Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas
Rene Edmond Poussard
Aug 30, 2011
Rene Edmond Poussard, 90, of Abbeville, husband of Mary Ostrander Poussard , died Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at his residence. He was born in Salem, MA to the late Jules C. & Marie Louise Dube Poussard. Mr. Poussard was a WWII veteran having served in the U.S. Navy. He retired from the U.S. Postal Services with 20 years of dedicated...
John Raymond Hawthorne
Aug 13, 2011
John Raymond Hawthorne, 61, of Greenwood, died peacefully on Saturday, August 13, 2011 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. He was born on October 4, 1949 in Abbeville County to the late Theodore and Nona Wilson Hawthorne. Mr. Hawthorne was a 1967 graduate of Abbeville High School and received an award for perfect attendance from kindergarten through high school. He...
William "Willie" Copelan Jr.
Aug 12, 2011
William M. "Willie" Copelan, Jr, 81, of Mt. Airy, formerly of Abbeville, SC, passed away Friday, August 12, 2011 at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born in Madison, GA on November 30, 1929, he was a son of the late William Marion, Sr and Estelle Welborn Copelan. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his first...
Kathryn Watkins Dulaney
Jul 27, 2011
Kathryn Watkins DuLaney, 68, of McCormick, died peacefully on Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. She was born in Newberry County to the late Howard "Smokey" Watkins and Mary Baker Watkins. Mrs. DuLaney graduated from Limestone College in 1963 and received her Masters Degree from the Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA in 1985. She was...
Sharon Mcconnell
Jul 23, 2011
Nancy 'Sharon' McConnell, a beloved wife and mother, was called home to her Lord and Savior Saturday, July 23, 2011. Born August 5, 1951, she graduated from Clemson University and retired from a career as a registered nurse. She is survived by a husband, Robert McConnell, of the home; a sister, Rhonda 'Sissy' Thomas, of Pickens; sons, Matt Alexander of...
Billy S. Kay
Jul 14, 2011
Billy S. Kay, 86, of Abbeville, died Thursday, July 14, 2011 at the AnMed Health Medical Center in Anderson. He was born in Abbeville, SC to the late William F. and Ollie Sharpe Kay. Mr. Kay, along with his three brothers, served in the U.S Army where he was a World War II veteran. After serving in the U.S. Army,...
Mauricio Eugenio Guzman
Jul 4, 2011
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Margaret Brown Stewart
Jul 3, 2011
Margaret Brown Stewart, 69, of Abbeville, wife of the late Bobby Joe Stewart, died Sunday, July 3, 2011 at Abbeville Area Medical Center. She was born in Anderson, SC to the late Alvin Thomas and Helen Link Brown. Mrs. Stewart graduated from Abbeville High School in 1959 and received her Associates Degree from Piedmont Technical College and her Bachelor's Degree...
Ernest R. Purser Jr.
Jun 30, 2011
Ernest R. Purser, Jr., 62, husband of Kathy Land Purser, died Thursday, June 30, 2011 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. He was born in Abbeville, SC to the late Ernest R. Purser, Sr. and Vara C. Purser Holden. Mr. Purser served in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam Era. He worked for many years with the Mohawk...
Josie C. "Joey" Ellis
Jun 30, 2011
Josie Cheek 'Joey' Ellis, 77, of Calhoun Falls, wife of the late Jimmie Lee Ellis, died Thursday, June 30, 2011 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. She was born in Social Circle, GA to the late Albert C. and Josie Norris Cheek. Mrs. Ellis worked at the Rocky River Plant and was also a pest control technician. She was a...
William Derrell Fleming
Jun 22, 2011
Sgt. William Derrell Fleming, SCANG, RET., 65, of Abbeville, died Wednesday, June 22, 2011, at Self Regional Healthcare in Greenwood. He was born in Abbeville to the late Donnie B. & Laurie Jones Fleming. Sgt. Fleming retired from the BASF Corporation after serving 37 ½ years with the South Carolina Army National Guard in the Alpha & Delta Company 111th...
