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Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas
Lloyd Wayne Wiggins Rev.
Mar 18, 2018
Reverend Lloyd Wayne Wiggins, 84, husband of Joyce Winchester Wiggins, passed away on March 18, 2018 at Greenville Memorial Hospital. He was born on July 29, 1933 in Fort Mill, SC to the late Lloyd E. and Emma Thomason Wiggins. A native of Fort Mill, SC, he was a 1952 graduate of Fort Mill High School. Reverend Wiggins was a...
Martha Rogers Ferguson
Mar 7, 2018
Martha Rogers Ferguson, 65, wife of the late Albert “Pat” Ferguson, of Abbeville, SC, died Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at The Renaissance in Due West. She was born in Oconee County, the daughter of the late Sam Rogers and Jennie Waldrop Tyner and Eugene Tyner. Mrs. Ferguson was employed by Mohawk Industries for many years. Reading and sewing were some...
Clarence Melone
Mar 5, 2018
Clarence A. “Red” Melone, Jr., 84, of Brookdale in Anderson, SC, died Monday, March 5, 2018 at the Rainey Hospice House in Anderson. He was born April 10, 1933 in McConnells Mill, Washington, PA, son of the late Clarence and Clara Cumer Melone, Sr. Mr. Melone served in the United States Army from 1953 – 1955, stationed in Korea. He...
Mattie "Davis" Gilmer
Mar 4, 2018
Mattie Davis Gilmer, "Ma," 99, of Calhoun Falls, wife of the late Samuel Paul Gilmer, died Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the home of her daughter. She was born in Anderson County to the late Robert Lee Davis and Rosa Lee Land Davis. Mrs. Gilmer retired from the textile industry after many years of service. She was the oldest living member...
Hillard H. Allen
Mar 3, 2018
Hillard H. Allen, 85, formerly of Cocoa Beach, Florida, died peacefully at his home in Due West, South Carolina surrounded by family and friends on Saturday, March 3, 2018. Born in Bartow, Florida to the late Justice William Paul and Anne Hurlbut Allen, Hillard was preceded in death by his wife of 54 years, Carolyn Griffith Allen. An engineering graduate...
Thomas Herman "Tommy" Blessing
Mar 2, 2018
Thomas “Tommy” Herman Blessing, 65, of Abbeville died Friday, March 2, 2018 at his home. He was born in Abbeville to the late Herman and Mary Louise Thomas Blessing. Tommy was a graduate of Abbeville High School and a member of Abbeville Presbyterian Church. He was preceded in death by his parents. Tommy is survived by his cousin, Howard Thomas,...
Stephanie R. "Steph" Southerland
Feb 27, 2018
Stephanie “Steph” R. Southerland, 45, of the Antreville Community, wife of Tommy Southerland, died Tuesday, February 27, 2018 at her home. She was born in Charleston, SC. Steph was a graduate of Laurens High School - Class of 1990, Piedmont Technical College and was presently attending Chamberlain College of Nursing. A dedicated employee of Self Regional Healthcare, with over 23...
Robert "Wayne" Bowie Sr. Rev.
Feb 24, 2018
Rev. Robert 'Wayne' Bowie, Sr., 78, husband of Emma Johnson Bowie, of Simpsonville, formerly of Abbeville, died Saturday, February 24, 2018 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. He was born in Abbeville to the late James Neuffer Bowie and Sally Lou Holmes Bowie. Wayne was twice married, first to the late Jackye Ware Bowie and presently to Emma Johnson Bowie....
Lavern Graber
Feb 22, 2018
Lavern Graber, 82, husband of Ida Mae Mast Graber, of Abbeville, SC died Thursday, February 22, 2018 at his home; his family was with him. He was born in Hartville, OH to the late Joel and Esther Schlabach Graber. Mr. Graber indeed was a man of varied talents who had a servant’s heart. A woodworking craftsman, he constructed cabinets, restaurant...
