Obituaries

Richard "Kim" Kimble Dewey

Richard "Kim" Kimble Dewey

Dec 9, 2016

Richard Kimble "Kim" Dewey, 69, resident of 118 Ridgewood Circle husband of Debra Turman Dewey passed away Dec. 9, 2016 at his home.A Celebration of Kim's life will be conducted Wednesday Feb. 1, 2017 at 11:00 AM in the Chandler Chapel at Chandler-Jackson Funeral Home with the Rev. Glenn Link officiating. There will be Military Honors following the service. The...

Margaret Loraine Baldwin Bowie

Margaret Loraine Baldwin Bowie

Dec 8, 2016

Margaret Baldwin Bowie, 85, formerly of Donalds, SC, widow of Fred Allen Bowie, passed away peacefully Thursday, December 8, 2016 at National Healthcare in Laurens, SC. Born in Abbeville County, SC, she was a daughter of the late William and Mae Getsinger Baldwin.Margaret had a love for gardening and working crossword puzzles. She was a member of Gilgal United Methodist...

Mary  Jane Cain

Mary Jane Cain

Nov 30, 2016

Mary Jane Shaw Cain, 89, resident of 821 North Anderson St. widow of Raymond Walter Cain passed away Wednesday Nov. 30, 2016 at Hospice Care of the Piedmont.Born in Anderson, SC she was a daughter of the late Columbus Washington Shaw and Rosaliegh Crocker Shaw.Mary was a retired textile weaver with J.P. Stevens Company. She was also a member of...

Mitchell Bearden

Mitchell Bearden

Nov 30, 2016

Mitchell Bearden, 77, resident of 701 Brooks St. passed away Nov. 30, 2016 at Hospice Care of the Piedmont in Greenwood, SC.Born in Elberton, Georgia May 12, 1939 he was a son of the later J.C. and Allie Mae Brown Bearden.He was a retired Loom Fixer in the Textile Industry and was of the Baptist faith. He will be missed...

Benjamin "Ben" Franklin Price

Benjamin "Ben" Franklin Price

Nov 29, 2016

Benjamin "Ben" Franklin Price, 88, formerly of 250 Shrine Club Rd. resident of Abbeville Nursing Home passed away Tuesday Nov. 29, 2016 at the nursing home.Born in Abbeville County July 22, 1928, he was a son of the late Tillman Otto Price and Mollie Cochran Price.Ben proudly served his country in the US Army during the Korean Conflict. Ben was...

Mary Lee Newton Herndon

Mary Lee Newton Herndon

Nov 20, 2016

Mary Lee Newton Herndon, 91, formerly of 50 Herndon Haven widow of Rev. George R. Herndon passed away Sunday Nov. 20, 2016 at National Health Care in Anderson, SC.Born Nov. 29, 1924 in Andrews, SC, she was a daughter of the late Clarence L. Newton, Sr. and Sarah Caroline Thomas Newton.Mary was a retired Customer Service representative with Park Seed...

George  Nichols Miller

George Nichols Miller

Nov 15, 2016

George Nichols Miller, 89, resident of 2074 Old Calhoun Falls Rd. passed away Tuesday Nov. 15, 2016 at his home.Born in Pauline, SC he was a son of the late Stuart Miller and Virginia Morrow Miller.George proudly served his country in the US Marine Corp having served aboard in the South Pacific.He was the former owner and operator of Miller's...

Walter "Mokey" Franklin Able

Walter "Mokey" Franklin Able

Nov 10, 2016

Walter Franklin "Mokey" Able, 75, resident of 1288 Cedar Springs Rd. passed away Thursday November 10, 2016 at his home.Born in Abbeville, SC he was the son of Francis Scott "Sookie" Able and the late Walter Shirley Able.Frank graduated from Abbeville High School in 1959 and earned his BA Degree in Mathematics from Erskine College Class of 1967. He was...

Thomas  Herbert Alexander

Thomas Herbert Alexander

Nov 4, 2016

Thomas Herbert Alexander, 83, widower of Faye Hill Alexander went to be with his Lord Friday Nov. 4, 2016 at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood, SC with his loving family by his side.Born in Abbeville, SC he was a son of the late George Pierce Alexander and Janie Waters Alexander.Thomas proudly served his country in the United States Army...

Gladys Viola Slay Smith

Gladys Viola Slay Smith

Nov 1, 2016

Gladys "Viola "Slay Smith, 77, resident of 116 Calhoun St. widow of Frank Marion Smith passed away Tuesday Nov. 1, 2016 at Hospice Care of the Piedmont.Born in Abbeville, SC, she was a daughter of the late Steven Albert Slay and Sallie Mae Turman Slay.Viola was a retired textile employee having worked over 25 years for Monsanto Mills. She was...

