Obituaries
Elaine Smith Story
May 27, 2018
Elaine Smith Story, 68, of Columbia, died Sunday, May 27, 2018, after a lengthy battle with corticobasal degeneration. Born on May 11, 1950 in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late Thomas and Ethel Suber Smith. Following graduation from Newberry College in 1972, she worked for several years as a social worker at Whitten Center, Clinton, SC. Elaine continued...
Benjamin Ashcombe Burch, Jr.
May 27, 2018
Benjamin A. Burch, Jr., 99, died Sunday, May 27, 2018, at White Oak Manor in Newberry, SC. Born on December 7, 1918 in Roanoke, VA, he was a son of the late Benjamin A. Burch, Sr. and Meriam Whitescarver Burch. He was an US Army Air Force veteran of WW II serving in the CBI Theater as a flight engineer...
Anne Owens Clary
May 26, 2018
Anne Owens Clary, 88, widow of Rev. Carl D. Clary, died on May 26, 2018 at The Heritage at Lowman in White Rock, SC. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, May 29, 2018 at Oakland Cemetery in Gaffney, SC with the Rev. Joseph D. Flowers Jr., Pastor of Chapin United Methodist Church, officiating. The family will...
Stanley And Joyce Fuller
May 25, 2018
Stanley Chace Fuller, 68, and his wife, Joyce Wells Fuller, 65, of Donalds died Friday, May 25, 2018. They are survived by their daughters, Wendy (David, Jr.) Donahue of Kinards, and Carrie Burton (Michael Harrison) of Laurens; grandchildren; Caitlin Wilbanks (Earl Agnew, Jr.) of the home, Isabelle Donahue of Kinards, Nicole Burton of Laurens, and David Donahue, III of Kinards;...
George Warren Trautman
May 23, 2018
George Warren Trautman, 90, of Springfield Place in Newberry, SC died peacefully in the early morning on May 23, 2018. Born on January 27, 1928 in Coraopolis, PA, he was a son of the late George Jacob Trautman and Anna Margaret Heinlein Trautman. He was an Army veteran and served as a parachutist with the occupation forces in Japan after...
Frances Ragsdale Prather
May 22, 2018
Frances Ragsdale Prather, 97, of Newberry, died Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at White Oak Manor. Born January 9, 1921 in Honea Path, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Elsie Byers Ragsdale. Mrs. Prather was known as a loving and wonderful person who enjoyed being in the yard and adored her birds and animals. Most importantly she loved...
Glenn Alan Moyd
May 21, 2018
Graveside services for Glenn Alan Moyd, 56, who died on Monday, May 21, 2018, will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, May 25, 2018 in Magnolia Cemetery, Hartsville, SC. The Rev. Carl Hunsucker will officiate. The family will receive friends Thursday from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. at Brown-Pennington-Atkins Funeral Home and also Friday following the graveside service. A native of...
Rosa Lee Parrott Neal
May 21, 2018
Rosa Lee Parrott Neal, 100, of Whitmire, died Monday, May 21, 2018 at J. F. Hawkins Nursing Home. Born on February 26, 1918 in Newberry County, SC, she was a daughter of the late Ben and Mandy Richardson Parrott. She was a retired employee of J. P. Stevens. Mrs. Neal was a hard-working lady and a loving mother, who raised...
Ruby Lee Turner Toon
May 12, 2018
Ruby Lee Turner Toon, 85, of Lexington, went to be with Our Lord on Saturday, May 12, 2018 at Palmetto Health Baptist Hospital. Born on March 29, 1933 in Saluda, she was a daughter of the late Colie and Lizzie Snipes Turner. In her earlier years Ruby enjoyed runway modeling and was known by many as a part of the...
John Pickney Kelly
May 9, 2018
John Pickney Kelly, 74, of Prosperity, died Wednesday, May 9, 2018 at Palmetto Health Richland in Columbia, SC. Born on April 2, 1944 in Newberry, he was a son of the late Roy M. and Cora Dominick Kelly. He was married to the late Pam Reed Kelly for 26 years. Mr. Kelly worked with Newberry County Public Works. His big...
