Obituaries

The Honorable J. Ernest Kinard Jr.

The Honorable J. Ernest Kinard Jr.

May 19, 2015

The Honorable J. Ernest Kinard Jr. 75 of Camden died Tuesday May 19 2015 at home after a courageous battle with cancer. A family funeral service will be held at St. Timothys Lutheran Church followed by interment at Quaker Cemetery. Judge Kinards friends and colleagues are invited to a memorial service which will be held at 3:00 pm Friday May...

Jerry R. Hester

Jerry R. Hester

May 12, 2015

Jerry R. Hester 72 of Newberry died Tuesday May 12 2015 at Laurens County Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Friday at Whitaker Funeral Home in Newberry conducted by Rev. Karen Carpenter Rev. Vernon Koon and Rev. Mark Wilkes. Interment will follow in Newberry Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be on Thursday from 6:00 to 7:30 PM...

George W. Bill Neel

George W. Bill Neel

May 11, 2015

George W. Bill Neel 91 of Newberry died Monday May 11 2015 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held on Saturday May 16 2015 at 11:00 AM at Cannon Creek ARP Church by Rev Brett Blackman. Interment with masonic and military rites will follow in the church cemetery. Born on April 9 1924 in Newberry County he...

E. Cal Boland

E. Cal Boland

May 8, 2015

E. Calhoun Cal Boland 59 of 266 Hardwood Trail Little Mountain died on Friday May 8 2015 at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 PM Wednesday May 13 2015 at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church conducted by the Rev. Brett Collins and Rev. David Tholstrup. The family will receive friends at the residence and at the church following...

Ella Mae Noffz Senn

Ella Mae Noffz Senn

May 7, 2015

Ella Mae Noffz Senn 91 of Silverstreet widow of Walter William Senn died Thursday May 7 2015 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:00 PM Saturday May 9 2015 at Smyrna Presbyterian Church by the Rev. Scott Hill. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 6:30 to 7:30 PM Friday at...

Caitlin Jane Beverly

Caitlin Jane Beverly

May 6, 2015

Caitlin Jane Beverly 8 year old daughter of Michael Mike and Allison McGinley Beverly passed away Wednesday afternoon May 6 2015 following her brave battle with the rare DIPG brain tumor. Her last days were spent surrounded by her animals and her family and friends whom she loved and who loved her dearly. During her eight years Caitlin left her...

Sandra C. Worley

Sandra C. Worley

May 2, 2015

Sandra Cotney Worley 62 of Newberry died Saturday May 2 2015 at her residence. Mrs. Worley was born on July 28 1953 a daughter of the late Earlen Stockman and Birtrum Birt Cotney. She was a member of Bethel Baptist Church. While she was able she loved to play sports and to go fishing. She still liked to be outside...

Heber Laurence Metts Jr.

Heber Laurence Metts Jr.

May 1, 2015

Heber Laurence Metts Jr. 82 of Charleston SC entered into eternal rest Friday May 1 2015. His funeral service will be held at the graveside Tuesday May 5 2015 in Capers Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery Chapin SC at 2:00 p.m. Laurence was born July 19 1932 in Chapin SC son of the late Heber Laurence Metts Sr. and the...

Virginia Berry Stevens

Virginia Berry Stevens

Apr 30, 2015

Virginia Berry Stevens 84 of Newberry died Thursday April 30 2015 at J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home. Funeral services will be held on Sunday May 3 2015 at 3:00 PM at the Whitaker Funeral Home Chapel by the Rev Floyd Sides. Interment will follow in Rosemont Cemetery. Born on August 14 1930 in Newberry she was the daughter of the late...

Gertrude Hamm Bowers

Gertrude Hamm Bowers

Apr 30, 2015

On April 30 2015 one of Gods servants Alma Gertrude Bowers 96 passed from this earth into His hands to be forever with her family. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 AM Monday May 4 2015 at Silverstreet Lutheran Church by the Rev. J. Harry Crout. Interment will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from...

