Obituaries

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...

Terry E. Mellinger

Terry E. Mellinger

Mar 25, 2015

Terry E. Mellinger 59 of Little Mountain died Wednesday March 25 2015 at Lexington Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 AM Saturday at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church by the Rev. Brett Collins and the Rev. David Tholstrup. Burial will be in the Church Cemetery. Visitation will follow the service at the Church. He was born in Watseka...

Sara Lancaster Summer

Sara Lancaster Summer

Mar 13, 2015

Sara Lancaster Summer 83 of Chappells died Friday March 13 2015 at Clinton Presbyterian Community. Graveside funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 AM Monday at the Crossroads Baptist Church Cemetery by Rev. Wayne Parker. Born on December 18 1931 in Union County she was the daughter of the late Ralph D. and Grace Garner Lancaster. She was a member...

Carolyn Crabtree Mcallister Moose

Carolyn Crabtree Mcallister Moose

Mar 11, 2015

Carolyn Crabtree McAllister Moose 94 was born on Valentines Day Feb 14 1921 in Mt. Pleasant NC. She was the daughter of the late Col. George Franklin McAllister Headmaster of Mt. Pleasant Collegiate Institute and Ethelyn Crabtree McAllister educator at Mount Amoena Seminary also in Mt. Pleasant. The family will receive friends from 5:00 until 7:00 PM Saturday at the...

Harriet Bowen Burnette

Harriet Bowen Burnette

Mar 10, 2015

Harriet Bowen Burnette 97 widow of E. W. Red Burnette died Tuesday March 10 2015 at Springfield Place in Newberry. Visitation will be on Friday from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM at the home of Eleanor and Bill Sommerville 1937 McHardy Street in Newberry. Funeral services will be held on Saturday March 14 2015 at 11:00 AM at Central United...

Eugene C. Gene Counts

Eugene C. Gene Counts

Mar 7, 2015

Eugene C. Gene Counts 64 of Newberry died Saturday March 7 2015 at his residence. Graveside funeral services will be conducted at 4:00 PM Thursday at Newberry Memorial Gardens by the Rev. James Shealy. Memorials may be made to Whitaker Funeral Home 1704 College St. Newberry SC 29108. He was born on Dec. 19 1950 in Newberry a son of...

Brenda Koon Long

Brenda Koon Long

Mar 7, 2015

Brenda Koon Long of Pomaria died Saturday March 7 2015 at Lexington Medical Center. Her husband George sons Tarry and Tommy Long daughter Trudy Key along with close relatives and friends at her bedside. She led a courageous and faithful life as she battled kidney disease for more than 25 years. She was fortunate to have received 2 successful kidney...

James Elbert Ringer Sr.

James Elbert Ringer Sr.

Mar 3, 2015

James Elbert Ringer Sr. of Aiken went to be with his Lord on March 3 2015 at the Veterans Victory House in Walterboro. He was 96 years old. Graveside funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 PM Friday in Rosemont Cemetery by the Rev. James Counts. James was born to the late B.P. and Ellie Mae Dickert Ringer on Jan....

Cleo Epting Wise

Cleo Epting Wise

Feb 28, 2015

Cleo Epting Wise 105 formerly of Herman Wise Road Newberry died Saturday February 28 2015 at Springfield Place. The family will receive friends from 5:30 to 7:30 PM Tuesday at the Whitaker Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be conducted at the St. James Lutheran Church on Wednesday March 4 2015 at 2:00 PM with the Rev. Rodney Gunter officiating. Interment...

Joe Ann Estep

Joe Ann Estep

Feb 27, 2015

Joe Ann Estep 55 of Chapin SC departed this life on Friday February 27 2015 at Agape Hospice House in Columbia. Services will be held at 12 PM Tuesday March 3 2015 at East Fork Freewill Baptist Church with Brother Ernie Vance officiating. Burial will follow at the Brewster Cemetery Ranger WV. Friends may call Monday March 2 2015 beginning...

Kathleen Castor Fesperman

Kathleen Castor Fesperman

Feb 27, 2015

Kathleen Castor Fesperman 94 of Newberry SC died at home on February 27 2015 after a lengthy illness. Funeral Services will be held at the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer on Monday March 2 2015 at 10:30 a.m. with visitation to follow immediately after in the fellowship hall. Graveside funeral services will be held at 4:00 p.m. on March 2...

Marilyn Brennan Millis

Marilyn Brennan Millis

Feb 26, 2015

Marilyn Brennan Millis 82 passed away February 26 2015 at the Stanton Nursing Home in Glens Falls after a short illness. Friends may call from 5 to 7p.m. Monday March 2 at Densmore Funeral Home Inc 7 Sherman Avenue. Corinth NY Funeral will be held at 7:00 p.m. Monday March 2 at the funeral with the Rev. Myron Ducharme officiating....

Carroll E. Arnold

Carroll E. Arnold

Feb 23, 2015

Carroll E. Arnold 88 of Little Mountain died Monday February 23 2015 at the Heritage at Lowman. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church on Thursday February 26 2015 conducted by the Rev. Brett Collins. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be following the service at the church. He was born...

James “Jimmy” Mitchem Jr.

James “Jimmy” Mitchem Jr.

Feb 21, 2015

James Jimmy Mitchem Jr. 70 of Prosperity died Saturday February 21 2015 at his home. Funeral services will be on Tuesday February 24 2015 at 11:00 AM at Whitaker Funeral Home Chapel in Newberry. Interment will follow in Newberry Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 5:00 until 7:00 PM Monday at Whitaker Funeral Home in Newberry. Born on September 1...

Vernon Derrell Force

Vernon Derrell Force

Feb 21, 2015

Vernon Derrell Force 86 of Prosperity died Saturday February 21 2015 at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted at 3:00 PM Tuesday at Central United Methodist Church conducted by the Rev. Tresco Shannon. Interment will follow in Newberry Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be on Monday from 5:00 until 7:00 PM at Whitaker Funeral Home. He was born in Newberry...

Angelica Pacheco Vera

Angelica Pacheco Vera

Feb 20, 2015

Angelica Pacheco Vera infant daughter of Omar Pacheco and Ana Martinez Vera died Friday February 20 2015 at Palmetto Health Richland. Graveside services will be held Wednesday February 25 2015 at 11:00 AM at St. Marks Catholic Church Cemetery. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.whitakerfuneralhome.com. Whitaker Funeral Home Newberry is assisting the family.

Yoder L. Bedenbaugh

Yoder L. Bedenbaugh

Feb 20, 2015

Yoder L. Bedenbaugh 76 of Harrington Street in Newberry died Friday February 20 2015 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital. Visitation will be from 2:00 PM until 4:00 PM on Sunday February 22 at Whitaker Funeral Home in Newberry. Funeral services will be at 4:00 PM on Monday February 23 at Macedonia Lutheran Church conducted by the Rev. Randy Derrick. Interment...

William A. Cromer

William A. Cromer

Feb 16, 2015

William A. Cromer 97 formerly of 2222 Wilson Road Newberry died Monday February 16 2015 at J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home. The family will be at the home of Patsy and John Raymond Miller 1610 Whitener Rd. Newberry and will receive friends on Wednesday from 5:30 PM until 7:00 PM. at the Whitaker Funeral Home. Funeral services will be conducted at...