Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas
Reverend Ames Kent Swartsfager
Jul 31, 2023
The Reverend Ames K. Swartsfager, 85, of Due West, SC, beloved husband of Judith Thrasher Swartsfager, passed away on Monday, July 31, 2023, at his home. He was born in New York, NY to the late Vernon and Grace Swartsfager.
He earned his degrees from San Francisco State University and the Church Divinity School of the Pacific. Father...
Ja'Laya Arielle Bryant
Jul 30, 2023
Ja’Laya Arielle Bryant, aged 22 months, passed gently into the arms of Jesus on Sunday July 30, 2023. She is the daughter of Jordan Donaldson and Patrick Bryant, both of Calhoun Falls, SC.
Loved deeply by many before she was born, her parents were very excited to bring a ray of sunshine into this world. Ja’Laya loved...
Nelson Lewis Skelton
Jul 29, 2023
Nelson Lewis Skelton, aged 69, passed away on Saturday, July 29, 2023 at Self Regional Healthcare in Greenwood. He was born in Greenville, SC to the late Brownie W. and Christine Simpson Skelton.
Mr. Skelton graduated from Greenville High School in 1972 and was a dedicated member of Big Creek Baptist Church in Williamston, SC. He had a fulfilling...
Patricia 'Patti' Daniel Crisp
Jul 22, 2023
Patricia ‘Patti’ Daniel Crisp, 66, of Comer, GA, wife of the late Garry Wayne Crisp, died Saturday, July 22, 2023 at the Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. She was born in Abbeville, SC to the late James Robert Daniel, Jr and Mary Louise ‘Doodle’ Nance Daniel.
Patti was a 1975 graduate of Calhoun Falls High School and received her...
Robert 'Bob' Whiteside
Jul 20, 2023
Wade Robert 'Bob' Whiteside, 77, of Abbeville, husband of Yvonne Funderburk Nickles, died Thursday, July 20, 2023, at his home. He was born in Asheville, NC to Elizabeth Young Whiteside and the late Wade Burke Whiteside.
Throughout his life, Bob accomplished many things and touched the lives of those around him. After graduating from the University of Tennessee, Bob had...
Sara Janelle Todd Campbell
Jul 20, 2023
Sara Janelle Todd Campbell, 85, of Calhoun Falls, wife of Allen Leroy Campbell, died Thursday, July 20, 2023, in Elberton, GA. She was born in Elberton, GA to the late Dale and Inez Chandler Todd.
Mrs. Campbell was a loving and devoted mother to her sons Rick and Chuck Campbell. Her nurturing spirit shaped their lives and instilled in them...
Joseph Randall Lewis
Jul 17, 2023
Joseph Randall Lewis was born on August 1, 1986 in Abbeville, South Carolina to James R. Lewis Sr and Diana Wilder Lewis. He was the youngest of their three children. He grew up in Mt. Olive Church of God Holiness where his love for God and praising God began.
Joseph attended John C. Calhoun Elementary School and graduated from...
Ben Allen White
Jul 17, 2023
Ben A. White, 84, of McCormick, passed away on Monday, July 17, 2023 at his home. He was born in Greenwood, SC on November 23, 1938 to the late Paul Edwin White and Florence Jennings McKinney.
Mr. White was employed by the Piedmont Oil Company, Rocky River, and Greenwood Mills, serving twenty years in the textile industry before retiring in...
Curtis Edward Dillashaw, RET. US Army
Jul 12, 2023
Master Sgt. Curtis Edward Dillashaw, RET., U.S. Army, 85, of McCormick, husband of Patricia Edmonds Dillashaw, died Wednesday, July 12, 2023, at the Richard A. Campbell Veterans Nursing Home in Anderson.
He was born in 1937 to the late Eddie Dillashaw and the late Sadie Brown Dillashaw Young.
A graduate of McCormick High School, Mr. Dillashaw served his country with...
Douglas (Doug) Lee Campbell
Jul 10, 2023
Doug Lee Campbell, aged 65, passed away on July 10, 2023 at his home in Abbeville County. He was the beloved husband of Sherry Smith. Doug was born in Abbeville County to the late Alvin O. and Irene Boyd Campbell.Doug was a proud graduate of Dixie High School, Class of 1978. He held strong to his Presbyterian faith throughout his...
