Obituaries

Mettie Lee Gambrell Redden Mobley

Mettie Lee Gambrell Redden Mobley

May 30, 2013

Mettie Gambrell Mobley, 91, formerly of 203 Walnut St. Abbeville, widow of Eddie C. Mobley, passed away Thursday, May 30, 2013 at Laurens Co. Memorial Hospital. Born in Anderson, SC, she was a daughter of the late Capers Gambrell and Ollie Marie Smith Gambrell. Mettie was a retired textile employee having worked many years for Abbeville and Greenwood Mills. She...

Debra "Debbie" Manning Jacks

Debra "Debbie" Manning Jacks

May 13, 2013

Debra Manning Jacks, 51, resident of 413 Shrine Club Rd., wife of Barry Jacks, passed away Monday May 13, 2013 at Hillcrest Memorial Hospital in Simpsonville, SC.Born Jan. 8, 1962, she was a daughter of Katherine Hall Manning and the late Clyde Manning.Debbie was a Registered Nurse having graduated from Piedmont Technical College. She worked in many capacities most recently...

William "Bill" Maben Kirkpatrick

William "Bill" Maben Kirkpatrick

May 13, 2013

William Maben "Bill" Kirkpatrick, Jr., 91, resident of 133 Watts Rd., widower of Elizabeth Greer Kirkpatrick, passed away Sunday, May 13, 2013 at the Hospice House in Greenwood, SC. Born March 10, 1922, in Lexington, Virginia, he was a son of the late William Maben Kirkpatrick, Sr. and Ethel Jennings Kirkpatrick.Bill was a United States Army veteran of WWII. He...

Philip  Ronald Martin

Philip Ronald Martin

Apr 26, 2013

Philip Ronald Martin, Sr., 77, resident of 233 Whip-O-Will Rd., husband of Gwen Hughes Martin, passed away Friday, April 26, 2013 at Abbeville Nursing Home.Born in Abbeville, SC, he was a son of the late Guy William Martin, Sr. and Emma Argo Martin.Philip was a 1953 graduate of Abbeville High School and attended Clemson College and received has BS Degree...

Ruby  Farmer Botts

Ruby Farmer Botts

Apr 20, 2013

Ruby Farmer Botts, 93, formerly of 2388 Hwy. 20 resident of National Health Care in Greenwood, SC passed away Saturday April 20, 2013 at National Health Care. Born in Anderson, SC she was a daughter of the late W.J. (Bill) Farmer and Jessie Winters Farmer. She was the widow of William Guy Botts. Ruby was retired from Riverside Mills and...

Eleanor  McIllwain McKee

Eleanor McIllwain McKee

Apr 16, 2013

Eleanor McIlwain McKee, 101, resident of 513 McIlwain Rd. widow of John Thomas McKee passed away Tuesday April 16, 2013 at Self regional Medical Center in Greenwood, SC. Born in Greenwood, SC she was a daughter of the late James Andrew McIlwain, Jr. and Rebecca Elizabeth Sharp McIlwain. Eleanor was a retired homemaker and a lifelong member of Upper Long...

Kameron  Drayton Moates

Kameron Drayton Moates

Apr 12, 2013

Services at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens Abbeville, SC.

Interment Forest Lawn Memory Gardens 2699 Hwy 72 W Abbeville ,  SC  29620

Carolyn  Fisher Sharpton

Carolyn Fisher Sharpton

Apr 7, 2013

Mary Carolyn Fisher Sharpton, 88, resident of 107 McGowan Ave. widow of William Clifton (Bill) Sharpton passed away Sunday April 7, 2013 at the home of her daughter 108 Cherokee Drive in Greenwood, SC. Born in Abbeville, SC she was a daughter of the late Alford Branson Fisher and Nellie Fisher Fisher. Carolyn was a retired legal secretary having worked...

Arlene "Dolly" Williams Kilgore

Arlene "Dolly" Williams Kilgore

Mar 31, 2013

Arlene Williams Kilgore, 68, resident of 1 Woodview Apts. widow of Fred Olin Kilgore passed away Sunday March 31, 2013 at The Hospice House in Greenwood, SC. Born in Abbeville Co. SC she was a daughter of the late George Calhoun Williams and Lula Hutchinson Williams. Arlene more affectionaltly known as "Dolly" by her family and friends was a retired...

Robert  "Bob" Miller

Robert "Bob" Miller

Mar 29, 2013

Mr. Robert "Bob" Miller, age 78 of Peachtree City, Georgia passed away on Friday, March 29, 2013.Bob retired after 25 years of service with the Fulton County Sheriff's Department and was a member of the Peachtree City Christian Church. He was also a member of the Masonic Lodge.He is survived by his loving wife of fifty-five years, Mary W. Miller;...

