Obituaries
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),...
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
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.
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
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.
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....
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