Fannie Mae Wright Williams
Feb 22, 2018
Fannie Mae Wright Williams, 86, wife of the late Booker T. Williams, of Abbeville died Thursday, February 22, 2018 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. She was born in Abbeville to the late Joseph and Georgia Smith Wright. Mrs. Williams was employed for many years with the Fogle Plant, presently Rondy & Co. She was a longtime, active member of...
Roger Davis
Feb 17, 2018
Roger Allen Davis, 66, husband of Judy Moss Davis, of Abbeville died peacefully Saturday, February 17, 2018 at the Hospice House in Greenwood with his family by his side. He was born in Abbeville to the late Ralph M. Davis and Sallie ‘Myrt’ Satcher Davis. A 1970 graduate of Abbeville High School, he also studied at Piedmont Technical College in...
Philip Alan "Phil" Osborn
Feb 16, 2018
Philip Alan Osborn, known simply by the name of “Phil”, died peacefully on February 16, 2018 at the Hospice House in Greenwood, SC. Lulu, his dog and best friend, was close when he passed from this life to the next. She was the love of his life, as they have worked side by side in downtown Memphis as carriage driver and co-pilot for...
George "Bennie" Rambo Jr.
Feb 14, 2018
George B. “Bennie” Rambo, Jr., 60, husband of Phila Ann Goldman Rambo, of Bradley, died Wednesday, February 14, 2018 at AnMed Health surrounded by his family. He was born in Greenwood to Beth Tuck Rambo and the late George “Ben” Rambo. A graduate of Abbeville High School and Spartanburg Methodist College, Bennie was a certified dental technician, owning and managing...
Frederick F. Karpinski
Feb 12, 2018
Frederick F. “Butch” Karpinski, 71, of Abbeville died Monday, February 12, 2018 at the Abbeville Area Medical Center. He was born in Shamokin, PA to the late Edward Karpinski and Sally Meisner Karpinski. A Celebration of Butch’s Life will be 12:00Noon on Friday, February 16, 2018 at the Abbeville Veterans Memorial Foundation, 200 Long Branch Street. Burial will be in...
Eugenia Howie "Smith" Milford
Feb 7, 2018
Eugenia Smith Howie Milford, 94, of Abbeville, died Wednesday, February 7, 2018 at Self Regional Healthcare. She was born in Abbeville to the late Daniel Townsend Smith and Eugenia Coleman Smith formerly of Greenville, SC. She was twice married, first to the late Franklin Stokes Howie and second, to the late Col. Harry B. Milford. Mrs. Milford was a 1940...
Rita Shaw Knight
Feb 7, 2018
Rita Shaw Knight, 74, of Donalds, wife of the late Benjamin Freddy Knight, died Wednesday, February 7, 2018 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. She was born in Anderson to the late Julian Shaw and Helen Parnell Shaw. Mrs. Knight was a graduate of Crescent High School, attended Anderson College, and graduated from what is now Winthrop University. Her teaching...
Mary Lou "Bussey" Galbraith
Feb 6, 2018
Mary Lou Galbraith, 79, of the Savannah Lakes Village, wife of Darold Galbraith, died Tuesday, February 6, 2018 at the McCormick Rehab and Healthcare Center. She was born in Mio, Michigan to the late Walter Bussey and Mirna Hutchins Bussey. Mrs. Galbraith, a graduate of Mio High School, retired from her career in real estate sales. For the past 25...
O. H. "Buddy" Reid Sr.
Jan 30, 2018
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Franklin Cape
Jan 29, 2018
E. Franklin Cape, SMSGT, United States Air Force, Ret., 72, of Abbeville, husband of Debra Duvall Cape, died Monday, January 29, 2018, at his home. He was born in Abbeville to the late James David Cape and Inez Edwards Cape. Mr. Cape retired from the United States Air Force after 26 years of service to his country, including serving in...
Michael L Branyon
Jan 29, 2018
Michael Lee Branyon, 57, of Honea Path, husband of Cheryl Ann Kelly Branyon, died Monday, January 29, 2018 at his home. He was the son of Margaret Garner Alexander of Honea Path and the late Martin C. Branyon. Michael was a graduate of Dixie High School and a veteran of the United States Army. He was of the Baptist faith....
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