Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas

Leora Overholt Swartzentruber

Leora Overholt Swartzentruber

Sep 15, 2006

Leora Overholt Swartzentruber, 67, of 110 Colony East, wife of Eldon Swartzentruber. She was born in Virginia Beach, VA to the late William J. and Millie Jones Overholt. Mrs. Swartzentruber was a member of Shiloh Mennonite Church. She is survived by her husband of the home, four sons, David, Richard, Eldon Ray and Merlin, one daughter, Ruth, seven-teen grandchildren, two...

Mary Lee McCurry Carroll Brock

Mary Lee McCurry Carroll Brock

Sep 13, 2006

Mary Lee McCurry Brock, 94, formerly of 1200 S. Main St. resident of McCormick Health Care Center, McCormick, SC widow of Emmanuel Brock died Wednesday Sept. 13, 2006 at McCormick Health Care. Born in Abbeville Co. SC she was a daughter of the late Oscar Lee and Estelle Lee McCurry. She was a retired winder with Abbeville Mills after 42...

Brigitta E. Barbour

Brigitta E. Barbour

Sep 13, 2006

Brigitta E. Barbour of Abbeville died on September 13, 2006 at the age of 69 from Leukemia. Born in Wels, Austria, Brigitta was the daughter of the late Rudolf and Lea Ransmaier and widow of Roger C. Barbour. Her brothers, Rudy Ransmaier and William Anderson, predeceased her. Surviving are her sons Clayton Brockway and Douglas Brockway of Old Saybrook, CT...

Hugh A. Williams

Hugh A. Williams

Aug 31, 2006

Hugh A. Williams, 81, of 307 Brooks St., husband of the late Frances Bowie Williams, died Thursday, August 31, 2006 at his residence. He was born in Abbeville to the late Luther L. and Irene Reynolds Williams. Mr. Williams was the past and present owner of several business including, Williams Shell Station from 1957-1973, Burger Town 1973-1975, The Kupboard Restaurant...

JoAnn  McKown Horton

JoAnn McKown Horton

Aug 31, 2006

JoAnn McKown Horton, 81, wife of the late Harry Lucas Horton, died August 31, 2006 at Mullins Nursing Center, Mullins, S.C. Born January 25, 1925 in Valley Head, Ala., she was the daughter of the late James Paul and Leatha Ann Sibley McKown. She was a graduate of Winchester High School, attended the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, and worked...

June  Price Ferguson

June Price Ferguson

Aug 27, 2006

June Price Ferguson, 73, resident of 2354 Hwy. 284, Nation Community wife of Herbert Harris Ferguson died Sunday Aug. 27, 2006 at her home. Born in Ware Soals, SC she was a daughter of the late Sylvester 'S.A.' and Corrine Ware Price. She was a retired textile employee with Milliken Textiles, Abbeville Plant and the Huggins Garment Co. She was...

Ellis E. "Sam" Mobley

Ellis E. "Sam" Mobley

Aug 22, 2006

Ellis E. "Sam" Mobley, 68, of 1652 Rockhill Rd., husband of Ella Powell Mobley, died Tuesday, August 22, 2006 at his residence. Mr. Mobley was born in Lincolnton, GA to the late Luther and Rosella Poss Mobley. He retired after many years from the Rug Barn in Abbeville. He was an avid fisherman and loved every minute he spent on...

Ethel A. Garvin

Ethel A. Garvin

Aug 21, 2006

Ethel A. Garvin, 85, of 3186 Hwy 20, wife of the late Quincy Garvin, died at her residence Monday, August 21, 2006. Mrs. Garvin was born in Barnwell County to the late Thomas and Inez Black Proveaux. Mrs. Garvin was of the Pentecostal faith. She was preceded in death by a brother, Tom Aldrich. Surviving Mrs. Garvin are two daughters,...

Stella Maria Dinolfo Earle

Stella Maria Dinolfo Earle

Aug 18, 2006

Stella Maria Dinolfo Earle, 85, resident of 117 Calhoun St. widow of Capt. George M. Earle, died Friday Aug. 18, 2006 at Hospice House in Greenwood, SC. Born in Dover, Ohio she was a daughter of the late Lorenzo and Mary Dinoi Dinolfo. The family was very well known in the Dover area for their family business Dinolfo's Dining Room....

Robert "A.T." Arnold Thomasson

Robert "A.T." Arnold Thomasson

Aug 17, 2006

Robert Arnold "A.T." Thomasson, 69, resident of 309 Brooks St. husband of Patricia 'Pat' Powell Thomasson died Thursday Aug. 17, 2006 at his home. Born in Newberry, SC he was a son of the late Beauregard Lee and Holly Ruth Gause Thomasson. Arnold was a retired textile employee having worked for Milliken Textile Co. for over 47 years. Arnold was...

