Ernest Ray Gunnells Council District One
Contact Information: 434 Horse Shoe Road Honea Path, SC 29654 rgunnells@abbevillecountysc.com (864) 378-7394
Term Expires: 2011
Current Profession: Retired - Former owner Gunnells Heating and Cooling Inc.
Educated: Ware Shoals High School
Family Wife Peggy Son Steven Dogs Candy & Dandy
Community Involvement: Member Abbeville County Council Since 1998
John Calhoun Council District Two
Contact Information: 480 Flatwood Road Calhoun Falls, SC 29628 calhoun50j@yahoo.com (864) 378-8330
Current Profession: United Parcel Service
Education B.S. Accounting from Lander University (1980)
Family Single
Contact Information: 456 Grey Rock Estates Abbeville, SC 29620 cthomas@abbevillecountysc.com (864) 378-7713
Term Expires: 2009
Current Profession: Retired - Former Deputy Director Planning City & County of Greenwood, SC
Education: Associates Degree, Industrial Management Bachelor Science Degree, Business Administration Master of Science Degree, Managment Southern Weslyan University, Central SC
Family: Wife Georgia A. Thomas Father of 3 children Grandfather of 5 children
Community Involvement: Current member and past Chairman of the Abbeville County Council Chairman of GLEAMNS, HRC Board of Commissioners Executive Board member of the South Carolina Coalition of Black Elected Officials Past Chairman of the Abbeville County Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees Past Chairman of the Abbeville County Democratic Party Past Chairman of Operation Impact, Inc. Past member of the Piedmont Technical College Board of Visitors
Contact Information: 597 Pecan Drive Abbeville, SC 29620 wcnorris56@yahoo.com (864) 446-3212
Current Profession: Pest Control and Termite Technician
Education: Abbeville High School
Family: Wife Brenda Bowie Norris Daughter Anna Williams Son Charlie Norris
Contact Information: 34 Hanger Road Abbeville, SC 29620 midavis@wctel.net (864) 378-6771
Current Profession: Owner & Operator Double D Air & Cycle Construction and Maintenance work majority of adult life Currently, work in maintenance at Abbeville County Hospital
Family: Wife Phyllis Marie Jones Davis Son Jeff (his daughter Hayley) Son Andy (wife Hannah Wiley Davis) Braxton (a Boxer dog)
Contact Information: 20 Bera Simpson Road Abbeville, SC 29620 jsimpson@abbevillecountysc.com (864) 378-7985
Current Profession: Flight Instructor / Commercial Pilot
Education: Abbeville High School Lander College Piedmont Technical College
Family: Wife Mary Beth Durham Simpson
Contact Information: 604 Suttles Road Iva, SC 29655 bmcclain@abbevillecountysc.com blhj4@bellsouth.net (864) 378-7392
Current Profession: Retired South Carolina Army National Guard (20 Years Service) Electronic Technician at Prysmian Cable and Systems Abbeville,SC
Education: Graduate of Dixie High School Due West, SC 1989 Graduate of Greenville Technical College Greenville, SC
Family: Wife - Laura Little McClain (Registered Nurse) Children – Hailey E. McClain, Jacob A. McClain
Community Involvement: Member of Good Hope Baptist Church Vice President Dixie High School Booster Club