Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas

Mildred  L. Mathews

Mildred L. Mathews

Oct 15, 2005

Mildred L. Mathews, 100, resident of The Lowan Home in White Rock, SC formerly of Abbeville, SC widow of Frank L. Mathews died Saturday Oct. 15, 2005 at The Lowman Home. Mrs. Mathews was born in Atlanta, Georgia and was a homemaker and a member of Calhoun Falls Presbyterian Church. Survivors are: daughter Faye Hydrick of Atlanta, GA, son-in-law Lamont...

George E. Arbour

George E. Arbour

Oct 8, 2005

George E. Arbour, 66, of 176 Durham Rd. Abbeville died Saturday, October 08, 2005 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. He was born in Elkton, MD to the late Eugene and Dorothea Dutcher Arbour. Mr. Arbour was a retired operating engineer with an asphalt plant in Waterford Works, NJ. He is survived by his three sisters, Nona Iuliucci and her...

C. Jack Piotrowski Jr.

C. Jack Piotrowski Jr.

Oct 8, 2005

C. Jack Piotrowski, Jr., 47, of 85 Deer Run Abbeville, husband of Patricia P. Piotrowski died at his residence on Saturday, October 8, 2005. He was born in Rockfall, CT., to Genevieve Nowotynski Piotrowski and the late Clemens J. Piotrowski, Sr. Jack was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church and worked for the United States Postal Service for...

Margaret  McCord Brown

Margaret McCord Brown

Oct 6, 2005

Margaret McCord Brown, 84, resident of National Health Care in Clinton, SC formerly of 106 Haigler St. Abbeville, SC widow of Carl Gordon Brown died Thursday Oct. 6, 2005 at National Health Care. Born September 5, 1921 in Abbeville Co. SC she was a daughter of the late William Godfrey and Mamie Miller McCord. She was a graduate of Anderson...

Annie  Moss Campbell

Annie Moss Campbell

Sep 29, 2005

Annie Moss Campbell, 91, resident of 617 Church St. died Thursday Sept. 29, 2005 at Self Regional Medical Center. Born in Abbeville Co. SC she was a daughter of the late Thomas Hoyt and Bessie Barnett Campbell. She was a self employed retired beautician and an active member of Grace United Methodist Church. survivors are: 2 sisters Louise Bowen of...

Marinda  Jacqueline Purser

Marinda Jacqueline Purser

Sep 28, 2005

Marinda Jacqueline Purser, 58, resident of 210 Hillcrest Drive died Wednesday Sept. 28, 2005 at her home. Born in Abbeville Co. SC she was a daughter of Vara Campbell Purser and the late Ernest Rigby Purser, Sr. She was a homemaker and a member of Southside Baptist Church. survivors are: Mother Vara Campbell Purser of the home, sister Patti Gary...

Bryon  Mitchell Veach

Bryon Mitchell Veach

Sep 27, 2005

Bryon Mitchell Veach, 20, resident of 4295 Hwy. 184 Due West, SC died Sept. 27, 2005. Born in Charleston, SC he was a son of Thomas Mitchell and Frances Lynn Baggett Veach. He attended Dixie High Scholl and the South Carolina Governor's School of the Arts in Greenville, SC. He also attended the Kansas City Art Institute in Kansas City,...

Samuel "Sam" Lochridge McNeill

Samuel "Sam" Lochridge McNeill

Sep 25, 2005

Samuel 'Sam' Lochridge McNeill, Sr., 78, resident of 1201 N. Main St. husband of Lucille Epps McNeill died Sunday Sept. 25, 2005 at his home. Born in Abbeville Co. SC he was a son of the late Joseph Donald, Sr. and Willie G. Riley McNeill. He was a United States World War II Navy veteran and a retired employee of...

James  Herman Loftis

James Herman Loftis

Sep 24, 2005

James 'Herman' Loftis, 84, resident of 125 McGowan Ave. husband of Elizabeth Mundy Loftis died Saturday Sept. 24, 2005 at National Health Care Center in Greenwood, SC. Born in Abbeville, SC he was a son of the late Herman Reid and Lilly Smith Loftis. He was a retired clerk and yardmaster with CSX Railroad with 40 years of service. He...

James B. O'Neal

James B. O'Neal

Sep 15, 2005

James B. Oa?(TM)Neal, 69, of 714 E. Greenwood St. husband of Cary Leigh Harris Oa?(TM)Neal died Thursday, September 15, 2005 at Self Regional HealthCare. He was born in Killarney, West Virginia to the late Boyd M. and Rheda Dent Oa?(TM)Neal. He was a graduate of the University of Richmond where he played football. Mr. Oa?(TM)Neal served in the United States...

