Obituaries

Elizabeth Mitchell Lib Shealy

Elizabeth Mitchell Lib Shealy

Jul 8, 2003

Elizabeth Mitchell "Lib" Shealy 79 of 2230 Johnstone Street Newberry widow of L. B. "Dick" Shealy died Tuesday July 8 2003 at Palmetto Baptist Medical Center.Mrs. Shealy was born on January 17 1924 in Newberry County a daughter of the late Pat B. and Mary Frances Suber Mitchell. She was retired from the Council of Technical Education-Commission on Higher Education....

Nancy Richardson Ma Metts

Nancy Richardson Ma Metts

Jul 7, 2003

Nancy Richardson "Ma" Metts 90 of 2005 Charles St. Newberry widow of Haskell E. Metts died Monday at the Newberry County Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Metts was born on May 18 1913 in Newberry County a daughter of the late Thomas P. and Mary Wicker Richardson. She was a retired employee of Shawnee Manufacturing Co. She was a member of Mayer...

Rev. Dr. Francis I. Fesperman

Rev. Dr. Francis I. Fesperman

Jul 2, 2003

The Reverend Dr. Francis i. Fesperman 81 Newberry SC died Wednesday July 02 2003 at Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital after a sudden illness. Born October 19 1921 in Draper NC Dr. Fesperman was the son the late Luther A. and Beulah B. Fesperman. He received his bachelor's degree in history and Bible from Lenoir-Rhyne College in 1941. His theological training...

Clarice Wilhite Taylor

Clarice Wilhite Taylor

Jul 1, 2003

Clarice Wilhite Taylor 78 of 372 Old Whitmire Highway Newberry widow of Carl O. Taylor died Tuesday July 1 2003 at her residence. Mrs. Taylor was born on Sept. 19 1924 in Williamston SC a daughter of the late Gursle B. and Bertha Owens Wilhite. She was of the Baptist faith.Mrs. Taylor is survived by three daughters Robin Cofer and...

John D. Puckett

John D. Puckett

Jun 30, 2003

John D. Puckett 85 of 2530 Fair Ave. Newberry died Monday June 30 2003 at the Newberry County Memorial Hospital.Mr. Puckett was born on September 24 1917 in Laurens County a son of the late G. R. and Florence Brown Puckett. He was an Army veteran of WW II and he was a retired employee of the Kendall Company Oakland...

Carolyn Ruth Vriezelaar

Carolyn Ruth Vriezelaar

Jun 30, 2003

Carolyn Ruth Vriezelaar 52 of 70 Hunter Lane Prosperity wife of Donald W. Vriezelaar died Monday June 30 2003 Palmetto Richland Hospital.Mrs. Vriezelaar was born on July 22 1950 in Reed City MI a daughter of the late Daniel and Ruth Brocker Henderson. She was a pharmacist at Palmetto Richland Hospital. She received her bachelor's and master's degree from the...

Juanita Swindler Black

Juanita Swindler Black

Jun 26, 2003

Juanita Swindler Black 90 of 218 North Main Street Prosperity widow of Ralph B. Black died Thursday June 26 2003 at Life Care Center of Columbia. Mrs. Black was born on July 14 1912 in Newberry a daughter of the late Henry W. and Lillie Mae Davis Swindler. She was a retired elementary school teacher having taught for over 30...

James M. Bannister Sr.

James M. Bannister Sr.

Jun 24, 2003

James M. Bannister Sr. 84 of 503 Main Street Newberry died Tuesday June 24 2003 at the Newberry County Memorial Hospital.Mr. Bannister was born on December 8 1918 in Newberry County a son of the late Jim and Maude Caldwell Bannister. He was a veteran of the U. S. Army having served in World War II. He was a retired...

Ernest Hyler Jr.

Ernest Hyler Jr.

Jun 22, 2003

Ernest Hyler Jr. 68 of the L and B Home in Saluda formerly of Newberry died Sunday afternoon at the Lexington Medical Center. Mr. Hyler was born on February 16 1935 in Newberry County a son of the late Ernest H. and Ophila Duckett Hyler. Mr. Hyler is survived by a daughter and son-in-law Diane and William Breed of HogansvilleGA.;...

Ferd J. Summer

Ferd J. Summer

Jun 13, 2003

Ferdinand Jacob "Ferd" Summer 73 of Springfield Place formerly of 1523 Caldwell St. Newberry died Friday June 13 2003 at his residence. Mr. Summer was born on April 211930 in Newberry a son of the late Forrest and Mittie Young Summer. Mr. Summer was a retired employee and former manager of Kaywood Corp. of Joanna. He was a member of...

