Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas

Gertrude Smith Sprouse

Gertrude Smith Sprouse

Jan 28, 2007

Gertrude S. "Gertie" Sprouse, 80, of Abbeville, wife of the late John Lewis Sprouse, Jr., entered into rest Sunday, January 28, 2007 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. She was born in Abbeville to the late Otis and Lillian Newell Smith. Mrs. Sprouse was an active member of Main Street United Methodist Church where she was involved in the church...

Dorothy Gentry Mccarter

Dorothy Gentry Mccarter

Jan 23, 2007

Dorothy Gentry McCarter, 91, formally of Antreville, wife of the late Marion "Buck" McCarter, died Tuesday, January 23, 2007 at Mountain View Health Care Center. She was born July 16, 1915 in Starr, SC daughter of the late William Thomas and Zulia Bannister Gentry. Mrs. McCarter was a retired school teacher, having taught at Antreville, Iva, and Crescent High Schools...

Louise Davenport Napier

Louise Davenport Napier

Jan 20, 2007

Louise Davenport Napier, 74, of 104 Oakland Ave. died Saturday, January 20, 2007 at Abbeville Area Medical Center. She was born on the U.S. Marine Base, Parris Island, SC, to the late Floyd T. and Lillian Dey Davenport. Ms. Napier was President of the American Legion Ladies Auxiliary; Secretary of the Veteran of Foreign Wars Ladies Auxiliary, and former president...

Willie R. Smith

Willie R. Smith

Jan 19, 2007

Willie R. Smith, 71, of 63 Rosedale Dr. husband of Martha S. Smith, entered into rest on Friday, January 19, 2007 at his residence. He was born in Pelzer, SC to the late R.S. and Ethel Hall Smith. Mr. Smith attended Stone of Bethel Holiness Church and he retired from GTE after 19 years. He served in the United States...

Lamar Gilliam Nickles

Lamar Gilliam Nickles

Jan 18, 2007

Lamar Gilliam "Gill" Nickles, Sr., 57, of 1007 N. Main St., husband of Yvonne Funderburk Nickles, died Thursday, January 18, 2007 at Self Regional Medical Center. He was the son of the late Charles Julius and Ovelle Gilliam Nickles, Sr. Gill was a life long member of Main Street Methodist Church and attended Rice Memorial Baptist Church where he was...

Frances Elizabeth Crawford Sloan

Frances Elizabeth Crawford Sloan

Jan 17, 2007

Frances Elizabeth Crawford Sloan, 94, resident of 695 Crawford Rd. widow of Ben F. Sloan died Wednesday Jan. 17, 2007 at her home. Born on Antreville, SC she was a daughter of the late Jessie Arthur and Lida Hall Crawford. Mrs. Sloan was a 1934 graduate of Anderson Memorial Hospital School of Nursing. She worked as a registered nurse for...

Marguerite M. Bannister

Marguerite M. Bannister

Jan 17, 2007

Marguerite M. Bannister, 81, of 150 Wilton Rd. Abbeville, wife of the late James T. Bannister, Sr., died Wednesday, January 17, 2007 at Abbeville Area Medical Center. Mrs. Bannister was born in Calhoun Falls, SC to the late Henry N. and Clora Beauford Manning. She was a member of the Abbeville Pentecostal Holiness Church and retired from Abbeville Shirt Plant....

Patty Wiley Guy

Patty Wiley Guy

Jan 16, 2007

Patty W. Guy, 47, wife of George V. Guy, of 104 Sunset Dr. Abbeville, died Tuesday, January 16, 2007 at Abbeville Area Medical Center due to an accident. She was born in Abbeville to Carolyn Ethridge Wiley Duskin, and the late John Franklin Wiley. Patty was the office manager of the Check-n-Go in Greenwood, a member of Main Street United...

Ella Brooks Ferguson Knox

Ella Brooks Ferguson Knox

Jan 13, 2007

Ella Brooks Ferguson Knox, 90, of 103 Lee St. , Abbeville died Saturday, January 13, 2007. Born in Abbeville County , she was the daughter of the late James Henry and Annie Wilson Ferguson. Mrs. Knox was a housewife, a mother, grandmother and a life long member of Warrenton Presbyterian Church. She was the last surviving member of her generation....

Doris  Kirby Hughes

Doris Kirby Hughes

Jan 10, 2007

Doris Kirby Hughes, 84, resident of 401 Magazine St. died Wednesday Jan. 10, 2007 at the Hospice House in Greenwood, SC. Born in Abbeville Co. SC she was a daughter of the late Roland and Martha Norrell Wilson Kirby. She was a retired Librarian for over 40 years and a homemaker. She was of the Methodist faith. She was a...

