William "Buck" Lowry Ashley

Feb 12, 2002

William Lowry "Buck" Ashley, 74, of 3193 Keowee Road, husband of Kathy Littlefield Ashley, died Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2002.Born in Honea Path, he was a son of the late Robert Luther Ashley Sr. and Eunice Smith Ashley. An Army Korean War veteran, he retired from the Army Reserves and was the retired Abbeville County Tax Assessor and past president of...

M. C. Kelley

Jan 28, 2002

M.C. Kelley, 85, of 101 Lemon St. died Monday, Jan. 28, 2002, at his residence.Born in Talking Rock, Ga., he was a retired railroad conductor with CSX Railroad. He was a Mason and a member of the Clinton Lodge No. 3 AFM and was also a Shriner. He was a member and former officer of the Brotherhood of Trainmen. He...

Rowell "Ted" Tedford McMeekin

Jan 14, 2002

R. Ted McMeekin, 61, of 237 3rd Ave., Lake Secession, Iva, formerly of 506 Sunset Drive, died Monday, Jan. 14, 2002, at his home. Born in Newberry County, he was a graduate of North Greenville Junior College and Furman University. He was a member of Olde Abbeville Camp #39, Sons of Confederate Veterans of which he was a past commander...

Oscar Lee New

Jan 1, 2002

Oscar Lee New, 79, of Abbeville, died Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2002, in Richland Memorial Hospital. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, having served five years in the South Pacific, and he was of the Holiness faith.Surviving are brother, Rev. Darrell New of Abbeville; and two sisters, Evelyn White of Anderson and Ruth Simpson of Abbeville. He...

Genevieve Smith McNeill

Dec 10, 2001

Genevieve Smith McNeill, 82, former residence of 1371 Mount Carmel Road died Monday, Dec. 10, 2001, at Abbeville County Memorial Hospital.Born in Ruffin, SC, she was a homemaker and was a member of Sharon United Methodist Church.Surviving are daughters, Anne Horton of Abbeville and Mary Smith of Austin, Texas; sons, James "Jimmy" McNeill Jr. of Woodstock, Ga., William Alfred McNeill...

John Robert Beatty

Nov 24, 2001

John Robert Beatty Sr., 68, of 8 Brannon Circle, died Saturday, Nov. 24, 2001, at his home. Born in Baltimore, Md., he was a retired interstate driver with the Teamsters and a member of the Due West Baptist Church Church. Surviving are widow, Elizabeth Adams Beatty of the home; son, John Robert Beatty Jr. of Hawaii; sisters, Elise Blaher of...

Samuel "Sammy" Henley McCrary

Nov 11, 2001

Samuel H. "Sammy" McCrary, 48, died Sunday, Nov. 11, 2001, at Richland Memorial Hospital. Born in Greenville, he was a son of the late Sam H. and Marian Rose Padgett McCrary. Survivors: Sisters, Rose Ann Johnson of Columbia and Mary Lynn Young of Edisto Young. Visitation: 5 to 7 tonight at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dillard Young, 8250...

Elizabeth McNeil Ware

Sep 29, 2001

Elizabeth McNeill Ware, 94, of 308 Magazine St., died Saturday, Sept. 29, 2001, at her residence.Born in Sharon Community, Abbeville County, she was a retired clerk from Abbeville Drugs, and a Good Day Caller with Abbeville County Memorial Hospital. She was a director of Main Street United Methodist Church Prayer Chain, and was a very active member of the church,...