Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas
Lamar Derrick Bledsoe Jr.
Jan 1, 2021
Lamar Derrick Bledsoe, Jr., 79, of Troy, husband of JoAnn Russell Bledsoe, died Friday, January 01, 2021 at Self Regional Healthcare. Born February 20, 1941, the son of the late Lamar Derrick Bledsoe, Sr. and Mildred McNeil Bledsoe. A 1959 graduate of McCormick High School, Mr. Bledsoe also graduated from Greenville Technical College and honorably served his country in the...
Shelly Scott
Jan 1, 2021
Shelly Scott, 49, of Calhoun Falls, died Friday, January 1, 2021 at Self Regional Healthcare. She was born in Abbeville to the late Harold Davis and Bonnie Shiflet Brewer. A 1989 graduate of Abbeville High School, Shelly also graduated from Piedmont Technical College in 1991. She was previously employed as a computer programmer with Greenwood Mop and Broom. Shelly was...
Martha Thompson (Nickles)
Dec 31, 2020
Martha Nickles Thompson, 89, of Abbeville, wife of the late Harold Thompson, died Thursday, December 31, 2020 at Self Regional Healthcare. She was born in Abbeville County to the late David Calvert Nickles and Margaret Anderson Nickles. Martha, a talented seamstress, owned and operated Martha’s Draperies for many years. She enjoyed working in her yard, keeping it in pristine condition....
Michael "Lewie" Rodgers
Dec 30, 2020
Michael ‘Lewie’ Rodgers, of Hodges, husband of Kay Rodgers, passed away peacefully on December 30, 2020. He was born in Saluda County, SC to the late Carson Michael Rodgers and Virginia Forrest Matthews. Affectionately known as ‘Pop’, Mr. Rodgers was a devoted Catholic and member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and the Men’s Club. An avid South Carolina Gamecock and...
Evelyn Mccalla (Reaber)
Dec 30, 2020
Evelyn Reaber McCalla, 81, of Iva, wife of the late Mattox P. ‘Mac’ McCalla, Jr., died Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at her home. She was born in Providence, RI to the late Karl Reaber and Edith Levenson Reaber. Affectionately known as ‘Honey’, Mrs. McCalla was employed as an administrative office assistant for Dr. Anne Young in Anderson and retired from...
Jerry T. Alewine
Dec 24, 2020
Jerry Thomas Alewine, 76, of the Level Land Community in Due West, died Thursday, December 24, 2020 at his home. He was born in Abbeville to the late Roy Chalmas Alewine and Addie Lee Wilson Alewine. A 1963 graduate of Dixie High School, Jerry was self-employed as a contractor for 40 years with Services Unlimited. He honorably served his country...
Judy Bailey (Bannister)
Dec 21, 2020
Judith ‘Judy’ Bannister Bailey, 72, of Donalds, wife of the late Amos ‘Junior’ Bailey, died Monday, December 21, 2020 at Self Regional Medical Center. She was born in Abbeville to the late James Thompson ‘JT’ Bannister and Marguerite Manning Bannister. A 1967 graduate of Abbeville High School, Judy enjoyed clogging and belly dancing in her early years. She was employed...
Larry Saxon
Dec 21, 2020
Larry Saxon, 79, of Abbeville, husband of Jackie Funkhouser Saxon died Monday, December 21, 2020 at the McCormick Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center. He was born in Abbeville to the late William Warren Saxon and Gladys Hall Saxon. Larry’s father died at a young age and Larry was reared in the home of Claude Link. He was a veteran of the...
Marie Elizabeth Mounts
Dec 14, 2020
Marie Elizabeth Mounts stepped into eternity Monday, December 14, 2020. She was born February 2, 1927 in Philadelphia, PA. Marie attended schools in Abington, PA and Temple University before gaining employment in the Personnel Department in a Navy Facility in Johnsonville, PA. She transferred to another Navy Facility in Hawaii where she met and married Commander Dalton C. Mounts. They...
Frances 'Fran' M. Shea (Keenan)
Dec 11, 2020
Frances ‘Fran’ M. Shea, 82, of Greenwood, wife of the late Thomas W. Shea, Sr., died Friday, December 11, 2020 at Hospice and Palliative Care of the Piedmont in Greenwood. She was born in Darby, PA to the late Bernard A. and Frances Beardslee Keenan. Mrs. Shea owned and operated, with her husband, a local restaurant in Millville, NJ. She...
