Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas
Elizabeth "Beth" Sloan Clarke
Dec 31, 2017
Elizabeth Sloan Clarke (Beth) passed away on December, 31, 2017. She was born in Fayetteville, TN, on August 9, 1926, the only child of Dr. Everette Askins Sloan and Anna May Pressly Sloan. The family moved to Chicago in 1936 for her father to obtain his Ph.D. in organic chemistry. In 1938, they moved to Due West, South Carolina where...
Mary Emma Hawthorne Bowie
Dec 30, 2017
Mary Emma Hawthorne Bowie, 94, resident of 2 Kennedy St Due West passed away Saturday, December 30, 2017 at Abbeville Area Medical Center.Born March 5, 1921 in the Arborville Community of Abbeville County SC, she was a daughter of the late Charlie Lee and Ethel Jane "Polly" Nickles Hawthorne and the widow of Calvin Newell Bowie.Mary Emma was a faithful...
James C. Spires. Jr.
Dec 28, 2017
James C. Spires, Jr., 78, of Falls Church, VA died Thursday, December 28, 2017 in Arlington, VA. He was born in Greenwood to the late James C. Spires, Sr. and Lucille McDonald Spires. Mr. Spires is survived by his sister, Ida C. McColl, and her husband, D.R., of Abbeville. Graveside services will be 2:00PM Saturday, January 6, 2018 in Barnwell...
Karen "Kinane" Porst
Dec 27, 2017
Karen Porst, 78, of the Savannah Lakes Village, wife of the late Robert ‘Bob’ Porst, died Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at Self Regional Healthcare, Greenwood, SC. She was born in Chicago, IL to the late Daniel Kinane and Charlotte Munzer Kinane. Karen was an active member of the Good Shepherd Catholic Church, a Eucharistic Minister, served on the Bereavement committee...
Barbara Ashley Jones
Dec 27, 2017
Barbara Olivia Ashley Jones, 83, resident of 1877 Cedar Springs Rd. widow of James Benjamin Jones, Jr. passed away Wednesday Dec. 27, 2017 at her home with her loving family by her side.Born in Anderson County, SC, Nov. 9, 1934, she was a daughter of the late Lawrence Alton Ashley and Geneva Catherine Bowen Ashley.Barbara retired as part owner &...
Rosa Ella Thompson Harris
Dec 26, 2017
Rosa Ella Thompson Harris, 96, resident of 95 Cedar Lane widow of Robert Harris, Sr. passed away Tuesday Dec. 26, 2017 at her home with her loving family by her side.Born in Abbeville, SC she was a daughter of the late Jake Thompson and Sallie Lou Thompson.Rosa was a homemaker and a member of Glover's AME Church. She had a...
James Dale Gidlow
Dec 25, 2017
James Dale Gidlow, 75, husband of Kathleen Wirsing Gidlow, of Greenwood, died Monday, December 25, 2017 at his home. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri to Syliva Goldman Gidlow and the late Oscar Julius Gidlow. All services will be private. A message of condolence may be sent to the family by visiting www.harrisfuneral.com. Harris Funeral Home & Cremation Services...
Edna Ray Rose Jones
Dec 24, 2017
Edna Ray Rose Jones, 77, resident of 16 Haynes St. passed away Sunday December 24, 2017 at the home of her daughter.Edna, born March 24,1940, was the daughter of the late James Raymond and Edna Wagoner Rose.Edna graduated from Appalachian State University in 1962 and taught in Rockingham County, NC schools for 40 years. She had a special love of...
Nellie Ruth Capps Abbott Ware
Dec 24, 2017
Nellie Ruth Capps Abbott Ware, 87, of Greenwood, SC died Sunday, December 24, 2017 at her residence. She was born at home in Kirksey, SC on November 23, 1930, the daughter of the late Bertie Pauline Arledge Capps and Norman Carradine Capps. Mrs. Ware was twice married, first to the late Raymond Isaiah Abbott and second to the late John...
Bill Smart Sr. Chief
Dec 21, 2017
Chief Bill Smart, Sr., United States Navy, Ret., 85, of Plum Branch, SC, husband of Dianna Collins Smart, died Thursday, December 21, 2017 at his residence. He was born in Conway, SC to the late Needham Benjamin Smart and Annie Russ Smart. Chief Smart honorably served his country in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War, Cuban Conflict and...
