Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas

Dorothy  Miller Robison

Dorothy Miller Robison

Apr 4, 2018

Dorothy Miller Robison, 86, resident of 102 Robison Rd. widow of Frank Allen Robison, Sr. passed away Wednesday April 4, 2018 at Hospice Care of the Piedmont in Greenwood, SC.Born in Monroe, Georgia she was a daughter of the late James Olin Miller and Edna Mooney Miller.She was a retired Lunch Room attendant with Abbeville County School District #60. She...

Ruby Young "Young" Wiles

Ruby Young "Young" Wiles

Apr 4, 2018

Ruby Young Wiles, a devoted Christian and Believer in: God, The Father; God, The Son; and God, The Holy Spirit, entered into her heavenly home on April 4, 2018. Remaining to cherish her love and memories are her husband of 69 years, Ernest Hoyt Wiles; her son, Stanley Wiles (Doris); her daughter, Kaye Minarovich; ten grandchildren, Joey Stubblefield (Hayley), Stacey...

Brenda Speer Ellenburg

Brenda Speer Ellenburg

Apr 3, 2018

Brenda Speer Ellenburg, 67, of Abbeville, died Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at Greenville Memorial Hospital. She was born in Abbeville to the late James “Baker” and Mary Young Speer. Ms. Ellenburg was a 1969 graduate of Abbeville High School and honorably served her country in the United States Air Force. She was preceded in death by her parents. Ms. Ellenburg...

Ouida Adams "Adams" Creswell

Ouida Adams "Adams" Creswell

Mar 28, 2018

Ouida Adams Creswell, 91, of Abbeville, died Wednesday, March 28, 2018 at the Abbeville Nursing Home. She was born in Colbert, GA to the late Leanord Lee and Luvie Lea Smith Adams. Ms. Creswell was a graduate of Madison County Schools and a member of Gordon’s Chapel Methodist Church in Hull, GA. She was a dedicated employee of the Textile...

James L. Kennemore Jr.

James L. Kennemore Jr.

Mar 26, 2018

James L. Kennemore, Jr., 67, of Greenwood, died Monday, March 26, 2018 at his home. He was born in Greenwood to the late James L. and Margaret Allen Kennemore, Sr. He is survived by his children, James L. ‘Tre’ Kennemore, III (Dana), Kristen Kennemore, Courtney Lenn Kennemore and Lauren Jackson; three granddaughters and several other extended family and friends. Funeral...

Mary "Mcclain" Williams

Mary "Mcclain" Williams

Mar 24, 2018

Mary McClain Williams, 95, wife of the late James C. Williams, of Abbeville, died Saturday, March 24, 2018 at Self Regional Healthcare. She was born in Oconee County to the late Robert Nathaniel McClain and Sadie Belle Graham McClain. Mrs. Williams was a graduate of Westminister High School (1941), North Greenville Junior College (1943), and Carson Newman College (1944). Her...

John R. "Pete" Boyd Jr.

John R. "Pete" Boyd Jr.

Mar 21, 2018

John R. ‘Pete’ Boyd, Jr., 91, husband of Margaret Betty Stone Boyd, of Abbeville County, SC, died Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at Self Regional Healthcare. He was born in Abbeville to the late John Robert Boyd, Sr. and Lois Gordon Boyd. Mr. Boyd was a World War II veteran having served in the United States Navy. He was a lifelong...

Statia  "Billie" Hagen

Statia "Billie" Hagen

Mar 20, 2018

Statia "Billie" Richey Hagen, 102, resident of 1108 N. Main St. widow of Robert Holliday Hagen passed away Tuesday March 20, 2018 at Hospice Care of the Piedmont.Born in Greenwood, SC she was a daughter of the late Henry Richey and Mattie Richey.Billie was a homemaker and a member of Main St. United Methodist Church where she was very active...

Lloyd Wayne Wiggins Rev.

Lloyd Wayne Wiggins Rev.

Mar 18, 2018

Reverend Lloyd Wayne Wiggins, 84, husband of Joyce Winchester Wiggins, passed away on March 18, 2018 at Greenville Memorial Hospital. He was born on July 29, 1933 in Fort Mill, SC to the late Lloyd E. and Emma Thomason Wiggins. A native of Fort Mill, SC, he was a 1952 graduate of Fort Mill High School. Reverend Wiggins was a...

