Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas

Thomas F. Crawford

Thomas F. Crawford

Apr 25, 2010

Thomas F. Tommy Crawford, 78, of Abbeville died Sunday, April 25, 2010 at Rainey Hospice House in Anderson, SC. Tommy was born in Abbeville, SC on July 29, 1931 to the late William Thomas and Mary Reid Crawford. Mr. Crawford was retired from Pirelli with 37 years of service. He was a member of Little Mountain Presbyterian Church and was...

Inez Scott Stone

Inez Scott Stone

Apr 24, 2010

Inez Scott Stone, 83, of Abbeville, widow of Lowry S. Stone, passed away Saturday, April 24, 2010 at Abbeville Area Medical Center. She was born in Abbeville County to the late George Emmett and Pearl MaHaffey Scott. Mrs. Stone was a member of Upper Long Cane Presbyterian Church. She was preceded in death by three brothers, Emmett Scott, William H....

Blanche Cox Ferguson

Blanche Cox Ferguson

Apr 24, 2010

Blanche Cox Ferguson, 91, passed away on April 24, 2010 at the McCall Hospice House in Simpsonville, SC. Blanche was born in Abbeville, SC on June 1, 1918. She grew up and lived in Abbeville until 2001 when she moved to Covenant Way in Due West, SC. Blanche graduated from Abbeville High School and attended business school in Greenwood, SC....

Victor "Vic" Ernest Boyd

Victor "Vic" Ernest Boyd

Apr 23, 2010

Victor "Vic" Ernest Boyd, 90, resident of Coastal Manor Nursing Home husband of Jean Simpson Boyd died Friday April 23, 2010 at Hospice House in Savannah, Georgia.Born in Abbeville SC he was a son of the late E.L. Boyd and Lilly Poore Boyd.Mr. Boyd was a retired conductor with the CSX Railroad with over 40 years of service. He was...

Janice Maclyn Prince Hamilton

Janice Maclyn Prince Hamilton

Apr 21, 2010

Janice Prince Hamilton, 98, widow of Lt. Col. George Bruce Hamilton, died April 21, 2010 at the home of her daughter, Dr. Janice H. Halderman, where she has lived for the past 10 years.Mrs. Hamilton was born August 24, 1911, in Tampa Florida, to Richard M. and Elmina Coe Thompson Prince. She lived in Tampa until her husband was called...

William "Bill" Harold Evans

William "Bill" Harold Evans

Apr 19, 2010

William "Bill" Harold Evans, 82, resident of 222 Hwy. 72 husband of Lillian Bradley Evans passed away Monday April 19, 2010 at Hospice of the Piedmont Hospice House in Greenwood, SC.Born in Spartanburg, SC he was a son of the late Charles Gary Evans an Eula Brown Evans.He was a United States Navy veteran having served during World War II....

Joan Brooks Sawyer

Joan Brooks Sawyer

Apr 16, 2010

Joan Brooks Sawyer of Abbeville passed away Friday, April 16, 2010 at the Saluda Nursing Center after courageously fighting a long illness. Born and raised in Winnsboro, SC she was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph Alexis Brooks and Marion Center Brooks of Fairfield County. Surviving Mrs. Sawyer is her husband of 59 years, William "Buz" Black Sawyer; three...

Janice Dickey Ivester Davis

Janice Dickey Ivester Davis

Apr 16, 2010

Janice Melinda Dickey Davis, 73, of Abbeville, wife of Paul Davis, entered into rest on Friday, April 16, 2010 at the Carlisle Nursing Home in Due West. Mrs. Davis was born November 30, 1936 in Great Falls SC, the daughter of the late William David "W.D." and Lila Edwards Dickey. She graduated Great Falls High School in 1954 and attended...

Robbie Ann Ashley

Robbie Ann Ashley

Apr 10, 2010

Robbie Ann South Ashley, 59, of Abbeville, died suddenly at her residence on Saturday, April 10, 2010. She was born in Abbeville to the late Robert F. & Almena Edwards South. Ms. Ashley was a graduate of Abbeville High School Class of 1968 and a former employee with Flexible Technologies in Abbeville. She was a member of the Abbeville First...

James D. Strawhorn

James D. Strawhorn

Apr 8, 2010

James D. Strawhorn, 74, of Abbeville, husband of Leila Bowie Campbell Strawhorn, died peacefully at his residence on Thursday, April 8, 2010 surrounded by his family. He was born in Abbeville, SC to the late Thomas Edward & Nellie Carrington Strawhorn. Mr. Strawhorn was a 1953 graduate of Abbeville High School and retired from the Seaboard Coastline (CSX) Railroad after...

