Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas

Allan C Downey

Allan C Downey

Jun 21, 2016

Allan C. Downey, 74, of Donalds, died Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at Self Regional Healthcare. He was born in Stamford, CT to the late Carmen Wilson and Claire Kingsley Downey. Mr. Downey proudly served his country in the United States Marines Corps. He was employed with Tessier Dairy Farm, worked in the tree surgery business and was a carpenter. As...

Billy Hawthorne

Billy Hawthorne

Jun 20, 2016

Billy Hawthorne, 81, of Abbeville, husband of Helen Cannon Hawthorne, died Monday, June 20, 2016 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. He was born in Abbeville to the late George W. Sr. and Elizabeth Hughes Hawthorne. Mr. Hawthorne proudly served his country in the United States Army. He retired from the former Milliken and Company – Abbeville Plant with over...

George Adam Rambo

George Adam Rambo

Jun 18, 2016

Adam Rambo, 20, of Greenwood, SC died Saturday, June 18, 2016, in Abbeville, SC. He was born February 27, 1996 to Barry Tuck Rambo and Alice Broadwell Rambo. Adam was a graduate of Emerald High School, Class of 2013 and was presently employed with Cricket Wireless in Greenwood, SC. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, George 'Ben'...

James "Jimmie" Singleton

James "Jimmie" Singleton

Jun 17, 2016

James M. 'Jimmie' Singleton, 83, of Spartanburg, formerly of Abbeville, husband of Mary Ellen Jones Singleton, died Friday, June 17, 2016 at his home. He was born in Abbeville to the late James H. and Lula Mae New Singleton. Mr. Singleton proudly served his country in the United States Air Force. He retired from the Monsanto Plant with over 30...

Peggy Harmon

Peggy Harmon

Jun 16, 2016

Peggy Harmon, 64, of Honea Path, died Thursday, June 16, 2016 at the Abbeville Nursing Home. She was born in Abbeville to the late James Thomas Bannister and Marguerite Manning Bannister. Ms. Harmon retired from the Abbeville Shirt Plant and was an avid reader and enjoyed watching crime shows. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by...

Lisa Norryce Edwards

Lisa Norryce Edwards

Jun 14, 2016

Lisa Norryce Edwards, 45, of Abbeville, wife of Joe Edwards, died Tuesday, June 14, 2016 at her home. She was born June 12, 1971 in Greenwood to Michael Frances and Regina Ellen Billings Norryce. Lisa was a graduate of Abbeville High School, Class of 1989. She found happiness and joy in rearing her children. Lisa regarded being a mom as...

Robert Lee Mobley Sr.

Robert Lee Mobley Sr.

Jun 11, 2016

Robert Lee Mobley, Sr., 83, of Calhoun Falls, husband of the late Margaret May Waters Mobley, died Saturday, June 11, 2016 at the Abbeville Area Medical Center. He was born in Abbeville, SC to the late Joseph Carrol and Ethel Hutchinson Mobley. Mr. Mobley retired from Rondy Corporation with over 35 years of service. He enjoyed meeting people and was...

Caroline Carmichael Bishop

Caroline Carmichael Bishop

Jun 11, 2016

Caroline Carmichael Bishop, 23, of Abbeville, beloved daughter of Wm. Thurmond and Lucia Carmichael Bishop, entered into eternal rest on Saturday, June 11, 2016. She was a graduate of Abbeville High School, Class of 2010 and graduated from Anderson University in 2015. Caroline enjoyed nature and outside activities. Camping, fishing, and hunting brought her much pleasure. Flight lessons and hours...

James Stuart Land Jr.

James Stuart Land Jr.

Jun 11, 2016

James Stuart Land, Jr., husband of the late Doris Jackson Land and son of the late Luvie Craps and James Stuart Land, Sr., died Saturday, June 11, 2016, at the Abbeville Nursing Home. Born in Columbia, SC on January 2, 1919, Mr. Land graduated from Columbia High School in 1936 and received his B.S. degree in Civil Engineering in 1940...

Teresa Elizabeth "Eliza" Hedger

Teresa Elizabeth "Eliza" Hedger

Jun 6, 2016

Teresa Elizabeth 'Eliza' Hedger, 53, of Due West, died Monday, June 6, 2016 at Calhoun Falls State Park. She was born in Middletown, Ohio to the late Robert Sylvester and Clementine Wise Hedger. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Bobby Hedger and sister, Paulette Dick. Eliza is survived by her beloved partner of...

