Obituaries
Kandace Erin Kneece
Sep 8, 2016
Kandace Erin Kneece, 35, of 167 Wisteria Lane, Newberry, died Thursday, September 8, 2016 at her residence. Kandace was born on October 17, 1980 in Newberry, a daughter of James C. Kneece Sr. and the late Rene' Wulfjen Kneece. She graduated from Newberry High School and attended Spartanburg Tech. She was a Certified Nurse's Assistant at the Heritage at Lowman....
Guy Richard "Dick" Ladd
Sep 5, 2016
Guy Richard "Dick" Ladd, age 81, of Cary, North Carolina, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 5, 2016, after a brief illness while on travel to Columbia, South Carolina. A life-long North Carolinian, from his birth on June 4, 1935 in Gastonia to Guy and Louise (Cox) Ladd until his death, Dick lived an exemplary life committed to service, faith...
Faiery Wicker Kinard
Sep 2, 2016
Faiery Wicker Kinard, 88, of Prosperity, widow of J C Kinard, died Friday, September 2, 2016 at Lexington Medical Center. Born in Newberry County on July 10th, 1928, she was a daughter of the late James Thaddeus Wicker, Sr. and Allene Free Wicker. Mrs. Kinard worked at Old School Manufacturing and retired from Collins Aikman Hosiery Plant. She was a...
Elizabeth Lanier Dorney
Aug 27, 2016
Elizabeth Dorney, 86, of Newberry, died Saturday, August 27, 2016 at J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home. Mrs. Dorney was born on August 1, 1930 in Ware, MA, the daughter of the late Leopold and Winifred Phillips Lanier. She was a retired elementary school cafeteria administrator. She dedicated her life to her family and the children who attended her school. Mrs. Dorney...
Edward Ellabe Summer
Aug 25, 2016
Edward Ellabe Summer of Chapin, died Thursday, August 25, 2016. Born January 3, 1931 in Chapin , he was a son of the late Arthur E. and Mary Ella Frick Summer. He was a 1949 graduate of Chapin High where he was a member of the first football team and the first class to graduate with a 12th grade. He...
Ingeborg "Inge" Ferus Montgomery
Aug 24, 2016
Ingeborg "Inge" Ferus Montgomery, 94, of Newberry, died Wednesday, August 24, 2016. Born on December 18, 1921 in Budweis, Czechoslovakia, she was the daughter of the late Rudolf and Wilhelmina Ferus. She attended a language school in Prague and studied gymnastics in Berlin. Inge enjoyed an active life. Always an energetic person, she participated in sports activities, in particular water...
Richard I. Zabawa
Aug 20, 2016
Richard I. Zabawa, 86, of Columbia, died on Saturday, August 20, 2016. Born on July 1, 1930 in Bremond, TX, he was a son of the late Edward J. and Pauline Zabawa. Mr. Zabawa served in the US Army for 21 years, achieving the rank of Sargent First Class of the 82 Airborne Division. During his military career, he completed...
Barbara C. Collette
Aug 19, 2016
Barbara C. Collette, 66, of Chapin, died Friday, August 19, 2016 at the Lexington Medical Center. She was born on December 31, 1949 in Boston, MA, a daughter of the late Richard L. and Margaret Wall Collette. Barbara enjoyed antiques and was the owner of her shop, Heart and Hand Antiques. She was a certified Master Gardner in Arizona, New...
Eunice Hamby Long
Aug 17, 2016
Eunice Hamby Long, 91, of Newberry died Wednesday, August 17, 2016 at Lexington Medical Center. Born on February 21, 1925 in Simpsonville, she was a daughter of the late Willie "Will" A. Hamby and Mamie Hill Hamby. Mrs. Long was a life member of Glenn Street Baptist Church where she served as communion chairperson for over 20 years. She treasured...
Charles Simeon Dorton, Iii
Aug 16, 2016
Charles S. Dorton, age 69, died on August 16, 2016. He was born in Concord, NC on July 16, 1947. Charles graduated from Hartsell High School in Concord, NC and went on to Western Carolina University where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Marketing. Charles moved to Columbia in the 1970's, working for Colonial Life. He purchased Russell...
Carolyn "Roxane" Stuck
Aug 13, 2016
Carolyn "Roxane" Stuck, 57, of Prosperity, gained her angel wings after a long battle on Saturday, August 13, 2016 in Charleston. She was born to the late George Bobb Sligh and Vernelle Metts Sligh of Newberry on March 21, 1959. Roxane was a former seamstress. She was baptized in 1976 at Saint John's Lutheran Church in Pomaria, along with her...
Catherine Gallo Lutts
Aug 10, 2016
Catherine Gallo Lutts, 83, of Chapin, died Wednesday, August 10, 2016 at Palmetto Health Baptist Parkridge. Born in Philadelphia, PA on October 25, 1932, she was a daughter of the late Ralph and Bertha Gallo. Mrs. Lutts was a member of Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church. She is survived by sons, Jeffrey W. Lutts of Chapin and Gregory...
William Michael "Mike" Darby
Aug 8, 2016
William Michael "Mike" Darby, 77, of Newberry, died Monday, August 8, 2016 at Laurens County Hospice House. Born on July 27, 1939 in Newberry, he was the son of the late William J. Darby and Helen Davis Darby. Mr. Darby was a member of the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer where he formally participated in the choir. He was also...
Michael "Mac" Mcnew
Aug 7, 2016
Michael "Mac" McNew, 68, of Prosperity, died Sunday, August 7, 2016 at his residence. Born on July 18, 1948 in Twin Falls, Idaho, he was a son of the late Ralph and Catherine McNew. Mr. McNew was a Sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corp, serving two tours in Vietnam. He was a member of the American Legion Post 174 and...
Marjorie Strickland Green
Aug 3, 2016
Marjorie Strickland Green, 93, died Wednesday, August 3, 2016, at White Oak Manor. Born October 20, 1922, in Smithfield, NC, she was a daughter of the late Thomas George Strickland and Rosa Howell Strickland. She was the widow of Rev. Walter S. Green, III. A graduate of Western Maryland College, Margie was also the valedictorian of her high school class....
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
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
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
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
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...
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