Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas

Katie "Hershberger" Stoll

Katie "Hershberger" Stoll

Jun 7, 2018

Mrs. Katie Hershberger Stoll, 97, was born in Ohio on March 9, 1921 to the late Joseph and Mary Miller Hershberger.  She went to her home in Glory to meet her Savior on Thursday, June, 7, 2018.  Her family was with her, she was their example and inspiration.  ‘Miz Katie’ leaves a legacy of warm and gracious hospitality, always having...

John Miller Grier Dr.

John Miller Grier Dr.

Jun 6, 2018

John Miller Grier of Due West died June 6, 2018 at the age of 97. Born and raised in Clover, South Carolina, he was the son of Rev. Dr. William P. Grier and Nellie Brownlee Bigham Grier. He was preceded in death by his parents; his two brothers, Paul Livingston Grier and William P. Grier, Jr.; and one sister, Nelle...

Verna "Watson" Morris

Verna "Watson" Morris

Jun 4, 2018

Verna Watson Morris, 98, of Abbeville, wife of the late John ‘H’ Morris, died Monday, June 04, 2018 at the Edgefield County Hospital. She was born in Washington, GA to the late Elisha Alvin and Ruby Vaughn Watson. Mrs. Morris retired from Milliken & Co. – Abbeville Plant after many years of service.  She was a member of Grace United...

Jean "Todd" Carlisle

Jean "Todd" Carlisle

Jun 1, 2018

Jean Todd Carlisle, 93, wife of Charles Henry Carlisle, died peacefully on June 1, 2018, at the Abbeville Area Medical Center.  She was born in Due West to the late James Rogers and Lucille Kennedy Todd.  Jean graduated from Dixie High School and Erskine College and the University of SC.  Following graduation, she taught history at Winthrop University, Lander University,...

Terry Verdell Rudder Sgt.

Terry Verdell Rudder Sgt.

May 30, 2018

Sgt. Terry Verdell Rudder, SC Army National Guard, Retired, 54, husband of Priscilla Belton Rudder, of Calhoun Falls, departed this life Wednesday, May 30, 2018. He was born in Elberton, GA to Luther V. Rudder, Jr. and Elaine Olgiati Rudder. A 1983 graduate of Calhoun Falls High School, Terry retired from the SC Army National Guard. He was employed by...

Martha "Elwell" Ware

Martha "Elwell" Ware

May 27, 2018

Martha Elwell Ware, 87, of Ashlan Village, Lyman, wife of the late George Davis Ware, died Sunday, May 27, 2018, at the Hospice of the Carolina Foothills in Landrum. She was born in Abbeville, SC to the late Henry Thomas Elwell and Mabel Campbell Elwell. Martha Ware was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend.  She was a member...

Bettye Forrest Barrett

Bettye Forrest Barrett

May 24, 2018

Bettye Forrest Barrett, 75, of Augusta, GA, died Thursday, May 24, 2018 at the Azalea Health and Rehabilitation Center in Augusta.  She was born in Abbeville, SC to the late Tom Barrett and Kathleen Loftis Barrett. Ms. Barrett was a 1961 graduate of Abbeville High School.  She was a humanitarian having great affection for the homeless.  The highlights of her...

Katie "Maddox" Wheeler

Katie "Maddox" Wheeler

May 23, 2018

Katie Maddox Wheeler, 79, of Abbeville, wife of the late Jesse Thomas Wheeler, Sr., died Wednesday, May 23, 2018, at her daughter’s home in Mars Hill, NC. She was born in East Point, GA to the lateTravis and Ethel Slaton Maddox. Mrs. Wheeler retired from the Abbeville Shirt Plant after many years of service. She was a member of Friendship...

Alice "Mcmahan" Kay

Alice "Mcmahan" Kay

May 12, 2018

Alice McMahan Kay, 96, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, May 12, 2018 with her daughters by her side.  She was born in Abbeville on March 3, 1922 to the late John L. and Cornelia Simpson McMahan. Alice graduated from Lowndesville High School and attended Erskine College. She was a dedicated member of Midway Baptist Church....

John Michael Gutermuth

John Michael Gutermuth

May 7, 2018

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Tye Sorrow Rev.

Tye Sorrow Rev.

May 4, 2018

Rev. Tye Sorrow, 90, of Abbeville, died Friday, May 04, 2018 at the Abbeville Area Medical Center. Rev. Sorrow was born in Abbeville, SC to the late Rev. George Watson Sorrow, Sr. and Moddie Clark Sorrow. Rev. Sorrow served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. He then began his career as a banker in Georgia and was employed...