Katherine Makarski

Katherine Makarski

Jun 2, 2016

Katherine T. Makarski, 59, of Lincolnton, GA, wife of Robert Makarski, Sr., passed away Thursday, June 2, 2016 from an unforeseen medical condition at Doctor's Hospital of Augusta, GA. She was born in Cherry Point, NC to the late John F. and Elaine Barry O'Meara. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Michael O'Meara....

Wilma Singleton Norris

Wilma Singleton Norris

May 30, 2016

Wilma Singleton Norris, 81, of Abbeville, wife of the late David Pressley Norris, Sr., died Monday, May 30, 2016 at Self Regional Healthcare. She was born in Kannapolis, NC to the late I.F. and Carrie Elizabeth Reynolds Singleton. Mrs. Norris was a 1954 graduate of Abbeville High School, retired from Milliken & Co. after 23 years of service and was...

Kenneth Leo Miller

Kenneth Leo Miller

May 30, 2016

Kenneth L. Miller, 81, of Lowndesville, SC, husband of Arline Gionet Miller, died Monday, May 30, 2016 at his home. He was born in Swissvale, PA to the late Leo A. and Anna George Miller. Mr. Miller was twice married, first to the late Janet C. Van Jeune, and secondly to Arline Miller, to whom he was married for 25...

Karen Hedden "Kay" Burton

Karen Hedden "Kay" Burton

May 28, 2016

Karen 'Kay' Hedden Burton, 59, of Calhoun Falls, died Saturday, May 28, 2016 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. She was born in Abbeville to the late James V. Hedden and Helen Allsep Hedden Mann. Kay was a 1975 graduate of Abbeville High School and was of the Baptist faith. She is survived by two sons, Gus Burton and Austin...

Randy 'Lance Gaylord' Nichols

Randy 'Lance Gaylord' Nichols

May 24, 2016

George Randall 'Randy' Nichols, 53, of Piedmont, SC died Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at Greenville Memorial Hospital. He was born in Elberton, GA to Mary Elizabeth Bonds Nichols and the late J. Lee Nichols. Randy was reared in Calhoun Falls, SC and lived in Piedmont, SC. He was employed by Dana Transport, Greenville, SC as a driver. Randy was a...

Claude Shirley

Claude Shirley

May 23, 2016

Claude Shirley, 69, of Abbeville, husband of Pamela Lynn Howard Shirley, died Monday, May 23, 2016 at his home. He was born in Greenwood to Johnny Marshall Shirley and the late Ruth McKee Shirley. Claude was twice married, first to the late Gilda Faye Scott Shirley and second, to Pamela Lynn Howard Shirley. Claude was a retired construction worker with...

Suzanne Clouser

Suzanne Clouser

May 19, 2016

Suzanne S. Clouser, 70, of Savannah Lakes Village, McCormick, SC, wife of Calvin G. Clouser, died Thursday, May 19, 2016 at her residence. She was born in Niagara Falls, NY to the late Charles F. and Ina Englund Schmoyer. Mrs. Clouser was a graduate of Southern Connecticut State University and received her MBA from the University of Hartford. She served...

Tony R Ellis

Tony R Ellis

May 19, 2016

Tony R. Ellis, 60, of Abbeville, husband of Lynn Mattison Ellis, died Thursday, May 19, 2016 at Self Regional Healthcare. He was born in Anderson, SC to the late James Robert Ellis and Sue Ambrose Williams and was reared in the home of the late James Douglas Ellis and Mildred Saxon Ellis. Tony attended Abbeville High School and served in...

Andrew Dove

Andrew Dove

May 18, 2016

Andrew Dove, 9, of Calhoun Falls, died Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at his home. He was born in Abbeville to Sam Dove and Laura Gates Vaughn. Andrew was a 3rd grader at John C. Calhoun Elementary School and was a member of Northside Baptist Church. He was enthusiastic, active and involved in all areas of his life as an outstanding...

Jimmy Lee Davis

Jimmy Lee Davis

May 16, 2016

Jimmy Lee Davis, 71, of Abbeville, husband of the late Patricia Atkins Davis died Monday, May 16, 2016 at the Abbeville Nursing Home. He was born in Abbeville to the late George Floyd and Luevenia Williams Davis. Mr. Davis was a 1963 graduate of Abbeville High School and served in the SC National Guard for 6 years. He retired from...