Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas

Lester & Gwen Adams

Lester & Gwen Adams

May 31, 2007

B. Lester Adams, 72, of Greenwood and formerly of Abbeville, husband of the late Gwendolyn "Gwen" Bailey Adams, died Thursday, May 31, 2007 at Heartland Nursing Home in Columbia, SC. He was the son of the late Willard C.L. Adams and Gypsy Adams. Mr. Adams was a retired railroad conductor with 36 years of service. He was a member of...

L.  C. Smith

L. C. Smith

May 26, 2007

L.C. Smith, 80, resident of 900 South Main St. husband of Lula Busby Smith died Saturday May 26, 2007 at Abbeville Area Medical Center. Born in Townville, SC he was a son of the late Lawson Alex and Mattie Vaughn Smith. He was a United States Army veteran of World War II. He was a retired self-employed brick mason and...

Gene A. Shaw

Gene A. Shaw

May 23, 2007

Gene A. Shaw, 68, of Calhoun Falls, husband of the late Linda McCullough Shaw, died Wednesday, May 23, 2007 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. He was born in Calhoun Falls to Jessie L. McAllister Hayes and the late Mack E. Hayes Mr. Shaw was a member of the Pentecostal Holiness Church in Calhoun Falls, and he had retired from...

Edith M. Talbert

Edith M. Talbert

May 23, 2007

Edith M. Talbert, 92, of Bradley, wife of the late Thomas "Ralph" Talbert, died Wednesday, May 23, 2007 at Self Regional Healthcare in Greenwood. She was born in Topenish, WA to the late George A. and Lavisa A. Stephens Mitchell. Mrs. Talbert was a devoted member of the Troy Methodist Church and was the last surviving member of her immediate...

Claude Woody Woodhurst

Claude Woody Woodhurst

May 17, 2007

Woody H. Woodhurst, 71, of Abbeville, husband of Teresa Horton Woodhurst, died suddenly on Thursday, May 17, 2007 at Abbeville Area Medical Center. He was born May 16, 1936 in Abbeville to the late Claude H. Woodhurst, Sr. and Mayzelle Argo Woodhurst Bell. Woody was a United States Navy Veteran having served in Vietnam aboard the USS Yorktown. He was...

Margaret Flynn Bowie

Margaret Flynn Bowie

May 16, 2007

Margaret Flynn Bowie, 97, died Wednesday, May 16, 2007 at the South Carolina Episcopal Home at Still Hopes, West Columbia, SC. Born in Abbeville on August 25, 1909, she was the daughter of the late Norma Fuller Flynn and George Louis Flynn. She graduated from Abbeville High School and Winthrop College and was a true champion of Abbeville and Abbeville...

Gerald S. "Gerry" Harris Jr.

Gerald S. "Gerry" Harris Jr.

May 15, 2007

Gerald S. "Gerry" Harris, Jr., 55, of Abbeville, husband of Monean E. Harris, died Tuesday, May 15, 2007 at his residence. He was born in Abbeville County to Edna Brown Harris and the late Gerald S. Harris, Sr. Gerry was a graduate of Clemson University and had retired from Hickory Knob State Park. In addition to his father he was...

Floyd D. Lumpkin Rev.

Floyd D. Lumpkin Rev.

May 12, 2007

Rev. Floyd D. Lumpkin, 88, of Abbeville, husband of the late Hazel Chapman Lumpkin, died Saturday, May 12, 2007 at Wesley Commons in Greenwood. He was born on June 13, 1918 in Pendleton, SC to the late Lester L. and Georgia Stone Lumpkin. Rev. Lumpkin was a retired Church of God minister after serving his Lord for forty-eight years. He...

Wayne  L. Treece

Wayne L. Treece

May 7, 2007

Wayne L. Treece, 72, resident of 1776 Lindsey Cemetery Rd. husband of Ellen McKee Treece passed away peacefully, Monday, May 7, 2007 at his home with his family and friends by his side. Born in Knoxville, TN he was a son of the late Lon and Lillian Mae Treece. Mr. Treece made his career serving his country in the United...

Michael John Dotson

Michael John Dotson

May 5, 2007

Michael John Dotson, 37, of Saluda, formally of Fayetteville, NC, died Saturday, May 5, 2007 due to a car accident. He was the son of Larry E. and Marianne Beck Dotson of Fayetteville. In addition to his parents he is survived by a son, Michael Nelson Davis of Fayetteville, NC, a brother, Jimmy L. Dotson of Aiken, SC and a...

