Obituaries
Thurman Kevin Adams
Jun 19, 2017
Thurman Kevin Adams, 54, of Chapin died on Monday, June 19, 2017 at Palmetto Health Parkridge in Columbia, SC following a short battle with cancer. Kevin was born in Columbia, SC on March 22, 1963 to Erma Cromer Adams Johnson and the late Thurman F. Adams. He grew up in Newberry, graduated from Newberry High School and was a proud...
Claude Lester Long
Jun 13, 2017
Claude Lester Long, 66, of Silverstreet, passed away in his sleep on Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at his residence. Born September 18, 1950 in Pomaria, he was the son of the late Ira B. and Sara Sligh Long. He was a U. S. Army veteran serving two tours in the Vietnam War. A carpenter by profession, he worked many years...
Mary Frances Lee Cantrell
Jun 9, 2017
Mary Frances Lee Cantrell, 79, of Spartanburg, died Friday, June 9, 2017 at the Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. She was born on June 2, 1938 in Union County, South Carolina. Mrs. Cantrell was daughter of the late Reverend Michael Boyd Lee and Mary Nita Berry Lee. She was married for 45 years to the late William Joseph Cantrell. She was...
Mary Lynn Clary Ardis
Jun 6, 2017
Mary Lynn Clary Ardis, 56, died Tuesday, June 6, 2017 at her residence. Born on December 20, 1960 in Newberry, she was a daughter of Mary Sue Hutchinson Clary of Newberry and the late Charles H. Clary. Mary Lynn was known as the most giving person and was willing to help anyone. In addition to her mother, she is survived...
Eugenia "Jeannie" Powers Greene
Jun 4, 2017
Eugenia "Jeannie" Powers Greene, 75, of Prosperity, passed away Sunday, June 4th, 2017. Born on August 2nd 1941 in Louisville, Kentucky, she was a daughter of the late Maurice Merton Powers and Margaret Annelizabeth Crichton Powers. Mrs. Greene attended USC in Union, where she earned an associate's degree in Business Administration. She was a member of Grace United Methodist Church...
Donna Christian Swinson Amick
Jun 2, 2017
Donna Christian Swinson Amick, 53, of Chapin, died Friday, June 2, 2017 at her residence. Mrs. Amick was born on June 25, 1963 in Fort Benning, GA, a daughter of Elma Christian Newsome of Columbia and the late Offie Donwell Swinson. Mrs. Amick was a member of St. Thomas Lutheran Church. She worked as an Administrative Assistant at the Department...
Eunice Catherine Staeber Wagner
May 30, 2017
Eunice Catherine Staeber Wagner, 76, of Newberry died Tuesday, May 30, 2017 at Palmetto Health Richland in Columbia. Mrs. Wagner was born on October 11, 1940 in Buffalo, NY, a daughter of the late John N. and Nettie Stewart Staeber. She graduated from Marietta College in 1962 where she was a member of Alpha Xi Delta. While attending graduate school...
Paul B. Long
May 28, 2017
Paul B. Long, 74, of Newberry, died Sunday, May 28, 2017 at Palmetto Health Richland. Born June 8, 1942 in Newberry, he was a son of the late Paul H. and Gladys Ballentine Long. Mr. Long was a member of St. James Lutheran Church. He was also a member of the SC Poultry Association and former member of the Bush...
Hubert "Hugh" M. Clements
May 27, 2017
Hubert M. "Hugh" Clements, 79, of Little Mountain, died Saturday, May 27, 2017 at Martha Franks Retirement Community in Laurens, SC. Born on January 12, 1938 in Wheeler County, GA, he was a son of the late Earl H. Clements and Doris Aiken Clements McGraw. He earned his Ed.D in Counseling from the University of Georgia. Hugh retired as Department...
Edward "Ed" C. Ruff
May 19, 2017
Edward C. "Ed" Ruff, Sr., 77, died Friday, May 19, 2017 at his residence. Born on September 7, 1939, he was the son of the late Joseph J. and Catherine Springer Ruff. Ed was a U.S. Airforce veteran of the Berlin Crisis and he retired from the Metropolitan Dade County Police Department with the rank of Sergeant after 30 years...
