Obituaries

Gayle Ruff Swanson

Gayle Ruff Swanson

Feb 18, 2014

Brenda Gayle Ruff Swanson 69 died Tuesday February 18 2014 at her home. A brief committal service with burial was held in Newberry Memorial Gardens at 4:00 PM Thursday February 27. Gayles friends colleagues former students and family were invited to gather in celebration of her life on Sunday March 16 at 4 p.m. at the Seibels House and Garden...

Maureen Marquette Hightower

Maureen Marquette Hightower

Feb 14, 2014

Maureen Marquette Hightower 73 of Chapin died Friday February 14 2014. The Rosary will be prayed at 10:00 AM Tuesday February 18 2013 at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church with visitation to follow. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated by Rev. Andrew J. Vollkommer at 11 AM Tuesday following the visitation. Interment in Bamberg SC was held....

Margaret Hendrix Leopard

Margaret Hendrix Leopard

Feb 10, 2014

Margaret Hendrix Leopard 77 of Newberry died Monday February 10 2014 at her residence. Graveside funeral services were conducted at 3:00 P.M. Sunday February 16 2014 in Rosemont Cemetery by the Rev. David Lyles and the Rev. Timothy Thompson. Visitation was from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. Saturday at Whitaker Funeral Home Newberry. Born on October 22 1936 in Laurens County...

Walter William Senn

Walter William Senn

Feb 10, 2014

Walter William Senn 96 of Island Ford Road Silverstreet died Monday February 10 2014 at his residence. Funeral services was conducted at 11:00 AM Saturday February 15 2014 at Smyrna Presbyterian Church by the Rev. Mark Horne and the Rev. Scott Hill. Burial with military honors did follow in the church cemetery. Visitation was from 4:00 to 6:00 PM Friday...

Naomi Lindler Counts

Naomi Lindler Counts

Feb 5, 2014

Naomi Lindler Counts 99 of Chapin widow of Alvin Counts died Wednesday February 5 2014 at Generations of Chapin Funeral services was held at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church at 3:00 PM on Saturday February 8 2014 with Rev. Brett Collins officiating. Burial did follow in the church cemetery. Visitation was from 6:00 to 8:00 PM on Friday February 7 at...

Clint Hamilton

Clint Hamilton

Feb 5, 2014

Clint Hamilton 54 of Newberry died Wednesday February 5 2014 at his residence. Born on August 25 1959 in Prosperity he was a son of Lillie Mae Sumner Hamilton Sample and the late Raymond Hamilton. Clint was a retired employee of Rainbow Trucking and attended Old Time Holiness Mission. He enjoyed playing guitar both for fun and at church. In...

Nila Schneider Schricker

Nila Schneider Schricker

Feb 4, 2014

Nila Schneider Schricker 87 of White Rock died Tuesday February 4 2014 at her residence. Born on May 26 1926 in East St. Louis IL she was the daughter of the late Richard Hartman Schneider and Norma Echol Schneider. Mrs. Schricker was a devoted homemaker who enjoyed her involvement in volunteer work. She was a member of Bethel Lutheran Church...

Mary Nobles Henderson

Mary Nobles Henderson

Feb 3, 2014

Mary Nobles Henderson 89 widow of James W. Henderson died Monday February 3 2014 at her residence. Born on March 1 1924 in Newberry she was a daughter of the late J. Leonard and Florence Tolbert Nobles. She was an active member of Central United Methodist Church; the Fellowship Sunday School class a member of the Newberry Literary Club the...

Virginia Tuta Or Cub Culbertson

Virginia Tuta Or Cub Culbertson

Jan 28, 2014

Miss Virginia Hayes Culbertson (Tuta or Cub) of Fountain Inn SC died Tuesday January 28 2014 at Greenville Memorial Hospital after an extended illness of Pneumonia and complications. Funeral services were conducted at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday February 1 2014 at the Whitaker Funeral Home Chapel Newberry by the Rev. Stephen Mims. The family did receive friends following the service...

Barbara Jean Cox Moore

Barbara Jean Cox Moore

Jan 26, 2014

Barbara Jean Cox Moore 79 of Ninety Six wife of Paul Lee Moore died Sunday January 26 2014. Memorial services were conducted at 2:00 P.M. Thursday January 30 2014 at Chapin Baptist Church by the Rev. Chad Thibodeaux and Rev. Philip Vaughn. Visitation did from 1:00 to 1: 45 P.M. at the church prior to the service. Funeral services were...

