Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas

Janice Coleman Stroud Peeler Terry

Janice Coleman Stroud Peeler Terry

Jan 15, 2018

Janice Coleman Stroud Peeler Terry, 78, of Abbeville, entered into eternal life Monday, January 15, 2018 at the Abbeville Nursing Home. She was born in Greenwood to the late Wiley T. and Sara Bracknell Coleman. Janice was a 1957 graduate of Abbeville High School and a 1970 graduate of Lander University. She was a retired elementary school teacher having taught...

William "Marty" Morris Jr.

William "Marty" Morris Jr.

Jan 11, 2018

William “Marty’ Morris, Jr., 66, of Due West, died Thursday, January 11, 2018 at The Renaissance in Due West. Graveside services will be 1:00 PM, Friday, January 12, 2018 in M.J. ‘Dolly’ Cooper Veterans Cemetery, 140 Inway Drive, Anderson, SC 29621. A message of condolence may be sent to the family by visiting www.harrisfuneral.com . Harris Funeral Home and Cremation...

Pamela C. "Carroll" Wilson

Pamela C. "Carroll" Wilson

Jan 10, 2018

Pamela “Pam” Carroll Wilson, 63, of Abbeville, died Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at her home. She was born in Clinton to the late Edward Franklin Carroll and Bernice Hall Carroll. Pam was a nurse technician and retired from Abbeville Area Medical Center. She enjoyed working in the garden and growing flowers. Playing the guitar was a favorite pastime for her....

Betty Ruth Perry Davis

Betty Ruth Perry Davis

Jan 7, 2018

Betty Ruth Perry Davis, 85, of Abbeville, wife of the late William ‘Jack’ Davis died Sunday, January 7, 2018 at her residence.  She was born in Abbeville to the late Willie and Bessie Sorrow Perry. Mrs. Davis was a member of Abbeville Pentecostal Holiness Church. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by her brother,...

Judy Longcore Seigler

Judy Longcore Seigler

Jan 2, 2018

Judy Longcore Seigler, 70, of McCormick died Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at Self Regional Healthcare. She was born in Sussex, NJ to the late Ernest J. Longcore and Dorothy E. Sliker Longcore. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Roxanne Christian. Ms. Seigler is survived by her three sons, Riley Romines (Ami) of Lincolnton,...

James C. Spires. Jr.

James C. Spires. Jr.

Dec 28, 2017

James C. Spires, Jr., 78, of Falls Church, VA died Thursday, December 28, 2017 in Arlington, VA. He was born in Greenwood to the late James C. Spires, Sr. and Lucille McDonald Spires. Mr. Spires is survived by his sister, Ida C. McColl, and her husband, D.R., of Abbeville. Graveside services will be 2:00PM Saturday, January 6, 2018 in Barnwell...

Karen "Kinane" Porst

Karen "Kinane" Porst

Dec 27, 2017

Karen Porst, 78, of the Savannah Lakes Village, wife of the late Robert ‘Bob’ Porst, died Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at Self Regional Healthcare, Greenwood, SC.  She was born in Chicago, IL to the late Daniel Kinane and Charlotte Munzer Kinane. Karen was an active member of the Good Shepherd Catholic Church, a Eucharistic Minister, served on the Bereavement committee...

James Dale Gidlow

James Dale Gidlow

Dec 25, 2017

James Dale Gidlow, 75, husband of Kathleen Wirsing Gidlow, of Greenwood, died Monday, December 25, 2017 at his home. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri to Syliva Goldman Gidlow and the late Oscar Julius Gidlow. All services will be private. A message of condolence may be sent to the family by visiting www.harrisfuneral.com. Harris Funeral Home & Cremation Services...

Nellie Ruth Capps Abbott Ware

Nellie Ruth Capps Abbott Ware

Dec 24, 2017

Nellie Ruth Capps Abbott Ware, 87, of Greenwood, SC died Sunday, December 24, 2017 at her residence. She was born at home in Kirksey, SC on November 23, 1930, the daughter of the late Bertie Pauline Arledge Capps and Norman Carradine Capps. Mrs. Ware was twice married, first to the late Raymond Isaiah Abbott and second to the late John...

Bill Smart Sr. Chief

Bill Smart Sr. Chief

Dec 21, 2017

Chief Bill Smart, Sr., United States Navy, Ret., 85, of Plum Branch, SC, husband of Dianna Collins Smart, died Thursday, December 21, 2017 at his residence.  He was born in Conway, SC to the late Needham Benjamin Smart and Annie Russ Smart. Chief Smart honorably served his country in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War, Cuban Conflict and...

