Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas

Robert Charles Kirby

Robert Charles Kirby

Oct 27, 2006

Robert Charles Kirby, 49, of 104 Keowee Rd., died Friday, October 27, 2006 at his residence. He was born in Bervely, England to Patricia Thompson and the late George Robert Kirby. Mr. Kirby was of the Baptist faith and worked for 22 years with Westinghouse Electric Company. He is survived by his mother, Patricia Thompson of Travelers Rest, SC, a...

James Delph Mcdill

James Delph Mcdill

Oct 26, 2006

James Delph McDill, Jr., 73, formally of Abbeville died Thursday, Oct. 26th in Sumter, SC. He was born in New Orleans, LA to the late James Delph and Esther B. McDill, Sr. He was a resident of the Saleeby Center in Hartsville, SC. Surviving are his brother, Edwin McDill, a niece, Amy, grand-nephew, Matthew and a grand-niece, Angel all of...

James C. Prince

James C. Prince

Oct 21, 2006

James C. Prince, 92, of Abbeville, husband of the late Katherine Prince, died Saturday, October 21, 2006. He was born in Abbeville to the late Claude B. and Cora Ferguson Prince. He was a member of Main Street Methodist Church. He is survived by his two granddaughters, Michelle L. Bailey of Seminole, FL and Pam Prince of Ohio, several nieces...

Albert Grady Oliver Dr.

Albert Grady Oliver Dr.

Oct 17, 2006

Dr. Albert Grady Oliver, 86, of Abbeville, husband of Anne Ellenberg Oliver, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, October 17, 2006. Born on June 7, 1920 in Franklin County GA, he was the eldest son of the late Charlie Lake Oliver and the late Rilla Crawford Oliver. He was a faithful and loving husband for sixty-three years...

Mary Leila Carroll Ellis

Mary Leila Carroll Ellis

Oct 16, 2006

Mary Leila Carroll Ellis, 58, of 25 Long Cane Farm Dr. wife of James "Jimmy" E. Ellis, died Monday, October 16, 2006 at her residence. She was born in Abbeville to the late William Ledlow and Mary Carroll Mundy. She was raised in the home of her grandparents, the late Fred S. and Hazel Carroll. Mrs. Ellis was a member...

Vikki T. Gowan

Vikki T. Gowan

Oct 11, 2006

Vikki T. Gowan, 46, of 127 Richardson Dr., wife of J. Allen Gowan, died Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2006. She was born Dec. 18, 1959 in Greenwood, SC, the daughter of Gary Teseneer and the late Shirley Neal Teseneer. She attended Mt. Calvary Presbyterian Church in Roebuck. Surviving in addition to her husband and father, are her sister, Gina Schmitz and...

Mary  Williams Dusenberry

Mary Williams Dusenberry

Oct 10, 2006

Mary Williams Dusenberry, 81, died Tuesday, October 10, 2006. Born in Abbeville, SC, on February 20, 1925, she was the daughter of the late John P. and Mamie Plexico Williams. She had been a Hampton resident since 1979 and was a member of the Elizabeth Lakes Estates Garden Club. Mrs. Dusenberry had worked in secretarial support for the Manhattan Project...

Virginia Vaughn Hess

Virginia Vaughn Hess

Oct 8, 2006

Virginia Vaughn Hess, 84, of 30 Zackary Dr., wife of the late Charles Hess, died Sunday, October 8, 2006 at her residence. She was born in Oconee County, SC to the late Joel S. and Fannie A. Albertson Vaughn. Mrs. Hess was a member of Southside Baptist Church and the VFW Auxiliary Post #6087. In addition to her parents and...

Janie Powell Lewis

Janie Powell Lewis

Oct 7, 2006

Janie Powell Lewis, 89, of 125 Pinewood Circle, died Saturday, October 7, 2006 at Self Regional Healthcare. She was born in Abbeville to the late John and Mary Ellison Powell. Mrs. Lewis retired from the Milliken Abbeville Plant after 48 years of service and was the oldest living member of the Congregational Holiness Church. She was a member of the...

John "Johnny" T. Hawthorne

John "Johnny" T. Hawthorne

Oct 6, 2006

John T. "Johnny" Hawthorne, 65, resident of 907 Winona Church Rd. husband of Marlene Lollis Hawthorne died Friday Oct. 6, 2006 at Abbeville Area Medical Center. Born in Anderson, SC he was a son of the late Tully S. and Marie Pearman Hawthorne. He was retired from Monsanto Manufacturing in Greenwood, SC. He was a member and deacon in Winona...