George  Richard Blesedell

George Richard Blesedell

Apr 4, 2010

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Robert "Bobby" Lewis Turman

Robert "Bobby" Lewis Turman

Mar 24, 2010

Robert Lewis "Bobby" Turman, 78, resident of 99 Pinehurst St. husband of Emma Gordon Turman passed away peacefully March 24, 2010 at his home with his loving family by his side.Born in Abbeville Co. SC he was a son of the late Capus Turman and Lucille Dunlap Turman.Bobby was a US Army veteran having served during the Korean Conflict. He...

William "Bill" Ware

William "Bill" Ware

Mar 19, 2010

William T. "Bill" Ware, 56, of Abbeville, died Friday, March 19, 2010 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. He was born in Abbeville County to William T. & Edna "Pat" Scott Ware. Mr. Ware was a 1971 graduate of Abbeville High School and a 1975 graduate of Clemson University. He was a retired professor with Piedmont Technical College in the...

William "Pete" Turner King

William "Pete" Turner King

Mar 18, 2010

William Turner "Pete" King, Sr., 89, resident of 720 Old Vienna Rd. husband of Oveline Stewart King passed away peacefully Thursday March 18, 2010 at The Hospice House in Greenwood, SC with his loving family by his side.Born in Abbeville Co. SC he was the son of the late Albert Henry King and Maggie Turner King.Mr. Pete was a United...

Ann G Ellis

Ann G Ellis

Mar 17, 2010

Ann G. Ellis, 62, of Abbeville, wife of Rayford Ellis, died suddenly on Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at the Abbeville Area Medical Center. She was born in Clinton, SC to the late W. Leon & Juanita Sims Glen. Mrs. Ellis was a devoted member of Congregational Holiness Church and will be remembered as a loving, wife, mother and grandmother. Mrs....

Allen  Pruitt Crawford

Allen Pruitt Crawford

Mar 17, 2010

Allen Pruitt Crawford, 95, of The Maples, died March 17, 2010. Son of Robert and Blanche Pruitt Crawford, he is survived by a sister, three brothers, three nieces and eight nephews. Graduated from Furman University in 1936, he received a master's degree from Rochester, Union and Columbia Universities. He served seven years with American Baptist Convention as a consultant in...

James William "Bill" Sutherland

James William "Bill" Sutherland

Mar 16, 2010

James W. "Bill" Sutherland, 74, of Abbeville, husband of Trudy Gilmer Sutherland, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at his residence. He was born in Abbeville to the late Francis Russell & Ethel Campbell Sutherland. Mr. Sutherland was a member of the Congregational Holiness Church and a former employee of the West Point Stevens...

Thomas D. "Tommy Copperhead" Bond

Thomas D. "Tommy Copperhead" Bond

Mar 11, 2010

Thomas D. "Tommy" "Copperhead" Bond, 60, husband of Susan Turman Bond died Thursday, March 11, 2010 at his granddaughter's house in Greenwood, SC. He was born in Abbeville to Willie Adams Ozmint and the late L.T. Bond. Mr. Bond was a truck driver with Smith & Water's Trucking Company in Ware Shoals, SC. He was a member of Friendship Baptist...

Cornelia  Gibson Crenshaw

Cornelia Gibson Crenshaw

Mar 3, 2010

Cornelia Gibson Crenshaw, 87, resident of Wesley Commons Healthcare passed away Wednesday March 3, 2010 at Wesley Commons in Greenwood, SC.Born in Pickens Co. SC she was a daughter of the late Clifton Gibson and Claudia Gordon Gibson. She was the widow of Thomas Newton Crenshaw.She was retired as a bookkeeping account with Abbeville School District # 60 with 40...

Elizabeth  Eleanor Price

Elizabeth Eleanor Price

Feb 27, 2010

Elizabeth Eleanor Price, 86, former resident of 250 Shrine Club Rd. passed away Saturday Feb. 27, 2010 at Abbeville Area Medical Center.Born in Abbeville Co. SC she was a daughter of the late Tillman Otto Price and Mollie Cochran Price.Miss Price graduated from Abbeville High School. She retired from Abbeville Memorial Hospital as a nursing assistant with over 42 years...