Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas

John Robert Hodge

John Robert Hodge

Feb 7, 2017

John Robert Hodge, 86, of Abbeville, husband of the late Fannie Mae Banks Hodge, died Tuesday, February 7, 2017 at his residence. He was born in Chesterfield, SC to the late Purly Hodge and Emily Burr Hodge and was reared in the home of the late Robert and Rebecca Gordon. Mr. Hodge was a retired textile employee who was faithful...

Marilyn D. Squier

Marilyn D. Squier

Feb 7, 2017

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John S. "Sammy" Timms Jr.

John S. "Sammy" Timms Jr.

Feb 6, 2017

John Samuel 'Sammy' Timms, Jr., 69, of Calhoun Falls, died Monday, February 6, 2017, at the Abbeville Area Medical Center. He was born in Calhoun Falls to the late John Samuel Timms and Frances Timms Carlisle. Mr. Timms was a graduate of Calhoun Falls High School and honorably served his country in the United States Army. He was the owner...

Sallie S. "Myrt" Davis

Sallie S. "Myrt" Davis

Feb 6, 2017

Sallie Myrtle Satcher Davis, 96, of Abbeville, wife of the late Ralph M. Davis, died Monday, February 6, 2017 at the Abbeville Area Medical Center. She was born in Edgefield County to the late Rev. George T. Satcher and Marie Rushton Adams Satcher. Mrs. Davis retired from Milliken and Co. - Abbeville and Sharon Plants after many years of service....

Matthew "Matt" Brantly

Matthew "Matt" Brantly

Feb 2, 2017

Matthew M. 'Matt' Brantly, 58, of the Antreville Community, husband of Shannon Latham Brantly, died Thursday, February 2, 2017 at Anmed Health in Anderson. He was born in Lowndesville to Lois James Brantly and the late Robert Mitchell Brantly. Matt, a 1977 graduate of Dixie High School and 1979 graduate of Piedmont Technical College, was currently employed with Carolina Handling...

Leo E. Chapman

Leo E. Chapman

Feb 1, 2017

Leo E. Chapman, 85, of Abbeville, husband of Myrtle Burnette Chapman, died Wednesday, February 01, 2017 at Self Regional Healthcare in Greenwood. He was born in Salem, SC to the late Elbert F. and Norma Irene Kukyendall Chapman. Mr. Chapman was a retired veteran who honorably served his country in the United States Navy during Vietnam as a Seabee. He...

Laurie Uldrick Wolfe

Laurie Uldrick Wolfe

Jan 16, 2017

Laurie Uldrick Wolfe, 50, of Abbeville, wife of Tal Wolfe, died Monday, January 16, 2017 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. She was born in Abbeville to Frank A. Uldrick, Jr. and Betty Sutherland Uldrick. Laurie was a 1985 graduate of Abbeville High School and attended Clemson University. She was presently employed with WCTEL, Inc. as the Senior Account Services...

Timothy D. "Tim" Thomas

Timothy D. "Tim" Thomas

Jan 15, 2017

Tim Thomas, 60, of Abbeville, died Sunday, January 15, 2017 at his residence. He was born in Abbeville to the late Harold 'Ansel' Thomas and Sarah Jean Patterson Thomas. Tim was twice married, first to Wanda Scott and second to Sherry Thomas. He studied Electronic Engineering at Greenville Technical College and was formerly employed with McDougald Funeral Home. Tim was...

Nina M Trotter

Nina M Trotter

Jan 12, 2017

Nina M. Miner Trotter, 93, of Greenwood, wife of the late Alexander James Trotter, died Thursday, January 12, 2017 at her daughter's home. She was born in Greenwood County to the late Horace H. Miner and Gertrude Gatlin Miner. Mrs. Trotter honorably served her country in the United States Air Force Women's Air Corp during World War II. She was...

Frances Cheek Loftis

Frances Cheek Loftis

Jan 11, 2017

Frances Cheek Loftis, 71, of Calhoun Falls, wife of H. Thomas 'Shorty' Loftis, died Wednesday, January 11, 2017 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. She was born in Anderson, SC to the late Harold Jefferson Cheek and Virginia Inez Timms Cheek Whitten. Mrs. Loftis was dedicated to her family and to her home and they brought her much pleasure in...

