Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas

Dakota K Brock

Dakota K Brock

Sep 11, 2021

Dakota Keith Brock, 24, of Calhoun Falls, died Saturday, September 11, 2021 in Honea Path. He was born in Anderson on May 14, 1997, the son of Roger Hunnicutt and Keri Bell Hunnicutt. A 2016 graduate of Calhoun Falls Charter School, Dakota was employed with UPA in Greer. He enthusiastically cheered on the Calhoun Falls Blue Flashes and the South...

Bobbie Watson (Wright)

Bobbie Watson (Wright)

Sep 10, 2021

Bobbie Wright Watson, 85, of Walhalla, SC, wife of the Rev. James C. Watson, died Friday, September 10, 2021 at the Lakeview Assisted Living in Walhalla, SC. She was born August 3, 1936 to the late Edward Oneal and Grace Wright. Reared in Clinton, SC, Mrs. Watson graduated from Clinton High School. After graduation, she was employed in the sewing...

Dickie Chrisley

Dickie Chrisley

Sep 10, 2021

Richard John ‘Dickie’ Chrisley, 54, of Abbeville, died Friday, September 10, 2021 at the Roper Hospice Cottage in Mt. Pleasant. He was born August 19, 1967, the son of Sandra Charleen Erwin Giles and Truman Lumpkin. A 1987 graduate of Abbeville High School, Dickie was previously employed with SCDOT, Beaty Oil and retired from CSX Railroad as an engineer. A...

Brody Steven Gambrell

Brody Steven Gambrell

Sep 4, 2021

Brody Steven Gambrell, infant son, of Brittany McCoy Gambrell and Blake Gambrell, went home to be in the arms of Jesus, Saturday, September 4, 2021, at the AnMed Health North Campus. He was preceded in death by his great aunt, Sherri Reece and multiple great-grandparents. Brody is survived by his parents, his sister, Bailey Gambrell, maternal grandmother, Pam McCoy; paternal...

Marian Tinsley (Chellis)

Marian Tinsley (Chellis)

Sep 3, 2021

Marian Tinsley, 79, of Calhoun Falls, SC, formerly of Easley, SC, wife of Ken Tinsley, died Friday, September 3, 2021, at the Summit Place in Anderson, SC. She was born in Biddeford, Maine to the late Ray Harold Chellis, Jr and Ruth Crowley Chellis. Marian was a 1959 honors graduate and National Merit Scholarship finalist of Easley High School. She...

Wade Wiles

Wade Wiles

Sep 2, 2021

Wade Wiles, 85, of the Antreville Community, husband of Ellen Ruth Forrester Wiles, died Thursday, September 2, 2021 at his residence. He was born in Anderson to the late Arline Wiles. Mr. Wiles was a 1954 graduate of Iva High School. He was employed by the Hydro Plant in Abbeville, retiring after 32 years of service. Mr. Wiles enjoyed time...

Carolyn Little (Powell)

Carolyn Little (Powell)

Sep 1, 2021

Carolyn Powell Little, 71, of Abbeville, died Wednesday, September 1, 2021 at the Abbeville Area Medical Center. She was born in Abbeville to the late Horace H. Powell and Doris Gable Powell. A 1968 graduate of Abbeville High School, Carolyn received her associate degree from Piedmont Technical College in 1970. She was employed with the former Abbeville Savings and Loan,...

Tim Bewsey

Tim Bewsey

Aug 31, 2021

Tim Bewsey, 69, of Abbeville, died Tuesday, August 31, 2021 at his residence. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Harris Funeral Home & Cremation Services of Abbeville.

Beatrice 'Bea' Chrisley Harris

Beatrice 'Bea' Chrisley Harris

Aug 30, 2021

Beatrice ‘Bea’ Chrisley Harris, 88, of Seneca, SC, wife of Gary Harris, died, Monday, August 30, 2021 at St. Francis Hospital, Downtown. She was born in Calhoun Falls, SC to the late Quincy Estee Chrisley and Bessie Hicks Chrisley. A 1951 graduate of Calhoun Falls High School, Mrs. Harris attended Erskine College. She was formerly employed with Park Davis in...

Ruth Brock (Botts)

Ruth Brock (Botts)

Aug 29, 2021

Ruth Botts Brock, 91, of Troy, wife of the late Rev. Raymond W. Brock, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Sunday, August 29, 2021 at home encircled by her loving family. She was born in Abbeville County, to the late William Capers and Ella Frances Cochran Botts. A 1947 graduate of Abbeville High School, Mrs. Brock attended...

