Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas

Helen E Darby

Helen E Darby

Jan 9, 2010

Helen F. Norris Darby, 82, of Calhoun Falls, SC, wife of the late Frank Darby, died Saturday, January 9, 2010 at the Elbert Memorial Hospital. She was born in Calhoun Falls to the late Frank & Olivia Hagood Fain. Mrs. Darby was a member of the Fairfield Street Church of God in Calhoun Falls. In addition to her husband and...

Isabell Davis Sparks Carter

Isabell Davis Sparks Carter

Jan 6, 2010

Isabell Davis Sparks Carter, 89, resident of Abbeville Nursing Home, formerly of 52 Lewis St. Anderson, SC, wife of Walter Thomas Carter, passed away peacefully Wednesday, January 6, 2010 at Abbeville Area Medical Center.Born and raised in the Warrenton Community, she was a daughter of the late William Cape Davis and Macie Lou Wright Davis.She was a retired Homemaker and...

Betty Jane Miller

Betty Jane Miller

Jan 5, 2010

Betty Jane Miller, 69, of Abbeville, SC, formally of Virginia Beach, VA, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 5, 2010 in Abbeville. She was born in Virginia Beach, VA to the late Jonas & Kate Petersheim Miller. She lived most of her life in Virginia Beach and was employed by Yoder Dairies for 35 years. Ms. Miller was a member...

Ethel Laughter Hughes Carpenter

Ethel Laughter Hughes Carpenter

Jan 5, 2010

Ethel Laughter Hughes Carpenter, 76, resident of # 2 Royal Oak Drive formerly of Abbeville, SC wife of John Carpenter passed peacefully at her home Tuesday Jan. 5, 2010.She was born in Rutherford Co. NC to the late Angus Laughter and Ruth Early Laughter.She was a graduate of Spartanburg General Hospital School of Nursing. She was also a member of...

Betty Sue Knight Baldwin

Betty Sue Knight Baldwin

Jan 4, 2010

Betty Sue Knight Baldwin, 83, resident of 102 Jacobs Hwy. Clinton, SC widow of Thomas "Tom" Edwin Baldwin passed away Monday Jan. 4, 2010 at Hospice of Laurens in Clinton, SC.Born in Greenville Co. SC she was the daughter of the late Robert Arnold Knight and Mary McKittrick Knight.Mrs. Baldwin was a retired homemaker. She was an active member of...

William Brown "Billy" Gilmer

William Brown "Billy" Gilmer

Jan 2, 2010

William Brown "Billy" Gilmer, 64, of Donalds, died Saturday, January 2, 2010 at the Abbeville Area Medical Center. He was born in Abbeville, SC to James L. Gilmer and the late Mattie McGill Gilmer. Mr. Gilmer was a member of Donalds Baptist Church and was a beloved son, brother and friend to all that knew him. He was an avid...

Sarah Hunter Pressly

Sarah Hunter Pressly

Dec 31, 2009

Sarah Hunter Pressly, 88, of Due West, widow of the Rev. Dr. Francis Young Pressly, passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday, December 31, 2009. She was born in Little Rock, AR to the late John L. and Sarah Douglass Hunter. Mrs. Pressly was a graduate of Erskine College and the University of South Carolina and was a member...

Frances  Turman McElrath

Frances Turman McElrath

Dec 29, 2009

Frances Turman McElrath, 79, resident of 1160 Old Douglas Mill Rd. widow of Joe Robert McElrath died Tuesday Dec. 29, 2009 at Magnolia Manor in Greenwood, SC.Born in Abbeville Co. SC she was a daughter of the late Lewis Capus and Lucille Dunlap Turman.She was a retired homemaker and was formerly employed with Sara's Fabrics in Abbeville. She was an...

Bertha  Long Cook

Bertha Long Cook

Dec 21, 2009

Bertha Long Cook, 83, resident of Abbeville Nursing Home widow of Harold J. Cook died Monday Dec. 21, 2009 at the nursing home.Born in Abbeville, SC she was a daughter of the late Luther Leo and Susie Latham Long.She was the last member of her immediate family.Graveside services will be conducted Tuesday Dec. 22, 2009 at 2:00 PM in Long...

Floyd William Robinson Jr.

Floyd William Robinson Jr.

Dec 19, 2009

Floyd William Robinson, Jr, 58, of Lowndesville died Friday, December 18, 2009 at his residence. He was born in Atlanta, GA to the late Floyd W. & Helen Robinson, Sr. Mr. Robinson retired from the Dekalb County Sanitation Department in Dekalb, GA. He is survived by two daughters; Ginger Bowden of Flowery Branch, GA and Tina McGowan of Mableton, GA;...