George Trasak

George Trasak

Jan 9, 2017

George Trasak, 90, of Abbeville, husband of the late Edna Berry Trasak, died Monday, January 9, 2017 at his residence. He was born in Skillman, NJ to the late Daniel Trasak and Marie Bubenecek Trasak. Mr. Trasak honorably served his country in the United State Air Force during the Korean War. He retired from FL Aerospace in Greenwood as a...

Ruth Tiller "Nana" Stone

Ruth Tiller "Nana" Stone

Jan 7, 2017

Ruth Tiller 'Nana' Stone, 64, of Abbeville, wife of the late Basil O. Stone, died Saturday, January 07, 2017 at her home. She was born Abbeville to the late James Freddy and Emma Sutherland Tiller. Mrs. Stone was employed by the Rug Barn and later by Abbeville County School District. She was happy with time spent on her porch, loved...

George G Harper

George G Harper

Jan 3, 2017

George G. Harper, 79, of Abbeville, husband of the late Lessie Mildred 'Millie' Harper, died Tuesday, January 3, 2017, at Greenville Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Anderson to the late Samuel Barrett Harper and Katherine Glenn Harper. Mr. Harper was a graduate of Durham High School and honorably served his country in the United States Air Force. He...

Daniel Marshall Alexander

Daniel Marshall Alexander

Dec 30, 2016

Daniel M. Alexander, 32, of Abbeville, died suddenly Friday, December 30, 2016 at Self Regional Healthcare in Greenwood. He was born in Greenwood, SC to James P. and Cadelia Grant Alexander. Daniel graduated from Abbeville High School and was a former employee of Prysmian Power Cables & Systems in Abbeville. He was a member of the Abbeville First Baptist Church....

Mary Hershberger Swartzentruber

Mary Hershberger Swartzentruber

Dec 28, 2016

Mary J. Hershberger Swartzentruber, 85, wife of the late Norman Swartzentruber, died peacefully at home on Wednesday, December 28, 2016. She was born in Virginia Beach, VA to the late Jacob and Matilda Hershberger. Mrs. Swartzentruber was the owner of Swartzentruber's Bakery and a long-time member of Cold Spring Mennonite Church. In addition to her husband and parents, she was...

Edmund J. "Ed" Kiely

Edmund J. "Ed" Kiely

Dec 24, 2016

Ed J. Kiely, 80, of the Savannah Lakes Village, husband of Juanita 'Jenny' Oujo Kiely, died Saturday, December 24, 2016 at his residence. He was born in Orange, New Jersey to the late Edmund J. Kiely and Ruth Keppler Kiely. Mr. Kiely was reared in the home of his aunt and uncle, the late Mary and Ray Kiely. He enjoyed...

Shirley D. James

Shirley D. James

Dec 18, 2016

Shirley Driver James, 70, of Lowndesville, wife of Billy Ray James, died Sunday, December 18, 2016 at her home. She was born in Lowndesville to the late Weldon Shaw and Daisy Parnell. Shirley retired from the Rocky River Plant with over 30 years of dedicated service. Following retirement, she was employed at the Iva Nursing Home – Willow Creek for...

Annie Louise Bonds "Tootsie" Ross

Annie Louise Bonds "Tootsie" Ross

Dec 16, 2016

A. Louise 'Tootsie' Bonds Ross, 78, of Calhoun Falls, died Friday, December 16, 2016, at the Abbeville Nursing Home. She was born in Abbeville to the late Sug Jo Bonds and Lizzie Hill Bonds. 'Tootsie', as she was affectionately known, was employed with the Triangle Drive In and retired from the Rocky River Plant. She was a member of the...

Luther F. "Frankie" Rhodes

Luther F. "Frankie" Rhodes

Dec 12, 2016

Luther Franklin 'Frankie' Rhodes, 72, of Greenwood, husband of Frances Hedden Rhodes, died Monday, December 12, 2016, at the Hospice House in Greenwood due to an extended illness of Alzheimer's disease. He was born March 25, 1947 in Laurens County to the late John Dewey Rhodes, Sr. and Carrie Riddle Rhodes. Frankie honorably served his country in the United States...

Kenneth Earle Steadham Sr.

Kenneth Earle Steadham Sr.

Dec 11, 2016

Kenneth Earle Steadham, Sr., 89, of Atmore, AL, husband of the late Sarah Ann Phillips Steadham, died Sunday, December 11, 2016. He was born July 7, 1927 to the late Edward Steadham and Callie Lorena Stafford Steadham. Mr. Steadham was a native and former resident of Robertsdale, AL and has resided in Atmore, AL for the past 13 months. He...