Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas
Edith Evatt
Jul 8, 2019
Edith Williams Evatt, 90, formerly of 118 Henry St. widow of Earl Shaw Evatt passed away Monday July 8, 2019 at Abbeville Nursing Home with her loving family by her side.
Born in Greenville, SC she was a daughter of the late Richard Williams and Gatha Young Williams.
Edith retired from Kemit Industries and was a member of Westside Baptist...
William Lee "Bill" Campbell
Jul 8, 2019
William Lee ‘Bill’ Campbell, 86, of Anderson, died Monday, July 8, 2019 at his home. He was born in Hodges, son of the late Thelma Lillian Campbell Mitchell. Bill was reared in the Asaville Community by his late grandparents, M. Gary Campbell and Ella Durham Campbell and was a graduate of Antreville High School. He honorably served his country in...
Andy "Booty" Davis
Jul 5, 2019
Andrew Wade “Andy” Davis, 59, affectionately known as “Booty” by his family and friends, beloved husband of Janna Justice Davis, died peacefully on Friday, July 5, 2019 at his home, after a year-long battle with cancer.
Andy was born in Abbeville to the late Andrew and Eleanor Davis. Andy was a life-long resident of Abbeville and a 1977...
Geneva Pickens Floyd
Jul 1, 2019
Geneva Pickens Floyd, 86, formerly of Keowee Road, Iva, widow of Hoke Floyd, passed away Monday, July 1, 2019 at NHC of Anderson.
Born on May 2, 1933, in Hart County, GA, she was a daughter of the late Alvin and Willie Owens Pickens. Geneva worked at Forrester Restaurant for many years and was a member of Mission...
Linda Mae "Selleck" Woodring
Jun 30, 2019
Linda Mae (Selleck) Woodring of Honea Path, South Carolina, took her first steps up Heaven’s shore on Saturday, June 29, 2019. Her preparation for that journey began on October 21, 1940, when she was born to Esther (Thorn) Selleck and Willis Frederick “Fred” Selleck in Bargaintown, New Jersey. Her path was fixed when, at a very young age, she was...
Frances F. "Flack" Whitmire
Jun 27, 2019
Frances Flack Whitmire, 92, died peacefully June 27, 2019 in Abbeville. Mrs. Whitmire was born in Westminster, SC on May 17, 1927, the fifth of six children born to the late Homer and Myrtle Clark Flack. Reared in Greenville, she graduated from Greenville High School and attended Furman University. Her career in Greenville included employment with Triangle Construction Company, Independent...
Beatrice 'Nanny Bea' Burton Shiflet
Jun 27, 2019
Beatrice Burton Shiflet, 91, of Calhoun Falls, wife of the late John Floyd Shiflet, died Thursday, June 27, 2019 at her home. She was born in Anderson County to the late Willie G. and Amy Jackson Burton. Nanny Bea, as she was affectionately known, was the owner and operator of the Little Star and B & B’s restaurants in Calhoun...
Joe Gingerich
Jun 26, 2019
Joe Gingerich, 80, of Abbeville, husband of Carolyn Tapscott Gingerich, died Wednesday, June 26, 2019 at Self Regional Healthcare in Greenwood. He was born in Hartville, OH to the late Daniel J. and Elizabeth Miller Gingerich. Joe retired from SCE&G in Abbeville as a gas journeyman after many dedicated years of service. He later owned and operated Gingerich Gas Service...
Theresa Tessier
Jun 26, 2019
Theresa A. Tessier, 70, of Honea Path, wife of Randy Tessier, died Wednesday, June 26, 2019 at St. Francis Downtown in Greenville. Services will be held in Vermont. To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Theresa Tessier, please visit our floral store.
Lillian Stone
Jun 21, 2019
Lillian Trainor Stone, 88, of Abbeville wife of the late Marion M. Stone died peacefully on June 21, 2019 at the Renaissance in Due West, SC. She was formerly of the Cedar Springs Community. Lilian was born in Inglewood, New Jersey on April 23, 1931 to the late Frank Hale Trainor and Charlie Pruitt Trainor.
Mrs. Stone graduated from Abbeville...
