Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas

Pamela Kay "Meadors" Taylor

Pamela Kay "Meadors" Taylor

Sep 16, 2017

Pamela Kay Taylor, 60, of the Antreville Community, wife of Travis Taylor, died Saturday, September 16, 2017 at the Rainey Hospice House in Anderson, SC.  She was born in Melbourne, FL to the late William Ray and Joyce Leila Whitmire Meadors. Mrs. Taylor will be remembered as a loving and caring sister, wife, mother, and grandmother. In addition to her...

Floride Partlow "Hester" Leroy

Floride Partlow "Hester" Leroy

Sep 15, 2017

Floride Partlow Hester LeRoy, wife of John Levis LeRoy, Sr. passed away peacefully at home September 15, 2017 surrounded by family and loving caregivers. Flo was born in Calhoun Falls, SC  on August 13, 1929. She was the daughter of Floride Alice McCelvey and James Partlow Hester. As a child, she enjoyed riding the train with Big Grandmother Hester from...

Charles Robert Saxon

Charles Robert Saxon

Sep 11, 2017

Robert Saxon, 57, of Calhoun Falls, SC, husband of Betty Lynn Hendrix Saxon, died Monday, September 11, 2017, at his residence.  He was born in Abbeville, SC to Larry Saxon and Dorothy George Young. Robert was a self-employed handy-man and member of the Calhoun Falls Pentecostal Holiness Church. When Robert saw a job that needed doing, there wasn't much that...

Hazel Reeves "Gilliam" Quarles

Hazel Reeves "Gilliam" Quarles

Sep 7, 2017

Hazel Reeves Gilliam Quarles, 79, died peacefully Thursday, September 7, 2017, at Hospice Care of the Piedmont in Greenwood, SC. Funeral services will be 1:00PM, Saturday, September 9, 2017 at Bethany Baptist Church, 853 U.S. Hwy 378 East, McCormick, SC with burial in the church cemetery.  The family will receive friends immediately following the burial. Mrs. Quarles will be placed...

Mollie "Carrington" Ellis

Mollie "Carrington" Ellis

Sep 4, 2017

Mollie Carrington Ellis, 86, of the Level Land Community, wife of the late Olin P. Ellis, died Monday, September 4, 2017 at the Abbeville Nursing Home.  She was born in Abbeville to the late King Dewitt and Maudie Dove Carrington. Mrs. Ellis’s life was an outstanding example of graciousness to everyone who had the privilege of knowing her.  She was...

Mildred L Struebing

Mildred L Struebing

Sep 1, 2017

Mildred Louise Struebing, 98, a resident of Wesley Commons in Greenwood, SC, wife of the late Edward H. Struebing, Jr., was received into our Lord’s care on Friday, September 01, 2017 at HospiceCare of the Piedmont in Greenwood, SC. She was born in Wyandotte, MI to the late Arnold Dewitt Davis and Lillian Petraska Davis. Mrs. Struebing was a member...

Jewel Rea "Bridges" Hulett

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Paul Mitchell Porretto

Aug 4, 2017

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James David "Jim" Rich

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.

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

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.

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...