Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas

Stevie Cutter

Stevie Cutter

Feb 9, 2013

Stevie Cutter, 50, of Abbeville, died Saturday, February 9, 2013 at the Abbeville Area Medical Center. He was born in Greenwood to Leland Cutter and Linda Noblin Kirkland. He was a member of New Life Worship Center and was an avid Gamecock Fan. Stevie had a great love for music and spending time with his friends. He is survived by...

Jessie "Cissy" Matthews Baldwin Coward

Jessie "Cissy" Matthews Baldwin Coward

Feb 4, 2013

Jessie (Cissy) Matthews BALDWIN Coward died February 4, 2013, of natural causes at a local, private Nursing Home, in Black Forest, CO. Jessie was born in West Columbia, SC, March 17, 1930, daughter of Atticus Hagood Baldwin and Jessie Mae Matthews Baldwin. After her mother's death her father married Sarah Elizabeth Smith who raised Jessie and four other sisters. Mrs....

Jim Henry Porter Jr.

Jim Henry Porter Jr.

Jan 30, 2013

Jim Henry Porter, Jr., 68, husband of Linda Brown Porter, of Calhoun Falls died Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood. He was born in Abbeville to the late Jim Henry Porter, Sr. and Florine Moore Porter. Mr. Porter served his country in the United States Army and retired from Westpoint Stevens Plant with many years...

Christine Sanford Pegg

Christine Sanford Pegg

Jan 28, 2013

Christine Sanford Pegg, 56, wife of Wayne Pegg, died Monday, January 28, 2013 at the Anmed Health in Anderson. She was born in Buncombe County, NC to the late Thurmond and Ruth Moss Sanford. Surviving Mrs. Pegg is her husband of 37 years of the home; a sister, Judy Sanford of North Carolina and a host of extended family and...

Frank  Marion Smith

Frank Marion Smith

Jan 28, 2013

Frank Marion Smith, 86, resident of 116 Calhoun St. husband of Viola Slay Smith passed away Monday Jan. 28, 2013 at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood, SC. Born in Wilkes County Georgia he was a son of the late Simon Welborn Smith and Mamie Agee Smith.Frank was a United States Army veteran and was retired from Life of Georgia...

Tommy Joe Payne Sr Rev.

Tommy Joe Payne Sr Rev.

Jan 23, 2013

Tommy Joe Payne, Sr., 82, passed away peacefully Wednesday, January 23, 2013. The family will receive friends from 1:00 to 2:00PM on Saturday, January 26, 2013 at Harris Funeral Home. Funeral services will begin at 2:00PM in the funeral home chapel. Burial will follow in Long Cane Cemetery. Tommy was born July 22, 1930 in Nettleton, Mississippi to Ewell and...

Douglas  Ray Howard

Douglas Ray Howard

Jan 20, 2013

Douglas Ray Howard, 74, of 111 Suffolk Road went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, January 20, 2013 at Park Place Assisted Living. He was the husband of Judy Coleman Howard.Mr. Howard was born at Fort McClellan, AL and was the son of the late Phil Houston and Anne Meads Howard. He was a retired band director and...

Gennie Vinson Sparks

Gennie Vinson Sparks

Jan 18, 2013

Gennie Vinson Sparks, 89, went to be with the Lord on Friday, January 18, 2013 at her home. She was the widow of James Walter Sparks. Mrs. Sparks was born in Greenville County to the late George Washington Vinson, Sr., and Essie Bryant Vinson on November 1, 1923. She was reared most of her life by her father and step-mother...

Bella Salmon

Bella Salmon

Jan 14, 2013

Baby Bella Salmon, infant daughter of James and Margaret Teal Salmon, died Monday, Jan. 14. The family will recieve friends from 6:00PM to 7:00PM Monday, Jan. 21, 2013 at Harris Funeral Home.

George Walter Taylor

George Walter Taylor

Jan 14, 2013

George Walter Taylor, 79, formerly of Minneapolis, KS, passed away January 14, 2013 in Anderson, SC, after a lengthy illness. Born in Guide Rock, Nebraska, on July 7, 1933, he was the son of Ralph and Goldie (Weigel) Taylor. George graduated from Mpls High School and married Shirley Jean Kriegh, Nov 28, 1954. George served in the Navy during the...

