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Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas

Bernice J. Hagen

Bernice J. Hagen

Dec 15, 2004

Bernice J. Hagen, 97, of Iva, SC formally of Abbeville, SC and Lakehurst, NJ. died Wednesday, December 15, 2004 at her residence. She was born in Schnectady, NY to the late Jan and Louise Podgorska Tralka. Mrs. Hagen was married to the late Hans Ludwig August Hagen. She was preceded in death by her four sisters, Mae Tralka Arnold, Zora...

Mary Tiller Wright

Mary Tiller Wright

Dec 13, 2004

Mary Tiller Wright, 73, of 115 Morse Ave. died Monday, December 13, 2004 at her residence. She was born in Abbeville to the late Odell and Ida Sorrow Tiller. Ms. Wright worked at the Fovil Manufacturing Plant for 12 years and was of the Baptist faith. Surviving Ms. Wright are her two daughters, Diane Hand, and Carolyn Sink both of...

Helen Louise Page

Helen Louise Page

Dec 9, 2004

Helen Louise Page, 77, of Anderson formally of Abbeville died Thursday, December 9, 2004 at the Anderson Area Medical Center. She was the wife of the late Pete Page. Mrs. Page was born in Abbeville to the late Issac W. and Ethel L. Hutchinson Prince. She retired as a registered nurse from Anderson Area Medical Center after 20 years of...

Mary Ella Williams Seawright

Mary Ella Williams Seawright

Nov 21, 2004

Mary Ella Williams Seawright, 95, of 375 Hwy 71, Abbeville, SC, widow of Evans Seawright, died November 21, 2004, at Abbeville County Memorial Hospital. Born in Abbeville, she was a daughter of the late W. E. and Willie Belle Wilson Williams. She was a graduate of Abbeville High School and Greenwood College of Commerce. She was retired from Gleams Human...

Janice E. Baldwin

Janice E. Baldwin

Nov 6, 2004

Janice E. Baldwin, 51, of 3316 Horseshoe Rd. died Saturday, November 6, 2004 at a local hospital. She was born in Greenville County to the late Lawrence E. and Margaret Hanley Baldwin. Ms. Baldwin attended Lowndesville Pentecostal Holiness Church. Surviving Ms. Baldwin is her sister, Iris Wilden and her husband Kenneth of Lowndesville, a nephew, Eli Wilden, and two nieces,...

Ethel S. Brewer

Ethel S. Brewer

Oct 18, 2004

Ethel S. Brewer, 72, of 904 Garrison St. wife of the late Sam R. Brewer died Monday, October 18, 2004 at Self Regional HealthCare. She was born in Commerce, GA to the late Fred L. and Myrtle Bruce Sears. Mrs. Brewer was a member of the Pressly A.R.P. Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, two brothers, Charles...

Pauline Plank Wagler

Pauline Plank Wagler

Oct 11, 2004

Pauline Plank Wagler was born July 17, 1952 in Virginia Beach, VA., the daughter of Isaac and Amanda Yoder Plank. She gained her eternal reward on October 11, 2004, at the age of 52 in her residence 110 Cochran Rd. Abbeville, following a 9 month battle with cancer. She accepted Christ in her youth and was a member of the...

Blanche Johnson

Blanche Johnson

Oct 10, 2004

Blanche Johnson, 88, of Abbeville, wife of Carl Johnson died Sunday, October 10, 2004 at her home. She was born in Ossining, NY to the late Fred and Anna Noak Sleator. Mrs. Johnson will be remembered for being a wonderful wife, mother and grandmother. She is survived by her husband of 68 years Carl Johnson of Abbeville, two daughters, Barbara...

Milton Clyde Sharpe Jr.

Milton Clyde Sharpe Jr.

Oct 9, 2004

Milton Clyde Sharpe, Jr., 81, a native of Abbeville, husband of Mary A. "Jinx" Sharpe, died Saturday, October 9, 2004 at a local hospital in Austell, GA. He was born in Abbeville to the late Milton C. and Elise Brownlee Sharpe, Sr. He was a retired mechanical engineer and was of the Presbyterian faith. Mr. Sharpe is survived by his...

Thomas Mckee "Coach" Oates

Thomas Mckee "Coach" Oates

Oct 2, 2004

Thomas McKee "Coach" Oates, 81, a native of York County died Saturday, October 2, 2004 at Due West Retirement Home in Due West, SC. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Eula Young Oates, three children, Lisa Oates Todd of Fayetteville, TN, Jackie Oates Thompson of Greenville, S.C., Dr. T. Mac Oates, Jr. of Danville, VA, nine grandchildren,...

