Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas

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....

Usn Ret. Lewis Edwin Warren

Usn Ret. Lewis Edwin Warren

Jul 17, 2006

Lewis E. Warren, USN RET., 66, of 200 3rd Ave. Iva, died Monday, July 17, 2006 at An-Med Health in Anderson. He was born in Abbeville County to the late Joel E. and Ada Louise Neece Warren. Mr. Warren retired from the United States Navy and served in the Vietnam War as an Air Craft Mechanic then retired from Timken...

Blanche  Caroline Ashley

Blanche Caroline Ashley

Jul 9, 2006

Blanche Caroline Ashley, 78, resident of 485 J.T. Ashley Rd. wife of J.T. Ashley died Sunday July 9, 2006 at her home. Born in Honea Path, SC she was a daughter of the late John Guy and Audrey Martin Ashley. Mrs. Ashley was a retired Assistant Personel Manager with Bloomsburg Mills for many years. She was also an active member...

Adolphus Eugene Newell

Adolphus Eugene Newell

Jul 3, 2006

Adolphus E. Newell, 83, of 336 Hwy 72 W., died Monday, July 3, 2006 at the VA Hospital in Augusta, GA. He was born in Abbeville County to the late Andrew and Louise Milford Newell. Mr. Newell served his country proudly in the United States Army serving in WWII. He was a member of the Upper Long Cane Presbyterian Church...

Lorena "Rena" Johnson Evans

Lorena "Rena" Johnson Evans

Jun 29, 2006

Lorena Johnson Evans, 90, lifetime resident of Abbeville Co. SC, went to be with the Lord on June 29, 2006. Mrs. Evans was the daughter of the late Walter Eugene and Lorena Beacham Johnson. Mrs. Evans was a graduate of Furman University, where she majored in Music Education with an emphasis in Violin. She taught third grade for twenty four...

James M. Newman Rev.

James M. Newman Rev.

Jun 29, 2006

Rev. James M. Newman, 82, of 1256 Haigler Street Ext., Abbeville, husband of Jeane Ankerman Newman, died Thursday, June 29, 2006, at Abbeville County Memorial Hospital. He was born in Columbia, SC to the late Charles E. and Mattie Mattox Newman. After serving his country during WWII in the US Navy, he served the Lord as a Baptist Minister for...

John  Willard Reed

John Willard Reed

Jun 22, 2006

John Willard Reed, 81, resident of 705 Shirley St. husband of Jeanne Helms Carwile Reed died Thursday June 22, 2006 at The Hospice House in Greenwwod, SC. Born in Manhattan, NY he was a son of the late `Joseph and Ann Tamburello Penzato. He was a former Automotive Body Repairman and retired from the SC Highway Dept. He was also...

Zelma J. Little

Zelma J. Little

Jun 18, 2006

Zelma Josephine (Jo) Little, 85, formally of Decatur, GA, died Sunday, June 18, 2006 in the Abbeville County Memorial Hospital in Abbeville, SC. Mrs. Little was the wife of the late Thomas Winton Little. She was born in Meridian, Mississippi to the late Norris and Zelma Hendon McClure. Mrs. Little was a former member of the Clairmont Hills Baptist Church...

Robert  Lawrence O'Neal

Robert Lawrence O'Neal

Jun 16, 2006

Robert Lawrence O'Neal, 58, resident of 295 Hunter St. Ext. husband of Shirley Short O'Neal died Friday June 16, 2006. Born in Conneaut Lake, Pa. he was a son of the late Robert Kirkpatrick and Cecile Angelina Willis O'Neal. He was the owner and operator of O'Neal's Garage in Abbeville, SC. He attended Friendship Baptist Church. Survivors include wife-Shirley Short...

Shirley Marie O'Neal DeMore

Shirley Marie O'Neal DeMore

Jun 16, 2006

Shirley Marie DeMore, 36, resident of 192 White Creek Rd. Abbeville, SC wife of John Charles DeMore died Friday June 16, 2006. Born in Meadville, PA she was the daughter of Shirley Short O'Neal and the late Robert Lawrence O'Neal. She was employed as a mechanic at O'Neal's Garage. Survivors include husband John Charles DeMore of Charleston, SC, 4 sons...

Arline Lois Wiles

Arline Lois Wiles

Jun 15, 2006

Arline Wiles, 95, of Iva died Thursday, June 15, 2006 at the Abbeville Nursing Home. She was born in Anderson County to the late Daniel E. and Essie Campbell Wiles. Ms. Wiles was a life long member of Union Baptist Church in Iva. She was preceded in death by her two brothers, Ralph and Clem Wiles. Surviving Ms. Wiles is...

Mildred  White Wier

Mildred White Wier

Jun 2, 2006

Mildred White Wier, 77, resident of 100 Pineview St., widow of Van Noy Wier, Jr., died Friday , June 2, 2006 at The Hospice House in Greenwood, SC. Born July 4, 1928 in Troy, SC she was a daughter of the late J. Frank and Bertha Langley White. She was a graduate of Erskine College, having received her BA Degree...

John  Raiford Howard

John Raiford Howard

May 31, 2006

John Raiford Howard, 80, resident of Apt. 1401 Abbeville Arms husband of Lillie Stevenson Howard died Wednesday May 31, 2006 at his home. Born in Abbeville Co. SC he was a son of the late John Salter Howard. He was a retired textile employee as a fixer with Grendal Mills in Greenwood, SC. He was a member of Jordan Baptist...

Geradine "Jerrie" Stephens Sizemore

Geradine "Jerrie" Stephens Sizemore

May 26, 2006

Geraldine "Jerrie" Stephens Sizemore, 80, resident of 16 Sizemore Drive widow of Samuel Herbert Sizemore died Friday May 26, 2006 at The Hopice House in Greenwood, SC. Born in Louisville, Kentucky she was a retired Machine operator with Haile Manufacturing. She was also a devoted member of Little Mountian Presbyterian Church. Survivors include 3 brothers Kenneth Stephens of Demotte, Indiana,...

Wilma  Hill Giles

Wilma Hill Giles

May 22, 2006

Wilma Hill Giles, 92, formerly of 1904 Hwy. 284 Nation Community a resident of Abbeville Nursing Home widow of Everett Giles died Monday May 22, 2006 at the nursing home. Born in Abbeville Co. SC she was a daughter of the late Joseph Henry and Rosalee Bowen Hill. She was also preceded in death by her Step-Mother Troas Pruitt Hill....