Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas

Alta Marie Krauss

Alta Marie Krauss

Nov 5, 2014

Alta Marie Krauss, 81, of Abbeville, SC, formerly of Virginia Beach, VA, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 5, at Abbeville Area Medical Center. She was born in Virginia Beach to the late Jonas & Kate Miller. She spent over 14 years serving Jesus in Berlin, Germany. Ms. Krauss was a member of Shiloh Mennonite Church in Due West, SC....

Gregory "Scotti" Davenport

Gregory "Scotti" Davenport

Nov 5, 2014

Gregory 'Scotti' Davenport, 28, of Iva, died Wednesday, November 5, 2014, at his home. He was born in Anderson to David A. Davenport and Lisa Lindsay Green. Scotti was a 2004 graduate of Dixie High School. He worked at Drennon's Grocery Store in Iva and was a member of Project 7 Church in Anderson, SC. Scotti was preceded in death...

Nathan B.F. Looney

Nathan B.F. Looney

Nov 3, 2014

Nathan B.F. Looney, 64, died Monday, November 3, 2014 at his home. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by HARRIS FUNERAL HOME CALHOUN FALLS CHAPEL.

Robert E. "Bobby" Hughes

Robert E. "Bobby" Hughes

Nov 2, 2014

Robert E. 'Bobby' Hughes, 64, of Abbeville, husband of Becky Yon Hughes, died Sunday, November 02, 2014 at the Hospice House in Greenwood, SC. He was born in Abbeville to the late Harold and Clara Roberts Hughes. Mr. Hughes attended Abbeville High School and retired after 30 years of dedicated service with Pirelli Power Cables & Systems. He loved collecting...

Julian Earle Griffin Jr.

Julian Earle Griffin Jr.

Oct 28, 2014

Julian Earle Griffin, Jr., son of the late Beverly Cole Griffin and Julian Earle Griffin, died on Tuesday, October 28, 2014, in Greenwood, SC, at the age of 79. He was born in Florence, SC, on August 6, 1935. Mr. Griffin attended Wofford College and studied extensively in Europe. He subsequently taught at Middlebury College in Vermont and Lander University...

Robert Glenn "Bobby" Wines

Robert Glenn "Bobby" Wines

Oct 28, 2014

Bobby Wines, 69, of Calhoun Falls died Tuesday, October 28, 2014 at his home. He was born in Canton, NC to the late Ray and Lucille Warren Wines. Mr. Wines was a dedicated employee of Connie Maxwell Children's Home for 38 years where he recently retired from his position as Supervisor of grounds and maintenance. He was a member of...

James M "Buddy" Waters

James M "Buddy" Waters

Oct 24, 2014

James M. 'Buddy' Waters, 86, of Calhoun Falls, husband of the late Beulah Graham Waters, died October 24, 2014 at Heardmont Nursing Home, Elberton, Georgia. Mr. Waters was born in Calhoun Falls to the late Paul and Maggie Jane Wiles Waters. He was employed at Mohawk Industries for twenty-five years and was a member of the Iva First Assembly of...

Azile M. Hawthorne

Azile M. Hawthorne

Oct 22, 2014

Azile McNeil Hawthorne, 94, formally of Abbeville, died Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at the Advanced Rehab and Health Center in Clearwater, Florida. She was born in Abbeville to the late John Henry McNeil and Effie Wilson McNeil. Mrs. Hawthorne worked as a bookkeeper for Reid Motor Company and she and her husband, the late Ralph E. Hawthorne, owned and operated...

Martha G. "Marti" Mueller

Martha G. "Marti" Mueller

Oct 21, 2014

Martha 'Marti' G. Mueller, 68, of Calhoun Falls, SC, died Tuesday, October 21, 2014 at her home. She was born in Abbeville, SC to the late Colie B. Gaines and Corine Duncan Skelton. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Junior Gaines and a sister, Estelle Dorn. Surviving Ms. Mueller is a son, Dwayne...

