Obituaries
John "Bud" Wray Sweet
Mar 9, 2022
John "Bud" Wray Sweet, 86, of Ridgeland and formerly of Chapin, died on Wednesday, March 9, 2022. Born on March 13, 1935 in Detroit, MI he was the son of the late George and Margaret Sweet. Bud graduated with a degree in Civil Engineering from Michigan Tech University where he was a member of Sigma Rho fraternity. He was married...
Lee Ann Clinton O'Malley
Mar 5, 2022
Lee Ann Clinton O'Malley, 64, died Saturday, March 5, 2022 in Newberry. Born on September 16, 1957, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Nina Coker Clinton. Lee Ann worked as an independent contract specialist for a number of years. In her youth, she loved horseback riding. She was an avid reader and instilled her passion of reading...
Susan Mary Fugate
Mar 1, 2022
Susan Mary Fugate, age 70, of West Columbia, died March 1, 2022 at her home. She was a daughter of the late Robert H. and Elizabeth Barnes Fugate. A complete obituary will be shared here as soon as it it available. Memories and condolences may be shared with the family here on her Tribute Wall. Whitaker Funeral Home is honored...
Christopher Shane Miller
Feb 27, 2022
Christopher Shane Miller, age 45, of Gaston, SC died February 27, 2022 at his home. He was a son of Dale Edwards Miller and Glory Jean Maroney Senn. In addition to his parents, Christopher is survived by a brother, Blake Senn of Newberry; a sister, Jessica Kori Miller and nephew Noah Kole Gunter of Texas; aunts, Corliss Hinson and Lisa...
Mary Sue Hutchinson Clary
Feb 27, 2022
Mary Sue Hutchinson Clary, 87, of Newberry and widow of Charles Clary, died Sunday, February 27, 2022. Born in Newberry on March 21, 1934, she was a daughter of the late Cyril McKeene and Mary Sue Stuckey Hutchinson. Mary Sue was always on the go, working, participating, or volunteering whenever she could. She was an active member of the Lutheran...
Joe E. Morris
Feb 19, 2022
Joe Edmon Morris, 97, of Chapin died February 19, 2022 at his residence surrounded by his family. Born on December 5, 1924 in Newberry, he was a son of the late Bud Joe and Mary Lee Cotney Morris. He was an Air Force veteran of World War II and the Korean Conflict and a member of Colony Lutheran Church. Joe...
Mattie "Charlene" Dickert
Feb 18, 2022
Mattie Charlene Dickert, 61, of Newberry died Friday, February 18, 2022. Born on September 26, 1960 in Union SC, she was a daughter of the late William Lee Edward Dickert, Sr. and Barbara Jean Cooper Dickert. Charlene was a kind, forgiving, loving person and would do all she could to care for those in need. She was an encourager and...
Hubert Roy Mills, Jr.
Feb 16, 2022
Hubert Roy Mills, Jr., 74, of Newberry died Wednesday, February 16, 2022 at MUSC Health Columbia Hospital. Born on June 15, 1947 in Newberry, SC, he was a son of the late Hubert Roy, Sr. and Ruby Bedenbaugh Mills. Roy retired after 20 years as the Transportation Coordinator from the Newberry County School District. Prior to that, he worked for...
Barbara Ann Beasley
Feb 15, 2022
Barbara Ann Beasley, 83, of Chapin died Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home. Born on October 14, 1938 in Dayton, OH, she was a daughter of the late Leroy A. Prestel and Wilma (Steiner) Prestel. She was a member of Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church and had a very strong faith. She was caring and...
Marilyn Marek Schroer
Feb 13, 2022
Dr. Marilyn Faye (Marek) Schroer, 66, of Newberry, South Carolina, departed from this life and joined the angels in Heaven on Sunday, February 13, 2022. Marilyn was born on February 1, 1956, in Garland, Texas at Garland Clinic and Hospital to Joe and Faye Marek. She was the oldest of four daughters. Marilyn and her sisters were known as the...