Amanda Moore "Ruth" Burton
Jun 21, 2019
Amanda ‘Ruth’ Moore Burton, 73, of Donalds, died peacefully Friday, June 21, 2019 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born in Ware Shoals, SC a daughter of the late James Allen ‘Bye’ Moore and Lila Ivester Moore. Ruth was a 1964 graduate of Dixie High School and attended Erskine College. She was blessed with many talents and...
Bobby Fisher
Jun 21, 2019
Bobby Ray Fisher, 84, resident of 107 Calhoun St., husband of Laura Ann Major Fisher passed away Friday, June 21, 2019 at the Hospice House in Greenwood, SC.
Born in Abbeville County, SC he was a son of the late Robert Milton Fisher and Virginia Gable Fisher Nelson.
Bob was a retired United States Air Force veteran with 20 plus years of...
Bernadine Rita Swalstad - "Nephew" Baumann
Jun 18, 2019
Bernadine’s Years in the Church Militant Bernadine Rita Nephew started her life’s journey that we are celebrating today on January 31st, 1924 with that journey ending June 18, 2019 at the age of 95. She was born to David James Nephew and Loretta Susanna Voodre-Nephew in Detroit Michigan. Bernadine married Clayton Randolph Pershing Swalstad in January 1943. Upon his death...
Maggie Thelma "Chick" Wilson
Jun 16, 2019
Maggie Thelma ‘Chick’ Wilson, 88, of Abbeville died Sunday, June 16, 2019 at the Abbeville Nursing Home. She was born in Abbeville to the late James Roy Thomas Hammond Sr., and Maggie Mobley Hammond. Mrs. Wilson was employed with Greenwood Mills and retired as the custodian of the Anderson Ward of her church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day...
Derrell Maurice Brown
Jun 15, 2019
Derrell Maurice Brown, 66, husband of Pat Fossum Brown, of Anderson, died Saturday, June 15, 2019 at the Rainey Hospice House. He was born February 18, 1953 in Anderson to Betsy Ross Brown and the late George Calvin Brown. For over 29 years, Mr. Brown was a supervisor at Owens Corning Fiberglas. In 2018, he retired as a structural steel...
Larry Joe Alexander
Jun 14, 2019
Larry Joe Alexander, 61, husband of Margaret Garner Alexander, of Honea Path, died Friday, June 14, 2019 in Greenville. He was born in Pickens County to Lillian Aiken Alexander and the late Ozzie Joseph Alexander. Larry was a woodworking craftsman. As a carpenter, his motto was “if it’s wood, it’s good.” He was an outdoorsman, enjoying fishing and hiking; his...
Ollie Lee Ferqueron
Jun 12, 2019
Ollie Lee Ferqueron, 87, of Troy, husband of the late Carolyn Brown Ferqueron, died Wednesday, June 12, 2019, at Self Regional Healthcare in Greenwood. He was born in McCormick to the late Luther L. and Minnie Wideman Ferqueron. Ollie honorably served his country in the Korean War from 1951 to 1953. He was employed with Milliken & Co. – McCormick...
Ann Mcdill Roberts
Jun 12, 2019
Ann McDill Roberts, born June 16, 1930 to the late Knox and Christine Parnell McDill in Spartanburg, SC, passed peacefully from this life on June 12, 2019 in Mauldin, SC. She was 88 years old. Born in Spartanburg County, Ann was a lifelong resident of Columbia, where she was reared and educated at Epworth Children’s Home. She also attended Winthrop...
Lynn "Hestir" Wegener
Jun 12, 2019
Lynn Hestir Wegener, 74, wife of Joseph Wegener, of Due West, died Wednesday, June 12, 2019 at AnMed Health in Anderson, following a brief illness. Reared in Texas, she developed an early passion for literature and languages, earning a degree from Eckerd College. Lynn employed her linguistic skills in numerous local papers and periodicals, teaching at local public and private...
Vivian "Miller" Evans
Jun 10, 2019
Vivian Miller Evans, 77, of Abbeville, wife of the late William B. ‘Bill’ Evans died Monday, June 10, 2019, at the Rainey Hospice House in Anderson. She was born in Dillon County, one of eight siblings, to the late Allen Worth Miller, Sr. and Anna Grace Moody Miller. Vivian retired from the finance business after many years of service. Following...
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