Obituaries
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...
Nancy Burnett Beard
Apr 2, 2018
Nancy Burnett Beard, 85, died April 2, 2018 at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah, Georgia. Nancy was born in St. Louis, Missouri, to Mary Young and Glenn Herbert Burnett. Nancy grew up in Atlanta, Georgia, where she attended Bass High School. She later attended Erskine College where she met her husband, Dr. Joseph Franklin (Frank) Beard. Frank and...
Mitzie Baker Smith
Mar 30, 2018
Mitzie Baker Smith, 82, of Galivants Ferry, formerly of Newberry, died Friday, March 30, 2018 at her residence. Born on November 2, 1935 in Whitmire, she was the daughter of the late C. Howard and Lottie Smith Baker. Mrs. Smith was the former owner of Mitzie Hair Boutique in Newberry. She loved attending church and attended the Lugoff Church of...
William Henry Anderson
Mar 27, 2018
William Henry Anderson, 94, of Newberry went to be with his Lord on March 27, 2018. Mr. Anderson was born on March 5, 1924 in the Newberry Hotel in Newberry, SC a son of the late R. H. Anderson, Sr. and Mary Lou Bullock Anderson. He was married for 64 years to the late Opal Barker Anderson. Mr. Anderson was...
Alvin Gerald "Jerry" Bickley
Mar 27, 2018
Alvin Gerald "Jerry" Bickley, 68, of Newberry, died Tuesday, March 27, 2018 at his residence. Born on December 16, 1949 in Newberry, he was a son of the late Cecil M. and Willard Caldwell Bickley. Alvin was a one of a kind, non-pretentious, modest person who loved his children and grandchildren dearly. He enjoyed any television sporting event but auto...
G. Donald Fulmer
Mar 21, 2018
Funeral services for G. Donald, 92 and Rebecca W. Fulmer, 93, both of Columbia, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, March 24, 2018 at Mt. Horeb Lutheran Church, 101 E. Boundary St., Chapin, SC 29036, Reverend Ralph G. Hill and Reverend John P. Trump will be officiating. Burial will follow in Bush River Memorial Gardens, 5400 Bush River Road,...
Agnes "Summer" Mayes Lippitt
Mar 20, 2018
Agnes "Summer" Mayes Lippitt, age 95, died on March 20, 2018. Agnes Lippitt, daughter of John and Agnes Mayes, loving wife of Edward Stafford Lippitt, Sr. passed away peacefully at the home of her daughter, Betsy, in Cincinnati, surrounded by loved ones. She is survived by her four children: Ed, John, and Betsy Lippitt and Nancy Lippitt Hood. She is...
Rebecca Wise Fulmer
Mar 20, 2018
Funeral services for G. Donald, 92 and Rebecca W. Fulmer, 93, both of Columbia, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, March 24, 2018 at Mt. Horeb Lutheran Church, 101 E. Boundary St., Chapin, SC 29036, Reverend Ralph G. Hill and Reverend John P. Trump will be officiating. Burial will follow in Bush River Memorial Gardens, 5400 Bush River Road,...
Gay Bowers Davenport
Mar 19, 2018
Gay Bowers Davenport, 84, of Newberry, widow of Jimmie Byrnes Davenport, died Monday, March 19, 2018. Born on April 2, 1933 in Prosperity, SC she was a daughter of the late Elbert and Pearl Dominick Bowers. Gay was a graduate of LSU School of Banking. She worked in banking for many years and retired as an assistant vice president with...
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