Obituaries
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...
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...
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