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Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas

Mary Hawthorne Cribbs

Mary Hawthorne Cribbs

Apr 19, 2012

Mary Hawthorne Cribbs, 94, a life-long resident of Due West, died April 19, 2012 at NHC of Anderson, S.C. She was the daughter of the late Andrew C. Hawthorne Sr. and Ora Belle Martin Hawthorne. Mrs. Cribbs graduated from the Anderson Memorial Hospital School of Nursing as a Registered Nurse. After 28 years of serving the medical needs of employees...

Millie Harper

Millie Harper

Apr 18, 2012

Millie Harper, 74, of Abbeville, wife of George G. Harper, died on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. She was born in Dillion, SC to the late Joseph D. and Bessie Wallace Watts. Mrs. Harper was a member of Lebanon Presbyterian Church where she was active with the women of the church. She was also a...

Dorles Ann Freeman "Lisa" Popham

Dorles Ann Freeman "Lisa" Popham

Apr 17, 2012

Dorles Ann 'Lisa' Freeman Popham, 58, wife of William 'Tim' Popham, of Leesburg, FL, died Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at the Leesburg Regional Medical Center. She was born in Ft. Rucker, AL to Charles Freeman and Jean Burleson Powell. Mrs. Popham was a member of the Leesburg First Assembly Church of God. Surviving Mrs. Popham, is her husband of the...

Shirley Cheek Jenkins

Shirley Cheek Jenkins

Apr 15, 2012

Shirley Cheek Jenkins, 66, of Abbeville, died peacefully Sunday, April 15, 2012 at the Woodstock Nursing Home and Rehab in Woodstock, GA. She was born April 13, 1946 in Clinton, SC to the late William Clarence Cheek, Sr. and Gertrude Coe Cheek. Mrs. Jenkins will be remembered as a loving mother, grandmother, sister, and friend to all. In addition to...

Gerald S. "Jerry" Adams

Gerald S. "Jerry" Adams

Apr 8, 2012

Gerald Smith (Jerry) Adams of 106 Woodland Way, Abbeville, passed away April 8, 2012 at home among family after a long illness. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, April 12, 2012 at 11 AM at Grace United Methodist Church, Abbeville. Born in Spartanburg, SC, on April 10, 1937, the son of the late Gerald and Daphne Adams, Jerry...

Martha Jones Brown

Martha Jones Brown

Apr 8, 2012

Martha Jones Brown, 76, of Abbeville, went to be with her Lord on Sunday, April 08, 2012 at Self Regional Healthcare. She was born in McCormick to the late James B. Jones, Sr. and Lucille Wiley Jones. Ms. Brown worked for many years at the Abbeville Shirt Makers. In her later years, she was a dedicated caregiver for many people...

William J. "Bill" Adams

William J. "Bill" Adams

Apr 6, 2012

William J. "Bill" Adams, 85, husband of Gloria Teague Adams, of Abbeville, died Friday, April 6, 2012 at AnMed Health in Anderson. He was born in Clinchburg, VA to the late William H. and Jettie Anderson Adams. Mr. Adams retired from the U.S. Army after 27 years of service to his country. He was a dedicated member of Lowndesville Baptist...

Brenda Lee O'Quinn Coates

Brenda Lee O'Quinn Coates

Apr 2, 2012

Brenda Lee O'Quinn Coates, 60, of Due West, SC, wife of Billy Coates, died Monday, April 2, 2012 at the Doctors Hospital in Augusta, GA. She was born in Abbeville to the late Robert and Annie Lee Alewine O'Quinn. Mrs. Coates was a 1969 graduate of Dixie High School and a retired cosmetologist. She was a member of Little River...

Helen Hedden Black

Helen Hedden Black

Mar 25, 2012

Helen Hedden Black, 103, wife of the late Frank P. Black, formerly of Abbeville, died Sunday, March 25, 2012 in West Columbia, SC. She was born in Pelzer, SC to the late Allen and Frances Long Hedden. Mrs. Black worked for many years at the Abbeville Milliken Plant. She was a member of South Side Baptist Church in Abbeville where...

Gene "Brother" Davis

Gene "Brother" Davis

Mar 20, 2012

Gene A. Davis, 65, of Abbeville, died Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. He was born in Abbeville to the late Adrian W. & Fronia Ellenberg Davis. Mr. Davis was employed by Flexible Tubing for 15 years and also worked at Dendy Corner Restaurant and the Village Grill. He was a member of South Side Baptist...

