Obituaries

Harvey Wilson Oxner

Harvey Wilson Oxner

Jul 26, 2016

Harvey W. Oxner, 82 of Newberry, died on Tuesday, July 26, 2016 at Palmetto Health Richland. Born on December 1 1933, in Newberry, he was the son of the late W. Boyd Oxner and Irene Smith Oxner. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force He retired from I.B.M. after 33 1/2 years of service and was the recipient...

Shirley Jones Perry

Shirley Jones Perry

Jul 24, 2016

Shirley Jones Perry, 81, of Prosperity died Sunday, July 24, 2016 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital. Born on February 7, 1935 in Belton, SC, she was a daughter of the late Joseph A. Jones and Modena Conyers Flessas. Mrs. Perry was a member of Epting Memorial United Methodist Church and also a member of the Newberry Chapter #226, Order of...

John Charles Epting

John Charles Epting

Jul 22, 2016

J. Charles Epting, 79, died Friday, July 22, 2016 at his residence. Mr. Epting was born on Oct. 23, 1936 in Newberry County, a son of the late Homer O. Epting, Sr. and Reba Fulmer Epting. He was a retired employee of Weisz Graphics in Chapin, where he worked as a graphic artist. "What God takes away from us, he...

Frankie Layton Zimmerman

Frankie Layton Zimmerman

Jul 19, 2016

Frankie Layton Zimmerman, 77, of Roebuck, SC died Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at Palmetto Health Richland. Frankie was born on January 21, 1939 in Spartanburg, a daughter of the late Charles Heyward Layton and Mattie Sue Thomas Layton Marino. She was married to the late Donald Earl Zimmerman. A registered nurse by profession, she was retired from Spartanburg Regional Hospital....

Joseph Turkaly

Joseph Turkaly

Jul 12, 2016

Joseph "Joe" Turkaly, 77, of Newberry died Tuesday, July 12, 2016 at his residence. Born in McKeesport, PA on November 28, 1938, he was a son of the late Joseph J. Turkaly and Jean Abaray Turkaly. He was retired from the US Army after twenty one years of service. Following retirement from the military, he worked as a meat inspector...

Virginia "Ginny" Lominick Boland

Virginia "Ginny" Lominick Boland

Jul 11, 2016

Virginia "Ginny" Lominick Boland, 61, of Little Mountain, wife of Wayne Boland, died Monday, July 11, 2016 at her residence. Ginny was born on September 2, 1954, in Newberry, the daughter of Doris Shealy Lominick and the late A. Ray Lominick. She was a member of Lake Murray Evangelical Church in Chapin and was employed with Ellett Brothers as a...

Ronald  W.  Shealy

Ronald W. Shealy

Jul 6, 2016

Ronald W. "Ronnie" Shealy, 61, of Newberry, died Wednesday evening, July 6, 2016. Born July 13, 1954, he was a son of the late Robert H. Shealy and Elizabeth Ann Zobel Shealy. He was retired from Duke Energy after 43 years of service. Ronnie was a member of Colony Lutheran Church and was currently serving on Congregational Council. He loved...

Ruth Bradley Seymore

Ruth Bradley Seymore

Jul 6, 2016

Ruth Bradley Seymore, 88, of Newberry, died Wednesday, July 6, 2016 at White Oak Manor. Born in Korona, Florida on November 2, 1927, she was a daughter of the late A. G. Bradley and Lula Hunt Bradley. She was married to the late James "JD" Seymore. Mrs. Seymore was a member of Summer Memorial Lutheran Church and was retired from...

Evelyn Taylor Lee

Evelyn Taylor Lee

Jul 5, 2016

Evelyn Taylor Lee, 88, formerly of Nance Street in Newberry, died Tuesday, July 5, 2016 at White Oak Manor. Born on August 29, 1927 in Darlington, SC, she was a daughter of the late Charles Edward Taylor and Lucille Hughes Taylor. She was a former member of the Church of Christ. She was devoted to her family and loved cooking...

Robert "Bob" R. Weigold

Robert "Bob" R. Weigold

Jul 4, 2016

Robert R.. "Bob" Weigold, Jr., 90, of Chapin, SC, was surrounded by his loving family when he returned to the Lord on July 4, 2016. He was born to the late Robert R. Weigold, Sr. and Gladys Pulver Weigold in Winsted, CT in 1926. He was predeceased by his loving wife of 35 years, LaVerne Dorothea Outcalt Weigold in 1988....

