Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas

Thomas L. Vernon

Thomas L. Vernon

Feb 7, 2009

Thomas L. "Tom" Vernon, 73, of Cedar Springs Road in Abbeville, husband of Patricia Clark Vernon, died Saturday, February 7, 2009 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. He was born in Sharpsburg, NC to the late Reginald Hicks Vernon and Jesse Watson Vernon. Mr. Vernon retired after many years with Pecan Grove Apartments as the Maintenance Engineer. He was of...

Marian Brown Brock

Marian Brown Brock

Jan 31, 2009

Marian Brown Brock, 87, of Troy, SC, a loving mother and friend to all, died Saturday, January 31, 2009 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. She was the daughter of the late Charlie E. and Annie Spence Brown. Mrs. Brock was a devoted member of the Troy A.R.P. Church. She was preceded in death by Ansel Brock; sisters, Edna Harris...

John "Junior" Robert Campbell

John "Junior" Robert Campbell

Jan 29, 2009

John Robert Campbell, Jr. "Junior", 74, resident of 475 Old Landfill Rd. passed away Thursday Jan. 29, 2009 at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood, SC.Born in Abbeville, SC, he was a son of the late John Robert and Rosella Loftis Campbell.He was a United States Navy Veteran. He was a retired cloth room operator with Abbeville Mills. He was...

Horace Powell

Horace Powell

Jan 26, 2009

Horace Powell, 83, of Abbeville, husband of Doris Gable Powell, died Monday, January 26, 2009 at the Abbeville Area Medical Center. He was born in Abbeville County to the late Tinsley & Kate Powell. Mr. Powell was a U.S. Army WWII veteran. He was a member of Sharon United Methodist Church, Saxon's Coffee Club and the Abbeville County Cattleman's Association....

Milford A Balchin

Milford A Balchin

Jan 25, 2009

Milford A. Balchin, 84, of Abbeville, husband of the late Betty Singleton Balchin, died Sunday, January 25, 2009 at the Richard M. Campbell Veterans Nursing Home in Anderson. He was born in Elbert County, GA to the late Archie and Mary Balchin Gary. Mr. Balchin served in the United States Navy as a First Class Seaman during WWII and then...

Allen T. "Buddy" Collins

Allen T. "Buddy" Collins

Jan 24, 2009

Allen T. "Buddy" Collins, 66, of Abbeville, husband of Stella Stokes Collins, died peacefully on Saturday, January 24, 2009 at the Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood. He was born in Darlington, SC to the late Lexton A. & Mary Alice Folsom Collins. Buddy was a 1960 graduate of Hartsville High School and retired from the Milliken – Abbeville Plant...

Rayford "Buddy" Dale Wells

Rayford "Buddy" Dale Wells

Jan 22, 2009

Buddy Wells, 43, died unexpectedly of natural causes on January 22, 2009.Mr. Wells was born on April 26, 1965, in Greenwood, South Carolina. The son of Roseann Mundy Wells Hill and Gabe C. Hill, III, and the late Rayford Dale Wells, Sr. He resided in Abbeville, South Carolina until age 12, then in Greenwood, South Carolina until age 17 and...

Emily Sophia Helmuth

Emily Sophia Helmuth

Jan 20, 2009

Emily Sophia Helmuth, 4 months and 9 days went to be with Jesus on January 20, 2009 at 6:00AM. She was born on September 11, 2008 in Abbeville. Left to cherish her memory are her parents, Micah and Natalie Helmuth; one sister, Olivia Kate; grandparents, Glen and Mary Alice Helmuth of Napanee, IN and Marcus and Lois Overholt of Abbeville;...

Frankie Pauline Webb

Frankie Pauline Webb

Jan 18, 2009

Frankie P. Webb, 98, of Abbeville, wife of the late Hugh H. Webb, died Sunday, January 18, 2009 at the Abbeville Nursing Home. She was born in Oconee County to the late Fred and Rose Lee Vaughn Chapman. Mrs. Webb retired from the Abbeville Nursing Home after many years of dedicated service. She was a member of the Abbeville Church...

Bertha Jean Stalnaker

Bertha Jean Stalnaker

Jan 17, 2009

Bertha Jean Stalnaker, 77, of Abbeville, wife of the late James Donald Stalnaker, died Saturday, January 17, 2009 at the Wesley Commons Nursing Home. She was born in Abbeville to the late Joseph M. and Bertha Stone Strawhorn. Mrs. Stalnaker was a 1949 graduate of Abbeville High School and member of the Abbeville Presbyterian Church. She retired after many dedicated...

