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George J. Renne, Jr. March 3, 2010

George J. Renne’ Jr. of Chapin, SC, died Wednesday, March 3, 2010 at Ascension Hospice in Irmo, SC.
He was born in New York, N.Y., a son of the late George J. and Viola Pfleger Renne’. Mr. Renne’ was an U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War and was a Past Post Commander of V.F.W. Post 6192 of the Township of Washington. He was a self-employed professional sign painter.
Mr. Renne’ is survived by his wife of 53 years, Elsbeth Blume Renne’ of Chapin; 2 daughters and their spouses, Laurie and Vic Cellupica of Dumont, NJ and Carol and Bobby Sproviero of the Township of Washington, NJ; a brother Walter Renne’ of Murrell’s Inlet, S.C.; and 3 grandchildren, Michael Cellupica, Amanda Sproviero and Daniel Sproviero. He was predeceased by a brother, John Renne’.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 P.M. Sunday at the Whitaker Funeral Home Chapel in Newberry.
The family wishes to say a special Thank You to Ascension Hospice, S.C. Oncology Associates and the Chapin Family Practice.
Memorials may be made to the S.C. Oncology Associates, 166 Stoneridge Dr., Columbia, SC 29210; or to Ascension Hospice, 7142 Woodrow St., Irmo, SC 29063.
Messages to the family may be sent via email to notes@whitakerfuneralhome.com Whitaker Funeral Home of Newberry is assisting the family

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Curtis Bowers, Sr. March 3, 2010

Curtis L. Bowers, Sr., 75 of 838 Misty Harbor Road, Chapin, died Wednesday March 3, 2010 at his residence.
Born in Newberry County on December 9, 1934, he was a son of the late J. Evans and Bessie Bedenbaugh Bowers.
He was a self employed auto mechanic and former owner of Beltline CITGO. He was also a former member of the SC National Guards.
Mr. Bowers was an avid fisherman and a member of the BassMasters of South Carolina.
He is survived by sons and daughters-in-law, Curtis L. and Marie Bowers, Jr. of Chapin, John J. and Christine Bowers of Chapin and Leslie E. Bowers of Prosperity; grandchildren, J. Michael Bowers, Jennifer Michelle Bowers and Jacob E. Bowers; and one great grandson, Matthew Bowers. He was predeceased by brothers, Eugene, Roy and David Bowers and sisters, Florence Morris and Margaret Morris.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 PM Saturday at the Whitaker Funeral Home Chapel in Newberry. Interment will be in Zion United Methodist Church Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M Friday at Whitaker Funeral Home.
Memorials are suggested to the Mid-State Kyle Page Foundation, MSKP Foundation, PO Box 398, Little Mountain, SC 29075.
Messages to the family may be sent via email to notes@whitakerfuneralhome.com
Whitaker Funeral Home of Newberry is assisting the family.

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Benjamin Alexander “Alec” Branch March 1, 2010

Benjamin Alexander “Alec” Branch, 18, of 1415 Wheeler St., Newberry, died Monday, March 1, 2010.
Alec was born on December 15, 1991 in Lexington, SC. He was a student at Piedmont Technical College and an aspiring chef who worked at Stephen W’s Downtown Bistro.
He was an exceptionally creative and gifted young man who expressed his talents through his music, art and comedy. He loved nature and had the capacity to see beauty in everything. All who knew Alec loved him.
He is survived by his parents, Elisha Kirkland of Newberry and Scott A. Branch of Miami; a brother, Zachary Scott Branch of Newberry; special individuals, James Shinn of Newberry and Salome Branch of Miami; maternal grandparents, Benji and Anne Kirkland of Newberry; paternal grandparents, Ray and Norma Branch of Charlotte, NC; great-grandparents, Heyward Fulmer and Elizabeth Kirkland both of Newberry; loving aunts and uncle, Lowell and Nica Dowd of Prosperity; Gina Kirkland of Greenville, Beth Branch of Copenhagen, Denmark and Pam Branch of Winston Salem, NC; cousins, Landon and Luke Dowd, Katie O’Brien and Jeremy and Davis Aaron.
Funeral services will be conducted at 4:00 P.M. Monday at St. Paul Lutheran Church by the Rev. Brent Nichols. Interment will be In Newberry Memorial Gardens.
The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. Saturday at the Whitaker Funeral Home in Newberry.
The family wishes memorials to be made to the Deanna Meade Fund, % of Capital Bank, 999 Wilson Rd, Newberry, SC 29108.
Messages to the family may be sent via email to notes@whitakerfuneralhome.com.
Whitaker Funeral Home, Newberry, SC, is assisting the family.

