Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas

Ruthalee Foster Fink

Ruthalee Foster Fink

Jul 2, 2010

Ruthalee Foster Fink, 79, of Abbeville, died Friday, July 2, 2010 at Self Regional Healthcare. She was born in Kannapolis, NC to the late Augustus P. & Mary Eppie Griffey Foster. Mrs. Fink retired after 25 years with the Field Crest Cannon Mill. She was of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her husband, Earl Fink; a...

Harry G. Salley

Harry G. Salley

Jul 1, 2010

Harry G. Salley, 95, husband of the late Helen W. Salley, died Thursday, July 1, 2010 at the Carlisle Nursing Center in Due West, SC. He was born in Perry, SC on May 17, 1915, the son of the late Rufus & Daisy Roundtree Salley. Mr. Salley served in WWII with the United States Army. He retired from Poe Corporation...

James Okey Cadle Jr.

James Okey Cadle Jr.

Jun 30, 2010

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Marianne Martin Corbosiero

Marianne Martin Corbosiero

Jun 30, 2010

Marianne Martin Corbosiero, 75, of Abbeville, died Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at Self Regional Healthcare. She was born in Winchendon, MA to the late David E. & Mary Sharron Martin, III. She is survived by a son, Captain Mike Corbosiero of Boca Raton, FL; a daughter, Patricia Corbosiero; two sisters, Patricia Martin Siebert and Jackie Martin Robichaud; a brother, Dr....

Laurie J. Fleming

Laurie J. Fleming

Jun 28, 2010

Laurie Jones Fleming, 92, widow of Donnie B. Fleming, passed away peacefully on June 28, 2010 at Self Regional Medical Center following an extended illness. She was the daughter of the late Jehue and Viola McGill Jones. Mrs. Fleming was a life long, dedicated member of Due West Baptist Church and will be remembered as a wonderful mother, grandmother, great-grandmother...

Olin "Head" D. Johnston Henderson

Olin "Head" D. Johnston Henderson

Jun 26, 2010

Olin D. Johnston "Head" Henderson, 74, resident of 215 Ellis Ave husband of LonaRichey Henderson passed away Saturday June 26, 2010 at the Hospice House inGreenwood, SC.Born in Abbeville, SC he was a son of the late Tom F. Henderson and Mary GoingHenderson.Head was a United States Navy veteran. He was a retired employee of Abbeville Countywith the Abbeville Co....

Madge Lee Mcdowell Davis

Madge Lee Mcdowell Davis

Jun 25, 2010

Madge Lee McDowell Davis, 92, of Donalds passed away on Friday, June 25, 2010 at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Nancy and Mike Morris. Mrs. Davis was born on June 11, 1918 on the family farm in Saluda County, SC, the daughter of the late John Wilson and Madge Parkman McDowell. She was a lifelong member of the...

Robert Russell Rutan Rev.

Robert Russell Rutan Rev.

Jun 21, 2010

Rev. Robert Russell "Russ" Rutan, 65, husband of Fran Meyer Rutan, died suddenly on Monday, June 21, 2010 at his residence. He was born in Mobile, Alabama to the late Joseph E. & Elsie Sapp Rutan. Mr. Rutan served in the United States Army during the Korean War. He was a member of Sheppard's Acres Church and was a self-employed...

Carl Rexford Pelfrey Sr.

Carl Rexford Pelfrey Sr.

Jun 19, 2010

Tech Sergeant Carl Rexford Pelfrey, Sr., RET. USAF, 82, of Anderson, formally of Abbeville, died peacefully at the Rainey Hospice House in Anderson on Saturday, June 19, 2010. Mr. Pelfrey was twice married, first to the late Mary Davis Pelfrey and to Betty Jo Grubbs Pelfrey. He was born in Jackson, Kentucky to the late William Roland Pelfrey and Ola...

Alma  Lois Bratcher

Alma Lois Bratcher

Jun 16, 2010

Alma "Lois" Bratcher, 75, resident of # 14 Woodview Apts. passed away peacefully Wednesday at her home with her loving family by her side.She was born in McCormick Co. SC the daughter of the late Hoke Hammond Bratcher and Georgia Boyter Bratcher.She was a textile employee with Bloomsburg Mills for many years. She retired from Hospice of the Upstate in...

