Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas

Chief G. Mason Speer, Jr.

Chief G. Mason Speer, Jr.

Dec 31, 2021

Chief G. Mason Speer, Jr., 79, resident of 313 Wilewood Rd. husband of Connie Yeargin Speer passed away peacefully Friday at Self Regional Healthcare,

Born April 19, 1942 he was a son of the late G. Mason Speer, Sr. and Mary Shaw Gilliam Speer. Mason was a 1960 graduate of Abbeville High School, where he played offensive and defensive line...

John Michael Crawford

John Michael Crawford

Dec 30, 2021

John Michael Crawford, 83, of Aiken, SC, husband of Joyce Stokes Crawford, died Thursday, December 30, 2021, at his residence. He was born in Vandalia, Illinois to the late Harold and Tillie Crawford. A graduate of Vandalia High School and Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois, Mr. Crawford was employed at the Savannah River Site in Aiken, SC as a...

Deborah 'Debbie' Gilliam

Deborah 'Debbie' Gilliam

Dec 30, 2021

Deborah Jean ‘Debbie’ Gilliam, 64, of Calhoun Falls, died Thursday, December 30, 2021, at Self Regional Healthcare. She was born in Osaka, Japan to Betty Joyce Hughes Gilliam and the late Olin Dewitt Gilliam. Debbie was a 1975 graduate of Calhoun Falls High School. A compassionate and devoted caregiver, she willingly extended a helping hand to those in need. Debbie...

Crystal Bonds Dunlap

Crystal Bonds Dunlap

Dec 29, 2021

Crystal Bonds Dunlap, 64, of Donalds, SC, wife of Steven Dunlap, died Wednesday, December 29, 2021, at the Hospice House in Greenwood, SC. She was born in Clinton, SC to the late Huey T. and Eunice Patterson Bonds. Crystal received her Bachelor of Science degree from Lander College and a Master’s in Environmental Science from Clemson University. A devoted educator,...

Mary A. Brock (Fleming)

Mary A. Brock (Fleming)

Dec 27, 2021

Mary Anna Fleming Brock, 80, of Honea Path, SC, wife of the late Bruce Brock, died Monday, December 27, 2021, at her home. She was born in Abbeville County to the late Ansel and Pearl Ashley Fleming. Mrs. Brock attended Dixie High School. She was employed with Huggins Garment Co. in Donalds and retired from Wylie Care at the Renaissance...

Rebecca Fiddler (Ashby)

Rebecca Fiddler (Ashby)

Dec 27, 2021

Rebecca Ann Fiddler, 86, of Purcellville, VA, died Monday, December 27, 2021, at Forest View Manor in McCormick, SC. She was the wife of the late Richard Fiddler and daughter of W. Earl and Nannie Ashby. Mrs. Fiddler was born on May 28, 1935, in Berryville, VA and was employed as a beautician for many years. She was a member...

Ruby Barrett Napier

Ruby Barrett Napier

Dec 27, 2021

Ruby Barrett Napier, 84, of Abbeville, SC, wife of the late Marion E. “Squeaky’ Napier, died Monday, December 27, 2021, at Magnolia Manor – Greenwood, SC. She was born in Abbeville County to the late Calhoun SC and Ellen Prince Barrett. A graduate of Abbeville High School, Mrs. Napier was employed with State Farm Insurance in Abbeville, retiring after many...

Carmelino A. Perez

Carmelino A. Perez

Dec 25, 2021

Carmelino A. Perez, 68, died Saturday, December 25, 2021 at Self Regional Healthcare. Arrangements are pending and will be announced by Harris Funeral Home & Cremation Services of Abbeville.

Dr. Jim A. Knight

Dr. Jim A. Knight

Dec 23, 2021

Dr. Jim A. Knight, of Due West passed away December 23, 2021, at NHC Healthcare in Clinton, SC. He was born on January 27, 1943, in Newport News, VA to the late Roy Aldon Knight and Jeanette Jones Knight and raised in Ware Shoals, SC. He was a 1961 graduate of Ware Shoals High School, a 1965 graduate of Erskine...

Raymond N Todd

Raymond N Todd

Dec 22, 2021

Pastor Raymond N. Todd, 84, of Ware Shoals, husband of Phyllis Keedy Todd, died Wednesday, December 22, 2021, at his home. He was born in Seneca to the late William James and Gladys K. Wells Todd. Pastor Todd received his BA degree from Faith Theological Seminary. He pastored many small churches and taught 6th grade at various Christian schools. Pastor...