Mary H. "Janie" Price

Mary H. "Janie" Price

Jan 13, 2009

Mary Jane Hembree "Janie" Price, 90, long time resident of Abbeville, wife of the late James W. Price, Sr., died Tuesday, January 13, 2009 at the Abbeville Area Medical Center. Since 2001 she had been a resident of the Due West Retirement Center in Due West, SC. She was born in Anderson, SC to the late Walker L. and Jessie...

Mary Fuller Mcdill

Mary Fuller Mcdill

Jan 13, 2009

Mary Frances Fuller McDill, 89, of Due West, SC, died Tuesday, January 13, 2009 at the Greenville Memorial Hospital. She was born February 13, 1919 in Augusta, GA to the late Thomas Earle Fuller and Amelia Barnes Fuller. Mrs. McDill grew up in McCormick, SC and was a graduate of Lander University. She was a retired school teacher with 25...

Molly Billye Ferguson

Molly Billye Ferguson

Jan 12, 2009

Molly "Billye" J. Ferguson, 76, of Abbeville, died Monday, January 12, 2009 at the Abbeville Nursing Home. She was born in Abbeville County to the late John P. and Maggie Nance Ferguson. Ms. Ferguson was a graduate of Antreville High School and devoted member of Bells United Methodist Church. She served as the church treasurer for many years. Ms. Ferguson...

Virginia  McKinney Whiten

Virginia McKinney Whiten

Jan 9, 2009

Virginia McKinney Whiten, 83, resident of Abbeville Nursing Home, formerly of McGowan Ave. widow of the late George William Whiten passed away Friday Jan. 9, 2008 at the nursing home.Born in Greenville, SC she was a daughter of the late Nora McKinney.Mrs. Whiten was a retired textile employee with Abbeville Mills. She was also of the Baptist faith. She will...

James Edward "Judge Jimmy" Davis Jr.

James Edward "Judge Jimmy" Davis Jr.

Jan 7, 2009

"Judge" James Edward "Jimmy" Davis, Jr., 75, of Abbeville, husband of Edith Evans Davis, died Wednesday, January 7, 2009 at the Hospice House in Greenwood, SC. He was born in Saluda, SC to the late James E. Davis, Sr. and Lucille Gillian Davis. Judge Davis has been involved in many areas of service in South Carolina and abroad. He served...

Jonathon Leo Barnette

Jonathon Leo Barnette

Jan 4, 2009

Leo Barnette, 74, of Abbeville, husband of Nancy Hall Barnette, died Sunday, January 4, 2009 at the Abbeville Area Medical Center. He was born in Polk, NC to the late Willie and Frances Jackson Barnette. Mr. Barnette worked in the textile industry for most of his life and was of the Baptist faith. He is survived by his wife of...

Sarah Elizabeth McCord Morris

Sarah Elizabeth McCord Morris

Jan 2, 2009

Sarah Elizabeth McCord Morris, 76, resident of 298 Morris Rd., wife of John Luther Morris, passed away Friday Jan. 2, 2009 at The Hospice House in Greenwood, SC. Born in Abbeville, SC she was a daughter of the late William Joseph and Louise Hammond McCord. Mrs. Morris was a homemaker and attended the Church of God. She will be remembered...

Rosa Lillian Campbell Blanchett

Rosa Lillian Campbell Blanchett

Jan 2, 2009

Lillian Campbell Blanchett, 93, of Abbeville, wife of the late James J. "Bum" Blanchett, Sr., died Friday, January 2, 2009 at her residence. She was born in the Nation Community of Abbeville to the late Graydon and Essie Childs Campbell. Mrs. Blanchett retired from the Abbeville Milliken Plant and was co-founder and current member of Missionary Movement Church in Abbeville....

Melvin Russell Dove

Melvin Russell Dove

Dec 31, 2008

Russell Dove, 72, of Roswell, New Mexico, husband of Carolyn Henderson Dove, died Wednesday, December 31, 2008 at the Presbyterian Hospital in Albuquerque, NM. He was born in Abbeville County to the late Jesse and Lola Burden Dove. He was the owner and operator of an Antique Shop in Roswell, NM. He is survived by his wife of the home;...

Laura "LaLa" Speed Simmons

Laura "LaLa" Speed Simmons

Dec 29, 2008

Laura Speed Simmons (Lala), wife of the late Joseph Clyde Simmons, passed away December 29, 2008 at Summit Hills.Mrs. Simmons was born June 14, 1928 in Abbeville, SC to the late William Raymond and Elizabeth Faulkner Speed. She is survived by her three children: Laura Hunter (Mrs. Stephen E.) of Clemson, SC, Leslie Manuel (Mrs. Jesse H., Jr.) of Woodruff,...