Obituaries

Frances  Parnell Page

Frances Parnell Page

Mar 14, 2003

Frances Parnell Page, 85, of 305 Wardlaw St., widow of James Alfred Page, died Friday, March 14, 2003, at Abbeville County Memorial Hospital. Born in Anderson, she was the daughter of the late Porter and Martha Ann Sharpton Parnell. She was a retired textile employee with Abbeville Mills. She was a member of the Abbeville First Baptist Church and of...

Edwin "Ed" Hugh Ford

Edwin "Ed" Hugh Ford

Feb 25, 2003

Edwin "Ed" Hugh Ford Jr., 53, of 131 Highland Terrace, died Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2003 at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood.Born in Columbia, he was a son of the late Edwin Hugh and Beverly Ritchie Ford Sr. He graduated from Dreher High School in Columbia and received a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of South Carolina. An...

John "JW" Wesley Hall

John "JW" Wesley Hall

Feb 18, 2003

John Wesley "J.W." Hall, 86, of 102 Look Out Lane, husband of Sybil Scoggins Hall, died Tuesday, Feb, 18, 2003 at the VA Hospital Downtown in Augusta, Ga.Born in Abbeville County, he was a son of the late Charlie and Carrie Bell Hall. He was a retired weaver with Abbeville Mills, an Army World War II veteran and a member...

Paul  Charles Bollman

Paul Charles Bollman

Feb 18, 2003

Paul Charles Bollman Sr., 83, of 102 George St., died Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2003, at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood. Born in Philadelphia, Pa., he was a World War II Army veteran having been wounded in the Battle of the Bulge and the Normandy Invasion. He was presented a Certificate of Appreciation from France which was given by the...

James "Jimmy" Euris Edward Pruitt

James "Jimmy" Euris Edward Pruitt

Feb 16, 2003

James "Jimmy" Edward Pruitt, 59, of 1590 S.C. 72 West died Sunday, Feb. 16, 2003, at Anderson Area Medical Center. Born in Abbeville County, he was a security guard with Greenwood Packing Co. and attended The Abbeville Congregational Holiness Church. Surviving are widow, Brenda McCord Pruitt of the home; sons, David Pruitt and Eddie Pruitt, both of Abbeville; and a...

Laura "Ruth" Ruth Eakin Hall

Laura "Ruth" Ruth Eakin Hall

Feb 11, 2003

Laura "Ruth" Eakin Hall, 90, of Abbeville Nursing Home died Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2003, at the nursing home.Born in Williamston, she was a homemaker and a member of the Abbeville First Baptist Church. Surviving are Gina Ruth Hagen Stone, a dear namesake whom she claimed as her own.She was the widow of Allen D. Hall and the daughter of the...

Addie  Azalee Ferguson

Addie Azalee Ferguson

Feb 9, 2003

Azalee Ferguson of 223 Main St. died Sunday, Feb. 9, 2003, at her home. Born in Abbeville County, she was a retired stenographer and a member of Little Mountain Presbyterian Church. Surviving are brothers, John T. Ferguson of Due West, and Harold Ferguson of Johnson City, Tenn.; and sisters, Mable Ferguson of Savannah, Ga., Betty Sue Scearce of Divide, Colo.,...

Ruth "Gladys" Gladding Fulton Gilliland

Ruth "Gladys" Gladding Fulton Gilliland

Feb 6, 2003

Ruth Gladding "Gladys" Fulton Gilliland, 102, of 508 Old Vienna Road, formerly of Birmingham, Ala., died Thursday, Feb. 6, 2003 at her home.Born in Collinsville, Ala., she was a daughter of the late William Frierson II and Mary Virginia Keene Fulton and the widow of George Louie Gilliland. She lived in Birmingham for 60 years. A former schoolteacher and a...

Samuel "Sam" Wiley Sherard

Samuel "Sam" Wiley Sherard

Jan 31, 2003

Samuel "Sam" Wiley Sherard Jr., 78, of 103 Mount Carmel Road died Friday, Jan. 31, 2003, at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood. Born in Abbeville County, he was a U.S. Air Force veteran, was a retired conductor with the CSX Railroad and was also a member of the Lebanon Presbyterian Church.Surviving are widow, Frances Allen Sherard of the home,...

Bryan  Kenneth Skelton

Bryan Kenneth Skelton

Jan 26, 2003

Bryan Kenneth Skelton, 32, of 306 Muck-a-Way Road, died Sunday, Jan. 26, 2003 at Self Regional Healthcare in Greenwood. Born in Anderson, he worked in the Heating and Air Conditioning Field. He also attended the Greenwood Church of God. Surviving are widow, Amanda Skelton of the home; daughter, Madalyn Skelton of the home; sons, Sterling and Chase Skelton of the...

