Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas

Lester Nisly

Lester Nisly

Oct 23, 2020

SERVICES WILL BE LIVE STREAMED PLEASE CLICK ON LINK BELOW Lester Nisly, 84, husband of Edna Hershberger Nisly, died Friday, October 23, 2020 at his residence surrounded by his family. He was born on March 28, 1936 to Edward and Lizzie (Yoder) Nisly, in Hutchinson, Kansas. Mr. Nisly was a charter member of Cold Spring Mennonite Church. He relocated from...

Callie "Speer" Mccurry

Callie "Speer" Mccurry

Oct 23, 2020

Callie Speer McCurry, 88, of Greenwood, died Friday, October 23, 2020 at the Magnolia Manor in Greenwood. She was born in Abbeville to the late Lawrence Rosco Speer and Mattie Ammons Speer. Ms. McCurry retired from Publix Supermarkets and was an exceptional caregiver. She found peace and happiness in caring for others. Ms. McCurry was a former member of Warrenton...

Raymond J. "Ray" Rossi

Raymond J. "Ray" Rossi

Oct 20, 2020

Raymond ‘Ray’ J. Rossi, 92, of Abbeville, husband of the late Mary Yvonne Rossi, died Tuesday, October 20, 2020 at Hospice and Palliative Care of the Piedmont in Greenwood.  He was born in West Haven, CT to the late Ceasar and Teresa Simoncelli Rossi. Ray retired after 45 years in the construction business.  A member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church,...

Kathy Parnell Jones

Kathy Parnell Jones

Oct 20, 2020

Kathy Parnell Jones, 63, of Calhoun Falls, wife of Glenn Jones, died Tuesday, October 20, 2020 at the Abbeville Area Medical Center. She was born in Abbeville to Sue McLane Parnell and the late Howard Parnell. Kathy graduated from Calhoun Falls High School, class of 1975, as well as Piedmont Technical College. She was associated with SCANA/SCE&G for several years....

Mary ‘Marylene’ Allene Storey (Wells)

Mary ‘Marylene’ Allene Storey (Wells)

Oct 17, 2020

Mary Allene ‘Marylene’ Wells Storey, 88, of Plum Branch, SC, wife of Waymon Berttran ‘Bert’ Storey, Jr., died Saturday, October 17, 2020 at the Augusta University Medical Center. She was born in Plum Branch on February 14, 1932 to the late Jasper Lee Wells and Frances Elizabeth ‘Bessie’ Ferqueron Wells. Mrs. Storey graduated from McCormick High School, class of 1950...

Craig Clark

Craig Clark

Oct 16, 2020

Craig Williams Clark, 54, resident of 85 Lewis Clark Drive Lake Secession husband of Donna McCurry Clark passed away Friday Oct. 16, 2020.

Born on Abbeville, SC Aug. 26, 1966 he was the son of Ira Dean Stone and the late Eddie Clark.

Craig was a straight-shooting, simple man. Although he was small (lovingly known as nugget by his family),...

Jill Hall

Jill Hall

Oct 16, 2020

  Glenda Jill Hall, 60, of Greenville, died October 16, 2020.

  Services will be private.

Melsia Mae "Fuller" Mars

Melsia Mae "Fuller" Mars

Oct 15, 2020

I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing. II Timothy 4:7-8 (KIV) Melsia ‘Mae’ Mars,...

Danny Argo

Danny Argo

Oct 12, 2020

Danny Thomas Argo, Sr., 67, resident of 48 Argo Circle, Lake Secession husband of Brenda Argo passed away peacefully at his home Monday Oct. 12, 2020.

Born in Abbeville, SC he was a son of the late James Argo and Lorena Simpson Argo.

Danny was a retired Sewing Machine Mechanic and was a former member of the Abbeville National Guard....

Jeweline "Powell" Putnam

Jeweline "Powell" Putnam

Oct 8, 2020

Jeweline Powell Putnam, 83, of Calhoun Falls, wife of the late William Earl Putnam, died Thursday, October 8, 2020 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Calhoun Falls to the late John Moses and Louella Evans Powell. After a lengthy employment with the J.P. Stevens Plant, Mrs. Putnam retired from WestPoint Pepperell in Calhoun Falls....

Polly Scoggins

Polly Scoggins

Oct 5, 2020

Polly Ashley Scoggins, 89, formerly of 101 Pineview St. widow of Marion Scoggins passed away Monday Oct. 5, 2020 at Abbeville Nursing Home.

Born in Honea Path, SC she was a daughter of the late William Turner Ashley and Palmyra Saxon Ashley.

