Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas
Merrell Quincy Garvin
Apr 18, 2018
Merrell Quincy Garvin, 67, husband of Pia Garvin, of Abbeville, SC died Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. He was born in Aiken to the late Quincy Garvin and Ethel Aldrich Garvin. Mr. Garvin received his Bachelor of Science degree from Clemson University and his Master’s Degree in Industrial Engineering from Texas Tech University. He worked...
Laurie Olivia "Creswell" Cowan
Apr 17, 2018
Laurie Cowan, 53, wife of Ronnie Cowan, of Abbeville, SC died Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at Self Regional Healthcare. She was born in Abbeville to Margaret Martin Creswell Mulholland and the late James Oliver Creswell, Sr. Laurie was a graduate of Westside Christian School and earned an Associate Degree in Business from Piedmont Technical College. She brought much joy to...
Floyd Dwight Thomas
Apr 16, 2018
Floyd Dwight Thomas, 73, husband of Peggy Thomas (née Tuckey), of Savannah Lakes died Monday, April 16, 2018, at the Hospice House in Greenwood, SC. Born in Mishawauka, Indiana, he was the son of the late Raymond Dwight Thomas and Sara Silberman Thomas. Mr. Thomas honorably served his country in the United States Navy during the Cuban Missile Crisis. He was...
Arial Dean "Honey Prince" Irwin
Apr 12, 2018
Arial Dean “Honey” Prince Irwin, 91, of Abbeville, died Thursday, April 12, 2018 at her home. She was born in Abbeville to the late Joseph M. and Marselle Patterson Prince. “Honey,” as she was affectionately known, was most recently employed by the Abbeville Nursing Home. Ms. Irwin was a member of Abbeville Pentecostal Holiness Church. In addition to her parents,...
Doris "Moss" Tucker
Apr 7, 2018
Doris Moss Tucker, 82, of Abbeville, wife of the late James Cleveland Tucker, died Saturday, April 7, 2018 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. She was born in Elberton, GA to the late Floyd Moss, Sr. and Virginia Johnson Moss. Mrs. Tucker was a 1954 graduate of the Nancy Hart High School in Elberton, GA. In 1956 she married the...
Milton William "Milt" Becker
Apr 7, 2018
Milton “Milt” William Becker, 70, husband of Kathy Petersen Becker, of Anderson, SC died Saturday, April 7, 2018 at AnMed Health Medical Center; his family was with him. He was born in Chicago, IL to the late Harold and Evelyn Hanich Becker. Milt served his country in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. He received his Bachelor of...
Ruby Young "Young" Wiles
Apr 4, 2018
Ruby Young Wiles, a devoted Christian and Believer in: God, The Father; God, The Son; and God, The Holy Spirit, entered into her heavenly home on April 4, 2018. Remaining to cherish her love and memories are her husband of 69 years, Ernest Hoyt Wiles; her son, Stanley Wiles (Doris); her daughter, Kaye Minarovich; ten grandchildren, Joey Stubblefield (Hayley), Stacey...
Brenda Speer Ellenburg
Apr 3, 2018
Brenda Speer Ellenburg, 67, of Abbeville, died Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at Greenville Memorial Hospital. She was born in Abbeville to the late James “Baker” and Mary Young Speer. Ms. Ellenburg was a 1969 graduate of Abbeville High School and honorably served her country in the United States Air Force. She was preceded in death by her parents. Ms. Ellenburg...
Ouida Adams "Adams" Creswell
Mar 28, 2018
Ouida Adams Creswell, 91, of Abbeville, died Wednesday, March 28, 2018 at the Abbeville Nursing Home. She was born in Colbert, GA to the late Leanord Lee and Luvie Lea Smith Adams. Ms. Creswell was a graduate of Madison County Schools and a member of Gordon’s Chapel Methodist Church in Hull, GA. She was a dedicated employee of the Textile...
James L. Kennemore Jr.
Mar 26, 2018
James L. Kennemore, Jr., 67, of Greenwood, died Monday, March 26, 2018 at his home. He was born in Greenwood to the late James L. and Margaret Allen Kennemore, Sr. He is survived by his children, James L. ‘Tre’ Kennemore, III (Dana), Kristen Kennemore, Courtney Lenn Kennemore and Lauren Jackson; three granddaughters and several other extended family and friends. Funeral...
