Obituaries

Ruth Smith Bowers

Ruth Smith Bowers

Dec 1, 2017

Ruth Smith Bowers, 96, wife of the late Harold N. Bowers, died Friday, December 1, 2017 at White Oak Manor in Newberry. Born on November 14, 1921 in Mountville, SC, she was the daughter of the late T. Miller and Essie Furr Smith. Mrs. Bowers was a member of Silverstreet Lutheran Church and the Women of the ELCA. She was...

Sarah "Sally"  Leigh King

Sarah "Sally" Leigh King

Nov 30, 2017

Sarah "Sally" King of Irmo, SC, died November 30, 2017, surrounded by her family. Born in Gastonia, NC on December 16, 1937, she was the daughter of the late Sarah Torrence Leigh and William E. "Bill" Leigh. A graduate of Stratford College in Danville, Virginia Sally was later trained as a respiratory therapist at Midlands Technical College. She worked as...

Marjorie Price  Mccartha Shealy

Marjorie Price Mccartha Shealy

Nov 29, 2017

Services for Marjorie Price McCartha Shealy will be conducted 3:00 p.m. Friday at Barr-Price Funeral Home and Crematorium, Historic B-L Chapel. Internment will follow at St. Paul's Lutheran Church Priceville Rd. Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. If desired, memorials may be made to St. Paul's Lutheran Church (Gilbert),...

Pamelia "Pam" Phillips Ivester

Pamelia "Pam" Phillips Ivester

Nov 23, 2017

Pamelia "Pam" Phillips Ivester, 73, wife of R. Terry Ivester, passed away Thursday, November 23, 2017 peacefully at her home. Born in Columbia, SC, she was the daughter of the late Otis Clifford and Leila Castles Phillips. Pam was a graduate of Newberry High School and Coker College. She taught at Riverside High School in Greer SC and was a...

Elton "Boots" Hartman Epting

Elton "Boots" Hartman Epting

Nov 23, 2017

Elton "Boots" Hartman Epting, 86, passed away on Thanksgiving Morning, November 23, 2017 at his home in Chapin, SC, on the 28th anniversary of his mother's death. He was predeceased by his first wife, Annie Eargle Epting in 2000 and is survived by his current wife, Mary White-Epting, his five children, Eddie (Gail), Steve (Kathy), and Benjy (Lisa), all of...

Fred J. "Bubba" Weir, Jr.

Fred J. "Bubba" Weir, Jr.

Nov 21, 2017

Fred J. "Bubba" Weir, Jr., 89, of Newberry, died Tuesday, November 21, 2017 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital. Born in Newberry on March 6, 1928, he was the son of the late Fred J. Weir, Sr. and Helen Bedenbaugh Weir. Mr. Weir was a member of the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer and a former member of the Newberry Lions...

Eileen Fogerty Kircher

Eileen Fogerty Kircher

Nov 21, 2017

Eileen Terese Kircher, 56, died on Tuesday, November 21, 2017 at her home in Irmo, SC. Born May 21, 1961 in Peoria, IL, to Betty and Tom Fogerty, Eileen graduated from Bergan High School in 1980. After earning Bachelor's and Master's Degrees from Eastern Illinois University, Eileen worked for cardiac rehabilitation programs in Florida and in South Carolina. Numerous patients...

Roger Jackson Marlow, Sr.

Roger Jackson Marlow, Sr.

Nov 20, 2017

Roger Jackson Marlow, Sr. of Newberry, died Monday, November 20, 2017. Born on February 11, 1968 in Greenville, he was a son of the late Alvin "Bud" Jackson Marlow, Jr. and Lois Hatchell Marlow. He was retired from Hobby Construction. Roger was a member of Faith Lutheran Church in Newberry and was also a member of Woodmen of the World....

Thomas Francis Horgan, Jr.

Thomas Francis Horgan, Jr.

Nov 18, 2017

Thomas Francis Horgan Jr, beloved husband of Gail Faith Horgan of Little Mountain, South Carolina and Mashpee, Massachusetts, son of the late Thomas and Ann Horgan (Kelley) of Marston's Mill, Massachusetts passed on November 18, 2017 due to complications attributed to Alzheimer's. Thomas was surrounded by his wife and loving family at home and went forward peacefully to join his...

Polly Fogle Turkaly

Polly Fogle Turkaly

Nov 17, 2017

Polly Ann Turkaly, 75 of Newberry, died on Friday, November 17, 2017 at Sunrise of Northgate, Memory Care Facility in Seattle, WA. Born on December 27, 1941 in Orangeburg, South Carolina. She was the daughter of the late Thelma Kemmerlin Fogle and Thurman Fogle. She was a retired licensed cosmetologist in the states of South Carolina and Pennsylvania. A member...

