Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas
Jewel Rea "Bridges" Hulett
Aug 31, 2017
Jewel Bridges Hulett, 91, of Calhoun Falls, SC, wife of the late Marion ‘Bud’ Hulett, died Thursday, August 31, 2017 at the Rainey Hospice House in Anderson. She was born in Madison County, GA to the late Alvin and Cora Graham Bridges. Mrs. Hulett was a member of the Lowndesville Pentecostal Holiness Church. In addition to her parents and husband,...
Frances Hazel "Lethermon" Landers
Aug 21, 2017
A memorial service to celebrate Mrs. Lander’s life will be 11:00AM, Saturday, September 2, 2017 at Harris Funeral Home chapel. A message of condolence may be sent to the family by visiting www.harrisfuneral.com . Harris Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Abbeville is assisting the Landers family.
Tommy Lee Slay
Aug 16, 2017
Tommy Lee Slay, 69, of Abbeville, husband of Susan Uldrick Slay, died Wednesday, August 16, 2017 surrounded by his loving family at the Hospice House in Greenwood, SC. Born in Abbeville, SC, he was the beloved son of the late Sallie Mae Turman Slay. He was a graduate of Abbeville High School and retired after 22 years with the City...
Audrey A. "Andrews" Wilson
Aug 15, 2017
Audrey Andrews Wilson, 87, of Anderson, SC, wife of the late Vernon L. Wilson, went home to be with her Lord Tuesday, August 15, 2017. Mrs. Wilson was born in Greenwood, SC to the late Ralph D. Andrews, Sr. and Audrey Land Andrews. Mrs. Wilson was a graduate of Kings Business College in Charlotte, NC and retired from M. Lowenstein...
Nima Jean "Burleson" Powell
Aug 13, 2017
Nima Jean Powell, 80, of Greenwood, died Sunday, August 13, 2017 at her residence. She was born in Haleyville, AL to the late John Marvin Burleson and Ovelia Moody Burleson. Mrs. Powell retired from the General Service Administration Federal Supply Service as an administrative associate. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Greenwood. In addition to her...
Gordon Stone
Aug 11, 2017
Albert Gordon Stone, 78, of Donalds, husband of Shelby Moore Stone, died Friday, August 11, 2017 at his residence. He was born in Abbeville County to the late William Albert and Mary Elizabeth Gordon Stone. Mr. Stone was a member of SouthSide Baptist Church in Honea Path and retired from The SC Forestry Commission after 23 years of dedicated service....
Ruth Magaha Williams
Aug 10, 2017
Ruth Magaha Williams, 78, of Due West, wife of Leroy Williams, died Thursday, August 10, 2017 at her residence. She was born in Anderson County to the late Furman and Myrtle Taylor Magaha. Mrs. Williams graduated from Honea Path High School and retired from Timken Corporation after many years of dedicated service. She was a member of Due West Baptist...
Dorothy Lucille "Herring" Best
Aug 9, 2017
Dorothy Lucille Herring Best, 95, wife of the late Fred Garrison Best, died Wednesday, August 09, 2017, at The Renaissance Assisted Living Facility in Due West, SC. Dorothy, better known to her friends in McClellanville as Miss Dot, was born September 14, 1921 in Meridian, Mississippi. She was the daughter of the late William Perry Herring and Ruby Yarbrough Herring....
Betty Gregory Slater Ware
Aug 5, 2017
Betty Louise Gregory Ware, 97, of Due West, SC died Saturday, August 05, 2017 at Self Regional Healthcare in Greenwood, SC. She was born August 10, 1919 in Doraville, GA to the late Willis Russell Gregory and Susan Chesnut Gregory. Mrs. Ware was twice married first to the late, William Leonard Slater and then to the late, Thomas Curtis Ware....
Paul Mitchell Porretto
Aug 4, 2017
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James David "Jim" Rich
Aug 4, 2017
James D. ‘Jim’ Rich, 75, of Due West, husband of Rebecca ‘Becky’ Burton Rich, died Friday, August 04, 2017 at his residence. He was born in Cripple Creek, VA to the late Rev. Fred Rich and Aline Ceary Rich. He served in United States Army during Vietnam and retired as a Sgt. Major of the South Carolina Army National Guard....
