Obituaries
Sandra Summer
Jan 28, 2017
Wagener – Ms. Sandra Summer, 55, went to her eternal home to be with her Lord and Savior Saturday, January 28, 2017. Sandra is the beloved mother of Krystal "Kristy" Cansler and her husband Hans of Aiken, Robert Holsenback, Jr. and his wife Patricia of Wagener, and Jonathan Holsenback and his fiancée Erin McClain of Aiken; loving grandmother of Kaylee...
Lucretia Butler Driscoll
Jan 24, 2017
Lucretia Butler Driscoll, 95, of Newberry, widow of William Ambrose Driscoll, died on Tuesday, January 24, 2017 at Springfield Place in Newberry. Mrs. Driscoll was born on September 12, 1921 in Silverstreet, SC, a daughter of the late James C. and Minnie Bowers Butler. She was a member of St. Mark's Catholic Church in Newberry. She is survived by her...
William M. "Biff" Riebe
Jan 24, 2017
William M. "Biff" Riebe, 66, of Kinards, SC died Tuesday, January 24, 2017 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital. Born on October 1, 1950 in Brevard, NC, he was a son of the late K. W. Riebe and Nancy Kilpatrick Riebe. Biff was a member of the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer and a retired self-employed contractor. A true outdoorsman, he...
Margaret Coats Sheppard
Jan 22, 2017
Margaret Coats Sheppard, 90, of Newberry, widow of Vernon L. Sheppard, Sr., died on Sunday, January 22, 2017 at White Oak Manor. Born on August 24, 1926 in Rock Hill, SC, she was a daughter of the late James Felton and Mildred Ryals Coats. She was a member of Bethany Lutheran Church where she had formerly served on the Church...
Declan James Ruff
Jan 18, 2017
Declan James Ruff passed peacefully in the arms of his loving parents, Nic and Laurie Ruff of Irmo, SC, on January 18, 2017. He was born at 11:45 PM on January 11, 2017, and went to his heavenly home at 2:45PM on January 18. He is also survived by his four siblings, Nate, Bryson, Lucy, and Everly, maternal grandparents, Linda...
Lily Grace Powell
Jan 18, 2017
Lily Grace Powell's beautiful earthly body was delivered on January 18, 2017 surrounded by the love of her parents, Daniel and Ashley Powell of Chapin. She went to be with Jesus on January 10, 2017 after finding no heartbeat during a doctor's appointment at 14 weeks old. Her strong and protective daddy and determined mother were able to spend precious...
Dewel Satterfield Proffitt
Jan 16, 2017
Dewel Satterfield Proffitt, 86, of Joanna died on Monday, January 16, 2017 at McLeod Hospice House in Florence. Born on January 30, 1930 in Laurens County, she was a daughter of the late Martin Dial and Ruth Ramey Satterfield. She was a member of Sharon United Methodist Church and was a retired employee of the Torrington Bearing Company. She played...
Josephine Beatty Gonzalez
Jan 11, 2017
Josephine Beatty Gonzalez, 70, of Irmo, SC joined our Lord on Wednesday, January 11, 2017. Daughter of the late George and Marcelina Bautista Beatty, she was born on June 5, 1946 in Caloocan Rizal, Philippines, Josephine was a homemaker, a brilliant business woman and mother, driven to help the poor, creative and resourceful. Josephine, a devout Catholic and a Parishioner...
Blanton M. "Buddy" Drake, Jr.
Dec 26, 2016
Blanton M. "Buddy" Drake, Jr., 67, of Chapin, died unexpectedly at MUSC in Charleston on Monday, December 26, 2016. Born on March 18, 1949 in Charleston, SC, he was the son of the late Euna Blackburn Drake and Blanton Maurice Drake, Sr. "Buddy" was a business graduate of the University of South Carolina and was a dedicated member of the...
Hal Kohn
Dec 25, 2016
Hal Kohn, born on November 9, 1920 in Newberry, South Carolina, died peacefully at Laurel Crest Retirement Center in West Columbia on December 25, 2016. After graduating from Newberry High School, Mr. Kohn received a BS degree in Geography from UNC-Chapel Hill in 1942. Upon graduation, he was hired by the United States Geological Survey to work in Washington, D.C....