Ruth Derrick Clark

Ruth Derrick Clark

Jan 12, 2013

Theresa Ruth Derrick Clark, 91, wife of the late Cecil Horace Clark, of Abbeville died Saturday, January 12, 2013 at the Abbeville Nursing Home. She was born in Greenwood to the late William and Nina Campbell Derrick. Mrs. Clark retired from the J.P. Stevens Clemson Plant with many years of service and was a member of Rice Memorial Baptist Church...

Ronnie "Friendship" Erwin

Ronnie "Friendship" Erwin

Jan 12, 2013

Ronnie 'Friendship' Erwin, 71, husband of Donna Smith Erwin, of Abbeville died Saturday, January 12, 2013 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. He was born in Abbeville to the late Langdon A. Erwin, Jr. and Darliene Sorrow Erwin. Mr. Erwin was a 1960 graduate of Abbeville High School and served his country in the United States Army. He retired from...

Jerry  Allen McGill

Jerry Allen McGill

Jan 7, 2013

Jerry Allen McGill, 49, resident of 301 Masters Drive Anderson, SC passed away Monday Jan. 7, 2013 at his home.Born in Las Vegas, NV he was a son of the late Donald Edward McGill, Sr. and Tina DeMarco McGill.Jerry was a graduate of Dixie High School and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Academy in Columbia, SC. Jerry retired in 2007...

Ruth  Campbell White

Ruth Campbell White

Jan 6, 2013

Ruth Campbell White, 90, resident of Abbeville Nursing Home widow of Oscar White passed away Sunday Jan. 6, 2013 at the nursing home.Born in Abbeville, SC she was a daughter of the late Hilary Atticus Campbell and Martha Dixon Campbell.Ruth was a retired seamstress with the Abbeville Shirtmakers Plant. Upon retirement see was an active volunteer with the Abbeville County...

Martha Shiflet Suttles

Martha Shiflet Suttles

Jan 6, 2013

Martha Shiflet Suttles, 77, of Abbeville, wife of the late Jack J. Suttles, died Sunday, January 06, 2013 at the Abbeville Nursing Home. She was born in Calhoun Falls, SC to the late Frank and Bertie Evans Shiflet. Mrs. Suttles retired after many years with the Abbeville Manufacturing Plant and was a member of Westside Baptist Church. In addition to...

Margaret  Riley Addis

Margaret Riley Addis

Jan 5, 2013

Margaret Riley Addis, 84, resident of Abbeville Nursing Home wife of Charles Rodney Addis passed away Jan. 5, 2013 at Hospice House in Greenwood, SC with her loving family by her side.Born in Buckhead, Georgia she was a daughter of the late Era Ford Riley and James Edward Riley.Margaret attended Anderson College and was a retired educator with School District...

Martha Ann Miller

Martha Ann Miller

Jan 3, 2013

Martha Ann Miller, 63, of Due West, wife of Walter E. Miller, died suddenly on Thursday, January 3, 2013 at her residence. She was born in Stark County, OH to the late Daniel and Susan Raber Sommers. She was a beloved wife, mother and friend to all. Mrs. Miller attended Shiloh Mennonite Church and was the caregiver for her family....

Amanda  Campbell Scott

Amanda Campbell Scott

Jan 3, 2013

Amanda Campbell Scott, 93, resident of 773 Peach Orchard Rd. widow of Paul E. Scott passed away at her home Thursday Jan. 3, 2013 with her loving family by her side.Born in Abbeville, SC she was a daughter of the late Lewis Calvin Campbell and Othella Bannister Campbell.She was a retired homemaker and attended the Calhoun Falls Pentecostal Holiness Church....

Carol Johnson Copeland

Carol Johnson Copeland

Dec 30, 2012

Carol Johnson Copeland, 56, of Abbeville died Sunday, December 30, 2012 at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood. She was born in Orangeburg to A.M. and Frankie Rourk Johnson. Ms. Copeland was a 1975 graduate of Abbeville High School and she attended South Side Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she is survived by a son, John Rhett Copeland...

Robbie Mabry Brown

Robbie Mabry Brown

Dec 30, 2012

Robbie M. Brown, 54, of Abbeville, wife of Wayne L. 'Scooter' Brown, died suddenly on Sunday, December 30, 2012 at her residence. She was born in Abbeville to the late Robert L. and Kathleen Horton Mabry. Robbie was a 1976 graduate of Abbeville High School and a member of Rice Memorial Baptist Church. She was employed with Nicholson, Meredith &...