Obituaries

James "Tommy" Thomas Stevenson

James "Tommy" Thomas Stevenson

Dec 26, 2007

James Thomas 'Tommy' Stevenson, 55, resident of 104 Diamond St. died Wednesday Dec. 26, 2007 at his home. Born in Abbeville Co. SC he was a son of William Oscar Stevenson and the late Willie Mae Ray Stevenson. Tommy was a employee of the Abbeville Area Medical Center working in the Shipping and Receiving Dept. He was also a member...

Joseph "Joe" Melvin Loftis

Joseph "Joe" Melvin Loftis

Dec 19, 2007

Joe Loftis, 80, resident of 173 Loftis Rd., in the Nation Community, died Wednesday Dec. 19, 2007 from injuries sustained in an auto accident. Born in Abbeville Co. SC he was a son of the late John Evans and Lula Mae Watkins Loftis. Joe was a United States Army veteran of World War II. He worked for many years at...

Susie  Gibert Blanks

Susie Gibert Blanks

Dec 17, 2007

COLUMBIA - Services for Susie Gibert Blanks, 79, will be held Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. at Dunbar Funeral Home, Dutch Fork Chapel, Irmo, with burial in Lebanon Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Abbeville at 4:00 p.m. The family will receive friends from 12 ? 1 p.m., prior to the service at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be...

Bertha "Nonnie" Towler Byrd

Bertha "Nonnie" Towler Byrd

Dec 12, 2007

Bertha "Nonnie" Towler Byrd, 91, resident of 503 East Greenwood St. widow of Thomas Robert Byrd died Wednesday Dec. 12, 2007 at the Hospice House in Greenwood, SC. She was a retired secretarial employee in Walton Co. GA for many years. Upon her retirement and moving to Abbeville, SC she became the secretary at Savitz Drug Store. She was also...

Lynn  George Harrison

Lynn George Harrison

Dec 5, 2007

Lynn G. Harrison, 83, resident of 531 Keowee Rd. Iva, husband of Eleanore E. Harrison, died Wednesday, December 5, 2007 at the Hospice House of the Upstate in Anderson, SC.Survivors include his wife, Eleanore E. Harrison of the home, 2 sons, Carl Albert Harrison and Lynn Harrison.The body is at The Chandler-Jackson Funeral Home, Abbeville, SC, where the family will...

Frances Allen Hill Sherard

Frances Allen Hill Sherard

Nov 26, 2007

Frances Hill Sherard, 93, resident of 103 Mt. Carmel Rd. peacefully entered into eternal rest on Monday Nov. 26, 2007 at her home. Born in Abbeville Co. SC she was a daughter of the late Jack and Elizabeth Eskew. Mrs. Sherard was a retired textile weaver with Jackson Mills in Iva, SC. She made many friends during her years there...

Dorothy  Hall Wilson

Dorothy Hall Wilson

Nov 24, 2007

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Visitation Chandler-Jackson Funeral Home 208 South Main Street Abbeville, SC  29620 Monday, November 26, 2007 5:00-6:00 PM Service Chandler-Jackson Funeral Home Chapel 208 South Main Street Abbeville, SC  29620 Tuesday, November 27, 2007 11:00 AM Interment Lower Long Cane ARP Cemetery Long Cane Rd. SC 33-36 Troy ,  SC  29848

Dana Camak Prince White

Dana Camak Prince White

Nov 24, 2007

Dana Camak Prince White, 49, resident of 249 Colony East widow of Joe Luke White, Jr. passed away peacefully Saturday Nov. 24, 2007 at the Hospice House of the Piedmont in Greenwood, SC.Born Nov. 10, 1958 in Greenwood, SC she was a daughter of Harold and Marion Camak Prince.Dana was a 1977 graduate of Abbeville High School she also attended...

Alice  Pruitt Parker

Alice Pruitt Parker

Nov 24, 2007

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Visitation Chandler-Jackson Funeral Home 208 South Main Street Abbeville, SC  29620 Tuesday, November 27, 2007 2:00-3:00 PM Service Chandler-Jackson Funeral Home Chapel 208 South Main Street Abbeville, SC  29620 Tuesday, November 27, 2007 3:00 Pm Interment Forest Lawn Memory Gardens 2699 Highway 72 Abbeville ,  SC  29620

William  Roy McClain

William Roy McClain

Nov 23, 2007

William "Roy" McClain, 71, resident of 497 Old Landfill Rd. husband of Betty Campbell McClain died Friday Nov. 23, 2007 at St. Frances Hospital in Greenville, SC.Born in Abbeville Co. SC he was a son of the late Elmer and Mattie Strawhorn McClain.Roy was a United States Air Force veteran and a retired conductor with the CSX Railroad with over...

