Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas

Janelle Jackson Martin

Janelle Jackson Martin

May 9, 2016

Janelle Rose Jackson Martin, 28, loving wife, mother, daughter, sister, and friend, exchanged her cancer-stricken body for her glorious eternal one at her childhood home in Abbeville, SC on May 9, 2016, surrounded by her loving husband of three years, Shannon Martin, her son Dylan Casey, and her and her husband's families. In addition to her husband and son, she...

Sylvester "Scotty" Bies

Sylvester "Scotty" Bies

May 8, 2016

Sylvester 'Scotty' Bies, 88, of Savannah Lakes Village, SC, husband of Rita Larkin Bies, died Sunday, May 8, 2016 at Self Regional Healthcare in Greenwood, SC. He was born on August 23, 1927 in Brooklyn, NY to Sylvester J. and Barbara K. Bies from Queens Village, Long Island, NY. Scotty is survived by his dear friend and loving wife of...

Walter Bruce "Buddy" Clinkscales

Walter Bruce "Buddy" Clinkscales

May 7, 2016

Walter Bruce 'Buddy' Clinkscales, 66, of Abbeville, died Saturday, May 7, 2016 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. He was born in Abbeville County to the late William Bruce and Catherine Cannon Clinkscales. Mr. Clinkscales was a 1967 graduate of Dixie High School and a veteran of the Vietnam War, serving in the United States Air Force. 'Buddy', as he...

Charles S. Burden

Charles S. Burden

May 5, 2016

Charles Stephen Burden, 89, of Calhoun Falls, husband of the late Betty Jordan Burden, died Thursday, May 5, 2016 in Greenville Memorial Hospital. He was born in Elberton, GA to the late Lee Llewellyn Burden and Myrtle Chastain Burden. Mr. Burden served our country in the United States Navy for four years during World War II and was a member...

Kenneth Jay Thomason

Kenneth Jay Thomason

Apr 28, 2016

Jay Thomason, 45, of Taylors, SC, formerly of Lincolnton, GA, died Thursday, April 28, 2016 in Taylors, SC. Born February 12, 1971, in Greenwood, SC, to Joseph B. Thomason, Jr and Jackie Gable Smith. Jay was a 1989 graduate of Abbeville High School and was of the Baptist faith. He loved his family and enjoyed time spent with them. In...

James Bobby Brown

James Bobby Brown

Apr 28, 2016

James Bobby Brown, 78, of Calhoun Falls, died Thursday, April 28, 2016 at the Abbeville Nursing Home. He was born in Calhoun Falls to the late Larry Brooks and Rebecca Clyde Mattox Brown. Mr. Brown retired from the Burlington Plant in Calhoun Falls and was the grounds keeper for Tommy Hite for many years. The family expresses sincere appreciation to...

Jessie Cromer Ellis

Jessie Cromer Ellis

Apr 25, 2016

Jessie Cromer Ellis, 87, of Abbeville, wife of the late Edward 'Ed' Rose Ellis, died Monday, April 25, 2016, at the home of her son, Jimmy Ellis. She was born in Abbeville, SC to the late John Henry Cromer, Sr. and Mary Erwin Cromer. Mrs. Ellis was employed with Bloomsburg Mills. She was a member of Ebenezer United Methodist Church...

Karen L. Dove

Karen L. Dove

Apr 24, 2016

Karen L. Dove, 58, of Calhoun Falls, wife of Tommy Dove, died Sunday, April 24, 2016 at Self Regional Healthcare. She was born in Abbeville, SC to the late James Lester and Catherine (Nic) Waters Lake. Mrs. Dove was a 1975 graduate of Calhoun Falls High School. She retired from the banking industry after 10 years of service with the...

Sandra Hubbard Phillips

Sandra Hubbard Phillips

Apr 7, 2016

Sandra Hubbard Phillips, 52, of Calhoun Falls, died Thursday, April 7, 2016, at her home. She was born in Elberton, GA to the late Asberry Talmadge and Janet Brock Hagood. She was twice married, first to Ellis Hubbard, Jr. and second, to Anthony Phillips both of Elberton, GA. Mrs. Phillips was employed with Hardee's of Abbeville for three years and...

Carolyn A Duskin

Carolyn A Duskin

Apr 7, 2016

Carolyn Ethridge Duskin, 73, of Abbeville, SC, died Thursday, April 7, 2016, at Generations of Batesburg, Batesburg, SC. She was born in Abbeville County to the late James Alvin and Hammie Gentry Ethridge. She was twice married, first to the late John Franklin Wiley and second, to the late Roy L. Duskin. Mrs. Duskin was a member of Westside Baptist...

