Obituaries

Joan Moore Coulombe

Joan Moore Coulombe

Nov 21, 2019

Joan Moore Coulombe, 78, of Newberry, died Thursday, November 21,2019 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital. Born April 3, 1941 in Springfield, MA, she was a daughter of the late Francis "Frank" and Ruby Converse Moore. Joan was a cancer survivor who loved birds, especially Hummingbirds and Cardinals and playing cards. She also enjoyed decorating for Christmas, playing golf, knitting, crocheting,...

Bettie Reynolds Gower

Bettie Reynolds Gower

Nov 16, 2019

Bettie Reynolds Gower, 95, died Saturday, November 16, 2019 at White Oak Manor in Newberry, SC. Born May 23, 1924 in Jones County, NC she was a daughter of the late James Becton and Bettie McDaniel Reynolds. Mrs. Gower was a retired seamstress for Albain Shirt Company in Kinston, NC and enjoyed crocheting for many years. She is survived by...

Reagan Michelle Potter

Reagan Michelle Potter

Nov 13, 2019

Reagan Michelle Potter, 14, of Irmo, died on Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at the Medical University of South Carolina. Reagan was born on April 16, 2005 in Greenville, SC, the daughter of Richard "Rick" and Kelly Perry Potter. At 8 months of age, she was the recipient of a heart transplant. We were blessed to have had our sweet miracle...

Mamie Kathlean Perry

Mamie Kathlean Perry

Nov 12, 2019

Mamie Kathlean Perry, 72, of Silverstreet, died Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital. Born on October 22, 1947 in Whitmire, she was a daughter of the late Henry Valentine McMurtury and Mamie Estelle Chapman McMurtury. Her working years were spent in retail management. She was previously a member of Central Avenue Baptist Church of Whitmire and currently...

Jarad Oneal Nobles

Jarad Oneal Nobles

Nov 11, 2019

Jarad ONeal Nobles, 39, of Newberry died on Monday, November 11, 2019. Born on August 14, 1980 in Charlotte, NC, he is a son of Randy and Judy Nobles. A graduate of Newberry High School, Jarad attended Piedmont Technical and Midlands Technical Colleges. He was employed with Global Visions in Greenville and was a member of St. Luke's Lutheran Church....

Hoyt A. Cromer

Hoyt A. Cromer

Oct 31, 2019

Hoyt A.Cromer, 81, of Newberry died on Thursday, October 31, 2019. Born on February 8, 1938 in Newberry, he was a son of the late William Alston and Lois Johnson Cromer. Mr. Cromer was a veteran of the US Navy and was a member of Central United Methodist Church. He was retired from Mack Trucks, Inc. and held membership in...

Lynn Moore Satterfield

Lynn Moore Satterfield

Oct 30, 2019

Lynn Moore Satterfield, 63, of Chapin died on October 30, 2019 at Lexington Medical Center . Born on October 16, 1956 in Greenwood, she was a daughter of the late Paul L. and Jean Cox Moore. Lynn was strong in her faith and shared her faith through her active membership and participation at Chapin Baptist Church. She worked with her...

Barbara Ruth Griffin Crissone

Barbara Ruth Griffin Crissone

Oct 22, 2019

Barbara Ruth Griffin Crissone, 84, of Pacolet, SC died on Tuesday, October 22, 2019 at Prisma Health Richland in Columbia. She was born in Spartanburg on July 7, 1935, a daughter of the late John Walter and Mamie Nell Johnson Griffin. Barbara was the last surviving member of her birth family. Quite the collector, Barbara amassed a collection of glass...

Ruth "Scrappy" Wherry

Ruth "Scrappy" Wherry

Oct 21, 2019

Ruth "Scrappy" Starnes Wherry, 96, widow of Harper Ross Wherry, died on October 21, 2019 in the Folk Unit of JF Hawkins Nursing Home, Newberry. She was born November 27, 1922 in Whitmire, a daughter of the late Arthur William and Teadie Pilgrim Starnes. Mrs. Wherry graduated from Clinton High School in 1939, where she earned the nickname of "Scrappy"...

Vivienne Dawn Maddox

Vivienne Dawn Maddox

Oct 18, 2019

Vivienne Dawn Maddox was born March 8, 1937, in Columbia, South Carolina, and died on October 18, 2019 at Wellmore in Lexington. She was one of three children of the late Callie Franklin Maddox and Vivienne Bodie Maddox. She is survived by her sister-in-law, Frances Steadman Maddox, and by her brother-in-law, Robert Charles Emling. Also surviving are her nephew, Callie...

