Obituaries
Hiram S. Mersereau, Jr.
Aug 20, 2017
Hiram Stipe Mersereau, Jr., 77, of Newberry died Sunday, August 20, 2017 at J F Hawkins Nursing Home. Born on April 27, 1940 in Portland, Oregon, he was a son of the late Hiram S. Mersereau, Sr. and Margaret Daggett Mersereau. Hiram was a graduate of Washington and Lee University. He served as a First Lieutenant in the U S...
Estelle Cromer Smith
Aug 14, 2017
Estelle Cromer Smith, 91, of Newberry, died Monday, August 14, 2017 at Lexington Medical Center Extended Care. Born on May 23, 1926 in Newberry, she was the daughter of the late William Andrew and Essie Lake Cromer and the wife of the late Jobe E. Smith, Jr. Mrs. Smith retired from American Fiber and Finishing in Newberry and was a...
Sarah Morris Powell
Aug 8, 2017
Sarah Morris Powell, 86, formerly of Newberry, died Tuesday, August 8, 2017 at Lexington Extended Care. Born on December 20, 1930 in Newberry, Mrs. Powell was a daughter of the late Olin Simpson and Dollie Turner Morris and was the wife of the late Marvin Luther Powell. She was an active member of College Street Baptist Church. She worked at...
Mary Leslie Williams
Aug 4, 2017
Mary Leslie Williams, 83, of Prosperity, died Friday, August 4, 2017 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital. Born on March 29, 1934 in Atlanta, GA, she was the daughter of the late Alpheus E. and Lucy Sturdivant Leslie of Atlanta. A member of the Scottish Clan Leslie, the American Guild of Organists and strong supporter of theater and arts, Mary was...
Iva Jean Donaldson Thompson
Aug 2, 2017
Iva Jean Donaldson Thompson, 91, of Chapin, SC, died Wednesday, August 2, 2017 at Generations of Chapin. Born on February 12, 1926 in Brownsville, PA, she was a daughter of the late James R. and Maude Bakewell Donaldson. In 1998, several years after the death of her beloved husband, Mrs. Thompson moved to Chapin, SC. After spending some time in...
Doris Hawkins Bedenbaugh
Jul 27, 2017
Doris Hawkins Bedenbaugh, 87, of Clinton, died Thursday, July 27, 2017 at Langston Place. Born July 30, 1929 in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late Arthur and Nancy Hawkins. She was a member of St. Lukes Lutheran Church in Prosperity. Mrs. Bedenbaugh is survived by several nieces and nephews including Bridget Tunstall of Greenwood, Mary Jo Pierce and...
Linda Conti
Jul 26, 2017
Linda Conti, 66, of Paramus, NJ, died Wednesday, July 26, 2017 at the Heritage at Lowman in White Rock, SC. She was born on April 26, 1951 in Teaneck, NJ, a daughter of Barbara Hall Grossmann of Stamford, CT and the late Warren Grossmann. She was a member of the Church of the Savoir in Paramus, NJ. Linda enjoyed flower...
Phyllis Dobrovolny Burch
Jul 25, 2017
Phyllis Hall Dobrovolny Burch, 100, passed away Tuesday, July 25, 2017 in Newberry. She was a lifelong resident of Nebraska moving to South Carolina in 2012 to live with family. Born August 20, 1916, in North Bend, Nebraska she ranched for over 50 years near O'Neil, NE, with her first husband. During that time she experienced the Great Depression, the...
Betty Slice Monts
Jul 21, 2017
Betty Slice Monts, 85, of Little Mountain died Friday, July 21, 2017 at Palmetto Health Richland. Born in Lexington County, she was the daughter of the late Henry G. and Sarah Sheely Slice. She retired from the S. C. Tax Commission and after her retirement, she worked many years with the Whitaker Funeral Home. Betty was a faithful member of...
Teri Cox Cotney
Jul 17, 2017
Teri Cox Cotney, 58, of Chapin died Monday, July 17, 2017 at Palmetto Health Hospital Parkridge. Born on March 3, 1959 in Newberry County, she was a daughter of Elene Bush Cox of Chapin and the late Luke Cox. Teri was a member of Mt. Horeb Lutheran Church. She enjoyed travels to the mountains, especially to Pigeon Forge, and loved...
