Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas

Sarah Gambrell Cann

Sarah Gambrell Cann

Mar 16, 2014

Sarah Gambrell Cann, 94, wife of the late Samuel B. 'Sam' Cann, Jr., of Abbeville died Sunday, March 16, 2014 at her home. She was born in Piedmont to the late Capers S. and Ollie Smith Gambrell. Mrs. Cann was a buyer for Belk for many years and worked out of the Abbeville store. She then became the lunchroom manager...

Elise Miller Kroeze

Elise Miller Kroeze

Mar 14, 2014

Elise K. Kroeze, 87, of Abbeville died Friday, March 14, 2014 at Magnolia Manor in Greenwood. She was born in Bergen County, NJ to the late Fredrick and Bertha Meyer Kjellander. Mrs. Kroeze was twice married, first to the late George Miller, then to the late Neal Kroeze. She retired as an advertising agent with the Dollar Stretcher in Glens...

Carl "Woody" Nichols Jr Dr.

Carl "Woody" Nichols Jr Dr.

Mar 13, 2014

Dr. Carl W. 'Woody' Nichols, Jr., 68, of Atlanta, GA died Thursday, March 13, 2014 at the Dekalb Medical Center. He was born in Abbeville, SC to Josephine Raines Nichols and the late Carl W. Nichols, Sr. Dr. Nichols was a graduate of Erskine College and Emory Medical University. He worked for numerous hospitals in the Atlanta area and recently...

Sarah Ann Steadham

Sarah Ann Steadham

Mar 11, 2014

Sarah Ann Steadham, 83, of Tampa was called home to be with the Lord, March 11, 2014. She was born and raised in Lowndesville, SC; Sarah has been a Tampa Bay resident for 43 years. She was a registered nurse for over 50 years and retired from St. Joseph Hospital in 1995 where she stayed on part-time until 2000. She...

James R. "Bunker" Hill Jr.

James R. "Bunker" Hill Jr.

Mar 9, 2014

James R. 'Bunker' Hill, Jr., 62, husband of Linda Hall Hill, of Abbeville died Sunday, March 9, 2014 at AnMed Health Medical Center. He was born in Abbeville to the late James R. Hill, Sr. and Beulah Patterson Hill. Bunker attended Dixie High School and worked as a truck driver. He was a member of Bells United Methodist Church. Bunker...

Mary Frances Bell Watson

Mary Frances Bell Watson

Mar 6, 2014

Mary Frances 'Frankie' Bell Watson, 86, formerly of Belton, wife of the late J. B. Watson, died Thursday, March 06, 2014 at her residence in Abbeville. She was born in Donalds, SC to the late John M. & Mary Ellie Singleton Bell. Mrs. Watson attended Lander University and retired from Monsanto after 23 years of dedicated service. She was a...

Clyde Herbert Fleming

Clyde Herbert Fleming

Mar 5, 2014

Clyde Herbert Fleming, 87, of Abbeville, husband of Rose Knox Fleming, died Wednesday, March 05, 2014 at his residence. He was born in Abbeville County to the late Clyde and Eunice Campbell Fleming. Mr. Fleming served in the US Army during WWII. He retired after 37 years of dedicated service with the U.S. Postal Service and was a charter member...

James Harold Jones

James Harold Jones

Mar 5, 2014

James Harold Jones, 89, of Abbeville, died Wednesday, March 05, 2014 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. He was born in Abbeville County to the late Joseph T. and Olive Rose Everett Jones. Mr. Jones married three times, first to the late Mildred Smith Jones, the mother of his children, then the late Jean Link Jones and Dorothy Schall Jones....

Margaret Price Mcilwain

Margaret Price Mcilwain

Feb 24, 2014

Margaret Price McIlwain, 95, wife of the late William 'Bill' McIlwain, of Abbeville died Monday, February 24, 2014 at Self Regional Medical Center. She was born in Abbeville to the late Walter Mance and Lalla Reid Price. Mrs. McIlwain retired as a seamstress after many years in the business. After retirement, she continued to sew as a hobby, along with...

Wilma Stoll

Wilma Stoll

Feb 20, 2014

Wilma Stoll, 71, of Abbeville peacefully went to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 20, 2014. She was born in Virginia Beach, VA to the late William Francis Stoll, Sr. and Katie Hershberger Stoll. Wilma was a very special part of Cold Springs Mennonite Church. As a member of the Down's syndrome family, she was a gift from God....

