Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas

Proctor B. Ashley

Proctor B. Ashley

Jan 22, 2008

Proctor B. Ashley, 76, of Abbeville, husband of Georgia Hall Ashley, died Tuesday, January 22, 2008 at Self Regional Medical Center. He was born in Anderson County to the late Lawrence and Bessie Bell (Ashley) Ashley. Mr. Ashley served in the United States Army during the Korean War. He retired from Pirelli Cable and was of the Baptist faith. Mr....

Wayne  Richard Owens

Wayne Richard Owens

Jan 21, 2008

Wayne Richard Owens, Sr., 75, resident of 4594 Old Calhoun Falls Rd. husband of Ruth Jones Owens died Monday Jan. 21, 2008 at Abbeville Area Medical Center. Born in Henderson Co. NC he was a son of the late Otto and Ola Mae Capps Owens. He was a United States Army veteran of the Korean Conflict. Wayne was retired from...

Seppie Lee Brewer Mobley

Seppie Lee Brewer Mobley

Jan 17, 2008

Seppie Lee Brewer Mobley, 69, of Abbeville, wife of the late Ralph F. Mobley, died Wednesday, January 16, 2008 at the Abbeville Area Medical Center. She was born in Abbeville to the late Harry and Nelle Davis Brewer. She was of the Baptist faith. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Gary...

Samuel B. Cann Jr.

Samuel B. Cann Jr.

Jan 16, 2008

Samuel B. "Sam" Cann, Jr., 86, of Abbeville, husband of Sarah G. Cann, died Wednesday, January 16, 2008 at his residence. He was born in Lowndesville, SC to the late Samuel B. and Jessie Mae Campbell Cann, Sr. Sam Cann, as most people called him, was first and foremost a family man-a man that loved his family and large extended...

Mary Frances Allen

Mary Frances Allen

Jan 15, 2008

Mary Frances “T” Allen, 82, formally of Abbeville, died Tuesday, January 15, 2008 at the Carolina Health & Rehabilitation in Columbia, SC. She was born in Abbeville County on June 25, 1925 to the late Frank W. & Elouise Hall Allen. Ms. Allen lived in Abbeville most of her life and attended the Warrenton Presbyterian Church. In recent years, she...

Harry  Wilkins Chandler

Harry Wilkins Chandler

Jan 13, 2008

Harry Wilkins Chandler, Sr., 81, of 107 Woodland Way beloved husband of Lura Jean Williams Chandler died Sunday Jan. 13, 2008 at his home.Born in Abbeville Co. SC he was a son of the late Caleb Wilkins and Annie Greene Mabry Chandler. He is survived by his wife of the home; son, Harry Wilkins Chandler, Jr. (Kin) and his wife,...

Eugenia Gurney Carter

Eugenia Gurney Carter

Jan 6, 2008

Eugenia Gurney Carter, age 81, passed away on Sunday, January 6, 2008 at the La Plata Nursing Home in La Plata, Missouri, where she had resided for four years. She is survived by her husband Dr. K. Nolon Carter. A 1947 graduate of Erskine College in Due West, South Carolina, Mrs. Carter came from a family deeply rooted in the...

Effie Jean Loftis Hill

Effie Jean Loftis Hill

Jan 5, 2008

Effie "Jean" Loftis Hill, 75, resident of 402 Wesley Court, Starr, SC formerly of Abbeville, SC widow of George Ervin Hill passed away Saturday Jan. 5, 2008 at National Health Care in Anderson, SC. Born in Anderson, SC she was a daughter of the late Lewis Loftis, Sr. and Lillian Stone Loftis. She was a retired Lunch Room Manager at...

Frances Temple Noblin

Frances Temple Noblin

Jan 4, 2008

Frances Temple Noblin, 68, of Abbeville, wife of Pastor Raymond A?A?A½SonnyA?A?A½ Lee Noblin, Jr., died suddenly Friday, January 04, 2008 at her residence. She was born in Abbeville County to the late J.B. and Hazel McMahan Temple, Jr. Mrs. Noblin was retired from various businesses and spent a lot of her time caring for her family. She was a member...

Joshua "Josh" Ferguson Hagen

Joshua "Josh" Ferguson Hagen

Jan 1, 2008

Joshua "Josh' Ferguson Hagen, 30, passed away peacefully Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2008 at Mission Hospital, Asheville, NC. Born July 27, 1977 in Greenville, SC, he was the son of Steve and Linda Bond Hagen. Josh was a 1995 graduate of Abbeville High School. He attended Clemson University and was a 2003 graduate of Lander University with a BS in Psychology....