Troxelle Halfacre Senn
May 18, 2017
Troxelle Halfacre Senn, 94, of Newberry, died Thursday, May 18, 2017 at her residence. Born on June 11, 1922 in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late Perry F. and Hattie Sease Halfacre. She grew up in Newberry and on February 2, 1947 she married H. David Senn who preceded her in death. She retired from Purcell's Insurance after...
Timothy "Tim" Donohue
May 13, 2017
Timothy "Tim" Donohue, The Donz, 38, of Atlanta, GA died, Saturday, May 13, 2017 at his residence. He was born on May 28, 1978 in St. Louis, MO, a son of William P. and Jane McHugh Donohue. Tim was an employee of Mark C. Pope & Associates. Besides his parents of Chapin, he is survived by his siblings, Brendan Donohue...
Clatie Dean Stribble
May 3, 2017
Ms. Clatie Dean Stribble, was born in Newberry, South Carolina on October 16, 1981. Ms. Stribble entered into the arms of Jesus on May 3rd, 2017. Those who celebrate her life and cherish precious and loving memories are her four children, Carver Elijah Koon of Little Mountain, Evelyn Zayda Amara Williams, Iysis Scottavia Williams-Davenport, and Niyla Santana Williams, all of...
Kenneth "Ken" Neill
May 1, 2017
Kenneth "Ken" Neill, 71, of Chapin, died Monday, May 1, 2017 at his residence. Born on March 27, 1946 in Mooresville, NC, he was a son of the late Charles Herman and Margaret Fischer Neill. Ken was a gun and knife collector as well as a self-taught computer tech. He thoroughly enjoyed fishing and traveling and was known as a...
Dan Traylor
Apr 28, 2017
Dan Traylor, 84, of Greensboro, NC, died on Friday, April 28, 2017. He had previously resided in Newberry and North Augusta, SC. Born on June 25, 1932 in Fyffe, AL, a son of the late Carl and Willie Mae Traylor. Mr. Traylor was a language teacher. He enjoyed photography, flowers and the outdoors. He is survived by a son and...
Karl William Eckhardt
Apr 28, 2017
Karl W. Eckhardt, 63, of Prosperity, died Friday, April 28, 2017 at his residence. Born on December 20, 1953, he was a son of the late Eugene and Helen Eckhardt. Mr. Eckhardt was an automotive mechanic by profession and it was also his favorite hobby. He is survived by his sons and their spouses, Bradley "Brad" and Julia Eckhardt of...
Vernon Courtney Carlton
Apr 17, 2017
Mr. Vernon Courtney Carlton Jr., 83, of 3955 Philpark Drive, Winston-Salem, passed away on April 17, 2017 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. Vernon was born in Newberry, S.C., to Vernon C. Carlton Sr. and Gladys Havird Carlton. At Newberry High School, he played on the S.C. All State football team. He graduated from Clemson University where he attended under...
Elizabeth "Libbie" Mann Shealy
Apr 12, 2017
Elizabeth "Libbie" Mann Shealy,61, passed away on Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at Richland Memorial Hospital. She is the wife of Lynn Murray Shealy of Chapin. She was born on September 11, 1955 at the U.S. Naval Base Hospital at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. She is survived by a daughter, Elaine Shealy Ott (Daniel) and three grandchildren, Emily, Mason, and Chandler of...
Johnny Howard Smith
Apr 11, 2017
Johnny Howard Smith, 70, of Prosperity, died on Tuesday, April 11, 2017. Born on October 27, 1946 in Maryland, he was a son of the late Harold Howard Smith and Mary Helen Brunson Smith. He worked as a supervisor in Electrical and HVAC maintenance, which he thoroughly enjoyed. Mr. Smith was a member of Wightman United Methodist Church of Prosperity...
Steven Bradford "Brad" Armfield
Apr 5, 2017
Steven Bradford Armfield, 35, of Spartanburg, SC, died April 5, 2017 in an accident in Fairfield County, SC. Born July 24, 1981, in Newberry, SC, he was the son of Steven Franklin and Teala Britt Armfield of Newberry, SC. Brad was a tennis professional and personal trainer at the Country Club of Spartanburg for 10 years. Brad was a loving...
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