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Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas

Barbara Bailey "Toots" Sumner

Barbara Bailey "Toots" Sumner

Jan 10, 2016

Barbara Bailey 'Toots' Sumner, 76, wife of the late Charles S. 'Speedy' Sumner, died Sunday, January 10, 2016 at the Abbeville Area Medical Center. She was born in Union, SC to the late Doc and Frances Cudd Bailey. 'Toots', as she was affectionately known, retired from the Department of Social Services with 30 years of service. She was a member...

Earl Anderson "Andy" Botts Jr.

Earl Anderson "Andy" Botts Jr.

Jan 10, 2016

Earl Anderson (Andy) Botts, Jr., 52, of Abbeville, died Friday, January 8, 2016 at his home. He was born in Greenwood, SC to the late Earl Anderson Botts, Sr. and Ann Dillashaw Botts. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Tina Botts Gwinn and a brother, Kip Todd Botts. Andy was a 1981 graduate...

Justin Ray "Jut" Williams

Justin Ray "Jut" Williams

Jan 9, 2016

Justin Ray 'Jut' Williams, 32, of Lowndesville, died January 9, 2016. Born in Greenwood, SC on March 18, 1983, he was the beloved son of Eddie and Carol Jane 'CJ' Purdy Williams. Jut was a craftsman and his carpentry skills were exceptional. He enjoyed spending time with his family and friends. In addition to his parents, he left to cherish...

Marty H. Atkins

Marty H. Atkins

Jan 8, 2016

Marty H. Atkins, 70, formerly of Anderson, SC., died Friday, January 8, 2016 in Macon, GA. She was born in Greenville, SC to the late Crawford Henry Atkins and Lloyd Frances "Billie" McCurry Bujanski. Ms. Atkins retired from the Anderson County Health Department after many years of dedicated service. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by...

Ruth J. Hershberger

Ruth J. Hershberger

Jan 5, 2016

Ruth J. Hershberger, 66, of Abbeville, SC, died January 5, 2016, at the Hospice House of Greenwood. She was born in Lynnhaven, VA to the late Jacob and Matilda Hershberger. Ms. Hershberger was a member of Lighthouse Ministries of Abbeville, SC where she found happiness and pleasure in teaching children. She was the former owner of Cold Spring Café. Ms....

Frank J Nalevaiko

Frank J Nalevaiko

Dec 31, 2015

Frank J. Nalevaiko, 79, of Savannah Lakes Village in McCormick, husband of Rosemarie Basile Nalevaiko died Thursday, December 31, 2015 at his residence. He was born and raised in the Bronx, NY to the late Frank J. & Stella Anna Filinovitch Nalevaiko. Mr. Nalevaiko was a graduate of the RCA Institute in New York, and worked as a civilian in...

William J. "Bill" Scott

William J. "Bill" Scott

Dec 29, 2015

William J. 'Bill' 'Pops' Scott, 69, of Calhoun Falls, husband of Brenda VanOrden Scott, died Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at Self Regional Healthcare surrounded by his family. He was born in Abbeville County to Jewell 'Nanny' Graham Scott and the late Harold J. Scott. Mr. Scott retired from the Burlington/Mohawk Plant after many years of dedicated service. He was a...

Betty Brickle Dunn

Betty Brickle Dunn

Dec 25, 2015

Betty Brickle Dunn, 91, of Iva, wife of the late Roger Lamar Dunn, died Friday, December 25, 2015 at her residence. She was born in Elberton, GA to the late George Allison Brickle and Earle Elizabeth Bell Brickle. Mrs. Dunn was a member of Smyrna United Methodist Church in Lowndesville and retired from the Wellington Mill in Anderson after many...

Ret. Lt. Col. Gladys I. Cochran

Ret. Lt. Col. Gladys I. Cochran

Dec 22, 2015

Ret. Lt. Col. Gladys Ione Cochran, 87, of Asheville, NC, died Tuesday, December 22, 2015 at Deerfield Episcopal Living. She was a native of Abbeville County, SC, Cold Spring Community, the daughter of the late Samuel A. and Leila Ellis Cochran. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Ellis and Harry Cochran and four...

