Obituaries

Robert Dale "Bob" Haggard

Robert Dale "Bob" Haggard

Jul 14, 2020

Robert Dale Haggard "Bob", 86, of Chapin died on July 14, 2020 at his residence surrounded by his family. Born in Windsor, Missouri on July 26, 1933, he was the son of the late Henry Mote and Mildred Vivian Grother Haggard. Robert graduated in 1951 from Windsor High School. He earned a Bachelor's Degree in Music Education from Central Missouri...

Robert W. "Bob" Marconi

Robert W. "Bob" Marconi

Jul 11, 2020

Robert W. "Bob" Marconi, 74, of Chapin peacefully passed with his wife by his side on Saturday, July 11, 2020 at the Lexington Medical Center resulting from complications of advanced stage cancer. Bob was born in White Plains, NY, a son of the late Albert and Elvira Statuti Marconi. He spent his work years as a self-employed electrician. He was...

Hattie Miller Wilson

Hattie Miller Wilson

Jul 9, 2020

Hattie Miller Wilson, 97, of Prosperity died on July 9, 2020 at White Oak Manor. Mrs. Wilson was born on December 15, 1922, a daughter of the late Roy B. and Almedia Sheppard Miller. She was a member of Bachman Chapel Lutheran Church. For much of her life, she spent her time sitting with and caring for the elderly. She...

Jerry Sanders Chitty

Jerry Sanders Chitty

Jul 7, 2020

Jerry Sanders Chitty, age 79, died Tuesday, July 7,2020, at his home in West Columbia surrounded by his devoted family. Mr. Chitty was born on July 24, 1940, in Olar, South Carolina to the late Charles Morton Chitty and the late Cornelia Sanders Chitty. He was a graduate of Denmark-Olar High School where he was All State in baseball, football,...

Barbara Blockinger Bartholomew

Barbara Blockinger Bartholomew

Jul 6, 2020

Barbara Blockinger Bartholomew of Irmo, 71 years of age, died on July 6, 2020 at her residence. Barbara was born in Youngstown, Ohio the daughter of the late Ralph and Elaine Wegherbee Blockinger. She was a 1966 graduate of Fitch High School in Austintown, Ohio. On February 15, 1969 she married her husband Joseph "Joe" Bartholomew and they shared 51...

Linda Marlow Kibler

Linda Marlow Kibler

Jul 5, 2020

Linda Marlow Kibler, 78, of Newberry, died on Sunday, July 5, 2020 at her home. Born in Newberry on February 27, 1942, she was a daughter of the late John N. and Floree Smith Marlowe. Linda was married to Delbert "Del" Kibler who predeceased her in February of this year. She was retired from Ellett Brothers of Chapin. Linda was...

Rebecca Lindler

Rebecca Lindler

Jul 4, 2020

Rebecca Lindler of Chapin, 90 years of age, died on Saturday, July 4, 2020, at the Heritage of Lowman. She was born in Little Mountain on March 14, 1930 and was a daughter of the late Daniel Evans (D. E.) and Carrie Eargle Lindler. Miss Lindler was a member of St. Peter Lutheran Church in Chapin. She received her undergraduate...

Donald R. "Don" Crowder

Donald R. "Don" Crowder

Jun 26, 2020

Donald R. "Don" Crowder, 69 years of age, died unexpectedly at his home in Moore, SC on Friday, June 26. Don came into this world prematurely and left this world much too soon. Born in Newberry on December 29, 1950, he was a son of the late Charlie Randolph and Alma Merchant Crowder. He was a Clemson graduate and his...

Nell West Gantt

Nell West Gantt

Jun 25, 2020

Nell West Gantt of Newberry, 84, years of age, died Thursday, June 25, 2020 at J F Hawkins Nursing Home. Born in Newberry, on July 29, 1935, she was a daughter of the late Julian Augustus and Leila Emmeline Brooks West. She was married to the late Doyle S. Gantt who died in December of 2005. They enjoyed 50 years...

Deane   Abbott Wells

Deane Abbott Wells

Jun 18, 2020

Jessie Deane "Deane" Abbott Wells, 96, of West Columbia, SC died on June 18, 2020 at NHC Health Care, Lexington. "Deane" was born in Walhalla, SC on August 4, 1923 to Glenn Davis and Nan Farmer Abbott. She was married to the late Henry Burton Wells, III, formerly of Newberry. She was a graduate of the Newberry College Business Program....

