Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas

Patricia  Babcock Moats

Patricia Babcock Moats

Nov 2, 2007

Patricia Babcock Moats, 74, resident of 74 Briarwood Rd. Abbeville, SC wife of Richard Allen Moats died Friday Nov. 2, 2007 at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood, SC. Born in Aberdeen, Washington she was a daughter of the late Richard and Dena Schouwstra Babcock. She was the former owner and operator with her husband Richard of the True Value...

Ernestine  Guth McDonald

Ernestine Guth McDonald

Nov 1, 2007

Ernestine Guth McDonald, 75, resident of 3870 Hwy. 184 West wife of Randall Joseph McDonald died Thursday Nov. 1, 2007 at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood, SC. Born in Flushing, N.Y. she was a daughter of the late Arthur R. and Adlyn Beebe Guth. She was a homemaker and member of the Due West ARP Church. The love of...

James  Albert Slay

James Albert Slay

Oct 26, 2007

James Albert Slay, 80, formerly of 1010 Miller Rd. died Saturday Oct. 26, 2007 at the Hospice House of the Piedmont in Greenwood, SC. Born in Abbeville Co. SC he was a son of the late Steven Albert and Sallie Mae Turman Slay. James will be remembered as a loving brother and will be missed by his caring brothers and...

R.B. "Wild Bill" Elliott

R.B. "Wild Bill" Elliott

Oct 26, 2007

R.B. "Wild Bill" Elliott, 92, of Abbeville, husband of the late Rose Sorrow Elliott, died Friday, Oct. 26, 2007 at the Abbeville Nursing Home. He was born in Cherokee County, SC to the late John and Edna Blackwell Elliott. Mr. Elliott retired from the Abbeville Milliken Plant and was a member of Friendship Baptist Church. In addition to his wife...

Timothy  Ray Shirley

Timothy Ray Shirley

Oct 21, 2007

Timothy "Tim" Ray Shirley, 46, resident of 907 Washington St. son of Sybil Ricketts Shirley and the late Ray Shirley died Sunday Oct. 21, 2007 at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood, SC. Born in Abbeville Co. SC Tim was formerly employed with Burnstein Industries Inc. and was a member of Keowee Baptist Church. Tim was affectionaly known for his...

Louise  Hill Prince

Louise Hill Prince

Oct 21, 2007

Louise Hill Prince, 92, resident of 1511 Hwy. 72 West widow of James E. Prince, Sr died Sunday Oct. 21, 2007 in Sparta, NC. Born in Abbeville Co. SC she was a daughter of the late Joseph Henry and Rosa Lee Bowen Hill. Mrs. Prince worked for a number of years with the Calvin Klein Co. in Abbeville and retired...

Larry W. O'Quinn

Larry W. O'Quinn

Oct 19, 2007

Larry W. Oa?(TM)Quinn, 63, of Due West, husband of Jenny Jones Oa?(TM)Quinn, died Friday, October 19, 2007 at Self Regional Medical Center. He was born in Abbeville County to the late Norman D. and Fleda Alewine Oa?(TM)Quinn. Mr. Oa?(TM)Quinn was an active member of the Lebanon Presbyterian Church where he was presently serving as a Deacon. He retired from the...

John "JT" Turner Ashley

John "JT" Turner Ashley

Oct 13, 2007

J.T. Ashley, 83, resident of 485 J.T. Ashley Rd. widower of Blanche C. Ashley died Saturday Oct. 13, 2007 at his home. Born in Abbeville Co. SC he was a son of the late Joshua Whitner Calhoun Ashley and Lessie Fields Ashley. He was a retired electrician with Bloomsburg Mills and a member of Mt. Bethel Baptist Church, Belton, SC....

Samuel B. Uldrick

Samuel B. Uldrick

Oct 6, 2007

Samuel B. "Sambo" Uldrick, 59, of 308 Tillotson Rd. Anderson, died Saturday, October 6, 2007 at his residence. He was born in Abbeville County to Sara Link Uldrick and the late William Perrin Uldrick. Mr. Uldrick retired from formally the Frigidaire Company in Anderson and attended the Bethany Baptist Church. Sambo, as many called him, will be missed for his...

James  Edward Arnold

James Edward Arnold

Oct 4, 2007

James Edward Arnold, 69, resident of 112 Clearcreek Drive husband of Susan Cannon Arnold died Thursday Oct. 4, 2007 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Center in Spartanburg, SC. He was a United States Army veteran a member of the Special Forces. He was a retired executive with Pirelli Cable Company. Survivors include his wife, Susan Cannon Arnold of the home; 1...