J. Bryan Bozard

J. Bryan Bozard

Jan 19, 2014

J. Bryan Bozard 54 of Newberry died Sunday January 19 2014 at Wallace Thomson Hospital Union SC. Born on March 15 1959 he was a son of Dollie Davenport Bozard and the late J. Earl Bozard. Bryan was a graduate of Newberry College. He was listed on Whos Who of American High School Students for 1975-76 received the TKE Fraternity...

Carroll A. Counts

Carroll A. Counts

Jan 12, 2014

Carroll A. Counts 91 of Prosperity died Sunday January 12 2014 in West Columbia. Born on April 28 1922 in Newberry County he was a son of the late Clarence A. and Ruth Riddle Counts. . He was a World War II veteran of the US Army Air Corp having served with the Air Transport Command as a flight engineer....

Willie O. Crumpton

Willie O. Crumpton

Jan 3, 2014

Willie O. Crumpton 82 of Rio Rancho NM formerly of Newberry died Friday January 3 2014 in Rio Rancho NM. He was born on May 10 1931 in Pomaria a son of the late Walter A. and Genevia Long Crumpton. Mr. Crumpton retired as Chief from the U.S. Navy after 21 years of service. He was proud of his work...

B. Edward “Eddy” Long

B. Edward “Eddy” Long

Dec 27, 2013

B. Edward Eddy Long 69 of Island Ford Rd Silverstreet died Friday. He was born on March 30 1944 in Newberry a son of the late William E. Bill and Frances Bowers Long. Mr. Long was a member of Silverstreet Lutheran Church and the Silverstreet Lutheran Men in Mission. He is survived by his wife of 29 years Jessica Senn...

Marie OÂ’Farrell Teal Knight

Marie OÂ’Farrell Teal Knight

Dec 22, 2013

Marie OFarrell Teal Knight 75 formerly of Chapin died Sunday December 22 2013 at Agape Hospice in Columbia. Funeral services were conducted 11:00 AM Friday December 27 2013 at Mt. Horeb Lutheran Church by the Rev. Ginger Litman-Koon. Interment did follow in the church cemetery. Born on February 21 1938 in Waynesville NC she was a daughter of the late...

Rudolf “Rudy” Van Erkelens

Rudolf “Rudy” Van Erkelens

Dec 22, 2013

Rudolf Rudy Van Erkelens 77 of Chapin SC died Sunday December 22 2013 at the Sterling House at Harbison. Born on August 2 1936 in Rotterdam Holland he was a son of the late Herm Van Erkelens and Frieda Wiegel Van Erkelens. He served in the Dutch Army and was the retired owner of Thor-Chem. Rudy loved animals especially dogs...

Jacquelin “Jackie” Attaway Boozer

Jacquelin “Jackie” Attaway Boozer

Dec 20, 2013

Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Jacquelin Jackie Attaway Boozer 81 of 2536 Henry Avenue Newberry died December 20 2013 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital. Born on August 29 1932 she was a daughter of the late George H. and Cummings Shealy Attaway. Jackie retired after many years working as a receptionist for Shakespeare. She was a dedicated member of...

Hanes A. Mcentire

Hanes A. Mcentire

Dec 3, 2013

Senior Enlisted Advisor and Command Chief Master Sergeant Ret. Hanes A. McEntire 81 of Irmo died Tuesday December 3 2013 at his residence. Born on December 26 1931 he was a son of the late Barney B. McEntire Sr. and Lessie Younginer McEntire. Funeral services were conducted Friday December 6 2013 at 11:00 AM at the Lake Murray Presbyterian Church...

Louise Marie Schaack Duncan

Louise Marie Schaack Duncan

Nov 30, 2013

Mrs. Louise Marie Schaack Duncan 102 widow of Lester Edmond Duncan Sr. and the oldest member of St. Johannes Lutheran Church Charleston died Saturday November 2013 at the Heritage at Lowman White Rock SC. Mrs. Duncan born in Port Royal SC November 6 1911 was the daughter of the late Edward Frederick and Henrietta Louise Sophie Lambach Schaack. She is...

Patricia Carol Kelly Becker Dowd

Patricia Carol Kelly Becker Dowd

Nov 30, 2013

Patricia Carol Kelly Becker Dowd of 808 College St. Newberry SC died Saturday November 30 2013 at her residence with her husband Bryan Harvey Dowd by her side. She was born on August 14 1964 in Bamburg SC a daughter of Joyce Edna Kelly and the late Lawrence A. Kelly Jr. She was a great intellect in many areas. She...