Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas

Ethel Haynes Hembree

Ethel Haynes Hembree

Jun 30, 2009

Ethel Haynes Hembree, 75, of Calhoun Falls, former wife of Carl Ray Hembree, Sr., died Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at the Hospice House of the Upstate in Anderson. She was born in Anderson to the late Henry and Rosa Lee Cole Haynes. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son Carl Ray Hembree, Jr. Surviving...

Simon Leroy Marner

Simon Leroy Marner

Jun 24, 2009

Simon Leroy Marner, 86, of Abbeville, husband of the late Ruth May Marner, died Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at his daughter's residence in Reinick, W. VA. He was born in Elkhart, Indiana to the late Jacob and Mary Miller Marner. Mr. Marner worked for Merl's Counter Top's and Retired from Stoll's Trailer Company. In addition to his parents and his...

Perrin Smith Hill

Perrin Smith Hill

Jun 19, 2009

Perrin Smith Hill, age 87, died Friday, June 19, 2009 at Canterbury Court Continuing Care Retirement Community in Atlanta, Georgia. The body was cremated. He graduated in 1939 from Boy's High, Atlanta, Georgia; the forerunner of Georgia State University. A World War II veteran, he served for 3 years in England, France, Germany, Italy and North Africa. His career included...

Cloris Allie Moss Sorrow

Cloris Allie Moss Sorrow

Jun 13, 2009

Cloris Allie Moss Sorrow, 76, of Abbeville, wife of Edwin L. Sorrow, Sr., died Saturday, June 13, 2009 at her residence. She was born in Elbert County, GA to the late Floyd J., Sr. and Virginia Johnson Moss. Mrs. Sorrow was a member of the Missionary Movement Church in Abbeville. She was a former employee at the Abbeville Manufacturing Plant...

Robert I Tincher

Robert I Tincher

Jun 13, 2009

Robert I. Tincher, 72, of the Cold Springs Community, husband of the late Malta Jewell Tincher, died Saturday, June 13, 2009 at the Hospice House in Greenwood, SC. He was born in Beckley, W. Virginia. Mr. Tincher served in the United States Army. He retired from Reelco in Abbeville, SC and was a member of Lakeview Baptist Church in Greenwood,...

Ottie Lillis Bannister

Ottie Lillis Bannister

Jun 3, 2009

Lillis Bannister, 92, of Abbeville, died peacefully on Wednesday, June 3, 2009 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. She was born in Abbeville County to the late James D., Sr. & Nancy Lee Campbell Bannister. Ms. Bannister was a graduate of the Lowndesville High School and retired from the Abbeville Shirt Plant. She was a lifelong member of the Abbeville...

Kathleen Horton Mabry

Kathleen Horton Mabry

Jun 3, 2009

Kathleen Horton Mabry, 71, of Abbeville, wife of the late Robert L. Mabry, Sr., entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, June 3, 2009 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. She was born in McCormick County to the late William M. & Mary Brewer Horton. Mrs. Mabry was a 1955 graduate of Abbeville High School and attended the Abbeville...

Mary Wardlaw Deason

Mary Wardlaw Deason

Jun 2, 2009

Mary Wardlaw 'Nanie Fudge' Deason, 91, lifelong resident of Troy, SC and wife of the late Henry Deason, Sr., died Tuesday, June 2, 2009 at the Savannah Heights Living Center in McCormick. She was born in Troy to the late William W. & Annie Bradley Wardlaw. Mrs. Deason was a lifelong dedicated member of the Troy A.R.P. Church and the...

Margaret Mckee Gray

Margaret Mckee Gray

May 19, 2009

Margaret M. Gray, 83, of Abbeville, wife of the late James Wallace Gray, went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. She was born in Easley, SC to the late Howard P. and Roberta Bessie Baker McKee. Mrs. Gray was a graduate of Forrest Business College. She worked for Bolen Furniture...

Thomas A. "Tommy" Ricketts

Thomas A. "Tommy" Ricketts

May 18, 2009

Thomas A. "Tommy" Ricketts, 54, of Abbeville, husband of Darilyn King Ricketts, died Monday, May 18, 2009 at Self Regional Healthcare in Greenwood. He was born in Abbeville County to William Clarence Ricketts and Barbara Ware Ricketts. Tommy was a member of Lebanon Presbyterian Church and a devoted employee of Little River Electric Cooperative in Abbeville. He enjoyed spending time...