Jack  Doyle Farmer

Jack Doyle Farmer

Oct 3, 2006

Jack Doyle Farmer, 87, resident of 110 Calhoun St. husband of Mary Carolyn Bray Farmer died Tuesday Oct 3, 2006 at Abbeville Area Medical Center. Born in Elberton, GA he ws a son of the late James Roland and Arlie Elizabeth Ray Farmer. He was owner & operator of Farmer's Cleaners for 53 years. He was a World War II...

James Bera "Jim" Simpson

James Bera "Jim" Simpson

Oct 2, 2006

James "Jim" Bera Simpson, Jr., 68, husband of Betty Ashley Simpson, died Monday, October 02, 2006 at his residence. He was the son of the late J. Bera and Edna Purdy Simpson, Sr. Jim retired from Mohawk Carpet Industry as manager of the Filament Yarn Division in Calhoun Falls and was presently the Special Project Coordinator for the City of...

Joyce Faye Robbins Roberts

Joyce Faye Robbins Roberts

Sep 29, 2006

Joyce Faye Robbins Roberts, 62, resident of 37 Earl Lane widow of Earl Roberts died Friday Sept. 29, 2006 at her home. Born in Adrian, Michigan she was a daughter of the late Robert and Lucille Barker Robbins, She worked for many years with the Abbeville Co. School District 60 as a lunchroom dietician. She retired from Abbeville Co. Memorial...

Hubert Thompson

Hubert Thompson

Sep 29, 2006

Hubert Asbury Thompson, 87, resident of 38 Agape Lane husband of Molly Simms Thompson died Friday Sept. 29, 2006 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center, Spartanburg, SC. Born in Commerce, GA he was a son of the late Ernest and Tiny Thompson. He was a retired self employed carpenter. He was also a member of Abbeville KIngdom Hall of Jehovah Witness....

Sarah Miller Overholt

Sarah Miller Overholt

Sep 28, 2006

Sarah Miller Overholt, 86, of 553 Hwy 201, wife of the late Ben Overholt, went to be with her Lord on Thursday, September 28, 2006 at her residence. She was born August 4, 1920 in Hickory, VA to the late Allen and Sarah Detweiler Miller. Mrs. Overholt was a homemaker and a member of the Cold Springs Mennonite Church. She...

Jennie  Rock Miller

Jennie Rock Miller

Sep 26, 2006

Jennie Rock Miller, 88, resident of Abbeville Nursing Home widow of John Miller died Tuesday Sept. 26, 2006 at Abbeville Nursing Home. Born in Abbeville Co. SC she was a daughter of the late Claiborn and Robena Gilliam Rock. She was a retired school teacher with Abbeville Co. School District 60 with over 40 years of service. She was also...

James "Jim" William Justice

James "Jim" William Justice

Sep 23, 2006

James William Justice of Abbeville, SC, died Saturday, September 23, 2006, at Abbeville Area Medical Center after a brief illness. He was 63 years old. Jimmy was a devoted husband, father, and Papa. He is survived by his beloved wife, Carol Leath Justice of 43 years; devoted daughters and son-in-laws, Janna Davis and her husband Andy; Jennifer Smith and her...

Essie Lorraine Minor Edwards

Essie Lorraine Minor Edwards

Sep 19, 2006

Essie 'Lorraine' Edwards, 90, resident of 502 E. Greenwood St. widow of Jack Edwards, Sr. died Tuesday Sept. 19, 2006 at the home of her daughter Myra Williamson 311 Lakeshore Drive Greenwood, SC. Born in Hartwell, GA she was a daughter of the late James Hiriam and Nancy Jane Foster Minor. She was a homemaker and a member of the...

John "Tom" Thomas Ferguson

John "Tom" Thomas Ferguson

Sep 19, 2006

John Thomas "Tom" Ferguson, 83, resident of 223 Main St. Due West, SC died Tuesday Sept. 19, 2006 at Hospice of the Upstate in Anderson, SC. Born in Abbeville, SC he was a son of the late Charlie and Corrie Evans Ferguson. He was a US Marine Corp. veteran of World War II. He was a retired employee of E-Systems...

Elizabeth Gaston Hunter

Elizabeth Gaston Hunter

Sep 18, 2006

Elizabeth Gaston Hunter, 89, of 113 Bowie St. wife of the late James Oscar Hunter, Sr., died Monday, September 18, 2006 at the Abbeville Area Medical Center. She was born in Abbeville to the late John R. and Rosa Botts Gaston. Mrs. Hunter was a member of the Abbeville Presbyterian Church and was a beloved mother and friend to all...