Earl  Sylvester Culbreth

Earl Sylvester Culbreth

Aug 14, 2006

Earl Sylvester Culbreth, 85, resident of 269 Hwy. 28 N. husband of Thelma Fisher Culbreth died Monday Aug. 14, 2006 at Richard Campbell V.A. Home n Anderson, SC. Born in Abbeville Co. SC he was a son of the late James Bailey and Sara Price Culbreth. Earl was a US Army veteran having served in the European Theater during World...

Sara  Phillips Hall

Sara Phillips Hall

Aug 13, 2006

Sara Phillips Hall, 73, resident of 332 Nation Rd., Nation Community wife of Charles W. Hall, Sr. died Sunday Aug. 13, 2006 at her home. Born in Royston, GA , Sandy Cross Community she was a daughter of the late Hubert L. and Retha Jane Partin Phillips. She was a retired self employed Florist and employee of the Abbeville Shirt...

Kirk Allan Wilson

Kirk Allan Wilson

Aug 12, 2006

Kirk Allan Wilson, 42, of 109-B Greenville St. died Saturday, August 12, 2006 at his residence. He was born in East Liverpool, OH to Daniel K. Wilson, and the late Sue Ann Peck Wilson. Kirk was a known for his organ repair abilities as well as playing the organ for many churches across SC. He attended Trinity Episcopal Church in...

Elizabeth "Libby" Womack Mundy

Elizabeth "Libby" Womack Mundy

Aug 10, 2006

Elizabeth "Libby" Womack Mundy, 59, resident of 116 McGowan Ave. wife of Len Mundy died Thursday Aug. 10, 2006 at Self Regional Healthcare in Greenwood, SC. Born in Honea Path, SC she was a daughter of the late William R. and Hazel James Womack. Libby was a graduate of Erskine College with a BA Degree in English. She retired from...

James Raymond "Jim" Mccalla

James Raymond "Jim" Mccalla

Aug 9, 2006

James "Jim" R. McCalla, 85, of 257 Main St. Lowndesville, died Wednesday, August 9, 2006 at Self Regional HealthCare. He was born in Abbeville County to the late Mattox P. and Ella Nickels McCalla, Sr. Mr. McCalla was a member of Smyrna Methodist Church and served in the United States Army in WWII. Surviving Mr. McCalla is his two sisters,...

Mildred "Millie" Bryant Highsmith

Mildred "Millie" Bryant Highsmith

Aug 8, 2006

Mildred Bryant Highsmith, 85, formerly of 103 Calhoun St. died Tuesday Aug. 8, 2006 at Savannah Specialty Care Center in Savannah, GA. She was born in Branchville, SC. She was a retired business owner having owned several businesses in the Savannah area. She was also a member of Abbeville Presbyterian Church. Survivors include 1 son Jim Holmes of Savannah, GA,...

Stewart  Calvin Campbell

Stewart Calvin Campbell

Aug 7, 2006

Stewart Calvin Campbell, 82, resident of 537 E. Marion St. widower of Ruth Lewis Campbell died Monday Aug. 7, 2006 at National Health Care in Greenwood, SC. Born in Abbeville Co. SC he was a son of the late Lewis Calvin and Sarah Othella Bannister Campbell. He was a United States Army veteran having served in Italy during World War...

Leander N. Miller

Leander N. Miller

Aug 4, 2006

Leander N. Miller, 82, husband of Anna (Schwartz) Miller, passed away on August 4, 2006 at his residence at 78 Cochran Rd. Abbeville. He was born in Hartville, OH, to the late Nathaniel J. and Elizabeth (Hostetler) Miller. He was a member of Whispering Pines Mennonite Church and retired as a mason. Surviving Mr. Miller is his wife of the...

Felix Karl Bauer

Felix Karl Bauer

Aug 3, 2006

Professor Felix Bauer, South Carolina Holocaust Survivor Felix Bauer, long time professor of art and music at Erskine College, died at age 92 at the Abbeville Area Medical Center on Thursday, August 3, 2006. Born in Vienna, Austria on January 2, 1914 to Rudolf and Risa Bauer, Felix Karl Bauer grew up in that city. He attended the Realschule, studied...

Elizabeth Stone Taylor

Elizabeth Stone Taylor

Jul 23, 2006

Elizabeth Stone Taylor, 80, of 1423 Cedar Springs Road, wife of Furman Taylor, died Sunday, July 23, 2006 at the Abbeville Nursing Home. She was born in Abbeville to the late Albert and Mary Elizabeth Gordon Stone. Mrs. Taylor was a member of New Hope Presbyterian Church P.C.A., and retired from the Abbeville School District in the Food Services Department....