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Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas

Claire K Downey

Claire K Downey

Dec 24, 2012

Dateline: Donalds, SC Claire Kingsley Downey, 94, of Donalds, died, Monday, December 24, 2012 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. She was born in New York to the late Elizabeth Palmer. Ms. Downey worked for the Stamford Advocate newspaper in Stamford, CT for over 30 years. In addition to her mother, she was preceded in death by a brother, Delbert...

Mahlon "Bubba" Stone

Mahlon "Bubba" Stone

Dec 24, 2012

Mahlon 'Bubba' Stone, Jr., 55, of Abbeville died Monday, December 24, 2012 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. He was born in Abbeville to the late Mahlon P. Stone, Sr. and Agnes Kirby Stone. Mr. Stone was a former employee of Burnstein von Seelen and was of the Baptist faith. He is survived by three sons, Cody Stone (Hope), Jamie...

Betty Lou Fogg

Betty Lou Fogg

Dec 17, 2012

Betty Lou Fogg, 94, of Waterloo, died Monday, December 17, 2012 at the Laurens County Health Care. She was born in Hutchinson, KA to the late William E. and Rose Barnard Thompson. Mrs. Fogg was of the baptist faith. Surviving her are her four sons; Daniel Carr of Jacksonville, FL, William A. Carr of Waterloo, SC, Thomas Carr of Grand...

Peter Ebert

Peter Ebert

Dec 16, 2012

Peter Ebert, 64, of Iva, husband of the late Doris W. Ebert, died Sunday, December 16, 2012 at An Med Health Medical Center in Anderson. He was born in White Plains, NY to the late Arthur and Letitia Fardette Ebert. Mr. Ebert was of the Baptist faith and had attended First Creek Baptist Church with his wife. Surviving Mr. Ebert...

Elizabeth Wengerd Hershberger

Elizabeth Wengerd Hershberger

Dec 7, 2012

Elizabeth Wengerd Hershberger, 95, of Abbeville, wife of the late, Andrew J. Hershberger, died peacefully on Friday, December 7, 2012 at her residence. She was born February 7, 1917 in Somerset County, PA to the late John and Lydia Beachy Wengerd. Mrs. Hershberger was a member of Cold Springs Mennonite Church. In addition to her husband and parents she was...

Bonte Wilkerson Anderson

Bonte Wilkerson Anderson

Dec 6, 2012

Bonte Wilkerson Anderson, 92, died Thursday, at her home in Due West. The daughter of Samuel C. Lucile Rabb Wilkerson, she was born in York County, SC, and was a 1941 graduate of Erskine College and a retired employee of the State of South Carolina. She was the widow of Chief Petty Officer Wayne Ellie Anderson, U.S. Navy. CPO Anderson...

Lucille S Argo

Lucille S Argo

Dec 1, 2012

Lucille S. Argo, 82, of Abbeville, wife of the late Willie Argo, died Saturday, December 01, 2012 at her residence. She was born in Abbeville County to the late Mack and Corrie Black Simpson. Mrs. Argo worked at the Abbeville Shirt Manufacturing Plant and was a member of the Abbeville Pentecostal Holiness Church. In addition to her parents and husband,...

Howard Culbreth

Howard Culbreth

Nov 21, 2012

Howard Culbreth, 94, husband of the late Virginia 'Gin' Price Culbreth, of Abbeville died Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at Emerald Gardens in Greenwood. He was born in Abbeville to the late James B. and Sarah Price Culbreth. Mr. Culbreth was a member of New Hope Presbyterian Church where he had served as a Deacon. He was a retired Army Veteran...

Virginia A. "Gin" Bailey

Virginia A. "Gin" Bailey

Nov 20, 2012

Virginia A. 'Gin' Bailey, 80, wife of the late Bob Bailey, of Abbeville died Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at Self Regional Medical Center. She was born in Lockhart, SC to the late Fred and Annie Crocker Allen. Mrs. Bailey was a member of New Hope Presbyterian Church and an active volunteer with the Abbeville Area Medical Center. After being employed...

Julia Elizabeth Purdy

Julia Elizabeth Purdy

Nov 15, 2012

Julia E. 'Tootsie'A?A?A½ Alexander Purdy, 90 of Abbeville died Thursday, November 15, 2012 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. She was born in Elberton, GA to the late Hugh H. and Lula Davis Alexander of Fortsonia, GA. She was twice married; first to the late Horace Bunch and then to the late Mack Purdy. Mrs. Purdy retired from the Abbeville...