Melinda D. Burdette
Jun 21, 2011
Melinda D. Burdette, 55, wife of Jimmy Ray 'Tadpole' Burdette, of Abbeville, died peacefully on Tuesday, June 21, 2011 at her residence surrounded by her family. She was born in Abbeville to the late Charles W. and Helen Ruth Wilson. Mrs. Burdette was a longtime member of Lebanon Presbyterian Church and will be remembered as a loving mother, grandmother and...
William R. "Bobby" Gilmer
Jun 14, 2011
William R. 'Bobby' Gilmer, 68, died Tuesday, June 14, 2011, at Petra Health & Rehab in McCormick. He was born in Abbeville to the late Jim B. and Bessie Norrel Gilmer. He attended Abbeville High School and was most recently employed with Construction Techniques, Inc. in Calhoun Falls. Mr. Gilmer previously worked for Burlington Mills in Calhoun Falls and Jackson...
Kenneth L. Johnston
Jun 8, 2011
Kenneth L. Johnston, 81, of Abbeville, died on Wednesday, June 08, 2011 at Self Regional Health Care in Greenwood. He was born in Charlotte, NC to the late Otha M. & Carrie Wallace Johnston. Mr. Johnston served in the United States Army. He retired after 30 years of service with the City of Charlotte Fire Department as Commander for Station...
Otis C. Wiley
Jun 8, 2011
Otis C. Wiley, 72, of Abbeville, husband of Linda Norman Wiley, died on Wednesday, June 8, 2011 at the Abbeville Nursing Home. He was born in Abbeville, SC to the late Jody Wiley, Sr. and Sallie Butler Wiley. Otis was retired from the Milliken a?" Abbeville Plant after many years of service. He was a long time dedicated member of...
Sam Wendell Alewine
Jun 7, 2011
Sam Wendall Alewine, 75, husband of Julia Bouchillon Alewine, of Abbeville, died Tuesday, June 7, 2011 at his residence. He was born in Anderson to the late John Clarence and Mae Fisher Alewine. He attended Emmanuel Baptist Church and retired after 29 years with Clark-Schwebel Plant. Mr. Alewine was a dedicated member of the Crawford Store Coffee Club and a...
Helen H Crawford
Jun 5, 2011
Helen Hall Crawford, 91, of Abbeville, wife of the late J. Allen Crawford, died peacefully on Sunday, June 5, 2011 at the Diamond Health & Rehab in Simpsonville, SC. She was born in Iva, SC to the late Waymon L. and Minnie Burton Hall. She was a member of South Side Baptist Church and had retired after many years with...
Judy D. Wheeler
May 21, 2011
Judy, D. Wheeler, 54, of Iva, SC, wife of Daniel Lee Wheeler, died Saturday, May 21, 2011 at her residence. She was born in Yancy County, NC to Dock & Cara Thomas Cooper. She is surivived by her husband of 38 years of the home; a son, Bradley Wheeler; and a daughter, Amy Laws both of Burnsville, NC. Arrangements will...
Louise Truxal Ferguson
May 10, 2011
Louise Truxal Ferguson, 86, wife of the late C. Carroll Ferguson died peacefully on Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at the Carlisle Nursing Center in Due West. She was born in Manor, PA to the late Merle and Orin Raygor Truxal. Ms. Ferguson was a graduate of the University of Wisconsin and retired from Dixie High School as an English Teacher....
U.S. Air Force Ret. "Bob" Maj. Robert K. Mckenzie
May 7, 2011
Robert K. McKenzie Jr. "Bob", of Abbeville SC passed away peacefully May 7, 2011 surrounded by his family. He was loved by his wife of 57 years Novella, daughters Karen Gerber, husband Charles; Kandace Hill, husband Brian; Lou Cinda Jarratt, husband Daniel; a brother Kemp McKenzie and eight grandchildren, Matthew, Justin, McKenzie, Edward, Tyler, Chelsea, Katilin and Rebekah and many...
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