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Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas

Gilbert A. Smith Judge

Gilbert A. Smith Judge

Oct 24, 2017

Judge Gilbert A. Smith, Sr. of Due West, South Carolina, was born on May 10, 1923, in Arcadia, Florida.  His parents were Cook Hall Smith and Grace Gilbert.  He and Alpha Shuler Smith were married in 1949 and lived in Florida until moving to Due West in 1998. Judge Smith attended local schools in Arcadia and enlisted in the U.S....

Sue "Sorrow" Hanks

Sue "Sorrow" Hanks

Oct 23, 2017

Sue Sorrow Hanks, 80, of Abbeville, wife of the late Tillman Antney Hanks, died Monday, October 23, 2017 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. She was born in Abbeville to the late Seth and Sybil Campbell Sorrow. Mrs. Hanks was a 1955 graduate of Abbeville High School. She was employed with Erskine College for many years and volunteered at the...

Willie Inez "Granny Brown" Brown

Willie Inez "Granny Brown" Brown

Oct 21, 2017

Willie “Granny Brown” Inez Brown, 96, wife of the late Fate Brown, of Abbeville, died Saturday, October 21, 2017 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. She was born in Abbeville to the late William and Evie Beauford Hall. Mrs. Brown retired from the Abbeville Milliken Plant after many years of dedicated service and was a member of Grace United Methodist...

Peter H Hofer

Peter H Hofer

Oct 21, 2017

All services will be private.

James "Ray" Brock

James "Ray" Brock

Oct 13, 2017

Ray Brock, 46, of Ware Shoals, husband of Abbegale Craven Brock, gained his heavenly wings on Friday, October 13, 2017 at his residence surrounded by his loving family.  He was born in Greenwood to the late Sammie Brock and Kathy Davenport Garrett. Ray was a 1989 graduate of Ware Shoals High School and attended Piedmont Technical College.  He was a...

Katherine Denise Eddleman

Katherine Denise Eddleman

Oct 13, 2017

Katherine Denise ‘Nana/Nessie’ Eddleman, 62, of Abbeville, wife of James Dean Eddleman, passed peacefully Friday, October 13, 2017 at the Abbeville Area Medical Center. She was born in Lincolnton, NC to the late James Henry Faircloth II and Beatrice Shidal Faircloth. Denise was a 1973 graduate of Lincolnton High School and retired from Glen Raven Co. – Anderson Plant as...

William Joseph "Bill" Metzmeier

William Joseph "Bill" Metzmeier

Oct 10, 2017

W.J. “Bill” Metzmeier, 90, of Hodges, SC, formerly of Tampa, FL, husband of the late Mona Irene Tackett Metzmeier, died Tuesday, October 10, 2017 at his home. He was born in Louisville, KY to the late Anthony Louis and Norene Riley Metzmeier. Bill honorably served his country in the United States Navy during World War II.  He was an accomplished lithographic...

Elizabeth "Libby Knox" Stone

Elizabeth "Libby Knox" Stone

Oct 8, 2017

Elizabeth ‘Libby’ Knox Stone, 95, of Abbeville, died Sunday, October 8, 2017 at NHC in Greenwood. She was born in Abbeville to the late Edward Lawrence Knox, Sr. and Mary McDill Knox. Ms. Stone was a 1937 graduate of Sharon High School. She retired from the Abbeville Shirt Plant after many years of dedicated service and was a member of...

William E. "Bill" Ellis

William E. "Bill" Ellis

Oct 3, 2017

William E. ‘Bill’ Ellis, 85, of Antreville, SC, husband of Caroline Ashley Ellis, died Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at the Hospice House in Greenwood, SC.  He was born in Abbeville County, SC to the late John Marvin and Rosa Lee Taylor Ellis.     Bill was a 1949 graduate of Antreville High School and 1960 graduate of Erskine College.  He proudly served...

Martha Fisher Fields

Martha Fisher Fields

Oct 3, 2017

Martha Fisher Fields, 74, of Calhoun Falls, wife of the late Autrey Cleveland Fields, died Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at the McCormick Rehab and Healthcare Center.  She was born in Anderson, SC to Lucille Blume Fisher Scott and the late Thomas Clayton Fisher. Mrs. Fields retired from the WestPoint Stevens Calhoun Plant with over 30 years of dedicated service.  She...

Murrell Ann "Prince" Bannister

Murrell Ann "Prince" Bannister

Sep 26, 2017

Murrell Ann Prince Bannister, 87, of Abbeville, wife of the late Fred T. Bannister, died Tuesday, September 26, 2017 at the Abbeville Nursing Home. She was born in Abbeville, SC to the late Joseph M. and Marselle Patterson Prince. Mrs. Bannister, a 1947 graduate of Abbeville High School, was a member of the Abbeville First Baptist Church. She enjoyed gardening...