Lavada "Ann" Preston Teseniar
Feb 13, 2022
Lavada Ann Preston Teseniar, 64, of Newberry died Sunday, February 13, 2022 at her residence. Born on January 16, 1958, she was a daughter of Willis George Preston and the late Rachel Moates Preston. Ann married Joe Teseniar and they built a life and family together for more than 40 years. With his work, they lived in a variety of...
Nancy Yvonne Ortiz
Feb 12, 2022
Nancy Yvonne Ortiz, 85, of Newberry, SC passed away on Saturday, February 12, 2022 at White Oak Manor. Born in Nashville, TN on January 9, 1937, she was a daughter of the late Arthur Shelton and Charlie Whitfield Nolen Brooks. She was one of nine children. Ms. Ortiz was a strong and resilient woman who lived a full and meaningful...
Betty Summers Westwood
Feb 9, 2022
Betty Summers Westwood, 86, of Newberry, died on Wednesday, February 9, 2022 at her residence. She was affectionately known by her family as "Meemee". Born in Chapin, SC on August 25, 1935, she was a daughter of the late Ollie Bryant Summers and Katie Bertell Haltiwanger Summers. Betty was one of seven children and had many fond memories of her...
Oscar Fred Lovelace, Sr.
Feb 8, 2022
Oscar Fred Lovelace, Sr.,93 previously of Columbia, died on Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at Springfield Place Assisted Living Facility in Newberry, SC. He was delivered at home in Prosperity, SC on November 2, 1928, the son of the late Drury Oscar Lovelace and Annie Laura Frazier Lovelace and the eldest of five children. He grew up on a farm with...
April Monique Bickley
Feb 5, 2022
Ms. April Monique Bickley, age 39, died February 5, 2022 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital. Born December 19, 1982 in Newberry, SC, she was a daughter of the late Thomas R. Counts and Ms. Donna B. Counts. She was an employee of Samsung and also had a career as a Certified Nursing Assistant. The best word to describe April is...
Janie R. Scarboro
Feb 4, 2022
Janie R. Scarboro, 64, resident of Poplar Springs Road, passed away Friday, February 4, 2022, at her home. Born December, 29, 1957, in Newberry, she was a daughter of David and Evelyn Smith Crumpton. Surviving are five children, Kayla (Jonathon) Davis of Ware Shoals, Johnny (Lacey) Riffey of Spartanburg, Jennifer Whatley (Shane W. Goodman) of Ninety Six, Crystal (Jamie) Ginn...
Bobby "Bo" Gene Chrisley
Feb 3, 2022
Bobby "Bo" Gene Chrisley, 89, of Newberry, South Carolina was born on January 17, 1933 in Calhoun Falls, South Carolina and passed away peacefully on February 3, 2022. He was the son of the late Carnell and Nellie Chrisley. Bo attended Calhoun Falls High School, where he was later inducted into the Calhoun Falls High School Hall of Fame in...
Carolyn "Cammy" Wheless
Feb 2, 2022
Carolyn "Cammy" Wheless, devoted wife, mother, grandmother and brand new great-grandmother passed away on February 2, 2022, at the age of 92. She was born in Henrietta, NC on April 22, 1929 to Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Claude Lovelace. At an early age she contracted polio, leaving her with limited use of her left arm and hand. For therapy she...
Martha A. Brooker
Feb 2, 2022
Martha Alvoid Brooker, age 87, died on Wednesday, February 2, 2022. Born on March 14, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Mr. & Mrs. Rollin Oscar Alvoid. She was married to and divorced from the late David Brown Brooker, Sr. Martha was a member of Washington Street United Methodist Church in Columbia, SC. She taught special education classes...
Reta A. Bishop
Jan 27, 2022
For those wishing to join services online, livestreaming options are available either by clicking the link here: "Click Here for Livestream Services for Reta A. Bishop" or by clicking the Watch Event Link on the Events section. To view or download the service bulletin "Click Here" Reta Lovine Allison Bishop, 80, of Chapin, passed away Thursday, January 27, 2022. Mrs....
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