Obituaries

Larry  Wilson Grant

Larry Wilson Grant

Sep 12, 2018

Larry Wilson Grant, 69, resident of 93 Oak Drive husband of Brenda Bowie Grant passed away Wednesday Sept. 12, 2018 at Self Regional Medical Center.Larry retired from Flexible Technologies as a Technician. He was a retired US Air Force veteran with over 20 years of service having served in Vietnam and Desert Storm. He was also a member of the...

Frances  "Sookie" Able

Frances "Sookie" Able

Sep 10, 2018

Mrs. Frances Ovenia "Sookie" Scott Able, lifelong resident of Abbeville, SC, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 10th, 2018. Born August 15, 1920, she celebrated life with enthusiasm for 98 years. The daughter of the late George Emmett Scott and Pearl Mahaffey Scott, she was a shining example of the humanity and compassion that resides in each of us. Sookie...

Wilborn  Augustus Timms,  Jr.

Wilborn Augustus Timms, Jr.

Aug 30, 2018

Wilborn A. Timms, Jr. January 6, 1927 - August 30, 2018Wilborn A. Timms, Jr., 91, resident of 365 Kay Road, Abbeville, passed away at HospiceCare of the Piedmont on August 30, 2018. He was born January 6, 1927 to Wilborn and Ruby Ferguson Timms in Abbeville County. He is survived by his wife of 72 years, Doris Walker Timms. He...

Mary Pauline Knotts

Mary Pauline Knotts

Aug 26, 2018

Services will be private.

Matthew Smith

Matthew Smith

Aug 10, 2018

Matthew Smith, 81, husband of Bobbie Patterson Smith passed away Friday Aug. 10, 2018 at McCormick Health Care.Born in Abbeville County SC he was a son of the late Jahue Smith and Eloise Curry Smith.Matthew was a retired Bridge Construction employee with Tidwell Construction Company. He was an outdoorsman and especially enjoyed fishing. Matthew enjoyed spending time with his loving...

Nell  Dermody Tucker

Nell Dermody Tucker

Aug 10, 2018

Nell Dermody Tucker, 91, resident of Abbeville Nursing Home formerly of 203 Sunset Drive widow of Marion Tucker passed away Friday Aug. 10, 2018 at the nursing home.Born July 9, 1927 in Daytona Beach, FL she was a daughter of the late William and Louise Dermody. Nell was a retired bank teller with the old Bank of Abbeville with over...

Kristie  Brown Ferguson

Kristie Brown Ferguson

Aug 6, 2018

Kristie Leigh Brown Ferguson, 48, resident of 150 Hood Rd. Greenville, SC passed away Monday Aug. 6, 2018 at McCall Hospice in Simpsonville, SC.Born in Greenwood, SC May 2, 1970 she was a daughter of Herbert Brown and the late Barbara Ann Brown.Kristie was a free spirited loving person who enjoyed life to its fullest. She enjoyed all types of...

Gordon  Lee Gattis

Gordon Lee Gattis

Jul 29, 2018

Gordon Lee Gattis, 57, resident of 109 Briarwood Circle passed away Sunday July 29, 2018 at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood, SC.Born in Greenwood, SC he was a son of the late Bobby Lee Gattis and Gloria McCoy Gattis.Gordon was a carpenter by trade and was of the Baptist faith.Survivors include: his sister Tammy Gattis Spencer of Abbeville, SC;...

Kim  Martin Yeargin

Kim Martin Yeargin

Jul 16, 2018

Dateline: Abbeville, SCKim Martin Yeargin, 54, resident of 625 Old Abbeville Hwy. wife of Mark Yeargin passed away Monday July 16, 2018 at her home.Born in Pelzer, SC Feb. 18, 1964 she was a daughter of Lou Ellen Martin and the late E.J. Martin.Kim worked for Flexible Technologies for over 20 years. She attended Missionary Movement Church. Survivors include: her...

Adelaide  Little DuPre

Adelaide Little DuPre

Jul 8, 2018

Adelaide Little DuPre, 96, formerly of 204 Greenville St. and resident of Brookdale Assisted Living passed away peacefully Sunday July 8, 2018 at Brookdale Assisted Living in Greenwood, SC.Born June 8, 1922 in Abbeville, SC she was a daughter of the late Joe Hamilton Little and Antoinette Thomson Little. She was the widow of William "Bill" Clarkson DuPre.Adelaide spent her...

