Obituaries

Melvin "Gene" Eugene Rousey

Melvin "Gene" Eugene Rousey

Sep 4, 2013

Melvin "Gene" Rousey, 74, resident of 5717 Hwy. 25 North formerly of Calhoun Falls, SC husband of Dorothy Rousey passed away Wednesday Sept. 4, 2013 at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood, SC.Born in Elberton, Georgia he was a son of the late Mel Rousey and the late Pauline Shaw Rousey.Gene was a retired textile fixer with Westpoint-Pepperell Industries with...

Hilda  Giles Maxwell

Hilda Giles Maxwell

Sep 4, 2013

Hilda Giles Maxwell, 82, resident of 1735 Hwy. 284 widow of Haskell "Hack" Maxwell passed away Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2013 at her home with her loving family by her side.Born in Bristol, Virginia she was a daughter of the late William Marvin Giles and Ollie Williams Giles.Hilda was a retired employee of West Carolina Telephone with over 30 plus years...

Red  Tolbert Martin

Red Tolbert Martin

Sep 2, 2013

Red Tolbert Martin, 67, resident of Greenville, formerly of Abbeville, passed away Monday, Sept 2, 2013 at Glorified Health Care in Greenville. Born in Abbeville, SC, he was the son of the late John Campbell Martin, Sr. and the late Betty Tolbert Martin.Red worked at Central Office Installing with Western Electric and was a Vietnam Navy Veteran, having joined at...

Carrol "John" Lamar Hall

Carrol "John" Lamar Hall

Aug 24, 2013

Carrol Lamar "John" Hall, 72, resident of 722 Bankshire Dr. husband of Frances Elliott Hall passed away Saturday Aug. 24, 2013 at Gwinnett Co. Medical Center.Born in Abbeville, SC he was a son of the late Clarence Eugene Hall and Thelma Beatrice Hughes Hall.He was a retired Field Engineer with the US Navy. He retired from the Navy with 21...

Joyce  Land Smith

Joyce Land Smith

Aug 21, 2013

Gwendolyn Joyce Land Smith, 81, formerly of Roxanna Drive Ninety Six, SC widow of Doyle L. Smith passed away peacefully Wednesday August 21, 2013 at Abbeville Nursing Home with her loving family by her side.Born Feb. 19, 1932 in Greenwood, SC she was a daughter of the late Samuel Edward Land and Bertie Fisher Land.Joyce was a former executive secretary...

Marjorie  Loftis Reid

Marjorie Loftis Reid

Aug 7, 2013

Marjorie Loftis Reid, 70, resident of 2820 Old Hodges Rd. wife of Danny E. Botts passed away Wednesday Aug. 7, 2013 at St. Francis Hospital in Greenville, SC.Born in Spartanburg County, SC she was a daughter of the late Marion E. Loftis and Lollie Jackson Loftis.Marjorie was a retired bookkeeper and accountant for numerous car dealerships throughout her career. In...

Caroline  Black Mabry

Caroline Black Mabry

Aug 2, 2013

Elizabeth Caroline Black Mabry, 92, resident of 54 Seminole Drive Simpsonville, formerly of 401 Orange Street Abbeville, widow of James Rivers Mabry, Sr. passed away Friday Aug. 2, 2013 at the home of her daughter and caregiver after an extended illness.Born in Chicago, IL she was a daughter of the late Thomas Franklin Black and Annie Cochran Black.Caroline was a...

Mary Jane Alexander Rosser

Mary Jane Alexander Rosser

Jul 20, 2013

Mary Jane Alexander Rosser, 72, resident of 80 Alexander Dr. wife of J.C. Rosser passed away Saturday July 20, 2013 at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood, SC. Married 55 years to J.C. Rosser, Jr. She was born September 22, 1940 in Lowndesville, SC, to the late George P. and Janie Waters Alexander. Mary Jane joined Upper Long Cane Presbyterian...

Barbara  Bradberry Timmerman

Barbara Bradberry Timmerman

Jul 19, 2013

Barbara Bradberry Timmerman, 82, resident of 8 N. Greenwood Ave. Ext. widow of Rufus Edwin "Boggie" Timmerman, Sr. passed away Friday July 19, 2013 at her home.Born in Greenwood, SC she was a daughter of the late Robert Ed Bradberry and Cecil Ayers Bradberry.Barbara was a retired textile employee having worked for Bloomsburg and Greenwood Mills and Tasco Industries. She...