Mary "Mcclain" Williams
Mar 24, 2018
Mary McClain Williams, 95, wife of the late James C. Williams, of Abbeville, died Saturday, March 24, 2018 at Self Regional Healthcare. She was born in Oconee County to the late Robert Nathaniel McClain and Sadie Belle Graham McClain. Mrs. Williams was a graduate of Westminister High School (1941), North Greenville Junior College (1943), and Carson Newman College (1944). Her...
John R. "Pete" Boyd Jr.
Mar 21, 2018
John R. ‘Pete’ Boyd, Jr., 91, husband of Margaret Betty Stone Boyd, of Abbeville County, SC, died Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at Self Regional Healthcare. He was born in Abbeville to the late John Robert Boyd, Sr. and Lois Gordon Boyd. Mr. Boyd was a World War II veteran having served in the United States Navy. He was a lifelong...
Lloyd Wayne Wiggins Rev.
Mar 18, 2018
Reverend Lloyd Wayne Wiggins, 84, husband of Joyce Winchester Wiggins, passed away on March 18, 2018 at Greenville Memorial Hospital. He was born on July 29, 1933 in Fort Mill, SC to the late Lloyd E. and Emma Thomason Wiggins. A native of Fort Mill, SC, he was a 1952 graduate of Fort Mill High School. Reverend Wiggins was a...
Martha Rogers Ferguson
Mar 7, 2018
Martha Rogers Ferguson, 65, wife of the late Albert “Pat” Ferguson, of Abbeville, SC, died Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at The Renaissance in Due West. She was born in Oconee County, the daughter of the late Sam Rogers and Jennie Waldrop Tyner and Eugene Tyner. Mrs. Ferguson was employed by Mohawk Industries for many years. Reading and sewing were some...
Clarence Melone
Mar 5, 2018
Clarence A. “Red” Melone, Jr., 84, of Brookdale in Anderson, SC, died Monday, March 5, 2018 at the Rainey Hospice House in Anderson. He was born April 10, 1933 in McConnells Mill, Washington, PA, son of the late Clarence and Clara Cumer Melone, Sr. Mr. Melone served in the United States Army from 1953 – 1955, stationed in Korea. He...
Mattie "Davis" Gilmer
Mar 4, 2018
Mattie Davis Gilmer, "Ma," 99, of Calhoun Falls, wife of the late Samuel Paul Gilmer, died Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the home of her daughter. She was born in Anderson County to the late Robert Lee Davis and Rosa Lee Land Davis. Mrs. Gilmer retired from the textile industry after many years of service. She was the oldest living member...
Hillard H. Allen
Mar 3, 2018
Hillard H. Allen, 85, formerly of Cocoa Beach, Florida, died peacefully at his home in Due West, South Carolina surrounded by family and friends on Saturday, March 3, 2018. Born in Bartow, Florida to the late Justice William Paul and Anne Hurlbut Allen, Hillard was preceded in death by his wife of 54 years, Carolyn Griffith Allen. An engineering graduate...
Thomas Herman "Tommy" Blessing
Mar 2, 2018
Thomas “Tommy” Herman Blessing, 65, of Abbeville died Friday, March 2, 2018 at his home. He was born in Abbeville to the late Herman and Mary Louise Thomas Blessing. Tommy was a graduate of Abbeville High School and a member of Abbeville Presbyterian Church. He was preceded in death by his parents. Tommy is survived by his cousin, Howard Thomas,...
Stephanie R. "Steph" Southerland
Feb 27, 2018
Stephanie “Steph” R. Southerland, 45, of the Antreville Community, wife of Tommy Southerland, died Tuesday, February 27, 2018 at her home. She was born in Charleston, SC. Steph was a graduate of Laurens High School - Class of 1990, Piedmont Technical College and was presently attending Chamberlain College of Nursing. A dedicated employee of Self Regional Healthcare, with over 23...
Robert "Wayne" Bowie Sr. Rev.
Feb 24, 2018
Rev. Robert 'Wayne' Bowie, Sr., 78, husband of Emma Johnson Bowie, of Simpsonville, formerly of Abbeville, died Saturday, February 24, 2018 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. He was born in Abbeville to the late James Neuffer Bowie and Sally Lou Holmes Bowie. Wayne was twice married, first to the late Jackye Ware Bowie and presently to Emma Johnson Bowie....
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