Kathleen  Fleming Williams

Kathleen Fleming Williams

Mar 23, 2013

Kathleen Fleming Williams, 87, resident of The Maples, Honea Path and formerly of Cold Springs community, Abbeville passed away at AnMed Medical Center on March 23, 2013. Born in Due West, she was the daughter of the late Obie Harrison Fleming and Janie Todd Fleming and the widow of James Lowrie (Larry) Williams. She was a lifelong member of Due...

June  Haralson Fleming

June Haralson Fleming

Mar 22, 2013

June Haralson Fleming, 82, resident of 678 Wall St., Iva, widow of Joseph "Joe" Branyon Fleming passed away Friday March 22, 2013 at AnMed Health in Anderson, SC. Born in Abbeville Co. SC, she was a daughter of the late Joseph Early Haralson and Jessie Lee Patterson Haralson. June was a retired textile employee having worked for Bloomsburg Mills and...

Daniel "Dan" Clyde Hagan

Daniel "Dan" Clyde Hagan

Mar 16, 2013

Daniel Clyde "Dan" Hagan, 60, resident of 818 Lindsey Cemetery Rd. widower of Phyllis Kennedy Hagan passed away Saturday March 16, 2013 at his home. Born in Abbeville Co. SC, he was a son of the late Edward Livingston Hagan and Miriam Seawright Hagan. Dan was a former owner and operator of Hagan-Kennedy Service Station in Due West, SC for...

Marvin  Gordon Haynie

Marvin Gordon Haynie

Mar 10, 2013

M. Gordon Haynie, 56, resident of Hwy. 178 North passed away Sunday March 10, 2013 at his home. Born in Winter Park, FL he was the son of Ellen McKee Treece and the late Marvin G. Haynie. Gordon was a retired heavy equipment construction operator. Survivors include his mother Ellen McKee Treece of Due West, SC; 1 sister Angela Urps...

Jane  Troglin Harden

Jane Troglin Harden

Mar 8, 2013

Jane Harden 73, resident of 103 Ridgeway St. wife of Robert "Bob" Harden passed away Friday March 8, 2013 at her home with her loving family by her side. Born in Marietta, Georgia she was a daughter of the Bertha Dobbs Troglin and the late Ed Troglin.Jane was a retired bank teller with former Bankers Trust in Abbeville, SC. She...

James  Larry McDonald

James Larry McDonald

Feb 28, 2013

SMSGT James Larry McDonald, Retired, 78, beloved husband of Dorothy Uldrick McDonald entered into eternal rest Thursday Feb. 28, 2013 at Hospice House in Greenwood, SC. Born August 9, 1934 in Calhoun Falls, SC he was a son of the late Larry Edward McDonald and Geneva Waters McDonald. He was a resident of 304 Northside Drive Greenwood, SC. James served...

Sybil  Ricketts Shirley

Sybil Ricketts Shirley

Feb 26, 2013

Sybil Frances Ricketts Shirley, 82, formerly of 7985 Hwy. 20 Honea Path, SC widow of James Ray Shirley passed away Tuesday Feb. 26, 2013 at Abbeville Nursing Home. Born June 29, 1930 she was a daughter of the late William Clarence and Ruby Leona Adams Ricketts. She retired from Dixie High School as a Study Hall Teacher with over 25...

Benjamin "BJ" Carroll Garner

Benjamin "BJ" Carroll Garner

Feb 24, 2013

Benjamin Carroll Garner, Jr., "B.J", 26, resident of Bulls Horne Rd. Nation Community died Sunday Feb. 24, 2013 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born Oct. 2, 1986 in Abbeville , SC he was the son of Benjie and Lori McMahan Garner. BJ attended Diamond Hill Elementary School , and graduated from Dixie High School in 2005. He then...

Essie  Blanchett Sparks

Essie Blanchett Sparks

Feb 13, 2013

Essie Blanchett Sparks, 70, resident of 999 Old Calhoun Falls Rd. wife of Doug Sparks passed away Wednesday Feb. 13, 2013 at her home.Born in Abbeville Co. SC she was a daughter of the late William Guy Blanchett and Sallie Mae Bond Blanchett.Essie was a devoted wife, mother and homemaker. She was also of the Protestant faith. She will be...

Jessie "Cissy" Matthews Baldwin Coward

Jessie "Cissy" Matthews Baldwin Coward

Feb 4, 2013

Jessie (Cissy) Matthews BALDWIN Coward died February 4, 2013, of natural causes at a local, private Nursing Home, in Black Forest, CO. Jessie was born in West Columbia, SC, March 17, 1930, daughter of Atticus Hagood Baldwin and Jessie Mae Matthews Baldwin. After her mother's death her father married Sarah Elizabeth Smith who raised Jessie and four other sisters. Mrs....