Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas
Tommy Boyd
Jul 7, 2024
John ‘Tommy’ Boyd, 76, of Abbeville, husband of Bonnie Bryant Boyd, died Sunday, July 7, 2024, at his residence. He was born in Abbeville to the late John R. ‘Pete’ Boyd, Jr. and Margaret Betty Stone Boyd.
A 1966 graduate of Dixie High School, Tommy retired from the CSX Railroad as a conductor. He tirelessly devoted himself to various charitable endeavors....
Mike James
Jul 7, 2024
Mike James, 66, of Iva, husband of the late Jan Burton James, died Sunday, July 7, 2024, at the Abbeville Area Medical Center. He was born in Abbeville to the late Alex Hoyt James and Corene Yeargin Smith. Mike was reared in the home of his two aunts, the late Annie Maude and Ida Lou James.
Mike was a retired electrician...
Franklin Creswell
Jul 6, 2024
Franklin Creswell, age 86, passed away in his sleep July 6 2024 at Bowlingreen Health and Rehabilitation in Macon, GA. Franklin was born April 11, 1938 in Lumberton, N.C. at Archie Hartman Chandler. In May 1939 his mother placed him up for adoption because she could not afford the necessities of life. He was adopted by Amos and Minnie Lee...
Larry Turner
Jul 6, 2024
Larry Eugene Turner, 77, husband of Shirley Mitchell Turner, resident of Campbell Church Road, entered into rest Saturday, July 6, 2024, at Abbeville Area Medical Center, surrounded by his loving family.
Born on January 30, 1947, in Lincoln County Ga., to the late James Anderson and Willie Bell Turner, Larry worked in construction most of his life as a carpenter.
He was...
Chuck Bagwell
Jul 4, 2024
Charles L. ‘Chuck’ Bagwell, 61, of Abbeville, husband of Beth Shuler Bagwell, died Thursday, July 4, 2024, at AnMed Medical Center in Anderson. He was born in Abbeville to the late Charles ‘Red’ and Willie Marcella ‘Monk’ Gilliam Bagwell.
A 1981 graduate of Abbeville High School, Chuck also studied at Piedmont Technical College. He owned and operated Commercial Printing and Graphics...
Jake O. Trantham
Jul 4, 2024
Jake O. Trantham, 84, of the Savannah Lakes Community, husband of Carolyn Sinn Trantham, died Thursday, July 4, 2024, at the Hospice House in Greenwood. He was born in Seneca, SC to the late Rufus O. and Dorothy Sanders Trantham.
Jake was a graduate of Greenwood High School and a member of McCormick First Baptist Church. He served the community of...
Barbara Ann Brown
Jul 1, 2024
Barbara Ann Brown, 82, of Johnson City, TN, formerly of Abbeville, SC, wife of the late James Calvin Brown, went to be with her Lord Jesus, Monday, July 1, 2024, at the Johnson City NHC Nursing Home. She was born in Abbeville to the late James and Frances Long.
Barbara was a faithful servant to the Lord always willing to help...
Lawrence B. Ashley
Jun 30, 2024
Lawrence B. Ashley, 75, of Starr, SC, died Sunday, June 30, 2024, at AnMed Medical Center in Anderson. He was born in Abbeville, SC, October 17, 1948, the son of Marvin and Margaret Ashley.
Throughout his life, Lawrence had a deep appreciation for music and spent countless hours enjoying its melodies and playing his guitar. His love for music not only...
Bessie Selfridge
Jun 29, 2024
Bessie Linda Ellins Selfridge, 72, resident of The Oaks Greenwood, entered into rest Saturday June 29, 2024, at her residence.
Born June 28, 1952, in Newark, NJ to the late Morris Lindy and Dorothy Hendickson Ellins, she was a graduate of Trenton High School in Trenton NJ. She was a financial secretary for many years. After moving to Abbeville, she was...
Robert Jay 'Jaybird' Percival
Jun 28, 2024
Robert Jay ‘Jaybird’ Percival, 63, of Parksville, SC son of the late Jimmie H. and Kathryne Schumpert Percival passed away on Friday, June 28, 2024, at Magnolia Manor in Spartanburg, SC.
Jay enjoyed rock and roll music and blue grass festivals. He will be remembered by many in a special way. The family would like for each of you to listen...
