James Henry Abercrombie, Sr., age 88, of Woodruff, SC, died Thursday, March 6, 2003 at B.J. Workman Memorial Hospital.
Native of Woodruff; son of William Bartlett Abercrombie (1869–1961) and Lida Elizabeth "Ida" Willis Abercrombie (1880–1932); husband of Dora Lee Roberts Abercrombie (1914–1971) and Eloise Jarrett Edge Abercrombie (1923–1997).
Member of Emma Gray Memorial United Methodist Church, the Joy Club, and served as Financial Secretary for a number of years; retired Postmaster of Woodruff, SC with over 35 years of service with the U.S. Postal Service; was an amateur radio operator, call sign K4DNV; lifetime member of Bethel Masonic Lodge; V.F.W.; former member of the American Legion; and a veteran of the U.S. Navy and served in combat during WWII in the South Pacific.
Survivors include a special friend, Bea Bartley; son, James Henry Abercrombie, Jr. (1937–2014); stepson, Lewis A. Edge; stepdaughter, Eileen Hampton; sister, Frances A. Thompson; four grandchildren; fourteen great-grandchildren, and five great-great-grandchildren.
Visitation was from 6:00-8:00 pm, Friday, March 7, 2003, at Forest Hills Funeral Home.
Funeral Services were held at 3:00 pm, Saturday, March 8, 2003, at Emma Gray Memorial United Methodist Church in Woodruff, conducted by Rev. Robert Boggs and Dr. Lynwood Jordon; burial was in Greenhaven Memorial Gardens.
Memorials could be made to the building fund of Emma Gray Memorial United Methodist Church, Woodruff, SC.
Spartanburg Herald Journal
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Native of Woodruff; son of William Bartlett Abercrombie (1869–1961) and Lida Elizabeth "Ida" Willis Abercrombie (1880–1932); husband of Dora Lee Roberts Abercrombie (1914–1971) and Eloise Jarrett Edge Abercrombie (1923–1997).
Member of Emma Gray Memorial United Methodist Church, the Joy Club, and served as Financial Secretary for a number of years; retired Postmaster of Woodruff, SC with over 35 years of service with the U.S. Postal Service; was an amateur radio operator, call sign K4DNV; lifetime member of Bethel Masonic Lodge; V.F.W.; former member of the American Legion; and a veteran of the U.S. Navy and served in combat during WWII in the South Pacific.
Survivors include a special friend, Bea Bartley; son, James Henry Abercrombie, Jr. (1937–2014); stepson, Lewis A. Edge; stepdaughter, Eileen Hampton; sister, Frances A. Thompson; four grandchildren; fourteen great-grandchildren, and five great-great-grandchildren.
Visitation was from 6:00-8:00 pm, Friday, March 7, 2003, at Forest Hills Funeral Home.
Funeral Services were held at 3:00 pm, Saturday, March 8, 2003, at Emma Gray Memorial United Methodist Church in Woodruff, conducted by Rev. Robert Boggs and Dr. Lynwood Jordon; burial was in Greenhaven Memorial Gardens.
Memorials could be made to the building fund of Emma Gray Memorial United Methodist Church, Woodruff, SC.
Spartanburg Herald Journal
3–7–03 C2
James Henry Abercrombie, Sr., age 88, of Woodruff, SC, died Thursday, March 6, 2003 at B.J. Workman Memorial Hospital.
Native of Woodruff; son of William Bartlett Abercrombie (1869–1961) and Lida Elizabeth "Ida" Willis Abercrombie (1880–1932); husband of Dora Lee Roberts Abercrombie (1914–1971) and Eloise Jarrett Edge Abercrombie (1923–1997).
Member of Emma Gray Memorial United Methodist Church, the Joy Club, and served as Financial Secretary for a number of years; retired Postmaster of Woodruff, SC with over 35 years of service with the U.S. Postal Service; was an amateur radio operator, call sign K4DNV; lifetime member of Bethel Masonic Lodge; V.F.W.; former member of the American Legion; and a veteran of the U.S. Navy and served in combat during WWII in the South Pacific.
Survivors include a special friend, Bea Bartley; son, James Henry Abercrombie, Jr. (1937–2014); stepson, Lewis A. Edge; stepdaughter, Eileen Hampton; sister, Frances A. Thompson; four grandchildren; fourteen great-grandchildren, and five great-great-grandchildren.
Visitation was from 6:00-8:00 pm, Friday, March 7, 2003, at Forest Hills Funeral Home.
Funeral Services were held at 3:00 pm, Saturday, March 8, 2003, at Emma Gray Memorial United Methodist Church in Woodruff, conducted by Rev. Robert Boggs and Dr. Lynwood Jordon; burial was in Greenhaven Memorial Gardens.
Memorials could be made to the building fund of Emma Gray Memorial United Methodist Church, Woodruff, SC.
Spartanburg Herald Journal
3–7–03 C2
Native of Woodruff; son of William Bartlett Abercrombie (1869–1961) and Lida Elizabeth "Ida" Willis Abercrombie (1880–1932); husband of Dora Lee Roberts Abercrombie (1914–1971) and Eloise Jarrett Edge Abercrombie (1923–1997).
Member of Emma Gray Memorial United Methodist Church, the Joy Club, and served as Financial Secretary for a number of years; retired Postmaster of Woodruff, SC with over 35 years of service with the U.S. Postal Service; was an amateur radio operator, call sign K4DNV; lifetime member of Bethel Masonic Lodge; V.F.W.; former member of the American Legion; and a veteran of the U.S. Navy and served in combat during WWII in the South Pacific.
Survivors include a special friend, Bea Bartley; son, James Henry Abercrombie, Jr. (1937–2014); stepson, Lewis A. Edge; stepdaughter, Eileen Hampton; sister, Frances A. Thompson; four grandchildren; fourteen great-grandchildren, and five great-great-grandchildren.
Visitation was from 6:00-8:00 pm, Friday, March 7, 2003, at Forest Hills Funeral Home.
Funeral Services were held at 3:00 pm, Saturday, March 8, 2003, at Emma Gray Memorial United Methodist Church in Woodruff, conducted by Rev. Robert Boggs and Dr. Lynwood Jordon; burial was in Greenhaven Memorial Gardens.
Memorials could be made to the building fund of Emma Gray Memorial United Methodist Church, Woodruff, SC.
Spartanburg Herald Journal
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