Obituaries

Mary Blair Long

Mary Blair Long

Apr 20, 2004

Mary Blair Long 93 of 3401 Stoney Battery Road Newberry widow of Bennie Lee "Ben" Long died Tuesday April 20 2004 at the Providence Hospital in Columbia.Mrs. Long was born on November 9 1910 in Newberry County a daughter of the late George and Nancy Frances Hamm Blair. She was a member of Smyrna Presbyterian Church Adult Sunday School Class...

Gary Joe Brown

Gary Joe Brown

Apr 13, 2004

Gary Joe Brown 28 of 9 Glenn Street Newberry died Tuesday April 13 2004 at the Newberry County Memorial Hospital. Mr. Brown was born on November 26 1975 in Newberry a son of Merroll Moore Brown and the late Joe W. Brown. He was a member of Glenn Street Baptist Church and employed by the Newberry Industries. He was a...

L. Kenneth Long

L. Kenneth Long

Apr 11, 2004

L. Kenneth Long 94 of 4593 Bush River Road Newberry died Sunday April 11 2004 at the Piedmont Medical Center in Rock Hill. Mr. Long was born on May 10 1909 in Newberry County a son of the late James Robert and Mary Abrams Long and a stepson of the late Ethel Folk Long. Until his death he was the...

Gloria Abrams Parks

Gloria Abrams Parks

Apr 9, 2004

Gloria Abrams Parks 100 formerly of Newberry widow of the late William R. Parks died Friday April 9 2004 at the Wesley Highland Manor in Memphis TN. Mrs. Parks was born in Newberry County a daughter of the late C. Ivy and Sallie Reagin Abrams. She was retired 5th grade school teacher having taught for over 35 years in North...

Walter Davis Jr.

Walter Davis Jr.

Apr 2, 2004

Walter Davis Jr. 79 of 109 Floy Street Spartanburg died Friday April 2 2004 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center in Spartanburg. Mr. Davis was born on August 4 1924 in Greenville a son of the late Walter and Callie Mosteller Davis. He was an Army veteran of World War II having served in the Normandy Invasion and Northern France. Mr....

Sara Bradberry Baker

Sara Bradberry Baker

Mar 24, 2004

Sara Bradberry Baker 87 died Wednesday March 24 2004 at the Lowman Home. Mrs. Baker having moved to Chapin four years ago from Florida was formerly a resident at Generations of Chapin and most recently a resident of the Lowman Home Nursing Center.A gentle soul her great enjoyment was the beauty of nature and working in her garden with her...

Becky Smith Brown

Becky Smith Brown

Mar 20, 2004

Becky Smith Brown 50 of 708 Cypress Lakes Road Newberry wife of Terry R. Brown died Saturday March 20 2004 at her residence. Mrs. Brown was born in Joanna a daughter of the late Marvin R. and Betty Smith Shealy. She was a L.P.N. employed by the Newberry County Memorial Hospital and she was a member of Lewis Memorial United...

Elbert Lee Hilley

Elbert Lee Hilley

Mar 20, 2004

Elbert Lee Hilley 72 of 2709 Digby Ave. Newberry died Saturday March 20 2004 at the Newberry County Memorial Hospital. He graduated from the school of life and has entered Glory University. Mr. Hilley was born in Newberry a son of the late Robert L. and Alma Horton Hilley. He was a retired employee of the Kendall Co. Oakland Plant....

Mary Ellen Taylor Dowd

Mary Ellen Taylor Dowd

Mar 20, 2004

Mary Ellen Taylor Dowd 94 of 1708 Clarkson Ave. Newberry widow of Chief Colie L. Dowd died Saturday March 20 2004 at the Newberry County Memorial Hospital.Mrs. Dowd was born on October 3 1909 in Prosperity a daughter of the late Dudley F. and Agnes Dominick Taylor. She was a member of the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer the Cromer...

Shirley Brown Sease

Shirley Brown Sease

Mar 19, 2004

Shirley Brown Sease 67 of 10 Mitchell Lane Newberry widow of Heyward C. Sease Sr. died Friday March 19 2004 at her residence.Mrs. Sease was born on September 14 1936 in Newberry County a daughter of the late Floyd Lee and Vera Risner Brown. She was a retired employee at Damon International.Mrs. Sease is survived by two daughters and a...