Boyce W. Waldrop
Dec 23, 2016
Funeral Services for Mr. Boyce W. Waldrop, 78, of Reams Road, North Augusta, SC, who entered into rest December 23, 2016, were conducted Tuesday afternoon at 1 o'clock from the Posey Funeral Chapel. Chaplain Dexter Lambert officiated. Interment followed at Smyrna Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Newberry, SC. Mr. Waldrop was a native of Arden, NC, former resident of Spartanburg, SC, where...
Robert "Bob" Rand
Dec 23, 2016
Robert C. "Bob" Rand, 89, died Friday, December 23, 2016 at his residence in Chapin. Born on February 28, 1927 in Presque Isle, Maine, he was a son of the late Wallace and Lucy Rand. He was a World War II veteran of the United States Navy. Mr. Rand was a former employee of Van Lott, Inc. and was a...
Chester Hawkins, Sr.
Dec 19, 2016
M. Chester Hawkins, Sr., 99, of Newberry, died Monday, December 19, 2016 at White Oak Manor. Born on October 31, 1917, he was a son of the late Gary and Sula Taylor Hawkins. He began life in the Stoney Hill section of Newberry County and as a child moved to Newberry in a mule drawn wagon. He was twice married,...
Donald Albert Brown, Sr.
Dec 18, 2016
Donald A. Brown, Sr. 78, of Newberry, died on Sunday morning, December 18, 2016 at J. F. Hawkins Nursing Home. Born on April 11, 1938 in Charleston, SC, he was a son of the late Robert Horres Brown, Sr. and the late Beatrice Deirs Brown Miller. Don was a graduate of St. Andrews High School and a graduate of Clemson...
Juanita Rae Carlton
Dec 17, 2016
Juanita Rae Carlton, 91, of Chapin, died Saturday, December 17, 2016 at the Heritage at Lowman. Born on October 25, 1925 in Poplarville, MS, she was a daughter of the late Arthur Ray James and Myrtis Stanford James. She attended the University of South Carolina, earning a BS degree in Elementary Education and later a MA degree in Education Administration...
Jessica Marie Morris
Dec 12, 2016
Jessica Marie Morris, 34, of Little Mountain, died Monday, December 12, 2016 at MUSC. Born on February 1, 1982 in Columbia, she was the daughter of Melody Hornsby of Little Mountain. She was a member of St. Peter Lutheran Church. Jessica enjoyed coloring and reading and had a love for her ten dogs and the color purple. She was known...
Evelyn Stone Veronee
Dec 11, 2016
Evelyn Stone Veronee, 94, of Simpsonville, passed into the Kingdom of Heaven on December 11, 2016, with her daughter and granddaughter by her side. She was a kind and loving woman who set an example for everyone who met her. She never knew how many lives she touched. Born in Newberry on April 28, 1922, she was the daughter of...
Emerson Grey Brunelle
Dec 10, 2016
Emerson Grey Brunelle, infant son of Kyle V. and Jessica Morris Brunelle, died on his birth date of December 10, 2016. Emerson Grey is survived by his parents of Newberry; siblings, Kaiden Brunelle, Insley Brunelle, and Adeline Brunelle of the home; maternal grandparents, Jami and Milburn Morris of Newberry; paternal grandparents, Maria Marcavage of Devil's Lake, North Dakota and Mark...
Grace Lever Blanton
Nov 24, 2016
Grace Lever Blanton, 79, of Newberry died Thursday, November 24, 2016 at White Oak Manor. Born on December 6, 1936 in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late F. DeWitt and Martha Willingham Lever. She retired from Whitten Center after 30 years of service as the Chief Administration Officer of the Day. Mrs. Blanton was a member of Glory...
Olive Derrick Chapman
Nov 21, 2016
Olive Derrick Chapman, 94, of Little Mountain, died Monday, November 21, 2016 at her residence. Born on August 24, 1922 in Irmo, she was a daughter of the late Page N. and Katie Chapman Derrick. She was a homemaker and gardener. She worked in her vegetable garden until she was 92 and was twice honored as the Newberry County Master...
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