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Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas

Timothy D. "Tim" Thomas

Timothy D. "Tim" Thomas

Jan 15, 2017

Tim Thomas, 60, of Abbeville, died Sunday, January 15, 2017 at his residence. He was born in Abbeville to the late Harold 'Ansel' Thomas and Sarah Jean Patterson Thomas. Tim was twice married, first to Wanda Scott and second to Sherry Thomas. He studied Electronic Engineering at Greenville Technical College and was formerly employed with McDougald Funeral Home. Tim was...

Nina M Trotter

Nina M Trotter

Jan 12, 2017

Nina M. Miner Trotter, 93, of Greenwood, wife of the late Alexander James Trotter, died Thursday, January 12, 2017 at her daughter's home. She was born in Greenwood County to the late Horace H. Miner and Gertrude Gatlin Miner. Mrs. Trotter honorably served her country in the United States Air Force Women's Air Corp during World War II. She was...

Frances Cheek Loftis

Frances Cheek Loftis

Jan 11, 2017

Frances Cheek Loftis, 71, of Calhoun Falls, wife of H. Thomas 'Shorty' Loftis, died Wednesday, January 11, 2017 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. She was born in Anderson, SC to the late Harold Jefferson Cheek and Virginia Inez Timms Cheek Whitten. Mrs. Loftis was dedicated to her family and to her home and they brought her much pleasure in...

George Trasak

George Trasak

Jan 9, 2017

George Trasak, 90, of Abbeville, husband of the late Edna Berry Trasak, died Monday, January 9, 2017 at his residence. He was born in Skillman, NJ to the late Daniel Trasak and Marie Bubenecek Trasak. Mr. Trasak honorably served his country in the United State Air Force during the Korean War. He retired from FL Aerospace in Greenwood as a...

Ruth Tiller "Nana" Stone

Ruth Tiller "Nana" Stone

Jan 7, 2017

Ruth Tiller 'Nana' Stone, 64, of Abbeville, wife of the late Basil O. Stone, died Saturday, January 07, 2017 at her home. She was born Abbeville to the late James Freddy and Emma Sutherland Tiller. Mrs. Stone was employed by the Rug Barn and later by Abbeville County School District. She was happy with time spent on her porch, loved...

George G Harper

George G Harper

Jan 3, 2017

George G. Harper, 79, of Abbeville, husband of the late Lessie Mildred 'Millie' Harper, died Tuesday, January 3, 2017, at Greenville Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Anderson to the late Samuel Barrett Harper and Katherine Glenn Harper. Mr. Harper was a graduate of Durham High School and honorably served his country in the United States Air Force. He...

Daniel Marshall Alexander

Daniel Marshall Alexander

Dec 30, 2016

Daniel M. Alexander, 32, of Abbeville, died suddenly Friday, December 30, 2016 at Self Regional Healthcare in Greenwood. He was born in Greenwood, SC to James P. and Cadelia Grant Alexander. Daniel graduated from Abbeville High School and was a former employee of Prysmian Power Cables & Systems in Abbeville. He was a member of the Abbeville First Baptist Church....

Mary Hershberger Swartzentruber

Mary Hershberger Swartzentruber

Dec 28, 2016

Mary J. Hershberger Swartzentruber, 85, wife of the late Norman Swartzentruber, died peacefully at home on Wednesday, December 28, 2016. She was born in Virginia Beach, VA to the late Jacob and Matilda Hershberger. Mrs. Swartzentruber was the owner of Swartzentruber's Bakery and a long-time member of Cold Spring Mennonite Church. In addition to her husband and parents, she was...

Edmund J. "Ed" Kiely

Edmund J. "Ed" Kiely

Dec 24, 2016

Ed J. Kiely, 80, of the Savannah Lakes Village, husband of Juanita 'Jenny' Oujo Kiely, died Saturday, December 24, 2016 at his residence. He was born in Orange, New Jersey to the late Edmund J. Kiely and Ruth Keppler Kiely. Mr. Kiely was reared in the home of his aunt and uncle, the late Mary and Ray Kiely. He enjoyed...

Shirley D. James

Shirley D. James

Dec 18, 2016

Shirley Driver James, 70, of Lowndesville, wife of Billy Ray James, died Sunday, December 18, 2016 at her home. She was born in Lowndesville to the late Weldon Shaw and Daisy Parnell. Shirley retired from the Rocky River Plant with over 30 years of dedicated service. Following retirement, she was employed at the Iva Nursing Home – Willow Creek for...

