Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas

Nancy Powell Crocker

Nancy Powell Crocker

Nov 16, 2019

Nancy Powell Crocker, 84, of Calhoun Falls, wife of William Carroll (Crick) Crocker, died Saturday, November 16, 2019 at the Hospice House in Greenwood.  She was born in Calhoun Falls on March 11, 1935, daughter of the late Howard and Vivian Cann Powell. Nancy was a visionary individual and lifelong member of the Calhoun Falls Pentecostal Holiness Church planning special...

Christine Maltz Robbins

Christine Maltz Robbins

Nov 13, 2019

Christine Maltz Robbins, 71, of the Savannah Lakes Village, died Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. She was born in Brooklyn, NY to the late Gerald and Hendrika Vriesenga Maltz. Employed with Suffolk County Public Works in New York, Christine retired after an extensive tenure. She enjoyed playing Bunco with the girls and outdoor activities, including...

Max Harmon Suber

Max Harmon Suber

Nov 13, 2019

Max Harmon Suber, 98, of Abbeville, husband of the late Thelma Louise Newell Suber, died Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at his home surrounded by his loving family.  He was born in McCormick to the late William Russell and Willie Mayze Below Suber. Our ‘Mr. Max’, referred to quite often as ‘The Real Deal’, went home to meet his Maker.  He...

George Malcolm Broadwell

George Malcolm Broadwell

Nov 12, 2019

George Malcolm Broadwell, 90, husband of Sara Clement Ward Broadwell, of Calhoun Falls, died Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at Richard Campbell Veterans Nursing Home in Anderson.  He was born September 23, 1929 in Calhoun Falls to the late William and Ethel Mann Broadwell. A graduate of Calhoun Falls High School and Erskine College, George proudly sang with the Erskine Choraleers....

Roberta A. "Popejoy" Mattio

Roberta A. "Popejoy" Mattio

Nov 6, 2019

Roberta Alice Popejoy Mattio, 71, of Savannah Lakes Village, wife of the late Dennis A. Mattio, died Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. She was born in Muskegon, MI to the late Robert Z. and Martha Goff Popejoy of Delphi, Indiana. Berta, as she was affectionately known, graduated from Delphi, IN schools and later attended Ball...

Rockwell "Rocky" O'Sheill

Rockwell "Rocky" O'Sheill

Nov 3, 2019

Rockwell ‘Rocky’ O’Sheill, 84, husband of Christine Taylor O’Sheill, of Greenwood, SC died Sunday, November 3, 2019 at Self Regional Medical Center. He was born in San Antonio, TX to the late Edward John Sheil and Lavalette Rockwell Sheil. A 1958 graduate of Gannon College, Rocky also completed his studies at Dickinson School of Law in 1962.  As an attorney,...

Dennis Eugene Atkins

Dennis Eugene Atkins

Oct 31, 2019

Dennis Eugene Atkins, 72, resident of Lexington, SC, formerly of Abbeville, went home to be with the Lord, October 31, 2019 at the Lexington Medical Center.  Born in Abbeville, he was the son of the late William N. Atkins, Jr. and Mary Beauford Atkins. Dennis, a 1965 graduate of Abbeville High School, attended the University of South Carolina.  He served...

Peggy "Campbell" Cann

Peggy "Campbell" Cann

Oct 30, 2019

Peggy Campbell Cann, 85, wife of Billy Tate Cann, of Calhoun Falls died Wednesday, October 30, 2019 at NHC in Mauldin. She was born in Calhoun Falls to the late James T. and Estelle Steadman Campbell. A 1952 graduate of Calhoun Falls High School, Mrs. Cann held her children and grandchildren close to her heart.  She cherished her entire family...

David Obie Cann

David Obie Cann

Oct 30, 2019

David Obie Cann, 69, of Abbeville died Wednesday, October 30, 2019, at his home. He was born in Abbeville to the late J.O. and Sara Hall Cann. A 1969 graduate of Abbeville High School, David honorably served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. Known as a ‘fixer of all things,’ he retired as a crane operator after...

Travis Singleton

Travis Singleton

Oct 27, 2019

Travis Singleton, 52, of Huntsville, AL, formerly of Abbeville and Spartanburg, died Sunday, October 27, 2019 at his home. He was born in Greenwood to Mary Ellen Jones Singleton and the late Jimmie Singleton. A 1986 graduate of Dixie High School, Travis enjoyed art and learning to play the bagpipes in his younger years. He received a degree in Criminal...

