Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas

Billy  Joe Campbell

Billy Joe Campbell

Oct 4, 2004

Billy Joe Campbell, 69, of 510 Marshall Ave. died Monday, Oct. 4, 2004, at his home. Born in Anderson County, he was a son of the late William and Cara Ashley Campbell. He was a retired textile employee with Abbeville Mils, Milliken Plant. He was a mason and a member of the Clinton Lodge 3 AFM. He was also a...

George  Robert Napier

George Robert Napier

Oct 2, 2004

George "Robert" Napier, 49, of 93 Horton Drive, died Saturday, Oct. 2, 2004 at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood. Born in Abbeville County, he was a carpenter and employed with J. Ben Jones Construction Company of Abbeville. He formerly attended Union Presbyterian Church. Surviving are widow, Rhonda Prince Napier of the home; daughters, Kortney Napier, Kinsley Napier and Sierra...

Thomas Mckee "Coach" Oates

Thomas Mckee "Coach" Oates

Oct 2, 2004

Thomas McKee "Coach" Oates, 81, a native of York County died Saturday, October 2, 2004 at Due West Retirement Home in Due West, SC. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Eula Young Oates, three children, Lisa Oates Todd of Fayetteville, TN, Jackie Oates Thompson of Greenville, S.C., Dr. T. Mac Oates, Jr. of Danville, VA, nine grandchildren,...

Tunis Romein

Tunis Romein

Sep 29, 2004

Dr. Tunis Romein, 92, resident of 5754 Anderson Highway 20, died Wednesday, September 29, 2004 at Abbeville Co. Memorial Hospital.Dr. Tunis Romein was born on March 30, 1912 near St. Anne, Illinois. In 1936, he graduated from Wheaton College in Chicago, where he excelled in four college sports. He was captain of the Wheaton basketball team and held the Wheaton...

William G. Bowie

William G. Bowie

Sep 22, 2004

William G. "Bill" Bowie, Jr., 70, of Abbeville died Wednesday, September 22, 2004 at a local assisted living home. He was born in Abbeville to Margaret Flynn Bowie and the late William G. Bowie, Sr. Bill Bowie, born in Abbeville; he attended Davidson and Erskine Colleges and graduated from Westminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey. An accomplished pianist and...

Pauline  McKinney White

Pauline McKinney White

Sep 18, 2004

Pauline McKinney White, 91, of 704 Anderson St. died Saturday, Sept. 18, 2004, at Abbeville County Memorial Hospital. Born in McCormick County, she was a daughter of the late Rufus and Eugenia McKinney. She was a retired employee of Reigel Sewing Co. in McCormick and was of the Baptist faith. Surviving are a number of nieces and nephews.She was the...

Ethel  Fleming Thomasson

Ethel Fleming Thomasson

Sep 15, 2004

Ethel Fleming Thomasson, 97, of 1614 S.C. 72 died Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2004, at Heardmont Nursing Home in Elberton, Ga.Born in Elbert County, Ga., she was a retired textile employee with Abbeville Mills and a member of Lebanon Presbyterian Church.Surviving are son, Ronald Thomasson of Abbeville; sister, Leona Dye of Elberton; two grandsons; two step-granddaughters; and five great-grandchildren.She was the...

Miriam  Seawright Hagan

Miriam Seawright Hagan

Sep 14, 2004

Miriam Seawright Hagan, 92, of 955 Lindsey Cemetery Road died Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2004, at The Hospice House in Anderson. Born in Abbeville, she was the widow of Edward Livingston Hagan and the daughter of the late Daniel Holloway and Maggie Austin Seawright. She was a graduate of Erskine College, where she earned a B.A. degree in Education. She was...

Anna  Ramey Baker

Anna Ramey Baker

Sep 14, 2004

Anna Ramey Baker, 86, resident of 1318 Cedar Springs Rd. widow of Guy Winchester Baker died Tuesday, September 14, 2004 at Abbeville Co. Memorial Hospital.Born January 8, 1918, she was a daughter of the late Samuel Lee and Bertha Jane Edmonds Ramey.She was a retired switchboard operator with Abbeville Co. Memorial Hospital. She was an active member of Grace United...

James "Jimmy" Roy Hammond

James "Jimmy" Roy Hammond

Sep 11, 2004

James Roy "Jimmy" Hammond Jr., 71, resident of Apartment 10, Woodview Apartments died Saturday, Sept. 11, 2004, in Calhoun Falls. Born in Abbeville County, he was a retired employee with Flexible Tubing in Abbeville and was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Greenwood. Surviving are widow, Edith Kimsey Hammond of Calhoun Falls; sisters,...