Thomas "Tommy" John Tucker

Thomas "Tommy" John Tucker

Mar 16, 2018

Thomas "Tommy" John Tucker 64, resident of 395 Hwy. 20 husband of Phyllis Elaine Tucker passed away Friday March 16, 2018 at his home.Born in Abbeville, SC Nov. 1, 1953 he was a son of Nell Dermody Tucker and the late Marion Tucker.Tommy was a carpenter by trade and worked in construction. He was an outdoorsman and a avid fisherman...

June  Harrison Moore

June Harrison Moore

Mar 13, 2018

June Harrison Moore, 83, resident of National Health Care in Clinton, SC passed away peacefully Tuesday March 13, 2018 at NHC.June was the daughter of the late Charles Edward Harrison and Estelle Murphy Harrison.She was a graduate of Greenwood College of Commerce and retired as a secretary. She was of the Baptist faith.Survivors include her daughter Lynn Henderson of Greenwood,...

Susan Georgette Hoffman Ruth

Susan Georgette Hoffman Ruth

Mar 10, 2018

Susan "Georgette" Hoffman Ruth, 68, resident of 159 Tara Drive, passed away Saturday March 10, 2018 at St. Francis Hospital in Greenville, SC.Born in Washington, DC she was a daughter of the late George Isaiah Hoffman and Patsy Ellen Cordle Hoffman.Susan was a retired registered nurse. She graduated from Grace Hospital School of Nursing in Richmond, VA. She was very...

Martha Rogers Ferguson

Martha Rogers Ferguson

Mar 7, 2018

Martha Rogers Ferguson, 65, wife of the late Albert “Pat” Ferguson, of Abbeville, SC, died Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at The Renaissance in Due West. She was born in Oconee County, the daughter of the late Sam Rogers and Jennie Waldrop Tyner and Eugene Tyner. Mrs. Ferguson was employed by Mohawk Industries for many years. Reading and sewing were some...

Clarence Melone

Clarence Melone

Mar 5, 2018

Clarence A. “Red” Melone, Jr., 84, of Brookdale in Anderson, SC, died Monday, March 5, 2018 at the Rainey Hospice House in Anderson. He was born April 10, 1933 in McConnells Mill, Washington, PA, son of the late Clarence and Clara Cumer Melone, Sr. Mr. Melone served in the United States Army from 1953 – 1955, stationed in Korea. He...

Mattie "Davis" Gilmer

Mattie "Davis" Gilmer

Mar 4, 2018

Mattie Davis Gilmer, "Ma," 99, of Calhoun Falls, wife of the late Samuel Paul Gilmer, died Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the home of her daughter.  She was born in Anderson County to the late Robert Lee Davis and Rosa Lee Land Davis. Mrs. Gilmer retired from the textile industry after many years of service.  She was the oldest living member...

Hillard H. Allen

Hillard H. Allen

Mar 3, 2018

Hillard H. Allen, 85, formerly of Cocoa Beach, Florida, died peacefully at his home in Due West, South Carolina surrounded by family and friends on Saturday, March 3, 2018. Born in Bartow, Florida to the late Justice William Paul and Anne Hurlbut Allen, Hillard was preceded in death by his wife of 54 years, Carolyn Griffith Allen. An engineering graduate...

Thomas Herman "Tommy" Blessing

Thomas Herman "Tommy" Blessing

Mar 2, 2018

Thomas “Tommy” Herman Blessing, 65, of Abbeville died Friday, March 2, 2018 at his home. He was born in Abbeville to the late Herman and Mary Louise Thomas Blessing. Tommy was a graduate of Abbeville High School and a member of Abbeville Presbyterian Church. He was preceded in death by his parents. Tommy is survived by his cousin, Howard Thomas,...

Gordon  Ray Simpson

Gordon Ray Simpson

Mar 2, 2018

Gordon Ray Simpson, 74 resident of 907 Dodson Rd. in Donalds, SC passed away Friday March 02, 2018 at Richard M. Campbell Veterans Nursing Home in Anderson, SC.Born in Camp Rucker, Alabama November 2, 1943 he was a son of the late Gordon White Simpson and Rebecca Bonds Simpson.Ray was the widower of Martha Eileen Jennings Schweighofer.A private memorial service...

William "Smitty" Franklin Smith

William "Smitty" Franklin Smith

Feb 28, 2018

William "Smitty" Franklin Smith, 86 resident of 504 East Greenwood St. Husband of Becky Freeman Smith. Smitty went to be with his Lord on Wednesday Feb. 28, 2018 after passing at his home with his loving family by his side.Born in Anderson, S.C. July 24, 1931 he was a son of the late Edward Wood Smith and Montie Pearson SmithSmitty...