Obituaries

Alma Pearl “Sandy” Blackmon Gillotte

Alma Pearl “Sandy” Blackmon Gillotte

Jan 30, 2008

Alma Pearl Sandy Blackmon Gillotte 82 of Columbia died Wednesday January 30 2008 after a long illness. Mrs.Gillotte was born on February 1 1925 in Carolene N.C. and was the middle of nine children of the late Carl Johnson Blackmon and Alma Pearl Hatfield Blackmon. She was a current member of St. John's Episcopal Church Wheat Street and a former...

Hance I. Long

Hance I. Long

Jan 24, 2008

Hance I. Long 90 formerly of 1556 Hance Rd. Prosperity widower of Christine Havird Long died Thursday January 24 2008 at the Saluda Nursing Center.He was born on January 12 1918 in Prosperity a son of the late William H. and Ida Baker Long. He was a retired employee of Farmers Ice and Fuel Company and was a member of...

Barbara Crothers Cope

Barbara Crothers Cope

Jan 20, 2008

Barbara Crothers Cope 86 died surrounded by her family at her home in Newberry SC on Sunday January 20 2008. The family did receive visitors at the Whitaker Funeral Home in Newberry from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday January 24. The funeral were at Aveleigh Presbyterian Church Newberry SC on Friday January 25th at 11 a.m. conducted by the...

James R. “Big Jim” Perry

James R. “Big Jim” Perry

Jan 15, 2008

James R. "Big Jim" Perry 56 of 837 S. C. Highway 121 Silverstreet died Tuesday January 15 2008 at his residence.He was born on December 30 1951 in Brady Texas a son of Lena Mae and the late Marion Ray Perry. He was an employee of International Paper Company of Newberry.Mr. Perry is survived by his wife Ronda Bush Perry;...

Brenda H. Massey

Brenda H. Massey

Jan 11, 2008

Brenda H. Massey 62 of 1833 Brookside Manor Newberry died Friday January 11 2008 at her residence.She was born on August 1 1945 in Randolph Co. NC a daughter of the late Arthur N. Hargis and Bettie Slaughter Hargis Wagoner. Mrs. Massey was an active member of the First Baptist Church where she enjoyed her fellowship with the church and...

James William Dickert

James William Dickert

Jan 10, 2008

James William Dickert 95 formerly of Warner St. Greenville and Homewood Residence died Thursday January 10 2008 at Brighton Gardens Health Care in Greenville.He was born on September 20 1912 in Newberry SC a son of the late Alonzo Haskum and Mattie Lominack Dickert. He graduated from Newberry College in 1934 and furthered his education in textile engineering at Clemson...

Jackson Andrew Forrester

Jackson Andrew Forrester

Jan 10, 2008

Jackson Andrew Forrester 19 of Four Oaks Road Little Mountain died Thursday January 10 2008.He was born on February 5 1988 in Rockhill a son of Bill and Becky Forrester. He attended York High School and Mid-Carolina High School.He is survived by parents of Prosperity; his fiancée Jessica Lynn "Jess" Rice; four sisters Donna Bradley of Rockhill Marie Medlock of...

James E. “Jim” Garretson Jr.

James E. “Jim” Garretson Jr.

Jan 6, 2008

James E. "Jim" Garretson Jr. 89 of 1413 Azalea Dr. Newberry widower of Margaret Trickey Garretson died Sunday January 6 2008 at J. F. Hawkins Nursing Home.He was born on July 30 1918 in Detroit MI. a son of the late James Elsworth and Muriel Elsey Garretson Sr. He was a graduate of Wayne State University in Detroit MI where...

Carl Edward Longshore

Carl Edward Longshore

Jan 2, 2008

Carl Edward Longshore 80 of Newberry died Wednesday January 2 2008 at Lexington Medical Center in Lexington South Carolina. He loved his God his country and his family and friends. He traveled around the world and made friends everywhere. Down to earth and willing to help anyone in need he never asked for anything in return. Born in Newberry S.C....

James C. Nabors

James C. Nabors

Dec 31, 2007

James C. Nabors 83 of 538 N. Main St. Joanna formerly of Bush River Road Newberry died Monday December 31 2007 at the Laurens Medical Center.He was born in Newberry County a son of the late J. J. and Marie McKeown Nabors. He was a U.S. Air Force Veteran of the Korean War and a retired employee of the Torrington...

