Obituaries

Wayne  Richard Owens

Wayne Richard Owens

Jan 21, 2008

Wayne Richard Owens, Sr., 75, resident of 4594 Old Calhoun Falls Rd. husband of Ruth Jones Owens died Monday Jan. 21, 2008 at Abbeville Area Medical Center. Born in Henderson Co. NC he was a son of the late Otto and Ola Mae Capps Owens. He was a United States Army veteran of the Korean Conflict. Wayne was retired from...

Harry  Wilkins Chandler

Harry Wilkins Chandler

Jan 13, 2008

Harry Wilkins Chandler, Sr., 81, of 107 Woodland Way beloved husband of Lura Jean Williams Chandler died Sunday Jan. 13, 2008 at his home.Born in Abbeville Co. SC he was a son of the late Caleb Wilkins and Annie Greene Mabry Chandler. He is survived by his wife of the home; son, Harry Wilkins Chandler, Jr. (Kin) and his wife,...

Effie Jean Loftis Hill

Effie Jean Loftis Hill

Jan 5, 2008

Effie "Jean" Loftis Hill, 75, resident of 402 Wesley Court, Starr, SC formerly of Abbeville, SC widow of George Ervin Hill passed away Saturday Jan. 5, 2008 at National Health Care in Anderson, SC. Born in Anderson, SC she was a daughter of the late Lewis Loftis, Sr. and Lillian Stone Loftis. She was a retired Lunch Room Manager at...

Joshua "Josh" Ferguson Hagen

Joshua "Josh" Ferguson Hagen

Jan 1, 2008

Joshua "Josh' Ferguson Hagen, 30, passed away peacefully Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2008 at Mission Hospital, Asheville, NC. Born July 27, 1977 in Greenville, SC, he was the son of Steve and Linda Bond Hagen. Josh was a 1995 graduate of Abbeville High School. He attended Clemson University and was a 2003 graduate of Lander University with a BS in Psychology....

Charles "Charlie" Henry Grantham

Charles "Charlie" Henry Grantham

Jan 1, 2008

Charles 'Charlie' Henry Grantham, 90, resident of 334 Old Douglas Mill Rd. husband of Sallie Palmer Grantham died Tuesday Jan. 1, 2008 at Richard M. Campbell Veterans Nursing Home in Anderson, SC. He was twice married first to the late Eleanor Bradford Grantham. Born in Webb, Arizona he was a son of the late Robert L. and Mussette Powell Grantham....

James "Tommy" Thomas Stevenson

James "Tommy" Thomas Stevenson

Dec 26, 2007

James Thomas 'Tommy' Stevenson, 55, resident of 104 Diamond St. died Wednesday Dec. 26, 2007 at his home. Born in Abbeville Co. SC he was a son of William Oscar Stevenson and the late Willie Mae Ray Stevenson. Tommy was a employee of the Abbeville Area Medical Center working in the Shipping and Receiving Dept. He was also a member...

Joseph "Joe" Melvin Loftis

Joseph "Joe" Melvin Loftis

Dec 19, 2007

Joe Loftis, 80, resident of 173 Loftis Rd., in the Nation Community, died Wednesday Dec. 19, 2007 from injuries sustained in an auto accident. Born in Abbeville Co. SC he was a son of the late John Evans and Lula Mae Watkins Loftis. Joe was a United States Army veteran of World War II. He worked for many years at...

Susie  Gibert Blanks

Susie Gibert Blanks

Dec 17, 2007

COLUMBIA - Services for Susie Gibert Blanks, 79, will be held Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. at Dunbar Funeral Home, Dutch Fork Chapel, Irmo, with burial in Lebanon Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Abbeville at 4:00 p.m. The family will receive friends from 12 ? 1 p.m., prior to the service at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be...

Bertha "Nonnie" Towler Byrd

Bertha "Nonnie" Towler Byrd

Dec 12, 2007

Bertha "Nonnie" Towler Byrd, 91, resident of 503 East Greenwood St. widow of Thomas Robert Byrd died Wednesday Dec. 12, 2007 at the Hospice House in Greenwood, SC. She was a retired secretarial employee in Walton Co. GA for many years. Upon her retirement and moving to Abbeville, SC she became the secretary at Savitz Drug Store. She was also...

Lynn  George Harrison

Lynn George Harrison

Dec 5, 2007

Lynn G. Harrison, 83, resident of 531 Keowee Rd. Iva, husband of Eleanore E. Harrison, died Wednesday, December 5, 2007 at the Hospice House of the Upstate in Anderson, SC.Survivors include his wife, Eleanore E. Harrison of the home, 2 sons, Carl Albert Harrison and Lynn Harrison.The body is at The Chandler-Jackson Funeral Home, Abbeville, SC, where the family will...