Polly was a retired textile employee having worked at the Abbeville Sharon Plant. She was a charter member...

Mary Allen Barnette

Mary Allen Barnette

Oct 4, 2020

THE FUNERAL SERVICE FOR MRS. MARY BARNETTE WILL BE LIVE-STREAMED AND MAY BE ACCESSED BY CLICKING ON THE LINK BELOW. Mary Allen Barnette, 87, formerly of Abbeville, wife of the late Ned Elder Barnette passed away Sunday, October 4, 2020 at The Renaissance in Due West. She was born in Barrow County, GA to the late Charles Frederick Allen and...

Rufus Terrell Smith, Jr

Rufus Terrell Smith, Jr

Sep 29, 2020

Rufus Terrell Smith, Jr., 61, resident of 701 Brooks St. husband of Juanita Bearden Smith passed away peacefully Tuesday Sept. 29, 2020 at his home with his loving family by his side.

Born in Greenwood, SC he was a son of the late Rufus Terrell Smith, Sr. and Rachael Finley Smith.

Rufus was a retired textile employee and attended the Church...

J. Bryan 'The Cowboy Doc' Hill

J. Bryan 'The Cowboy Doc' Hill

Sep 25, 2020

THE SERVICE FOR DR. J. BRYAN HILL WILL BE LIVE-STREAMED AND MAY BE ACCESSED BY CLICKING ON THE LINK BELOW. Dr. James Bryan Hill, 54, husband of Kim Kuhn Hill, of Anderson, SC died Friday, September 25, 2020 at AnMed Health Care.  He was born in Greenwood to Linda Pound Hill and the late Dr. William G. ‘Billy’ Hill. Bryan was...

Kathryn Hawthorne Wiley

Kathryn Hawthorne Wiley

Sep 19, 2020

THE FUNERAL SERVICE FOR MRS. KATHRYN WILEY WILL BE LIVE-STREAMED AND MAY BE ACCESSED BY CLICKING ON THE LINK BELOW. Kathryn Hawthorne Wiley, 77, of Abbeville, wife of J.C. Wiley, died Saturday, September 19, 2020 at Self Regional Medical Center. She was born in Abbeville to the late Floyd and Clara Cheney Hawthorne. A 1961 graduate of Abbeville High School,...

Judy "Fleming" Scott

Judy "Fleming" Scott

Sep 16, 2020

Judy Fleming Scott, 72, of Abbeville, died Wednesday, September 16, 2020 at her home.  The wife of the late James R. ‘Jim’ Scott, she was born in Abbeville to the late Clarence Fleming and Margaret Ellis Fleming. Judy’s education included Greenville Street Elementary School; Abbeville High School, two terms at Piedmont Technical College; IBM classes in Atlanta, GA; financial management...

Patricia Ann "Pat Whitmire" Lewis

Patricia Ann "Pat Whitmire" Lewis

Sep 15, 2020

Patricia Ann Whitmire Lewis, 84, of Due West, wife of Kenneth Copeland, died Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at her home. She was born in Salem to the late Riley W. Whitmire and Hattie Eloise Talley Whitmire. Pat was employed as a seamstress in the textile industry for over 30 years and her appreciation for needlework continued throughout her life. She,...

Vernon L. "Jimmy" Lawton Jr.

Vernon L. "Jimmy" Lawton Jr.

Sep 7, 2020

Vernon L. ‘Jimmy’ Lawton, Jr., 71, of Greenwood, husband of Ginger Chisholm Lawton, died Monday, September 7, 2020 at his residence. He was born in Abbeville to the late Vernon L. Lawton, Sr. and Frances Bowie Gunter. Mr. Lawton served in the U.S. Army and retired from the Army Reserve. He was a member of Trinity Pentecostal Church in Greenwood....

Loretta Young Charping

Loretta Young Charping

Sep 6, 2020

Loretta Young Charping, 75, of Lowndesville, wife of Joe Charping, died Sunday, September 6, 2020 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born in Elberton, GA to the late Elbert and Ellen Prince Young. Mrs. Charping attended Abbeville High School and was employed with the Rocky River Plant for several years. Her favorite pastimes were shopping and decorating...

Ronnie ‘Tweety’ V. Carver

Ronnie ‘Tweety’ V. Carver

Sep 4, 2020

Ronnie V. ‘Tweety’ Carver, 73, of Abbeville, died Friday, September 4, 2020 at Self Regional Medical Center. He was born in Greenville, the son of the late Ann Winkler Johnson. A 1966 graduate of Abbeville High School, Ronnie was a truck driver by profession for many years. He had a keen interest in airplanes, whether it was collecting model planes...