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Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas

Robert L Cann

Robert L Cann

Oct 26, 2020

Robert Lee Cann, 89, husband of Martha Creswell Cann, passed away Monday, October 26, 2020 at his home, surrounded by his family.  He was born April 2, 1931 in Calhoun Falls, SC to the late Berry Thompson and Annie Crocker Cann. Mr. Cann attended Calhoun Falls High School, was employed in the textile industry for 59 years and involved with...

Marion T. "Bill" Nelson

Marion T. "Bill" Nelson

Oct 26, 2020

Marion T. ‘Bill’ Nelson, 88, of Lowndesville, husband of the late Frances Ellen Nelson, died Monday, October 26, 2020 at his home. He was born in Abbeville County to the late Otto and Lila Mae Hill Nelson. Formerly employed in the textile industry, Mr. Nelson was also an associate of Daniel Construction. For the last 30 years, he was a...

Grace 'Mama Grace' "Smith" Hawthorne

Grace 'Mama Grace' "Smith" Hawthorne

Oct 26, 2020

Grace Smith ‘Mama Grace’ Hawthorne, 95, of Abbeville, wife of the late Charles William ‘Bill’ Hawthorne, Sr., died Monday, October 26, 2020 at the Abbeville Nursing Home. She was born in Greenwood to the late James P. and Ida Helms Smith. Mama Grace was a graduate of Greenwood High School and also attended Cokesbury College. She retired from Milliken &...

James 'Jim Bob' M. Beauford

James 'Jim Bob' M. Beauford

Oct 26, 2020

James ‘Jim Bob’ Beauford, 68, of Greenwood, husband of Karen Smith Beauford, died Monday, October 26, 2020 at his home. He was born in Abbeville to Billie Jean Todd and the late James A. Beauford. Jim Bob attended Abbeville High School and retired from the former Pirelli Cable. He was a faithful member of South Side Baptist Church where he...

David Horton Sr.

David Horton Sr.

Oct 25, 2020

David Horton, Sr., 75, husband of Judy Williams Brown Horton, died Sunday, October 25, 2020 at Self Regional Medical Center. He was born in Abbeville, SC to the late William M. Horton, Sr., and Maggie Brewer Horton. Mr. Horton, a 1964 graduate of Abbeville High School was a charter member of the former Union Presbyterian Church. He retired from West...

Callie "Speer" Mccurry

Callie "Speer" Mccurry

Oct 23, 2020

Callie Speer McCurry, 88, of Greenwood, died Friday, October 23, 2020 at the Magnolia Manor in Greenwood. She was born in Abbeville to the late Lawrence Rosco Speer and Mattie Ammons Speer. Ms. McCurry retired from Publix Supermarkets and was an exceptional caregiver. She found peace and happiness in caring for others. Ms. McCurry was a former member of Warrenton...

Lester Nisly

Lester Nisly

Oct 23, 2020

SERVICES WILL BE LIVE STREAMED PLEASE CLICK ON LINK BELOW Lester Nisly, 84, husband of Edna Hershberger Nisly, died Friday, October 23, 2020 at his residence surrounded by his family. He was born on March 28, 1936 to Edward and Lizzie (Yoder) Nisly, in Hutchinson, Kansas. Mr. Nisly was a charter member of Cold Spring Mennonite Church. He relocated from...

Kathy Parnell Jones

Kathy Parnell Jones

Oct 20, 2020

Kathy Parnell Jones, 63, of Calhoun Falls, wife of Glenn Jones, died Tuesday, October 20, 2020 at the Abbeville Area Medical Center. She was born in Abbeville to Sue McLane Parnell and the late Howard Parnell. Kathy graduated from Calhoun Falls High School, class of 1975, as well as Piedmont Technical College. She was associated with SCANA/SCE&G for several years....

Raymond J. "Ray" Rossi

Raymond J. "Ray" Rossi

Oct 20, 2020

Raymond ‘Ray’ J. Rossi, 92, of Abbeville, husband of the late Mary Yvonne Rossi, died Tuesday, October 20, 2020 at Hospice and Palliative Care of the Piedmont in Greenwood.  He was born in West Haven, CT to the late Ceasar and Teresa Simoncelli Rossi. Ray retired after 45 years in the construction business.  A member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church,...

Mary ‘Marylene’ Allene Storey (Wells)

Mary ‘Marylene’ Allene Storey (Wells)

Oct 17, 2020

Mary Allene ‘Marylene’ Wells Storey, 88, of Plum Branch, SC, wife of Waymon Berttran ‘Bert’ Storey, Jr., died Saturday, October 17, 2020 at the Augusta University Medical Center. She was born in Plum Branch on February 14, 1932 to the late Jasper Lee Wells and Frances Elizabeth ‘Bessie’ Ferqueron Wells. Mrs. Storey graduated from McCormick High School, class of 1950...