N. Broadwell Ellis

N. Broadwell Ellis

Oct 20, 2014

N. Broadwell Ellis, 92, of the Level Land Community, husband of the late Georgia Speer Ellis, died Monday, October 20, 2014 at AnMed Medical Center in Anderson. He was born in Abbeville County to the late William Newton Ellis and Sally Mae Young Ellis. Mr. Ellis was retired from the Abbeville Oil Company after 35 years of dedicated service. He...

Trudy Mcinnis Blocker

Trudy Mcinnis Blocker

Oct 18, 2014

Trudy McInnis Blocker, 65, of Abbeville, died Saturday, October 18, 2014 at Self Regional Healthcare. She was born in Kannapolis, NC to the late John McInnis and Ruthalee Foster Fink. Mrs. Blocker was twice married, first to Victor Benton, Sr. and second to the late Bobby Blocker. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by...

James A. Finley

James A. Finley

Oct 9, 2014

James A. 'Jimmy' Finley, 73, of Abbeville, died Thursday, October 09, 2014 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. He was born in Abbeville to Dorothy Sharpton Finley Harmon and the late Paul A. Finley. Mr. Finley was twice married, first to the late Donna Gail McCurry Finley and for 13 years to Juanita Wilson Finley of the home. He served...

Jack Timothy "Tim" Newell

Jack Timothy "Tim" Newell

Oct 8, 2014

Jack Timothy 'Tim' Newell, 56, of Abbeville, died peacefully on Wednesday, October 8, 2014 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Abbeville to Jack T. and Frieda Shields Newell. Mr. Newell was a 1976 graduate of Westside Christian School and a member of South Side Baptist Church. He worked at H&H Machining as a welder and...

Michael D Barton

Michael D Barton

Oct 2, 2014

Michael Duvane Barton, 72, resident of 451 Grace Street, husband of Hollis Brown Barton, passed away Thursday, October 2, 2014 at the Hospice House. Born in Greenwood, June 18, 1942, he was the son of the late Lila Miller Lavergne and Lee Ottis and Edith Barton. Mike was a member of the Providence Pentecostal Holiness Church where he was involved...

Wilbert O. Mcnair

Wilbert O. Mcnair

Sep 22, 2014

Wilbert O. McNair, 81, of Abbeville, died Monday, September 22, 2014 at the Hospice House in Greenwood, SC. He was born in Abbeville to the late Walter O. and Roberta Hutchison McNair. All services will be private. A message of condolence may be sent to the family by visiting www.harrisfuneral.com HARRIS FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SERVICES of Abbeville is assisting...

Chris B. "Goofy" Burdette

Chris B. "Goofy" Burdette

Sep 21, 2014

Chris 'Goofy' Burdette, 39, husband of Angie Fleming Burdette, died suddenly at his home on Sunday, September 21, 2014. He was born in Greenwood to Jimmy Ray 'Tadpole' Burdette and the late Melinda Wilson Burdette. Chris was a 1993 graduate of Abbeville High School Class and a graduate of Spartanburg Methodist College. He was currently employed with Anderson Transportation and...

Mary Henderson Tiller

Mary Henderson Tiller

Sep 13, 2014

Mary Henderson Tiller, 90, of Abbeville, wife of the late Howard W. Tiller, Sr., died peacefully on Saturday, September 13, 2014 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. She was born in Laurens County to the late Thomas F. and Mary Going Henderson. After many years of service she retired from the Abbeville-Milliken Plant. She was a caregiver for several years...

Walter R. Harmon Jr.

Walter R. Harmon Jr.

Sep 10, 2014

Walter R. Harmon, Jr., 80, of Abbeville, husband of Dot Finley Harmon, died peacefully on Wednesday, September 10, 2014 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. He was born in Indiana to the late Walter Roy and Anna Pontius Harmon, Sr. Mr. Harmon served in the United States Navy during the Korean War. He was a retired carpenter and former owner...

Carolyn K. Baker

Carolyn K. Baker

Sep 7, 2014

Carolyn Kae Baker. 72, of Savannah Lakes Village, wife of Larry Baker went home to be with her Lord on Sunday, September 7, 2014. She was born in Des Moines, Iowa to the late Arthur D. and Dorothy Leona Briggs Beers. Mrs. Baker moved with her family to the Chicago area and then to Holland, MI for 22 years. In...