Annie Louise Bonds "Tootsie" Ross

Annie Louise Bonds "Tootsie" Ross

Dec 16, 2016

A. Louise 'Tootsie' Bonds Ross, 78, of Calhoun Falls, died Friday, December 16, 2016, at the Abbeville Nursing Home. She was born in Abbeville to the late Sug Jo Bonds and Lizzie Hill Bonds. 'Tootsie', as she was affectionately known, was employed with the Triangle Drive In and retired from the Rocky River Plant. She was a member of the...

Luther F. "Frankie" Rhodes

Luther F. "Frankie" Rhodes

Dec 12, 2016

Luther Franklin 'Frankie' Rhodes, 72, of Greenwood, husband of Frances Hedden Rhodes, died Monday, December 12, 2016, at the Hospice House in Greenwood due to an extended illness of Alzheimer's disease. He was born March 25, 1947 in Laurens County to the late John Dewey Rhodes, Sr. and Carrie Riddle Rhodes. Frankie honorably served his country in the United States...

Kenneth Earle Steadham Sr.

Kenneth Earle Steadham Sr.

Dec 11, 2016

Kenneth Earle Steadham, Sr., 89, of Atmore, AL, husband of the late Sarah Ann Phillips Steadham, died Sunday, December 11, 2016. He was born July 7, 1927 to the late Edward Steadham and Callie Lorena Stafford Steadham. Mr. Steadham was a native and former resident of Robertsdale, AL and has resided in Atmore, AL for the past 13 months. He...

Marion "Red" Bowie

Marion "Red" Bowie

Dec 7, 2016

Marion "Red" Bowie, Sr., 93, of Abbeville, husband of the late Doris Thompson Bowie, died Wednesday, December 7, 2016, at the Hospice House in Greenwood. He was born in Abbeville to the late Will Allen and Azalee Carroll Bowie. Red honorably served his country in the United States Army during WWII. He was employed with Milliken & Co – Abbeville...

Jennie G. White

Jennie G. White

Dec 7, 2016

Jennie Gambrell White, 102, of Abbeville, wife of the late Earl Thomas (Duck) White, died Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at the Abbeville Nursing Home. She was born in Honea Path to the late Ronald Spears and Ola Pauline King Gambrell. Mrs. White was a member of the Abbeville A.R.P. Church and the last surviving member of her immediate family. In...

Angela Vaughn Rowland

Angela Vaughn Rowland

Dec 5, 2016

Angela Vaughn Rowland, 49, of Honea Path, wife of the late Jim Rowland, died Monday, December 5, 2016, at the Trident Medical Center in Charleston. She was born in Anderson to Larry and Glenda Brock Vaughn. Angela was a 1985 graduate of Dixie High School and also received her degree from the Nursing Program of Tri-County Technical College. She was...

Herb Marks

Herb Marks

Dec 1, 2016

Herbert L. 'Herb' Marks, Sr., 67, of the Savannah Lakes Community, husband of Sharon A. Marks, went to be the Lord on Thursday, December 01, 2016, at his residence. He was born in Alexandria, VA to the late Herbert Jasper Marks and Elizabeth Lucille Marks. Herb was a 1975 graduate of North Carolina State University with a degree in Electrical...

Samuel Cade

Samuel Cade

Dec 1, 2016

Samuel Cade, 91, of Calhoun Falls, died Thursday, December 1, 2016 at Self Regional Medical Center. He was born in Calhoun Falls to the late James and Mamie Wideman Cade. A Graveside Service will be 11:00AM, Friday, December 9, 2016 in the Golden Hill Cemetery, Calhoun Falls, SC. A message of condolence may be sent to the family by visiting...

Paula Cook Hazlewood Graham

Paula Cook Hazlewood Graham

Nov 30, 2016

Paula Cook Hazelwood Graham, 78, of Calhoun Falls, died Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016 at the Hospice House in Greenwood, SC. She was born in Calhoun Falls, SC to the late Richard and Rosa Laurene Cook Hazelwood. She was a retired LPN and a member of the Second and First Baptist Church in Hamlet, NC. Mrs. Graham is survived by her...

Maxie D. Ashley

Maxie D. Ashley

Nov 29, 2016

Maxie D. Ashley, 86, of Abbeville, husband of the late Ruth Napier Ferguson Ashley, died Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at his residence. He was born in Abbeville, SC to the late Calvin Wayne & Lois Branyon Ashley. After many years of dedicated service, Mr. Ashley retired from the Rocky River Plant. He was an active member of Little Mountain Presbyterian...

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