Obituaries

Florence  "Jick" Guy

Florence "Jick" Guy

Feb 22, 2009

Florence Sprouse "Jick" Guy, 98, resident of 550 J.T. Ashley Rd. widow of Edward Douglas Guy, Sr. passed away Sunday Feb. 22, 2009 at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood, SC.Born in Abbeville, SC she was a daughter of the late John Lewis and Florence Wilson Sprouse, Sr. She was also preceded in death by her stepmother Julia McAllister Sprouse,...

Dorothy "Dot" Whitten Smith

Dorothy "Dot" Whitten Smith

Feb 22, 2009

Dorothy Whitten Smith, 84, resident of 51 Oak Drive, widow of Ronald Smith passed away Sunday Feb. 22, 2009 at Abbeville Nursing Home. She was twice married; first to the late Harvey Bowie.Born in Laurens , SC she was a daughter of the late Charles T. and Janie Gibert Whitten.She was a retired employee of Milliken, Textiles Abbeville Plant in...

Joseph "Captain Joe" Miller Brubaker

Joseph "Captain Joe" Miller Brubaker

Feb 19, 2009

Joseph Miller Brubaker, US Army Ret., 98, resident of 48 Cypress Church Rd. widower of Beatrice 'Bea' Blanchett Brubaker passed away Thursday Feb. 19, 2009 at AnMed Hospital in Anderson, SC.Born in Bakersville, PA, he was a son of the late Charles and Augusta Miller Brubaker.Capt. Joe was a retired U.S. States Army veteran having served during the entire 2nd...

Thomas  "Tommy" Giles

Thomas "Tommy" Giles

Feb 17, 2009

Thomas "Tommy" Giles, Jr., 68, resident of 43 Woodview Apts. husband of Shirley Giles passed away Tuesday Feb. 17, 2009 at his residence.Born in Abbeville Co. SC he was a son of the late Thomas, Sr. and Lillian Little Giles.Tommy was a retired self employed mechanic and a member of Bells United Methodist Church. He will be remembered as a...

John "Junior" Robert Campbell

John "Junior" Robert Campbell

Jan 29, 2009

John Robert Campbell, Jr. "Junior", 74, resident of 475 Old Landfill Rd. passed away Thursday Jan. 29, 2009 at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood, SC.Born in Abbeville, SC, he was a son of the late John Robert and Rosella Loftis Campbell.He was a United States Navy Veteran. He was a retired cloth room operator with Abbeville Mills. He was...

Rayford "Buddy" Dale Wells

Rayford "Buddy" Dale Wells

Jan 22, 2009

Buddy Wells, 43, died unexpectedly of natural causes on January 22, 2009.Mr. Wells was born on April 26, 1965, in Greenwood, South Carolina. The son of Roseann Mundy Wells Hill and Gabe C. Hill, III, and the late Rayford Dale Wells, Sr. He resided in Abbeville, South Carolina until age 12, then in Greenwood, South Carolina until age 17 and...

Virginia  McKinney Whiten

Virginia McKinney Whiten

Jan 9, 2009

Virginia McKinney Whiten, 83, resident of Abbeville Nursing Home, formerly of McGowan Ave. widow of the late George William Whiten passed away Friday Jan. 9, 2008 at the nursing home.Born in Greenville, SC she was a daughter of the late Nora McKinney.Mrs. Whiten was a retired textile employee with Abbeville Mills. She was also of the Baptist faith. She will...

Sarah Elizabeth McCord Morris

Sarah Elizabeth McCord Morris

Jan 2, 2009

Sarah Elizabeth McCord Morris, 76, resident of 298 Morris Rd., wife of John Luther Morris, passed away Friday Jan. 2, 2009 at The Hospice House in Greenwood, SC. Born in Abbeville, SC she was a daughter of the late William Joseph and Louise Hammond McCord. Mrs. Morris was a homemaker and attended the Church of God. She will be remembered...

Laura "LaLa" Speed Simmons

Laura "LaLa" Speed Simmons

Dec 29, 2008

Laura Speed Simmons (Lala), wife of the late Joseph Clyde Simmons, passed away December 29, 2008 at Summit Hills.Mrs. Simmons was born June 14, 1928 in Abbeville, SC to the late William Raymond and Elizabeth Faulkner Speed. She is survived by her three children: Laura Hunter (Mrs. Stephen E.) of Clemson, SC, Leslie Manuel (Mrs. Jesse H., Jr.) of Woodruff,...

Harry  Andrew Brownett

Harry Andrew Brownett

Dec 27, 2008

Harry Brownett, 81, resident of 85 Dogwood Lane Lake Secession widower of Joan Marie Cavanagh Brownett passed away Saturday Dec. 27, 2008 at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood, SC. Born in Jersey City, NJ, he was a son of the late Harry and Eleanor "Nellie" Sweeney Brownett. He was a graduate of Bayonne High School in New Jersey. He...

