Obituaries
John A. Hopka Jr.
Jun 19, 2015
John A. Hopka Jr. 76 of Prosperity died Friday June 19 2015 at his residence. Private services will be held at a later date. He was born on June 26 1938 in Cleveland OH a son of the late John A. and Jennie Liptack. Mr. Hopka was a peacetime veteran of the U.S. Navy. He retired as owner of Road...
Daniel Danny L. Jones
Jun 14, 2015
Daniel Danny L. Jones 61 of Prosperity died Sunday June 14 2015 at Agape Hospice House in West Columbia. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM Tuesday June 30 2015 at the Whitaker Funeral Home Chapel conducted by the Rev. Jason Shafer. Visitation will be held on Monday June 29 2015 from 6:00 PM until 7:30 PM at Whitaker...
Fred Duncan Pitts
Jun 13, 2015
Fred Duncan Pitts 75 of Columbia died Saturday June 13 2015 at his residence. Graveside funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM Monday June 22 2015 in Rosemont Cemetery conducted by the Rev. Christi Pursey. Fred was born on Jan. 9 1940 in Denmark SC the son of the late Madison and Sara Duncan Pitts. From the time he...
James Henry Pop Phibbs Jr.
Jun 12, 2015
James Henry Pop Phibbs Jr. 90 of Newberry died Friday June 12 2015 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital. The family will be at his residence 2210 Glenn St Newberry and will receive friends there from 5:00 until 7:00 PM Sunday. Graveside funeral services with military honors and Masonic Rites will be conducted at 11:00 AM Monday in Newberry Memorial Gardens...
Rush Workman
Jun 5, 2015
Rush Workman 95 an officer and a gentleman in the U.S. Navy passed away quietly in his Prosperity SC home on June 5 2015. He was a long-time resident of Westport MA where he and his wife Shirley raised their four children. He was also a recent resident of Dartmouth and had moved to Prosperity in January 2015 to live...
Joe E. Frick Sr.
Jun 5, 2015
Joe E. Frick Sr. of Chapin died Friday June 5 2015 at Palmetto Health Richland. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM Monday June 8 2015 at Macedonia Lutheran Church conducted by the Rev. Randy Derrick. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 PM Sunday at the Whitaker Funeral Home in Chapin....
Doris Epting Derrick
Jun 2, 2015
Doris Epting Derrick 87 widow of Lawrence Frederick Fred Derrick Jr. formerly of Prosperity died Tuesday June 02 2015 at White Oak Manor. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 PM Thursday June 4 2015 at Whitaker Funeral Home Chapel in Newberry by the Rev. Randy Derrick. Entombment will follow in Newberry Memorial Gardens. She was born in the Bush...
Brenda Russell
May 31, 2015
Brenda Russell 63 passed away at her home in Newberry SC surrounded by her family on Sunday May 31st. She put up a valiant fight against Melanoma Cancer finally succumbing to its stronger force. She was born August 23 1951 in Chattanooga and lived there all her life until recently moving to Newberry. Her Funeral Service will be held at...
James Ray “Jim” King
May 30, 2015
James Ray Jim King 69 of Newberry SC died Saturday May 30 2015 at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:00 PM Tuesday at the First Baptist Church by the Rev. Dr. Albert Allen. Visitation will be on Monday from 7:00 until 8:30 PM at Whitaker Funeral Home. At other times the family will be at the residence...
Carl M. Brown
May 24, 2015
Carl M. Brown 83 died Sunday May 24 2015 at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 PM Wednesday at the Whitaker Funeral Home Chapel by the Rev. Eddie Bledsoe. Interment will be in Newberry Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 12:30 to 1:30 PM on Wednesday prior to the funeral service. Carl was born on August 27...
Samuel Wilbur Sw Shealy Jr.
May 20, 2015
Samuel Wilbur SW Shealy Jr. 75 of Newberry died on Wednesday May 20 2015 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday May 23 2015 at Newberry Church of God conducted by the Rev. Michael Davis Rev. Charles Clinton and Rev. Paul Rowe. Interment will follow at Newberry Memorial Gardens. The family will receive...
Wilma Louise Fowler Rader
May 20, 2015
Wilma Louise Fowler Rader wife of the late Millard Kirby Rader was called to her Heavenly Fathers presence on May 20 2015. A family graveside funeral service will be held at Cherry Springs Memorial Park in Old Fort NC on Friday. Wilma was born to the late William Herbert and Pernie Jane Ross Fowler in Marion NC on October 2...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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...
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