Roy Gilbert Morrow
Dec 6, 2020
Roy Gilbert Morrow, 30, of Abbeville died Sunday, December 6, 2020 at AnMed Health. He was born in Statesboro, GA to Lester B. Morrow and Marie Anderson Counts. Currently self-employed in the tree cutting business, Roy was an enthusiastic UGA fan. He enjoyed being outdoors and building bonfires was a favorite pastime. Roy is survived by his son, Blese Morrow;...
William 'Fred' Fredrick Pruitt
Dec 5, 2020
William Fredrick ‘Fred’ Pruitt, 59, formerly of McCormick, died Saturday, December 5, 2020 at the Poinsett Rehabilitation Center in Greenville. He was born in Greenwood County to the late William ‘Bill’ Austin Pruitt and Dorothy Smith Pruitt. Fred graduated from Long Cane Academy in McCormick, class of 1979, and the S.C. Criminal Justice Academy in 1985. He served as a...
Dr. K. Nolon Carter
Dec 5, 2020
Dr. K. Nolon Carter, Charles A. Dana Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, died on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020 He was 95. Dr. Carter joined the PC faculty in 1951 and retired in 1987, after 36 years of teaching at PC. One of the first two professors to receive a named chair, Dr. Carter was named the Dana Professor of Chemistry in...
James 'Jimmy' M. Newell
Dec 2, 2020
James ‘Jimmy’ M. Newell, 90, of Abbeville, SC, husband of Beth Hall Newell, died Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at the Ashley Place Assisted Living in Greenwood. He was born in Abbeville to the late Daniel Emory Newell and Lois Williamson Newell. A 1948 graduate of Abbeville High School, Mr. Newell served in the Korean War with the U.S. Army. He...
Lillian Gordon (Todd)
Dec 2, 2020
Lillian Todd Gordon, 90, of Due West, wife of the late Milton Gordon, died Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at the Abbeville Area Medical Center. She was born in Iva, SC to the late Ernest and Rosa Lee Strickland Todd. For the past 30 years, Mrs. Gordon has been employed with the Erskine College Dining Hall. She loved her job and,...
Sara Lizzelle "Issie" Crittendon
Dec 1, 2020
Sara ‘Issie’ Crittendon, 94, of Lowndesville died Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at Magnolia Manor in Greenwood. She was born in Abbeville County to the late James Monroe Crittendon and Reba Waters Crittendon. A 1943 graduate of Lowndesville High School, Issie retired from Clark Schwebel in Anderson after many years. She was a member of Lowndesville Baptist Church. Issie is survived...
Thomas Allen Threlkeld
Nov 29, 2020
Thomas Allen Threlkeld, 62, of Abbeville, died Sunday, November 29, 2020 at the Abbeville Nursing Home. He was born in Abbeville to the late T.B. and Cora Davis Threlkeld. Thomas was a 1979 graduate of Abbeville High School. He participated in the Special Olympics and was a member of Lebanon Presbyterian Church and the Men’s Sunday School Class. An enthusiastic...
Frances Hilley (Tucker)
Nov 29, 2020
Frances Tucker Hilley, 80, of Abbeville, SC, wife of Walt Hilley, died November 29, 2020 at her home after a long illness with Parkinson’s Disease. She was born in Anderson, SC to the late Arthur and Kathleen Hollingsworth Tucker of McCormick, SC. Frances was employed with Pirelli Cable, Rocky River Mills, and Dr. Mark Horton until she retired. After retirement,...
Edgar Wardlaw, Jr
Nov 24, 2020
Edgar Wardlaw, Jr., 77, of Abbeville, husband of Faye Wardlaw, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at his home. Born May 4, 1943 in Abbeville, he was the son of the late Edgar Wardlaw, Sr. and Martha Sherard Wardlaw. Edgar attended Abbeville public schools and retired from the South Carolina Department of Transportation after 35 years as...
Roger Lee "Crazy Horse" Case Sr.
Nov 20, 2020
Roger L. ‘Crazy Horse’ Case, Sr., 54, of Clinton, died Friday, November 20, 2020 at his residence. He was born in Laurens, SC to Cora Mabel McFaddden Case and the late Thomas Henry Case. Mr. Case attended Victory Worship Center in Clinton and enjoyed spending time with his family and friends. In addition to his father he was preceded in...
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