David Michael Swetnam

David Michael Swetnam

Apr 29, 2015

David Michael Swetnam 69 of Chapin was called home to be with the Lord on Tuesday April 29 2015 at his residence. A Celebration of Mike's life will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday May 2 2015 at First Church of the Nazarene 901 St. Andrews Rd Columbia conducted by the Rev. Dennis Pinnell. All attending are invited to a...

Patricia “Pat” Holden Benning

Patricia “Pat” Holden Benning

Apr 20, 2015

Patricia Pat Holden Benning 54 of Chapin died Monday April 20 2015 at Lexington Medical Center. Funeral services will be held on Friday April 24 2015 at 3:30 PM at Whitaker Funeral Home in Chapin conducted by the Rev. Richard Webber. Born on August 26 1960 in Charlotte NC she was a daughter of the late George Jefferson Holden and...

Kenny Wicker

Kenny Wicker

Apr 20, 2015

Kenny Wicker 69 died Monday April 20 2015 at Palmetto Health Richland. Kenny was born in Newberry on May 29 1945 the only son of the late Essie Felker Wicker and Willie Earl Wicker. He graduated from Mid Carolina High School. He was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church and was a self employed contractor. Kenny is survived by...

Randy C. Graham

Randy C. Graham

Apr 13, 2015

Randy C. Graham 65 of Prosperity died Monday April 13 2015 at Lexington Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 PM at Wightman United Methodist Church on Friday April 17 2015 conducted by the Rev. Dean Lollis. The family will greet friends following the service. He was born on March 25 1950 in Newberry County and was a...

Roxanne Longshore

Roxanne Longshore

Apr 11, 2015

Roxanne Longshore 59 of Newberry died after a courageous battle with cancer on Saturday April 11 2015 at Newbery County Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM Tuesday at New Chapel United Methodist Church conducted by the Rev. Ken Carter. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the Ruth Pugh Foundation PO Box...

Fay Leopard Bouknight

Fay Leopard Bouknight

Apr 8, 2015

Fay Yvonne Leopard Bouknight 79 of Irmo died Wednesday April 8 2015 at Palmetto Health Baptist Parkridge. Graveside funeral services will be held at 11:00 Monday in Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery conducted by the Rev. Scott Holland. She was born on June 6 1935 in Newberry a daughter of the late David Pinckney Leopard and Cleo Dehart Leopard. Fay was...

Doris Gene Sheeley Wiggers

Doris Gene Sheeley Wiggers

Apr 3, 2015

Doris Gene Sheeley Wiggers 95 widow of Bernard Edward Wiggers formerly of Pomaria died on Good Friday April 3 2015 at Veterans Victory House in Walterboro SC. Funeral services will be at 3:00 PM Sunday April 5th at Pomaria Lutheran Church with burial in Pomaria Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1:30 to 2:30 PM Sunday prior to the...

Hazel Amelia Hawkins

Hazel Amelia Hawkins

Apr 1, 2015

Hazel Amelia Hawkins 89 died Wednesday April 1 2015 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital. Graveside funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM Friday in Mt. Pilgrim Lutheran Church Cemetery conducted by the Rev. Bobby Morris. Memorials may be made to Mt. Pilgrim Lutheran Church P.O. Box 678 Prosperity SC 29127 Born in Prosperity on January 29 1926 she was...

Katherine Marie (Pitts) Harrison

Katherine Marie (Pitts) Harrison

Mar 30, 2015

Mrs. Katherine Marie (Pitts) Harrison of Mt. Vernon MO passed away on Monday March 30 2015 at the age of 55. To celebrate her life there will be a service at Herman H. Lohmeyer Funeral home in Springfield MO on Friday April 3 2015 at 3:00p.m. In lieu of flowers please send donations to Glory Road Community Church. Katherine (Kathy)...

Larry J. Beard

Larry J. Beard

Mar 27, 2015

Larry J. Beard 71 died Friday March 27 2015 at his residence on Nance Street in Newberry. Funeral services will be held at 3:30 PM Tuesday March 31 2015 in West End Baptist Church conducted by the Rev. Timothy Thompson. Visitation will following the service in the sanctuary of the church Larry was born in Columbia on June 28 1943...