital on October 19, 1951, the son of the late John R. and Madge Lee McDowell Davis. He attended Dixie High School. James Earl served his country by...

Laureese  Ashley Martin

Laureese Ashley Martin

Sep 20, 2010

Laureese Ashley Martin, 53, resident of 265 Hwy. 185 South Donalds, SC, wife of Tony Wayne Martin, passed away Monday Sept. 20, 2010 at Oakmont Nursing Home in Greenville, SC.Born in Anderson, SC, she was a daughter of the late Thomas Reese Ashley and Laura Elizabeth Winn Ashley.She was the former owner and operator of the Due West Café. She...

Constance Marie Pollack

Constance Marie Pollack

Sep 19, 2010

Constance Marie Pollack, 57, of Abbeville, formally of Dover, NJ, died at her residence on Sunday, September 19, 2010. She was born in Brooklyn, NY to the late Carl & Christina Ross Lori, Sr. Ms. Pollack was of the catholic faith and had been attending Abbeville First Baptist Church. She is survived by her son, Gerhardt Spurr and his wife...

Grace Prudence "Prue" Simpson Williams

Grace Prudence "Prue" Simpson Williams

Sep 18, 2010

Prudence "Prue" Simpson Williams, 95, resident of 205 Sunset Drive Abbeville, widow of Edward "Eddie" Eugene Williams, Sr. , passed away Saturday Sept. 18, 2010 at her home.Born in Abbeville, SC, she was a daughter of the late Gerdie Simpson and Nettie Fisher Simpson.She was a retired seamstress with the Abbeville Shirt plant and was a member of Mt. Bethel...

Jerry  L. Loner

Jerry L. Loner

Sep 18, 2010

Jerry L. Loner, 68, of New Orleans, LA, died peacefully at his residence on Saturday, Sept. 18, 2010. He was the son of the late Henry M. and Julia Mae Wells Loner of the Level Land Community.He is survived by a brother, James L. (Buck) Loner and his wife Frances of the Level Land Community; a sister Bertie Mae Hagen...

George  Washington Harrison

George Washington Harrison

Sep 15, 2010

Rev. George Washington Harrison, 83, resident of 66 Harrison Rd. Abbeville, husband of Verbielee Argo Harrison, went to be with his Lord Wednesday Sept. 15, 2010 at his passing in the Hospice House in Greenwood, SC.Born in Aiken, SC, he was a son of the late Benjamin A. Harrison and Etta Williams Harrison.He was a United States Navy veteran having...

Thomas E. "Genieboy" Tiller

Thomas E. "Genieboy" Tiller

Sep 13, 2010

Thomas E. "Genieboy" Tiller, 58, of Abbeville, died Monday, September 13, 2010 at his residence. He was born in Abbeville, SC to Mary Henderson Tiller and the late Howard W. Tiller, Sr. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by a brother, Robert W. Tiller. Mr. Tiller is survived by his mother of the home; a daughter,...

Tammie  Weeks Gates

Tammie Weeks Gates

Sep 13, 2010

Tammie Weeks Gates, 66, resident of 112 Vienna St. passed away Monday Sept. 13, 2010 at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood, SC.Born in Greenwood, SC she was a daughter of the late Samuel Boyce Weeks and Leta Bell Reece Weeks.She was a former manager of the Salvation Army Store and a retired homemaker. She was also a member of...

Viola  Burdette Graham

Viola Burdette Graham

Sep 13, 2010

Viola Burdette Graham, 85, resident of 657 Sharon Church Rd. widow of James William Graham passed away Monday Sept. 13, 2010 at Abbeville Nursing Home.Born in Abbeville Co. SC, she was a daughter of the late Ed Burdette and Ione Bufford Burdette.She was a former employee of Rocky River Mills and was a retired homemaker. She was a faithful member...

Jean  Simpson Boyd

Jean Simpson Boyd

Sep 12, 2010

Claudia "Jean" Simpson Boyd, 79, formerly of 1403 Grenville St. widow of Victor Boyd died Sunday Sept. 12, 2010 at the Earl Hadlow Center in Jacksonville, FL. Born in Anderson, SC she was a daughter of the late William Harmon Simpson and Myrtle Stewart Simpson. She was a retired homemaker and was a former member of First Creek Baptist Church....

