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Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas
Harrison Lee Sawyer
Apr 30, 2018
Harrison Lee Sawyer, 76, formerly of Calhoun Falls, SC, died Monday, April 30, 2018 at the Clarendon Hospice House in Baton Rouge, LA. He was born in Needmore, IN to the late Brack Sawyer and Elizabeth Lawson Sawyer. Mr. Sawyer was a graduate of Indiana University. He was an entrepreneur, owning and operating Sawyer’s Grocery Store and later The Latimer...
Johnny Brinkley
Apr 30, 2018
Johnny Brinkley, 68, of McCormick, husband of Linda Barnett Brinkley, died Monday, April 30, 2018 at Self Regional Medical Center. He was born in McCormick, SC to the late Jack Brinkley and Grace Johnson Hardy. Mr. Brinkley was reared in the home of the late John and Betty Strom from McCormick. Mr. Brinkley was a 1968 graduate of McCormick High...
Thelma Lou "Young" Campbell
Apr 25, 2018
Thelma Lou Young Campbell, 81, of Abbeville, died Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at the Abbeville Nursing Home. She was born in Abbeville to the late Robbie and Fannie Lou Wells Young. Ms. Campbell was entirely family oriented. She cherished spending time with her children, grandchildren and great-granddaughter. Ms. Campbell was a faithful member of Abbeville Church of God. In addition...
Margaret Frances "Newell" Young
Apr 24, 2018
Margaret Frances Young, 92, wife of the late Lowry T. Young, of Abbeville, died Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. She was born in Abbeville to the late Arthur and Margaret Hagen Newell. Mrs. Young was in every respect a homemaker. She guided each family member in her loving and caring way. Her home was warm...
Merle Hershberger
Apr 23, 2018
Merle Hershberger, 66, husband of Effie Grace Yoder Hershberger, had an address change to his eternal Heavenly home on Monday, April 23, 2018 at their home in Belton, SC. He was born September 10, 1951 in Norfolk, VA to the late Henry J. and Anna Elizabeth Yoder Hershberger. Mr. Hershberger was a member of Whispering Pines Mennonite Church, Honea Path,...
Mary "Ann Gross" Ketron
Apr 21, 2018
Mary “Ann” Ketron, 71, wife of Charles Ketron, of Anderson, SC, formerly of Blountville, TN, died Saturday, April 21, 2018 at the Kent General Hospital in Dover, DE. She was born in Washington County, TN to the late James and Gladys Poore Gross. Mrs. Ketron was a graduate of Holston/Boones Creek High School. Selecting her profession proved to be an...
Navy "Robertson" Rita L. Simmons Ret. Us
Apr 20, 2018
Rita L. Robertson Simmons, Petty Officer First Class, US Navy, Ret., 64, of Honea Path, SC, formerly of South Bend, IN, died Friday, April 20, 2018 at the Richard M. Campbell Veterans Nursing Home in Anderson, SC. She was born in South Bend, IN to the late Charles T. Robertson and Muriel A. Wegner Robertson. Ms. Simmons, a 1971 graduate...
Patricia Faye "Henderson" Gilbert
Apr 20, 2018
Patricia Faye Gilbert, 69, of Greenwood, formerly of Hendersonville, NC, died Friday, April 20, 2018 at Self Regional Medical Center. She was born in Hendersonville, NC to the late Roy McKinley Henderson and Ellen Nanny Grasty Henderson. Ms. Gilbert was a graduate of the Cosmetology School in Hendersonville, NC and worked many years as a cosmetologist at the Laurel Park...
Merrell Quincy Garvin
Apr 18, 2018
Merrell Quincy Garvin, 67, husband of Pia Garvin, of Abbeville, SC died Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. He was born in Aiken to the late Quincy Garvin and Ethel Aldrich Garvin. Mr. Garvin received his Bachelor of Science degree from Clemson University and his Master’s Degree in Industrial Engineering from Texas Tech University. He worked...
Laurie Olivia "Creswell" Cowan
Apr 17, 2018
Laurie Cowan, 53, wife of Ronnie Cowan, of Abbeville, SC died Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at Self Regional Healthcare. She was born in Abbeville to Margaret Martin Creswell Mulholland and the late James Oliver Creswell, Sr. Laurie was a graduate of Westside Christian School and earned an Associate Degree in Business from Piedmont Technical College. She brought much joy to...
