Davitia Fleishman Abrams

… all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow-rover, 
And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick’s over. 
from Sea Fever by John Masefield

The family of Davitia “Ditty” Abrams is grateful for her long, amazing life; she passed away peacefully on December 18, 2025.

Ditty was born March 14, 1931, to Ted and Flo Fleishman in Anderson, SC. After graduating from Anderson Girls High School, Ditty attended the University of South Carolina, where she met the love of her life, Sol Abrams. Ditty and Sol married on June 12, 1949. They spent three happy years in Washington, DC while Ditty worked so Sol could attend Georgetown Law School. After his graduation, they moved to Greenville, SC, where he began practicing law and shortly thereafter, they started building their family. In the early 1960s, the family moved into the home on Paris Mountain that became synonymous with the Abramses and where Ditty became a dedicated “supervisor of sunsets.”

Ditty and Sol were a team. They instilled in their children a love of learning and reading, a desire to serve the community, a belief in the inherent value of each person, and the need to stand up for what they believe is right, even when that view is not popular.

Ditty was progressive before being progressive was cool. She served a term as a President of the Greenville League of Women Voters. She went back to college after their children were older, attending Furman University, where she earned a degree in economics with honors.

Ditty quickly understood the potential for the power of computers and computing. She continued her education, this time in computer science at Clemson University, and became a programmer in the earliest days when programming was done using punch cards. After working for Greenville County, Liberty Life, and MetLife, Ditty and two friends started their own computer programming and training company, helping small businesses incorporate computers into their operations.

Ditty was adventurous and traveled extensively, including to Alaska, the Tetons, Yosemite, and the Grand Canyon in the U.S. and countries such as Canada, England, Iceland, New Zealand, and the Galapagos Islands.

To know Ditty was to love her. She was fun and positive and enjoyed laughing, especially at herself. She was engaging and engaged; she was an excellent listener. She was a self-described “news hound” – well-read and interested in just about everything.

Ditty was a wonderful and caring friend. She was kind and generous, many times opening up her home to friends and relatives in need of a place to stay for a while. She adored her family and loved to be with them.

Ditty is survived by her children Andy Abrams (Karen), Doug Abrams (Peggy), Lisa DuBois (Ray), and Joyce Abrams; eight grandchildren (Courtney Abrams, Alex Abrams, Noah Abrams, Elliot Abrams, Zack Abrams, Sam Abrams, Shelley DuBois, and Ethan DuBois); seven great-grandchildren; her sister, Jackie Howe; multiple nieces and nephews; and a multitude of friends.

She will be buried on January 3, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at Forest Lawn Cemetery, 2609 Highway US 29 North, Anderson, SC, near her parents and husband. A Celebration of Life in Greenville, SC, will take place, also on January 3, 2026, at the Stone Lake Clubhouse, 707 Chick Springs Road, 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

The family requests that instead of sending flowers, you make a donation to the Sol and Ditty Abrams Scholarship, MUSC Foundation, 18 Bee St., Charleston, SC 29425, or a charity of your choice.

Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to McAlister-Smith Funeral and Cremation, 1520 Rifle Range Road, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464, (8430 884-3833.