Guy Hamilton Eargle, Jr.
Jul 17, 2017
Guy Hamilton Eargle, Jr., 68, fondly known as "Bugsy", died on July 17, 2017 in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. He was born on August 5, 1948 in Bamberg, SC, a son of the late Jean Jennings and Guy Hamilton Eargle, Sr. Guy was a former member of the SC National Guard and was a retired executive from P.T. Protelindo Telecommunications Co....
Josiah Jefferson Warren
Jul 13, 2017
Josiah Jefferson Warren (J.J. Warren), 91, passed away on July 13, 2017 in his home at the Heritage at Lowman in White Rock, SC. He and his wife Jean have resided here for the past 20 years. Jay was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Mt. Holly, NC for over 50 years. He was active in his...
James Leonard Golden
Jul 8, 2017
James Leonard Golden, 83, of the Twin Lakes community passed away Saturday, July 8, 2017 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born in Newberry, he was the son of the late James Dewey "Bus" and Sarah Shealy Golden. He was a 1952 graduate of Newberry High School and a 1956 graduate of Wofford College. He was a member of the Terrier...
Linda Harmon Bedenbaugh
Jul 5, 2017
Linda Harmon Bedenbaugh, 72, of Prosperity, died on July 5, 2017 at Lexington Medical Center. A lifelong resident of Newberry County, she was born on October 17, 1944 to the late Paul Edward and "Dit" Powell Harmon. Linda worked with Old School Manufacturing for 25 years and retired from C.D. Coleman Oil Company. She was a member of St. Luke's...
Regan Xavier Edwards
Jul 4, 2017
Regan Xavier Edwards,56, of Prosperity, SC died Tuesday, July 4, 2017 at the Newberry County Memorial Hospital. Born on September 23, 1960 in Takoma Park, MD, he was a son of Bobby Gene Edwards and Reba Bartee Ohler. Regan was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Chapin Branch. It would be entirely too difficult...
Jessica Michelle Nichols
Jul 3, 2017
Jessica Michelle Nichols, 34, of Newberry, died Monday, July 3, 2017 at her residence. Born on October 13, 1982 in Newberry, she was the daughter of Michael K. "Mike" Nichols of Newberry and the late Cheryl Ann Reid. Jessica is survived by her children, whom she loved dearly, Harley Andrew Bennett, Michael Isaac Nichols, and Cyril Garrett, Jr. all of...
Robert "Bobby" C. Smith, Jr.
Jul 2, 2017
Robert C. "Bobby" Smith, Jr., 67, of Newberry, died Sunday, July 2, 2017 at his residence. Born on March 29, 1950 in Newberry, he was the son of the late R. Clayton Smith, Sr. and Marion Scofield Smith. Bobby was an entrepreneur who was the owner and operator of Smith Pecan Shelling Company and also Smitty's Marine. He was the...
Bessie Mae Crumpton Tarver
Jul 1, 2017
Bessie Mae Crumpton Tarver, 82, of Newberry, died Saturday, July, 1, 2017 at White Oak Manor in Newberry. Born in Prosperity, she was a daughter of the late H. Luther "Luke" and Lorean Wicker Crumpton. She worked for Greenwood Mills for 35 years and retired from Clinton Mills after 10 years of service. Mrs. Tarver was a very candid and...
Harold Lee Pitts
Jun 24, 2017
Harold Lee Pitts, 90, of Newberry, SC, passed into eternity on June 24, 2017, at his farm from heart failure. Born December 26, 1926, he was the youngest of five children of the late Walter Oscar and Mary Lee Stilwell Pitts. He was a life-long member of Smyrna Presbyterian Church, and a former elder. After graduation from Bush River High...
James Frank Long
Jun 24, 2017
James Frank Long, 86, of Prosperity, died on Saturday, June 24, 2017 at his home in Stoney Hill. A lifelong resident of Newberry County, he was born on April 12, 1931 to the late Annie Belle Chapman and Norman J. Long. Frank served as a welder and blacksmith in the US Army, and was also a National Guard Reservist upon...
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