Charles Wallace "Frog" Wilson Sr.

Charles Wallace "Frog" Wilson Sr.

Feb 16, 2014

Charles Wallace "Frog" Wilson, Sr., 83, of Abbeville, died Sunday, February 16, 2014 at Abbeville Area Medical Center. He was born in Abbeville to the late John Robert and Lois Pearman Wilson. Mr. Wilson was twice married first to the late Lois Hester Wilson and then Helen Oxner Wilson. Mr. Wilson served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War....

Harper Stevenson Hagen Jr.

Harper Stevenson Hagen Jr.

Feb 13, 2014

Harper Stevenson Hagen, Jr., 86, husband of Mary Alice Boyd Hagen, of Abbeville died Thursday, February 13, 2014 at the Abbeville Nursing Home. He was born in Abbeville to the late Harper Stevenson Hagen, Sr. and Willie Eakin Hagen. For 27 years, Mr. Hagen, a respected and appreciated local businessman, owned and operated Hagen's Grocery on the square in Abbeville....

Willie Dye Simpson

Willie Dye Simpson

Feb 11, 2014

Willie Dye Simpson, 93, wife of the late Garol H. Simpson died Tuesday, February 11, 2014 at NHC in Anderson. She was born in Elbert County, GA to the late George Jackson and Lollie McMahan Dye. Mrs. Simpson worked for many years at the Abbeville Shirt Plant. She then began work at the Sportswear Unlimited Plant in Antreville where she...

Marilla Cox Rush

Marilla Cox Rush

Feb 11, 2014

Marilla Cox Rush, 86, of Abbeville, wife of the late Ed Rush, died Tuesday, February 11, 2014 at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood. She was born in Anderson, SC to the late Thomas Hugh Cox, Sr. and Lila Jane Stone Cox. Mrs. Rush retired after 35 years of service from Little River Electric Co-op and was a member of...

Otis M. Fleming

Otis M. Fleming

Feb 11, 2014

Otis M. Fleming, 98, of 410 Cherokee St. husband of Wilma McCarley Fleming, died Tuesday, February 11, 2014 at his residence. He was born in Abbeville to the late Lawrence Greene and Sallie Bell Tucker Fleming. Mr. Fleming was twice married, first to the late Floy Hilley Fleming then to Wilma McCarley Fleming. Mr. Fleming retired from the Milliken Abbeville...

Derrill C Driggers

Derrill C Driggers

Feb 7, 2014

Derrill C. Driggers, 94, of Abbeville, husband of Dorothy Corbett Driggers, died Friday, February 7, 2014 at the Lila Doyle Nursing Center in Seneca. He was born in Newberry, SC to the late Daniel C. and Bessie Blanche Boozer Driggers. He was a graduate of the University of Georgia and was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force having served...

Norma Frances Stilwell

Norma Frances Stilwell

Jan 27, 2014

Norma Frances Stilwell, 95, wife of the late Louis R. Stilwell, Jr., of McCormick died Monday, January 27, 2014 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. She was born in Huntington, NY to the late Otto and Frances Spieler Fahlbusch. She is survived by her son, Louis Bruce Stilwell and her daughter, Judith Gulotti. All services will be private. A message...

Rosemary M. Knuycky

Rosemary M. Knuycky

Jan 25, 2014

Rosemary Knuycky, 81, of 408 Washington, St, McCormick, SC, wife of Nick Knuycky, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her family at 8:45am on Saturday, January 25, 2014. She was born in Philip, South Dakota on January 4, 1933, the daughter of Loretta H. Kimball and the late William Haberly. Mrs. Knuycky was a graduate of Mount Vernon...

Eve B. "Szahler" Verlie

Eve B. "Szahler" Verlie

Jan 22, 2014

Eve B. (Szahler) Verlie age 95, of McCormick, SC, formally of Cleveland, OH, passed away on Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at the Hospice House in Greenwood, SC. She was the wife of the late Leonard Verlie, Sr. Mrs. Verlie was born in Cleveland, OH on June 12, 1918. She was the daughter of the late Frank L. and Theresa (Haas)...

Russell R. Cain

Russell R. Cain

Jan 16, 2014

Heavens light became a little brighter as our world became a little dimmer January 16, 2014 at 12:00 a.m., as our beloved Russell Cain 71 years of age went home to be with his Lord and Savior. His work on earth was done, but he will be so missed by all who knew him and loved him, his beloved wife...