Obituaries

W. Thomas “Tom” Werts

W. Thomas “Tom” Werts

Nov 6, 2007

W. Thomas "Tom" Werts 88 of 1126 Reeder Road Newberry died Tuesday November 6 2007 at his residence. He was born on Feb. 7 1919 in Silverstreet a son of the late Edwin L. "Ed" and Annie Lake Werts. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of WW II and after 44 years of employment retired from Greenwood Mills Joanna Plant...

James H. “Jay” Lucas

James H. “Jay” Lucas

Nov 4, 2007

James H. "Jay" Lucas 72 of 2432 Fair St. Newberry widower of Dolly Ann Jeffcoat Lucas died Sunday November 04 2007 at his residence.He was born on September 19 1935 in Columbia a son of the late Henry T. and Minie Shiver Lucas. He was a veteran of the United States Army and was the owner of James Lucas general...

Patricia Bedenbaugh Perkins

Patricia Bedenbaugh Perkins

Nov 3, 2007

Patricia Bedenbaugh Perkins 74 of 646 Little Pond Road Easley widow of Billy R. Perkins died Saturday Nov. 3 2007 at her daughter's residence.She was born on April 30 1933 in Newberry a daughter of the late Julian M. and Ellen Ouzts BedenbaughShe was a former private care nurse and was a member of Shiloh Baptist Church in Marietta.Mrs. Perkins...

Henry F. Mills

Henry F. Mills

Oct 30, 2007

Henry F. Mills 86 of 2790 Bush River Road widower of Marjorie Cannon Mills died Tuesday October 30 2007 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.He was born on March 8 1921 in Newberry a son of the late John Mills and Nora Wood Mills Price. He was a World War II U. S. Marine veteran having served with the 4th Marine...

Marion J. Wiggins Jr.

Marion J. Wiggins Jr.

Oct 29, 2007

Marion J. Wiggins Jr. 77. of 758 Baxter Street Newberry died Monday October 29. 2007 at his residence. He was born in Rock Hill SC a son of the late Marion J. Wiggins and Floy Wike Wiggins Hancock. He was a former employee of the Newberry Observer and a World War II veteran of the US Marine Corp. He was...

Claudia Schumpert Hinson

Claudia Schumpert Hinson

Oct 27, 2007

Claudia Schumpert Hinson 92 died Saturday October 27 2007 at the J. F. Hawkins Nursing Home. She was born January 14 1915 in Newberry a daughter of the late Claude C. and Myrtle Dennis Schumpert. She was a graduate of Newberry College and received her Masters degree from the University of South Carolina. Ms. Hinson was a retired educator having...

Virginia Pierce Counts

Virginia Pierce Counts

Oct 27, 2007

Virginia Pierce Counts 84 formerly of Wheeler St. in Prosperity widow of Gregg E. Counts died Saturday October 27 2007 at Life Care Center of Gwinnett Lawrenceville GA. She was born in Watha NC a daughter of the late James Robert and Dora Piner Pierce. She was a retired employee of Prosperity Drug Co. and was a member of Grace...

Sheila Hardin Counts

Sheila Hardin Counts

Oct 24, 2007

Sheila Hardin Counts 76 of 1132 Kibler's Bridge Road Little Mountain SC wife of Carroll A. Counts died Wednesday October 24 2007 at the Newberry County Memorial Hospital.She was born on March 24 1931 in Shelby NC a daughter of the late W. Alvin and Claire Roggli Hardin. She was a 1951 graduate of Winthrop College a homemaker and a...

Charles W. “Charlie” Monts

Charles W. “Charlie” Monts

Oct 23, 2007

Charles W. "Charlie" Monts 82 of Little Mountain died Tuesday October 23 2007 at his residence.He was born in Chapin on June 16 1925 to the late Arthur C. and Jessie Lindler Monts. He was a US Army veteran of World War II and was retired from General Electric and North American Phillips Columbia Plant.Mr. Monts was a member of...

Dr. James C. “Jim” Atkison

Dr. James C. “Jim” Atkison

Oct 19, 2007

Dr. James C. "Jim" Atkison Jr. 87 of 2135 Mower St. Newberry died Friday October 19 2007 at his residence. He was born on May 31 1920 in Greenville the son of the late James C. and Minnie Wilson Atkison. He served with the U.S. Army Air Corps' 8th Air Force in England during WW II. He received his degree...

