Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas
Toni Anthernette Knight
Feb 13, 2018
Toni Anthernette Knight, 61, resident of Magnolia Manor in Greenwood, SC passed away Tuesday Feb. 13, 2018 at Magnolia Manor.Born in Greenwood, SC she was a daughter of the late Wofford Hayne Knight and Catherine Couch Knight.Toni was a graduate of Ware Shoals High School and Piedmont Tech. She was a former 911 dispatcher with Greenwood County. She was also...
Frederick F. Karpinski
Feb 12, 2018
Frederick F. “Butch” Karpinski, 71, of Abbeville died Monday, February 12, 2018 at the Abbeville Area Medical Center. He was born in Shamokin, PA to the late Edward Karpinski and Sally Meisner Karpinski. A Celebration of Butch’s Life will be 12:00Noon on Friday, February 16, 2018 at the Abbeville Veterans Memorial Foundation, 200 Long Branch Street. Burial will be in...
Elsie "Billie" Baldwin Bentz
Feb 11, 2018
Elsie Mae Baldwin Bentz (Billie) died February 11, 2018, of natural causes at The Renaissance Independent &Assisted Living Facility in Due West, SC. Billie was born in West Columbia, SC, October 10, 1928, daughter of Atticus Hagood Baldwin and Jessie Mae Mathews Baldwin. After her mother's death, her father married Sarah Elizabeth Smith who raised Billie and four other sisters....
Eugenia Howie "Smith" Milford
Feb 7, 2018
Eugenia Smith Howie Milford, 94, of Abbeville, died Wednesday, February 7, 2018 at Self Regional Healthcare. She was born in Abbeville to the late Daniel Townsend Smith and Eugenia Coleman Smith formerly of Greenville, SC. She was twice married, first to the late Franklin Stokes Howie and second, to the late Col. Harry B. Milford. Mrs. Milford was a 1940...
Rita Shaw Knight
Feb 7, 2018
Rita Shaw Knight, 74, of Donalds, wife of the late Benjamin Freddy Knight, died Wednesday, February 7, 2018 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. She was born in Anderson to the late Julian Shaw and Helen Parnell Shaw. Mrs. Knight was a graduate of Crescent High School, attended Anderson College, and graduated from what is now Winthrop University. Her teaching...
Sallie Tribble Grantham
Feb 7, 2018
Sallie Palmer Tribble Grantham, 92, formerly of 334 Old Douglas Mill Rd. widow of Charles H. Grantham passed away Feb. 7, 2018 in Charleston, SC.Born in Abbeville, SC she was a daughter of the late Oscar Allen Palmer and Rebecca McQuerns Palmer.She was twice married first to the late Ralph Tribble.Sallie lived in Abbeville, SC all her life until 2013...
Mary Lou "Bussey" Galbraith
Feb 6, 2018
Mary Lou Galbraith, 79, of the Savannah Lakes Village, wife of Darold Galbraith, died Tuesday, February 6, 2018 at the McCormick Rehab and Healthcare Center. She was born in Mio, Michigan to the late Walter Bussey and Mirna Hutchins Bussey. Mrs. Galbraith, a graduate of Mio High School, retired from her career in real estate sales. For the past 25...
Mildred Bailey Murdock
Feb 3, 2018
Mildred "Millie" Bailey Murdock, 93, resident of 1177 Murdock Rd. widow of Charlie Cowan Murdock passed away Saturday Feb. 3, 2018.Born in Augusta, Georgia she was a daughter of the late Milton Reese Bailey, Sr. and Estelle Brooker Bailey.She was twice married first to the late William Luke Thompson.Millie was a retired Library assistant and homemaker. She was a devoted...
O. H. "Buddy" Reid Sr.
Jan 30, 2018
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Michael L Branyon
Jan 29, 2018
Michael Lee Branyon, 57, of Honea Path, husband of Cheryl Ann Kelly Branyon, died Monday, January 29, 2018 at his home. He was the son of Margaret Garner Alexander of Honea Path and the late Martin C. Branyon. Michael was a graduate of Dixie High School and a veteran of the United States Army. He was of the Baptist faith....