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Robert F. “Pa” Wood February 27, 2010

Robert F. “Pa” Wood, 94, of Newberry, died Saturday, February 27, 2010 in Laurens County Hospice House in Clinton.
Mr. Wood was born on March 12, 1915 in Danbury, CT, the son of the late Robert E. and Anna Weber Wood. He was a Navy veteran of WW II. He was a member of Ebenezer United Methodist Church and the VFW Post 409 in Danbury.
He is survived by daughters and sons-in-law, Sandra W. and James Hunt of Newberry and Pamela W. and Tony Castronovo of Sebring, Fl; grandchildren, Ashley Hunt Charles, Michael Castronovo, and Tony Castronovo; a step-son, Theodore Wagner of Danbury, CT; and 4 great grandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife, Jeanette “Jan” “Ma” Budd Wood, and a sister, Gladys Euler.
Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 AM Saturday at the Whitaker Funeral Home by Rev. Bruce Palmer and Rev. Stephen Todd.
Honorary pallbearers will be his close friends, Joe Palmer, B.L. Brown, Huger Caughman, Tommy Longshore, James Smith, Phyllis Sanders, Woody and Nancy Lathrop, and Bruce and Joyce Palmer.
The family suggests memorials be made to Ebenezer United Methodist Church, % Annette Rish, 981 Mill Rd., Little Mountain, SC 29075; or to Lauren’s County Hospice House, PO Box 178, Clinton, SC 29325.
Messages to the family may be sent via email to notes@whitakerfuneralhome.com
Whitaker Funeral Home, Newberry, is assisting the family.

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David Henry "D.H." Frick February 18, 2010

David Henry “D.H.” Frick, 88, formerly of 601 Paul Fulmer Road, Chapin, died Thursday, February 18, 2010 at Palmetto Health Baptist Medical Center in Columbia.
He was born December 5, 1921 in Chapin, a son of the late Eddie A. and Corrie Koon Frick. Mr. Frick was a US Army veteran of World War II and was a retired Master Carpenter with the University of South Carolina. He was a member and former treasurer of St. Peter Lutheran Church where he had previously served on the Church Council. He was also a member of Lutheran Men in Mission and a former member of Primetimers.
Mr. Frick is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Brenda and Leon F. Fulmer, Sr. of Prosperity and Amanda and Essie Maghsoud of Rock Hill; four grandchildren and spouses, Lynnette and Todd Lever of Pomaria, Leon and Meredith Fulmer, Jr. of Prosperity, and Hanna Maghsoud and Zachary Maghsoud both of Rock Hill; and five great grandchildren, Will Lever, Shelby Lever, Lee Fulmer, Lyle Fulmer and Noah Fulmer.
He was predeceased by his wife Annie Ruth Lindler Frick, five sisters, Rosa Kleckley, Anna Derrick, Masey Bickley, Cleo Wicker and Lorene Amick; four brothers, Winfred Frick, Harvey Frick, Homer Frick and James Frick; and a devoted niece, Mrs. Wako (Frances) Cotney.
Funeral services will be conducted at 3:00 P.M. Sunday at St. Peter Lutheran Church by the Rev. David Tholstrup, Rev. Wako Cotney and Rev. Randall Derrick. Interment will be in Newberry Memorial Gardens.
The family will be at the residence of Brenda and Leon Fulmer, 2811 Dreher Island Rd., Prosperity and will receive friends from 4:00 to 6:00 P.M. Saturday at the Whitaker Funeral Home in Chapin.
Active Pallbearers will be Earl Frick, Jr., Kenneth Frick, Phil Frick, Kelvin Frick, Joe Frick, Jr., Keith Nelson, Mark Cotney, and Glenn Wicker.
Honorary pallbearers will be the Staff of Generations of Chapin, members of Primetimers, Dr. Carroll Pinner, Dr. John Ferguson, and Dr. Ben Pinner.
Memorials may be made to St. Peter Lutheran Church, 900 Dreher Island Road, Chapin, SC 29036.
Messages to the family may be sent via email to notes@whitakerfuneralhome.com
Whitaker Funeral Home, Chapin, is assisting the family.

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Kate Huffstetler Forbis February 11, 2010