Elsie S. Graham

Elsie S. Graham

Jun 11, 2003

Elsie Sowell Graham 93 formerly of Newberry widow of Frank D. Graham Sr. died June 11 2003 at the Lowman Home. Mrs. Graham was born on February 5 1910 in Pageland a daughter of the late Henry B. and Jessie Blakeney Sowell. Mrs. Graham was a member of Central United Methodist Church. Mrs. Graham is survived by her son and...

John J. Renne'

John J. Renne'

Jun 1, 2003

John J. Renne' 66 of Chapin died Sunday June 1 2003 at his residence. Mr. Renne' was born on October 22 1936 in New York City NY a son of the late George J. Renne' Sr. and Viola Pfleger Renne'. He retired from Ideal Business Machines in Charleston and later Midlands Office Machines in Chapin. He served for two years...

Henry D. Greene

Henry D. Greene

May 26, 2003

Henry D. Greene 28 of 1148 Lanewood Road Newberry died from injuries received in a lawn mower accident on Saturday May 24 2003. Mr. Greene was born on December 18 1974 in Columbia a son of Terry D. and Elizabeth Turner Greene. He was employed by Hobgood Electrical and Machinery Co. in Columbia. He was of the Baptist faith and...

Rebecca Pettit Abrams

Rebecca Pettit Abrams

May 22, 2003

Rebecca Pettit Abrams 85 of Springfield Place Newberry widow of James C. Abrams died Thursday May 22 2003 at Springfield Place.Mrs. Abrams was born on January 29 1918 in Newberry a daughter of the late Aubrey Pettit and Elizabeth Lewis Pettit Vaughn. She was raised by her mother and stepfather the late Benjamin Tillman Vaughn. She was a retired Post...

Grady F. Price

Grady F. Price

May 21, 2003

Grady F. Price 90 formerly of 1309 Ebenezer Road Newberry died Wednesday May 212003 at the J. F. Hawkins Nursing Home.Mr. Price was born on October 27 1912 in Columbia the son of the late Lester F. and Beulah Dennis Price. He was a graduate of Newberry College Class of 1933 and was an U. S. Army Air Corp Veteran...

Professor M. Foster Farley

Professor M. Foster Farley

May 17, 2003

Professor M. Foster Farley 81 formerly of 1334 Garden Circle Drive Newberry died Saturday in the Tucker Nursing Home in Tucker GA. Professor Farley was born in Dyersburg TN the son of the late Myron and Mary Hamilton Farley. Professor Farley was an Associate Professor of History at Newberry College for 34 years retiring as Professor of History Emeritus in...

Martha Miller Mccullough

Martha Miller Mccullough

May 15, 2003

Martha Miller McCullough 93 of J. F. Hawkins Nursing Home widow of H. Earl McCullough died Thursday May 15 2003. Mrs. McCullough was born on January 17 1910 in Newberry County a daughter of the late J. Sim and Gussie Belle Bedenbaugh Miller. She was a member of the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer the Fifty Plus Group the George...

Ralph Howard Mcjunkins

Ralph Howard Mcjunkins

May 13, 2003

Ralph Howard McJunkins 58 of 496 Blackberry Lane Pomaria died Tuesday May 13 2003 at Palmetto Baptist Medical Center. Mr. McJunkins was born on October 31 1944 in Newberry County SC a son of the late Ralph Thomas McJunkins and Nellie Harris Brown. He was raised by his father and mother James and Nellie Brown. He was an U. S....

Richard Bush

Richard Bush

May 10, 2003

Richard Bush 58 of 2047 Piedmont Street Newberry died May 10 2003 at his residence. Mr. Bush was born on December 31 1944 in Prosperity a son the late of Ransom S. and Ophelia Gray Bush. He was an Army veteran of the Vietnan War and was employed at Maclean Fiberglass Industries. Mr. Bush was a member of the Amity...

William G. Dickert

William G. Dickert

May 8, 2003

William G. Dickert 81 of 1812 Montgomery St. Newberry died Thursday May 8 2003 at Palmetto Baptist Medical Center.Mr. Dickert was born on July 17 1921 in Newberry SC a son of the late Yancy T. and Annie SlighDickert. He was an U.S. Army Air Corp. veteran of WW II and he was a retired employee of General Motors. He...