Betty Russey Shackleton

Betty Russey Shackleton

Oct 7, 2019

Betty Russey Shackleton, 89, of Chapin died Monday, October 7, 2019 at Rice Estate in Columbia, SC. Born on May 10, 1930 in The Panama Canal Zone, she was a daughter of the late Charles Emmitt and Louise Hughlings Russey. She was married to her late husband Dr. Charles Calvin Shackleton for 62 years. Mrs. Shackleton was a talented and...

Madelyn Claire Smith

Madelyn Claire Smith

Oct 2, 2019

Madelyn Claire Smith, child of God and infant daughter of Robert Clayton "Clay", III and Kimberly Amick Smith, joined God's heavenly kingdom on Wednesday, October 2, 2019. Madelyn touched her family's lives as they awaited her birth and began making plans for this baby girl. Feelings of love filled their hearts. She will always be cherished. In addition to her...

Michael Keith  Nichols

Michael Keith Nichols

Sep 27, 2019

Michael Keith "Mike" Nichols of Newberry, died on Friday, September 27, 2019 at his residence. Born on May 19, 1955, he is a son of Bobby Ray and Jean Cromer Nichols of Newberry. He worked as an auto mechanic at Oakland 66 Service Station. Michael was a member of Ebenezer United Methodist Church. Blessed with a kind heart, Mike would...

Elliott Robert  Conrad  Iii

Elliott Robert Conrad Iii

Sep 27, 2019

Elliott R. Conrad, III, 63, of Cowpens, SC died Friday, September 27, 2019 at his residence. Born on February 6, 1956 in Forsyth County, NC, he was the son of the late Elliott Conrad II and Rachel Whitaker Conrad. He proudly served his country in the US Marine Corp, serving during the Vietnam War. He felt a closeness to First...

Henry Franklin "Frank" Shealy, Jr.

Henry Franklin "Frank" Shealy, Jr.

Sep 26, 2019

Henry Franklin "Frank" Shealy, Jr, 73, of Irmo, SC died Thursday, September 26, 2019 at his residence. Born on September 16, 1946 in West Columbia, he was the son of the late Henry Franklin "Frank" Shealy, Sr. and the late Thelma Harper Propes. He served his country in the US Army, a veteran of the Vietnam War. He attended First...

Crystal Powell Hood

Crystal Powell Hood

Sep 18, 2019

Crystal Powell Hood, 41, of Newberry died Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at the Self Regional Medical Center, Greenwood, SC. Born in Atlanta, GA on October 18, 1977, Crystal was the daughter of the late Larry David Powell and the late Brenda Diane Gray. She was formerly employed with JD's Services. A member of Freedom Baptist Church, she was a woman...

Fred J. Kesler

Fred J. Kesler

Sep 12, 2019

Fred J. Kesler, 78, of Newberry, died September 12, 2019 at the Newberry County Memorial Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was born on July 10, 1941, a son of the late Henry Adam and Dessie Kilgore Kesler. Fred was a member of St. Luke's Lutheran Church where he belonged to the Adult II Sunday School Class and previously...

Jacquelin Marcia Urban

Jacquelin Marcia Urban

Sep 11, 2019

Jacqueline Marcia Urban 72, of Newberry, died Wednesday, September 11,2019 at her residence. Born on April 22, 1947,she was the daughter of the late Dr. George Joseph Urban and Helen Ann Bombe. She grew up in Fords, NJ and Shore Acres, NJ. Ms. Urban was a retired merchandise manager in the fashion industry. She lived most of her life in...

Doris Crouch Forbes

Doris Crouch Forbes

Sep 10, 2019

Doris Crouch Forbes, 91 of Roanoke died Tuesday, September 10. 2019. She was born November 13, 1927 in Villamont, daughter of the late George and Laura Dooley Crouch. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Alton G. Forbes; son, Ricky Forbes and sister, Mildred Crouch . She graduated from Montvale High School and then went to work for...

Miranda Ellis Brigman

Miranda Ellis Brigman

Sep 5, 2019

Miranda Ellis Brigman 64, of Prosperity, wife of Thomas D. "Tommy" Brigman, died Thursday, September 5, 2019 at the Newberry County Memorial Hospital. Born on August 20, 1955 in Whitmire, she was the daughter of the late Albert Eugene and Shirley Coleman Ellis. Miranda was a member of Crosspoint Church and had worked at Newberry Animal Hospital for a number...