Obituaries
James "Jimmy" W. Mckinney, Jr.
Oct 20, 2018
James "Jimmy" W. McKinney, Jr., 65, of Saluda, died Saturday, October 20, 2018 at Newberry Memorial Hospital. Born on November 29, 1952 in Greenwood, he was a son of the late James W. McKinney, Sr. and Juanita Giles McKinney Livingston. Jimmy worked for Flour Daniels. He enjoyed searching for and collecting Native American artifacts and working with all of nature....
Thomas M. Stone
Oct 19, 2018
Thomas M. Stone, 72, of Saluda, died Friday, October 19, 2018 at J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home. Born on March 29, 1946 in Augusta, GA, he was a son of the late Maxwell Earle Stone and Dorothy McCarty Stone. Mr. Stone was a graduate of Newberry College. He enjoyed a career in retail store management with Woolworth's, Woolco and WalMart Stores...
Kenneth Baldwin
Oct 18, 2018
Kenneth Wayne Baldwin, 80, of Prosperity, died Thursday, October 18, 2018 at the Newberry County Memorial Hospital. He fought a courageous battle against cancer, but nothing could dim his spirit or that wonderful smile of his. Born on June 20, 1938 in Union, he was a son of the late Roy and Grace Wade Baldwin. Ken was formerly from Union...
Ernest Bentley Conner
Oct 13, 2018
Ernest B. Conner, 84, of Kinards, widower of Barbara Sanford Conner, died Saturday at his residence. Born February 5, 1934 in Newberry County, he was a son of the late William M. and Ruth Gresham Conner and was raised in the home of the late Minnie Lee Conner. He was a retired employee of Greenwood Mills, Blalock Plant. Mr. Conner...
William K. Elrod, Jr.
Oct 13, 2018
William K. Elrod, Jr.- "Bill" "T-bone", 63, of Prosperity died Saturday, October 13, 2018. Born on October 14, 1954 in Athens, TN, he was the son of the late William Elrod, Sr. and Nellie Stewart Elrod. William was very involved with the Boys Farm and was a founding member of ABATE of South Carolina. He hosted many charitable events for...
Rev. Walter W. "Walt" Shealy
Oct 6, 2018
Rev. Walter W. "Walt" Shealy, husband, Daddy, PahPah, Pastor, and US Air Force Chaplain, died Saturday morning, October 6, 2018 in Columbia. He was born on December 17, 1932 in Columbia, a son of the late Edgar L. and Ellen Heise Shealy. Rev. Shealy was a 1951 graduate of Columbia High School serving as the Drum Major of the marching...
J. Delleney "Laney" Ruff, Jr.
Oct 5, 2018
J. Delleney Ruff, Jr., known to friends as "Laney", 77, of Columbia, died Friday, October 5, 2018. A native of Columbia, Laney graduated from Dreher High School in 1959, where he was class president, and the University of South Carolina in 1964, where he was a member of the Kappa Alpha Order and a first baseman on the Gamecock baseball...
Robert Fowler Caughman
Oct 3, 2018
Robert (Bob) Fowler Caughman, 69 of Omaha, Nebraska widower of Jacqueline "Jackie" Caughman, died October 3, 2018 in Omaha. Born in Columbia, SC on August 12, 1949, he was a son of the late George Perry (G. P.) Jr. and Eleanor Fowler Caughman. Robert attended Columbia schools and while living in Columbia, he was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran...
Howard Vernon Robinson
Oct 2, 2018
Howard Vernon "Robbie" Robinson, 89, of Columbia, died Tuesday, October 2, 2018 at his residence. Born on March 22, 1929 in Newberry, he was a son of the late James and Sara Jester Robinson. Mr. Robinson was a US Navy Veteran. He worked many years as a lineman, retiring from SCE&G. Robbie was a member of Ridgecrest Baptist Church in...
Sarah Withers Keesee
Oct 2, 2018
Sarah Withers Keesee, 95, of Salisbury, NC died Tuesday, October 2, 2018. She was a resident of the Heritage at Lowman in White Rock, S.C., at the time of her death. Sarah was born on December 30, 1922. She was preceded in death by her parents, Benjamin Roscoe Withers and Sallie Mattox Withers, sisters Martha Withers Agner and Alene Withers...
