Obituaries

Elsie  Knight Dunn

Elsie Knight Dunn

Mar 31, 2008

Elsie Knight Dunn, 87, formerly of # 1 Crescent St. Donalds, SC widow of John Robert Dunn, Jr. passed away Monday March 31, 2008 at Lexington Medical Center in Lexington, SC. Born in Laurens, SC she was a daughter of the late Benjamin Arnold and Fannie Ballentine Knight. She was a retired homemaker and loyal member of Greenville Presbyterian Church....

William "Rudy" Turner King

William "Rudy" Turner King

Mar 27, 2008

William " Rudy" Turner King, Jr., 61, resident of 2869 Cedar Springs Rd.husband of Wanda Giles King passed away Thursday March 27, 2008 at the Hospice House in Greenwood, SC. Born in Abbeville Co. SC he was a son of William "Pete" Turner King, Sr. and the late Margaret Norris King. Rudy was a retired conductor with the CSX Railroad...

Florence  Bouknight Murphy

Florence Bouknight Murphy

Mar 26, 2008

Florence Bouknight Murphy, 101, resident of Abbeville Nursing Home widow of Watson B. Murphy passed away Wednesday March 26, 2008 at the nursing home. Born in Irmo, SC she was a daughter of the late Charley Howard and Josephine Riddle Bouknight. She was a graduate of Chicora College in Columbia, SC with a Degree in Music. She was a retired...

Rosa Mae Harrison Harter

Rosa Mae Harrison Harter

Mar 19, 2008

Rosa Mae Harrison Harter, 94, resident of Abbeville Nursing Home formerly of 1015 Wilson Ferry Rd. Ninety, Six, SC widow of Andy Westley Harter died Wednesday March 19, 2008 at the nursing home. Born in Laurens, SC she was a daughter of the late Walter and Beulah Brown Harrison. She was a retired homemaker and a member of St. Paul...

Shirley Delores Fitzgerald Beauford

Shirley Delores Fitzgerald Beauford

Mar 16, 2008

Shirley Delores Fitzgerald Beauford, 78, resident of 108 Lemon St. wife of Jim Beauford passed away Sunday March 16, 2008 at the Hospice House in Greenwood, SC. Born in St. Petersburg, FL she was a daughter of the late Bertram and Mildred Walker Fitzgerald. Shirley was a homemaker and a member of Westside Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband Jim...

Janie "Granny" Frances Norris Sutherland

Janie "Granny" Frances Norris Sutherland

Mar 10, 2008

Frances Norris Sutherland, 96, resident of Abbeville Nursing Home widow of Thomas Franklin 'Tom' Sutherland passed away Monday March 10, 2008 at the nursing home. A native of the Shady Grove Community near Belton, she was the daughter of the late Henry F. and Naomi Warnock Norris, Sr. She was a graduate of Winthrop College, class of 1933. She began...

John  Calvin Mundy

John Calvin Mundy

Mar 8, 2008

John Calvin Mundy, 50, resident of 431 Thomson Circle husband of Bonnie Trumble Mundy passed away Saturday March 8, 2008 at Hospice House in Greenwood, SC.Born in Abbeville, SC he was a son of the late Raymond and Kathleen Creswell Mundy. John was a United States Navy veteran and was a supervisor with Defender Janitorial Services at Abbeville Mills. He...

Stuart  Blake Copeland

Stuart Blake Copeland

Mar 8, 2008

Stuart Blake Copeland, Sr., 85, resident of The Ashley House formerly of 400 Orange St. widower of Louise Allen Copeland passed away Saturday March 8, 2008 at Hospice of the Piedmont, Hospice House in Greenwood, SC. Born on Clinton, SC he was a son of the late Guy and Margaret Stewart Copeland. Stuart was a United States Navy veteran of...

Eleanor  Huff McNeill

Eleanor Huff McNeill

Mar 6, 2008

Eleanor Huff McNeill, 84, formerly of 107 Alice Drive widow of Frank Palmer McNeill, Jr. passed away Thursday March 6, 2008 at Sampson Regional Medical Center in Clinton, NC. Born in Hodges, SC she was a daughter of the late Dr. Junis Kershaw, Sr. and Sudie Rebecca Willis Huff Eleanor was a 1943 graduate of Winthrop College with a BS...

Dora  Wells Perry

Dora Wells Perry

Mar 1, 2008

Dora Wells Perry, 89, widow of Claude A. Perry, resident of Brookside Living Center widow of Claude A. Perry passed away Saturday March, 1, 2008 at Brookside Nursing Care. Born in Elbert Co., GA, she was the daughter of the late Raymond Leroy and Ella Dora Terry Wells. She was a 1937 graduate of Abbeville High School. Dora was a...