Howard  Crawford Nickles

Howard Crawford Nickles

Oct 30, 2016

Mr. Howard Crawford Nickles, 94, passed away on October 30, 2016, at Hospice of Laurens County. Mr. Nickles was born October 7, 1922, in the Arborville community of Abbeville County, SC. He is preceded in death by his parents John Robert Nickles and Elise Crawford Nickles, a brother John Wesley Nickles, a sister Grace Nickles Johnson, and his wife of...

Julius  Leroy McCurry,  Sr

Julius Leroy McCurry, Sr

Oct 23, 2016

Julius Leroy McCurry Sr., 92, resident of 194 Airport Rd. husband of Opal McCurry passed away peacefully Sunday Oct. 23, 2016 at Richard Campbell Veterans Home in Anderson, SC.Born Dec. 8, 1923 in Abbeville, SC he was a son of the late Paul Everett McCurry and Rosa Bowick McCurry.Julius proudly served his country during World War II as a member...

Donald  Asborne Boulware

Donald Asborne Boulware

Oct 15, 2016

Donald Asborne Boulware, 72, resident of 279 Sims Street died October 15, 2016 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.Born in Whitmire, SC, September 2, 1944, he was a son of the late Oriel Thomas "O.T." and Emma Bennett Boulware. He was formerly employed with Anderson Mill.Mr. Boulware was a member of Bethesda Baptist Church.Survivors include a sister, Brenda White of Newberry;...

Barbara Ann Ware Ricketts

Barbara Ann Ware Ricketts

Oct 9, 2016

Barbara Ann Ware Ricketts, 81, widow of William Clarence Ricketts, Jr. passed away Sunday Oct. 9, 2016, with her two sons by her side.Born March 27, 1935, she was a daughter of the late Thomas Walker and Eva Ashley Ware.She was raised in the Level Land section of Abbeville County. She attended Dixie High School where the two loves of...

Johnny  Calhoun Williams

Johnny Calhoun Williams

Oct 3, 2016

Johnny Calhoun Williams, 76, resident of 3566 Keowee Rd. entered into his eternal life at Hospice House in Anderson, SC Monday Oct. 3, 2016.Born in Anderson April 14, 1940 he was a son of the late Ethel James Williams and Mary Burton Williams. He was widower of Nora Brock Williams.Johnny was a retired textile employee having retired with Mayfair Mills....

William "Jaybird" Jasper Jones

William "Jaybird" Jasper Jones

Sep 28, 2016

William Jasper "Jaybird" Jones, Sr., 86, resident of 651 Noble Drive passed away Wednesday Sept. 28, 2016 at Hospice Care of the Piedmont.Born in McCormick, SC, he was a son of the late James B. Jones, Sr. and Lucille Wiley Jones.Bill was a retired maintenance supervisor of the Motor Pool at the Greenwood National Guard with 42 years of service....

Agnes Elizabeth Hawthorne Latimer

Agnes Elizabeth Hawthorne Latimer

Sep 23, 2016

Agnes Elizabeth Hawthorne Latimer, 86, resident of 193 Winn Rd. widow of James M. Latimer, Jr. passed away Friday Sept. 23, 2016 at MUSC in Charleston, SC.Born in Abbeville, SC Aug. 8, 1930 she was a daughter of the late Charlie Lee Hawthorne and Ethel Nickles Hawthorne.Agnes was a retired Administrative Assistant with the SC Rehabilitation Center. She was a...

Christopher  Jeb Waters

Christopher Jeb Waters

Sep 20, 2016

Christopher Jeb Waters, 35, passed from this life Sept. 20, 2016.Chris was born Aug. 31, 1981 in Anderson, SC and raised in Lowndesville, SC. He was employed as an Industrial Technician at Robert H. Bosch.Chris is survived by his wife Amber, and their children, Delilah Skye, Rylee Rayne, Everett Ziggy and Taliah River. He is also survived by his parents,...

Sara Alice Robison Price

Sara Alice Robison Price

Sep 18, 2016

Sara Alice Robison Price, 96, formerly of 1277 Hwy. 20, widow of Henry Otto Price, passed away Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016 at National Health Care in Anderson, SC.Born Dec. 31, 1919 in Abbeville, SC, she was a daughter of the late Thomas and Eugenia Palmer Robison.Sara Alice was a 1936 graduate of Abbeville High School. She was a homemaker and...

Christine  Kay Wilson

Christine Kay Wilson

Sep 18, 2016

Christine Kay Wilson, 90, resident of 5693 Hwy. 28 wife of Eros Wilson passed away Sunday Sept. 18, 2016 at Abbeville Nursing Home.Born June 15, 1926, in Abbeville County SC she was a daughter of the late James Berry Kay and Euzelia Bowen Kay.Christine was a graduate of Antreville High School and a member of First Creek Baptist Church. She...