Annie Ruth McCarley Ashley

Annie Ruth McCarley Ashley

Jan 20, 2003

Annie Ruth McCarley Ashley, 82, formerly of 301 Charlie Creek Road, Lowndesville, died Monday, Jan. 20, 2003, at Willow Creek Nursing Center in Iva.Born in Anderson County, she was a retired textile employee with Abbeville Mills and was a member of Lowndesville Baptist Church.Surviving is a brother, James A. McCarley of Abbeville.She was the widow of James Ashley and the...

Julian  Ray Hines

Julian Ray Hines

Jan 19, 2003

Ret. Lt. Col. Julian Ray Hines, 72, of 1533 S.C. 201 died Saturday, Jan. 19, 2003, at Abbeville County Memorial Hospital.Born in Columbus, N.C., he was a retired lieutenant colonel, beginning his military career in 1947 and retiring from active duty in 1969. He served 10 years in the U.S. Marines and 12 years in the U.S. Army. He received...

Mary "Lena" Lena Crawford Ayers

Mary "Lena" Lena Crawford Ayers

Jan 17, 2003

Mary 'Lena' Crawford Ayers, 75, of The Maples, Honea Path, formerly of 1217 Rock Hill Road, died Friday, Jan. 17, 2003, at Abbeville County Memorial Hospital. Born in Abbeville County, she was retired from Flexible Technologies. She was instrumental in the formation of the Edgewood Volunteer Fire Department. She was also active in the 4-H. She was a member of...

Gladys "Mutt" Blanchette Seigler

Gladys "Mutt" Blanchette Seigler

Jan 14, 2003

Gladys "Mutt" Blanchett Seigler, 84, resident of 404 Oakland Ave. widow of William B. Seigler died Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2003 at Abbeville Co. Memorial Hospital.Born in Abbeville Co. SC she was a daughter of the late Palmer and Cleo Simpson Blanchett.She was a retired textile employee with Abbeville Mills with 43 years of service. She was a member of Grace...

Thelma Olivia Clinkscales Maiuro

Thelma Olivia Clinkscales Maiuro

Jan 6, 2003

Thelma Olivia Maiuro, 78, died Monday, Jan. 6, 2003. Born in Abbeville County, she was the daughter of the late Orr and Olivia Thornton Clinkscales. Surviving are widower, Angelo Maiuro of the home; daughter, Jacquline M. Wilson of Montague, N.C.; sons, Dennis Maiuro of Yardville, N.J., and Dr. Ronald Maiuro of Seattle; brother, Bruce Clinkscales of Iva; sister, Hilda Purdy...

William  Burgess Doty

William Burgess Doty

Dec 31, 2002

Mr. William Burgess Doty, 85, of 201 Vine St., died Dec. 31, 2002, at Spartanburg Regional Healthcare. Born in Sardinia, he was a son of the late Rev. Arthur Francis and Arrie Rose Doty. He was a retired State Health Supervisor and Administrator for Cherokee County Health Department with 25 years of service. He was a member of Limestone Presbyterian...

Mary Ann Torbett Knox

Mary Ann Torbett Knox

Dec 31, 2002

Mary Ann Torbett Knox, 81, resident of 2917 Hwy. 284, widow of Hubert B. Knox, died Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2002 at her home.Born in Bristol, TN, she was a daughter of the late Conley and Margaret Torbett.She was a retired secretary in medical records and a homemaker. She was also a member of Little Mountain Presbyterian Church.Survivors are one daughter,...

Ruby Norrell Able Hughes

Ruby Norrell Able Hughes

Dec 30, 2002

Ruby Norrell Hughes, 94, formerly of 602 Brooks St., died Monday, Dec. 30, 2002 at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood.Born in Abbeville County, she was a daughter of the late Lemuel Providence and Maggie Elizabeth Banks Norrell. She was twice married, to the late Lucius Able and to the late Carl Basil Hughes. She retired from the public school...

Elsie  Campbell Littlefield

Elsie Campbell Littlefield

Dec 22, 2002

Elsie Campbell Littlefield, 77, formerly of Woodruff, widow of W.E. 'Ed' Littlefield, died Sunday, Dec. 22, 2002, at Self Regional Medical Center.Born in Spartanburg, she was a daughter of the late Lafayette and Emma Mercer Campbell. She was a graduate of Woodruff High School and Cecil Business College. She was retired from Spartanburg County Health Department and was a member...

Albert  Lanford Martin

Albert Lanford Martin

Dec 14, 2002

Albert Lanford Martin, 88, formerly of 372 Thomson Circle, died Saturday, Dec. 14, 2002, at Abbeville Nursing Home. Born in Abbeville County, he was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He was retired from Abbeville Mills Maintance of the weaving department with 52 years of service. He was also a member of Grace United Methodist Church. Surviving are...