
John "JC" Charley Kimsey
Jan 20, 2005
Charley "J.C." Kimsey, 76, resident of 802 S. Main St., widower of Ruth McCurry Kimsey, died Thursday, Jan. 20, 2005, at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood. Born in Abbeville County, he was the son of the late Charley and Ruth Saxon Kimsey. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War. He was a retired loom fixer with Bloomsburg...

Henry "Shorty" Mitchell
Jan 15, 2005
Henry "Shorty" Mitchell, 75, of 1029 S.C. 72 West, widower of Maeline Graham Mitchell, died Saturday, Jan. 15, 2005, at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood.Born in Iva, he was a son of the late Manning and Annie Belle Poole Mitchell. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean conflict. He was a retired employee of Rocky River Mills.Surviving...

Bernard "Bernie" Paul Mahlar
Jan 4, 2005
Bernard 'Bernie' Paul Mahlar, 100, resident of 208 Ellis Ave., widower of Elizabeth (Betty) Woodyard Mahlar died Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2005 at Abbeville Nursing Home.He was born August 29, 1904 in Woodbury, CT. He graduated from Woodbury, CT public schools. Because of his interest in the Bible, he became associated with Jehovah's Witnesses. In 1923, the family moved to Glendale,...

Rita Mary Hawco Rooney
Dec 29, 2004
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our Aunt Mrs. Rita Mary (Hawco) Rooney, 99, on Wednesday, December 29, 2004 at the Abbeville Nursing Home after a lengthy illness. She was born in Harbor Main, Newfoundland on October 21, 1905 and the daughter of the late Patrick Joseph and Anna (Sullivan) Hawco.Mrs. Rooney immigrated to the...

Derrell Simpson Caldwell
Dec 29, 2004
Derrell Simpson Caldwell, 83, of 116 Henry St. died Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2004, at Hospice House in Anderson.Born in Abbeville, she was a retired employee with the Seaboard Railroad as a freight agent manager with more than 33 years of service. She also received the National Honorary Postmaster certification from its association. She was a former member of the Eastern...

Hoke Floyd
Dec 14, 2004
Hoke Floyd, 75, of 185 Keowee Road died Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2004, at Abbeville County Memorial Hospital.Born in Hart County, he was a son of the late Robert and Clarkie Carter Floyd. He was a textile employee with Milliken Textiles, Abbeville plant, with more than 51 years of service. He was also a member of Mission Baptist Church.Surviving are widow,...

Alvin Layfatte Sentell
Dec 8, 2004
Alvin Layfatte Sentell, 71, of 208 Hillcrest Drive, died Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2004, at Abbeville County Memorial Hospital. Born in Westminster, he was the son of the late Freeman Layfatte and Ruby Smith Sentell. He was a United States Army veteran having served in the Korean War. He was a retired textile employee of Abbeville Mills with more than 35...

Ruth Robinson Pressley
Nov 16, 2004
Ruth Robinson Pressley, 93, of 111 Orange St., widow of Haynes Pressley Sr., died Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2004, at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood. Born in Abbeville County, she was the daughter of the late John and Allie Harrison Robinson. She was a retired employee of Abbeville County School District No. 60. She was a faithful member of Washington...

Ralph Franklin Mobley
Nov 16, 2004
Ralph Franklin Mobley, 66, resident of 515 Parsons Mt. Rd., husband of Seppie Brewer Mobley died Tuesday, November 17, 2004 at Abbeville Co. Memorial Hospital.Born in Abbeville Co., SC he was a son of the late Jeff and Fannie Mae Gable Mobley.He was a retired farmer and was a very avid outdoorsman having enjoyed hunting and fishing. He was also...

Mary Simpson Hill
Nov 15, 2004
Mary Simpson Hill, 91, resident of 2578 Flat Rock Rd., Nation Community, widow of Frank Hill, died Monday, November 15, 2004 at Abbeville Co. Memorial Hospital.Born in Abbeville Co. SC she was a daughter of the late Matthew A. and Emma Cann Simpson. She was a retired textile employee with Milliken Mills. She was a faithful member of Bells United...