Mary Lucinda Barton

Mary Lucinda Barton

Dec 22, 2015

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Dale Jackson Edmunds

Dale Jackson Edmunds

Dec 19, 2015

Dale Jackson Edmunds, 47, of Atlanta, GA, formerly of McCormick, SC, died Saturday, December 19, 2015 in Atlanta. He was born in Greenwood, SC to Paul Jackson Edmunds, Jr. and Mary Gable Edmunds. Dale graduated from Long Cane Academy in 1986 and was a graduate of the University of South Carolina. He was presently employed with U.S. Motivations as an...

Margaret Louise Bonds Chandler

Margaret Louise Bonds Chandler

Dec 18, 2015

Margaret Louise Bonds Chandler, 84, of Abbeville, wife of the late C. L. 'Bill' Chandler, Jr, died Friday, December 18, 2015 at her home in Donalds. She was the daughter of the late Clyde 'Red' and Corrine Waters Bonds. Mrs. Chandler owned and operated a daycare, The Toddlers Inn, on Magazine Street. She was a member of Grace United Methodist...

Miriam Hutchison Manning

Miriam Hutchison Manning

Dec 13, 2015

Miriam Hutchison Manning, 77, of Calhoun Falls, wife of late Glen Manning, died Sunday, December 13, 2015 at her residence. She was born in Abbeville County to the late Robert Eugene Hutchison and Rosa Manning Hutchison. Mrs. Manning attended Calhoun Falls schools. She retired from the Mohawk Plant and was of the holiness faith. In addition to her parents and...

Ellen Nelson

Ellen Nelson

Dec 12, 2015

Ellen Nelson, 82, of Lowndesville, wife of Marion 'Wild Bill' Nelson, died Saturday, December 12, 2015 at the Abbeville Area Medical Center. She was born in the Ridge Community to the late Clifton Eugene Davis and Reba Powell Davis. Mrs. Nelson was a lifelong residence of Lowndesville. She worked a few years at the Bloomsburg Mill, Starr Mill and lastly...

James Taggart Hester

James Taggart Hester

Dec 11, 2015

James Taggart Hester, 85, of Calhoun Falls, SC, passed away Friday, December 11, 2015 at the Abbeville Area Medical Center in Abbeville, South Carolina. Jim was born to the late James Partlow & Floride McCelvey Hester on December 4, 1930, in Calhoun Falls, South Carolina. Jim is survived by his wife, Sally, originally of Tokyo, Japan. Surviving children are James...

Janice L. Masich

Janice L. Masich

Dec 11, 2015

Janice Barsh Masich of McCormick, SC passed away on December 11, 2015. The child of Edward and Desda Barsh, Janice grew up in Bloomsburg, PA, and spent many years in Berwick, PA, with her husband of 49 years, Jack Masich, and her two children, Jill Brabec, now of Steamboat Springs, CO and John (Jack) Masich, now of Herndon, VA. Janice...

Evelyn Bowie Scott

Evelyn Bowie Scott

Dec 10, 2015

Evelyn Bowie Scott, 95, of 105 Pineview Street, entered into her heavenly home on Thursday, December 10, 2015 at the Abbeville Nursing Home. She was the daughter of the late George and Lena Ramey Bowie. Mrs. Scott was married to the late Emmett Scott, Sr. for 72 years. She was a former resident of 508 North Main Street for over...

Frances Dansby Horton

Frances Dansby Horton

Dec 6, 2015

Frances Dansby Horton, 84, of Calhoun Falls, SC, wife of the late William M. 'Bill' Horton, Jr., died Sunday, December 6, 2015, at the Abbeville Nursing Home. She was born in Troy, SC to the late William Luther and Margaret Woodhurst Dansby. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Susan McCurry and...

Betty Jo Hairston

Betty Jo Hairston

Dec 6, 2015

Dateline: Iva, SC Betty Jo Hairston, of Iva, SC, died Sunday, December 6, 2015 at the Rainey Hospice House in Anderson, SC. She was born in Greenville, SC to the late Anderson Bryan and Nancy Spearman Hairston. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Sharon McConnell and a sister, Grace Reams. Ms. Hairston was...

Mary Elizabeth Olsen

Mary Elizabeth Olsen

Dec 3, 2015

Mary E. Olsen, 95, of Abbeville, died Thursday, December 03, 2015 at the Abbeville Nursing Home. She was born in Johnson, VT to the late Edwin and Cleo Emery Derby. Mrs. Olsen retired from the restaurant business as owner and operator. She was a member of Sharon United Methodist Church. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death...

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