John Richard Lewis, Jr.
Oct 2, 2018
John Richard Lewis, Jr., born in Joanna, SC, October 22, 1941. A son of the late John Richard Lewis, Sr. and Ruby Elliott Lewis passed from this life on October 2, 2018. Mr. Lewis was retired from Shakespeare Company as Vice President of Research and Development. He was the beloved husband of 54 years to Willa Rae McGowan Lewis; father...
Judith "Judy" Caldwell French
Sep 30, 2018
Judith "Judy" Caldwell French, 71, of Newberry died at her residence on Sunday, September 30, 2018. Born on November 28, 1946 in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late Hubert and Lillie Caldwell. Judy graduated from Newberry High School, received an associate degree from Piedmont Technical College and worked with the Shakespeare Company until her retirement. A hard working...
Raye Humphries Holmes
Sep 28, 2018
Raye Humphries Holmes, 90, of Newberry, died Friday, September 28, 2018 at J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home. Born on March 11, 1928 in Cleveland County, NC, she was a daughter of the late Ferris C. Humphries, Sr. and Bertha Ledford Humphries. Raye was a member of Ebenezer United Methodist Church. She was a long-time officer and mainstay at Carter and Holmes...
Adella "Della" Bedenbaugh Summer
Sep 27, 2018
Adella "Della" Bedenbaugh Summer, 86, of Newberry, widow of George W. Summer, died Thursday, September 27, 2018 at Springfield Place. Born on November 8, 1931 in Prosperity, she was a daughter of the late W. Grady and Sara Alice Kinard Bedenbaugh. Mrs. Summer was a lifelong member of Colony Lutheran Church and WELCA. She was a former member of the...
James "Ray" Moore
Sep 23, 2018
James "Ray" Moore, 66, of Chappells, died Sunday, September 23, 2018 at Self Regional Medical Center. Born on January 21, 1952 in Union, he was a son of the late Jasper Moore and Betty Ann Moates. Ray enjoyed making jewelry, fishing, and archery. He is survived by his loving wife, Judy Harris Moore; children, James Ray Moore, II (Mary) of...
Betty Moore Jones
Sep 22, 2018
Betty Moore Jones, 85, of Prosperity, wife of the late Edgar David Jones, died September 22, 2018 at White Oak Manor in Newberry. Born on April 23, 1933 in Prosperity, she was a daughter of the late Pinckney and Willie Mae Smith Moore. Mrs. Jones was retired from Allied Chemical and was a faithful member of St. Luke's Lutheran Church....
Gordon Edward Jones
Sep 20, 2018
Gordon E. Jones, 79, of Chapin, died Thursday, September 20, 2018 at his residence. Born on October 20, 1938 in Newberry, he was a son of the late Walter D. and Bessie Beulah Jones. Gordon was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He was proud to be a part of the ground-breaking crew at Walt Disney World and retired...
Nancy H. King
Sep 13, 2018
Mrs. Nancy H. King died Thursday, September 13, 2018. She was the wife of the late E.L. King and lived in Chesterfield. Mrs. King was born in Chapin, S.C. on October 21. 1931. She was the only child of George David and Ruth Goza Hiller. She was a graduate of Chapin High School and Winthrop University. Mrs. King was a...
William "Billy" O'Dell
Sep 12, 2018
William "Billy" O'Dell, 86, of Newberry, died on Wednesday, September 12, 2018 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital following a brief decline in health. Born on February 10, 1932 in Whitmire, SC, he was a son of the late Hattie O'Dell Ferguson and Edgar Setzler "Boggie" O'Dell. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his siblings, Jesse "Buck" O'Dell,...
Helen Margaret Stinebaugh Snelling
Sep 11, 2018
Helen Margaret Stinebaugh Snelling, 96, died on Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at Still Hopes Episcopal Retirement Community in West Columbia surrounded by her family. She was born on August 5, 1922 in Princeton, Kansas, the daughter of Elmer and Ava Stinebaugh. She graduated from Princeton High School and Kansas State College. She earned her Master Degree of Nursing from the...
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