Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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,...
Harry Andrew Brownett
Dec 27, 2008
Harry Brownett, 81, resident of 85 Dogwood Lane Lake Secession widower of Joan Marie Cavanagh Brownett passed away Saturday Dec. 27, 2008 at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood, SC. Born in Jersey City, NJ, he was a son of the late Harry and Eleanor "Nellie" Sweeney Brownett. He was a graduate of Bayonne High School in New Jersey. He...
Ruth Jones Owens
Dec 25, 2008
Ruth Jones Owens, 75, resident of 4594 Old Calhoun Falls Rd. widow of Wayne Richard Owens, Sr. passed away Thursday Dec. 25, 2008 at her home. Ruth was a retired sales clerk and a devoted homemaker. She is survived by a son Wayne Owens, Jr. and his wife Judy of the home and 2 grandsons Chad and Dakota Owens of...
Edna Brown Harris
Dec 25, 2008
Edna Brown Harris, 81, wife of the late Gerald S. Harris, Sr. of Abbeville died Thursday, December 25, 2008 at the Abbeville Nursing Home. Mrs. Harris was the daughter of the late Charlie Earl and Annie Spence Brown. She was a retired nurse who tirelessly served the people of Abbeville at the office of Dr. George Fort and Abbeville Area...
Charlotte Frances Hawthorne
Dec 24, 2008
Charlotte F. Hawthorne, 90, resident of Carlisle Nursing Center, (Covenant Way) passed away Wednesday Dec. 24, 2008 at Carlisle Nursing Center.Born in Abbeville Co. SC, July 11, 1918, she was a daughter of the late Robert Weston and Mamie Bowie Hawthorne.Miss Charlotte was a graduate of Spartanburg School of Nursing and was a World War II Army veteran having served...
Margaret Gilliam Copeland
Dec 23, 2008
Margaret Gilliam Copeland, 84, resident of Due West Retirement Center, widow of Guy Hunter Copeland, Jr., passed away Tuesday Dec. 23, 2008 at Carlisle Nursing Center in Due West, SC.Born in Abbeville, SC she was a daughter of the late Oscar Motte and Margaret McKenzie Gilliam.Her mother died when she was 11 months old and she was raised by her...
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