Morgan T. Wilson
Dec 20, 2017
Morgan T. Wilson, 82, husband of the late Mary Parthemos Wilson, of Mauldin, died Wednesday, December 20, 2017 at his home. He was born and reared in Lowndesville to the late John Henry, Sr. and Vera Jones Wilson. Mr. Wilson honorably served his country in the United States Army and was of the Methodist faith. In addition to his wife...
Arlyiss Ruth "Bonnie" Housman Essex
Dec 19, 2017
Bonnie (Arlyiss Ruth) Essex, 91, resident of 454 Keowee Rd. is now with her Lord. She left this earth Dec. 19, 2017.She is reunited with her beloved husband Don Essex, infant daughter Lynda Marie, son Donn Essex, granddaughter Jackie Perry, parents D.L. and Beulah Hillman Housman, sister-in-law Myrtle Housman and nephew Mike Housman.Survivors include two daughters Susan Kersey (Don) of...
Lillian Elizabeth "Beth" Page
Dec 14, 2017
Lillian “Beth” Elizabeth Page, 46, wife of Shane Page, of Abbeville died on Thursday, December 14, 2017 at her home. She was born in Anderson to the late Carroll Fletcher McMahan and Brenda Gibson Wright. Beth was a member of Lighthouse Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband, Shane, of the home; her son, Billy “Jacob” McConnell (Hannah Ariel...
Robert A. Dillon Sr.
Dec 12, 2017
Robert A. Dillon, Sr., 77, of Waterloo, SC, husband of Sue Cain Dillon, died Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. He was born in Montclair, NJ to the late Thomas Leo Dillon and Ruth Crooks Dillon. Mr. Dillon was a 1964 graduate of Furman University, where he was a member of the Theta Chi Fraternity and...
James "Jimmy" Vinson
Dec 10, 2017
James F. “Jimmy” Vinson, 75, of Abbeville, died Sunday, December 10, 2017 at the Rainey Hospice House in Anderson. He was born in Abbeville to the late George Washington Vinson, Sr. and Lula Mae Smith Vinson. Mr. Vinson honorably served his country in the United States Army. He retired from the CSX Railroad after many years of dedicated service. During...
James Pat Hester
Dec 10, 2017
James Pat Hester, 94, of Mt. Carmel, SC, husband of Emily Dunaway Hester, died Sunday, December 10, 2017 at the Abbeville Area Medical Center. He was born in Anderson, SC to the late Lawrence Lamar Hester, Sr. and Carrie McCelvey Hester. Mr. Hester attended the University of South Carolina and graduated from the Merchant Marine Academy. He served in the...
George Gary Seawright, Jr.
Dec 8, 2017
George Gary Seawright, Jr., 79, resident of 172 Bell Rd. Husband of Karrel Toennies Seawright passed away Friday Dec. 8, 2017 at AnMed Medical Center in Anderson, SC.Born in Abbeville County South Carolina he was a son of the late George Gary Seawright, Sr. and Bessie Ferguson Seawright.George was a retired conductor with Seaboard Coastline Railroad now known as CSX....
Doug Edward Scott
Dec 2, 2017
Doug E. Scott, 75, of Due West, SC, formerly of Calhoun Falls, SC, husband of the late Sandra McNair Scott, died Saturday, December 2, 2017 at his residence. Mr. Scott attended Calhoun Falls High School. He was employed in management with the J.P. Stevens Plant for many years and later worked in maintenance at the Waterford Apartments in Calhoun Falls....
Austin Reece Haynie
Dec 2, 2017
Austin Reece Haynie, 22, of Abbeville, died Saturday, December 2, 2017. He was born in Anderson to Tim and Angie Campbell Haynie. Austin was a 2014 graduate of Abbeville High School where he was a member of the AHS Fishing Team. He was currently employed as an electrical technician at Sage Automotive Interiors and was attending Piedmont Technical College studying...
Sharon Ann "Hostetler" Moberg
Dec 1, 2017
Sharon Ann (Hostetler) Moberg, loving and devoted wife of Robert Carl Moberg for 55 years, passed away to meet Jesus on Friday, December 1, 2017 surrounded by her loving family at her home in Abbeville, South Carolina. Born in Elkhart, Indiana, she is the daughter of the late Monroe Hostetler and Willodean (Clelland) Hostetler. Sharon is survived by her loving...
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