Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas
T. Vann Waters
Jul 7, 2017
T. Vann Waters, 70, of Abbeville County, husband of Janice Peace Waters, died Friday, July 7, 2017 at AnMed Medical Center in Anderson. He was born in Ayden, NC to the late Dewitt Waters, Jr and Mavis Williams Waters. Mr. Waters, a 1964 graduate of Abbeville High School, honorably served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. He...
Mildred Harper Mundy
Jul 6, 2017
Mildred Harper Mundy, 96, of 104 Middle Brook Road, Greer, South Carolina died July 6, 2017 at her daughter's house in Palm Bay, Florida. A native of Greenwood, South Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Charles Lincoln and Lillie Bracknell Harper. She was the widow of W. Thomas Mundy, Jr. and was predeceased by a brother, Charles Edward...
Theresa Ann Tessener Ethridge
Jul 6, 2017
Theresa Ann Tessener Ethridge, 64, a longtime resident of the Abbeville area, was welcomed into the kingdom of heaven on July 6th 2017 in Abbeville, SC.Theresa was born in Shelby, NC to the late Charlie Tessener and Ginnie Pollard Cain on October 24th, 1952. She went to high school at Greenwood High and graduated in 1971. She worked at Park...
Claude T. Hughes
Jul 3, 2017
Claude T. Hughes, Brigadier General, SC Army National Guard, Retired, 79, of Greenwood, died Monday, July 3, 2017 at Greenville Memorial Hospital. He was born in Liberty, SC to the late JT and Inez Burgess Hughes. Mr. Hughes was a former member of Lebanon Presbyterian Church in Abbeville where he served as deacon and treasurer. He retired from Milliken &...
Cecil "Pete" Ware
Jul 1, 2017
Cecil ‘Pete’ Ware, 87, of Abbeville County, husband of Jeanette Burton Ware, died peacefully on Saturday, July 1, 2017 at his residence. He was born in Iva, SC to the late Clyde Davis Ware and Carrie Blanchett Ware. Mr. Ware served in the United States Army during the Korean War and was a recipient of the Purple Heart. He retired...
Johnnie Pearl "Tripp" Harris
Jun 30, 2017
Johnnie Pearl Tripp Harris was born in Crawford County, GA to the late John Wesley Tripp and Curlie Mae Gadson Tripp. She was preceded in death by a son, Marcus James Harris; three brothers, Howard (Maxine), Jesse (Lizzie), and John West Tripp, Jr. (Susanne); and two sisters, Reatha White and Bertha Millard (Jimmy). Johnnie fell asleep in death at the...
Orene N. "Polly Newell" Smith
Jun 28, 2017
Orene (Polly) N. Smith, resident of Wesley Commons, Greenwood, SC, wife of the late George Anthony Smith, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 28, 2017. Born in Abbeville, SC December 25, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Andrew Baskin Newell and Louise Milford Newell. Polly graduated from Abbeville High School. She worked for Southern Bell Telephone Company as...
Alice Belle Hall Anderson "Brown" Hardy
Jun 28, 2017
Alice Belle Brown Hall Anderson Hardy, 94, of Abbeville, wife of William Hardy, died Wednesday, June 28, 2017 at the Abbeville Nursing Home. She was born in West Union, SC to the late Claude Knox Brown and Eloise Amanda Shockley Brown. Alice Belle retired from Milliken & Co. – Abbeville Plant with over 30 years of service. She was a...
Pennie "Richards" Brown
Jun 27, 2017
Pennie Richards Brown, 66, of Abbeville, SC died Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at her residence. She was born in Apalachicola, FL to the late John D. and Lula Mae Ramsey Richards. Pennie was twice married, first to Jimmy Wilson and second, to the late Gene Brown. She attended high school in Apalachicola, FL and retired from AB Lifestyles in Antreville,...
E. F. Simpson
Jun 20, 2017
E.F. Simpson, 95, of Greenwood, SC, formerly of Abbeville, SC, husband of Lena White Simpson, died Tuesday, June 20, 2017 at his residence. He was born in Abbeville, SC to the late Fenton Hall Simpson and Myrtice Sutherland Simpson. Mr. Simpson graduated from Sharon High School and was honored to serve his country in the United States Army during WWII. ...
