Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas

Margaret Latham Bowie

Margaret Latham Bowie

Apr 25, 2008

Margaret Latham Bowie, 76, of Abbeville, wife of Charles W. Bowie, Sr., died Friday, April 25, 2008 surrounded by her family at the Hospice House in Greenwood. Margaret was born in Abbeville to the late Lewis A. and Sarah Latham Manley. She was a devoted and active member of the Abbeville Pentecostal Holiness Church. Margaret was best known for her...

James "Jim or The Conductor" Lewis Leslie

James "Jim or The Conductor" Lewis Leslie

Apr 24, 2008

James Lewis Leslie, Sr., 95, resident of 1006 Hwy. 28 North, husband of Martha Olivia Wilson Leslie, passed away Thursday April 24, 2008 at Abbeville Area Medical Center after a brief illness.He was the eleventh of thirteen children of the late William Edwin and Annie Donnald Henry Leslie, born March 4, 1913 on the Leslie Family ancestral farm in Abbeville...

Rayford  Ernest Link

Rayford Ernest Link

Apr 18, 2008

Rayford Ernest Link, 86, formerly of 100 Mt. Carmel Rd. widower of Sybil Knight Hood Link passed away Friday April 18, 2008 at the Hospice House in Greenwood, SC. Born in Abbeville Co. SC he was a son of the late George Emma and Mattie Lou Pursley Link. Rayford was a United States Air Force veteran of World War II....

Edith Robertson Harris

Edith Robertson Harris

Apr 4, 2008

Edith Robertson Harris, 86, of McCormick, SC, wife of the late James S. Harris, Jr., died Friday, April 04, 2008 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. She was born in McCormick County to the late W.M. and Kate Self Robertson. Mrs. Harris was a member of Troy Baptist Church and worked for many years in the Clerk of Court office...

Daniel  Franklin Gillespie

Daniel Franklin Gillespie

Apr 3, 2008

Daniel Franklin Gillespie, 77, resident of White Oak Manor, Newberry, SC and formerly of Abbeville, SC passed away Thursday April 3, 2008 at White Oak Manor. Born in Whitmire, SC he was a son of the late John Gregg and Gertrude Miller Gillespie. He was a retired resident of White Oak Manor in Newberry, SC and a member of Bethel...

Elsie  Knight Dunn

Elsie Knight Dunn

Mar 31, 2008

Elsie Knight Dunn, 87, formerly of # 1 Crescent St. Donalds, SC widow of John Robert Dunn, Jr. passed away Monday March 31, 2008 at Lexington Medical Center in Lexington, SC. Born in Laurens, SC she was a daughter of the late Benjamin Arnold and Fannie Ballentine Knight. She was a retired homemaker and loyal member of Greenville Presbyterian Church....

William "Rudy" Turner King

William "Rudy" Turner King

Mar 27, 2008

William " Rudy" Turner King, Jr., 61, resident of 2869 Cedar Springs Rd.husband of Wanda Giles King passed away Thursday March 27, 2008 at the Hospice House in Greenwood, SC. Born in Abbeville Co. SC he was a son of William "Pete" Turner King, Sr. and the late Margaret Norris King. Rudy was a retired conductor with the CSX Railroad...

Florence  Bouknight Murphy

Florence Bouknight Murphy

Mar 26, 2008

Florence Bouknight Murphy, 101, resident of Abbeville Nursing Home widow of Watson B. Murphy passed away Wednesday March 26, 2008 at the nursing home. Born in Irmo, SC she was a daughter of the late Charley Howard and Josephine Riddle Bouknight. She was a graduate of Chicora College in Columbia, SC with a Degree in Music. She was a retired...

James E. "Jim" Ferguson

James E. "Jim" Ferguson

Mar 23, 2008

James E. "Jim" Ferguson, 83, of Abbeville, husband of Connie Williams Ferguson, died Sunday, March 23, 2008 at his residence. He was born in Abbeville County to the late Andrew S. and Martha Pressley Ferguson. Mr. Ferguson served in the U.S. Navy serving in WWII and the Korean War. He retired from Milliken & Co. - McCormick Plant, after many...

Karen Graves Bell

Karen Graves Bell

Mar 23, 2008

Karen Graves Bell, 54, of Due West, wife of Dr. Robert "Robby" W. Bell, died Sunday, March 23, 2008 at Self Regional Medical Center. She was born in Staunton, VA to the late Clifford J. and Helen Benson Graves. Karen was a beloved member of the Erskine community as the Office Manager for the Athletic Department at Erskine. She was...