Linda Diane Copelan Godfrey

Linda Diane Copelan Godfrey

Sep 8, 2010

Linda Diane Copelan Godfrey, 58, of Abbeville, wife of James R. Godfrey, died peacefully surrounded by her family on Wednesday, September 8, 2010 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. She was born in Anderson, SC to Edna Langston McKenzie and James Copelan. Mrs. Godfrey was of the Baptist faith and a former member of the Eastern Star. She is survived...

Hester M. Abbuhl

Hester M. Abbuhl

Sep 4, 2010

HESTER McCLYMONDS AILES ABBUHL, 70, passed quietly at home with family and friends in Northport, Maine on September 4th after a brief illness. Hester was born on April 28, 1940 in Morgantown, WV to Helen Wales and Stephen Ailes. Hester was raised in Bethesda, MD where she graduated from Holten Arms School. She attended Wells College in Aurora, NY as...

Oscar Stevenson

Oscar Stevenson

Sep 1, 2010

Oscar Stevenson, 83, husband of the late Willie May Ray Stevenson, died Wednesday, September 01, 2010 at Anmed Health Medical Center. He was born in Homestead, Florida to the late James T. Stevenson and Annie Little Stevenson. Mr. Stevenson was a member of Abbeville Congregational Holiness Church. He was retired from Abbeville Milliken Plan after sixty-two years of dedicated service....

Randall  Ladon Stone

Randall Ladon Stone

Aug 30, 2010

Randall Ladon Stone, 60, of Hwy. 34 Ninety Six, formerly of Abbeville, SC, passed away Monday, Aug. 30, 2010 at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood, SC. Born in Elberton, Georgia, he was a son of Laura Frances Yeargin Stone and the late James Marvin Stone.He was a United States Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War. He was formerly...

Georgia Adell Keasler Burriss

Georgia Adell Keasler Burriss

Aug 27, 2010

Georgia Adell Keasler Burriss, 89, resident of 102 Calhoun St. Abbeville, SC, widow of James Claude Burriss, passed away Friday Aug. 27, 2010 at Laurens County Hospital.Born in Sandy Springs, SC, she was a daughter of the late George McDuff Keasler and Ada Campbell Keasler.She was a graduate of Erskine College class of 1961 with a degree in Education. She...

Evelyn S. Norris

Evelyn S. Norris

Aug 17, 2010

Evelyn S. Norris, 88, of Abbeville, wife of the late Andrew Leon Norris, went home to be with her Lord on August 17, 2010 at Summit Hills Assisted Living, Spartanburg, SC. She was the daughter of the late William Clifton and Margaret Louise Sharpton. Mrs. Norris was a member of the First Baptist Church of Abbeville and retired from Bank...

Harper "Steve" Stevenson Hagen

Harper "Steve" Stevenson Hagen

Aug 17, 2010

Harper Stevenson "Steve" Hagen III, 63, resident of 108 Kensington Dr. husband of Linda Bond Hagen passed away Tuesday Aug. 17, 2010 at his home.He was born July 13, 1947, a son of Harper Stevenson Hagen, Jr. and Mary Alice Boyd Hagen.Steve was a graduate of Abbeville High School and Erskine College Class of 1969. He also served in the...

Larry J Cato

Larry J Cato

Aug 14, 2010

Larry J. Cato, 67, of Abbeville, husband of Jean Baggett Cato, died peacefully on Saturday, August 14, 2010 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. He was born in Thomaston, GA to the late Henry G. Cato and Mary Belle Moore Parker. Mr. Cato was a loyal patriot, having served in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War. He...

Paul  Herbert Ericksen

Paul Herbert Ericksen

Aug 14, 2010

Paul Herbert Ericksen, 89, resident of 88 Noble Drive, died Saturday, Aug. 14, 2010 at Hospice of the Piedmont in Greenwood, SC. He was born Nov. 30, 1920 in Brooklyn, N.Y., a son of the late Einar and Agnes Olsen Ericksen.He attended Georgia Tech and graduated from Auburn University in 1947. He worked for Hercules Powder Co. and later for...