Obituaries
Pamela "Pam" Southwick Tompkins
Apr 22, 2020
Pamela Southwick Tompkins, aged 75, passed away on Wednesday, April 22, 2020, with her daughter Stephanie at her side at Prisma Health Richland. Ms. Tompkins was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Southwick, and sister of her hero, older brother Rett. She is survived by her daughters, Jennifer (Jim) Campbell of Scottsville, VA and Stephanie (Scott) Senn of Prosperity,...
Wilda Wheeler Triplett
Apr 22, 2020
Wilda Wheeler Triplett, 85, of Prosperity, died Wednesday, April 22, 2020 at her residence. Born on June 18, 1934 in Cassie, WV, she was a daughter of the late Joseph A and Essie D. Hensley Wheeler. Mrs. Triplett was a retired employee of Toledo Scales and was a lady who had a passion for shopping. Survivors include her daughters, Virginia...
Caroline Shealy Frick
Apr 11, 2020
Caroline Shealy Frick, 86, or Little Mountain, died Saturday at the Lexington Medical Center. Even in sickness, she maintained a gentle loving spirit. She was born on July 31, 1933, in Little Mountain, SC to the late William David and Bera Fulmer Shealy. She grew up attending Mt. Tabor Lutheran Church and later became a devoted member of Holy Trinity...
Darrell Bruce Bartleson
Apr 8, 2020
Darrell Bruce Bartleson, 64, of Saluda and formerly of Cincinnati, died Wednesday, April 8, 2020 at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood. Born on March 4, 1956 in Cincinnati OH, he was a son of the late Henry Wallace and Eunice Hall Bartleson. Darrell was an Army Veteran of the Vietnam War. He will be remembered for his love of...
George H. Torok
Mar 24, 2020
George H. Torok, 93 years of age, died on March 24, 2020 at his home in Chapin, SC. He was born on February 17, 1927 in Stamford, CT, a son of the late Stephen "Steve" Louis Torok and Sarepta "Tiny" Amanda Rexter Torok. Mr. Torok was a veteran of World War II serving in the Merchant Marines. He retired from...
Linda Gilliam Graham
Mar 21, 2020
Linda Gilliam Graham of Newberry, 63 years of age, died Saturday, March 21, 2020 at her home. Born in Newberry, SC, on March 28, 1956, she was the daughter of the late Ernest Ray Gilliam, Sr. and Helen Wicker Gilliam and wife of Sammie C. Graham. She grew up in Newberry, attended the Newberry schools graduating from Newberry High School...
Lewie Edwin Shealy
Mar 20, 2020
Lewie Edwin Shealy, 68, passed away on Friday, March 20, 2020. He was born in Saluda, SC to Richard Voight Shealy and Lynette Kirkland Shealy. Lewie graduated from Saluda High School in 1969 and Newberry College in 1974, where he was a member of The Kappa Alpha Order. He remained an energetic supporter of Newberry College and the Delta Epsilon...
Priscilla Jane Duty
Mar 13, 2020
Priscilla Jane Duty, grandmother of Christy Pomeroy (Sean) of Newberry, died On March 13th at Swedish Medical Center in Englewood, Colorado. She was born on a bright day in June of 1930 to beloved parents Odell and Ruby Carroll. She was brought home to the Carroll household in Colorado, a sweet sister to Barbara, Varvel, and Edsel Carroll. As a...
Mary Watkins Counts
Mar 9, 2020
Mary Watkins Counts, 84, of Lexington died Sunday, March 9, 2020 at the Lexington Medical Center. Born on May 30, 1935 in Chappells, SC, she was the daughter of the late Irwin Quattlebaum "I.Q." and Daisy Clark Watkins. Mary was married to Richard Epting "Dick" Counts, Sr. who predeceased her. Mrs. Counts was a member of Lutheran Church of Our...
Betty Mayer Folk Barber
Mar 7, 2020
Betty Mayer Folk Barber of Newberry, 88 years of age, died Saturday, March 7, 2020 at her home. Born in Newberry, SC, she was the daughter of George and Sarah Mayer. Betty was former owner of Little Folks Child Care and BFB Properties and had also served on the Board at Capital Bank. She was a member of Cannon's Creek...
