Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas
Annis Saxon (Anderson)
Nov 26, 2021
Vanna Iola Annis Anderson Saxon, 102, of Hodges, formerly of Calhoun Falls, SC, died Friday, November 26, 2021, at her residence. She was born in Commerce, GA to the late Henry Callaway Pressley Anderson and Mary Agnes Eleandor Barrilla Huntsinger Anderson. Mrs. Saxon, served as a volunteer nurse during WWII and was employed for many years with Burlington Industries. She...
Bootsie Gilliam (Edwards)
Nov 22, 2021
Elizabeth Edwards ‘Bootsie’ Gilliam, 90, of Abbeville, wife of the late Samuel Grady Gilliam, Sr., died Monday, November 22, 2021 at Self Regional Healthcare. She was born in Abbeville to the late John Gibson and Gladys Clara Brazeal Edwards. Bootsie graduated from Abbeville High School in 1949 and from Erskine College in 1953. Her family and church meant the world...
Wanetta Ruth Berard (Oare)
Nov 21, 2021
Wanetta Ruth Berard, 88, of Abbeville, wife of the late Harry Berard, Jr., died Sunday, November 21, 2021, at her home. She was born in Gloversville, NY to the late Walter Oare and Catherine Fayette Rockenstyre Oare. ‘Nita’, as she was affectionately known, was a loving, devoted wife to her late husband, Harry. She was a member and elder of...
Nancy L. Shively (Durham)
Nov 19, 2021
Nancy L. (Durham) Shively, 80, of Camden-Wyoming DE and formerly of Abbeville, SC and Goldsboro, MD passed away peacefully on November 19, 2021, at her home surrounded by her family. She was born March 30, 1941at home in Melitota, near Chestertown, MD to the late H. Gaylord and Mary Darrell Durham. She graduated in 1959 as a member of the...
Ann Rutland
Nov 18, 2021
Ann Rutland, 79, of the Savannah Lakes Village, SC, died Thursday, November 18, 2021 at the Hospice House in Greenwood, SC. She was born in Jacksonville, FL to the late Paul and Margaret DeBevoise. Ann, a 1960 graduate of Albany High School, was employed as a clerk, for many years, with the Hillsborough County Court House in Tampa, FL until...
Infant Elaine Rose Peeler
Nov 15, 2021
Elaine Rose Peeler, infant daughter of John Patrick 'Pat' Peeler and Baylee Gardner, died Monday, November 15, 2021 at Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are being handled by Harris Funeral Home & Cremation Services of Abbeville.
Harry Andrew Weisner, Ii
Nov 15, 2021
Harry A. Weisner, II, 41, of 1662 Lake View Drive Extension, Laurens, SC, died Monday, November 15, 2021, at his father’s home. He was born in Spartanburg, SC to Harry Andrew Weisner and the late Susan Walker Weisner. A 1998 graduate of Thornwell High School, Clinton, SC and 2002 graduate of The Citadel, Charleston SC, Harry was employed as a...
Nancy Reece (Wilson)
Nov 15, 2021
Nancy Wilson Reece, 71, of Abbeville, died Monday, November 15, 2021 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. She was born in Abbeville to the late Joseph M. and Sennia A. Ashley Wilson. A 1968 graduate of Abbeville High School, Nancy was employed with the former Winn Dixie Grocery Store in Abbeville. A lady of many talents, she particularly enjoyed gardening,...
Anna H. Miller (Schwartz)
Nov 14, 2021
Anna H. Miller, 90, of Abbeville, SC, died at 3:00 pm, on Sunday, November 14, at her daughter’s residence in Goshen, IN. She was born on September 7, 1931, in Berne, IN, to Christian and Susan (Hilty) Schwartz. On March 8, 1951, in Hartville, OH, she married Leander Miller; he died August 4, 2006. Anna was a member of Cold...
William 'Willie' Russell Hill
Nov 12, 2021
William 'Willie' R. Hill, 51, of Hodges, husband of Kristy Hughes Hill, died Friday, November 12, 2021, at his residence. He was born in York, SC to Evelyn McGill Hill and the late James Neel Hill. Willie was a 1989 graduate of Dixie High School and member of Winona Baptist Church. He found great happiness spending time with his family...
