Obituaries
Calvin R. "Dusty" Triplett
Jun 21, 2019
Calvin R. "Dusty" Triplett, Jr., 69, of Johnston, S.C. died June 21, 2019. He was born in Picayune, MS on April 7,1950, to the late Calvin Russell and Joyce (Salter) Triplett. Dusty graduated from Winter Haven High School in Winter Haven, FL in 1968 lettering in both football and baseball. From there he went on to play football at the...
Madge Craft Thomasson
Jun 17, 2019
Madge Craft Thomasson, 95, of Newberry, died Monday, June 17, 2019, at Springfield Place in Newberry. Born on December 7, 1923 in Greenville, she was the daughter of the late Robert Pressley and Ella Mae Whitmire Craft. She was predeceased by her husband, Edward A "Tommy" Thomasson. Mrs. Thomasson was a very loving and giving lady. She enjoyed a simple...
Nell Martin Hilyer
Jun 15, 2019
Nell Martin Hilyer 71, of Taylors died on June 15, 2019 in Greenville SC. Born on June 3, 1948 in Clanton, Alabama, she was a daughter of the late Harlem Martin and Ressie Ellison Martin. She was retired from the Columbia Skin Clinic. Following her retirement, she and her husband Jim moved to the Greenville area to be near family....
Diane Jones Mills
Jun 14, 2019
Diane Jones Mills, 72 of Newberry, died on June 14, 2019 surrounded by her loving family. She was born on October 6, 1946 in Newberry to Sara "Midge" Foy Jones and C. W. Jones, Jr. She graduated from Newberry High School and attended Clemson University. She retired as the Chief Operating Officer of Ellco Industries in Newberry. Diane was a...
Rosemary Shealy Stuck
Jun 13, 2019
Rosemary Shealy Stuck, of Little Mountain, SC, died on June 13, 2019. She was born on April 8, 1928, in Little Mountain to Dora Branders Shealy and Elmer Luther Shealy. She graduated from Little Mountain High School in 1945, and received a Business Certificate from Newberry College in June of 1946. In 1951, she married Warren Monroe Stuck of Pomaria,...
Marvin Wade Mclendon
Jun 10, 2019
Marvin Wade McLendon, 77, of Newberry, died Monday, June 10, 2019 at the Veteran's Victory House in Walterboro, S.C. Born in Athens, TN on May 8, 1942, he was a son of the late George Abraham and Virginia Grace Wicker McLendon. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Vietnam War where he served on the USS Bluegill submarine. Wade...
John Bratton Hartness
Jun 10, 2019
John Robert Hartness, 90, of Bullock Creek died Monday following a long illness. The funeral service will be 2:00 PM Thursday, June 13, 2019 at Woodlawn Presbyterian Church in Sharon, SC with Reverend Audrey Reese officiating. Burial to follow at Woodlawn Presbyterian Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends Wednesday, June 12, 2019 from 6:00-8:00 PM at the church. A...
Victorino Dumaboc Chin
Jun 5, 2019
Victorino Dumaboc Chin, M.D., 81, of Saluda, SC died on June 5, in his home. He was born in Guihulngan, Philippines on November 2, 1937, a son of the late Eustaquio Chin and Leona Dumaboc Chin. Dr. Chin, a devout Catholic, was a member of Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church in Chapin, SC and St. Mark's in Newberry,...
Margaret "Peggy" Rucker Dewey
Jun 4, 2019
Margaret "Peggy" Rucker Dewey, 89, of Chapin, died Tuesday, June 4, 2019 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. Born on February 22, 1930 in Columbia, she was the eldest daughter of the late Taylor and Margarita "Maggie" Gibbons Rucker. Mrs. Dewey was a retired court reporter with the South Carolina Workers Compensation Commission. She was a kind, compassionate,...
Christi Harmon Epps
May 31, 2019
Christi Harmon Epps, 42, of Newberry, died Friday May 31, 2019 at the Newberry County Memorial Hospital. Christi was born on June 4, 1976 in Newberry a daughter of Kenneth Donald "Donnie" Harmon and Bertha Louise Long Harmon. She attended the Newberry County Schools and was a homemaker. Christi was a member of Queens Chapel Presbyterian Church. She was a...