Eunice Hazel Powell
Jun 20, 2017
Eunice Hazel Powell, 73, of Calhoun Falls, SC died Tuesday, June 20, 2017 at Self Regional Healthcare in Greenwood, SC. She was born October 20, 1943 to the late John M. and Lou Ella Evans Powell. Eunice never had any children of her own; however, she was regarded as a second mother to many nieces and nephews. Eunice was truly...
Jessie "Jake" Carroll Rosser, Jr
Jun 17, 2017
Jessie C. Rosser "JC", Jr., 80 , resident of 80 Alexander Drive widower of Mary Jane Alexander Rosser passed away Saturday June 17, 2017 at Richard Campbell VA Home.Born in Heardmont, Georgia he was a son of the late Jesse Carroll Rosser, Sr. and Lillie Gertrude Shiflet Rosser. JC was a United States Army veteran. He was a former member...
Roy James
Jun 16, 2017
Roy James, 85, resident of 129 Edgewood Circle widower of Marion "Boots" Watson James passed peacefully Friday June 16, 2017 at the Hospice House in Greenwood, SC.He was a son of the late Jesse D. James and Sally Moore James.Roy worked as a Cloth Room supervisor at Calhoun Falls Mill. He later operated a service station and mechanic shop in...
Lewis Albert Brown Jr.
Jun 15, 2017
SSGT Lewis Albert Brown, Jr., US Air Force, Retired, 93, of Calhoun Falls, SC husband of Emily Watson Brown, died Thursday, June, 15, 2017 at the Hospice of the Upstate in Anderson. He was born in Elbert County, GA to the late Lewis Albert Brown, Sr. and Muriel Fenetta Freeman Brown. Mr. Brown proudly served his country in the United...
Vera Elwell Hall
Jun 12, 2017
Vera Elwell Hall, 90, of Abbeville, SC, wife of the late William Marshall ‘Unk’ Hall, died Monday, June 12, 2017 at the Abbeville Nursing Home. She was born in Ware Shoals, SC to the late Henry Thomas Elwell and Mabel Campbell Elwell. Mrs. Hall, employed by Abbeville Mills, Poliakoff’s and Cato Clothing Stores, retired from the Belk Simpson Department Store....
Doris "Bradberry" Murdock
Jun 11, 2017
Doris Bradberry Murdock, 87, of Anderson, wife of the late Charles Murdock, died Sunday, June 11, 2017 at her residence. She was born in Abbeville, SC to the late Oscar T. & Bessie Horton Bradberry. All services will be private. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in memory of Mrs. Murdock may be sent to the Trinitarian Bible Society, 927...
Gregory Michael Werb
Jun 11, 2017
Gregory Michael Werb, 62, of Due West, SC, died Sunday, June 11, 2017 at his residence. All services will be private. A message of condolence may be sent to the family by visiting www.harrisfuneral.com. Harris Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Abbeville is assisting the Werb family.
Delores C "Loppy Armstrong" Saxon
Jun 9, 2017
Delores “Loppy” Saxon, 73, of Abbeville, wife of Calvin Saxon, died Friday, June 09, 2017 at her residence. She was born in Greenville to the late Ishmael S. and Maggie Blackwell Armstrong. “Loppy”, as she was affectionately known, by her family and friends will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, sister, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was a member of...
Beatrice "Lewis" Newell
Jun 8, 2017
Beatrice Lewis Newell, 94, of Abbeville, SC, wife of the late Richard ‘Dick’ Newell, died Thursday, June 8, 2017 at Self Regional Healthcare in Greenwood, SC. She was born in Lowndesville, SC to the late Samuel and Alice Parnell Lewis. Mrs. Newell was employed with Milliken and Co. – Abbeville Plant for many years and retired as the Building Clerk...
Hazel "Nix" Driggers
Jun 8, 2017
Hazel Nix Driggers, formerly of Abbeville, SC, wife of the late James Thomas Driggers, died June 8, 2017 in Virginia Beach, VA. She was born May 31, 1934 to the late C.T. Nix and Annie Hatcher Nix in Eldorendo, GA. Mrs. Driggers, Abbeville High School Class of 1952, attended Columbia College and graduated from Erskine College. In 1973, she received...
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