Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas

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....

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...