James David Horton, Jr.
Jul 8, 2023
James David Horton, Jr., 55, of Abbeville, died Saturday, July 8, 2023 at his home. He was born in Abbeville to Diann Stone Patterson and the late James David Horton, Sr.
David attended Abbeville High School. He was employed for over 30 years with Higdon Septic Service and later with Powell Trash Service before his retirement. An avid hunter...
Gerald 'Red' D. Sutton, Sr.
Jul 8, 2023
Gerald D. ‘Red’ Sutton, Sr., 75, of Abbeville, passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, July 8, 2023. He was born in Luzerne, PA to the late Cecil Lawrence Sutton and Doris Kreiger Sutton.
‘Red’, as he was affectionately known by many, graduated from Dallas High School in Dallas, PA in 1966. He proudly served his country as...
Carolyn Tapscott Gingerich
Jul 1, 2023
Carolyn Tapscott Gingerich, 80, of Abbeville, wife of the late Joe Gingerich, died Saturday, July 1, 2023, at Self Regional Healthcare. She was born in Norfolk, VA to the late John L. and Grace Marie Jones Tapscott.
Carolyn was employed with Creative Designs Hair Salon in Greenwood as a beautician. She took great pride in her work and was known...
Bruce Winn
Jun 30, 2023
Bruce Garrison Winn, 71, of Abbeville, husband of Sara Long Winn, died Friday, June 30, 2023 at his home. He was born in Abbeville on March 22, 1952 to the late Waymon John Winn and Margaret Humphreys Winn Silvey.
Mr. Winn graduated from high school in Milpitas, CA and attended Anderson University. He was employed with Pirelli Cable for 23...
Dianne Quade Hilley
Jun 26, 2023
Dianne Quade Hilley, 73, of Abbeville, SC, died Monday, June 26, 2023, at AnMed Health in Anderson, SC. She was born in Abbeville, SC to the late James R. and Myrtle Burdette Quade.
Dianne was a graduate of Calhoun Falls High School’s class of 1968. She worked with Abbeville Nursing Home as an activities director for several years....
Dylan Blake Taylor
Jun 23, 2023
Dyan Blake Taylor, 22, of Greenwood, died unexpectedly on June 23, 2023, leaving a void in the lives of many. He was born in Beaufort, SC on August 15, 2000 to William N. 'Will' Taylor and Beverly Rogers Taylor.
Dylan graduated from Greenwood Christian School in 2018. He was employed as the Assistant General Manager for Marcos Pizza. ...
Clifford Albert Hale, Sr.
Jun 18, 2023
Clifford Albert Hale, Sr., 69, passed away at his residence in Plum Branch on June 18, 2023. He was born in 1953 to the late Clifford Otto and Helena Wade Hale.
Mr. Hale was a proud Vietnam War veteran and 1971 graduate of Plantation High School, Plantation, FL. He earned an electrical engineering degree from Brevard College, an EMT...
John C Kuech
Jun 15, 2023
John C. Kuech, 89, of Savannah Lakes, husband of Patricia Morgan Kuech, died Thursday, June 15, 2023 at his residence. He was born in Patchogue, NY to the late John Henry and Thelma Rittenhouse Kuech.
John honorably served in the United States Air Force, Air Police, during the Korean War. Following his discharge, he moved to Rochester, NY...
Sammie Sails
Jun 14, 2023
Sammie Sails, 91, of Calhoun Falls, SC, husband of the late Bessie Mae Tillman Sails, passed away Wednesday, June 14, 2023, in Elberton, GA at the home of his niece. He was born in Plum Branch, SC on September 27th, 1931, the son of the late Rueben and Carrie Davis Sails. Mr. Sails was a graduate of the former...
Kathryn Tucker Manley
Jun 14, 2023
Kathryn Tucker Manley, 98, of Calhoun Falls, SC, wife of the late Morris Manley, died Wednesday, June 14, 2023, at her daughter's residence in Leesville, SC. She was born in Abbeville County, SC to the late Ollie Bonner and Tommye Florence Black Tucker.
A 1942 graduate of Calhoun Falls High School, Mrs. Manley and her husband moved to...
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