Helen  Gambrell Ashley

Helen Gambrell Ashley

Feb 22, 2008

Helen Gambrell Ashley, 84, resident of 870 Hwy. 185 South widow of James Raymond 'Bull' Ashley died Friday Feb. 22, 2008 at her home. Born in Anderson Co. SC she was a daughter of the late Gordon and Nobie Williamson Gambrell. She was a retired seamstress with the Oxford Shirt Plant, Honea Path, SC and also worked for many years...

Joel  Bennie Napier

Joel Bennie Napier

Feb 21, 2008

Joel "Bennie" Napier, Jr., 81, resident of 93 Woodview Apts. passed away Thursday Feb. 21, 2008 at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood, SC. Born in Abbeville Co. SC he was a son of the late Joel Bennie, Sr.and Lila Belle Pearman Napier. Bennie worked for the Abbeville Coca Cola Co. for over 23 years and also sold insurance with...

James "Poss" Anderson Bowen

James "Poss" Anderson Bowen

Feb 1, 2008

James Anderson "Poss" Bowen, 85, resident of 406 Chestnut St. husband of Betty Link Bowen passed away Friday Feb. 1, 2008 at Hospice House of the Piedmont in Greenwood, SC. Born in Abbeville Co. SC he was a son of the late James Newton and Geneva Anderson Bowen. Poss was a World War II United States Army Veteran. He was...

Ruth  Mundy Strawhorn

Ruth Mundy Strawhorn

Jan 31, 2008

Ruth Mundy Strawhorn, 95, resident of Magnolia Manor Nursing Center passed peacefully Thursday Jan. 31, 2008 at Magnolia Manor in Greenwood, SC. Born in Abbeville Co. SC she was a daughter of the late John H. and Blanche Martin Mundy. She was the widow of Lemuel Calvin "Callie" Strawhorn. Ruth was a retired employee of the Abbeville Co. Courthouse with...

Blanche  Crocker Harrison

Blanche Crocker Harrison

Jan 24, 2008

Blanche Crocker Harrison, 86, resident of Abbeville Nursing Home widow of Benjamin "Bennie" Harrison died Thursday Jan. 24, 2008 at Abbeville Nursing Home. Born in Canon, Georgia she was a daughter of the late Robert and Bell Goodwin Crocker. Blanche was twice married first to the late Austin Covan. She was a retired textile employee with Clinton Mills. She was...

Wayne  Richard Owens

Wayne Richard Owens

Jan 21, 2008

Wayne Richard Owens, Sr., 75, resident of 4594 Old Calhoun Falls Rd. husband of Ruth Jones Owens died Monday Jan. 21, 2008 at Abbeville Area Medical Center. Born in Henderson Co. NC he was a son of the late Otto and Ola Mae Capps Owens. He was a United States Army veteran of the Korean Conflict. Wayne was retired from...

Harry  Wilkins Chandler

Harry Wilkins Chandler

Jan 13, 2008

Harry Wilkins Chandler, Sr., 81, of 107 Woodland Way beloved husband of Lura Jean Williams Chandler died Sunday Jan. 13, 2008 at his home.Born in Abbeville Co. SC he was a son of the late Caleb Wilkins and Annie Greene Mabry Chandler. He is survived by his wife of the home; son, Harry Wilkins Chandler, Jr. (Kin) and his wife,...

Effie Jean Loftis Hill

Effie Jean Loftis Hill

Jan 5, 2008

Effie "Jean" Loftis Hill, 75, resident of 402 Wesley Court, Starr, SC formerly of Abbeville, SC widow of George Ervin Hill passed away Saturday Jan. 5, 2008 at National Health Care in Anderson, SC. Born in Anderson, SC she was a daughter of the late Lewis Loftis, Sr. and Lillian Stone Loftis. She was a retired Lunch Room Manager at...

Joshua "Josh" Ferguson Hagen

Joshua "Josh" Ferguson Hagen

Jan 1, 2008

Joshua "Josh' Ferguson Hagen, 30, passed away peacefully Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2008 at Mission Hospital, Asheville, NC. Born July 27, 1977 in Greenville, SC, he was the son of Steve and Linda Bond Hagen. Josh was a 1995 graduate of Abbeville High School. He attended Clemson University and was a 2003 graduate of Lander University with a BS in Psychology....

Charles "Charlie" Henry Grantham

Charles "Charlie" Henry Grantham

Jan 1, 2008

Charles 'Charlie' Henry Grantham, 90, resident of 334 Old Douglas Mill Rd. husband of Sallie Palmer Grantham died Tuesday Jan. 1, 2008 at Richard M. Campbell Veterans Nursing Home in Anderson, SC. He was twice married first to the late Eleanor Bradford Grantham. Born in Webb, Arizona he was a son of the late Robert L. and Mussette Powell Grantham....