Melsia Mae "Fuller" Mars

Melsia Mae "Fuller" Mars

Oct 15, 2020

I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing. II Timothy 4:7-8 (KIV) Melsia ‘Mae’ Mars,...

Jeweline "Powell" Putnam

Jeweline "Powell" Putnam

Oct 8, 2020

Jeweline Powell Putnam, 83, of Calhoun Falls, wife of the late William Earl Putnam, died Thursday, October 8, 2020 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Calhoun Falls to the late John Moses and Louella Evans Powell. After a lengthy employment with the J.P. Stevens Plant, Mrs. Putnam retired from WestPoint Pepperell in Calhoun Falls....

Mary Allen Barnette

Mary Allen Barnette

Oct 4, 2020

THE FUNERAL SERVICE FOR MRS. MARY BARNETTE WILL BE LIVE-STREAMED AND MAY BE ACCESSED BY CLICKING ON THE LINK BELOW. Mary Allen Barnette, 87, formerly of Abbeville, wife of the late Ned Elder Barnette passed away Sunday, October 4, 2020 at The Renaissance in Due West. She was born in Barrow County, GA to the late Charles Frederick Allen and...

J. Bryan 'The Cowboy Doc' Hill

J. Bryan 'The Cowboy Doc' Hill

Sep 25, 2020

THE SERVICE FOR DR. J. BRYAN HILL WILL BE LIVE-STREAMED AND MAY BE ACCESSED BY CLICKING ON THE LINK BELOW. Dr. James Bryan Hill, 54, husband of Kim Kuhn Hill, of Anderson, SC died Friday, September 25, 2020 at AnMed Health Care.  He was born in Greenwood to Linda Pound Hill and the late Dr. William G. ‘Billy’ Hill. Bryan was...

Kathryn Hawthorne Wiley

Kathryn Hawthorne Wiley

Sep 19, 2020

THE FUNERAL SERVICE FOR MRS. KATHRYN WILEY WILL BE LIVE-STREAMED AND MAY BE ACCESSED BY CLICKING ON THE LINK BELOW. Kathryn Hawthorne Wiley, 77, of Abbeville, wife of J.C. Wiley, died Saturday, September 19, 2020 at Self Regional Medical Center. She was born in Abbeville to the late Floyd and Clara Cheney Hawthorne. A 1961 graduate of Abbeville High School,...

Judy "Fleming" Scott

Judy "Fleming" Scott

Sep 16, 2020

Judy Fleming Scott, 72, of Abbeville, died Wednesday, September 16, 2020 at her home.  The wife of the late James R. ‘Jim’ Scott, she was born in Abbeville to the late Clarence Fleming and Margaret Ellis Fleming. Judy’s education included Greenville Street Elementary School; Abbeville High School, two terms at Piedmont Technical College; IBM classes in Atlanta, GA; financial management...

Patricia Ann "Pat Whitmire" Lewis

Patricia Ann "Pat Whitmire" Lewis

Sep 15, 2020

Patricia Ann Whitmire Lewis, 84, of Due West, wife of Kenneth Copeland, died Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at her home. She was born in Salem to the late Riley W. Whitmire and Hattie Eloise Talley Whitmire. Pat was employed as a seamstress in the textile industry for over 30 years and her appreciation for needlework continued throughout her life. She,...

Vernon L. "Jimmy" Lawton Jr.

Vernon L. "Jimmy" Lawton Jr.

Sep 7, 2020

Vernon L. ‘Jimmy’ Lawton, Jr., 71, of Greenwood, husband of Ginger Chisholm Lawton, died Monday, September 7, 2020 at his residence. He was born in Abbeville to the late Vernon L. Lawton, Sr. and Frances Bowie Gunter. Mr. Lawton served in the U.S. Army and retired from the Army Reserve. He was a member of Trinity Pentecostal Church in Greenwood....

Loretta Young Charping

Loretta Young Charping

Sep 6, 2020

Loretta Young Charping, 75, of Lowndesville, wife of Joe Charping, died Sunday, September 6, 2020 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born in Elberton, GA to the late Elbert and Ellen Prince Young. Mrs. Charping attended Abbeville High School and was employed with the Rocky River Plant for several years. Her favorite pastimes were shopping and decorating...

Ronnie ‘Tweety’ V. Carver

Ronnie ‘Tweety’ V. Carver

Sep 4, 2020

Ronnie V. ‘Tweety’ Carver, 73, of Abbeville, died Friday, September 4, 2020 at Self Regional Medical Center. He was born in Greenville, the son of the late Ann Winkler Johnson. A 1966 graduate of Abbeville High School, Ronnie was a truck driver by profession for many years. He had a keen interest in airplanes, whether it was collecting model planes...

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