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Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas

Linda Long Saylors

Linda Long Saylors

Jun 1, 2010

Linda Long Saylors, 67, of Abbeville, widow of Wilton T. "Red" Saylors, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family and friends on Tuesday, June 1, 2010 at her residence. She was born in Chester, SC to the late James and Ora Davis Long, Sr. She was a member of Light House Baptist Church. Over the years, Mrs. Saylors and her...

Mary Grace Dansby Ray

Mary Grace Dansby Ray

Jun 1, 2010

Mary Grace Dansby Ray, 77, of Abbeville, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, June 1, 2010 at Self Regional Healthcare in Greenwood. She was born in Troy, SC to the late William Luther & Margaret Woodhurst Dansby. Mrs. Ray retired from the Calvin Klein Manufacturing Company in Abbeville. She was a devoted and active member of Lebanon Presbyterian Church where she...

Donald W. Ray

Donald W. Ray

Jun 1, 2010

Donald W. Ray, 82, of Abbeville, husband of Mary Dansby Ray, passed away on Tuesday, June 1, 2010. Mr. Ray was born in Bowman, GA to the late Thomas Gordon and Ressie Spearman Ray. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran of WWII where he served on the USS Aircraft Carrier the Saipan. Donald retired from the Milliken Abbeville Plant in...

Walter B. "Bud" Asper

Walter B. "Bud" Asper

May 30, 2010

Walter Blaine Asper, also known as "Bud", 86, of Abbeville, SC died Sunday, May 30, 2010 at the Hospice House in Greenwood, SC. He was born in York County, Pennsylvania to the late John Blaine and Grace Erlean Uffleman Asper. During the Great Depression, Bud's parents moved the family to the Allegheny Mountains of Pennsylvania settling in Haneyville, PA. The...

Morty C. Newell

Morty C. Newell

May 29, 2010

Morty C. Newell, 77, of Abbeville, died peacefully surrounded by his family on Saturday, May 29, 2010 at the Abbeville Nursing Home. He was born in Abbeville to the late Andrew B. & Janie Louise Milford Newell. Mr. Newell served in the United States Army and retired from the textile industry. He was a member of the Upper Long Cane...

William O Shirley Sr.

William O Shirley Sr.

May 27, 2010

Mr. William O. "Bill" Shirley, Sr., 92, formally of Hodges, SC, left this world to be with his "Sweetie," Anne Louise Shirley on Thursday, May 27, 2010 in West Palm Beach, FL. He was born in Greenwood, SC to the late Otto O. & Callie Young Shirley. Mr. Shirley served his country with the Navy SeaBees during WWII and was...

Mabel Fowler Mills Cheek

Mabel Fowler Mills Cheek

May 27, 2010

Mabel Fowler Mills Cheek, 99, of Anderson, SC, died Thursday, May 27, 2010 at Golden Living Center a?" Kennestone, in Marietta, GA. She was born in Anderson, SC to the late Luke R. and Hatti Milton Fowler. Mrs. Cheek was a member of Pope Drive Baptist Church in Anderson. She retired from Iveya?(TM)s Department Store and was a former member...

Sybil Davis Sharpe

Sybil Davis Sharpe

May 26, 2010

Sybil Davis Sharpe, 92, of Due West, died peacefully on Thursday, May 26, 2010 at the Lowman Home in White Rock, SC. She was born in Anderson, SC to the late N.R. & Essie Saxon Davis. Mrs. Sharpe retired from the Huggins Garment Company. She was a long time member of the Due West A.R.P Church and was the last...

Charles Lewis Powell

Charles Lewis Powell

May 21, 2010

Charles Lewis Powell, 76, of Abbeville, died Friday, May 21, 2010 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. Charles was born June 18, 1933 in Ware Shoals, SC to the late Lewis Richard and Cora Ferguson Powell. He graduated from Abbeville High School where he played football and was a member of Coach Tommy Hite's first baseball team. Mr. Powell coached...

John Thomas 'Captain Tom' Mccomb Sr.

John Thomas 'Captain Tom' Mccomb Sr.

May 14, 2010

John Thomas McComb, Sr., 87, of McCormick, SC, died Friday, May 14, 2010 at the Abbeville Nursing Home. "Captain Tom", as he was most notably known, was born November 11, 1922 in McCormick, SC to the late James Link McComb and Clara Pettigrew McComb. He was a graduate of Clemson University majoring in Agronomy and lettered in Boxing. After graduation,...