Elizabeth Floyd Cousins

Elizabeth Floyd Cousins

Dec 29, 2007

Elizabeth Floyd Cousins 94 of 660 Mallard Dr. Chapin widow of Jackson R. Cousins died Saturday December 29 2007 in Saluda NC at the home of her daughter.Mrs. Cousins was born in Newberry County a daughter of the late J. Yancy and Cora Maybin Floyd. She and her husband were the former owners of Suburban Food Store in Columbia. She...

Norris E. Hallman

Norris E. Hallman

Dec 28, 2007

Norris E. Hallman 80 of 117 Green Meadow Dr. Chapin died Friday December 28 2007 at his residence.He was born on October 10 1927 in Leesville a son of the late James O. "Jim" and Katie Johnson Hallman. He was a retired Poultry Farmer and a member of St. Peter Lutheran Church the Adult Sunday School Class Lutheran Men and...

Rev. Dr. L. E. Virgil Carico

Rev. Dr. L. E. Virgil Carico

Dec 16, 2007

Rev. Dr. L. E. Virgil Carico 79 of 142 Cannon Spring Dr. Newberry died Sunday December 16 2007 at the Newberry County Memorial Hospital.He was born on March 25 1928 in Pound VA a son of the late Luther E. and Inez Davis Carico. He retired as a SSgt. in the U.S. Air Force after twenty years of service having...

Louise Senn

Louise Senn

Dec 14, 2007

Louise Senn 90 of 1609 Boundary St Newberry died Friday December 14 2007 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.She was born on August 16 1917 in Newberry County a daughter of the late J. Edward and Carrie Smith Senn. She graduated from Newberry College in 1939 and was a retired teacher having taught in Newberry Lexington and Richland Counties Schools for...

Rebecca Crumpton Koon

Rebecca Crumpton Koon

Dec 14, 2007

Rebecca Crumpton Koon 83 formerly of Reeder Road Newberry widow of Levi S. Koon died Friday December 14 2007 at the Newberry County Memorial Hospital.She was born on Oct. 18 1924 in Newberry County a daughter of the late Walter A. and Genieva Long Crumpton. She was member of Bush River Baptist Church. She is survived by four daughters Jeriah...

Martha Potter Clements

Martha Potter Clements

Dec 6, 2007

Martha P. Clements formerly of 211 North Main St. Prosperity died Thursday December 6 2007 at Springfield Place in Newberry. She was born in Clarendon County the daughter of the late P. T. R. and Martha Alvenia Strange Haley. She was the owner and operator of Prosperity Dry Cleaners for over 50 years and was a member of Grace Lutheran...

Margaret Ravenel Ervin Parr

Margaret Ravenel Ervin Parr

Dec 3, 2007

Margaret Ravenel Ervin Parr 64 of 21596 Highway 76 Newberry wife of David Boyd Parr died Monday December 3 2007 at the Newberry County Memorial Hospital.She was born on April 28 1943 in Florence a daughter of the late Evander McIver and Margaret Mansfield Ervin. She was a member of the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer. She was a graduate...

Harriet Holliday Sligh

Harriet Holliday Sligh

Nov 26, 2007

Harriet Holliday Sligh 85 of 1504 Wheeler St. Newberry widow of Frank B. "Buddy" Sligh died Monday November 26 2007 at the Lexington Medical Center.She was born on February 3 1922 in Anderson County a daughter of the late J. Haskell and Annie Crawford Holliday. She was a retired public school teacher having taught in Newberry County Saluda County and...

C. Wingard Price

C. Wingard Price

Nov 22, 2007

C. Wingard Price 62 of 5435 Mt. Bethel-Garmany Rd. Newberry died Thursday November 22 2007 at the Newberry County Memorial Hospital. He was born on April 25 1945 in Newberry a son of the late Charles W. and Alma Merchant Price. He was a retired forester for Union Camp Paper Co. and was the owner of Price Poultry Farm. He...

Fay Harmon Knight

Fay Harmon Knight

Nov 13, 2007

Fay Harmon Knight 86 of 100 Finley Road Columbia widow of John A. "Jack" Knight to whom she was married for 47 years died Tuesday at her residence.She was born on September 22 1921 in Pomaria a daughter of the late John M. and Edna Koon Harmon. She graduated from Columbia Hospital School of Nursing in 1945. She was a...