Jimmie Davenport

Jimmie Davenport

Nov 17, 2017

Jimmie B. Davenport, 87, of Newberry, died Friday, November 17, 2017. Born on September 24, 1930 in Newberry, SC, he was a son of the late James Palman Davenport and Minnie Atkins Davenport. He was a member of Central United Methodist Church. Jimmie worked as the Newberry County Tax Assessor for more than thirty years. In 1996, he was inducted...

Howard Hugh "Chip"  Turner, Jr.

Howard Hugh "Chip" Turner, Jr.

Nov 16, 2017

Howard Hugh "Chip" Turner, Jr., 49, of 306 Poplar Hill Road, Ninety Six, husband of Cari Hines Turner, died Thursday, November 16, 2017 at his home. Born in Richland County, he was a son of Howard Hugh Turner, Sr. and Linda Polston Turner. He attended Savannah College of Art & Design (SCAD) and Clemson University. Chip was the retired owner...

Claude L. "Red"  Mccullough

Claude L. "Red" Mccullough

Nov 13, 2017

Claude L. "Red" McCullough, Sr., 69, of Newberry, died Monday, November 13, 2017 at the Newberry County Memorial Hospital. Born on May 18, 1948 in Newberry, SC, he was a son of Guy McCullough and Frances Hendrix McCullough. He was the owner of Palmetto Custom Machine. Red was a member of Lewis United Methodist Church. He was an avid hunter...

George Edward "Ed" Haltiwanger

George Edward "Ed" Haltiwanger

Nov 9, 2017

George Edward "Ed" Haltiwanger, 90, of Newberry, SC, died Thursday, November 9, 2017, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital. Born in Little Mountain, SC, on March 2, 1927, he was a son of the late George Langford and Mildred Kinard Haltiwanger. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of WW II, and the former owner of Haltiwanger Tire Center and Haltiwanger Trucking...

Gerald Q. Maguire

Gerald Q. Maguire

Nov 5, 2017

Gerald Q. Maguire, 96, of Ligonier, PA, passed away on Sunday, November 5, 2017 while visiting one of his daughters in South Carolina. Born on March 25, 1921, in Saltsburg, PA, he was a son of John W. and Lotta Blanche (Gregg) of Saltsburg. Gerald was a graduate of Saltsburg High School. He received his bachelor degree from Indiana University...

Vivian Hiller

Vivian Hiller

Nov 3, 2017

Vivian Hiller, 88, of Gray Court, SC died Friday, November 3, 2017 at her residence. Born on September 1, 1929 in Gaffney, SC she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Bessie Price Clark. Mrs. Hiller was a member of Our Savior Lutheran Church of Greenville. She received her nursing degree from Columbia Hospital and served as a general...

Stanley Irving Hudnall, Jr.

Stanley Irving Hudnall, Jr.

Nov 2, 2017

Stanley Irving Hudnall, Jr., 89, of 696 Mud Creek Road, Newberry died Thursday, November 2, 2017 at J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home. Born on August 15, 1928 in Birmingham, AL, he was a son of the late Stanley Irving and Estelle Smith Hudnall. Mr. Hudnall was a member of St. Philip's Lutheran Church and the Adult B Sunday School. He served...

Charlotte Folkening

Charlotte Folkening

Oct 31, 2017

Charlotte Folkening, 78, peacefully left this world Tuesday, October 31, 2017 to join her loving husband Bobby Folkening. Charlotte was born in Virginia to the late Hurley and Louise Church. For the last 27 years, South Carolina has been her home with 25 of those spent at the Saluda River Resort. She was a retired RN and Activity Director from...

Sidney "Sid" Russell Williams

Sidney "Sid" Russell Williams

Oct 29, 2017

Sidney "Sid" Russell Williams, 59, of Newberry, died Sunday, October 29, 2017 at his residence. Born on October 24, 1958 in Norfolk, VA, he was a son of Melvin Williams, Jr. of Florida and the late Essie Williams. Sid was a district manager of the Waffle House restaurants in Newberry. He enjoyed gardening, fishing, and helping others. Sid was a...

Evie L. Mccarty

Evie L. Mccarty

Oct 26, 2017

Evie L. McCarty, 82, of Blythewood, died Thursday, October 26, 2017 at Blue Ridge in the Fields Nursing Home. Born on January 28, 1935 in Columbia, she was the daughter of the late Mertick and Addlaide Knotts Stewart. Mrs. McCarty was of the Baptist Faith. She worked many years as a waitress and restaurant manager in Columbia, as well as...