Obituaries
Charles Owen Metts
Nov 13, 2016
Charles O. Metts, 81, of Newberry died Sunday, November 13, 2016 at his residence. Born on April 1, 1935, he was the son of the late William H. "Will" and Gracie Hasleden Metts. He was a retired employee of the Kendall Company, Oakland Plant and was active with the Newberry County Council on Aging while his health permitted. He was...
Robert Wayne Turner
Nov 11, 2016
R. Wayne Turner, 60, of Newberry died Friday at J. F. Hawkins Nursing Home. Born on Oct. 11, 1956 in Newberry, he was a son of the late W. E. Turner Jr. and Velma Parson Turner. Wayne was a former employee of W. E. Turner Jewelers of Newberry and was a member of the First Baptist Church. He is survived...
James Louis Outz, Jr.
Nov 6, 2016
James Louis Outz, Jr., 72, of Prosperity, died Sunday, November 6, 2016 at Lexington Medical Center. Born on June 4, 1944 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Virginia Leslie and James Louis "J.L." Outz, Sr. He was a faithful member of Macedonia Lutheran Church. Boating and spending time on the water brought him pleasure and so...
Boyden L Brown, Sr.
Nov 4, 2016
Rockwell-Boyden L. Brown, Sr., 91, passed away Friday evening, November 4, 2016. Born April 28, 1925 in Rowan County, he was a son of the late John Boyden and Bessie Schenck Brown. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Magdalene Honeycutt Brown, a brother, Michael Brown and a sister, Mae Schenck. Boyden had...
Michael Thomas Takach, Sr.
Nov 2, 2016
Michael Thomas Takach, Sr., "the Godfather", 89, passed away on Wednesday, November 2, 2016. He was born on November 26, 1926 in Jessup, PA, a son of the late Andrew and Anna Onda Takach. Soon after he was born, Michael and his mother returned to his family's native country of Czechoslovakia until he was ten years old. Thereafter, Michael was...
Leatrice Kuchenny Heil
Oct 31, 2016
Leatrice Kuchenny Heil, 82, of Newberry, died Monday, October 31, 2016 at J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home Mrs. Heil was born on November 4, 1933 in Chicago, Illinois, a daughter of the late George and Helen Nowicki Kuchenny. She was a member of St. Mark's Catholic Church, where she was very involved in many of the activities there. Lea was an...
Clayton David Spradling
Oct 24, 2016
Clayton David Spradling, 21, of Prosperity, died Monday, October 24, 2016. Born on February 8, 1995 in Bartlesville, OK, he was the son of David Spradling of Chapin, SC and Connie Johnson of Locust Grove, VA. Clay was full of life, creative, and adventurous. He never met a stranger and made a friend of everyone. He loved God, family, animals,...
Elinor Holsapple Elliott
Oct 23, 2016
Elinor Holsapple Elliott, 75, of Chapin, died Sunday, October 23, 2016 at The Village of Summerville. Born on February 19, 1941 in Whipple, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Lake and Ruth Holsapple. Elinor worked many years at Fort Jackson Hospital. She loved animals, especially her two cats, and in her spare time she enjoyed reading books....
Bethany Heil Scott
Oct 22, 2016
Bethany Heil Scott, 52, of Newberry, died Saturday, October 22, 2016 at Palmetto Health Richland. Born on July 27, 1964 in Toledo, OH, she was a daughter of Al and Lea Heil of Newberry. Mrs. Scott was a member of St. Mark's Catholic Church. She was a loving and nurturing mother that enjoyed making crafts and spending time with her...
Gerald Eugene White
Oct 12, 2016
Gerald E. White, 93, of White Rock, died Wednesday, October 12, 2016 at his residence. Born on September 1, 1923 in Mohnton, PA, he was the son of the late John LeRoy and Miriam Musser White. Mr. White graduated from Albright College and was a U.S. Army veteran of WW II. He was a tank commander during the war. He...