Frances Boozer Stutts

Frances Boozer Stutts

Jun 21, 2016

Frances Boozer Stutts, 89, of Columbia, died Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at Palmetto Health Richland. Mrs. Stutts was born on August 6, 1926 in Newberry, a daughter of the late Joseph Lee and Rhoda Ruff Boozer. She was a retired employee of C & S Bank. Mrs. Stutts was a member of Saint Andrews Baptist Church, where she was very...

Elizabeth (Betty) Rice Boone

Elizabeth (Betty) Rice Boone

Jun 20, 2016

Elizabeth (Betty) Rice Boone of Irmo S.C. died Monday June 20 th, 2016. Mrs. Boone, the daughter of the late Rev. C. J. and Lottie Cannon Rice, was born in Pulaski, Virginia on June 3, 1926. She graduated from high school as valedictorian. She then attended and graduated from Marion Junior College in Virginia. When her family moved to South...

Christian William Kallenbach

Christian William Kallenbach

Jun 18, 2016

Christian W. "Chris" Kallenbach, 49, of Chapin, SC passed away tragically on the evening of Saturday June 18, 2016. He was the son of Mary Bauer Kallenbach and the late William A. "Bill" Kallenbach. He was born on June 16, 1967 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and was a lifelong Wisconsin Badger and diehard Green Bay Packer fan. He graduated from the...

Charles Copeland "Cope" Veronee

Charles Copeland "Cope" Veronee

Jun 16, 2016

Charles Copeland "Cope" Veronee, passed into the kingdom of heaven on 16th of June, 2016. He passed away peacefully in his sleep with Evelyn Vernoee, his wife of 63 years by his side. Born in Summerville, SC on June 27, 1915 to Charles Copeland Veronee, Sr. and Emilie Lucille Soubeyroux Veronee, he studied music at Newberry College and was a...

Agnes Templeton  Armfield

Agnes Templeton Armfield

Jun 15, 2016

Agnes Templeton Armfield, 93, of Newberry died on Wednesday, June 15, 2016 at Springfield Place. Born on October 14, 1922 in Laurens, SC, she was a daughter of the late Maxcy Hood Templeton and Mary Martin Templeton. Mrs. Armfield was retired from Sun Printing Company of Newberry. She was a longtime active member of Aveleigh Presbyterian Church, attending as long...

Jacqueline  Shealy  Long

Jacqueline Shealy Long

Jun 13, 2016

Jacqueline "Jackie" Shealy Long of Newberry, died Monday, June 13, 2016. Ms. Long was born on December 23, 1941 in Orangeburg, a daughter of the late C. Hayne and Edel Varn Shealy. Jackie retired as a Radiologic Technologist from Newberry County Memorial Hospital. She truly enjoyed being at her lake home on Lake Murray and also enjoyed sewing. She is...

Richard Epting Long

Richard Epting Long

Jun 12, 2016

Richard Epting Long, of Newberry, SC entered into eternal rest on June 12, 2016 at Palmetto Health Richland Hospital. He was 84 years old. Born on October 3, 1931, in Newberry County, he was the eldest son of the late Felton Buford Long and Cleo Epting Long Wise. Richard was a Korean War Navy veteran serving two tours of duty...

John Howard Stern

John Howard Stern

Jun 11, 2016

John Howard Stern, 78, died Saturday, June 11, 2016 at his home in Chapin, SC. Born in Hackensack, NJ on February 25, 1938, he was a son of the late Howard E. Stern and Emma Heger Stern. Mr. Stern was a member of Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church in Chapin and was a veteran of the US Army....

Elizabeth Fowler Davis

Elizabeth Fowler Davis

Jun 10, 2016

Elizabeth Fowler Davis, 9o, of Newberry, entered her heavenly home on Friday, June 10, 2016. Mrs. Davis was born on June 14, 1925 in Chester, SC, to the late Casper H. Fowler and Leona Lowman Fowler. She received her Bachelor of Science from Winthrop College in Home Economics, graduating Magna Cum Laude. On June 14, 1946 she married the love...

Sarah Millstead Miller

Sarah Millstead Miller

Jun 10, 2016

Sarah Millstead Miller, 90, of Newberry, also known as "Gummie" to her grandson, died Friday, June 10, 2016 at Saluda Nursing Center. Mrs. Miller was born on November 11, 1925 in Newberry, SC, daughter of the late Thomas L. Millstead and Essie Williams Millstead. She was married to the late Edward V. Miller and was retired from Eckard's Drug Store...