James 'Jimmy' M. Ayers

James 'Jimmy' M. Ayers

Dec 21, 2021

James Maxwell ‘Jimmy’ Ayers, Jr., 71, of Abbeville, SC, husband of Deborah Cann Ayers, died Tuesday, December 21, 2021. He was born in Anderson, SC to the late James Maxwell Ayers, Sr. and Lottie Wright Ayers. Jimmy, a 1969 graduate of Abbeville High School, honorably served his country in the United State Marine Corps. He was employed with Ascend Manufacturing,...

Paul E. Cape, Jr.

Paul E. Cape, Jr.

Dec 20, 2021

Paul E. Cape, Jr., 72, of Abbeville, husband of Kay Waters Cape, died Monday, December 20, 2021, at his residence. He was born in Abbeville to Mary Sue Stevenson Cape and the late Paul E. Cape, Sr. Mr. Cape, a graduate of Abbeville High School, honorably served in the United States Army. For his outstanding service to his country, he...

Trevor 'Cory' Corbin Watt

Trevor 'Cory' Corbin Watt

Dec 20, 2021

Trevor Corbin ‘Cory’ Watt, 25, of Abbeville, SC, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, December 20, 2021, at his home. He was born in Greenwood, SC to Brenda Hawkinson Watt and Johnny Watt. A 2015 graduate of A.C. Reynolds High School, Cory received his associate degree from Catawba Valley Community College where he played with the...

Rev. Oliver D. 'Willie' Mccurry Sr.

Rev. Oliver D. 'Willie' Mccurry Sr.

Dec 19, 2021

Rev. Oliver D. ‘Willie’ McCurry, Sr., 67, of Calhoun Falls, SC, husband of Mary Allison McCurry, died Sunday, December 19, 2021, at the Lexington Medical Center. He was born in Abbeville, SC to the late Charles A. McCurry and Loretta Hartsell McCurry. A graduate of Abbeville County Schools, Pastor McCurry was an ordained minister in the Pentecostal Holiness and Congregational...

Candice Marie Veno (Koeper)

Candice Marie Veno (Koeper)

Dec 17, 2021

Candice Marie Veno, 40, of Calhoun Falls, died Friday, December 17, 2021 at her residence. She was born in Charleston, SC to Rodney Koeper and Dorothea Ann Still Jones. Candice is survived by her son, Kyle Gaspers, a daughter, Nevaeh Sholar, her mother, Dorothea Ann Jones of Lincolnton, NC and her father, Rodney Koeper of Charleston, SC; one grandchild, Eden...

Grace A. Jolin

Grace A. Jolin

Dec 15, 2021

Grace A. Jolin, 89, of Abbeville, SC, wife of William J. ‘Bill’ Jolin, died Wednesday, December 15, 2021, at her residence. She was born in Montoursville, PA to the late Albert H. and Thelma Tallman Barto. Mrs. Jolin was an artist, employed with Kodak, retiring after ten years of service. A homemaker, she excelled in her ability to cook and...

Kevin A. Bosler

Kevin A. Bosler

Dec 15, 2021

Kevin A. Bosler, 65, of Abbeville, SC, husband of Sandra Wakefield Bosler, died Wednesday, December 15, 2021 at Self Regional Healthcare. He was born in Abbeville, SC to the late Edgar L. and Mattie Atkins Bosler. A graduate of Abbeville High School, Kevin attended Anderson and Winthrop Colleges. He was employed as a mentor with Greenwood District 50 Schools. An...

John 'Jerry' Jerome Williams

John 'Jerry' Jerome Williams

Dec 12, 2021

John Jerome ‘Jerry’ Williams, 88, of Abbeville, SC, husband of Dr. Constance Timmerman McNeill, died Sunday, December 12, 2021, at his residence. The youngest son of the late Philip and Helen Price Williams Sterns, he was born January 7, 1933, in Newark, Essex Co., New Jersey A graduate of the University of Connecticut with a degree in Business, Jerry was...

Jean Hudson Lewis

Jean Hudson Lewis

Dec 12, 2021

Jean Addison Hudson Lewis, 84 of Calhoun Falls, SC, wife of the late Donald E. Lewis and the late Mack J. Hudson, died Sunday, December 12, 2021, at the Abbeville Area Medical Center. She was born in Anderson, SC to the late William H. and Dolly Shaw Addison. Jean was a member of Calhoun Falls United Methodist Church. Employed with...

Melba Hall (Roberts)

Melba Hall (Roberts)

Dec 10, 2021

Melba Roberts Hall, 85, of Abbeville, wife of the late Robert Hall, died Friday, December 10, 2021, at her residence. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Harris Funeral Home & Cremation Services of Abbeville.