Floyd Dwight Thomas
Apr 16, 2018
Floyd Dwight Thomas, 73, husband of Peggy Thomas (née Tuckey), of Savannah Lakes died Monday, April 16, 2018, at the Hospice House in Greenwood, SC. Born in Mishawauka, Indiana, he was the son of the late Raymond Dwight Thomas and Sara Silberman Thomas. Mr. Thomas honorably served his country in the United States Navy during the Cuban Missile Crisis. He was...
Arial Dean "Honey Prince" Irwin
Apr 12, 2018
Arial Dean “Honey” Prince Irwin, 91, of Abbeville, died Thursday, April 12, 2018 at her home. She was born in Abbeville to the late Joseph M. and Marselle Patterson Prince. “Honey,” as she was affectionately known, was most recently employed by the Abbeville Nursing Home. Ms. Irwin was a member of Abbeville Pentecostal Holiness Church. In addition to her parents,...
Doris "Moss" Tucker
Apr 7, 2018
Doris Moss Tucker, 82, of Abbeville, wife of the late James Cleveland Tucker, died Saturday, April 7, 2018 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. She was born in Elberton, GA to the late Floyd Moss, Sr. and Virginia Johnson Moss. Mrs. Tucker was a 1954 graduate of the Nancy Hart High School in Elberton, GA. In 1956 she married the...
Milton William "Milt" Becker
Apr 7, 2018
Milton “Milt” William Becker, 70, husband of Kathy Petersen Becker, of Anderson, SC died Saturday, April 7, 2018 at AnMed Health Medical Center; his family was with him. He was born in Chicago, IL to the late Harold and Evelyn Hanich Becker. Milt served his country in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. He received his Bachelor of...
Ruby Young "Young" Wiles
Apr 4, 2018
Ruby Young Wiles, a devoted Christian and Believer in: God, The Father; God, The Son; and God, The Holy Spirit, entered into her heavenly home on April 4, 2018. Remaining to cherish her love and memories are her husband of 69 years, Ernest Hoyt Wiles; her son, Stanley Wiles (Doris); her daughter, Kaye Minarovich; ten grandchildren, Joey Stubblefield (Hayley), Stacey...
Brenda Speer Ellenburg
Apr 3, 2018
Brenda Speer Ellenburg, 67, of Abbeville, died Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at Greenville Memorial Hospital. She was born in Abbeville to the late James “Baker” and Mary Young Speer. Ms. Ellenburg was a 1969 graduate of Abbeville High School and honorably served her country in the United States Air Force. She was preceded in death by her parents. Ms. Ellenburg...
Ouida Adams "Adams" Creswell
Mar 28, 2018
Ouida Adams Creswell, 91, of Abbeville, died Wednesday, March 28, 2018 at the Abbeville Nursing Home. She was born in Colbert, GA to the late Leanord Lee and Luvie Lea Smith Adams. Ms. Creswell was a graduate of Madison County Schools and a member of Gordon’s Chapel Methodist Church in Hull, GA. She was a dedicated employee of the Textile...
James L. Kennemore Jr.
Mar 26, 2018
James L. Kennemore, Jr., 67, of Greenwood, died Monday, March 26, 2018 at his home. He was born in Greenwood to the late James L. and Margaret Allen Kennemore, Sr. He is survived by his children, James L. ‘Tre’ Kennemore, III (Dana), Kristen Kennemore, Courtney Lenn Kennemore and Lauren Jackson; three granddaughters and several other extended family and friends. Funeral...
Mary "Mcclain" Williams
Mar 24, 2018
Mary McClain Williams, 95, wife of the late James C. Williams, of Abbeville, died Saturday, March 24, 2018 at Self Regional Healthcare. She was born in Oconee County to the late Robert Nathaniel McClain and Sadie Belle Graham McClain. Mrs. Williams was a graduate of Westminister High School (1941), North Greenville Junior College (1943), and Carson Newman College (1944). Her...
John R. "Pete" Boyd Jr.
Mar 21, 2018
John R. ‘Pete’ Boyd, Jr., 91, husband of Margaret Betty Stone Boyd, of Abbeville County, SC, died Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at Self Regional Healthcare. He was born in Abbeville to the late John Robert Boyd, Sr. and Lois Gordon Boyd. Mr. Boyd was a World War II veteran having served in the United States Navy. He was a lifelong...
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