Alice Simpson Seawright

Alice Simpson Seawright

Sep 8, 2005

Alice Simpson Seawright, 78, of 4627 Highway 28 North died Thursday, September 8, 2005 at the Abbeville County Memorial Hospital. Born in McCormick County, she was the daughter of the late James Monroe and Anna Goff Simpson. She was a member of Little Mountain Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Seawright is the widow of the late Allen Power Seawright. She was a...

Dana  Burton Gray

Dana Burton Gray

Sep 6, 2005

Dana Burton Gray, 36, resident of Hwy. 81 South died Tuesday Sept. 6, 2005 at her home. Born in Greenwood, SC she was a daughter of Cornelia Tiller Burton Crawford and the late John W. Burton, Sr. She was a self employed beautian and a member of the First Baptist Church of Iva, SC. survivors are: Mother Cornelia Burton Crawford...

George Robert Gage

George Robert Gage

Aug 30, 2005

Age 73 of Middletown died Tuesday, August 30, 2005 in Charleston, SC. He was born March 30, 1932 in Butler, PA, the son of the late Gordon and Irma Smith Gage. He was a graduate of Exeter Academy, studied engineering at Yale University for three years, and graduated from Ohio State University with a B.A. degree in economics in 1955....

Sadler Mcmullin "Mack" Beaty Jr.

Sadler Mcmullin "Mack" Beaty Jr.

Aug 28, 2005

Sadler McMullin (Mack) Beaty, Jr., 90, of 1156 Hwy 28 S. died Sunday, August 28, 2005 at the Abbeville Nursing Home. Mr. Beaty was born in Anderson County, he was the son of the late S.M. and Grace Young Beaty, Sr. He was a member and an Elder Emeritus of the Abbeville A.R.P. Church. Mr. Beaty was a veteran of...

Josephine Finley Evans

Josephine Finley Evans

Aug 25, 2005

Josephine Finley Evans, 86, of 618 Church St. Abbeville died Friday, August 26, 2005 at Abbeville County Memorial Hospital. She was born in Abbeville to the late John and Belle Clark Finley. Mrs. Evans retired from Milliken Abbeville Plant. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family. Graveside services will be 4:00PM Saturday, August 27, 2005 in Melrose...

Sarah O. Milford

Sarah O. Milford

Aug 22, 2005

Sarah O. Milford, 88, of 708 Brook St. passed away on Monday, August 22, 2005 at the Hospice House of Greenwood. She was born in Abbeville to the late Edward W. and Ludie Sharpe Milford. After many years of service Ms. Milford retired from Abbeville Shirtmakers, and was a dedicated member of the Abbeville Pentecostal Holiness Church. She was preceded...

Thomas  Keith Breedlove

Thomas Keith Breedlove

Aug 15, 2005

Father: William T. BreedloveMother: Mary Ann BreedloveDaughter: Hannah Ann BreedloveWife: Donna Simmons Breedlove

William "Billy" Edward Gambrell

William "Billy" Edward Gambrell

Aug 8, 2005

William Edward " Billy " Gambrell, Jr., 59, resident of Abbeville Nursing Home formerly of 109 Walnut St. died Monday Aug. 8, 2005 at the nursing home. Born in Abbeville Co. SC he was a son of his late parents Willian Edward Gambrell, Sr. and Rebecca Anderson Gambrell. He was a faithful member of Southside Baptist Church. survivors are: His...

Andrea Raab

Andrea Raab

Aug 1, 2005

Andrea H. Raab, 60, of 48 Rocky Rd. Iva, died August 1, 2005 at her residence. She was born in Sellersville, PA to the late Abram and Marian Detweiler and Andrew and Henrietta Raab. Ms. Raab attended the Emmanuel Baptist Church. She retired after 43 years of service with the United States Department of Defense. Ms. Raab was a licensed...

Victoria  Howie Kerr

Victoria Howie Kerr

Jul 31, 2005

Victoria Howie Kerr, 102, formerly of 74 Woodburn Rd. Spartanburg, SC resident of Abbeville Nursing Home and widow of J. Davis (son) Kerr died Sunday July 31, 2005 at the nursing home. She was born in Chester, SC June 8, 1903 and was a daughter of the late Torrance Victor and Cora Dry Howie. Victoria Howie was raised in Abbeville,...