James B. ‘Jimmie’ Reynolds
Jun 26, 2024
James B. ‘Jimmie’ Reynolds, 87, of Calhoun Falls, husband of the late Clarice Rucker Jordan Reynolds, died Wednesday, June 26, 2024, at the Abbeville Nursing Home. He was born in Calhoun Falls to the late Robert B. and Sarah Evelyn Cannon Reynolds.
Mr. Reynolds proudly graduated from Calhoun Falls High School, Class of 1955. He honorably served his country in the...
Charles 'Charlie' Rufus Brown
Jun 25, 2024
Charles ‘Charlie’ Rufus Brown, 87, of Abbeville, husband of Marie Williams Brown, died Tuesday, June 25, 2024, at the Richard M. Campbell Veterans Nursing Home. He was born in Ware Shoals to the late Iler Alexander and Helen Josephine Davis Brown.
Charlie graduated from Greenwood High School, Class of 1956. He worked tirelessly for 40 years at Winn Dixie in Greenwood,...
Ronny Campbell
Jun 23, 2024
Arthur R. ‘Ronny’ Campbell, 78, of Abbeville, husband of Wanda Hazel Campbell, died Sunday, June 23, 2024, at the Hospice House in Greenwood. He was born in Abbeville to the late Bennett Graydon Campbell, Jr. and Esther Simpson Campbell.
Ronny was a graduate of Abbeville High School, Class of 1964. A machinist, he owned and operated Campbell’s Machine Works for 30...
John Frank 'Hippie' Greer
Jun 23, 2024
John Frank ‘Hippie’ Greer, 76, of Abbeville, husband of Marie Cobb Greer, died Sunday, June 23, 2024, at his home. He was born in Anderson to the late Frank Roland and Katie Mattison Greer.
Known fondly as ‘Hippie’ to many, Johnny was a graduate of Abbeville High School, Class of 1965. Following high school, he served in the SC National Guard...
JoAnna Queen Kennedy
Jun 22, 2024
JoAnna Queen Kennedy, 90, wife of the late Donald Anderson ‘Don’ Kennedy, Sr., died Saturday, June 22, 2024, at the Lakelands Nursing Home in Abbeville, SC. She was born in Massillon, OH to the late Creod and Margaret Alexander Queen. Mrs. Kennedy’s father died when she was very young and her mother subsequently married, Mr. Dempsey Shepherd of Benton, Illinois.
Mrs....
Judy Brown Horton
Jun 20, 2024
Judy Brown Horton, 82, of Abbeville, wife of the late James David Horton, Sr, died Thursday, June 20, 2024, at Wesley Commons Health and Rehabilitation Center in Greenwood. She was born in Abbeville to the late Joe L. and Louise Rice Williams. Judy was twice married, first to the late William Brown.
After graduating from Abbeville High School in 1960, she...
Mildred Sue McLane Parnell
Jun 19, 2024
Mildred Sue McLane Parnell, 88, widow of the late Howard Matthew Parnell, formally of Calhoun Falls, entered into rest Wednesday June 19, 2024, at NHC of Greenwood.
Born on November 17, 1935, in Hartwell, GA to the late Fulton Ainsworth and Lucille Cleveland McLane, she was a graduate of Hartwell High School and a wonderful Homemaker.
Throughout her life she enjoyed Sewing,...
Frances Pursley Hall Lewis
Jun 16, 2024
Frances Pursley Hall Lewis, 78, of Abbeville, wife of the late Dr. David Clayton Lewis, passed away on Sunday, June 16, 2024 at her home. She was born in Abbeville, SC on Dec. 30, 1945 to the late James David and Sarah Amy Hedden Pursley.
Mrs. Lewis was a graduate of Abbeville High School, Class of 1963, Lander University and received...
Lizzie M. Harris
Jun 13, 2024
Lizzie M. Harris, 69, of Calhoun Falls, went to be with her Lord on Thursday, June 13, 2024, at Prisma Health, Greenville Memorial Hospital. She was born in Abbeville to the late Robert Harris, Sr. and Rosa Ella Thompson Harris.
Lizzie was a 1974 graduate of Calhoun Falls High School. She dedicated an impressive 46 years of her life to the...
G. Richard Cartledge
Jun 13, 2024
George Richard Cartledge, age 93, went to be with the Lord on June 13, 2024. Richard died peacefully at home surrounded by his loved ones and under the care of Hospice. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 65 years and the love of his life, Harriett Bannister Cartledge, and their infant son...
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