Charles "Charlie" Henry Grantham

Charles "Charlie" Henry Grantham

Jan 1, 2008

Charles 'Charlie' Henry Grantham, 90, resident of 334 Old Douglas Mill Rd. husband of Sallie Palmer Grantham died Tuesday Jan. 1, 2008 at Richard M. Campbell Veterans Nursing Home in Anderson, SC. He was twice married first to the late Eleanor Bradford Grantham. Born in Webb, Arizona he was a son of the late Robert L. and Mussette Powell Grantham....

James William Schick

James William Schick

Dec 28, 2007

James "Jim" W. Schick, 59, of Donalds, husband of Sandra Canovali Schick, died Friday, December 28, 2007 at his residence. He was born in Pittsburgh, PA to Margaret Shickey Schick and the late Albert Schick. Mr. Schick was a graduate of Lander University and was an accountant with Bancon Services in Greenwood. He was a member of Our Lady of...

James "Tommy" Thomas Stevenson

James "Tommy" Thomas Stevenson

Dec 26, 2007

James Thomas 'Tommy' Stevenson, 55, resident of 104 Diamond St. died Wednesday Dec. 26, 2007 at his home. Born in Abbeville Co. SC he was a son of William Oscar Stevenson and the late Willie Mae Ray Stevenson. Tommy was a employee of the Abbeville Area Medical Center working in the Shipping and Receiving Dept. He was also a member...

Joseph "Joe" Melvin Loftis

Joseph "Joe" Melvin Loftis

Dec 19, 2007

Joe Loftis, 80, resident of 173 Loftis Rd., in the Nation Community, died Wednesday Dec. 19, 2007 from injuries sustained in an auto accident. Born in Abbeville Co. SC he was a son of the late John Evans and Lula Mae Watkins Loftis. Joe was a United States Army veteran of World War II. He worked for many years at...

Susie  Gibert Blanks

Susie Gibert Blanks

Dec 17, 2007

COLUMBIA - Services for Susie Gibert Blanks, 79, will be held Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. at Dunbar Funeral Home, Dutch Fork Chapel, Irmo, with burial in Lebanon Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Abbeville at 4:00 p.m. The family will receive friends from 12 ? 1 p.m., prior to the service at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be...

Bryan Cooper Williams

Bryan Cooper Williams

Dec 12, 2007

Bryan Cooper Williams, 42, of Charleston, died December 12, 2007. Born August 27, 1965, in Columbia, SC, he was the son of the late Charles Russell and Peggy Cooper Williams. Bryan was a friend to all and will be deeply missed by many including his brother, Todd Williams of Lexington, SC; his sister, Wendy Timmons of Cincinnati, Ohio; and his...

Bertha "Nonnie" Towler Byrd

Bertha "Nonnie" Towler Byrd

Dec 12, 2007

Bertha "Nonnie" Towler Byrd, 91, resident of 503 East Greenwood St. widow of Thomas Robert Byrd died Wednesday Dec. 12, 2007 at the Hospice House in Greenwood, SC. She was a retired secretarial employee in Walton Co. GA for many years. Upon her retirement and moving to Abbeville, SC she became the secretary at Savitz Drug Store. She was also...

Allen F. Ashley

Allen F. Ashley

Dec 7, 2007

Allen F. Ashley, 83, of Due West, husband of Maudeen Streetman Ashley, died Friday, December 7, 2007 at the Abbeville Area Medical Center. He was born in Abbeville County to the late Jasper B. and Helen Cullens Ashley. Mr. Ashley was a member of the Southside Baptist Church in Honea Path, SC. He retired from Reigel Textile Corporation and was...

Lynn  George Harrison

Lynn George Harrison

Dec 5, 2007

Lynn G. Harrison, 83, resident of 531 Keowee Rd. Iva, husband of Eleanore E. Harrison, died Wednesday, December 5, 2007 at the Hospice House of the Upstate in Anderson, SC.Survivors include his wife, Eleanore E. Harrison of the home, 2 sons, Carl Albert Harrison and Lynn Harrison.The body is at The Chandler-Jackson Funeral Home, Abbeville, SC, where the family will...

Juanita L. Caughman Fjerstad

Juanita L. Caughman Fjerstad

Dec 4, 2007

Juanita L. Caughman Fjerstad, 91, of West Columbia, died Tuesday, December 4, 2007 at the Jenni Lynn Assisted Living Home. She was born in Greenwood County to the late Clarence E. Luguire and Robert E. Lee Clark Luguire. She was married three times. First to the late Lesley L. Finley; second to the late Robert S. "Skinner" Caughman; and third...