Mary Frances Crider

Mary Frances Crider

May 16, 2009

Mary Frances Crider, 77, of Winder, GA formerly of Abbeville and Daytona Beach, FL., died Saturday, May 16, 2009 at her daughter's home in Winder, GA. She was born in Abbeville County to the late John Robert Wilson and Lois Armethine Pearman Wilson. Mrs. Crider was a member of the Winder Baptist Church and a longtime resident of Dayton Beach,...

John E Wagler

John E Wagler

May 12, 2009

John Eli Wagler was born September 25, 1951 in Canton, Ohio, the son of the late Eli H. and Mary E. (Byler) Wagler. He gained his eternal reward on May 12, 2009 at the age of 57 in his home in Abbeville, SC, surrounded by his family. John loved the Lord and remained faithful until his death. He was a...

Jimmie Lee Ellis

Jimmie Lee Ellis

May 2, 2009

Jimmie Lee Ellis, 77, of Calhoun Falls, husband of Josie Cheek Ellis, died Saturday, May 2, 2009 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. He was born in Abbeville County to the late Carl and Ollie Waters Ellis. Mr. Ellis retired from Worley Brother's Granite Company in Elberton after many years of dedicated service and was a former employee with Nickles...

Doris Crittendon Spires

Doris Crittendon Spires

Apr 17, 2009

Doris Crittendon Spires, 78, of Abbeville, wife of Ray Spires, died peacefully, Friday, April 17, 2009 at the Abbeville Nursing Home. She was born in Anderson County to the late James M. and Rebe Waters Crittendon. Mrs. Spires was a graduate of Lowndesville High School and was a member of Lowndesville Baptist Church. She and her husband owned and operated...

Sara Parkinson Pressly

Sara Parkinson Pressly

Apr 15, 2009

Sara Adelia Parkinson Pressly January 27, 1914 – April 15, 2009 Mrs. Pressly passed away peacefully on Wednesday with her children and niece present. She was born in Due West, SC, the third of six children born to Edna Ramsey and Gilbert Gordon Parkinson. Mr. Parkinson taught at Erskine Seminary for fifty years. She attended Due West schools and graduation...

James Paul Arduengo Jr.

James Paul Arduengo Jr.

Apr 14, 2009

James Paul Arduengo, 84, of Abbeville, SC died Tuesday, April 14, 2009 at the Hospice House in Greenwood, SC after a courageous battle with cancer and dementia. He was a native of Tampa, FL and has been a resident of Abbeville since 1986. Mr. Arduengo was the son of the late James and Barbara Fernandez Arduengo. He was a graduate...

Frances Grace Keenan

Frances Grace Keenan

Apr 7, 2009

Frances G. (nee Beardsley) Keenan, 98, a former longtime resident of Collingdale, on April 7, 2009 in Greenwood, SC. She was born March 28, 1911 in Chester the daughter of the late Albert and Laura (nee Baxter) Beardsley. Beloved wife of the late Bernard A. Keenan; devoted mother of Bernard J. Keenan of Norwood, Joseph M. Keenan of Glenolden and...

June Flynn Slay

June Flynn Slay

Mar 29, 2009

June Flynn Slay, 75, of Abbeville, wife of the late, Samuel R. Slay, died Sunday, March 29, 2009 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. She was born in Toccoa, GA to the late Samuel and Ina Alexander Flynn. In addition to her parents and husband she was preceded in death by a sister, Doris Flynn Pankey. Surviving Mrs. Slay is...

Frances Ione Rogers "Onie" Bradley

Frances Ione Rogers "Onie" Bradley

Mar 29, 2009

Frances Ione (Onie) Rogers Bradley died Sunday, March 29, 2009 at Self Regional Healthcare in Greenwood. She was born on April 11, 1913 to John Frank Rogers and Wilhelmina Hodge Rogers at the old ancestral Clinkscales-Rogers plantation known as "Home Place" in rural Abbeville County, S.C. She first attended Brownlee School on what is now Rogers Road. After completing junior...

Betty Biggs Leslie

Betty Biggs Leslie

Mar 23, 2009

Betty Biggs Leslie, 84, of Due West, wife of Lucian Leslie, died Monday, March 23, 2009 at the Wesley Commons Nursing Home. She was born in Anderson, SC to the late Adrian L. & Lucy Payne Biggs. In 1956, Betty married Lucian Leslie and was named Bride of the Year by the Anderson Independent Mail. Mrs. Leslie was a dedicated...