Rebecca "Becky" Ewing Wilkinson
Nov 1, 2004
Rebecca "Becky' Ewing Wilkinson, 91, resident of Carlisle Nursing Drive, Due West, widow of Bert Wilkinson, died Monday, Nov. 1, 2004, at Carlisle Nursing Center. A graveside memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Little Mountain Presbyterian Church cemetery with the Rev. John Parks officiating. The Chandler-Jackson Funeral Home, Abbeville, is in charge of arrangements.

Lou Ellen Creswell Gable
Oct 14, 2004
Lou Ellen Gable, 72, resident of 3578 Hwy. 28 North, widow of Edwin T. Gable died Thursday, October 14, 2004 at Abbeville Co. Memorial Hospital.Born in Abbeville Co. SC she was a daughter of the late Vivian E. ''Hook'' and Lois Russun Creswell.She was a retired textile employee with Bloomsburg Mills. She was currently a volunteer assistant at Abbeville Co....

Carl Hitch Davis
Oct 11, 2004
Carl H. Davis, 78, resident of 1307 N. Main St., husband of Grace Link Davis died Monday, October 11, 2004 at Abbeville Co. Memorial Hospital.Born in Abbeville, SC, he was the son of the late William McKnight and Jettie Ashley Davis.His career in textiles covered a span of 39 years. Thirteen of those years with Milliken Textiles in Abbeville, SC,...

James Bobby Kilgore
Oct 11, 2004
James "Bobby" Kilgore, 73, of Hospice House in Anderson died Thursday, Nov. 11, 2004, at Hospice House. Born in Abbeville County, he was the son of the late Claude DeWitt Sr. and Ruby Powell Kilgore. He was a United States Air Force veteran of the Korean conflict. He was a retired body shop manager with White's Automotive in Zanesville, Ohio....

James "Jim" Kenneth Edens
Oct 10, 2004
James ''Jim'' Kenneth Edens, II, beloved husband of Neannie Parkins Edens, died Sunday morning, October 10, 2004 at Self Regional Medical Center, Greenwood, SC.His father, James Kenneth Edens, Sr. predeceased him. He is survived by his mother, Mary Ann Culpepper Edens of Abbeville, SC; brothers, Joseph Lee Edens and fiance, Sandra Standridge of Ware Shoals, SC and Robert Anthony Edens...

Billy Joe Campbell
Oct 4, 2004
Billy Joe Campbell, 69, of 510 Marshall Ave. died Monday, Oct. 4, 2004, at his home. Born in Anderson County, he was a son of the late William and Cara Ashley Campbell. He was a retired textile employee with Abbeville Mils, Milliken Plant. He was a mason and a member of the Clinton Lodge 3 AFM. He was also a...

George Robert Napier
Oct 2, 2004
George "Robert" Napier, 49, of 93 Horton Drive, died Saturday, Oct. 2, 2004 at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood. Born in Abbeville County, he was a carpenter and employed with J. Ben Jones Construction Company of Abbeville. He formerly attended Union Presbyterian Church. Surviving are widow, Rhonda Prince Napier of the home; daughters, Kortney Napier, Kinsley Napier and Sierra...

Tunis Romein
Sep 29, 2004
Dr. Tunis Romein, 92, resident of 5754 Anderson Highway 20, died Wednesday, September 29, 2004 at Abbeville Co. Memorial Hospital.Dr. Tunis Romein was born on March 30, 1912 near St. Anne, Illinois. In 1936, he graduated from Wheaton College in Chicago, where he excelled in four college sports. He was captain of the Wheaton basketball team and held the Wheaton...

Pauline McKinney White
Sep 18, 2004
Pauline McKinney White, 91, of 704 Anderson St. died Saturday, Sept. 18, 2004, at Abbeville County Memorial Hospital. Born in McCormick County, she was a daughter of the late Rufus and Eugenia McKinney. She was a retired employee of Reigel Sewing Co. in McCormick and was of the Baptist faith. Surviving are a number of nieces and nephews.She was the...

Ethel Fleming Thomasson
Sep 15, 2004
Ethel Fleming Thomasson, 97, of 1614 S.C. 72 died Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2004, at Heardmont Nursing Home in Elberton, Ga.Born in Elbert County, Ga., she was a retired textile employee with Abbeville Mills and a member of Lebanon Presbyterian Church.Surviving are son, Ronald Thomasson of Abbeville; sister, Leona Dye of Elberton; two grandsons; two step-granddaughters; and five great-grandchildren.She was the...
Subscribe
Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries