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Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas

Robert Russell Rutan Rev.

Robert Russell Rutan Rev.

Jun 21, 2010

Rev. Robert Russell "Russ" Rutan, 65, husband of Fran Meyer Rutan, died suddenly on Monday, June 21, 2010 at his residence. He was born in Mobile, Alabama to the late Joseph E. & Elsie Sapp Rutan. Mr. Rutan served in the United States Army during the Korean War. He was a member of Sheppard's Acres Church and was a self-employed...

Carl Rexford Pelfrey Sr.

Carl Rexford Pelfrey Sr.

Jun 19, 2010

Tech Sergeant Carl Rexford Pelfrey, Sr., RET. USAF, 82, of Anderson, formally of Abbeville, died peacefully at the Rainey Hospice House in Anderson on Saturday, June 19, 2010. Mr. Pelfrey was twice married, first to the late Mary Davis Pelfrey and to Betty Jo Grubbs Pelfrey. He was born in Jackson, Kentucky to the late William Roland Pelfrey and Ola...

Buddy Ray Fellows

Buddy Ray Fellows

Jun 14, 2010

Buddy Ray Fellows, 66, of Abbeville, husband of Judy Davis Fellows, died at his residence on Monday, June 14, 2010. He was the son of the late Lonnie and Lee Fellows. Buddy served in the National Guard for eight years, worked with Monsanto, and worked in the wholesale and retail auction business until his retirement. He was a member of...

Marie Mckenzie Mcdonald

Marie Mckenzie Mcdonald

Jun 12, 2010

Marie McKenzie McDonald, 90, formally of Abbeville, died peacefully on Saturday, June 12, 2010 at the Lowman Home in White Rock, SC. She was born in Abbeville to the late Robert K. and Bernice Henry McKenzie. Mrs. McDonald served her country during WWII in the United States Army Air Forces as a Sergeant Stenographer. She was a member of the...

Steven R Siemens

Steven R Siemens

Jun 10, 2010

Please share your favorite memory of Steven to be included in a special keepsake book for the family.

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...

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...

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...

Eugene Harris

Eugene Harris

May 5, 2010

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