William Kenneth "Kenny" Richey Jr.
Jul 26, 2017
William Kenneth ‘Kenny’ Richey, Jr., 71, of Abbeville, SC died Wednesday, July 26, 2017 at his residence. He was born in Abbeville, SC to the late William Kenneth Richey, Sr. and Doris Newell Richey. Kenny was a 1964 Graduate of Abbeville High School. He was employed in manufacturing for a number of years and was a member of Upper Long...
Marvin Ansley Crouch
Jul 25, 2017
Marvin Ansley Crouch, 79, of the Renaissance Retirement Community in Due West, died peacefully Tuesday, July 25, 2017 at his daughter’s residence in Abbeville. He was born to the late Marvin Traywick Crouch, Jr. and Jennie Harby Crouch. Born and raised in Columbia, SC, Ansley graduated from Dreher High School in 1956 and in 1960 graduated from Clemson University with...
Thomas Edward Ledwith Sr.
Jul 25, 2017
Thomas Edward Ledwith, Sr., 74, of Abbeville, husband of Elsa Parisi Ledwith, died Tuesday, July 25, 2017 at his residence. He was born in Queens, NY to the late Harry V. Ledwith and Mildred Chalmers Ledwith. Mr. Ledwith retired from Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art in Nashville, TN. He was a member of the Greenwood Lutheran Church and...
William Franklin "Teto" Nickles Iii
Jul 24, 2017
William Franklin ‘TeTo’ Nickles, III, 78, of Abbeville, died peacefully Monday, July 24, 2017 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. He was born in Abbeville to the late William Franklin Nickles, Jr. and Nell Flynn Nickles. Mr. Nickles was a 1956 graduate of Abbeville High School and a 1963 graduate of the University of South Carolina with a BS degree...
T. Vann Waters
Jul 7, 2017
T. Vann Waters, 70, of Abbeville County, husband of Janice Peace Waters, died Friday, July 7, 2017 at AnMed Medical Center in Anderson. He was born in Ayden, NC to the late Dewitt Waters, Jr and Mavis Williams Waters. Mr. Waters, a 1964 graduate of Abbeville High School, honorably served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. He...
Claude T. Hughes
Jul 3, 2017
Claude T. Hughes, Brigadier General, SC Army National Guard, Retired, 79, of Greenwood, died Monday, July 3, 2017 at Greenville Memorial Hospital. He was born in Liberty, SC to the late JT and Inez Burgess Hughes. Mr. Hughes was a former member of Lebanon Presbyterian Church in Abbeville where he served as deacon and treasurer. He retired from Milliken &...
Cecil "Pete" Ware
Jul 1, 2017
Cecil ‘Pete’ Ware, 87, of Abbeville County, husband of Jeanette Burton Ware, died peacefully on Saturday, July 1, 2017 at his residence. He was born in Iva, SC to the late Clyde Davis Ware and Carrie Blanchett Ware. Mr. Ware served in the United States Army during the Korean War and was a recipient of the Purple Heart. He retired...
Johnnie Pearl "Tripp" Harris
Jun 30, 2017
Johnnie Pearl Tripp Harris was born in Crawford County, GA to the late John Wesley Tripp and Curlie Mae Gadson Tripp. She was preceded in death by a son, Marcus James Harris; three brothers, Howard (Maxine), Jesse (Lizzie), and John West Tripp, Jr. (Susanne); and two sisters, Reatha White and Bertha Millard (Jimmy). Johnnie fell asleep in death at the...
Orene N. "Polly Newell" Smith
Jun 28, 2017
Orene (Polly) N. Smith, resident of Wesley Commons, Greenwood, SC, wife of the late George Anthony Smith, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 28, 2017. Born in Abbeville, SC December 25, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Andrew Baskin Newell and Louise Milford Newell. Polly graduated from Abbeville High School. She worked for Southern Bell Telephone Company as...
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