Mary Jo Agnew Hawthorne

Mary Jo Agnew Hawthorne

Mar 21, 2008

Mary Jo Agnew Hawthorne, 78, of Due West, wife of the late Charles H. Hawthorne, died Friday, March 21, 2008 at the Abbeville Area Medical Center. She was born in Honea Path, SC to the late Carroll Erskine Agnew, Sr. and Mary Rasor Agnew. Mrs. Hawthorne was a graduate of Winthrop University and retired from the Accounting Department of Riegel...

Floyd Link Uldrick

Floyd Link Uldrick

Mar 19, 2008

Floyd Link Uldrick, 64, of Abbeville, husband of Wilma Braswell Uldrick, died Wednesday, March 19, 2008 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. He was born in Abbeville County to Sara Link Uldrick and the late William Perrin Uldrick. Link retired from the Department of Natural Resources after 25 years of devoted service. He was a member of Warrenton Presbyterian Church...

Rosa Mae Harrison Harter

Rosa Mae Harrison Harter

Mar 19, 2008

Rosa Mae Harrison Harter, 94, resident of Abbeville Nursing Home formerly of 1015 Wilson Ferry Rd. Ninety, Six, SC widow of Andy Westley Harter died Wednesday March 19, 2008 at the nursing home. Born in Laurens, SC she was a daughter of the late Walter and Beulah Brown Harrison. She was a retired homemaker and a member of St. Paul...

Shirley Delores Fitzgerald Beauford

Shirley Delores Fitzgerald Beauford

Mar 16, 2008

Shirley Delores Fitzgerald Beauford, 78, resident of 108 Lemon St. wife of Jim Beauford passed away Sunday March 16, 2008 at the Hospice House in Greenwood, SC. Born in St. Petersburg, FL she was a daughter of the late Bertram and Mildred Walker Fitzgerald. Shirley was a homemaker and a member of Westside Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband Jim...

John "H" Morris

John "H" Morris

Mar 11, 2008

John "H" Morris, 90, of Abbeville, husband of Verna Watson Morris, died Tuesday, March 11, 2008 at Abbeville Area Medical Center. He was born in Banks County, GA to the late Thomas C. and Mary E. Scales Morris. "H" retired from Milliken & Co. Abbeville Plant after many years of dedicated service. He attended Grace United Methodist Church and was...

Otis Greenlee Powell

Otis Greenlee Powell

Mar 11, 2008

Otis Greenlee Powell, 93, of Abbeville, husband of the late Mary Elizabeth Madden Powell, died Tuesday, March 11, 2008 at the Abbeville Area Medical Center. He was born in Abbeville to the late John L. and Mary E. Ellison Powell. Mr. Powell attended the Abbeville Pentecostal Holiness Church and retired after many years as an Engineer with the CSX Railroad....

Joseph J Rozar

Joseph J Rozar

Mar 11, 2008

Joseph James Rozar, 85, devoted husband of 42 years to Ora Kline Rozar, passed away on March 11, 2008, at the Self Regional Medical Center, Greenwood. He was born in 1923, son of Mary Verboski and Wasil Rozar, in Branford, CT. He leaves a son, William R. Rozar (wife Kay), of Litchfield Park, AZ, and a daughter, Lisa Ann Cabral...

Janie "Granny" Frances Norris Sutherland

Janie "Granny" Frances Norris Sutherland

Mar 10, 2008

Frances Norris Sutherland, 96, resident of Abbeville Nursing Home widow of Thomas Franklin 'Tom' Sutherland passed away Monday March 10, 2008 at the nursing home. A native of the Shady Grove Community near Belton, she was the daughter of the late Henry F. and Naomi Warnock Norris, Sr. She was a graduate of Winthrop College, class of 1933. She began...

Leonard John "Len" Cavall

Leonard John "Len" Cavall

Mar 10, 2008

Len Cavall, 59, of North Main St. Abbeville, husband of the late Janelle M. Cavall, died Monday, March 10, 2008 at his residence. He was born in Wilkes-Barre, PA to Adelaide Bakowski Cavall and the late John Cavall. Mr. Cavall was a dedicated father and recent grandfather. Len served in the Vietnam War in the U.S. Marine Corp. He is...

John  Calvin Mundy

John Calvin Mundy

Mar 8, 2008

John Calvin Mundy, 50, resident of 431 Thomson Circle husband of Bonnie Trumble Mundy passed away Saturday March 8, 2008 at Hospice House in Greenwood, SC.Born in Abbeville, SC he was a son of the late Raymond and Kathleen Creswell Mundy. John was a United States Navy veteran and was a supervisor with Defender Janitorial Services at Abbeville Mills. He...