Marie "Mccurry" Patterson

Marie "Mccurry" Patterson

Sep 25, 2017

Marie McCurry Patterson, 83, of Abbeville, wife of the late John Albert Patterson, died Monday, September 25, 2017 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born in Abbeville to the late Julius A. and Lucy Powell McCurry. Mrs. Patterson retired after 42 years of services with Mohawk Industries and was a longtime member of Congregational Holiness Church. She...

Robert Lee "Bobby" Green

Robert Lee "Bobby" Green

Sep 19, 2017

Robert ‘Bobby’ Lee Green, 74, of Lowndesville, SC, husband of Ruby Thomas Allison Green, went to be with our Lord Tuesday, September 19, 2017, at his residence.  He was born in Buncombe County, NC to the late Robert Luther and Mary Green. Mr. Green retired from the Ball Corporation after 32 years of dedicated service.  His happiest times were fishing...

Pamela Kay "Meadors" Taylor

Pamela Kay "Meadors" Taylor

Sep 16, 2017

Pamela Kay Taylor, 60, of the Antreville Community, wife of Travis Taylor, died Saturday, September 16, 2017 at the Rainey Hospice House in Anderson, SC.  She was born in Melbourne, FL to the late William Ray and Joyce Leila Whitmire Meadors. Mrs. Taylor will be remembered as a loving and caring sister, wife, mother, and grandmother. In addition to her...

Floride Partlow "Hester" Leroy

Floride Partlow "Hester" Leroy

Sep 15, 2017

Floride Partlow Hester LeRoy, wife of John Levis LeRoy, Sr. passed away peacefully at home September 15, 2017 surrounded by family and loving caregivers. Flo was born in Calhoun Falls, SC  on August 13, 1929. She was the daughter of Floride Alice McCelvey and James Partlow Hester. As a child, she enjoyed riding the train with Big Grandmother Hester from...

Charles Robert Saxon

Charles Robert Saxon

Sep 11, 2017

Robert Saxon, 57, of Calhoun Falls, SC, husband of Betty Lynn Hendrix Saxon, died Monday, September 11, 2017, at his residence.  He was born in Abbeville, SC to Larry Saxon and Dorothy George Young. Robert was a self-employed handy-man and member of the Calhoun Falls Pentecostal Holiness Church. When Robert saw a job that needed doing, there wasn't much that...

Hazel Reeves "Gilliam" Quarles

Hazel Reeves "Gilliam" Quarles

Sep 7, 2017

Hazel Reeves Gilliam Quarles, 79, died peacefully Thursday, September 7, 2017, at Hospice Care of the Piedmont in Greenwood, SC. Funeral services will be 1:00PM, Saturday, September 9, 2017 at Bethany Baptist Church, 853 U.S. Hwy 378 East, McCormick, SC with burial in the church cemetery.  The family will receive friends immediately following the burial. Mrs. Quarles will be placed...

Mollie "Carrington" Ellis

Mollie "Carrington" Ellis

Sep 4, 2017

Mollie Carrington Ellis, 86, of the Level Land Community, wife of the late Olin P. Ellis, died Monday, September 4, 2017 at the Abbeville Nursing Home.  She was born in Abbeville to the late King Dewitt and Maudie Dove Carrington. Mrs. Ellis’s life was an outstanding example of graciousness to everyone who had the privilege of knowing her.  She was...

Mildred L Struebing

Mildred L Struebing

Sep 1, 2017

Mildred Louise Struebing, 98, a resident of Wesley Commons in Greenwood, SC, wife of the late Edward H. Struebing, Jr., was received into our Lord’s care on Friday, September 01, 2017 at HospiceCare of the Piedmont in Greenwood, SC. She was born in Wyandotte, MI to the late Arnold Dewitt Davis and Lillian Petraska Davis. Mrs. Struebing was a member...

Jewel Rea "Bridges" Hulett

Jewel Rea "Bridges" Hulett

Aug 31, 2017

Jewel Bridges Hulett, 91, of Calhoun Falls, SC, wife of the late Marion ‘Bud’ Hulett, died Thursday, August 31, 2017 at the Rainey Hospice House in Anderson.  She was born in Madison County, GA to the late Alvin and Cora Graham Bridges. Mrs. Hulett was a member of the Lowndesville Pentecostal Holiness Church. In addition to her parents and husband,...

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