Rayford E. Moore Sr.

Rayford E. Moore Sr.

Mar 13, 2012

Rayford E. Moore, Sr., 73, husband of the late Juanita C. Moore, died Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. He was born in Abbeville to the late James H. and Maude Lee Alewine Moore. Mr. Moore was a 1958 graduate of Abbeville High School. He retired from the Milliken Abbeville Plant after 40 years of service...

Ronnie E. "Coach" Aughtry

Ronnie E. "Coach" Aughtry

Mar 7, 2012

Ronnie E. 'Coach' Aughtry, 75, of Abbeville, husband of Ethel Morgan Aughtry, died Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at MUSC-Charleston. He was born in Greenwood, SC to the late Mack E. & O'Nell Young Aughtry. Coach Aughtry was a 1954 graduate of Greenwood High School where he played for Coach Pinky Babb and the Greenwood Emerald football team. He was inducted...

Martha Martin Hawthorne

Martha Martin Hawthorne

Mar 4, 2012

Martha Martin Hawthorne, 94, of Due West, SC, died on Sunday, March 04, 2012 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. She was born in Abbeville County and was the daughter of the late Andrew C. and Orabelle Martin Hawthorne. Ms. Hawthorne was a member of the Due West ARP Church. She was a graduate of Grady Memorial Hospital School of...

Robert H. "Bob" Langley

Robert H. "Bob" Langley

Mar 3, 2012

Robert H. 'Bob' Langley, 81, of Abbeville, husband of Sara Scott Langley, died peacefully at his residence on Saturday, March 03, 2012. He was born in Ware Shoals, SC to the late James and Virginia Bosler Langley. Mr. Langley was a member of Warrington Presbyterian Church and had served in the S.C. National Guard Army for 12 years. He was...

James Evans Wilson Jr.

James Evans Wilson Jr.

Mar 3, 2012

James Evans Wilson, Jr., 57, of Hodges, died Saturday, March 3, 2012 at his residence. He was born in Abbeville, SC to the late James E. & Sarah Smith Wilson. Jim will be remembered as a loving and loyal family man. Surviving Mr. Wilson is his daughter Tonya W. Hensley and her husband Curtis of Hodges; a son, Michael Bontrager...

Bobbie Finley Carnes

Bobbie Finley Carnes

Mar 3, 2012

Bobbie Finley Carnes, 71, of Iva, died Saturday, March 3, 2012 at the Rainey Hospice House in Anderson. She was born in Liberty, SC to the late Devoe and Myrtie T. Finley. Mrs. Carnes was a member of First Creek Baptist Church where she taught Sunday School for many years. She retired after 20 years of dedicated service from Orian...

William Mack Smith

William Mack Smith

Feb 20, 2012

William M. "Bill" Smith, 60, of Due West, died on Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at his residence. He was born in Cedartown, GA to Robert E. Smith and the late Margaret Robinson Smith. Mr. Smith was a graduate of Erskine College and retired from the SC Highway Department. The below editorial from the Anderson Independent best represents Mr. Smith: My...

Christene Prince "Chris" Waldrop

Christene Prince "Chris" Waldrop

Feb 15, 2012

Christene "Chris" Prince Waldrop, 82, of Abbeville, died Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at Self Regional Healthcare. She was born in Alcorn County, Mississippi to the late Raymon & Ada Parson Gurley. Mrs. Prince-Waldrop was a member of Grace United Methodist Church. She was a long time member of the Mt. Carmel Yacht Club and the Abbeville Cotillion Club. Mrs. Prince-Waldrop...

Molly J. Mccurry

Molly J. Mccurry

Feb 14, 2012

Molly J. McCurry, 78, of Abbeville, wife of Bobby L. McCurry, died Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at Self Regional HealthCare. She was born in Abbeville to late Edgar & Ione Beauford Burdette. Mrs. McCurry was of the Presbyterian faith. She retired from two former local restaurants, the Belmont Hotel and Dendy Corner, as a chef. Mrs. McCurry was widely known...

Mary Harrington Steele

Mary Harrington Steele

Feb 10, 2012

Mary Harrington Steele, 97, of Due West, S.C. passed away Friday, February 10, 2012 at the Carlisle Nursing Center. Mrs. Steele was born in Lee County, N.C., the daughter of Raymond and Dora Bell Black Harrington. Educated in Lee County schools in Sanford, N.C., she was a graduate of Elon College and Florida Southern College. She taught school in North...

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