Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas
Ann Cox Barnes
Nov 25, 2021
Ann Cox Barnes, 98, resident of Abbeville Nursing Home widow of Samuel Henry Barnes passed away Thursday Nov. 25, 2021 at Abbeville Area Medical Center.
Born in Walhalla, SC she was a daughter of the late Bunnie Cox and Bertha Mattison Cox.Ann was a retired textile employee with Milliken Textiles. She was a Charter Member of Southside Baptist Church where 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...
Rhett Simpson
Nov 21, 2021
Rhett Randall Simpson, 58, resident of 313 Noble Drive husband of Lisa Sorrow Simpson passed away peacefully at his home Sunday Nov. 21, 2021 with his loving family by his side.
Born in Abbeville, SC Jan. 28, 1963 he was a son of the late Helen Meadows Perkins and the late Randall Simpson. Rhett was a faithful member of Abbeville...
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...
Ruth Hall
Nov 21, 2021
Ruth Franks Hall, 89, resident of 267 Nation Rd. widow of James Howard Hall passed away Sunday Nov. 21, 2021 at her home.
She was a homemaker and loving mother.
Survivors include: a son Tim Hall of the home; three daughters Rebecca Ruth Hall Harvey of the home, Emily Rose Hall Reynolds of Anderson, SC and Marion Dale Hall Hill...
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,...
Luke Cromer
Nov 14, 2021
Jonathan Claude Luke Cromer, 24, resident of 648 Old Douglas Mill Road passed away Sunday Nov. 14, 2021 at Prisma Greenville Memorial Hospital.
Born June 26, 1997 in Greenwood, SC he was the son of Audrey Cromer and Merle Raber.Survivors include: In addition to his parents; six sisters Hannah Frost, Tristian Fields, Arizona Fields, Taylor Stoll, Ashley Raber and Jessica...
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...
Greyson Hughey
Nov 12, 2021
Greyson Sincere Hughey, infant son of Chris Hughey and Hailey Loveless passed away Friday, November 12, 2021.
Surviving in addition to his parents are his sister, Kinsley Paul; brothers, Xander Hughey, Jiare Jackson and Kingston Loveless; grandmothers, Rose Mary Bolden, Linda Pate and Beth Loveless; along with many loving extended family members.
A graveside service will be held at 3pm...
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...
Mikey Johnson
Oct 31, 2021
This obituary announcement is being posted as a courtesy to the Johnson family. On behalf of the Chandler-Jackson Family, and the Town of Abbeville we offer our deepest sympathies during this time.
Mr. Bllly Michael “Mikey” Johnson, 31, of Elberton, GA, husband of Hannah Jane Gaines Johnson, passed away on Sunday, October 31, 2021, at his residence.
Mikey was born in...
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