Nancy Mccready Forrester

Nancy Mccready Forrester

Apr 3, 2016

Nancy McCready Forrester, 80, of Antreville, died Sunday, April 3, 2016 at her home. She was born in Marion, MD to the late Horace and Nora Elliott Windsor. Mrs. Forrester was twice married, first to the late Benson Lloyd McCready and second, to the late David 'Tojo' Forrester. She owned and operated Forrester Café for 20 years. Mrs. Forrester was...

Hubert T. "Tom" Altman Jr.

Hubert T. "Tom" Altman Jr.

Apr 2, 2016

Hubert Thomas 'Tom' Altman, Jr., 69, of Greenwood, husband of Janice Laughlin Altman, died Saturday, April 2, 2016 at his residence. He was born in Vaucluse, SC to the late Hubert T. and Mary Katherine West Altman, Sr. Mr. Altman was a graduate of Walker High School in Jasper, Ala. He was a retired high voltage electrician and an avid...

Tony Campbell

Tony Campbell

Mar 31, 2016

Tony Ray Campbell, 66, of Calhoun Falls, died Thursday, March 31, 2016 at Palmetto Health in Columbia. He was born in Abbeville County to the late Bernice and Gertrude Edwards Campbell. Mr. Campbell attended the Church of God of Prophecy when he was able. He loved people and enjoyed spending time with his family. In addition to his parents, he...

Cheryl Barnett Johnson

Cheryl Barnett Johnson

Mar 30, 2016

Cheryl Elizabeth Barnett Johnson passed away peacefully on March 30, 2016. Born March 16, 1952, in Rhodhiss, North Carolina, to James Long Barnett and Hester Wilson Dickson Barnett, she grew up in Bennettsville, South Carolina, where she graduated from Bennettsville High School in 1970. She attended Meredith College where she graduated with a Bachelors of Music Education in 1974. On...

Dorothy Finley Harmon

Dorothy Finley Harmon

Mar 27, 2016

Dorothy 'Dot' Finley Harmon, 91, of Abbeville, died peacefully, surrounded by her family, on Sunday, March 27, 2016 at Self Regional Healthcare. Mrs. Harmon was born in Abbeville to the late William Clifton and Louise Smith Sharpton. She was twice married, first to the late Paul Andrew Finley and then the late Walter R. Harmon. Mrs. Harmon retired from Milliken...

Ray Sharpton

Ray Sharpton

Mar 26, 2016

Ray Sharpton, 66, of Calhoun Falls, died Saturday, March 26, 2016 at Athens Regional Health System. He was born in Dacula, GA to the late Lacy and Daisy Ann Knight Sharpton. Mr. Sharpton retired as a supervisor from Pilgrim's Pride Corp. (formerly ConAgra Foods) after 26 years of service. He is survived by his special partner of 31 years, Robert...

Janet J. Price

Janet J. Price

Mar 24, 2016

Janet J. Price, 97, formerly a resident of Calhoun Falls, wife of the late Thomas Watson Price, died Thursday, March 24, 2016 at NHC Healthcare of Anderson. She was born in Elberton County, Georgia to the late Benny Franklin and Minnie Lee Wansley Johnson. Mrs. Price lived all of her adult life in Calhoun Falls. She retired from Burlington Industries...

Edwin L. Sorrow Sr.

Edwin L. Sorrow Sr.

Mar 20, 2016

Edwin L. Sorrow, Sr., 89, of Abbeville, husband of the late Cloris Allie Moss Sorrow, died peacefully Sunday, March 20, 2016 at his home. He was born in Abbeville to the late Tolbert Jackson and Lucy Eutisha Tyner Sorrow. Mr. Sorrow proudly served his country in the United States Navy during World War II. He served on the USS LST-945...

Frances Ferguson King

Frances Ferguson King

Mar 16, 2016

Frances Ferguson King, 85, of Abbeville, wife of the late Allen T. King, died Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at The Renaissance in Due West. She was born in Abbeville County to the late James Allen and Sara Simpson Ferguson. Mrs. King retired from Milliken & Co – Abbeville Plant after many years of service. She found great pleasure in gardening...

Martha Hall Peace

Martha Hall Peace

Mar 15, 2016

Martha Hall Peace, 93, of Calhoun Falls, wife of the late John Daniel Peace, died Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at Self Regional Healthcare in Greenwood. She was born in Calhoun Falls to the late Gaines Obie and Carey Poore Hall. Mrs. Peace was a member of the First Baptist Church in Calhoun Falls. She will be remembered as a loving...