Ruth  Jones Owens

Ruth Jones Owens

Dec 25, 2008

Ruth Jones Owens, 75, resident of 4594 Old Calhoun Falls Rd. widow of Wayne Richard Owens, Sr. passed away Thursday Dec. 25, 2008 at her home. Ruth was a retired sales clerk and a devoted homemaker. She is survived by a son Wayne Owens, Jr. and his wife Judy of the home and 2 grandsons Chad and Dakota Owens of...

Charlotte  Frances Hawthorne

Charlotte Frances Hawthorne

Dec 24, 2008

Charlotte F. Hawthorne, 90, resident of Carlisle Nursing Center, (Covenant Way) passed away Wednesday Dec. 24, 2008 at Carlisle Nursing Center.Born in Abbeville Co. SC, July 11, 1918, she was a daughter of the late Robert Weston and Mamie Bowie Hawthorne.Miss Charlotte was a graduate of Spartanburg School of Nursing and was a World War II Army veteran having served...

Margaret  Gilliam Copeland

Margaret Gilliam Copeland

Dec 23, 2008

Margaret Gilliam Copeland, 84, resident of Due West Retirement Center, widow of Guy Hunter Copeland, Jr., passed away Tuesday Dec. 23, 2008 at Carlisle Nursing Center in Due West, SC.Born in Abbeville, SC she was a daughter of the late Oscar Motte and Margaret McKenzie Gilliam.Her mother died when she was 11 months old and she was raised by her...

Jack  Pressley McGaha

Jack Pressley McGaha

Dec 22, 2008

Jack Pressley McGaha, 78, of Jacksonville, FL, formally of Donalds, SC, passed away Monday, December 22, 2008 at Shands Hospital in Jacksonville, FL.Born in Abbeville County, SC, he was the son of the late Sam and Gladys Prince McGaha. He was of the Baptist faith and was a retired automobile salesman.Survivors include his daughter, Evelyn Bowie and her husband, Felix,...

Louie  Alexander Richey

Louie Alexander Richey

Dec 5, 2008

Louie Richey, Sr.,85, resident of 488 Hwy. 185 South widower of Earline Slay Richey passed away Friday Dec. 5, 2008 at Abbeville Area Medical Center. Born in Antreville, SC he was a son of the late William A. and Minnie Winona Bell Richey. Mr. Richey was a United States Army veteran. He retired from the Maintenance Dept. of Greenwood Mills...

Boyd  Michael Davison

Boyd Michael Davison

Nov 28, 2008

Boyd Michael Davison, 80, resident of 302 Sunset Drive, beloved husband of Gayle Hinson Davison passed away Friday Nov. 28, 2008 at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood, SC.He was born in Portland, Oregon Sept. 28, 1928, a son of the late Victor and Alice Boyd Davison.Boyd was a world traveler and lived in the Panama Canal Zone where he...

William "Smokey" Carl Bond

William "Smokey" Carl Bond

Nov 24, 2008

William Carl "Smokey" Bond, Sr., 81, resident of 136 Ballenger Rd. Hodges, SC formerly of Railroad St. Abbeville widower of Frances Anglin Bond passed away Monday Nov. 24, 2008 at Doctor's Hospital in Augusta, Georgia.Born in Abbeville, SC he was a son of the late Carl S. and Helen Clark Bond.He was a United States Navy veteran of WWII, serving...

Zachary "Zack" DuPree McConnell

Zachary "Zack" DuPree McConnell

Nov 15, 2008

Zachary 'Zack' DuPree McConnell, 27, resident of Troy Rd. passed away Saturday Nov. 15, 2008 at Abbeville Area Medical Center. Born in Greenwood, SC he was the son of Robin Chrisley and the late DuPree McConnell. Zack was employed with Weidman Construction Co. and was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include his mother Robin Chrisley of Abbeville, SC; 2 sisters...

Larry  Dale Medlin

Larry Dale Medlin

Nov 10, 2008

Larry Dale Medlin, 60, passed away Monday Nov. 10, 2008 at his home. Born in Anderson, SC he was the son of the late Domer and Ophelia Tiller Medlin. Larry was a self employed painter and of the Baptist faith. He will be remembered as a loving father, grandfather and brother and will be missed by his many friends. Survivors...

Lila Jean Bond Lawton

Lila Jean Bond Lawton

Nov 4, 2008

Lila Jean Bond Lawton, 78, resident of 706 Brooks St. wife of Warren Lawton passed away Tuesday Nov. 4, 2008 at Abbeville Area Medical Center. Born in Abbeville, SC she was a daughter of the late Carl Bond and the late Helen McCurry Bond Clark. She was a retired textile winder with Milliken Textiles in Abbeville, SC. She was of...