Anna Elizabeth Yoder Hershberger

Anna Elizabeth Yoder Hershberger

Nov 8, 2012

Anna Elizabeth Yoder Hershberger, 80, wife of the late Henry J. Hershberger, of Honea Path, SC went home to be with her Lord on Thursday, November 8, 2012 at her residence. Mrs. Hershberger was born in Grantsville, MD to the late Simon L. and Lydia Yoder Yoder. She was a member of Whispering Pines Mennonite Church where she remained faithful...

Arthur Roy Davis

Arthur Roy Davis

Nov 8, 2012

Arthur Roy Davis, 85, husband of the late Leona Morrow Davis, of Abbeville died Thursday, November 8, 2012 at NHC in Greenwood. He was born in Social Circle, GA to the late Everett J. and Emma 'Ola'A?A?A½ Cannon Davis. Mr. Davis served in the United States Navy and retired as a weaver at J.P. Stevens with 42 years of dedicated...

Bill Tiller

Bill Tiller

Nov 3, 2012

William 'Bill' Tiller, Sr., 87, of Abbeville, husband of Vernice Hardy Tiller, died Saturday, November 3, 2012 at his residence. He was born in Abbeville County to the late Franklin O. and Ida Sorrow Tiller. Mr. Tiller served in the U.S. Navy and retired after 20 years with Prysmian (Pirelli) Cable. He was a member of Westside Baptist Church and...

Arvin Gambrell

Arvin Gambrell

Oct 30, 2012

W. Arvin Gambrell, 65, husband of Gail Sutherland Gambrell, of Donalds died suddenly on Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at AnMed Health in Anderson. He was born in Abbeville County to the late Horace J. and Karon Mitchell Gambrell. Mr. Gambrell attended Clemson University and was a veteran having served in the United States Marine Corps. He retired from Prysmian with...

Burt P. Claytor

Burt P. Claytor

Oct 30, 2012

Burton 'Burt'A? P. Claytor, 75, of the Savannah Lakes Village, husband of Corky Kunz Claytor, died suddenly on Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at his residence. He was born in Bayard, NE to the late Clyde Harold Claytor and Dorothy Hemphill Claytor. Mr. Claytor served in the U.S. Air Force. He was a member of Good Shepherd Catholic Church and a...

John M. Mcmahan

John M. Mcmahan

Oct 25, 2012

John M. McMahan, 97, of Abbeville, husband of the late Margaret Strickland McMahan, died Thursday, October 25, 2012 at his residence. He was born in Elberton, GA to the late John L. and Cornelia Bell Simpson McMahan. Mr. McMahan retired from Davis & Floyd as a surveyor and inspector. He was a retired veteran of the U.S. Army having served...

Ivonne Edwards Wallace

Ivonne Edwards Wallace

Oct 22, 2012

Ivonne Edwards Wallace, 65, born August 12, 1947 in Karlshrue, Germany, peacefully passed away on Monday, October 22, 2012 in Moore, SC. She is survived by her husband, James F. Wallace; son, Frank Wallace; mother, Betty M. Edwards; brother, John H. Edwards, Jr.; three sisters, Mary L. Phillips, Janet A. Edwards, and Marlene Edwards; and many other family members, friends...

Mike Ashley

Mike Ashley

Oct 21, 2012

Mike Ashley, 53, of Abbeville, passed away Sunday, October 21, 2012. He was born in Abbeville to the late John Orr Ashley and Irene Clamp. Mike is survived by three sisters, Judy, Tracy and Sherry. His sisters, as well as his brother-in-law, Ernie; uncle, Pastor Pete Minor; friend, Mitch, and his mother were with him at the time he passed....

Fred V. Peeler

Fred V. Peeler

Oct 20, 2012

Fred V. Peeler, 76, of Abbeville, husband of Nancy E. Guy Peeler, died peacefully on Saturday, October 20, 2012 at Self Regional Medical Center. He was born in Abbeville to the late Claude and Alma Peeler. Mr. Peeler was a member of the Abbeville Presbyterian Church and retired from the CSX Railroad after 40 years. He loved Abbeville and worked...

Rayford A. Simpson

Rayford A. Simpson

Oct 4, 2012

Rev. Dr. Rayford A. Simpson, 78, of Abbeville, died Thursday, October 4, 2012 at Doctors Hospital in Augusta, GA. He was born in Abbeville to the late Roger T. and Euphie King Simpson. Dr. Simpson was twice married, first, to the late Lora Mae Ray Simpson and second, to the late Maggie Weaver Simpson. He received his bachelor's degree from...

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