Richard  Ross Haldeman

Richard Ross Haldeman

Jun 16, 2010

Richard Ross Haldeman, 46, resident of 221 South Main St., Due West, SC, son of Richard H. And Janice H. Haldeman of Due West, died Wednesday, June 16, at Anderson Medical Center.Born Dec. 9, 1963 in Greenwood, SC, Ross was a graduate of Piedmont Technical College and worked at the Recovery Center in Greenwood and Exxon and Wal-Mart stores in...

Buddy Ray Fellows

Buddy Ray Fellows

Jun 14, 2010

Buddy Ray Fellows, 66, of Abbeville, husband of Judy Davis Fellows, died at his residence on Monday, June 14, 2010. He was the son of the late Lonnie and Lee Fellows. Buddy served in the National Guard for eight years, worked with Monsanto, and worked in the wholesale and retail auction business until his retirement. He was a member of...

Marie Mckenzie Mcdonald

Marie Mckenzie Mcdonald

Jun 12, 2010

Marie McKenzie McDonald, 90, formally of Abbeville, died peacefully on Saturday, June 12, 2010 at the Lowman Home in White Rock, SC. She was born in Abbeville to the late Robert K. and Bernice Henry McKenzie. Mrs. McDonald served her country during WWII in the United States Army Air Forces as a Sergeant Stenographer. She was a member of the...

Dorotha "Dot" Simpson Tollison

Dorotha "Dot" Simpson Tollison

Jun 10, 2010

Dorotha "Dot" Simpson Tollison, 85, formerly of 650 Lake Secession Rd. widow of Allen Leroy Tollison passed away Thursday June 10, 2010 at the home of her daughter Andrea Pike.Born in Abbeville Co. SC she was a daughter of the late Andrew Furman Simpson and Ada Lewis Simpson.She was a retired textile employee with Rocky River Mills. Upon retirement she...

Steven R Siemens

Steven R Siemens

Jun 10, 2010

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Linda Long Saylors

Linda Long Saylors

Jun 1, 2010

Linda Long Saylors, 67, of Abbeville, widow of Wilton T. "Red" Saylors, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family and friends on Tuesday, June 1, 2010 at her residence. She was born in Chester, SC to the late James and Ora Davis Long, Sr. She was a member of Light House Baptist Church. Over the years, Mrs. Saylors and her...

Mary Grace Dansby Ray

Mary Grace Dansby Ray

Jun 1, 2010

Mary Grace Dansby Ray, 77, of Abbeville, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, June 1, 2010 at Self Regional Healthcare in Greenwood. She was born in Troy, SC to the late William Luther & Margaret Woodhurst Dansby. Mrs. Ray retired from the Calvin Klein Manufacturing Company in Abbeville. She was a devoted and active member of Lebanon Presbyterian Church where she...

Donald W. Ray

Donald W. Ray

Jun 1, 2010

Donald W. Ray, 82, of Abbeville, husband of Mary Dansby Ray, passed away on Tuesday, June 1, 2010. Mr. Ray was born in Bowman, GA to the late Thomas Gordon and Ressie Spearman Ray. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran of WWII where he served on the USS Aircraft Carrier the Saipan. Donald retired from the Milliken Abbeville Plant in...

Walter B. "Bud" Asper

Walter B. "Bud" Asper

May 30, 2010

Walter Blaine Asper, also known as "Bud", 86, of Abbeville, SC died Sunday, May 30, 2010 at the Hospice House in Greenwood, SC. He was born in York County, Pennsylvania to the late John Blaine and Grace Erlean Uffleman Asper. During the Great Depression, Bud's parents moved the family to the Allegheny Mountains of Pennsylvania settling in Haneyville, PA. The...

Morty C. Newell

Morty C. Newell

May 29, 2010

Morty C. Newell, 77, of Abbeville, died peacefully surrounded by his family on Saturday, May 29, 2010 at the Abbeville Nursing Home. He was born in Abbeville to the late Andrew B. & Janie Louise Milford Newell. Mr. Newell served in the United States Army and retired from the textile industry. He was a member of the Upper Long Cane...