Joseph "Joe Buddy" Meadows Creswell

Joseph "Joe Buddy" Meadows Creswell

Oct 4, 2007

Joe Buddy Creswell, 82, resident of 4228 Hwy. 201 husband of Vivian Pruitt Creswell died Thursday Oct. 4, 2007 at his home. Born in Abbeville Co. SC he was a son of the late Joseph M. and Janie Martin Creswell. Joe Buddy attended Abbeville Co. Schools and was a U.S. Marine veteran having served in the Marshall Islands. After working...

Bertha Mae Smith Harrison

Bertha Mae Smith Harrison

Oct 3, 2007

Bertha Mae Smith Harrison, 86, resident of Abbeville Nursing Home formerly of 1013 Island Ford Rd. widow of G. Wesley Harrison died Wednesday Oct. 3, 2007 at Abbeville Nursing Home. Born in Millan, GA she was a daughter of the late Benjamin and Annie Maude McGhee Smith. She was a retired textile weaver with Bloomsburg Mills with over 40 years...

Barbara Ann Rogers

Barbara Ann Rogers

Oct 1, 2007

Barbara Ann Rogers, 65, of the Sharon Community, wife of Sonny Rogers, died Monday, October 01, 2007 at AnMed Hospital in Anderson. She was born in Greenwood, SC to Marion Frances Berry Newton and the late William R. Newton. Mrs. Rogers was presently employed with Abbeville County as the Recycling Coordinator. She was a member of Rocky River Presbyterian Church....

Nicholas S. Parthemos

Nicholas S. Parthemos

Sep 30, 2007

Nicholas S. Parthemos, 90, of Abbeville, died Sunday, September 30, 2007 at the Abbeville Nursing Home. He was born in Abbeville to the late Steve and Katina Arros Parthemos. Nick retired as the Welfare Director with the Abbeville and Anderson County Department of Social Services. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. In addition to his parents he...

Samuel R. Slay

Samuel R. Slay

Sep 26, 2007

Samuel R. Slay, Staff Sergeant, U.S.A (Ret), 76, of Abbeville, husband of June Flynn Slay, died Wednesday, September 26, 2007 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. He was born in Abbeville to the late Albert and Sallie Mae Turman Slay. Mr. Slay served in the 2nd Ranger Co. 187 Airborne in the Korean War from 1951-1952 and the F Troop,...

Ophelia Tiller Medlin

Ophelia Tiller Medlin

Sep 26, 2007

Ophelia Tiller Medlin, 85, formally of 707 Brooks St. died Wednesday, September 26, 2007 at the Abbeville Nursing Home. She was born in Abbeville County to the late Odell and Ida Sorrow Tiller. Mrs. Medlin retired from the Abbeville Shirt Plant and was of the Baptist faith. She was an avid quilter and loved spending time with her family. Mrs....

James "Bull" Raymond Ashley

James "Bull" Raymond Ashley

Sep 26, 2007

James Raymond "Bull" Ashley, 83, resident of 870 Hwy. 185 South husband of Helen Gambrell Ashley died Wednesday Sept. 26, 2007 at his home. Born in Abbeville Co. SC he was a son of the late James Oscar and Edna Richey Ashley. He was a retired decorated veteran of World War II US Army. He was a retired employee of...

James Michael Thompson

James Michael Thompson

Sep 25, 2007

James Michael Thompson, 46, of 172 Midnite Lane, husband of Sandy McNeill Thompson died Tuesday, September 25, 2007 at his residence. He was born in Greenwood, SC to Martha Nickles Thompson and the late Harold Thompson. Mike enjoyed life and spending time on his farm. He is survived by his mother, Martha, of Abbeville; his wife, Sandy, of 26 years...

Billy  Joe Minor

Billy Joe Minor

Sep 24, 2007

Billy Joe Minor, 67, resident of # 3 Edgewood Drive husband of Betty Jo Powell Minor died Monday Sept. 24, 2007 at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood, SC. Born on Abbeville, SC he was the son of Mary Alice Ashley Minor and the late Joe Berry Minor. He was a retired self employed painter and a member of the...

James R. Scott

James R. Scott

Sep 24, 2007

James R. "Pop" Scott, Sr., 81, of Abbeville, husband of the late Eunice Wheeler Scott, died Monday, September 24, 2007 at the Abbeville Nursing Home. He was born in Abbeville to the late Will and Claudia Creswell Scott. Mr. Scott served in the United States Army. He retired from the Milliken Sharon Plant and was a member of Southside Baptist...