Johnnie "Steve" Boles

Johnnie "Steve" Boles

Oct 25, 2019

Johnnie ‘Steve’ Boles, 61, of Twin City, GA, formerly of Lowndesville, SC died Friday, October 25, 2019. He was born in Abbeville to the late Carl and Marie Willoughby Boles. Steve attended Calhoun Falls High School and was formerly employed by the South Carolina Highway Department in Abbeville. Many happy hours were spent outdoors fishing and hunting; he was also...

Derrick Eugene Stone

Derrick Eugene Stone

Oct 19, 2019

Derrick Eugene Stone, 52, husband of Jane Plummer Stone, of Abbeville died Saturday, October 19, 2019 at his home. He was born in Abbeville to Harriett Lumpkin Stone and the late James Kyle Stone. A graduate of Abbeville High School, Derrick enjoyed listening to music with country and rock and roll being his favorites. Many happy hours were spent watching...

Darrell E. Waits Sr.

Darrell E. Waits Sr.

Oct 17, 2019

Darrell E. Waits, Sr., 78, husband of Linda Campbell Waits, of the Nation Community, died Thursday, October 17, 2019 at his home. He was born in Abbeville County, SC to the late Robert ‘Bobby’ and Lizelle Jones Waits. A 1961 graduate of Calhoun Falls High School, Mr. Waits was employed with the Prysmian Group, retiring after 33 years of loyal...

Harriett Bannister Cartledge

Harriett Bannister Cartledge

Oct 15, 2019

After a long battle with cancer, Harriett Bannister Cartledge, 85, of Abbeville, wife of Richard Cartledge, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, October 15, 2019.    She was born in Abbeville County to the late James D. Bannister and Nancy Lee Campbell Bannister. Mrs. Cartledge graduated from Greenwood Business School, received her bachelor’s degree in education from Erskine College...

Frankie Land

Frankie Land

Oct 13, 2019

Frankie Land, 45, of Abbeville died Sunday, October 13, 2019 at his residence. He was born in Abbeville to Frank and Nancy Dean Land. Frankie was a graduate of Abbeville High School, class of 1994. Dedicated to his mother, he was her loyal caregiver. A service to celebrate Frankie’s life will be 11:00AM, Wednesday, October 16, 2019 in the Harris...

Ivan L. Swartzentruber

Ivan L. Swartzentruber

Oct 11, 2019

Ivan Swartzentruber, 51, of Abbeville, husband of Gloria Schrock Swartzentruber, died Friday October 11, 2019 at his residence. Ivan was born in Virginia Beach, VA to the late Norman J. and Mary Hershberger Swartzentruber. A dedicated member of the Sharon Volunteer Fire Department, Ivan served as Chief for many years. Since 2000, he, along with his wife, owned and operated...

Pat Wideman

Pat Wideman

Oct 9, 2019

Patrick O'Neal Wideman, 62, of Ninety Six, SC, died Wednesday, October 9, 2019 at Self Regional Medical Center. He was born in McCormick County to the late Ralph M. and Maggie Turnage Wideman. Pat worked in carpentry and at Parke-Davis for several years. His favorite pastime was listening to country music on the radio and cracking jokes with friends and family....

Elizabeth "Betty Holmes" Peeler

Elizabeth "Betty Holmes" Peeler

Oct 8, 2019

Elizabeth ‘Betty’ Holmes Peeler, 94, wife of the late Cliff Peeler, of Loganville, GA, formerly of Abbeville, SC, died Tuesday, October 8, 2019 at The Retreat at Loganville. She was born in Spartanburg to the late William Oscar Holmes and Bertha Mathis Holmes. Betty was reared in Spartanburg and employed by Southern Bell Telephone Company as a telephone operator for...

Jo Ann "Nelson" Henry

Jo Ann "Nelson" Henry

Oct 6, 2019

Jo Ann Nelson Henry, 81, of Greenwood, wife of the late Philip C. Henry, died Sunday, October 6, 2019. She was born in Kansas City, Missouri to the late Buell E. Nelson and Florence Floyd Nelson. Mrs. Henry received her Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from the University of Missouri and Master’s in Education from the University of South Florida....

Helen G. "Meadows" Perkins

Helen G. "Meadows" Perkins

Oct 2, 2019

Helen Meadows Perkins, 75, of North Augusta died Wednesday morning, October 2, 2019, after an extended illness. She was born in Colbert, Georgia to the late Rev. Henry Thomas Meadows and Rovie Rogers Meadows. Helen grew up in Augusta, Georgia and Abbeville, South Carolina. She was a graduate of Abbeville High School, class of 1961. Helen was a homemaker who...