Lula Belle Busby Smith

Lula Belle Busby Smith

Jul 10, 2013

Lula Belle Busby Smith, 89, resident of 900 South Main St. widow of L. C. Smith died Wednesday, July 10, 2013 at Hospice of the Piedmont.Born in Anderson, SC, she was a daughter of the late James "Jim" H. Busby and Ida Smith Busby.She was a retired textile worker, having worked many years with Milliken and was of the Baptist...

Richard  Murray Thrower

Richard Murray Thrower

Jul 7, 2013

Richard Murray Thrower, 62, resident of 107 Oakwood Lane husband of Claire Thrower passed away Sunday June 7, 2013 at the Hospice House in Greenwood, SC. Born in Memphis, TN he was a son of the late Rev. Woodrow Thrower and Margaret Murray Thrower. Richard was a self-employed contractor. He was an avid outdoorsman and loved gardening. He was a...

George  Leon Peacon,  III

George Leon Peacon, III

Jul 6, 2013

George Leon Peacon III, 72, resident of 62 Peacon Lane husband of Mary Peacon passed away Saturday July 6, 2013 at Anderson Area Medical Center.Born in Miami, Florida he was a son of the late George Leon Peacon, Jr. and AdaMilligan Peacon.George was a retired Commercial Pilot with Eastern Airlines. He was a United StatesArmy veteran having served in Vietnam...

Dr. Robert Smith Clarke,  Jr

Dr. Robert Smith Clarke, Jr

Jul 5, 2013

Dr. Robert Smith Clarke, Jr., 92, of Due West, specialist in Internal Medicine, died July 5, 2013 in Abbeville. He served his nation in World War II as a combat marine and continued serving the people of Kentucky and South Carolina for more than half a century as a family physician, college physician, and cardiologist.The longtime Due West, Erskine College,...

Erskine  Grier Uldrick,  Jr

Erskine Grier Uldrick, Jr

Jun 30, 2013

Erskine "Grier" Uldrick, Jr., 85, resident of 3027 Hwy. 201 passed away Sunday June 30, 2013 at Anderson Area Medical Center.Born in Dewey Rose, Georgia, he was a son of the late Erskine Grier Uldrick and Fanny Mae Clark Uldrick.Grier was a 1945 graduate of Greenville High School. He was a United States Army veteran of World War II. Grier...

Michael  "Jolly" Whiten

Michael "Jolly" Whiten

Jun 24, 2013

Michael A. "Jolly" Whiten, 64, passed away Monday June 24, 2013 at the Hospice House in Greenwood, SC.Survivors include, 2 brothers Billy Whiten (Sue) of Greenville, SC and Dale Whiten (Claudia) of Abbeville, SC; a number of nieces and nephews.Private family services will be conducted Saturday June 29, 2013 at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens.The family request flowers be omitted and...

Dr. Walter Grady Bishop,  Jr.

Dr. Walter Grady Bishop, Jr.

Jun 20, 2013

Dr. Walter Grady Bishop, Jr., 76, resident of Thomson Circle passed away June 20, 2013 at the Hospice House in Greenwood, SC.Born in Greenwood, SC Feb. 17, 1937 he was a son of the late Dr. Walter Grady Bishop and Martha Thurmond Bishop.Dr. Bishop was a graduate of Greenwood High School, Davidson College, and the University of Pennsylvania Medical College....

Amelia  Seawright Dobbins

Amelia Seawright Dobbins

Jun 17, 2013

Frances Amelia Seawright Dobbins, 97, resident of 217 S. Main St. passed away Monday June 17, 2013 at Hospice of the Piedmont in Greenwood, SC She was born Sept. 12, 1915 in Iva, SC a daughter of the late John Roseman Seawright and Maude Lee Burriss Seawright. She graduated from Iva High School and was the Valedictorian of the Class...

Terry  Shawn West

Terry Shawn West

Jun 4, 2013

Terry Shawn West, 37, resident of 265 Lakeshore Dr. passed away Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at Anderson Area Medical Center. Born in Jackson, Tennessee, he was a son of Terry Lee West and Linda Jones Vaughn. Terry worked as a construction Millwright by trade and was of the Baptist faith. He will be missed by his loving family and many...