R. Vernon Boozer
May 25, 2019
Robert Vernon Boozer, 80, of Newberry, died on Saturday, May 25. 2019 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital. Born on February 11, 1939 in Chester, Vernon was the son of Margaret Bennett and Charles T. Boozer. His wife of 42 years, Frances Holsenbeck Boozer, preceded him in death. Following a career in textiles, Vernon returned to Newberry to spend his retirement...
Hannah Christine Bender
May 22, 2019
Hannah Christine Bender, 98, of White Rock, SC, died on May 22, 2019 at the Lowman Home in White Rock. Mrs. Bender was formerly of Johnstown, PA and Windber, PA where for 30 years she had lived at Quemahoning Towers. Born January 12, 1921 in Johnstown, she was a daughter of Blair Hildebrand and Effie (Havener) Hildebrand-Riddinger. She was preceded...
Lou Ringer Graves
May 14, 2019
Lou Ringer Graves, 74, of Columbia died unexpectedly on Tuesday, May 14, 2019 at Providence Hospital Northeast. Lou was born on July 30, 1944 in Newberry, a daughter of the late Thomas E. Ringer, Jr. and Louanna Parrott Ringer. She was a member of Incarnation Lutheran Church and was retired from the SC Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse...
Harold Cummings Smith
May 13, 2019
Harold C. Smith passed away peacefully at Greenwood Regional Rehabilitation Hospital after a long illness. Born on May 15th, 1938 in Chester, SC, Harold lived in Columbia for many years where he met his wife, Becky, on a blind date while she was a student at Columbia College. After marrying, they lived in Columbia for 9 years before moving to...
Curtis B. Koon, Jr.
May 8, 2019
Curtis B. Koon, Jr., 82, of Newberry, died on Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at his residence. Born on February 9, 1937 in Saluda County, he was a son of the late Curtis B. Koon, Sr. and Mae Dora Orander Koon. Curtis was the last surviving member of his birth family. He was a veteran of the US Air Force and...
Richard Clark Neel
May 8, 2019
Richard Clark Neel, IV, 55, of 3458 Harold Bowers Rd., Newberry, died Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at Prisma Health Richland Hospital. Clark was born on December 16, 1963 a son of Richard Clark "Dick" Neel, III and Anne Bowers Neel. He received his degree in Animal Husbandry from Tri County Technical College and was a fourth generation farmer. He was...
Shirley Grant Fraser
May 6, 2019
Shirley Grant Fraser, 80 of Leesville, died Monday, May 6, 2019 at her residence in Leesville, SC. She was born on March 7, 1939 in Whitmire, SC, a daughter of the late Herbert and Annie Mae Owens Grant. Shirley was an adventurous person who enjoyed traveling to new and exciting places in the world. Along with her husband, she visited...
Harold F. Park
Apr 28, 2019
The Reverend Dr. Harold Franklin Park, 98, of White Rock, S.C. loving and much-loved husband, father, uncle, grandfather and great-grandfather, died at his home on April 28, 2019. A celebration of his life will be held at Ebenezer Lutheran Church, Columbia, at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 4, 2019. Special musical selections will begin at 11:15 a.m. The family will...
June Ramsey Henry
Apr 17, 2019
June Ramsey Henry, 69, of Newberry, died on Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital. June was born on May 29, 1949 in Lebanon, Indiana, a daughter of the late Wilbur and LaVada Stockton Ramsey. She was a very active member of First Baptist Church of Newberry participating in many church functions until her health declined. She greatly...
Raymond E. "Ray" Morris
Apr 14, 2019
Raymond E. "Ray" Morris, 80, of Newberry, died on Sunday morning, April 14, 2019 at his residence. Born on June 14, 1938 in Newberry, Raymond was a son of the late Luther E. and Allie Mae Miller Morris. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran and was retired from Monsanto. Raymond was a member of Bethany Lutheran Church and the...
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