Debbie Graham Winchester

Debbie Graham Winchester

Jun 17, 2020

Debbie Graham Winchester, died Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at Prisma Health Richland. Mrs. Winchester was born in Newberry, SC on August 28, 1960. She was the daughter of the late Maxie T. Graham and Sarah D. Graham and was married to David M. Winchester, Sr. Debbie worked for a number of years at Westview Behavioral Services before enjoying retirement. She...

John D. Boland

John D. Boland

Jun 16, 2020

John D. Boland, 89, of Little Mountain, died Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at his residence. Mr. Boland was born near Chapin, SC on December 30, 1930, the youngest of six children of the late Dewitt C. and Eula F. Boland. He was the last surviving member of his immediate family. He attended Wheeland School and graduated from Little Mountain High...

Eusebio Castro Benitez

Eusebio Castro Benitez

Jun 14, 2020

ENGLISH version follows below: Eusebio Castro Benitez, 48, falleció en su residencia el Domingo, 14 de Junio del 2020. Eusebio nació el 14 de Agosto del 1971 en Mexico a Juana Benitez. El era miembro de la parroquia St. Mark's y su pasión era alabar a Dios y compartir su palabra. El era miembro de la Legion de Maria y...

Lucia   "Merle"  Summer

Lucia "Merle" Summer

Jun 11, 2020

Lucia "Merle" Summer, 64, of Lexington, died Thursday, June 11, 2020 at Lexington Medical Center. Merle was a kind and outgoing person with an infectious laugh. She never met a stranger and was always thinking of others. She loved to dance and tell stories of her family. Her children and grandchildren were her pride and joy. Born on November 12,...

Bobbie Dehardt Goings

Bobbie Dehardt Goings

Jun 8, 2020

Bobbie DeHardt Goings, 92 years of age, died Monday, June 8, 2020 at the Newberry County Memorial Hospital. Born in Newberry, SC on January 27, 1928, she was a daughter of the late Henry and Azalee Bouknight DeHardt. She was married to the late Daniel B. Goings, Jr. Mrs. Goings is survived by her children, Debbie Trammell and Danny Goings...

Robert  E. Lintelman

Robert E. Lintelman

Jun 7, 2020

Robert E. Lintelman of Prosperity, SC was called to be with his Lord and Savior on June 7th, 2020. He was born on July 6th,1947, and was a son of the late Earl and Mildred Lintelman. Robert is survived by his wife, Donna; son Christopher; sister, Linda; two brothers, Randy and Ronald; stepdaughter, Catherine; and step grandson Michael. He began...

Clyde L. Lester

Clyde L. Lester

Jun 5, 2020

Clyde L. "C L" Lester, 82 years of age, died at Newberry County Memorial Hospital and went to his heavenly home on Friday, June 5, 2020. Born in Newberry on April 3, 1938, he was a son of the late Claude and Mabel Derrick Lester. He was a member of St. Philip's Lutheran Church. Clyde was a man of many...

Eva    Pearl Amick Lindler

Eva Pearl Amick Lindler

May 30, 2020

Eva Pearl Amick Lindler, 98, of Chapin, died Saturday, May 30, 2020 at the Heritage of Lowman. Born on November 23, 1921 in Newberry County, SC, she was a daughter of the late Arthur Eugene and Annie Bertha Long Amick. Mrs. Lindler worked for a number of years with Mevco/GE but she enjoyed being a home maker for the majority...

Marion Bennett Shuler

Marion Bennett Shuler

May 30, 2020

Marion B. Shuler, 102 years of age, died on Saturday, May 30, 2020 in Columbia, SC. Born in Auburn, NY, she was the daughter of the late William and Alice Norris Bennett and wife of the late James Edward Shuler. Marion was a long-time resident of Lake Placid, NY and eventually moved to Bradenton, Florida and then to Chapin, SC....

James E. Cannon

James E. Cannon

May 26, 2020

James E. Cannon, 88, formerly of Chapin, SC died on May 6, 2020 in St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Brighton, MA. Born on January 12, 1932, he was a son of the late James Robert and Hattie Montz Cannon. He grew up in the White Rock section of Lexington County, the oldest of four boys. He attended the public schools of Richland...