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Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas

Roger Descoteaux

Roger Descoteaux

Oct 20, 2021

Roger Descoteaux, 69, of Greenwood, SC, husband of Cheryl Peck Descoteaux, died Wednesday, October 20, 2021, at Self Regional Healthcare. He was born in Waterbury, Connecticut to the late Elzear and Cecile Lavergne Descoteaux. A 1969 graduate of Wolcott High School in Wolcott, CT, Roger was employed with G + K Services as a truck driver, retiring after many years....

James 'Jimmy' B. White

James 'Jimmy' B. White

Oct 20, 2021

James Blanding ‘Jimmy’ White, Sr., 92, of Abbeville, husband of Johnel Caudle White, died Wednesday, October 20, 2021 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. He was born in Abbeville to the late William Henry and Edna Holman White. A 1946 graduate of Abbeville High School, he played in the very first football game coached by Tommy Hite. Mr. White attended...

Jason Thomas Stroud

Jason Thomas Stroud

Oct 20, 2021

Jason Thomas Stroud, 54, of Abbeville, died Wednesday, October 20, 2021 at his home. He was born in San Antonio, TX to the late John C. Stroud, III and Margaret Brown Stewart. Jason was an enthusiastic fisherman. He enjoyed meeting people and his outgoing personality resulted in his never meeting a stranger. In addition to his parents, he was preceded...

Juanita Broadwell (Calhoun)

Juanita Broadwell (Calhoun)

Oct 19, 2021

Juanita Calhoun Broadwell, 94, of Calhoun Falls, wife of the late William Mann Broadwell, Jr., died Tuesday, October 19, 2021 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. She was the daughter of the late Mary Neel Calhoun and William James Calhoun. Mrs. Broadwell graduated from Ninety Six High School and Greenwood College of Commerce. After her marriage to William Mann Broadwell,...

Julie Williams (Mccord)

Julie Williams (Mccord)

Oct 17, 2021

Julieanne ‘Julie’ McCord Williams, 66, of Abbeville, SC, wife of James E. ‘Jimmy’ Williams, died Sunday, October 17, 2021 at her home. She was born in Abbeville, SC to the late H. Miller McCord and Eleanor Blair Knox McCord. Julie, a graduate of Abbeville High School, was employed in the Development Department with the former Milliken & Co – Abbeville...

Gary Wayne Straight

Gary Wayne Straight

Oct 15, 2021

Gary Wayne Straight, 70, of Calhoun Falls, SC, died October 15, 2021 at his home. He was born in Morgantown, WV to the late Leonard J. Straight, Sr. and Freda D. Riggleman Straight. A graduate of Morgantown High School, Gary was employed with Morgantown Glass and Mirror as a young man. He relocated to Buford, GA following the death of...

Emily Ellen Erwin (Lewis)

Emily Ellen Erwin (Lewis)

Oct 12, 2021

Emily Lewis Erwin, 44, of Abbeville, SC, wife of Jim Erwin, died Tuesday, October 12, 2021, at her home surrounded by her family. She was born in Elyria, OH to David and Teresa Haney Lewis. A 1995 graduate of Abbeville High School, Emily was employed as the Manager of the Mattress Factory in Greenwood, SC. As Past President of the...

Patricia 'Pat' D. Mccurry

Patricia 'Pat' D. Mccurry

Oct 9, 2021

Patricia Davis ‘Pat’ McCurry, 76, of Abbeville, wife of Jack McCurry, Jr., entered her eternal home, Saturday, October 9, 2021, at the Hospice House & Palliative Care of Greenwood. She was born in Abbeville to the late Adrian W. and Safronia ‘Fronia’ Ellenburg Davis. A 1963 graduate of Abbeville High School, Mrs. McCurry was employed with the former Milliken &...

Charlie Mae Norman

Charlie Mae Norman

Oct 8, 2021

Ms. Charlie Mae Norman, 66, of Calhoun Falls, departed this life on October 8, 2021 at her home. She was born May 15, 1955, the daughter of the late Rena Bryant. Born in Abbeville, Charlie Mae was a member of McAllister Chapel in Calhoun Falls. She retired from Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation in Elberton, GA. In addition to her mother, she...

Charles Neilson

Charles Neilson

Oct 7, 2021

Charles Eugene Neilson, Jr., 83, of the Savannah Lakes Community, husband of the late Nancy Jean Neilson, died Thursday, October 7, 2021, at Self Regional Healthcare in Greenwood. He was born in Johnstown, PA to the late Charles Eugene Neilson, Sr. and Gladys Irene Slagle Neilson. A graduate of Johnstown High School and Pittsburgh University, Mr. Neilson proudly served his...