William G. Bowie

William G. Bowie

Sep 22, 2004

William G. "Bill" Bowie, Jr., 70, of Abbeville died Wednesday, September 22, 2004 at a local assisted living home. He was born in Abbeville to Margaret Flynn Bowie and the late William G. Bowie, Sr. Bill Bowie, born in Abbeville; he attended Davidson and Erskine Colleges and graduated from Westminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey. An accomplished pianist and...

Mary Elizabeth Wagler

Mary Elizabeth Wagler

Aug 28, 2004

Mary Elizabeth Wagler, 86, of 88 Cochran Road wife of Eli H. Wagler, died Saturday, August 28, 2004 at her residence. Mrs. Wagler was the daughter of the late Seth and Sadie King Byler. She was a member of Cold Spring Mennonite Church. A daughter, Betty Lou Wagler preceded her in death. She is survived by her husband, Eli; one...

Hammie G. Ethridge

Hammie G. Ethridge

Aug 23, 2004

Hammie G. Ethridge, 98, of 1610 Hwy 20 wife of the late James Earl Ethridge, Sr., died Monday, August 23, 2004 at Self Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Ethridge was a member of Westside Baptist Church, an avid gardener and enjoyed spending time with her family. A son, James E. Ethridge, Jr. preceded her in death. She is survived by her...

William Stuart Porter

William Stuart Porter

Aug 19, 2004

William "Stuart" Porter, 44, of 103 Magazine St. died Friday, August 20, 2004. He was born in Charleston, SC to the late William Harvey and Florence Ethel Voss Porter, Jr. Mr. Porter was an animal lover and enjoyed spending time with his family and friends. He is survived by his two brothers, Reginald H. Porter and his wife Betty of...

Frank Lee Ratliff

Frank Lee Ratliff

Aug 16, 2004

Frank Lee Ratliff, 52, of 2392 Old Calhoun Falls Rd. husband of Faye Smith Ratliff died Monday, August 16, 2004 at his residence. He was born in Chesterfield County to the late Frank Lee and Myrtle Hodge Ratliff, Sr. Mr. Ratliff was a truck driver for the Abbeville County Road and Bridge Crew. He was preceded in death by his...

Robert Lee Mabry Sr.

Robert Lee Mabry Sr.

Aug 15, 2004

SFC Robert L. Mabry, Sr., US Army, RET. of 618 Old Calhoun Falls Road, passed away Sunday, August 15, 2004 at his home in Abbeville. Born November 1, 1931 in Ware Shoals, SC, he was the son of the late Ralph Mabrey and Fannie Mae Mabrey Martin. He was survived by his wife, Kathleen Horton Mabry; four children- a daughter...

Ruby M. Sutherland

Ruby M. Sutherland

Aug 12, 2004

Ruby M. Sutherland, 77, of Bulls Horne Rd. wife of the late John W. Sutherland died Thursday, August 12, 2004 at Self Regional Healthcare. She was born in Edgefield, SC to the late Leo and Bertha Shull Minor. Mrs. Sutherland was an avid gardener and enjoyed being outside and spending time with her family. She is survived by her daughter,...

Alice Kay Hodges

Alice Kay Hodges

Aug 12, 2004

Alice Kay Hodges, 59, of 312 Noble Estates wife of James L. Hodges, Sr., died Thursday, August 12, 2004 at her residence. She was born in Abbeville to Howard and Leuna Bouchillon Kay. Mrs. Hodges was a member of Bells United Methodist Church, a graduate of Abbeville High School Class of 1963, and a graduate of Anderson College. She is...

Georgia C. Boone

Georgia C. Boone

Aug 7, 2004

Georgia C. Boone, 63, of 315 McGowan Ave. died Saturday, August 7th at her residence. She was born in Shelbyville, Tenn. to the late George and Ida Mae Anglon Chappell. Ms. Boone was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovaha?(TM)s Witnesses in Abbeville. Ms. Boone was preceded in death by her brother, Tommie Chappell. She is survived by her...

Hans Gabriel Riehl

Hans Gabriel Riehl

Aug 1, 2004

Infant Hans Gabriel Riehl died Sunday, August 1, 2004 at Self Regional Medical Center. He was the son of Arlan and Angie Miller Riehl. Surviving Hans is his parents, a brother, Adam Riehl, maternal grandparents, Ethan and Ida Mae Miller, and paternal grandparents, Abner and Sally Ann Riehl. Graveside services were held Monday, August 02, 2004 in Whispering Pines Mennonite...

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