Obituaries
Mary Layton Dickert
Jan 18, 2018
Mary Layton Dickert, 96, formerly of Newberry, SC, died Thursday, January 18, 2018 at Camellia Walk Assisted Living in Evans, GA. Mary was born on December 28, 1921, in Newberry, SC, the daughter of the late Charles Franklin and Nan Hair Layton. She attended the public schools of Newberry and graduated from Newberry College in 1943 with a B.A. in...
Marian Jenkins Hicks Widner
Jan 14, 2018
Marian Jenkins Hicks Widner, 83, passed away Sunday, January 14, 2018. Born January 11, 1935, in Allendale, South Carolina, she was the youngest child (and one of The 10) of James Young Hicks and Alice Eulalie Wall Hicks. She grew up in Charleston, South Carolina, surrounded by the love of her nine siblings and their spouses and children. In 1954,...
Karl F. Suhr
Jan 12, 2018
REVEREND KARL SUHR, 86, of Atlanta, Georgia was born February 1, 1931 in Savannah, Georgia a son of John and Theresa Suhr. He passed away peacefully on Friday, January 12, 2018 at Emory Hospital in Decatur. His family moved to Augusta, Georgia when he was young where he graduated from Richmond Academy. He went on to graduate from Newberry College...
Mary Juel Manos
Jan 7, 2018
Mary Juel Manos, 81, of Newberry, died Sunday, January 7, 2018 at J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home. Born on May 12, 1936 in Little River, she was a daughter of the late Christian and Ella Juel. Mrs. Manos was a fun-loving and giving person, who always made others smile. She is survived by her children, Stephanie (Dugan) McLaughlin of Knoxville, TN,...
Cynthia Renee Bright
Jan 6, 2018
Cynthia Renee Bright, 56, of Newberry died Saturday, January 6, 2018 at her residence. Born on January 1, 1962 in Union, she was a daughter of the late Grover C. Bright, Sr. and Frances Shetley Bright. Ms. Bright enjoyed fishing, camping, and traveling to the mountains, especially for Labor Day. She was a loving and caring woman, who put others...
Virginia R. Aull
Jan 6, 2018
Virginia R. Aull, 46, of Irmo, died on January 6, 2018 at Palmetto Health Richland after a brief, but fierce battle with cancer. Virginia was born in Columbia on October 12, 1971. She was the daughter of Rev. James S. Aull and Virginia Kloeppel Aull. A graduate of Newberry College, she was employed by the SC School for the Deaf...
Sgt. Major Franklin Myron Berry
Jan 6, 2018
Sgt. Major Franklin Myron Berry, 73, of Newberry, died Saturday, January 6, 2018 at Lexington Medical Center. Born on March 14, 1944 in Bishopville, SC, he was a son of the late Frank Berry and Marjorie Smith Berry. He was a 1971 graduate of Newberry College and a member of Kappa Alpha Fraternity. He worked in banking for 43 years,...
Marvin M. Brunson
Jan 2, 2018
Marvin M. Brunson, 75, of Norway, died Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at Agape Hospice House in Columbia. Born on August 1, 1942 in Orangeburg County, he was a son of the late John M. and Dollie Myers Brunson. Mr. Brunson was a member of Bethel Baptist Church in Cope, SC. He was an extremely hard worker and spent much of...
J. Pete Manos
Jan 1, 2018
J. Pete Manos, 87, of Newberry, died Monday, January 1, 2018 at J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home. Born on October 25, 1930 in Brooklyn, New York, he was a son of the late James and Angela Stathis Manos. He was a U. S. Army Veteran. He graduated from and taught at Carlisle Military Academy. He was also a graduate of Clemson...
Elinor Ann Tyson Aurand
Dec 30, 2017
Elinor Ann Tyson Aurand was born on July 28, 1928, and died unexpectedly on Saturday, Dec. 30, in Gettysburg. She was the daughter of Mary Susanna Siegel Tyson and Rev. Hobart William Tyson of Myerstown, Pa. She married the Rev. Charles W. Aurand on Oct. 8, 1949 at the Chapel of the Abiding Presence at Gettysburg Seminary in Gettysburg. Children...
David Lloyd Hamiter
Dec 23, 2017
David Lloyd Hamiter, 74, died Saturday, December 23, 2017, at Midlands Health and Rehabilitation in Columbia. Born on October 3, 1943, in Columbia, he was the son of Lloyd Hamiter and Gertrude Shealy Hamiter. He resided for most of his life at 1305 Haynesworth Road, but in recent years, had been a resident of Finlay House. He graduated in 1961...
Rev. George T. Moore
Dec 22, 2017
Rev. George T. Moore, passed away peacefully next to his wife of almost 75 years, Friday, December 22, 2017. Born August 25, 1920, in Greenville County, South Carolina, on his grandfather's farm, he was a Clemson graduate, served overseas as an Architect in World War II, and owned his own architecture business in Savannah, Georgia. He entered the Lutheran Theological...
Meredith C. "Cotton" Reighley
Dec 20, 2017
Meredith C. "Cotton" Reighley, 87, of Newberry, died Wednesday, December 20, 2017 at J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home. Born on August 17, 1930, he was a son of the late Allan and Willie "Mae" Shannon Reighley. He was retired from Ollie Dominick Builders and following retirement continued working with home remodeling. He attended the Methodist church. "Cotton" loved all aspects of...
Ruby Hughes Mills
Dec 14, 2017
Ruby Hughes Mills, 85, of Newberry, died Tuesday, December 14, 2017 at Lexington Medical Center. Born on November 14, 1932 in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late Jesse J and Grace Eargle Hughes. She was employed with Southern Bell for a number of years. Ruby was a classy, wise and beautiful lady who appreciated the value of family...
Valerie Schumacher Voigt
Dec 8, 2017
Valerie Schumacher Voigt, 60, formerly of South Dakota, died Friday, December 08, 2017 at J. F. Hawkins Nursing Home in Newberry, SC. Born on October 28, 1957 in Wakefield, Nebraska, she was a daughter of the late Violet Klutman Schumacher and Donald W. Schumacher. During her professional career, Valerie was employed with Wells Fargo in various roles but also spent...
Walter John "Bill" Harvey
Dec 7, 2017
Walter John "Bill" Harvey, 95, formerly of Finleyville, Pa, died Thursday, December 7, 2017 at Carolina Gardens at Harbison in Irmo, SC. Born on February 1, 1922 in Drifting, Pa, he was a son of the late Albert and Alice Levitski Harvey. Mr. Harvey was a faithful and honorable U.S. Army Veteran, having served as a demolition engineer expert. He...
Roger Arnold Bouknight
Dec 2, 2017
Roger Arnold Bouknight of Anderson, went to be with his Lord on December 2, 2017, his 78th birthday. Born on December 2, 1939 in Newberry, SC, he was the only child of the late Edward "Buck" and Ellen Bishop Bouknight. He had made his home in Anderson, SC since 1976 and worked most of his life as a textile plant...
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
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
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),...
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