Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas

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....

Robert B. "Bob" Forsyth

Robert B. "Bob" Forsyth

May 21, 2006

Robert "Bob" B. Forsyth, 84, of 165 Double H. Farm Rd. Donalds, husband of the late Elizabeth G. Forsyth, died Sunday, May 21, 2006 at his residence. He was a former resident of Arroyogranda, CA. and was born in Santa Barbara, CA to the late Ronald G. and Helen Forsyth. Mr. Forsyth had served in WWII in the United States...

John Calvin Bowie

John Calvin Bowie

May 19, 2006

ABBEVILLE SOUTH CAROLINA J.C. BOWIE John Calvin "J.C." Bowie, 79, former resident of 79 Highway 185 South, Donalds, husband of Audrey Timms Bowie, died May 19, 2006 at Abbeville County Memorial Hospital. Born January 16, 1927 in Due West, SC, he was a son of the late Thomas Arthur and Emma Rebecca Hawthorne Bowie. He was a US Air Force...

Elizabeth Forsyth

Elizabeth Forsyth

May 17, 2006

Elizabeth "Betty" Graham Forsyth, 81, resident of 165 Double H Farm Road, wife of Robert Bruce Forsyth for 57 years, died May 17, 2006 at her home. Born May 18, 1924 in St. Paul, Minnesota, she was a daughter of the late Leslie and Bertha Norma Barron Graham. Mrs. Forsyth was previously a resident of Simpsonville and was a former...

Anna Bell Lewis Kirby

Anna Bell Lewis Kirby

May 13, 2006

Anna Bell Lewis Kirby, 85, resident of 205 Oakland Ave. Abbeville, SC died Saturday May 13, 2006 at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood, SC. Born in Abbeville, SC she was a daughter of the late Ira and Nina Sorrow Lewis. She was twice married first to the late Willian 'Bill' Ernest O'Shields and to the late Jeff Kirby. She...

Ann Johnson

Ann Johnson

May 10, 2006

Ann Johnson, 85, formerly of 114 Woodlawn St, widow of Lloyd Johnson, died Wednesday, May 10, 2006 at Abbeville Nursing Home. Born in White County, Georgia, she was the daughter of John Wesley and Maggie Lackey Winkler. Mrs. Johnson retired from Greenwood Mills and was "Abbevillea?(TM)s Avon Lady" for many years. She attended the Abbeville Church of God. She was...

Robley L. Moore

Robley L. Moore

May 5, 2006

Robley Lee "Bob" Moore, 78, husband of the late Betty L .Moore, died Friday, May 5, 2006 at his residence. Mr. Moore was born in Forsyth County, NC to the late Robley T. and Iva Nixon Moore. He worked for the City of Abbeville at the Hydro Plant and had retired from Western Electric. Mr. Moore served in the United...

Eleanor  Wallace Wilson

Eleanor Wallace Wilson

May 3, 2006

Eleanor Wallace Wilson, 96, resident of 599 Watts Rd. Watts Community widow of James Franklin Wilson, Sr. died Wednesday May 3, 2006 at Abbeville County Memorial Hospital. Born in Hampton, GA she was a daughter of the late John Henry and Rhoda Simms Wallace. She was a homemaker and former Lunch Room Manager at Old Sharon School. She was also...

Fleda Alewine O'Quinn

Fleda Alewine O'Quinn

Apr 30, 2006

Fleda Alewine Oa?(TM)Quinn, 81, of 1889 Hwy 184W, widow of Norman Oa?(TM)Quinn, died Sunday, April 30, 2006 at Self Regional HealthCare. She was born in Abbeville County to the late Will D. and Lucille McClain Alewine. Mrs. Oa?(TM)Quinn retired from the Abbeville Shirt Plant and was a devoted member of Little River Baptist Church. She is survived by her two...

Crystal Marie Catalan

Crystal Marie Catalan

Apr 29, 2006

Crystal Marie Catalan, 24, of 626 Stevenson Rd. Abbeville died Saturday, April 29, 2006 at Self Regional HealthCare. Mrs. Catalan was born in San Bernardino, CA to William C. Asher and Hope Lynn Daisle. She was employed with American Services and was a huge asset to the Hispanic Community serving as a translator. Crystal will be most remembered as being...

James "Jim" Monroe Simpson

James "Jim" Monroe Simpson

Apr 24, 2006

James Monroe "Jim" Simpson, Jr., 77, resident of 27 Watts Rd. husband of Betty Davis Buffington Simpson died Monday April 24, 2006 at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood, SC. Born in McCormick, SC he was a son of the late James Monroe Sr. and Anna Goff Simpson. He was a United States Air Force Veteran. He was a retired...

Betty Lane Minor Moore

Betty Lane Minor Moore

Apr 22, 2006

Betty L. Moore, 78, of Iva, wife of Robley L. Moore, died Saturday, April 22, 2006 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. She was born in Forsyth County, NC to the late John A. and Hannah O. Carter Minor. Mrs. Moore was a former employee of Sears & Roebuck and Western Electric. Mrs. Moore was the last surviving member of...

Rosalee M. Harper

Rosalee M. Harper

Apr 19, 2006

Rosalee Harper, 87, of Brooklyn, NY died Wednesday, April 19, 2006 at the Cobble Hill Nursing Home. She was the wife of the late Joseph Harper, Jr. Mrs. Harper was born in St. Petersburg, FL to the late Hugh and Essie Braxton Miller. Mrs. Harper is survived by her two sons, of Brooklyn, NY. Graveside services will be held 11:00AM...

Robert Gene Mckenize

Robert Gene Mckenize

Apr 13, 2006

Robert Gene McKenzie, 71, of Abbeville, wife of Carol L. McKenzie, died Thursday, April 13, 2006 at the Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC. Mr. McKenzie was born in Pinehurst, NC to the late Ivey and Maggie Farmer McKenzie. He retired from Due West Retirement Center in the Maintenance Department. Mr. McKenzie was an avid golfer, outdoorsman,...

Harold  Dean New

Harold Dean New

Apr 13, 2006

Harold "Dean" New, 71, resident of 447 New Rd. husband of Peggy Canfield New died Thursday April 13, 2006 at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood, SC. Born in Abbeville Co. SC he was a son of the late Albert and Irene Finley New. He was a retired conductor with the Seaboard Railroad and was an active member of Lebanon...

Dorothy Ann Canovali

Dorothy Ann Canovali

Apr 12, 2006

Dorothy Ann Canovali, 76, of 547 Bowie Rd., wife of Paul R. Canovali, Sr. died Wednesday, April 12, 2006 at Self Regional Medical Center. She was born in Pittsburg, PA to the late Stephen and Justine Bochochen Kushner. Mrs. Canovali was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church and a beloved wife, mother, and grandmother. She is survived...

Kathryn Ellis Hagan

Kathryn Ellis Hagan

Apr 8, 2006

Kathryn Ellis Hagan, 94, of Abbeville, wife of the late James L. Hagan, Sr., died Saturday, April 8, 2006 at Magnolia Manor in Greenwood. She was born in the Level Land Community of Abbeville to the late Moffat G. and Rosa Mae Davis Ellis. Mrs. Hagan was a member of the Abbeville Presbyterian Church. Surviving Mrs. Hagan are two daughters,...