Cynthia Lou Simpson Thomson

Cynthia Lou Simpson Thomson

Nov 16, 2007

Cynthia Lou Simpson Thomson, 82, resident of 104 Oakland Ave., died Friday, November 16, 2007 at Hospice House of the Piedmont in Greenwood, SC.Born in Abbeville Co., SC, she was the daughter of the late Gerdie and Nettie Fisher Simpson.Survivors include her daughter Mary Jane Ramey and her husband, Albert, of Abbeville, SC; sons, Daryl Thomson and his wife, Kity,...

Mary  Minerva Wakefield

Mary Minerva Wakefield

Nov 14, 2007

Mary Minerva Wakefield, 89, resident of Ellenburg Nursing Home died Wednesday Nov. 14, 2007 at Ellenburg Nursing Home in Anderson, SC. Born in Abbeville, SC she was a daughter of the late Ezekiel Norris and Laura Lee Bowen Wakefield. Mary was a retired federal employee of the U.S. Agricultural Dept. in Washington, DC. Upon retirement she returned to SC where...

Patricia  Babcock Moats

Patricia Babcock Moats

Nov 2, 2007

Patricia Babcock Moats, 74, resident of 74 Briarwood Rd. Abbeville, SC wife of Richard Allen Moats died Friday Nov. 2, 2007 at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood, SC. Born in Aberdeen, Washington she was a daughter of the late Richard and Dena Schouwstra Babcock. She was the former owner and operator with her husband Richard of the True Value...

Ernestine  Guth McDonald

Ernestine Guth McDonald

Nov 1, 2007

Ernestine Guth McDonald, 75, resident of 3870 Hwy. 184 West wife of Randall Joseph McDonald died Thursday Nov. 1, 2007 at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood, SC. Born in Flushing, N.Y. she was a daughter of the late Arthur R. and Adlyn Beebe Guth. She was a homemaker and member of the Due West ARP Church. The love of...

James  Albert Slay

James Albert Slay

Oct 26, 2007

James Albert Slay, 80, formerly of 1010 Miller Rd. died Saturday Oct. 26, 2007 at the Hospice House of the Piedmont in Greenwood, SC. Born in Abbeville Co. SC he was a son of the late Steven Albert and Sallie Mae Turman Slay. James will be remembered as a loving brother and will be missed by his caring brothers and...

Timothy  Ray Shirley

Timothy Ray Shirley

Oct 21, 2007

Timothy "Tim" Ray Shirley, 46, resident of 907 Washington St. son of Sybil Ricketts Shirley and the late Ray Shirley died Sunday Oct. 21, 2007 at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood, SC. Born in Abbeville Co. SC Tim was formerly employed with Burnstein Industries Inc. and was a member of Keowee Baptist Church. Tim was affectionaly known for his...

Louise  Hill Prince

Louise Hill Prince

Oct 21, 2007

Louise Hill Prince, 92, resident of 1511 Hwy. 72 West widow of James E. Prince, Sr died Sunday Oct. 21, 2007 in Sparta, NC. Born in Abbeville Co. SC she was a daughter of the late Joseph Henry and Rosa Lee Bowen Hill. Mrs. Prince worked for a number of years with the Calvin Klein Co. in Abbeville and retired...

John "JT" Turner Ashley

John "JT" Turner Ashley

Oct 13, 2007

J.T. Ashley, 83, resident of 485 J.T. Ashley Rd. widower of Blanche C. Ashley died Saturday Oct. 13, 2007 at his home. Born in Abbeville Co. SC he was a son of the late Joshua Whitner Calhoun Ashley and Lessie Fields Ashley. He was a retired electrician with Bloomsburg Mills and a member of Mt. Bethel Baptist Church, Belton, SC....

James  Edward Arnold

James Edward Arnold

Oct 4, 2007

James Edward Arnold, 69, resident of 112 Clearcreek Drive husband of Susan Cannon Arnold died Thursday Oct. 4, 2007 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Center in Spartanburg, SC. He was a United States Army veteran a member of the Special Forces. He was a retired executive with Pirelli Cable Company. Survivors include his wife, Susan Cannon Arnold of the home; 1...

Joseph "Joe Buddy" Meadows Creswell

Joseph "Joe Buddy" Meadows Creswell

Oct 4, 2007

Joe Buddy Creswell, 82, resident of 4228 Hwy. 201 husband of Vivian Pruitt Creswell died Thursday Oct. 4, 2007 at his home. Born in Abbeville Co. SC he was a son of the late Joseph M. and Janie Martin Creswell. Joe Buddy attended Abbeville Co. Schools and was a U.S. Marine veteran having served in the Marshall Islands. After working...