Obituaries

Carolyn  Denny Kitchen

Carolyn Denny Kitchen

Nov 12, 2005

Carolyn Denny Kitchen, 67, resident of 1901 Hwy. 71 wife of Ernest Kitchen died Saturday Nov. 12, 2005 at Hospice Care of Piedmont, Hospice House in Greenwood, SC. Born in Jenkins, KY she was a daughter of the late Raymond and Ella Mae Davis Denny. She was a graduate of William & Mary University with a BA in Education. She...

Edna Blair Wilson Martin

Edna Blair Wilson Martin

Nov 10, 2005

Edna Blair Wilson Martin, 95, resident of 203 Hunter St. wife of Leroy E. Martin died Thursday Nov. 10, 2005 at Abbeville Nursing Home. She was born in Abbeville Co. SC a daughter of the late Joseph Brown and Clara Knox Wilson. She was a retired lunch room attendant at Greenville St. Elementary School and a homemaker. She was a...

Virginia  Nickles Hawthorne

Virginia Nickles Hawthorne

Nov 7, 2005

Virginia Nickles Hawthorne, 82, resident of 1483 Hwy. 185 South wife of Carroll Hawthorne died Monday Nov. 7, 2005 at Abbeville Co. Memorial Hospital. Born in Abbeville Co. SC she was a daughter of the late Hunter and Margaret McIlwain Nickles. She graduated from Abbeville High School and recieved her A.B. Degree in Education from Erskine College class of 1944....

Kathryn Cooper Dillard Patton

Kathryn Cooper Dillard Patton

Nov 6, 2005

Kathryn Cooper Dillard Patton, 87, resident of Due West Retirement Center wife of Paul Patton died Sunday Nov. 6 at The Hospice House in Greenwood, SC. Born in Statham, Georgia she was a daughter of the late Herbert Alva and Grace Cooper Dillard. Mrs. Patton was a retired newspaper columnist with over 25 years of service with the Winder, Georgia...

Matril  Cape Cadden

Matril Cape Cadden

Oct 19, 2005

Matril Cape Cadden, 65, resident of Abbeville Nursing Home formerly of 111 Railroad St. died Wednesday Oct. 19, 2005 at Abbeville County Memorial Hospital. Born in Abbeville, SC she was a daughter of Jim and Inez Edwards Cape. She was a retired textile employee and retail sales clerk. She attended Grace United Methodist Church. survivors are: 2 daughters Dede Grant...

Ruby  Hall White

Ruby Hall White

Oct 18, 2005

Ruby Hall White, 82, resident of Abbeville Nursing Home formerly of 103 Brooks St. widow of Shirley B. White died Tuesday Oct. 18, 2005 at Abbeville County Memorial Hospital. Born in Abbeville Co. SC she was a daughter of the late Grady and Rosella Poole Hall. She was a retitred textile employee of the cloth room with Abbeville Mills and...

Mildred  L. Mathews

Mildred L. Mathews

Oct 15, 2005

Mildred L. Mathews, 100, resident of The Lowan Home in White Rock, SC formerly of Abbeville, SC widow of Frank L. Mathews died Saturday Oct. 15, 2005 at The Lowman Home. Mrs. Mathews was born in Atlanta, Georgia and was a homemaker and a member of Calhoun Falls Presbyterian Church. Survivors are: daughter Faye Hydrick of Atlanta, GA, son-in-law Lamont...

Margaret  McCord Brown

Margaret McCord Brown

Oct 6, 2005

Margaret McCord Brown, 84, resident of National Health Care in Clinton, SC formerly of 106 Haigler St. Abbeville, SC widow of Carl Gordon Brown died Thursday Oct. 6, 2005 at National Health Care. Born September 5, 1921 in Abbeville Co. SC she was a daughter of the late William Godfrey and Mamie Miller McCord. She was a graduate of Anderson...

Annie  Moss Campbell

Annie Moss Campbell

Sep 29, 2005

Annie Moss Campbell, 91, resident of 617 Church St. died Thursday Sept. 29, 2005 at Self Regional Medical Center. Born in Abbeville Co. SC she was a daughter of the late Thomas Hoyt and Bessie Barnett Campbell. She was a self employed retired beautician and an active member of Grace United Methodist Church. survivors are: 2 sisters Louise Bowen of...

Marinda  Jacqueline Purser

Marinda Jacqueline Purser

Sep 28, 2005

Marinda Jacqueline Purser, 58, resident of 210 Hillcrest Drive died Wednesday Sept. 28, 2005 at her home. Born in Abbeville Co. SC she was a daughter of Vara Campbell Purser and the late Ernest Rigby Purser, Sr. She was a homemaker and a member of Southside Baptist Church. survivors are: Mother Vara Campbell Purser of the home, sister Patti Gary...