Kate Huffstetler Forbis, 94, formerly of First St., Newberry, died Thursday, February 11, 2010 at White Oak Manor.
Born in Kings Mountain, NC on December 16, 1915, she was the daughter of the late Erskine C. and Minnie Reynolds Huffstetler.
She was a retired employee the Kendall Co., Oakland Plant and she worked for the Newberry County Council on Aging. She was a member of Lewis United Methodist Church.
Mrs. Forbis is survived by 3 sons, Douglas R. Forbis (Sarah) of Pauline, Robert L. Forbis of Newberry, and Phillip M. Forbis (Joyce) of Lancaster; 7 grandchildren; and 24 great grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband Robert S. Forbis; a brother, Enos Huffstetler; and a daughter-in-law, Peggy D. Forbis.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2:30 P.M. Saturday at the Whitaker Funeral Home Chapel by the Rev. Kathy Harris. Burial will be in Rosemont Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 1:00 to 2:00 P.M prior to the service on Saturday at Whitaker Funeral Home in Newberry.
The family will be at the home of Mark and Connie Kesler, 84 Harold Bowers Road, Newberry, SC.
Pallbearers will be Randy Forbis, Bobby Gunter, Jamie Langley, Ronnie Dickert, Danny Dickert, and Mark Kesler.
Memorials are suggested to Lewis United Methodist Church, 1105 First Street Newberry, S.C. 29108 or to the Hospice Care of Tri County, 13795 C.R. Koon Highway, Newberry, SC 29108.
Messages to the family may be sent via email to notes@whitakerfuneralhome.com
Whitaker Funeral Home of Newberry is assisting the family.

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Reba Fulmer Epting February 7,2010

Reba Fulmer Epting, 95 of Chapin, formerly of Little Mountain, died Sunday, February 7, 2010 at Lexington Medical Center.
Born in Newberry County on March 01, 1914, she was the daughter of the late Charlie C. and Lilly Sease Fulmer.
She was a former employee of Efirds in Newberry. She was a member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church and was a lifetime member of W.E.L.C.A. She was a former member of the Garden Club in Chapin.
Mrs. Epting is survived by 2 sons, Jerry P. Epting (Joyce) of Jacksonville FL and J. Charles Epting (Lessie) of Little Mountain; 6 grandchildren; 15 great grandchildren; and 1 great-great grandchild. She was predeceased by her husband Homer O. Epting, Sr., her son, Homer O. Epting, Jr. and her brothers, John L. Fulmer, Sr., Ellis Fulmer, and Joe Keith Fulmer.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 PM Wednesday at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church by the Rev. Fred Suhr. Interment will be in Newberry Memorial Gardens.
Visitation will be from 6:00 to 7:00 P.M Tuesday at Whitaker Funeral Home in Newberry.
Memorials are suggested to Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Building Fund, PO Box 186, Little Mountain, SC 29075
Active pallbearers will be Michael Epting, J. Thad Robbins, Johnathan Epting, Christopher Robbins, Tyler Epting, David Epting, Andrew Epting, Blake Epting and Nathan Epting.
Honorary pallbearers will be Billy Fulmer, Dwight Fulmer, Fred Fulmer, Keith Fulmer, John L. Fulmer, Jr., and the Staff of Generations
Messages to the family may be sent via email to notes@whitakerfuneralhome.com
Whitaker Funeral Home of Newberry is assisting the family.

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Joan Dickert Fuller February 06, 2010

Joan Dickert Fuller, 77, of 1715 Wheeler St. Newberry died Saturday, February 06, 2010 at her residence.
Born in Newberry on August 29, 1932, she was a daughter of the late Forrest W. and Ruth Senn Dickert. Mrs. Fuller had worked as a secretary at the Newberry Recreation Department for a number of years and had also enjoyed being a Teacher’s Aide at Speers Street Elementary School. She was a member of Glenn Street Baptist Church where she had taught the fourth and fifth grade Sunday school classes. Additionally she played the piano for twenty-eight years at Glenn Street and was a member of the church choir and the quartet.
Mrs. Fuller is survived by her husband Paul Kemper “P.K.” Fuller; a daughter and son-in-law, Paula and Tommy Brewington of Newberry; sons and daughter-in-law, Steven “Stevie” Fuller and Kemper and Cindy Fuller all of Boston, MA; grandchildren, Todd and Vivian Dipner of Columbia, Eric Dipner and Trent Dipner both of Newberry, Melissa Gayle Fuller of Hawaii and Shane Adam Fuller of Boston, MA; great grandchildren, Austin and Andrew Dipner; a sister, Evelyn D. Davis of Charlotte, NC and brother and sister-in-law, Ray and Nancy Dickert of Newberry.
Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 AM Tuesday at Glenn Street Baptist Church by Rev. Donald West, Rev. Marion Ringer and Rev. Michael Whitesides. Burial will be in Newberry Memorial Gardens.
Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:30 P.M Monday at Whitaker Funeral Home in Newberry.
Active pallbearers will be Jimmy Harmon, Donnie Layton, Johnny Hayes, Jay Hawkins, Wayne Cassidy, Heath Simpson, Kenny Floyd, Frank Bartley and Edward Bartley.
Honorary pallbearers will be member of the Faith Sunday School Class.
Memorials are suggested to Glenn St. Baptist Church, 300 Glenn St., Newberry, SC 29108 or Palmetto Health Hospice, 1400 Camellia Ave., Newberry, SC 29108 .
Messages to the family may be sent via email to notes@whitakerfuneralhome.com
Whitaker Funeral Home of Newberry is assisting the family.

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