Rose Smith Brandt
Oct 10, 2016
Rose Smith Brandt, 82, of Prosperity died Monday, October 10, 2016 at her residence. Born on January 23, 1934 in Greenwood, she was the daughter of the late L. B. and Lila Smith. Mrs. Brandt was an active member of St. Luke's Lutheran Church, participating in the Essie Hawkins Circle of the Women of the ELCA, and formerly serving in...
John Russell Thompson, Sr
Oct 5, 2016
John Russell Thompson, Sr., of Newberry, died Wednesday, October 5, 2016 at his residence. Born on August 10, 1945 in Laurens, he was a son of the late John and Edna Weathers Thompson. John was a U.S. Army Veteran of the Vietnam War and Korean War. He worked as an EMT with the Newberry County EMS for many years, retiring...
James "Jim" Kennedy Smith
Oct 2, 2016
James "Jim" Kennedy Smith, 75, of Whitmire, died Sunday, October 2, 2016. Born on October 17, 1940 in St. Matthews, he was a son of Bessie Aultman Smith of St. Matthews and the late Bunnie C. Smith. Jim was a veteran of the U.S. Airforce and he was a retired foreman with Eagle Construction Company where he paved mini-a-mile in...
William "Bill" Vaughan
Oct 1, 2016
William D. "Bill" Vaughan, 59, of Newberry died Saturday, October 1, 2016 at the Newberry County Memorial Hospital. Born on Nov. 22, 1956 in Whitmire, he was the son of Charles W. Vaughan and the late Beatrice Yarbrough Vaughan. He retired from S.C. Disabilities and Special Needs after 30 years of service. Mr. Vaughan was a member of St. Timothy...
"Bo" Coffey
Sep 28, 2016
"Bo" Coffey, 56, of Newberry, died Wednesday, September 28, 2016 at Roper Hospital in Charleston. Born on October 26, 1959 in Aiken, he was a son of the late Pat and Helen Tippman Coffey. Bo was an avid fan of Newberry College and Clemson University Athletics. He enjoyed tailgating, meals, and riding in the golf cart with his brother, Jerry....
Dorothy Mcleod Stucke
Sep 24, 2016
Dorothy McLeod Stucke, 92, of Chapin, SC, passed away on Saturday, September 24, 2016 at the Heritage at Lowman. Born on September 8, 1924 in Barnwell County, she was the daughter of the late Mamie Stokes McLeod and Henry Albertus McLeod. Mrs. Stucke graduated from Pinewood High School and from Columbia College in 1945 with an A.B. in Religious Education....
Steven Joseph Mari
Sep 24, 2016
Steven J. "Steve" Mari, 43, of 1430 Glenn St., Newberry, SC died Saturday, September 24, 2016 in Columbia. He was born in Philadelphia, PA, a son of Rita Ferraro Boyst of Warminster, PA and Joseph R. Mari of Philadelphia, PA. Steve was a graduate of Abraham Lincoln High School and attended Temple University. He was a U.S. Army veteran and...
Marvin D Faw
Sep 24, 2016
Marvin D. Faw, 74 of Hephzibah, Ga died Saturday, September 24, 2016 at the University Hospital in Augusta, Ga. He was formerly of Prosperity. He was born on Dec. 25, 1941 in Wilkes County, NC, the son of Hattie Miller Wilson and the late Vernon Faw. Marvin was a graduate of Mid-Carolina High School. He retired from Georgia-Pacific and was...
Patricia Wise Scott
Sep 11, 2016
Patricia Wise Scott, 82, of Prosperity, died Sunday, September 11, 2016 at Providence Hospital. Ms. Scott was born on April 27, 1934 in Jacksonville, FL, a daughter of the late Patrick E. and Bertha Putzek Wise. She was a graduate of the University of South Carolina and taught in the public school system in Florida and South Carolina, retiring from...
Jane Boozer Hipp
Sep 11, 2016
Jane Boozer Hipp, 77, of Cayce, died Sunday, September 11, 2016 at Lexington Medical Center. Mrs. Hipp was born on December 25, 1938 in Newberry, a daughter of the late Ligon W. and Edith Hunnicutt Boozer. She graduated from Newberry High School where she was an outstanding basketball player Jane was a psychiatric nurse for 30 years, retiring from Richland...
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