Ernest Ray Gunnells Council District One
Contact Information: 434 Horse Shoe Road Honea Path, SC 29654 rgunnells@abbevillecountysc.com (864) 378-7394
Term Expires: 2010
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: 2012
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: 545 Klugh Road Abbeville, SC 29620 oklugh@abbevillecountysc.com (864) 378-6771
Current Profession: In 1962, was ordained as a minister in the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Serves as pastor to various AME congregations in Abbeville County and presiding Elder to both the Greenville District and the Abbeville-Greenwood District of the church. Retired-Supervisor, Park Seed Company of Greenwood, SC
Education: 1955 graduate of Brewer High School, Greenwood, SC
Family: Wife Mary Lagroone Klugh Father of six Grandfather of five Great-Grandfather of four
Community Involvement Past GLEAMNS board member Past Abbeville County Planning Commission member Actively involved in raising money for higher education
Contact Information: 1233 Hwy 28 North Abbeville, SC 29620 dcampbell@abbevillecountysc.com (864) 378-7985
Current Profession: Retired, SC Technical College System
Education: B.S., Technical Education - Lander University Masters Degree, Industrial Education, Administration & Supervision - Clemson University
Family: Wife Patti W. Campbell Father of two children Grandfather of three children
Community Involvement Current - Service on Board of Seaboard Credit Union Past Vice Chariman - Abbeville County Economic Development Board Past Chairman - Abbeville County Educational Task Force
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