Doris Hawthorne

Doris Hawthorne

Jun 29, 2018

Doris Balentine Hawthorne, 92, resident of Summit Place Assisted Living passed away Friday June 29, 2018 at the Summit Place.Born in Ware Shoals, SC she was a daughter of the late Homer Balentine and Elizabeth Beeks Balentine.Doris was a retired Librarian and homemaker. She was a devoted member of Greenville Presbyterian Church.Survivors include: her son Gregory Hawthorne (Callie) of Honea...

Francis "Bugs" M. Ware

Francis "Bugs" M. Ware

Jun 23, 2018

Francis McNeill "Bugs" Ware, 81, resident of 308 Magazine St. passed away Saturday June 23, 2018 at his home.Born in Abbeville, SC he was a son of the late Willie James Ware and Elizabeth McNeill Ware.Bugs was a graduate of Abbeville High School class of 1955. He remained very close to his classmates as they had breakfast together every 3rdSaturday...

Jeffrie  Lynn Robinson

Jeffrie Lynn Robinson

Jun 10, 2018

J. Lynn Robinson, 58, resident of 310 Gambrell Rd. wife of James D. Robinson passed away Sunday June 10, 2018 at her home.Born in Abbeville, SC she was a daughter of Sally Ann Lee and the late Ernest Melton McCord.She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. Survivors are: her husband James Robinson of the home; a daughter Brittney...

Josie  Rachel Harris

Josie Rachel Harris

May 7, 2018

Josie Rachel Pettus Harris, 82, resident of 661 Rutherford Rd. Greenville, SC passed away Monday May, 7, 2018 at Greenville Memorial Hospital.Born in Rock Hill, SC she was a daughter of the late Floyd Armstrong and Ola Lee Pettus Armstrong.Josie was a retired Health Care nursing home aid and a homemaker. She was also of the Baptist faith.Survivors include: three...

Norman  Fletcher Sorrow

Norman Fletcher Sorrow

May 2, 2018

Norman Fletcher Sorrow, 74, resident of 48 Colony East Abbeville, SC husband of Linda Hill Sorrow passed away Wednesday May 2, 2018 at his home.Born in Abbeville, SC July 13, 1943 he was the son of Margaret King Sorrow and the late Norman R. Sorrow.Fletcher was a graduate of Abbeville High School where he excelled in sports. He was was...

Keller  Benjamin Bowie

Keller Benjamin Bowie

Apr 25, 2018

Keller Benjamin Bowie, 16, resident of 102 Alice Drive passed away Wednesday April 25, 2018.Born in Greenwood, SC he was a son of Ben Allen "Benny" Bowie and Tracey Willis Bowie.Keller was a 9th grade student at Abbeville High School. He enjoyed playing basketball with his friends, fishing, hunting and forging of knives. He also made homemade handles for the...

Winnie  Morrison Phillips

Winnie Morrison Phillips

Apr 22, 2018

Winnie Morrison Phillips, 98, formerly of York, SC, widow of David G. "Dode" Phillips, III, died Sunday April 22, 2018 at Hospice Care of the Piedmont in Greenwood, SC.Born in York, South Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Walter Dixon Morrison and Laura Jenkins Morrison.Mrs. Phillips was a life-long member of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church. She was...

Jewell Botts

Jewell Botts

Apr 13, 2018

Jewel Grace Loftis Botts, 95, of the nation's Community, Abbeville, SC, wife of the late Lt. Col Billy Botts, USA, Ret. died on April 13, 2018 in Abbeville. She was the daughter of the late John Evans Loftis and Lula Mae Watkins Loftis."Mama John" as the family affectionately called her was an active member of Smyrna Methodist Church in Lowndesville,...

James  Oliver Creswell

James Oliver Creswell

Apr 13, 2018

James Oliver "Jimmy" Creswell, Jr., 64, resident of 119 Stone Oak Lane, Greenwood, SC husband of Nancy Craven Creswell passed away Friday April 13, 2018 at Self Regional Medical Center.Born in Abbeville, SC he was a son of Margaret Martin Mulholland and the late James Oliver Creswell, Sr.He was retired from the SC Dept. of Transportation with over 20 plus...

Marcia Laura Bowers Woolbright

Marcia Laura Bowers Woolbright

Apr 6, 2018

Marcia Laura Bowers Woolbright, 89, resident of Abbeville Nursing Home widow of Bill Woolbright passed away Friday April 6, 2018 at the nursing home.Born in Lancaster, SC she was a daughter of the late Willie Bowers and Blanche Small Bowers.She was a homemaker and a member of Rice Memorial Baptist Church. The family would like to extend a big THANK...