Obituaries

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...

Grace "Gay" French Casey

Grace "Gay" French Casey

Jun 6, 2016

Grace French ("Gay") Casey, age 88, of Southport passed away on Monday, June 6, 2016. Mrs. Casey was born December 29, 1927, in Needham, Massachusetts, the daughter of the late James Dudley and Sarah Pickard French of Newberry, South Carolina. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and a volunteer at Dosher Memorial Hospital for many years. Gay...

Bernadine M. Leas

Bernadine M. Leas

May 24, 2016

Bernadine M. Leas, 95, of Omaha, NE died, Tuesday, May 24, 2016. Mrs. Leas is survived by her children, Philip (Sheila) Leas, Linda Vandenbroucke, Paul (Brenda) Leas, and Deborah Leas; six grandchildren; eleven great-grandchildren; and sister, Lillian Wittler. She was predeceased by her husband, Harry D. Leas and brothers, Sylvester, Raymond, and A. Ferdinand ("Ferdie") Venteicher. The family will receive...

Charles Edwin Stevens

Charles Edwin Stevens

May 23, 2016

Charles Stevens, 43, of Lexington, died Monday, May 23, 2016 at JF Hawkins Nursing Home. Born on January 22, 1973 in Newberry, he was a son of Betty Singley Sligh and the late Larry Stevens. Charles was a graduate of Newberry High School. He was a fan of all sports but particularly enjoyed watching baseball, auto racing, and wrestling. Charles...

Mary Ruth Merchant Longshore

Mary Ruth Merchant Longshore

May 14, 2016

Mrs. Mary Ruth Merchant Longshore, 85, loving wife of John Longshore for more than 67 years, passed away Saturday, May 14, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Tuesday, May 17, 2016 in the Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Phillip Lee officiating. The family will receive friends an hour before the service. Interment will be held...

John W. Miller

John W. Miller

May 13, 2016

John W. Miller, 86, of Saluda, SC died Friday May 13, 2016 at J. F. Hawkins Nursing Home in Newberry. Mr. Miller was born on February, 23, 1930 in Newberry, a son of the late Frank E. and Kate McCarty Miller. Following his retirement from Sloan Construction Co., he and his wife retired to the farm. They both enjoyed spending...