Richard F. "Dick" Billings

Richard F. "Dick" Billings

Jan 9, 2007

Richard F. "Dick" Billings, Sr., 86, of Abbeville, husband of Helen Walker Billings, died Tuesday, January 09, 2007 at the Abbeville Nursing Home. He was born in Meriden, CT to the late Joseph and Anna Markowski Billings. Mr. Billings served as a 1st Lt. in the United States Army serving in WWII and was of the Catholic faith. Mr. Billings...

Jasper Brown Davis

Jasper Brown Davis

Jan 1, 2007

Jasper Brown Davis, 85, of Abbeville, husband of Katie Bowie Davis, died Monday, January 01, 2007 in Abbeville Nursing Home. Born in Abbeville, he was the son of the late William McKnight Davis and Jettie Ashley Davis. He owned and operated the Kum-Bak restaurant from 1945 until 1968. Jasper was the Abbeville County Auditor for 28 Years. He served in...

Carol Ann Hulsman

Carol Ann Hulsman

Dec 31, 2006

Carol Ann Hulsman, 61, of Abbeville died Sunday, December 31, 2006 at her residence. She was born in Quyncy, MA to the late Rodger and Virginia Ladd Lehman. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Surviving Mrs. Hulsman is her sister, Sandra Crider of Abbeville. All services will be private. Online condolences may be sent to the Hulsman...

Elizabeth Hughes Allison

Elizabeth Hughes Allison

Dec 30, 2006

Elizabeth Hughes Allison, 78, of Abbeville, wife of the late Clarence F. Allison, died Saturday, December 30, 2006 at the Abbeville Area Medical Center. She was born in Newport, TN to the late Charles and Hattie Hatley Hughes. Mrs. Allison retired from the Fovil Manufactoring Plant after many years. In addition to her parents and her husband she was preceded...

William  Murry Thompson

William Murry Thompson

Dec 22, 2006

William Murry Thompson, Sr., 89, resident of 33 Woodview Apts. widower of Ruby Culbreth Thompson died Friday Dec. 22, 2006 at Abbeville Area Medical Center. Born in Hillsborough, NC he was a son of the late Daniel Covington and Catherine Nye Thompson. He was a World War II United States Air Force veteran. He was a retired merchant in retail...

Rufus  Wood Hutchinson

Rufus Wood Hutchinson

Dec 20, 2006

Rufus Wood Hutchinson, Jr., Lt. Col. USAF Res. Ret., husband of May Robertson Baskin Hutchinson, died December 20, 2006, at Abbeville Area Medical Center. Born in West Pelzer, South Carolina, he was the son of Rufus Wood Hutchinson, Sr. and Leila Fulmer Hutchinson. He graduated from Easley High School, attended Furman University, and graduated from Oglethorpe University. He pursued graduate...

Infant Levi Allen Hurt

Infant Levi Allen Hurt

Dec 20, 2006

Infant Levi Allen Hurt died Wednesday, December 20, 2006 at Abbeville Area Medical Center. He was the son of Daniel Mason Hurt and Tracy Dawn Turnage. Surviving Levi is his parents; a brother, Daniel Hurt, maternal grandparents, Marlene Mobley and Henry Allen Turnage of Abbeville; and paternal grandparents, B.J. Ferry of Greenwood and Allen Timms of Calhoun Falls. Graveside services...

Charles W. Mcilwain Sr.

Charles W. Mcilwain Sr.

Dec 19, 2006

Charles W. McIlwain, Sr., 84, husband of Lorine Smith McIlwain, died Tuesday, December 19, 2006 at Wesley Commons Healthcare Center. Mr. McIlwain was born in Abbeville County to the late William L. and Sara B. McCord McIlwain. He served in the United States Navy. Mr. McIlwain loved farming as well as the outdoors. He was a former board member of...

Macy Campbell Mcneill

Macy Campbell Mcneill

Dec 17, 2006

Macy Campbell McNeill, 97, of Abbeville, wife of the late Lowrie Wilson McNeill, died Sunday, December 17, 2006 at the Abbeville Nursing Home. She was born in Abbeville County to the late Cooley and Zillie Wheeler Campbell. Mrs. McNeill was a member of the Sharon United Methodist Church. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death...

Julius "Buddy" Hamilton King

Julius "Buddy" Hamilton King

Dec 13, 2006

Julius Hamilton "Buddy" King, 80, resident of 365 Bulls Horne Rd. husband of Jean Bradberry King died Wednesday Dec. 13, 2006 at Abbeville Nursing Home. Born in Abbeville Co. SC he was a son of the late Benjamin H. and Bessie Ervin King. He was a World War II Navy veteran. Buddy was retired from the United States Postal Service...