Franklin Cape
Jan 29, 2018
E. Franklin Cape, SMSGT, United States Air Force, Ret., 72, of Abbeville, husband of Debra Duvall Cape, died Monday, January 29, 2018, at his home. He was born in Abbeville to the late James David Cape and Inez Edwards Cape. Mr. Cape retired from the United States Air Force after 26 years of service to his country, including serving in...
G. Oveline Stewart Gary King
Jan 29, 2018
Gladys Oveline Stewart Gary King, 89, resident of 720 Old Vienna Rd. widow of William T. King passed away Monday Jan. 29, 2018 at Hospice Care of the Piedmont.Born in Six Mile, SC she was a daughter of the late Taylor H. Stewart and Sunie Medlin Stewart. She was twice married first to the late James Robert Gary.Oveline was a...
Betty Sprouse Ware
Jan 28, 2018
Betty Sprouse Ware, 89, widow of Robert Emory "Bobby" Ware, passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, January 28, 2018, after a brief illness.Born on February 7, 1928, in Abbeville, SC, she was the daughter of the late Ira Ernest Sprouse and Ruby Butler Sprouse. She was predeceased by her brother, Jack Sprouse, and by her great-granddaughter, Elizabeth Ann...
Robert Leonard Goulart
Jan 28, 2018
Robert Leonard Goulart, 87, husband of Dorothy Chadwick Goulart, of Abbeville County, died Sunday, December 28, 2018 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. He was born in Colusa, CA to the late John Robert Goulart and Ruby Carter Goulart. Mr. Goulart was an active member of First Baptist Church of Iva where he, along with his wife, founded and maintained...
William "Tommy" Randolph Wilson
Jan 27, 2018
William Randolph "Tommy" Wilson, 83, resident of 302 Washington St. husband of Myrtle Yearwood Wilson passed away peacefully at his home Saturday Jan. 27, 2018.Born in Abbeville, SC he was a son of the late Lawrence Wilson and Lucille Thompson Wilson.Tommy was a retired United States Air Force veteran with 23 years of service. He served during the Vietnam War...
Ronnie "FoBuck" Eugene McNeill
Jan 27, 2018
Ronnie Eugene "Fobuck" McNeill, 65, resident of 794 Jackson Rd. husband of Patricia Jennings McNeill passed away Saturday Jan. 27, 2018 at his home.Born in Abbeville, SC he was a son of Harold Eugene McNeill and the late Mildred Ann Stone McNeill.Ronnie was a retired employee of the City of Abbeville Public Utilities. He also worked as a clerk for...
Helen D. Kimsey
Jan 27, 2018
Helen “Libby” McNeill Dilleshaw Kimsey, 83, wife of Robert Kimsey, of Calhoun Falls, died Saturday, January 27, 2018 at her home. She was born in Abbeville to the late Robert N. McNeill and Helen Hall McNeill. Mrs. Kimsey was employed by the Abbeville Shirt Plant before her time at Burlington Industries where she later retired. A member of First Baptist...
James Franklin "Jim" Uldrick
Jan 27, 2018
James Franklin ‘Jim’ Uldrick, 78, of Abbeville, husband of Gail Wells Uldrick, died Saturday, January 27, 2018, at the Abbeville Area Medical Center. He was born in Abbeville to the late Harold Emory Uldrick and Elsie Stamps Uldrick. A member of Northside Baptist Church in Greenwood, he was a man of strong faith. Jim served as an elder, Sunday School...
Thomas Joseph "Tj" Heslin Jr.
Jan 24, 2018
Thomas Joseph Heslin, Jr., “TJ”, 62, husband of Theresa Colonna Heslin, of Abbeville, died Wednesday, January 24, 2018 at the Hospice House in Greenwood, SC. He was born in Detroit, Michigan to the late Thomas Joseph Heslin, Sr. and Edna Martin Heslin. For 38 years, Mr. Heslin was employed with the Detroit News & Press. After his tenure there, he...
Hugh "Jake" Spires
Jan 22, 2018
Hugh J. ‘Jake’ Spires, United States Army, Ret., 86, of Abbeville, SC, husband of Barbara Wells Spires, died Monday, January 22, 2018, at Linley Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare in Anderson, SC. He was born in Lincolnton, GA to the late Harry C. Spires, Sr. and Ellaree Little Spires. Mr. Spires retired as First Sargent from the United States Army, 82nd...
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