Obituaries

Eugenia "Genie" Smith Lawton

Eugenia "Genie" Smith Lawton

Mar 19, 2005

Eugenia "Genie" Smith Lawton, 76, of 285 Noble Drive, wife of Morris Wallace Lawton, died Saturday, March 19, 2005 at her home. Born in Anderson, she was the daughter of the late James Frank and Annie Simmons Smith. She was a graduate of Lander University and was retired from the Abbeville Milliken Plant. She was also a member of the...

Gladys  Plowden Kennedy

Gladys Plowden Kennedy

Mar 17, 2005

Gladys Plowden Kennedy, 88, resident of the Due West Retirement Center, Due West, SC, died March 17, 2005. She was the widow of Barron D. Kennedy, Jr. and the daughter of Estelle Youngblood and Jesse Clifton Plowden, having been born in Greenville, SC, where she lived until moving to Due West in 1992.Mrs. Kennedy graduated from Furman University in 1938....

Ruby  Holmes Bowie

Ruby Holmes Bowie

Mar 16, 2005

Ruby Holmes Bowie, 94, formerly of 212 Marshall Ave. died Wednesday, March 16, 2005, at the home of her grandson, Tommy Winn in Murrells Inlet. Born in Abbeville County, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Leila Ashworth Holmes. She was a homemaker and retired from Milliken Textiles. She was a member of the Abbeville Pentecostal Holiness Church....

Floride "Floss" Frances Edwards Turner

Floride "Floss" Frances Edwards Turner

Mar 13, 2005

Floride "Floss" Edwards Turner, 101, resident of McCormick Health Care, formerly of 101 Turner Lane, widow of George Crawford Turner, died Sunday, March 13, 2005 at McCormick Health Care. Born in Abbeville County, she was the daughter of the late James and Lillie Edwards. She attended Thornwell Orphanage in Clinton. She was a homemaker and a member of Lebanon Presbyterian...

Elizabeth "Lib" Loftis Mundy

Elizabeth "Lib" Loftis Mundy

Mar 10, 2005

Elizabeth "Lib" Loftis Mundy, 83, resident of 116 McGowan Ave. widow of David Lenwood "Doc" Mundy died Thursday, March 10, 2005 at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood, SC.Born in Abbeville Co. SC, she was a daughter of the late Herman Reid and Lillie Smith Loftis. She was raised in the home of her aunt and uncle, Alonso and Pearl...

William "Bill" Thomas Morris

William "Bill" Thomas Morris

Mar 5, 2005

William Thomas "Bill" Morris, 66, of 2529 Broadway Lake Road died Saturday, March 5, 2005, at his home. Born in Sherwood, Tenn., he was the son of the late Luther and Dona Mae Morris. He was a retired electrician with the Park Dale Plant in Gastonia, N.C. He was employed with the Anderson-Independent newspaper. He attended the Church of God....

Jones "Cal" Calvin Koonts

Jones "Cal" Calvin Koonts

Mar 4, 2005

Dr. J. Calvin "Cal" Koonts, 80, resident of 10 Haynes St., husband of Cortlandt "Corky" Morper Koonts, died Saturday, March 5, 2005 at his home.Born in Lexington, NC, he was a son of the late Harvey Hill and Elsie T. Koonts. Dr. J. Calvin Koonts earned his AB degree, Magna Cum Lauda from Catawba College and his MA and Ph.D....

Evelyn  McAllister Clinkscales

Evelyn McAllister Clinkscales

Feb 18, 2005

Evelyn McAllister Clinkscales, 98, resident of Wesley Commons, Greenwood, formerly of 409 Greenville St., Abbeville, widower of William Edward Clinkscales, died Friday, Feb. 18, 2005 at Wesley Commons in Greenwood. She was a daughter of the late Horace Ramey and Caroline Miller McAllister. She was a retired clerical assistant with the Agricultural Conservation Service of the U.S. Government. She was...

Charles  Ira Burdette

Charles Ira Burdette

Feb 10, 2005

Charles Ira Burdette, 82, resident of Richard Campbell Veterans Home, formerly of 200 Haigler St., widower of Ethel Burdette, died Thursday, Feb. 10, 2005, at Richard Campbell Home. Born in Abbeville County, he was the son of the late Ira and Mary Lou Busby Burdette. He was a World War II Navy veteran and was a retired textile fixer with...

Jesse  Lee Bouchillon

Jesse Lee Bouchillon

Jan 31, 2005

Jesse Lee Bouchillon, 16, resident of 531 Bouchillon Rd., Nation Community, Abbeville, SC, died Tuesday, February 1, 2005 at his home.Born in Anderson, SC, he was a son of Dave Pruitt Bouchillon and Rita Whitfield Thomas.He was a sophomore at Dixie High School where he was very active in school activities. He was a member of the Dixie High School...

James "Joe Joe" Lester Waters

James "Joe Joe" Lester Waters

Jan 29, 2005

James Lester "Joe Joe" Waters, Jr., 62, resident of 114 Horseshoe Rd., Lowndesville, SC, died Saturday, January 29, 2005 at the South Carolina Medical University in Charleston, SC.Born in Lowndesville, SC, he was a son of the late James Lester, Sr. and Macie Parnell Waters.He was a United States Army veteran of the Korean Conflict. He was employed with Rocky...

Nikki  Ellinas Knox

Nikki Ellinas Knox

Jan 23, 2005

Nikki Ellinas Knox, 75, resident of 1303 Hwy 72, widow of Edward Lawrence Knox, Jr. died Saturday, January 22, 2005 at Rosevelt Center in Warm Springs, GA.She was a daughter of the late Jon and Angelina Ellinas.She was a homemaker and a member of Sharon United Methodist Church where she was also a member of the church choir.Survivors are one...

Tina Carol Sellers Spencer

Tina Carol Sellers Spencer

Jan 20, 2005

Tina Carol Spencer, 37, resident of 501 Orange St. wife of David D. Spencer died Thursday Jan. 20, 2005 at her home. Born in Clinton, SC she was a daughter of Eugene and Edith Hardin Sellers.She was a homemaker and of the baptist faith. Survivors are: Husband-David D. Spencer-of the home. 2-daughters-Brittney Leigh Spencer-of the home, Edith Kayla Spencer-of the...

John "JC" Charley Kimsey

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...