Joyce J. Hendrickson
Nov 12, 2021
Joyce J. Hendrickson, 79, of Donalds, died Friday, November 12, 2021, at the Hospice House in Greenwood. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Harris Funeral Home & Cremation Services of Abbeville,
Ronnie C. Collins
Nov 9, 2021
Ronnie C. Collins, 63, of Donalds, husband of LeaAnn Young Collins, died Tuesday, November 9, 2021, at his home. He was born in Laurens to Ruth Self Collins and the late V.C.Collins. Employed with Torrington until he retired, Ronnie was a member of the Henderson Baptist Church in Hickory Tavern. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death...
Joseph W Dileonardo
Nov 7, 2021
Joseph Wright DiLeonardo, 78, husband of Sharon Purcell DiLeonardo, of Abbeville, died Sunday, November 7, 2021, at his residence. He was born in Palo Alto, CA to the late, Anthony and LaVina Sartain DiLeonardo. Mr. Joseph W. DiLeonardo graduated from University of Santa Clara in 1965 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science. At the same time, he...
Viola 'Bunch' Watt (Moore)
Nov 5, 2021
Viola “Bunch” Moore Watt, 77, the widow of George Watt, died on Friday, November 5, 2021, at her home. Viola Moore Watt was born on June 12, 1944, in Abbeville, South Carolina. She was the daughter of the late James and Reola Haskell Moore. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Wendy L. Watt Martin and a daughter-in-law, Gloria...
Geraldine B Gable
Nov 2, 2021
Geraldine Bruce Gable, 90, of Abbeville, wife of the late Wallace Neil Gable, died Tuesday, November 2, 2021, at her residence. Born Juanita Geraldine Bruce on May 24, 1931, in Iva, SC, she was the daughter of the late James William ‘Will’ Bruce, Sr., and Cora ‘Elise’ Sutherland Bruce. A 1949 graduate of Iva High School and a 1952 graduate...
Damon C Thompson
Oct 31, 2021
Damon C. Thompson, 79, of Duluth, GA, formerly of Calhoun Falls, SC, husband of Martha Ellis Thompson, died Sunday, October 31, 2021, at the Cummings Health and Rehab in Cummings, GA. He was born in Rock Hill, SC to the late James Clarence Thompson and Grace Maddox Thompson. A 1960 graduate of Calhoun Falls High School, Damon was employed with...
Brantlee Mccannon
Oct 28, 2021
Brantlee McCannon, 7, of Abbeville, beloved son of Matthew and Regina Wilson McCannon, died Thursday, October 28, 2021 at the Abbeville Area Medical Center. Brantlee, affectionately known as ‘Ninja’, was in the second grade at Long Cane Elementary School. He enjoyed spearmint, candy, ice cream sandwiches, kayaking, playing with his puppy, ‘Landon’ and cheering for the Georgia Bulldogs. Brantlee loved...
Tommy Banes Jr.
Oct 28, 2021
George Thomas ‘Tommy’ Banes, Jr., 70, of Greenwood, husband of the late Marlene Hawthorne Banes, died Thursday, October 28, 2021, at Self Regional Healthcare. He was born in Greenwood, to the late George Thomas Banes and Helen Whatley Banes. A 1969 graduate of Greenwood High School, Tommy was employed with Moore Business forms for 34 years. He honorably served his...
Vicky L. Harlen
Oct 26, 2021
Vicky L. Harlen, 69, of Abbeville, wife of Ray Harlen, died Tuesday, October 26, 2021, at Self Regional Healthcare. All arrangements are being handled by Harris Funeral Home & Cremation Services of Abbeville.
Jan Elizabeth Boxx
Oct 21, 2021
Jan Elizabeth Boxx, 64, of Due West, SC, died Thursday, October 21, 2021, at her residence. She was born in Greenwood, SC to the late Remmie H. ‘Harold’ Boxx and Dixie Wrenn Boxx. A graduate of the University of South Carolina, Jan, an accomplished artist, worked in Winder, GA, Wilmington, NC and most recently at the Antique Mall in Donalds,...
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