Doris Adelaide Stone Hodges

Doris Adelaide Stone Hodges

May 11, 2010

Doris Adelaide Stone Hodges, 78, of Abbeville, wife of Rayford Hodges, died Tuesday, May 11, 2010 at the Abbeville Nursing Home. Mrs. Hodges was one of eleven children born in Abbeville to the late James Elbert & Eva Strawhorn Stone. Mrs. Hodges was a member of South Side Baptist Church and a dedicated wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She simply...

Edna Thomas Royal Garrett

Edna Thomas Royal Garrett

May 8, 2010

Edna Thomas Royal Garrett, 89, of Commerce, GA, died, Saturday, May 08, 2010 at Athens Regional Medical Center. She was born in Florida to the late Gordon and Sadie Yates Thomas. Mrs. Garrett retired from Harmony Grove Mill and Walmart. She will be remembered as a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great grandmother, sister and a friend to all. In addition...

Sarah B. Hershberger

Sarah B. Hershberger

May 7, 2010

Sarah B. Hershberger, 94, of Due West, SC, died May 7, 2010, peacefully at her home. She was born in Nappanee, Indiana, April 19, 1916, to Levi N. Bontrager and Martha (Hochstetler) Bontrager. When she was eleven years old, she moved with her family to Virginia Beach, Virginia. On January 18, 1942, she married Elmer J. Hershberger, son of Joseph...

Marvin Alvis Brown

Marvin Alvis Brown

May 7, 2010

Marvin A. Brown, 53, of Iva, died Friday, May 7, 2010 at his residence. He was born in Abbeville to the late Johnny and Annie Ruth Powell Brown. Mr. Brown was a member of the Lowndesville Baptist Church and an avid hunter and fisherman. He is survived by his daughter, Candace Brown of Ware Shoals, SC; four brothers, Buster Brown...

Eugene Harris

Eugene Harris

May 5, 2010

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Carolyn Evans Botts

Carolyn Evans Botts

May 5, 2010

Carolyn Evans Botts, 81, of Abbeville, wife of H.M. "Bub" Botts, passed away on Wednesday, May 5, 2010 at AnMed Medical Center in Anderson. She was born in Abbeville to the late Clark Link Evans & Fannie Clementine Gray Evans. Carolyn was a member of the Abbeville Presbyterian Church. She retired from Milliken & Co., Abbeville Plant after 42 years...

Katie Bowie Davis

Katie Bowie Davis

May 4, 2010

Katie Bowie Davis, 84, of Abbeville, wife of the late Jasper B. Davis, died Tuesday, May 4, 2010 at the Abbeville Nursing Home. Mrs. Davis was born in Abbeville to the late Olin A. and Claudia Bell Simpson Bowie. She was a member of Main Street United Methodist Church where she was a member of the Lillian Killingsworth Sunday School...

Thomas F. Crawford

Thomas F. Crawford

Apr 25, 2010

Thomas F. Tommy Crawford, 78, of Abbeville died Sunday, April 25, 2010 at Rainey Hospice House in Anderson, SC. Tommy was born in Abbeville, SC on July 29, 1931 to the late William Thomas and Mary Reid Crawford. Mr. Crawford was retired from Pirelli with 37 years of service. He was a member of Little Mountain Presbyterian Church and was...

Blanche Cox Ferguson

Blanche Cox Ferguson

Apr 24, 2010

Blanche Cox Ferguson, 91, passed away on April 24, 2010 at the McCall Hospice House in Simpsonville, SC. Blanche was born in Abbeville, SC on June 1, 1918. She grew up and lived in Abbeville until 2001 when she moved to Covenant Way in Due West, SC. Blanche graduated from Abbeville High School and attended business school in Greenwood, SC....

Inez Scott Stone

Inez Scott Stone

Apr 24, 2010

Inez Scott Stone, 83, of Abbeville, widow of Lowry S. Stone, passed away Saturday, April 24, 2010 at Abbeville Area Medical Center. She was born in Abbeville County to the late George Emmett and Pearl MaHaffey Scott. Mrs. Stone was a member of Upper Long Cane Presbyterian Church. She was preceded in death by three brothers, Emmett Scott, William H....

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