Obituaries
Freda Lester Dawkins
Oct 12, 2020
Freda Lester Dawkins, 91, died Monday, October 12, 2020 at St. Francis Hospital in Greenville, surrounded by her loving family. Born on October 16, 1928 in Newberry SC, she was a daughter of the late Claude and Mabel Lester. Mrs. Dawkins was a member of Bumcombe Street United Methodist Church-Trinity Campus in Greenville. She enjoyed numerous hobbies and traveling with...
Celeste Catherine Lynch
Oct 11, 2020
Celeste McHale Lynch, 89, formerly of Chappells, died on Sunday, October 11, 2020 at the J F Hawkins Nursing Home. Born on August 3, 1931 on Staten Island, NY, she was a daughter of the late Martin and Margaret McCune McHale. A loving and caring lady, Mrs. Lynch spent thirty plus years volunteering for Birthright. She dedicated her time and...
Patricia King Messier
Oct 7, 2020
Patricia King Messier of Beaufort SC, died October 7, 2020 at J F Hawkins Nursing Home in Newberry, SC. Graveside services will be held at 1 PM on Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at the Beaufort National Cemetery. Pallbearers: Christopher Thompson, Jay Underwood, Joey Messier, Jimmy Underwood, Joe Baggett Born July 7, 1934 in South Boston Mass., she is the daughter...
Mary Carmelia "Fat" Brewer
Oct 6, 2020
Mary Carmelia Crumpton "Fat" Brewer, 87, of Newberry died Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at White Oak Manor. Born on February 18, 1933 in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late Henry Luther and Lorene Wicker Crumpton. Carmelia was a retired employee of Greenwood Mills. She was a faithful member of Faith Assembly of God in Newberry and was active...
Jacob Cordell Adams
Oct 5, 2020
Jacob C. Adams, 38, of Newberry, died unexpectedly on October 5, 2020, the result of an auto accident. He was born in Newberry, a son of Carolyn Leaphart Adams and the late Marvin Adams. Jacob was an intelligent man; he always wore a smile on his face and managed to secure the position of the family clown. He possessed a...
Susan Meacham Willingham
Oct 4, 2020
Susan Meacham Willingham of Prosperity, 70 years of age, died Sunday, October 4, 2020 at her residence. Born in Columbia, she was a daughter of the late Dewey Thomas Meacham and Mary Frances Meacham. Susan was a retired medical transcriptionist who had a great affection for family, friends, and animals. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law Brent and...
Robert Wayne "Butch" Stewart
Oct 4, 2020
Robert Wayne "Butch" Stewart of Prosperity, 78 years old, died on Sunday, October 4, 2020 at J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home. Born in Newberry, he was a son of the late Glenn L. Stewart and Margie Smith Stewart. Butch had attended Newberry Disabilities and Special Needs and worked in the Pride Business Center. He was a member of Lewis Memorial United...
Patrick Alexander Becker
Oct 4, 2020
Patrick A. Becker of Newberry, 32 years old, died on Sunday, October 4, 2020. Patrick was born on November 4, 1987 in Heidelberg, Germany. He is the son of Rudolf Franz Becker of Germany and the late Patricia Kelly Becker Dowd. Patrick was blessed to have maternal grandparents who loved him dearly and were very much a part of his...
Seber Ray Amick
Oct 3, 2020
Seber Ray Amick of Prosperity, 95 years of age, died Saturday, October 3, 2020 at White Oak Manor in Newberry. Born on December 19, 1924 in Prosperity, he was a son of the late Seber Franklin and Minnie Mae Amick. He was predeceased by his wife of 65 years, Mildred Vaughn Amick, in 2014, and his son, David Ray Amick,...
Marguerite Stokes Montuori
Oct 2, 2020
It is with profound sadness and loving memories that the family of Marguerite Montuori, age 81, mourn her passing on October 2, 2020 Marguerite was born and raised in Brooklyn NY, a daughter of the late Christopher and Marguerite Stokes. She was married to the late Joseph Vincent Montuori for a loving 39 years. Marguerite is survived by her children;...
William Thomas Higgins, Jr.