Elene Bush Cox
Feb 29, 2020
Elene Bush Cox, 92, of Chapin, died Saturday February 29, 2020 at the Newberry County Memorial Hospital. Born on November 6, 1927 in Chapin, she was the daughter of the late Thomas "Tom" and Lottie Shealy Bush. She worked alongside her husband, Luke, in their business, Cox Home Improvement. Luke Cox predeceased her on February 14, 2016. Mrs. Cox was...
Phillip Eli Woodruff
Feb 27, 2020
Phillip Eli Woodruff of Prosperity, 16 years old, died as a result of an accident on Thursday, February 27, 2020. Phillip was born on October 8, 2003, a son of Micheal D. Woodruff of Irmo and Renee Lindsey Mowder of Prosperity. He was an active member of First Baptist Church of Newberry. He enjoyed participating in the many activities of...
Phillip Smith
Feb 24, 2020
Phillip Smith of 514 Floyd Street, Newberry, died January 30, 2020 at the Newberry County Memorial Hospital. Born on May 3, 1962 in Greenville, South Carolina, he was the son of the late Thomas Wayne Smith, Sr. and the late Judy McCarson Martin. He is survived by two brothers, Thomas Wayne "Toby" Smith, Jr. (Teresa) of Prosperity, and Michael Smith...
Jess Ben Mayes
Feb 22, 2020
Jess B. Mayes, 86, of Chapin died Saturday, February 22, 2020. Mr. Mayes was born on March 7, 1933 in Loudon, TN, a son of the late Jess B. and Gladys Ball Mayes. He was predeceased by his wife of 63 years, Betty Holland Mayes in February of 2019. Jess retired from the United States Air Force as a Master...
Miriam Clark Willingham
Feb 22, 2020
Miriam Clark Willingham of Newberry, 92 years of age, died on Saturday, February 22, 2020 at her residence. Born on April 16, 1927, she was a daughter of the late Henry Claude and Mattie Shealy Clark. Mrs. Willingham loved her church, the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, and loved the people of the church. She was a member of the...
Anna Pfohl Wingard
Feb 18, 2020
Anna Christine Pfol Wingard, age 45, of Chapin, died Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at her home in Chapin. Anna was born October 18, 1974 in Fort Bragg, NC. She is the daughter of Charles Edward Pfol and Brenda Louise (Icenhour) Grabowski. She is survived by her husband: Brian K. Wingard, two sons: Gabriel (Lynn) Wingard of Chapin, SC, Robert M....
Ralph Forrest Bryan
Feb 18, 2020
Ralph F. Bryan, 78, of Newberry, died Tuesday, February 18, 2020 after a short illness. He was born on September 30, 1941 in Newberry, a son of the late Ralph and Erin Wicker Bryan. Ralph worked for the Torrington Company in Clinton retiring after more than 40 years with the company. He was a life member of Amity Masonic Lodge...
Cathryn Cohen Moates
Feb 17, 2020
Cathryn Cohen Moates, 81, of Newberry, died on Monday, February 17, 2020 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital. Born on July 10, 1938 in Union, SC she was a daughter of the late W. Paul Cohen, Sr. and the late Lola Wilkins Cohen. She was twice married, first to the late Vernon Hunter and second to the late Horace Moates. As...
Daphine Hughey Haltiwanger
Feb 14, 2020
Daphine Hughey Haltiwanger, 86, of Newberry, died Friday, February 14, 2020 at White Oak Manor. Born on August 17, 1933 in Cherokee, SC, a daughter of the late Grady Lee and Rena Hettie Wessinger Hughey. Mrs. Haltiwanger worked for Damon International until it closed and then retired from the Sunshine Barn and she was a member of College Street Baptist...
Helen Mason Mccullough
Feb 14, 2020
Helen Mason McCullough, 99, of Whitmire died on Friday, February 14, 2020 at White Oak Manor in Newberry. Born on October 18, 1920 in Spartanburg, she was a daughter of the late Henry Vaden and Pearl Stone Mason. She was the last survivor of her birth family. Helen retired from J P Stevens following more than 40 years with them....
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