Obituaries
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...
Alfred Richard Eaves Iii
Mar 23, 2019
A. Richard Eaves, III, known by his family and friends as "Dick", 76 years of age, died on March 23, 2019 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital. He was a resident of Prosperity. Born June 21, 1942 in Elberton, Georgia, he was a son of the late A. R. Eaves, Jr. and Doris Ray Hudson. Dick graduated from Elbert County High...
Herbert "Herb" Al Berry, Sr.
Mar 20, 2019
Herbert Al Berry, Sr. "Herb", 83, of Prosperity, SC died on Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at his residence. Herb was a beloved father, grandfather, great grandfather and friend. Born on July 23, 1935 in Lamar, Missouri, he was a son of the late Herbert Al Berry, Sr. and Venda Walker Berry. He graduated from Highland Springs High School in 1954...
Judy Harris Moore
Mar 18, 2019
Judy Harris Moore, 63, of Chappells, died Monday, March 18, 2019 at Lexington Medical Center. Born on July 5, 1955 in Prosperity, she was a daughter of the late James Gardener Harris and the late Carolyn Juanita Crumpton Harris. She was married to the late James Ray Moore for twenty-nine years. Judy enjoyed being a homemaker for her family. Each...
Virginia "Jenny" Dehihns Moon
Mar 10, 2019
Virginia "Jenny" DeHihns Moon, 93, of Newberry, died Sunday, March 10, 2019 at White Oak Manor. Born on June 27, 1925 in the Mt. Pleasant section of Newberry County, she was a daughter of the late William E. and Eunice Smith DeHihns. In 1947 she married Fred Kibler Moon who predeceased her in 2006. After forty years of service, she...
Gladys Skelton
Mar 10, 2019
Gladys Skelton, 91, of Newberry and formerly of Charleston, died Sunday, March 10, 2019 at J. F. Hawkins Nursing Home. Mrs. Skelton was born on April 9, 1927 in Lake City, SC a daughter of the late Charlie and Mattie Parker. She was one "tough old lady". She grew up in a sharecropper family and knew the value of hard...
Tandy Vorheis Morris
Mar 9, 2019
Tandy Vorheis Morris, 87, of Chapin, passed away Saturday, March 9, 2019 at home surrounded by her loving ones. Born on August 8, 1931 in Indianapolis, IN, she was a daughter of the late Lee Vorheis and Willie Earline Keene Vorheis. Tandy worked as a registered nurse at Lexington Medical Center for twenty years. She always displayed kindness, never spoke...
Arthur L. Miller
Mar 7, 2019
Arthur L. Miller, 82, of North Charleston, passed away on Thursday, March 7, 2019 at the Ralph H. Johnson VA hospital in Charleston, SC. He was born September 18, 1936 in Newberry, SC. He was a Veteran of the US Navy; was a Shriner and Mason and was an avid watcher of TV News, football and sometimes enjoyed just yelling...
Muriel Harmon Lake
Feb 27, 2019
Muriel Harmon Lake, 91, of Whitmire, passed away on Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at the Presbyterian Community Home. Muriel provided a remarkable source of optimism, strength, and cohesion for her loving family. All who knew her will remember a woman with a generous spirit and a remarkable attitude toward life. She loved God and served selflessly in her church and...
Dannie Harrison
Feb 21, 2019
Dannie Harrison, 72 of Newberry, died February 21, 2019 at his residence. Born on July 31, 1946 in Whitmire, he was a son of the late Nelvin and Ruth Crane Harrison. Mr. Harrison was a U.S. Navy Veteran. Dannie owned and operated Summer's Restaurant for over thirty years. He enjoyed hunting and fishing, as well as telling stories to all...
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