Zelda Oates (Gambrell)

Zelda Oates (Gambrell)

Aug 28, 2021

Zelda Gambrell Oates, 91, of Due West, wife of the late Henry C. ‘Dusty’ Oates, Sr., died Saturday, August 28, 2021, at the Carlisle Nursing Center in Due West. Born May 19, 1930 in Owings, SC, she was the daughter of the late Samuel Chester Gambrell, Sr. and Mary Belle Hood Gambrell. A graduate at Gray Court Owings High School,...

Wallace 'Ernie' White

Wallace 'Ernie' White

Aug 24, 2021

Wallace Ernie White, 60, of Calhoun Falls, died Tuesday, August 24, 2021, at the Abbeville Area Medical Center. He was born in Elbert County, GA to Dailene Todd White and the late Marion S. White. Ernie attended Calhoun Falls High School and was a self-employed plumber/electrician by trade. He was an enthusiastic race car fan and enjoyed cheering on the...

Sandy Bombay Burdette

Sandy Bombay Burdette

Aug 21, 2021

Sandy Bombay Burdette, 61, of Abbeville, wife of Jack Burdette, died Saturday, August 21, 2021 at her residence. She was born in Cook, Minnesota to the late Kenneth Bombay and Shirley Porter Bombay. Sandy was a member of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe and the Rainy River First Nations. She worshipped at Lowndesville Baptist Church. Sandy will be remembered as a...

William 'Fuji' Matthew Lewis

William 'Fuji' Matthew Lewis

Aug 20, 2021

William Matthew ‘Fuji’ Lewis, 54, of Calhoun Falls, died peacefully Friday, August 20, 2021, at his residence. He was born in Abbeville to Doris Jean Addison Lewis Hudson and the late Donald E. Lewis. Mr. Lewis was a 1985 graduate of Calhoun Falls High School and member of Northside Baptist Church. He was a former employee of Whitlow Electric Company...

Daniel 'Dan' Benjamin Crockett

Daniel 'Dan' Benjamin Crockett

Aug 16, 2021

Daniel Benjamin Crockett, 68, of McCormick was born October 25, 1952 to the late Benjamin Elliott Crockett, Jr. and Hazel Ruth Mumford Crockett. Dan is survived by two sisters, Carmen C. Burnett (Albert) of Greenwood and Dale Anne C. Tuckers of Florence; a brother Patrick Crockett (Sandra White) of Abbeville; two nieces, Lynn Burnett of Grey Court and Dresden Tucker...

Waymon 'Bert' Berttran Storey Jr.

Waymon 'Bert' Berttran Storey Jr.

Aug 16, 2021

Waymon Berttran ‘Bert’ Storey, Jr., 87, of Plum Branch, SC, husband of 67 years of the late Mary Allene ‘Marylene’ Wells Storey, died Monday, August 16, 2021, in the Oconee State Park, SC. He was born in Calhoun Falls, SC, on April 2, 1934 to the late Waymon Berttran ‘Ted’ Storey, Sr. and Georgia Lillian McGrath Storey. Mr. Storey attended...

Walter 'Wally' Eugene Pierson

Walter 'Wally' Eugene Pierson

Aug 15, 2021

Walter ‘Wally’ Pierson, 57, of Abbeville, husband of Melissa Boren Pierson, died Sunday, August 15, 2021 at his residence. He was born in Camden, New Jersey to Dorothea Arbour Pierson and the late Walter Bruce Pierson. A 1981 graduate of Edgewood Regional High School in New Jersey, Wally obtained his certified mechanics degree. Associated with Mixed Nutz Racing, he was...

Ned D Dickson

Ned D Dickson

Aug 15, 2021

Ned D. Dickson, 90, of Abbeville, husband of Bobbie Jean Roach Dickson, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, August 15, 2021 at his home in Abbeville, SC with his loving family by his side. He was born on January 13, 1931 in Westminister, SC to the late Dixie O. and Lura B. Dickson. Mr. Dickson was...

Patrea C Bowser

Patrea C Bowser

Aug 15, 2021

Patrea Karen Casey Bowser, 76, of Due West, SC, wife of Phillip Michael Bowser, died Sunday, August 15, 2021, at Self Regional Healthcare in Greenwood, SC. She was born in Detroit, Michigan to the late Maynard Elmo’Mike’ Casey and Dorothy May Proper Casey. Mrs. Bowser, and her husband, served as missionaries for 18 years in Mexico, Costa Rica and Peru,...

Capt. Marion E. Mundy, U.S.M.C. Retired

Capt. Marion E. Mundy, U.S.M.C. Retired

Aug 13, 2021

Captain Marion Eugene Mundy, USMC, Ret., 91, died peacefully in his sleep on August 13, 2021, in the presence of his loving wife of 70 years, Sarah Bosler Mundy. They grew up together in the same community, going to the same school, attending the same baseball games, and visiting the county fair. They were married when he completed boot camp...