Frances Allen Hill Sherard

Frances Allen Hill Sherard

Nov 26, 2007

Frances Hill Sherard, 93, resident of 103 Mt. Carmel Rd. peacefully entered into eternal rest on Monday Nov. 26, 2007 at her home. Born in Abbeville Co. SC she was a daughter of the late Jack and Elizabeth Eskew. Mrs. Sherard was a retired textile weaver with Jackson Mills in Iva, SC. She made many friends during her years there...

Dorothy  Hall Wilson

Dorothy Hall Wilson

Nov 24, 2007

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Visitation Chandler-Jackson Funeral Home 208 South Main Street Abbeville, SC  29620 Monday, November 26, 2007 5:00-6:00 PM Service Chandler-Jackson Funeral Home Chapel 208 South Main Street Abbeville, SC  29620 Tuesday, November 27, 2007 11:00 AM Interment Lower Long Cane ARP Cemetery Long Cane Rd. SC 33-36 Troy ,  SC  29848

Dana Camak Prince White

Dana Camak Prince White

Nov 24, 2007

Dana Camak Prince White, 49, resident of 249 Colony East widow of Joe Luke White, Jr. passed away peacefully Saturday Nov. 24, 2007 at the Hospice House of the Piedmont in Greenwood, SC.Born Nov. 10, 1958 in Greenwood, SC she was a daughter of Harold and Marion Camak Prince.Dana was a 1977 graduate of Abbeville High School she also attended...

Alice  Pruitt Parker

Alice Pruitt Parker

Nov 24, 2007

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Visitation Chandler-Jackson Funeral Home 208 South Main Street Abbeville, SC  29620 Tuesday, November 27, 2007 2:00-3:00 PM Service Chandler-Jackson Funeral Home Chapel 208 South Main Street Abbeville, SC  29620 Tuesday, November 27, 2007 3:00 Pm Interment Forest Lawn Memory Gardens 2699 Highway 72 Abbeville ,  SC  29620

William  Roy McClain

William Roy McClain

Nov 23, 2007

William "Roy" McClain, 71, resident of 497 Old Landfill Rd. husband of Betty Campbell McClain died Friday Nov. 23, 2007 at St. Frances Hospital in Greenville, SC.Born in Abbeville Co. SC he was a son of the late Elmer and Mattie Strawhorn McClain.Roy was a United States Air Force veteran and a retired conductor with the CSX Railroad with over...

Cynthia Lou Simpson Thomson

Cynthia Lou Simpson Thomson

Nov 16, 2007

Cynthia Lou Simpson Thomson, 82, resident of 104 Oakland Ave., died Friday, November 16, 2007 at Hospice House of the Piedmont in Greenwood, SC.Born in Abbeville Co., SC, she was the daughter of the late Gerdie and Nettie Fisher Simpson.Survivors include her daughter Mary Jane Ramey and her husband, Albert, of Abbeville, SC; sons, Daryl Thomson and his wife, Kity,...

Mary  Minerva Wakefield

Mary Minerva Wakefield

Nov 14, 2007

Mary Minerva Wakefield, 89, resident of Ellenburg Nursing Home died Wednesday Nov. 14, 2007 at Ellenburg Nursing Home in Anderson, SC. Born in Abbeville, SC she was a daughter of the late Ezekiel Norris and Laura Lee Bowen Wakefield. Mary was a retired federal employee of the U.S. Agricultural Dept. in Washington, DC. Upon retirement she returned to SC where...

Patricia  Babcock Moats

Patricia Babcock Moats

Nov 2, 2007

Patricia Babcock Moats, 74, resident of 74 Briarwood Rd. Abbeville, SC wife of Richard Allen Moats died Friday Nov. 2, 2007 at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood, SC. Born in Aberdeen, Washington she was a daughter of the late Richard and Dena Schouwstra Babcock. She was the former owner and operator with her husband Richard of the True Value...

Ernestine  Guth McDonald

Ernestine Guth McDonald

Nov 1, 2007

Ernestine Guth McDonald, 75, resident of 3870 Hwy. 184 West wife of Randall Joseph McDonald died Thursday Nov. 1, 2007 at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood, SC. Born in Flushing, N.Y. she was a daughter of the late Arthur R. and Adlyn Beebe Guth. She was a homemaker and member of the Due West ARP Church. The love of...

James  Albert Slay

James Albert Slay

Oct 26, 2007

James Albert Slay, 80, formerly of 1010 Miller Rd. died Saturday Oct. 26, 2007 at the Hospice House of the Piedmont in Greenwood, SC. Born in Abbeville Co. SC he was a son of the late Steven Albert and Sallie Mae Turman Slay. James will be remembered as a loving brother and will be missed by his caring brothers and...