Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas

James Herbert Coggins

James Herbert Coggins

Dec 9, 2005

MSGT James Herbert Coggins, USAF, Ret., 80, of 212 Huntington Dr., died Friday, December 9, 2005 at the Anderson County Memorial Hospital. Mr. Coggins was married to the late June Shizu Coggins. He was born in Abbeville, SC to the late Bernard M. and Effie Mae Scott Coggins. Mr. Coggins retired from the United States Air Force after 28 years...

David George "Tojo" Forrester

David George "Tojo" Forrester

Dec 2, 2005

David (Tojo) Forrester, 71, of 1679 Bell Road Antreville, husband of Nancy W. Forrester, died Friday, December 02, 2005 at the Hospice House of the Upstate. He was born in Abbeville County to the late Henry M. and Mary Eliza Suttles Forrester. Mr. Forrester was a retired Pipe Fitter and was presently in his sixteenth year as an Abbeville County...

John Darragh Hannah

John Darragh Hannah

Dec 1, 2005

John Darragh Hannah, 83, husband of the late Maggie Ellis Hannah, died Thursday, December 1, 2005 at the Magnolia Manor in Greenwood. He was born September 10, 1922 to the late Thomas Nickles and Jane Ellen (Ellie) McIlwain Hannah. Mr. Hannah was a member of the Hodges Presbyterian Church where he served as a Deacon and Elder. He served in...

Blanche  Mooring McKee

Blanche Mooring McKee

Nov 29, 2005

Blanche Mooring McKee, 93, widow of Robert P. McKee died Nov. 29, 2005 at Vienna Village. Born in Pitt Co. NC she was a daughter of the late James S. and Lizzie Mayo Mooring. She was a 1st grade teacher for over 30 years and was an active member of Pullen Memorial Baptist Church. Survivors are: daughter Agnes M. Venable...

Dorothy C. Murdoch

Dorothy C. Murdoch

Nov 27, 2005

Dorothy Cochran Murdoch, 97, of Abbeville died Sunday, November 27, 2005 at the Ellenburg Nursing Home in Anderson. She was born in Abbeville County to the late Lawrence Earl and Annie Cochran Murdoch. Ms. Murdoch was a retired nurse and a member of the First Creek Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by three brothers, Guy Murdoch, Maxie Murdoch,...

Leith  Paul Trask

Leith Paul Trask

Nov 22, 2005

Leith Paul Trask, III, 20, died Tuesday November 22, 2005 in Beaufort County.Mr. Trask was born Aug. 11, 1985, in Beaufort, a son of L. Paul Trask and Meredith "Merry" Carmichael Trask. He was a 2004 graduate of Middlesex School in Concord, Massashusetts where he was an accomplished athlete and captain of the football team. He was a sophomore at...

Jesse L. Reese

Jesse L. Reese

Nov 20, 2005

Jesse L. Reese, 83, of 503 Calhoun St. McCormick, husband of Martha "Polly" Reese, died Sunday, November 21, 2005 at Providence Hospital in Columbia. He was born in McCormick to the late James Morgan and Rosalind Cartledge Reese. Mr. Reese was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, and great a?" grandfather, and a hard worker; he retired from Cox Furniture...

Betty Mae Asper

Betty Mae Asper

Nov 19, 2005

Betty M. Asper, 78, of 91 Tall Tree Lane Abbeville, wife of Walter B. "Bud" Asper, died Saturday, November 19, 2005 at the Hospice House of the Piedmont. She was born in Waterville, PA to the late Elmer O. and Edith Brown Bonnell. Mrs. Asper was the co-owner of Tall Tree Products in Abbeville; she was a member of the...

Evelyn H. Bogart

Evelyn H. Bogart

Nov 18, 2005

Evelyn H. Bogart, 77, of 368 April Dr. Iva, wife of Norman P. Bogart, died at her residence on Friday, November 18, 2005. She was born in Jasper County S.C. to the late William E. and Lillian R. Tutten Haselden. Mrs. Bogart retired as a administrative assistant from Clark Schwebel Fiber Glass Company. Surviving Mrs. Bogart is her husband of...

Beulah  Anderson Macaione

Beulah Anderson Macaione

Nov 17, 2005

Beulah Anderson Macaione, 86, passed away Nov. 17, 2005 at the home of her daughter. Mrs. Macaione resided in Abbeville for over 50 years and was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church prior to moving to Morningside Assited Living in Greenwood, SC.While residing in Greenwood, she was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. She was the...

