Obituaries

Apr 16, 2014

Apr 1, 2014

Harriet Haltiwanger Summers 75 of Chapin died Tuesday April 1 2014 at her residence. Funeral services will be held at Mt. Horeb Lutheran Church Chapin at 3:00 PM on Friday April 4 2014 with Rev. Ralph Hill and Rev. Ginger Litman-Koon officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 6:30 PM on Thursday April...

Mar 31, 2014

Mary Smith Miller 96 widow of Marion P. Miller formerly of Springfield Place in Newberry S.C. died Saturday May 31 2014 at the Northeast Atlanta Health and Rehabilitation Center in Atlanta GA. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 AM Tuesday in Bethany Lutheran Church by the Rev. Dr. Robert McCollum. Interment will be in Rosemont Cemetery. Visitation will be...

Mar 27, 2014

Jennifer "Jen" Taggart Siegfried 41 of Chapin died Thursday March 27 2014 at Palmetto Health Richland A celebration of her life was conducted at 10:00 AM Wednesday at Chapin United Methodist Church by the Rev. Jody Flowers. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.whitakerfuneralhome.com. Whitaker Funeral Home of Chapin is assisting the family.

Mar 26, 2014

William Boyd Duncan of Jefferson Street Newberry died Wednesday March 26 2014 after a short illness. Born December 27 1923 he was the son of Callie Ligon Duncan Sr. and Mattie Boyd Mills Duncan. He served in the Army Air Force from 1943 until 1946 and attained the rank of Staff Sergeant. Mr. Duncan was awarded the Good Conduct Medal...

Mar 24, 2014

Taylor Michael Mishoe 21 of Columbia passed away unexpectedly on Monday March 24 2014. Born on December 23 1992 in Columbia SC he was a son of Catherine Bostick and Terry Mishoe. Taylor was a brilliant young man who had suffered many years from mental illness and drug dependence. Deep down inside this creative insightful and talented soul was a...

Mar 23, 2014

Judith Judy Sumner Wise 70 of Newberry died Sunday March 23 2014 at her residence. Born on October 4 1943 in Union County she was a daughter of Savanah Shaw Sumner of Newberry and the late Marion J. Sonny Sumner. Judy was a woman of strong faith a loyal servant of God and a devoted and faithful member of Prosperity...

Mar 18, 2014

Ida Huiet Satterwhite of Newberry died March 18 2014 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital. Visitation was from 5:00 to 7:00 PM Friday at Whitaker Funeral Home Newberry. A private family service was held at Rosemont Cemetery. Born on October 31 1919 in Saluda County she was the daughter of the late George David and Maude Etheridge Huiet. Mrs. Satterwhite graduated...

Mar 15, 2014

Jake W. West 84 of 147 Clear Lake Dr. Prosperity died Saturday March 15 2014 at his residence. Funeral services were conducted at 1:00 PM on Wednesday March 19 2014 at the Whitaker Funeral Home by the Rev. Pam Turfa. Visitation was from 6:00 to 8:00 PM Tuesday at Whitaker Funeral Home Newberry. The family suggests memorials be made to...

Mar 15, 2014

800x600 Cynthia Cindy Beach Trammell 65 of Newberry died Saturday at her residence. SheBorn on January 14 1949 in Concord NC she was a daughter of the late John Robert Mr. Bob and Mildred Granny Gray Beach. Mrs. Trammell is survived by daughters Kelly Marie Trammell (Devin) Theresa T. Giles and Wendy Amick all of Newberry; son Johnny Trammell (Belinda)...

Mar 10, 2014

Regina Malinowski 89 of Chapin died Monday March 10 2014 at her residence. Born on August 3 1924 in Buffalo NY the daughter of the late William J. and Lena Slawiak. Mrs. Malinowski was a member of Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church. She was a homemaker who loved gardening cooking and entertaining. She is survived by her husband...

Mar 6, 2014

Mary Ruth Freeman Fitts 88 of Newberry died Friday March 6 2014 at Lexington Medical Center. Funeral Services was conducted at 2:00 PM Wednesday March 12 2014 at the Whitaker Funeral Home Chapel by the Rev. Larry Hagerty. Born on November 24 1925 in Jacksonville FL she was a daughter of the late Harry and Myrtle Hall Redden. Mrs. Fitts...

Mar 5, 2014

Mildred Vaughn Amick 90 of Prosperity died Wednesday March 5 2014 at White Oak Manor. Born on February 19 1924 in Prosperity she was the daughter of the late Herman W. Vaughn and Beulah Mae Morris Vaughn. Mrs. Amick was a true woman of faith in Jesus Christ and an active member of Macedonia Evangelical Lutheran Church where she taught...

Mar 2, 2014

Rebecca Timmerman Gowan 99 of 11349 S.C. Highway 121 Newbery died Sunday March 2 2014 at Springfield Place Newberry. She was born on December 15 1914 in Kirksey SC in Greenwood County a daughter of the late J. Clifton and Lillia Jester Timmerman. She attended Kirksey schools and graduated from Greenwood High School. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts...

Feb 27, 2014

Col. (Ret) William Wallace Riser Jr. 94 of Newberry husband of the late Mary Clary Riser died Thursday February 27 2014 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital. Born on November 9 1919 and reared in Kinards Mr. Riser was the son of the late Ola Mae Reighley Riser and W.W. Riser. Mr. Riser attended Newberry City Schools and Newberry College. He...

Feb 26, 2014

Charles Buist Dowling III US Air Force Major (ret) 82 of Chapin died Wednesday February 26 2014 at his residence. Born on January 15 1932 in Johnstown PA he was a son of the late Charles Buist Jr. and Ruth Havener Dowling. Charles was a pilot in US Air Force and retired after 17 years as the Director of Safety...

Feb 26, 2014

Betty Jean Morris Brunson 72 of Norway SC died Wednesday February 26 2014 at Trident Regional Medical Center in Orangeburg S.C. Funeral services were conducted at 2:00 P.M. Saturday at the Whitaker Funeral Home Chapel Newberry SC by the Rev. Jerry Trantham. Burial did follow in the Colony Lutheran Church Cemetery. The family did receive friends and family from 12:30...

Feb 21, 2014

Jacob Earl Lindler 78 was born in Little Mountain to the late Daniel Evans Lindler and Carrie Lucille Eargle Lindler on May 23 1935. . He was married to his wife of 55 years Margie Cannon Lindler and was the proud Pop to sons Kenneth wife Libby and Aubrey wife Lisa. Completing Papas family were grandchildren Kristina Cody Matthew and...

Feb 20, 2014

Wilhelmina Johnson Currin 94 of Columbia SC died Thursday February 20 2014 at Palmetto Health Baptist. She was married to the late Morris Currin for fifty-five years. Born on October 6 1919 in Wake County NC she was a daughter of the late Lexie and Jodie Horton Johnson. Mrs. Currin was a member of Riverland Hills Baptist Church and the...

Feb 20, 2014

Sylvia Sydney Jones Dominick 80 of Prosperity wife of Dale Dominick died Thursday February 20 2014 at White Oak Manor. Funeral services were held at 3:00 P.M. on Monday February 24 2014 at Zion United Methodist Church conducted by the Rev. David Taylor. The family did receive friends at the church following the service. Born on April 3 1933 in...