Obituaries

Mar 26, 2025

Henry C. "Chris" Christopher, Jr., 87, of Chapin, SC, died March 26, 2025. Born November 18, 1937, in Gadsden, Alabama, a son of the late Henry C. and Mary Clark (Huron) Christopher, Sr.

Chris grew up in Fort Payne, Alabama. When he was a teenager, the family moved to a farm outside of Fort Payne where he...

Mar 21, 2025

Joseph Edward Mitchell, Jr. "Joe", 81, of Prosperity, SC, died March 21, 2025. He was born on August31, 1943, in Wakefield, Rhode Island, the son of Joseph Edward and Clare Patricia (Havey) Mitchell.

Born into a military family, Joe's father served in the Navy during World War II, and the family moved back to Lawrence, MA, to...

Mar 12, 2025

Phyllis Rankin Raines, 87, of Whitmire, SC, passed peacefully at her home, Wednesday, March 12, 2025, surrounded by family.   She was born in Whitmire, on October 1, 1937. Daughter of the late Blair Jenkins Rankin and Dorothy White Rankin.

Phyllis and her late husband, Coach Irby Lee Raines, Jr., were high school sweethearts and were married 54...

Mar 2, 2025

Peggy Jeter Green, 91, of Whitmire, died Sunday, March 2, 2025, at Springfield Place, Newberry, SC. She was born in Union County, on September 12, 1933. She spent her entire life on the Jeter family property until the last 3 months of her life. She is the daughter of the late Elbert Evans Jeter and Grace Rochester Jeter.

Mar 2, 2025

Richard L. "Dick" Britt of Irmo died peacefully Sunday, March 2, 2025, at home. Mr. Britt was born on August 26, 1931 in Charleston, West Virginia, and was the son of the late Charles and Kathleen Britt. He was a member of Riverland Hills Baptist Church and Mid-Carolina Country Club. He was employed with Southern Bell (AT&T) for over...

Feb 25, 2025

Verna Kohn Cavanaugh, 93, died Tuesday, February 25, 2025, at Springfield Place. She was born in Newberry, SC on April 19, 1931, the daughter of the late Louis Hamilton "Hal" and Verna Summer Kohn.

She was the wife of 43 years to the late Martyn J. Cavanaugh and is survived by one step-son and his spouse, Jeff...

Feb 22, 2025

Brandon Taylor Rock, 27, was born on February 24th, 1997 in Columbia, South Carolina. He passed on February 22nd, 2025.

After graduating from Airport High School, class of 2015, Brandon joined the United States Army. He served for 6 years with 2 deployments, and was very honored to have created lasting memories with the men and women...

Feb 22, 2025

Ann Batson Shealy, 82, of Chapin died Saturday, February 22, 2025 at home surrounded by her loving family.

Born on December 1, 1942 in Brooklyn, NY, she was a daughter of the late Lawrence L. and Beatrice Plock Batson.

After high school, she received her bachelor's degree and worked as Certified Public Accountant. She married...

Feb 21, 2025

Ronald "Ron" L. Finney Sr., 92, of Chapin, South Carolina, passed away peacefully at home on February 21, 2025, surrounded by his loving family.

Born on August 27, 1932, in Maywood, Illinois, to Thomas and Roberta Finney, Ron graduated from Bismark High School before enlisting in the United States Air Force on May 16, 1953. He trained...

Feb 20, 2025

Linda Braswell Sheppard, 85, of Silverstreet, SC, died Thursday, February 20th, 2025, at Self Regional.

Mrs. Sheppard was born on May 3rd, 1939, in Clinton, SC, the daughter of the late John Edward Braswell, Jr. and Banna Mae Franklin Braswell.

Mrs. Sheppard retired from Bank of America.

She is survived by son and...

Feb 18, 2025

Robert "Bobby" Lewis Forbis, 88, of Newberry, died Tuesday, February 18, 2025, at J. F. Hawkins Nursing Home, Newberry, South Carolina.

Born in Kings Mountain, NC on April 14, 1936, he was a son of the late Robert Samuel and Kate Huffstetler Forbis. He was the husband of the late Peggy Dickert Forbis.

After being...

Feb 15, 2025

Donald "Don" E. Laing, 84, of Chapin, SC, died February 15, 2025 at his residence after a battle with pancreatic cancer.

Don was born December 8, 1940, in Oak Park, IL, son to the late Edwin Laing and Helen Plaza Laing. After meeting his wife, Germaine, they left the Chicagoland area together to build a family in...

Feb 12, 2025

C. Kay Hawkins Lindler, 82, Prosperity, died Wednesday, February 12, 2025, at White Oak Manor, Newberry, South Carolina.

Born in Newberry County on October 17, 1942, she was a daughter of the late Thomas Virgil and Lila Lake Hawkins.

Kay was a member of Mt. Pilgrim Lutheran Church where she attended with her late husband,...

Feb 7, 2025

Samantha Faye Burns, 60, formerly of Newberry, died Friday morning, February 7, 2025, at her residence in Rock Hill, South Carolina. Born in Newberry on December 21, 1964, she was a daughter to the late Carl Sam Burns and Faye Taylor Burns Evans.

Samantha was a graduate of Newberry High School. She was a very happy person...

Feb 4, 2025

Druie Edward Cavender, III (Dru),70, passed away on February 4, 2025 due to the brain cancer glioblastoma. He was born in Terre Haute, Indiana on November 5, 1954 to Druie E. Cavender, Jr. and Dorothy H. (Quinn) Cavender, joining his sister, Johanna Rae (Jody). The family moved to Findlay, Ohio in 1961 when Dru's father was transferred to the...

Jan 31, 2025

Henry Melton "Buddy" Kunkle, Sr., 107, of Prosperity, SC, died Friday, January 31, 2025 at White Oak Manor, Newberry.

Born on April 1, 1917, he was a son of the late Thomas H. and Mattie Boozer Kunkle. He was married to the late Amanda V. Kunkle for 68 years.

Henry served in the 9th US...

Jan 30, 2025

Almena Elizabeth Mixon Carroll, 92, of Prosperity, South Carolina, died Thursday, evening at Springfield Place in Newberry. She was born in Walterboro, SC, the daughter of the late Walter Easley Mixon and Janie Elizabeth Pye Mixon. She was the devoted wife to the late Melvin Herbert Carroll, Sr.

Almena was a member of Dreher Island Baptist Church,...

Jan 29, 2025

Mary Kathryn Courtney Dennis, of Newberry, SC, born February 6, 1938, to Mary (Miller) and Allan Courtney, died Wednesday, January 29, 2025.

She was predeceased by her husband, Dawkins Wilfred Dennis.

She is survived by her daughter, Ashli Courtney Dennis of Newberry. She is also survived by her brother, Frank A. Courtney, her brother-in-law, Wilton...

Jan 29, 2025

Gary Mitchell "Mitch" Martin, 70, of Chapin, SC, died Wednesday, January 29, 2025.

Born on June 6,1954, in Newberry, SC, he was a son of the late Gary Rothell and Martha Shealy Martin.

Mitch was a forklift operator working in food service warehousing for many years until retirement.

He was a member of...

Jan 28, 2025

Jerrold (Jerry) Keimach, age 78 of Chapin, died Tuesday, January 28, 2025, at Lexington Medical Center. Born July 30, 1946, in Chelsea, MA he was the son of the late Samuel Keimach and Matilda Klein Keimach. He was married for 51 years to his wife and the love of his life Roberta Susan Keimach. He was an electrician for...