Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas
Inez Hodges Thompson
Jan 23, 2006
Inez "Tiny" Hodges Thompson, 85, of 181 Noble Dr., wife of the late James R. Thompson, Sr. died Monday, January 23, 2006 at Abbeville County Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Thompson was born in Abbeville to the late Milton J. and Sallie Patterson Hodges. She was a member of the Upper Long Cane Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Thompson was preceded in death by...
Lizzie Eva Price Davis
Jan 23, 2006
Lizzie Eva Price Davis, 89, of 461 Calhoun Hill Road, wife of Joe M. Davis, died Tuesday, January 23, 2006 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. She was born in Hill Tonia, GA., to the late Adam Samuel and Lizzie Sikes Taylor. Mrs. Davis was a member of the Calhoun Falls Pentecostal Holiness Church. She retired from the Abbeville and...
Thomas Milton Seawright
Jan 21, 2006
Thomas 'Milton' Seawright, 79, resident of 210 Bell Rd. Abbeville, SC husband of Ruby Wilson Seawright died Saturday Jan. 21, 2006 at the Hospice House of the Piedmont in Greenwood, SC. Born in Abbeville Co. SC he was a son of the late George Gary, Sr. and Bessie Ferguson Seawright. He was retired from the maintenance dept. of the South...
Jesse "Frank" Franklin Manning
Jan 19, 2006
The Reverend Jesse Franklin Manning, 72, husband (52 1/2 years) of Martha Joyce Richardson Manning, of 299 Noble Drive, Abbeville, SC entered into his eternal home, January 29th, 2006, after an extended illness at Self Memorial Hospital in Greenwood, SC. He was born March 10, 1933 to the late Rennie Franklin Manning and Daisy Bell Cann Manning in Abbeville, SC....
Harry George Emden
Jan 17, 2006
Harry George Emden, Jr., 80, resident of 209 Marshall Ave. formerly of East Aurora, N.Y. husband of Shirley Sciolino Emden died Tuesday Jan. 17, 2006 at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood, SC. Born in Buffalo, N.Y. he was a son of the late Harry George, Sr. and Estelle Wurtenburg Emden. He was a United States Coast Guard veteran of...
Donald Genar Ferguson
Jan 11, 2006
Donald Genar Ferguson, 50, husband of Krissy Salvo Ferguson died Wednesday Jan. 11, 2006 at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, SC. Born in Pickens, SC he was a son of Evelyn Merck Senn and the late Genar William Ferguson. He was a 1977 graduate of Clemson University having earned a BS Degree in Recreational Parks Administaration.He was...
Elmer J. Hersberger
Jan 11, 2006
Elmer J. Hershberger, 92, of Due West, SC died peacefully January 11, 2006, at his home. He was born in Gauge County Ohio on January 4, 1914 to Joseph I. and Mary Ann Miller Hershberger. When he was eight years old, he moved with his family to Virginia Beach, Va. On January 18, 1942, he married Sarah Bontrager. IN 1962,...
Sue Purser Larkin Cox
Jan 11, 2006
Sue Purser Larkin Cox, 88, resident of Lexington Extended Health Care widow of Jack Cox died Wednesday Jan. 11, 2006 at Lexington Extended Health Care. Born in Abbeville, SC she was a daughter of the late Thomas and Eva Kine Purser. Mrs. Cox spent the last nine years in the care of her daughter Fredna Thornton in Lexington. She was...
Bertha Nissley Helmuth
Jan 5, 2006
Bertha Nissley Helmuth, 85, died Wednesday, January 5, 2006 at her daughters residence. Born in Exeland, WI to the late Ira and Barbara Schlabach Nissley. She is survived by sixteen children. The family will receive friends 1:00PM to 4:00PM and from 6:00PM to 8:00PM Saturday, January 7, 2006 at the Oak Grove Mennonite Church in Aroda, VA. Funeral Services will...