Ruth Whaley Seigler

Ruth Whaley Seigler

May 4, 2007

Ruth Whaley Seigler, 96, of Abbeville, died Friday, May 4, 2007 at the HospiceCare of the Piedmont Hospice House. She was born in Antreville, SC to the late Will and Corrie Cann Ferguson. Mrs. Seigler was an active member of the First Baptist Church in Abbeville and was a member of the Cheryl Camp Circle. She was twice married first...

Tonie Martin Lewis

Tonie Martin Lewis

May 1, 2007

Tonie Martin Lewis, 28, of Greenwood, wife of Trey Lewis, passed away Tuesday, May 1, 2007 at Greenville Memorial Hospital. She was the beloved daughter of Stan and Sherry B. Martin of Abbeville. Tonie was a full-time registered charge nurse in the ICU at Self Regional Medical Center. She was a member of Rocky River Presbyterian Church, a graduate of...

Eugenia Burton

Eugenia Burton

Apr 29, 2007

Eugenia Burton, 85, of Abbeville, wife of the late Frank Burton, passed away Sunday, April 29, 2007 at the National Health Care, Greenwood , SC. She is survived by her son, Tommy Burton and his wife Patty; a granddaughter, Ivey L. Ferguson and her husband Bryan; one great-granddaughter, Hunter Busbee and two step-great-grandchildren, Fallon and Chase Ferguson. The family will...

David  R. Beaty

David R. Beaty

Apr 29, 2007

David R. Beaty, 84, resident of 74 Taylor Lane husband of Sarah Suber Beaty died Sunday April 29, 2007 at his home. Born in Abbeville Co. SC he was a son of the late Sadler M. and Grace Young Beaty. Mr. Beaty was a World War II Army veteran having served as a First Sergeant in the campaigns of Company...

Melissa  Greer Polsky

Melissa Greer Polsky

Apr 20, 2007

Melissa Greer Polsky age 27, passed away Friday, April 20th at 11:am at Carolina's Medical Center after a courageous and spirited battle with cancer. Melissa was a loving wife, mother, daughter and sister. Melissa's zest for life and her love for Jesus Christ encompassed all of what she lived for. She was an inspiration to everyone she met and will...

Edna  Martin Heslin

Edna Martin Heslin

Apr 19, 2007

Edna Martin Heslin, 86, resident of 1067 Hwy. 72 widow of Thomas Joseph Heslin died Thursday April 19, 2007 at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood, SC. Born in Abbeville Co. SC she was a daughter of the late John Allen and Lillie Cox Martin. She was a homemaker and a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. She was also...

Rebecca Bootsie Simpson

Rebecca Bootsie Simpson

Apr 16, 2007

Rebecca "Bootsie" Simpson, 83, of Abbeville died peacefully with her family beside her Monday, April 16, 2007 at the Abbeville Nursing Home. The family will receive friends from 1:00PM to 2:00PM Wednesday, April 18, 2007 at Harris Funeral Home. Funeral services will begin at 2:00PM in the funeral home chapel. Burial will follow in Greenwood Memorial Gardens. The families are...

Robert L. Rayhon

Robert L. Rayhon

Apr 14, 2007

Robert L. Rayhon, 84, of Abbeville, husband of the late Tommie Jean Rayhon, died Saturday, April 14, 2007 at the National Healthcare Center in Greenwood. He was born in Somerset, NJ to the late Charles A. and Estelle Rayhon. Mr. Rayhon served in WWII in the United States Army and was a member of the VFW. He is survived by...

Callie  Mae McCurry

Callie Mae McCurry

Apr 12, 2007

Callie Mae McCurry, 90, resident of 408 Maple St. died Thursday April 12, 2007 at Abbeville Nursing Home. Born in Abbeville, SC she was a daughter of the late Julius A. and Lucy Powell McCurry. She was a retired textile employee with Abbeville Mills for many years and was a loyal member of Abbeville Pentecostal Holiness Church. Survivors include a...

William  Stanley Hager

William Stanley Hager

Apr 7, 2007

William Stanley Hager, 58, resident of the Level Land Community husband of Linda Hyde Hager died Saturday April 7, 2007 at his home. Born in Hackensack, N.J. he was a son of James Elias and Edith Margaret Krobe Hager. He was a self employed over the road tractor trailer driver. He was formerly the owner of his own Stone Mason...