Obituaries

Sep 5, 2022

Fred James "Jimmy" Weir, III of Newberry, age 68, passed away Monday, September 5, 2022 at Prisma Health Richland Hospital in Columbia, SC.

He was born March 14, 1954 in Newberry, a son of Mary Lou Anderson Weir and the late Fred J. "Bubba" Weir, Jr. He has been married for 46 years to Ginger Pitts Weir....

Aug 30, 2022

Angelo Edmond Velilla-Aponte, 83, of Chapin, died August 30, 2022 in Myrtle Beach, SC, surrounded by his loving family.

Angelo was born on June 1, 1939, in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. On October 15, 1960, he married Emily Diaz. He was in the United States Air Force from 1958 until 1981, retiring as Master Sergeant. During his...

Aug 28, 2022

Colin Ray Hawkins, Jr., 91, of Columbia, died Sunday, August 28, 2022 at Prisma Health Baptist Hospital. Born on September 26, 1930 in Stoney Hill, he was a son of the late Collin Ray Hawkins, Sr. and Artie Irene Taylor Hawkins. Ray was a member of St. Luke's Lutheran Church. He was drafted into the United States Army, where he...

Aug 22, 2022

Judy Stone Epting, 83, of Newberry, SC, widow of Robert W. "Bob" Epting, died August 22, 2022. Judy was a daughter of Perry and Eula Baker Stone of Whitmire. She was a Church organist from 1967 to 2001 with Newberry AR Presbyterian Church, a piano teacher for forty-five years. She was a member of Aveleigh Presbyterian Church, the Church Choir,...

Aug 13, 2022

G. Frank Holsonback, 89, of Newberry, widower of Elizabeth "Lib" Warren Holsonback, died Saturday, August 13, 2022 at the White Oak Manor. Born October 22, 1932, in Joanna, he was the son of the late John Marvin and Gussie Dominick Holsonback. Mr. Holsonback was the owner and operator of Quality Contactors. He was an active member of First Baptist Church,...

Aug 12, 2022

Jackie "Jack" Brice Shealy, age 85 of Newberry, died Friday, August 12, 2022 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital. Born April 24, 1937 in Chapin, SC, he was a son of the late Carl and Thelma Huffstetler Shealy. Jack was an active member of Colony Lutheran Church. He worked for many years at Shakespeare Composite and then at Stokes-Trainor Chevrolet as...

Aug 11, 2022

Willard Byrd, 91, of Denmark, SC, husband of Betty Ann Clary Byrd, died Thursday, August 11, 2022. Born in Denmark on January 17, 1931, he was a son of the late Ernest and Lula Mae Tant Byrd. Willard was a retired Textile Plant manager and a member of the First Baptist Church of Denmark He is survived by his wife...

Aug 9, 2022

Aubrey Bentley Green, Sr., 92, husband of Peggy Jeter Green, of Whitmire, SC died August 9, 2022 at White Oak Manor, Newberry. Mr. Green was born in Alabama on May 17, 1930, a son of the late Hobart and Lula Bentley Green. He was a member of Whitmire Presbyterian Church and retired from the textile mills and the US Postal...

Aug 7, 2022

James T. Marcis died Sunday, August 7, 2022 at his home in Chapin, SC. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Marjorie Mae Cullen Marcis; his son Michael Marcis (Beth) of Myrtle Beach, SC; and a son-in-law, Russell Burnette. He was pre-deceased by his daughter Michele Burnette. He is also survived by his grandchildren: Shawna Phelps, Joshua Burnette,...

Aug 7, 2022

Gerald "Jerry" Edward Meiner, age 62, of Chapin, formerly of Phoenix, AZ, died Sunday morning, August 7, 2022 peacefully, while his greatest love, Julie Meiner, wished him good morning and opened the bedroom shutters so they could watch another sunrise together. Born October 6, 1959 in Prescott, AZ, he was a son of the late Gerald Edwin Meiner and Marlene...