Roger C. Mercier

Roger C. Mercier

Mar 16, 2004

Roger C. Mercier 45 of 14233 Hwy 121 Newberry died at his residence Tuesday March 16 2004. Mr. Mercier was born on May 31 1958 in Chicago IL a son of John C. Mercier. Mr. Mercier is survived by father of the home. Funeral services for Roger C. Mercier will be conducted at 11:00 A. M. Tuesday at the Whitaker...

Martha Caroline Bouknight

Martha Caroline Bouknight

Mar 15, 2004

Martha Caroline Bouknight 88 formerly of 1803 Nance St Newberry died Monday March 15 2004 at The Haven in the Summit in Columbia. Miss Bouknight was born on August 21 1915 in Newberry County a daughter of the late Rev. William R. and Mattie Buzhardt Bouknight. She graduated Lander College and taught third grade for many years in Newberry County....

Charlie Mcmillian Senn

Charlie Mcmillian Senn

Mar 12, 2004

Charlie McMillan Senn 90 of J. F. Hawkins Healthcare died Friday March 12 2004 at J. F. Hawkins Healthcare. Mr. Senn was born on June 6 1913 Silverstreet Community of Newberry County a son of the late J. Foster and Elizabeth McMillan Senn. Mr. Senn was a farmer. He was a veteran of World War II having served in the...

Donna Smith Shelton

Donna Smith Shelton

Mar 11, 2004

Donna Smith Shelton 38 100 Crown Empire Court Simpsonville wife of Dwight J. Shelton III died Thursday March 11 2004 at the Greenville Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Shelton was born on June 21 1965 in Columbia a daughter of Carl S. Smith and Emily Moore Epting. She was self employed. Mrs. Shelton is survived by her husband Dwight J. Shelton III...

Perry C. Threatt Sr.

Perry C. Threatt Sr.

Mar 10, 2004

Perry C. Threatt Sr. 90 formerly of 1720 Harrington St. Newberry died Wednesday March 10 2004 at White Oak Manor.Mr. Threatt was born on November 16 1913 in Lancaster a son of the late W. Yancey and Emma Blackmon Threatt. He was a member of O'Neal Street United Methodist Church and was retired employee of the Kendall Co. Oakland Plant...

J. Allen Dominick

J. Allen Dominick

Mar 6, 2004

J. Allen Dominick 89 of 157 Lester Street Silverstreet died Saturday March 6 2004 at White Oak Manor in Newberry. Mr. Dominick was born on July 2 1914 in Newberry County a son of the late Joseph Benjamin and Rosanna Elizabeth Nichols Dominick. He was predeceased by his loving wife of 68 years Edith "Pete" Griffin Dominick. Mr. Dominick was...

Richard L. Beach Sr.

Richard L. Beach Sr.

Mar 3, 2004

Richard L. Beach Sr. 49 of 2763 Collinswood Drive Newberry died Wednesday March 3 2004 at his residence. Mr. Beach was born on December 18 1954 in Concord NC a son of the late J. Robert Beach Sr. and Mildred Gray Beach. He was disabled and attended Freedom Baptist Church.Mr. Beach is survived by wife Tena Langford Beach of the...

Gladys Shealy Wise

Gladys Shealy Wise

Feb 23, 2004

Gladys Shealy Wise 96 of 25679 US Highway 76 Newberry widow of Henry Walter Wise died Monday February 23 2004 at the Newberry County Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Wise was born on March 21 1907 in Saluda County a daughter of the late Hillary S. and Nancy Bedenbaugh Shealy. She attended Summerland College and was the oldest member of St. James...

Marise Bedenbaugh Devore

Marise Bedenbaugh Devore

Feb 19, 2004

Marise Bedenbaugh DeVore of 3538 Hwy 560 Kinards wife of E. Carroll DeVore died Thursday February 19 2004 at the Laurens County Hospital. Carroll and Marise celebrated their 65th Wedding Anniversary on December 20 2003. Mrs. DeVore was born on November 17 1920 in Newberry County a daughter of the late Lorenzo Dow and Ruby Harmon Bedenbaugh. She was retired...

Gregg E. Nichols

Gregg E. Nichols

Feb 12, 2004

Gregg E. Nichols 33 of 5091 Clara Brown Road Newberry died Thursday February 12 2004 at the Providence Hospital in Columbia. Mr. Nichols was born on February 27 1970 in Newberry a son of Allen E. and Carolyn Richardson Nichols. He was a graduate of Newberry College class of 1993 and he received his master degree from Webster University in...