Carolyn  Denny Kitchen

Carolyn Denny Kitchen

Nov 12, 2005

Carolyn Denny Kitchen, 67, resident of 1901 Hwy. 71 wife of Ernest Kitchen died Saturday Nov. 12, 2005 at Hospice Care of Piedmont, Hospice House in Greenwood, SC. Born in Jenkins, KY she was a daughter of the late Raymond and Ella Mae Davis Denny. She was a graduate of William & Mary University with a BA in Education. She...

Mary E. Phillips

Mary E. Phillips

Nov 11, 2005

Mary Elizabeth Phillips, 89, formally of 201 Pineview St. died Friday, November 11, 2005 at Abbeville Nursing Home. She was the wife of the late James Pruitt Phillips. Mrs. Phillips was born in Lowndesville to the late Mason and Maude Parnell. She retired from the Abbeville Milliken Plant after many years and was a life long member of the Lowndesville...

Edna Blair Wilson Martin

Edna Blair Wilson Martin

Nov 10, 2005

Edna Blair Wilson Martin, 95, resident of 203 Hunter St. wife of Leroy E. Martin died Thursday Nov. 10, 2005 at Abbeville Nursing Home. She was born in Abbeville Co. SC a daughter of the late Joseph Brown and Clara Knox Wilson. She was a retired lunch room attendant at Greenville St. Elementary School and a homemaker. She was a...

Virginia  Nickles Hawthorne

Virginia Nickles Hawthorne

Nov 7, 2005

Virginia Nickles Hawthorne, 82, resident of 1483 Hwy. 185 South wife of Carroll Hawthorne died Monday Nov. 7, 2005 at Abbeville Co. Memorial Hospital. Born in Abbeville Co. SC she was a daughter of the late Hunter and Margaret McIlwain Nickles. She graduated from Abbeville High School and recieved her A.B. Degree in Education from Erskine College class of 1944....

Kathryn Cooper Dillard Patton

Kathryn Cooper Dillard Patton

Nov 6, 2005

Kathryn Cooper Dillard Patton, 87, resident of Due West Retirement Center wife of Paul Patton died Sunday Nov. 6 at The Hospice House in Greenwood, SC. Born in Statham, Georgia she was a daughter of the late Herbert Alva and Grace Cooper Dillard. Mrs. Patton was a retired newspaper columnist with over 25 years of service with the Winder, Georgia...

Claude C. Kay Jr.

Claude C. Kay Jr.

Oct 29, 2005

Claude C. Kay, Jr., 87, formally of 425 Campfield Church Rd. died Saturday, October 29, 2005 at the Abbeville Nursing Home. Mr. Kay was born in Abbeville County to the late Claude C. and Mary Uldrick Kay, Sr. He was married to the late Jessie Hall Kay. Mr. Kay retired from the S.C. Highway Department after 40 years of service;...

Thrashley L. Bowie Sr.

Thrashley L. Bowie Sr.

Oct 28, 2005

Thrashley L. Bowie, Sr., 86, of 1000 N. Main St. Abbeville died Friday, October 28, 2005 at Self Regional Medical Center. He was the husband of Mary Norman Bowie and the late Helen Frances Bowie. Mr. Bowie was born in Abbeville County to the late Allen B. and Mamie Nabors Bowie. He was the owner and operator of Bowies Body...

Matril  Cape Cadden

Matril Cape Cadden

Oct 19, 2005

Matril Cape Cadden, 65, resident of Abbeville Nursing Home formerly of 111 Railroad St. died Wednesday Oct. 19, 2005 at Abbeville County Memorial Hospital. Born in Abbeville, SC she was a daughter of Jim and Inez Edwards Cape. She was a retired textile employee and retail sales clerk. She attended Grace United Methodist Church. survivors are: 2 daughters Dede Grant...

Elizabeth Cochran Gaddis

Elizabeth Cochran Gaddis

Oct 19, 2005

Elizabeth Cochran Gaddis, 92, formally of the Cold Springs community in Abbeville, died Wednesday, October 19, 2005 at the Presbyterian Home in Clinton, SC. Mrs. Gaddis was married to the late Ervin Hunter Gaddis. She was born in Abbeville to the late Alfred and Leila Ellis Cochran. Mrs. Gaddis was retired from the Abbeville County Hospital where she was the...

Ruby  Hall White

Ruby Hall White

Oct 18, 2005

Ruby Hall White, 82, resident of Abbeville Nursing Home formerly of 103 Brooks St. widow of Shirley B. White died Tuesday Oct. 18, 2005 at Abbeville County Memorial Hospital. Born in Abbeville Co. SC she was a daughter of the late Grady and Rosella Poole Hall. She was a retitred textile employee of the cloth room with Abbeville Mills and...