Bryon  Mitchell Veach

Bryon Mitchell Veach

Sep 27, 2005

Bryon Mitchell Veach, 20, resident of 4295 Hwy. 184 Due West, SC died Sept. 27, 2005. Born in Charleston, SC he was a son of Thomas Mitchell and Frances Lynn Baggett Veach. He attended Dixie High Scholl and the South Carolina Governor's School of the Arts in Greenville, SC. He also attended the Kansas City Art Institute in Kansas City,...

Samuel "Sam" Lochridge McNeill

Samuel "Sam" Lochridge McNeill

Sep 25, 2005

Samuel 'Sam' Lochridge McNeill, Sr., 78, resident of 1201 N. Main St. husband of Lucille Epps McNeill died Sunday Sept. 25, 2005 at his home. Born in Abbeville Co. SC he was a son of the late Joseph Donald, Sr. and Willie G. Riley McNeill. He was a United States World War II Navy veteran and a retired employee of...

James  Herman Loftis

James Herman Loftis

Sep 24, 2005

James 'Herman' Loftis, 84, resident of 125 McGowan Ave. husband of Elizabeth Mundy Loftis died Saturday Sept. 24, 2005 at National Health Care Center in Greenwood, SC. Born in Abbeville, SC he was a son of the late Herman Reid and Lilly Smith Loftis. He was a retired clerk and yardmaster with CSX Railroad with 40 years of service. He...

Dana  Burton Gray

Dana Burton Gray

Sep 6, 2005

Dana Burton Gray, 36, resident of Hwy. 81 South died Tuesday Sept. 6, 2005 at her home. Born in Greenwood, SC she was a daughter of Cornelia Tiller Burton Crawford and the late John W. Burton, Sr. She was a self employed beautian and a member of the First Baptist Church of Iva, SC. survivors are: Mother Cornelia Burton Crawford...

Thomas  Keith Breedlove

Thomas Keith Breedlove

Aug 15, 2005

Father: William T. BreedloveMother: Mary Ann BreedloveDaughter: Hannah Ann BreedloveWife: Donna Simmons Breedlove

William "Billy" Edward Gambrell

William "Billy" Edward Gambrell

Aug 8, 2005

William Edward " Billy " Gambrell, Jr., 59, resident of Abbeville Nursing Home formerly of 109 Walnut St. died Monday Aug. 8, 2005 at the nursing home. Born in Abbeville Co. SC he was a son of his late parents Willian Edward Gambrell, Sr. and Rebecca Anderson Gambrell. He was a faithful member of Southside Baptist Church. survivors are: His...

Victoria  Howie Kerr

Victoria Howie Kerr

Jul 31, 2005

Victoria Howie Kerr, 102, formerly of 74 Woodburn Rd. Spartanburg, SC resident of Abbeville Nursing Home and widow of J. Davis (son) Kerr died Sunday July 31, 2005 at the nursing home. She was born in Chester, SC June 8, 1903 and was a daughter of the late Torrance Victor and Cora Dry Howie. Victoria Howie was raised in Abbeville,...

Beatrice "Bea" Blanchett Brubaker

Beatrice "Bea" Blanchett Brubaker

Jul 24, 2005

Beatrice " Bea " Blanchett Brubaker, 90, resident of 48 Cypress Chapel Rd. wife of Capt. Joseph Brubaker died Sunday July 24, 2005 at her home. Bea was born in Abbeville Co. SC and was a retired textile employee with Abbeville Mills and a faithful member of Grace United Methodist Church. suvivors are: husband Joseph Brubaker of the home, 2...

Diana Jean Wittnebert Phail

Diana Jean Wittnebert Phail

Jul 23, 2005

Diana Jean Wittnebert Phail, 63, resident of 405 Sunset Drive wife of Kenneth M. Phail died Saturday July 23, 2005 at her home. She was born in Jersey City, NJ the daughter of the late Albert and Thelma Wittnebert. She was a retired professional artist and had a degree in recreational Therapy which she worked for many years. She was...

Erline Estelle Slay Richey

Erline Estelle Slay Richey

Jul 23, 2005

Erline Estelle Slay Richey, 76, resident of 488 Hwy. 185 South wife of Louie Alexander Richey, Sr. died Saturday July 23, 2005 at The Hospice House in Greenwood, SC. Born in Abbeville Co. SC she was a daughter of the late Steven Albert and Sallie Mae Turner Slay. She was a retired employee of Monsanto Industries in Greenwood, with over...