J. Edward “Ed” Folk

J. Edward “Ed” Folk

Oct 16, 2007

J. Edward Ed Folk 81 of 2221 Glenn St. Newberry widower of Margaret Merchant Folk died Tuesday October 16 2007 at the Medical University of S.C. in Charleston.He was born on Oct. 29 1925 in Newberry a son of the late Eugene C. and Ione Caldwell Folk. He was a Navy veteran of WW II and a retired employee of...

Jennie Kyzer Ouzts Bouknight

Jennie Kyzer Ouzts Bouknight

Oct 12, 2007

Jennie Kyzer Ouzts Bouknight 94 of 508 Wright St. Newberry died Friday October 12 2007 at Providence Hospital.She was born on Nov. 20 1912 in Lexington County a daughter of the late Davis A. and Martha Ruff Kyzer. She was a former employee of Newberry Mills and was a member of O'Neal Street United Methodist Church and the Mae Hendrix...

Donald R. Davenport

Donald R. Davenport

Oct 5, 2007

Donald R. Davenport 59 of 2126 Rosalyn Drive Newberry died Friday October 5 2007 at his residence.He was born on October 11 1947 in Newberry a son of the late W. L. "Jr." and Dollie Mae McGee Davenport. He was a U. S. Navy veteran of the Vietnam War. He is survived by his wife Linda Wilson Davenport of Newberry;...

Jerry C. Frick Jr.

Jerry C. Frick Jr.

Oct 4, 2007

Jerry C. Frick Jr. 48 of 1107 Dreher Island Road Chapin died Thursday Oct. 4 2007 at Palmetto Richland Hospital.He was born in Prosperity a son of Christine Frick Boland and the late Jerry C. Frick. He was an employee of Ideal Construction Co. and a member of St. Peter Lutheran Church. His favorite pastime was fishing with his grandchildren.Mr....

Evelyn Mccrackin Brooks

Evelyn Mccrackin Brooks

Oct 1, 2007

Evelyn McCrackin Brooks 88 formerly of 1703 Wheeler St. Newberry widow of Phillips M. Brooks died Monday October 1 2007 at the J. F. Hawkins Nursing Home.She was born on Oct 22 1918 in Newberry a daughter of the late J. Thadeus McCrackin and Margaret Matthews McCrackin Bryson. She attended Queens College was a devoted homemaker and was a member...

Sarah Davenport Graham

Sarah Davenport Graham

Oct 1, 2007

Sarah Davenport Graham 73 of 1820 Brookside Manor widow of Maxie Graham died Monday October 1 2007 at her residence. She was born on August 25 1934 in Newberry County a daughter of the late James Floyd and Lucy Morris Davenport. She was a retired employee of the Newberry County School District and a devoted homemaker and was a member...

Ernest C. “Chris” Crumpton

Ernest C. “Chris” Crumpton

Sep 25, 2007

Ernest C. "Chris" Crumpton 69 of 916 Lindsay Circle Newberry died Tuesday September 25 2007 at Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital in Columbia.He was born on March 3 1938 in Newberry a son of the late H. Luther and Lorene Wicker Crumpton. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force retired long haul truck driver and was a member of...

Leonard C. Hall

Leonard C. Hall

Sep 17, 2007

Leonard C. Hall 79 of SC Highway 34 & 121 Silverstreet died Monday September 17 2007 at his residence.Mr. Hall was born on April 18 1928 in Edgefield a son of the late M. Ramey and Effie Scott Hall. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War and a retired employee of Senn Freight Lines. He was a member...

David F. Bennett

David F. Bennett

Sep 10, 2007

David Francis Bennett 61 of Ripley Station Road in Columbia died Monday September 10 2007 at Lexington Medical Center. Born in Newberry on November 30 1945 to the late Ernest and Frances Bennett he was the beloved grandson of the late Frank M. and Kizzie H. Schumpert and J. Floyd and Nellie S. Bennett. David graduated from Newberry High School...

Dr. Lucille E. Wassman

Dr. Lucille E. Wassman

Sep 6, 2007

Dr. Lucille E. Wassman 87 of 2503 Henry Ave. Newberry SC died Thursday September 6 2007 at Springfield Place in Newberry.Dr. Wassman was born on Feb. 22 1920 in Cedar Lake IN a daughter of the late Fred and Emma Behrens Wassman.She received her bachelor and master degrees in Education from Indiana University and her Ed.D in Education from Columbia...