Donald William Leslie

Donald William Leslie

Oct 7, 2021

Donald William Leslie, 90, of Abbeville, husband of Marian Henderson Leslie, died Thursday, October 7, 2021 at his daughter’s home in Madison, GA. Born April 18, 1931 in Atlanta, GA, he was the son of the late Alpheus Ezekiel Leslie and Lucy Katherine Sturdivant Leslie. A 1948 graduate of the Decatur Boys High School, Mr. Leslie was a member of...

Jimmy E. Loftis

Jimmy E. Loftis

Oct 6, 2021

Jimmy E. Loftis, 74, of Abbeville, husband of the late Rebecca Stamps (Becky) Loftis, died Wednesday, October 6, 2021 at Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital. He was born in Greenwood to the late Leonard Ashley and Emma Ruth Gunnells Loftis. Mr. Loftis proudly served his country in the United States Army during the Vietnam War and received a Purple Heart...

Donald Ray Whitman Sr.

Donald Ray Whitman Sr.

Oct 5, 2021

Donald Ray Whitman, Sr., 81, of Lowndesville, died Wednesday, October 6, 2021 at his home. He was born in Iva to the late Prince Alvin Whitman and Bessie Linnie Whitman. Mr. Whitman attended Calhoun Falls High School and honorably served his country in the United States Army. He was employed in construction and law enforcement. Mr. Whitman found great pleasure...

Keenan D Kelly

Keenan D Kelly

Oct 3, 2021

Keenan D. Kelly, 64, of Abbeville, husband of Beth Jones Kelly, died Sunday, October 3, 2021, at Self Regional Healthcare. He was born in Anderson County to the late Thomas Earl Kelly and Bertha Ellenburg Kelly. Mr. Kelly, a graduate of Lander College, retired from the retail industry. Keenan had a vivacious outgoing personality; never meeting a stranger. He enjoyed...

Mary Margaret Milas (Hill)

Mary Margaret Milas (Hill)

Oct 3, 2021

Mary Margaret Hill Milas, 79, of Abbeville, died Sunday, October 3, 2021 at the Abbeville Area Medical Center. She was born in Berwyn, IL to the late Thomas Jackson and Lyda Ferguson Hill, Sr. Mary Margaret attended the University of South Carolina and the University of Maryland. She completed her graduate studies at Bowie State University. Employed with Social Services,...

James Thomas "Mule" Ashmore

James Thomas "Mule" Ashmore

Oct 3, 2021

James Thomas Ashmore, 84, of Calhoun Falls, SC, son of the late Mr. Fred Ashmore Sr. and Mrs. Jannie Reed Ashmore died Sunday, October 3, 2021, at Self Regional Healthcare. He was born on May 24, 1937, in Calhoun Falls, SC and was educated in the public schools of Abbeville County. James left school as a young man to help...

Bishop James C. Watson

Bishop James C. Watson

Sep 29, 2021

Bishop James C. Watson, 93 of Walhalla, SC, husband of the late Bobbie Wright Watson, died Wednesday, September 29, 2021, at the Lakeview Assisted Living in Walhalla, SC. He was born April 2, 1928 in Abbeville, SC to the late Elijah A. and Ruby Anna Vaughn Watson. A dedicated minister with the Church of God of Prophecy for more than...

William Franklin Mitchell Jr.

William Franklin Mitchell Jr.

Sep 25, 2021

William Franklin Mitchell, Jr., 73, formerly of Due West, SC, died September 25, 2021, at his home in Summerville, SC. He was born March 29, 1948, in Statesville, NC, to the late Rev. William Franklin Mitchell, Sr., and Mary Elizabeth Gibert Mitchell. A 1966 graduate of Clinton (SC) High School, Mr. Mitchell earned a BA in Mathematics from Erskine College,...

John Alan Linsenbigler

John Alan Linsenbigler

Sep 24, 2021

John Alan Linsenbigler, 74, of Greenwood, SC, husband of Phyllis Lovett Linsenbigler died Friday, September 24, 2021 at Self Regional Healthcare. He was born November 26, 1946 in Greensburg, PA to the late Harry ‘Iggy’ Linsenbigler and Sarah ‘Blanche’ Landis Linsenbigler. A 1966 graduate of Penn Joint High School in Harris City, PA, Mr. Linsenbigler proudly served his country in...

Matthew C Collins

Matthew C Collins

Sep 24, 2021

Matthew C. Collins, 39, of Donalds, died Friday, September 24, 2021, from injuries due to a motorcycle accident. He was born in Bay City, Michigan to Ronnie C. and LeaAnn Young Collins. Employed with Duke Energy where he was a transmission contractor oversight specialist. Matthew was the owner and operator of Collins Services and a member of Donalds Baptist Church....

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