Wilbur "Chap" Chapman Lauderdale

Wilbur "Chap" Chapman Lauderdale

Sep 7, 2004

Dr. W.C. ''Chap'' Lauderdale died at his residence in the Due West Retirement Center on September 7, 2004. Born August 29, 1924, in Lexington, VA, Dr. Lauderdale was the son of Rev. David Thomas and Sallie Ann Chapman Lauderdale. He united with the Lexington Associate Reformed Presbyterian (ARP) Church in 1929 under the ministry of his father. His early education...

Lillian  Little Giles

Lillian Little Giles

Sep 2, 2004

Lillian Little Giles, 89, of 885 Brownlee Road, Nation Community, died Thursday, Sept. 2, 2004, at The Hospice House, Hospice of the Upstate in Anderson. Born in Cornelious, N.C., she was the daughter of the late John Andrew and Edna Wiggins Little. She was the widow of Thomas Giles Sr. She was a retired seamstress with the Scott Company and...

Mary Elizabeth Wagler

Mary Elizabeth Wagler

Aug 28, 2004

Mary Elizabeth Wagler, 86, of 88 Cochran Road wife of Eli H. Wagler, died Saturday, August 28, 2004 at her residence. Mrs. Wagler was the daughter of the late Seth and Sadie King Byler. She was a member of Cold Spring Mennonite Church. A daughter, Betty Lou Wagler preceded her in death. She is survived by her husband, Eli; one...

Amy Lou Bagwell Johnson

Amy Lou Bagwell Johnson

Aug 23, 2004

Amy Lou Bagwell Johnson, 70, of 869 Old Abbeville Road died Monday, Aug. 23, 2004, at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood.Born in Abbeville County, she was a daughter of the late William "Thelma" Bagwell and Essie Anglin Brown. She was a former textile employee and clerical secretary for many years. She was the current site manager for the Calhoun...

Hammie G. Ethridge

Hammie G. Ethridge

Aug 23, 2004

Hammie G. Ethridge, 98, of 1610 Hwy 20 wife of the late James Earl Ethridge, Sr., died Monday, August 23, 2004 at Self Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Ethridge was a member of Westside Baptist Church, an avid gardener and enjoyed spending time with her family. A son, James E. Ethridge, Jr. preceded her in death. She is survived by her...

William Stuart Porter

William Stuart Porter

Aug 19, 2004

William "Stuart" Porter, 44, of 103 Magazine St. died Friday, August 20, 2004. He was born in Charleston, SC to the late William Harvey and Florence Ethel Voss Porter, Jr. Mr. Porter was an animal lover and enjoyed spending time with his family and friends. He is survived by his two brothers, Reginald H. Porter and his wife Betty of...

Frank Lee Ratliff

Frank Lee Ratliff

Aug 16, 2004

Frank Lee Ratliff, 52, of 2392 Old Calhoun Falls Rd. husband of Faye Smith Ratliff died Monday, August 16, 2004 at his residence. He was born in Chesterfield County to the late Frank Lee and Myrtle Hodge Ratliff, Sr. Mr. Ratliff was a truck driver for the Abbeville County Road and Bridge Crew. He was preceded in death by his...

Robert Lee Mabry Sr.

Robert Lee Mabry Sr.

Aug 15, 2004

SFC Robert L. Mabry, Sr., US Army, RET. of 618 Old Calhoun Falls Road, passed away Sunday, August 15, 2004 at his home in Abbeville. Born November 1, 1931 in Ware Shoals, SC, he was the son of the late Ralph Mabrey and Fannie Mae Mabrey Martin. He was survived by his wife, Kathleen Horton Mabry; four children- a daughter...

John "Andy" Andrew Harris

John "Andy" Andrew Harris

Aug 14, 2004

John Andrew "Andy" Harris, II, 52, resident of 200 South Main St., died suddenly Saturday, Aug. 14, 2004 at Self Regional Health Care from a heart condition.Born in Abbeville Co., SC, he was the son of Sarah Ruth Grant Harris and the late Henry Grant Harris. Andy and his brother Grant were partners in Harris Brother?s Restoration and have restored...

Ruby M. Sutherland

Ruby M. Sutherland

Aug 12, 2004

Ruby M. Sutherland, 77, of Bulls Horne Rd. wife of the late John W. Sutherland died Thursday, August 12, 2004 at Self Regional Healthcare. She was born in Edgefield, SC to the late Leo and Bertha Shull Minor. Mrs. Sutherland was an avid gardener and enjoyed being outside and spending time with her family. She is survived by her daughter,...