Oct 1, 2020
William Thomas Higgins, Jr. of Chapin, 62 years old, passed away suddenly Thursday, October 1, 2020. Born in Atlanta, GA, he was the son of the late William Thomas Higgins Sr. and Doris Collier Higgins. He was a District Sales Manager for Cheney Brothers, Inc. Tom loved his family dearly. He enjoyed his grandchildren and driving them in his UGA...
Linda Summer Blackburn
Sep 30, 2020
Linda Summer Blackburn, 79 years old, died Wednesday, September 30, 2020 at her home in Newberry. Born in Newberry on July 28, 1941, she was a daughter of the late Tom and Mary Bedenbaugh Summer. Linda was a member at Faith Lutheran Church for many years. She grew up in Newberry, attending the Newberry Schools and working most of her...
Donnell Swindler Minick
Sep 27, 2020
Donnell Swindler Minick of Newberry, 86 years old, died Sunday, September 27, 2020 at White Oak Manor. Born in Newberry on October 28, 1933, she was a daughter of the late Charles "Charlie" and Ola Cromer Swindler. Mrs. Minick was a member of St. Luke Lutheran Church. Donnell loved to speak her mind with a great sense of humor. She...
Helen Thomas Wright
Sep 21, 2020
Helen Thomas Wright, 91 years of age, of Newberry died Monday, September 21, 2020 at White Oak Manor of Newberry. Born on April 1, 1929 in Laurens County, SC, she was a daughter of the late Harvey and Bertie Waites Thomas. She was married to the late B Atlas Wright for 62 years. Mrs. Wright was a member of Glenn...
Carolyn Eleazer Clamp
Sep 19, 2020
Carolyn Eleazer Clamp, 85, of Newberry died Saturday, September 19, 2020 at her residence. Born on February 2, 1935 near Peak, SC, she was a daughter of the late Wendell Calhoun and Alma Stoudemire Eleazer. Mrs. Clamp was a 1957 graduate of Columbia College and was a teacher in the Newberry County elementary schools for 12 years. She was member...
Janet Carol Buril
Sep 19, 2020
Janet Carol Buril, 75, of Lexington, died on September 19, 2020 at her residence. Born on November 16, 1944 in Fall River, Massachusetts, she was a daughter of the late George and Doris Shore Carvalho. Janet was a veteran of the US Marine Corp. She was a graduate of Lenoir-Rhyne College and had worked as a house mother at the...
Joseph "Joe" William Tesseneer, Iii
Sep 13, 2020
Joseph W. "Joe" Tesseneer, III, 53 years old, died on September 13, 2020. Joe resided in Batesburg, SC. Born on September 23, 1966 in Kings Mountain, NC, he was the son of Joseph W. "Joe" Tesseneer, Jr. and the late Judy Marr Tesseneer. He was employed as a diesel mechanic with Dowd Diesel in Newberry. Joe was a member of...
James "Jim" Robert Murray
Sep 12, 2020
James Robert "Jim" Murray, 74, of Greenwood, husband of Elisabeth "Bette" Swackhamer Murray, died Saturday, September 12, 2020 at his home. Born in Camp Lejeune, he was a son of the late Major General Raymond Leroy Murray and Evelyn Obera Roseman Murray. James graduated from Newberry College and received his master's at University of South Carolina. He was a former...
Genell Shealy Oxner
Sep 11, 2020
Genell Shealy Oxner, 85 years of age, died Friday, September 11, 2020 at J F Hawkins in Newberry. Mrs. Oxner was born in Newberry on October 23, 1934, the daughter of the late Wyman and Daisy Amick Shealy. She was a retired employee of Lenox and a member of Faith Lutheran Church. Genell and her husband, Harvey loved to travel...
Jacqueline Mcduffie Aull
Sep 10, 2020
Jacqueline McDuffie Aull, 97, died on August 31, 2020 at the Heritage at Lowman in Chapin. Born on June 1, 1923 in Rantoul, Illinois, she was a daughter of the late Jaspar Kemper and Elizabeth Hoofnagle McDuffie. She received an associate degree and spent many of her years championing her military husband William Aull and nurturing their children. She and...
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