D. Gary Benfield
Apr 30, 2018
D. Gary Benfield died on Monday, April 30, 2018. He was doing what he loved—writing his children's books, being a part of the Chapin, SC community, and enjoying life with his wife, Cathy —when he suffered a massive stroke. Gary was born on May 17, 1938 in Concord, NC, to Minnie (Brandt) and Robert Benfield. He is survived by his...
Terriel "Terry" Eugene Wessinger, Iii
Apr 27, 2018
Terriel "Terry" Eugene Wessinger, III, age 63, of Asheboro, formerly of Charlotte died Friday, April 27, 2018 at Randolph Hospice House, Asheboro. Mr. Wessinger was born September 27, 1954 the son of Terriel Eugene and Betty Lefler Wessinger, Jr. Mr. Wessinger was born in of Greenville, Miss but lived in NC his entire life. Terry always put family first with...
Baby Powell
Apr 25, 2018
The beautiful body of Baby Powell was delivered on April 25, 2018 surrounded by the love of parents, Daniel and Ashley Powell of Chapin. This cherished baby went to be with Jesus on April 24, 2018 after finding no heartbeat during a doctor's appointment at 16 weeks development. While life for Baby Powell was of very short duration, the strong,...
Mary Jo Griffith Gibson
Apr 14, 2018
Mary Jo Griffith Gibson, 81, of Mt. Pleasant, died Saturday, April 14, 2018. Born on April 7, 1937 in Saluda County, she was the daughter of the late Joe and Mary Ellen Kempson Griffith. Mrs. Gibson graduated from the University of South Carolina where she was president of ADPi sorority. She earned her Master's Degree from American University in Washington,...
Dorothy "Dot" Sterling Senn
Apr 13, 2018
Dorothy "Dot" Sterling Senn, 88, of Newberry, died Friday, April 13, 2018 at White Oak Manor. Born on December 12, 1929 in Newberry, she was a daughter the late Charles F. and Vera Boozer Sterling. She was married to the late Larry Senn for 63 years. She was a very active member of First Baptist Church where she attended the...
G. Michael "Mike" Evans
Apr 12, 2018
G. Michael "Mike" Evans, 70, of Prosperity, died Thursday, April 12, 2018 at his residence. Born on April 17, 1947 in Vincennes, IN, he was a son of the late Vaughn and Garnett Evans. Mike was a veteran of the US Army, serving in Vietnam. He worked at Cape Kennedy from 1982 until 1987. He had a love for life,...
Henry Edwin "Ed" Nichols
Apr 12, 2018
Henry Edwin "Ed" Nichols, 70, of Manning, died Thursday, April 12, 2018 in Atlanta, GA after a lengthy illness. Born in Newberry County, he was a son of the late Henry H. and Mabel Cromley Nichols. He was a proud graduate of Clemson University, Class of 1969. Ed was an agricultural consultant for Helena Chemical Co. He was appreciated by...
William E. "Billy" Dehihns
Apr 12, 2018
William E. "Billy" DeHihns, Jr., 88, of Newberry, died Thursday, April 12, 2018 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital. Born on July 17, 1929 in the Mt. Pleasant section of Newberry County, he was the son of the late William E. and Eunice Smith DeHihns. Billy was a graduate of Newberry College and was a veteran of the United States Air...
Margaret "Bobbie" H. Zobel
Apr 4, 2018
Margaret Elizabeth "Bobbie" Hollingsworth Zobel, 90, of Newberry died Wednesday, April 4, 2018 at White Oak Manor. Born on February 14, 1928 in Chappells, she was a daughter of the late Herman and Ethel Wessinger Hollingsworth. Mrs. Zobel was a member of the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer. She enjoyed fishing and shopping. She is survived by a son, David...
Edna Workman Ringer
Apr 4, 2018
Edna Workman Ringer, 95, of Newberry, widow of John W. "Bill" Ringer, died April 4, 2018. Born June 28, 1922, in Newberry, she was the daughter of the late Pinckney Clair and Margaret Young Workman. Mrs. Ringer was a graduate of Bush River High School and Newberry College, where she played basketball on the women's team before it was an...
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