Morgan T. Wilson

Morgan T. Wilson

Dec 20, 2017

Morgan T. Wilson, 82, husband of the late Mary Parthemos Wilson, of Mauldin, died Wednesday, December 20, 2017 at his home. He was born and reared in Lowndesville to the late John Henry, Sr. and Vera Jones Wilson. Mr. Wilson honorably served his country in the United States Army and was of the Methodist faith. In addition to his wife...

Lillian Elizabeth "Beth" Page

Lillian Elizabeth "Beth" Page

Dec 14, 2017

Lillian “Beth” Elizabeth Page, 46, wife of Shane Page, of Abbeville died on Thursday, December 14, 2017 at her home. She was born in Anderson to the late Carroll Fletcher McMahan and Brenda Gibson Wright. Beth was a member of Lighthouse Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband, Shane, of the home; her son, Billy “Jacob” McConnell (Hannah Ariel...

Robert A. Dillon Sr.

Robert A. Dillon Sr.

Dec 12, 2017

Robert A. Dillon, Sr., 77, of Waterloo, SC, husband of Sue Cain Dillon, died Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. He was born in Montclair, NJ to the late Thomas Leo Dillon and Ruth Crooks Dillon. Mr. Dillon was a 1964 graduate of Furman University, where he was a member of the Theta Chi Fraternity and...

James "Jimmy" Vinson

James "Jimmy" Vinson

Dec 10, 2017

James F. “Jimmy” Vinson, 75, of Abbeville, died Sunday, December 10, 2017 at the Rainey Hospice House in Anderson.  He was born in Abbeville to the late George Washington Vinson, Sr. and Lula Mae Smith Vinson.  Mr. Vinson honorably served his country in the United States Army.  He retired from the CSX Railroad after many years of dedicated service.  During...

James Pat Hester

James Pat Hester

Dec 10, 2017

James Pat Hester, 94, of Mt. Carmel, SC, husband of Emily Dunaway Hester, died Sunday, December 10, 2017 at the Abbeville Area Medical Center. He was born in Anderson, SC to the late Lawrence Lamar Hester, Sr. and Carrie McCelvey Hester. Mr. Hester attended the University of South Carolina and graduated from the Merchant Marine Academy. He served in the...

Doug Edward Scott

Doug Edward Scott

Dec 2, 2017

Doug E. Scott, 75, of Due West, SC, formerly of Calhoun Falls, SC, husband of the late Sandra McNair Scott, died Saturday, December 2, 2017 at his residence. Mr. Scott attended Calhoun Falls High School. He was employed in management with the J.P. Stevens Plant for many years and later worked in maintenance at the Waterford Apartments in Calhoun Falls....

Austin Reece Haynie

Austin Reece Haynie

Dec 2, 2017

Austin Reece Haynie, 22, of Abbeville, died Saturday, December 2, 2017. He was born in Anderson to Tim and Angie Campbell Haynie. Austin was a 2014 graduate of Abbeville High School where he was a member of the AHS Fishing Team. He was currently employed as an electrical technician at Sage Automotive Interiors and was attending Piedmont Technical College studying...

Sharon Ann "Hostetler" Moberg

Sharon Ann "Hostetler" Moberg

Dec 1, 2017

Sharon Ann (Hostetler) Moberg, loving and devoted wife of Robert Carl Moberg for 55 years, passed away to meet Jesus on Friday, December 1, 2017 surrounded by her loving family at her home in Abbeville, South Carolina.  Born in Elkhart, Indiana, she is the daughter of the late Monroe Hostetler and Willodean (Clelland) Hostetler. Sharon is survived by her loving...

Shirley C. "Sciolino" Emden

Shirley C. "Sciolino" Emden

Nov 30, 2017

Shirley Catherine Emden, 85, of Abbeville, died Thursday, November 30, 2017 at her residence.  She was born December 26, 1931 in Buffalo, New York, the daughter of Agnes (Hunt) & Samuel Sciolino. Shirley was married to the late Harry Emden for 45 years. She and Harry relocated to Abbeville in 1986 after traveling the west & living in Colorado and...

Diana Elizabeth "Templeton" Fowler

Diana Elizabeth "Templeton" Fowler

Nov 23, 2017

Diana Elizabeth Templeton Fowler, 62, of Abbeville, wife of Lawrence B. Fowler, Jr. died Thursday, November 23, 2017 at her home. She was born in Augusta, GA to the late Richard Aubrey and Joan Casement Templeton. Mrs. Fowler was a 1974 graduate of Richmond Academy in Augusta. Before relocating to Abbeville, she was a lifelong member of the Church of...