Mary Eunice Beasley Ashley
Jan 4, 2006
Mary 'Eunice' Beasley Ashley, 67, resident of 434 Old Greenwood Hwy. wife of Leonard Jessie Ashley, Sr. died Wednesday Jan. 4, 2006 at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood, SC.Born in Ware Shoals, SC she was a daughter of the late Robert Lee and Ella Marie Hodges Beasley.Mrs. Ashley was a retired employee of Abbeville Shirt Plant and Kemet Industries....
Robert Theodore Behrendt
Jan 2, 2006
Robert Theodore Behrendt, of Due West, SC died Monday, January 2, 2006, at the Due West Retirement Center Carlisle Nursing Center. A native of Newark, NJ, he was the son of the late Herman F. Behrendt and Ella Benkert Behrendt. Mr. Behrendt served as an officer in the U.S. Navy during WWII. In addition to his parents, he was preceded...
Sandra Anne Fleming McMahan
Jan 1, 2006
Sandra Fleming McMahan, 43, resident of 20 Madden Drive wife of Bob McMahan died Sunday Jan. 1, 2006 at Abbeville County Memorial Hospital. She was born August 16, 1962 the daughter of Charles and the late Ila Anne Fleming. She was employed in the Development Office at Erskine College. Sandra was an active member of Midway Baptist Church for 21...
Josie Ellen Jackson
Dec 22, 2005
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Martha "Mott" Tolbert Funk
Dec 22, 2005
Martha "Mott" Tolbert Funk, 91, resident of 108 Parker St. widow of Clarence E. Funk died Thursday Dec. 22, 2005 at her home. Born in Abbeville Co. SC she was a daughter of the late Martin L. and Ivy McIlwain Tolbert. She attended Abbeville public schools and graduated from Winthrop College. She begain her teaching career in 1936 at St....
Geraldine Ashley "Gerri" Beauford
Dec 19, 2005
Geraldine (Gerri) Ashley Beauford, 76, of 293 Edgewood Dr. Abbeville, wife of the late John Beauford, died Monday, December 19, 2005 at her residence. Mrs. Beauford was born in Abbeville County to the late Jason and Addie McClain Ashley. She was an active member of South Side Baptist Church where she was a member of the Friendship Sunday School Class....
James Lowrie Williams
Dec 17, 2005
James 'Lowrie' Williams, 80, resident of 293 Cochran Rd. husband of Kathleen Fleming Williams died Saturday Dec. 17, 2005 at his home. Born in Abbeville Co. SC he was a son of the late James Gillespie and Sara Gibert Williams. Lowrie was a retired textile employee with the Harris Plant in Greenwood, SC. He was also a mason and a...
Gordon W. Simpson
Dec 16, 2005
MSGT Gordon W. Simpson, USA, RET., 84, of 5885 Hwy 184 Donalds, husband of Bootise Simpson, died Friday, December 16, 2005 at the HospiceCare of the Piedmont a?" Hospice House. Mr. Simpson was born in Abbeville County to the late Roger and Euphie King Simpson. He was a member of New Hope Baptist Church where he was a former Deacon....
Sara W. Davis
Dec 15, 2005
Sara W. Davis, 90, of 22 Depot St. Due West, wife of the late Jack J. Davis, died Thursday, December 15, 2005 at her residence. She was born in Greenwood County to the late Scott A. and Mattie Wren White. Mrs. Davis was a member of the Due West Baptist Church. Her daughter, Betty Brock preceded her in death. She...
Dorothy Overby Carlon
Dec 14, 2005
Dorothy Overby Carlon, 80, resident of 99 Deer Hollow Rd. widow of Hersel Paul Carlon died Wednesday Dec. 14, 2005 at Abbeville County Memorial Hospital. Born in Monroe, NC she was a daughter of the late David Ervin and Hazel Archer Overby. She was a retired seamstress and bookeeper with the J.C. Penney Co. Mrs. Carlon was a member of...
Rebecca Trippe Norris
Dec 10, 2005
Rebecca Trippe Norris, 84, formally of Cedar Springs Road Abbeville died Saturday, December 10, 2005 at the Self Regional Healthcare. She was the widow of the J.E. Norris, Jr. Mrs. Norris was born in Elbert County, Georgia to the late Albert L. and Sevilla Smith Trippe. She was a retired textile employee and clerk, and a member of the First...
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