Norman Paul Bogart

Norman Paul Bogart

May 3, 2018

Norman P. Bogart, 96, of the Antreville Community, husband of the late Evelyn Haselden Bogart, died Thursday, May 03, 2018 at the Richard M. Campbell Veterans Nursing Home in Anderson.  He was born in Kalamazoo, MI to the late Paul O. Bogart and Ada Pearl Perrin Bogart. Mr. Bogart honorably served his country in the United States Army.  He was...

Johnny Brinkley

Johnny Brinkley

Apr 30, 2018

Johnny Brinkley, 68, of McCormick, husband of Linda Barnett Brinkley, died Monday, April 30, 2018 at Self Regional Medical Center. He was born in McCormick, SC to the late Jack Brinkley and Grace Johnson Hardy. Mr. Brinkley was reared in the home of the late John and Betty Strom from McCormick. Mr. Brinkley was a 1968 graduate of McCormick High...

Harrison Lee Sawyer

Harrison Lee Sawyer

Apr 30, 2018

Harrison Lee Sawyer, 76, formerly of Calhoun Falls, SC, died Monday, April 30, 2018 at the Clarendon Hospice House in Baton Rouge, LA.  He was born in Needmore, IN to the late Brack Sawyer and Elizabeth Lawson Sawyer. Mr. Sawyer was a graduate of Indiana University. He was an entrepreneur, owning and operating Sawyer’s Grocery Store and later The Latimer...

Thelma Lou "Young" Campbell

Thelma Lou "Young" Campbell

Apr 25, 2018

Thelma Lou Young Campbell, 81, of Abbeville, died Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at the Abbeville Nursing Home. She was born in Abbeville to the late Robbie and Fannie Lou Wells Young. Ms. Campbell was entirely family oriented. She cherished spending time with her children, grandchildren and great-granddaughter. Ms. Campbell was a faithful member of Abbeville Church of God. In addition...

Margaret Frances "Newell" Young

Margaret Frances "Newell" Young

Apr 24, 2018

Margaret Frances Young, 92, wife of the late Lowry T. Young, of Abbeville, died Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. She was born in Abbeville to the late Arthur and Margaret Hagen Newell. Mrs. Young was in every respect a homemaker. She guided each family member in her loving and caring way. Her home was warm...

Merle Hershberger

Merle Hershberger

Apr 23, 2018

Merle Hershberger, 66, husband of Effie Grace Yoder Hershberger, had an address change to his eternal Heavenly home on Monday, April 23, 2018 at their home in Belton, SC.  He was born September 10, 1951 in Norfolk, VA to the late Henry J. and Anna Elizabeth Yoder Hershberger. Mr. Hershberger was a member of Whispering Pines Mennonite Church, Honea Path,...

Mary "Ann Gross" Ketron

Mary "Ann Gross" Ketron

Apr 21, 2018

Mary “Ann” Ketron, 71, wife of Charles Ketron, of Anderson, SC, formerly of Blountville, TN, died Saturday, April 21, 2018 at the Kent General Hospital in Dover, DE. She was born in Washington County, TN to the late James and Gladys Poore Gross. Mrs. Ketron was a graduate of Holston/Boones Creek High School. Selecting her profession proved to be an...

Patricia Faye "Henderson" Gilbert

Patricia Faye "Henderson" Gilbert

Apr 20, 2018

Patricia Faye Gilbert, 69, of Greenwood, formerly of Hendersonville, NC, died Friday, April 20, 2018 at Self Regional Medical Center. She was born in Hendersonville, NC to the late Roy McKinley Henderson and Ellen Nanny Grasty Henderson. Ms. Gilbert was a graduate of the Cosmetology School in Hendersonville, NC and worked many years as a cosmetologist at the Laurel Park...

Navy "Robertson" Rita L. Simmons Ret. Us

Navy "Robertson" Rita L. Simmons Ret. Us

Apr 20, 2018

Rita L. Robertson Simmons, Petty Officer First Class, US Navy, Ret., 64, of Honea Path, SC, formerly of South Bend, IN, died Friday, April 20, 2018 at the Richard M. Campbell Veterans Nursing Home in Anderson, SC.  She was born in South Bend, IN to the late Charles T. Robertson and Muriel A. Wegner Robertson. Ms. Simmons, a 1971 graduate...