Julia  Williams Prince

Julia Williams Prince

Dec 17, 2009

Julia Williams Prince, 90, resident of 14 Old Douglas Mill Rd., widow of Gilliam Prince, died Thursday Dec. 17, 2009 at Hospice Care of the Piedmont in Greenwood, SC. Graveside services will be held Sunday Dec. 20, 2009 at 3:00 PM in the afternoon in Melrose Cemetery in Abbeville, SC with the Rev. Randy Taylor officiating.Julia was born on April...

C. Dennis Simpson

C. Dennis Simpson

Dec 14, 2009

C. Dennis Simpson, 67, of Abbeville, husband of Shirley Erwin Simpson, passed away suddenly Monday, December 14, 2009 at his residence. He was born in Abbeville County to the late W. Claude Simpson and Leona Cooper Simpson. Dennis was a member of Ebenezer United Methodist Church. He was employed as a Senior Engineer in the Thermaflex Division of Flexible Technologies...

Kipling "Kip" Todd Botts

Kipling "Kip" Todd Botts

Dec 9, 2009

Kipling "Kip" Todd Botts, 44, resident of 133 Filmore St. San Francisco, CA formerly of Abbeville, SC died Wednesday Dec. 9, 2009 at his home.Born in Greenwood, SC he was a son of the late Earl Anderson Botts, Sr. and Ann Dillashaw Botts.Kip was a 1983 graduate of Abbeville High School. He received his BS Degree in Journalism from the...

Gary L Troyer

Gary L Troyer

Dec 8, 2009

Gary Troyer, son, husband, father, grandfather, and friend, received his glorified body on December 8, 2009 at 6:44am. Gary was diagnosed with liver cancer on November 30, 2009, and was able to spend his last days in peace, at home with his family. He is survived by his parents Emanuel & Evelyn Troyer of Due West; his wife, Ruth Troyer...

Calvin  Newell Bowie

Calvin Newell Bowie

Dec 4, 2009

Calvin Newell Bowie, 91, resident of 2 Kennedy St. husband of Mary Emma Hawthorne Bowie died Friday Dec. 4, 2009 at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood, SC.Born in Abbeville Co. SC he was a son of the late Calvin Eugene and Lucille Sharpe Bowie.Mr. Bowie was a World War II veteran and served in both the European and South...

Summer Greene Curles

Summer Greene Curles

Dec 4, 2009

Summer Greene Curles, 28, of McCormick, SC departed this life on December 4, 2009. She was born May 22, 1981 in Colorado Springs, CO and was preceded in death by her mother Patricia Ann Van Vlett Greene; a sister, English Marie Greene and her grandfather, Irvin Greene. Summer is survived by her biological family which includes her father Jeffery Allen...

Robert Blair "Frog" Ferguson

Robert Blair "Frog" Ferguson

Dec 3, 2009

Robert Blair "Frog" Ferguson, 72, of Abbeville, husband of Joyce Stewart Ferguson, died suddenly Thursday, December 03, 2009 at his home. He was born in Abbeville County to the late Andrew S. & Martha Pressley Ferguson. Mr. Ferguson was a longtime member of the Sharon United Methodist Church. He was an avid wood craftsman and he enjoyed the time he...

Dorothy Ware Sutherland

Dorothy Ware Sutherland

Nov 22, 2009

Dorothy Ware Sutherland, 90, of Abbeville, widow of Samuel "Tom" Sutherland, died Sunday, November 22, 2009 at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood. She was born in Abbeville County to the late James T. & Annie Ferguson Ware. Mrs. Sutherland was a dedicated mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother. She was a member of Little Mountain Presbyterian Church and the last...

Robert G. "Bob" Garner

Robert G. "Bob" Garner

Nov 21, 2009

Robert G. "Bob" Garner, 97, of the Savannah Lakes Community, died Saturday, November 20, 2009 at his residence. He was born in Baltimore, MD to the late Griffin L. & Ethel Mae Garner. Mr. Garner was a retired Insurance Agent and was a member of the McCormick United Methodist Church. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death...

Doris  Crosby Boyd

Doris Crosby Boyd

Nov 17, 2009

Doris Crosby Boyd, 84, resident of 77 Noble Drive widow of James C. "Jimmy" Boyd passed away Tuesday Nov. 17, 2009 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, Georgia.Born in Abbeville Co, SC she was a daughter of the late William Baxter Crosby and Louise Hill Crosby.She was a graduate of Lander College with an Associate Degree in Business and...