Aug 6, 2022

George Thomas Riggin, Jr., 92, of Longs, SC and Newberry, SC passed away on August 6, 2022 surrounded by his family. He battled illness over the past months and he hoped that he would be remembered as "always having a good attitude" and that everyone knows he "fought with all he had". Born in Richmond, VA, he was the son...

Aug 4, 2022

Bonnie Sue Merritt-McNeil, who loved to be called "Bonnie Sue", departed her loving family on August 4, 2022, at 9:37 am. Bonnie was born in Sayre, PA on April 10, 1951 to the late Catherine and Edward Merritt. Bonnie was the mother of Melodie Joy Merritt, Noah Daniel Hammerle, Tammy Lynn Fabrizio, and Tracy Renee Graley. Bonnie was phenomenally talented...

Jul 31, 2022

Shelby Jean Dowd Hedgepath, 83, of Newberry passed away on July 31, 2022 at J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home. Shelby was born on April 9, 1939 in Newberry, a daughter of the late Daisy and John David Dowd. She is survived by her son, Tommy Leslie Hedgepath, Jr. (Tony) and his wife Gina; grandchildren, Joshua Hedgepath (US Navy), Justin Hedgepath, Tyler...

Jul 30, 2022

Mrs. Myrtice Taylor Boazman, 92, widow of Earl Reel Boazman, died July 30, 2022 in Greenwood, SC. Mrs. Boazman was the daughter of the late George Felton and Lillie McCuen Taylor, was a native of Greenville County and a member of Chappells Baptist Church. She graduated in 1951 from Winthrop College, now Winthrop University, with a Bachelor of Science in...

Jul 26, 2022

Martha Ann Lindler, 83, of Little Mountain, died Tuesday, July 26, 2022 at Columbia Hospice House. Martha was born on June 28, 1939, in Little Mountain, SC, the youngest of six children - John, Mary, Haskell, Rebecca, Earl, and Martha - to Daniel Evans and Carrie Eargle Lindler. She was the last survivor of her immediate family. Martha is survived...

Jul 24, 2022

William "Bill" Henry Mills, Jr. passed away on Sunday, July 24, 2022 at his home in Newberry, SC. Born in Laurens, SC on August 8, 1930, he was the son of the late William H. Mills, Sr. and May Dell Bishop Mills. Mr. Mills began his military career and service to our country in 1950 in the Army National Guard...

Jul 23, 2022

Julia Gready Rowland Frazier, 53, of Prosperity, South Carolina, wife of John Rhett Frazier III, transitioned from the physical into the spiritual world following a brief illness on Saturday, July 23, 2022. Her memorial service will be held Thursday, July 28, 2022 at J. Henry Stuhr Inc., Mount Pleasant Chapel, 1494 Mathis Ferry Road at 3:30 p.m. The family will...

Jul 17, 2022

Larry Stephen Hoce, 73, passed away surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, July 17, 2022 in Lexington, SC as a result of injuries sustained in a tragic fall. Larry was born in Kannapolis, NC at 9:11am on June 25, 1949. He was the fourth of five children to the late JW and Virginia Lane Hoce. Larry grew up in...

Jul 7, 2022

Joseph Allen Gilbert, age 77, of Summerville, SC, formerly of Newberry and Hopkins, SC, died Thursday, July 7, 2022 at Bon Secours – St. Francis Hospital in Charleston. He was surrounded by his family and friends as he entered eternal life with the Lord Jesus Christ. Joe, also known by some as Allen, was born in Newberry, SC, and graduated...

Jul 6, 2022

On July 6. 2022, Montine White Luther went to be with her Heavenly Father surrounded by family, friends, and caregivers. Her well-lived life will be remembered by all as a devoted wife, loving mother, and caring grandmother and great-grandmother. She was born at home in Lithonia, Georgia, on April 8, 1929. Montine is survived by her husband James P. (Jim)...