Obituaries

Hazel Phelps Matthews

Hazel Phelps Matthews

Nov 16, 2014

Hazel Phelps Matthews 83 wife of the late Edward Haywood Matthews died Sunday November 16 2014 at her residence in Little Mountain SC. She was born on November 17 1930 in Raleigh NC a daughter of the late Willie Eli Phelps and Beulah Wilson Phelps. Mrs. Matthews worked as a librarian in the North Carolina Schools. She appreciated all of...

Ruth Webster Mccrackin-Leland

Ruth Webster Mccrackin-Leland

Nov 9, 2014

Ruth Webster McCrackin-Leland 96 of Newberry died Sunday November 9 2014 at Newberry Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted by the Rev. Ralph Hill at 2:00 PM on Friday November 14 2014 at the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer in Newberry. Burial will follow in Rosemont Cemetery. Visitation will be on Thursday from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM at...

Gertrude Trude Duck Finneran

Gertrude Trude Duck Finneran

Nov 7, 2014

Gertrude D. Finneran 90 of Newberry died Friday November 07 2014 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital. The Rosary will be prayed at 5:00 PM Sunday 9 November at Whitaker Funeral Home. A wake will be at 5:45 PM Sunday 9 November at Whitaker Funeral Home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 AM Monday 10 November at...

Elvira Bidie Shealy Hawkins

Elvira Bidie Shealy Hawkins

Nov 6, 2014

Elvira Bidie Shealy Hawkins 91 of Prosperity died Thursday November 6 2014 at her residence. Memorial services will be conducted by the Rev. Michael Price at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday November 8 2014 in the Good Sheppard Room at Grace Lutheran Church Prosperity. A private family interment will precede the memorial service. The family will receive friends following the service....

Avery Solomon Jones

Avery Solomon Jones

Oct 24, 2014

Avery Solomon Jones infant son of Matthew and Candy Jones died Friday October 24 2014. He was born on October 22 2014. Avery had a short life but he touched hearts and will be forever loved and remembered by his family. In addition to his parents of Little Mountain he is survived by his brother Zakkary Jones; maternal grandparents Gail...

Eva James Davis Wherry

Eva James Davis Wherry

Oct 22, 2014

Eva James Davis Wherry 95 widow of R. Augustus (Gus) Wherry was welcomed by her family in heaven on Wednesday October 22 2014. Visitation will be from 5:00 until 7:00 PM Friday at Whitaker Funeral Home Newberry. Funeral services will be conducted at 10:00 am Saturday at Central United Methodist Church by the Rev. Mickey Fisher assisted by the Rev....

Cheryl Cotney Toscano

Cheryl Cotney Toscano

Oct 18, 2014

Cheryl Cotney Toscano 68 of Columbia died Saturday October 18 at Palmetto Health Richland. Mrs. Toscano was born on August 5 1946 in Newberry County a daughter of the late Birtrun Birt and Earlene Stockman Cotney. She attended Congaree Presbyterian Church in Columbia and was a member at Bethel Baptist Church in Prosperity. Cheryl retired from the Department of Corrections...

Mary Simmons Vanlandingham

Mary Simmons Vanlandingham

Oct 15, 2014

Mary Simmons Vanlandingham 90 of Berlin GA formerly of Newberry died Wednesday October 15 2014 in Douglas GA. Born on July 25 1924 she was the daughter of the late Bennett and Elizabeth Simmons. She was married to the late Howard H. Vanlandingham. She is survived by a sister Violet S. Hamm (Ralph) of Prosperity and a brother Charles Simmons...

Narves Stockman Lindler

Narves Stockman Lindler

Oct 6, 2014

Narves Stockman Lindler 85 widow of Claude Evans Lindler formerly of Prosperity died Monday October 6 2014 at White Oak Manor. Born on April 2 1929 in Prosperity she was a daughter of the late Sebern and Marrie Mills Stockman. She was retired from Shawnee Mill. Mrs. Lindler was an active member of St. Lukes Lutheran Church. She enjoyed her...

Catherine Smith Conger

Catherine Smith Conger

Sep 30, 2014

Catherine Smith Conger 83 of 1783 SC Hwy 391 Prosperity died Tuesday September 30 2014 The family did receive friends from 12:00 noon until 2:00 PM Sunday at Whitaker Funeral Home Newberry. Graveside services did follow at 2:30 PM Sunday at Newberry Memorial Gardens conducted by the Rev. Priscilla Griffith. Following the service friends were invited back to the residence....

Dorothy Dickert And Charles E. Bowers

Dorothy Dickert And Charles E. Bowers

Sep 29, 2014

Dorothy Dickert Bowers and Charles E. Bowers married for seventy two years both died during the past fourteen months in Atlanta GA. Dorothy was born on March 5 1922 and preceded her husband in death on July 30 2013. Charlie was born on January 20 1912 and died August 10 2014. Charlie and Dorothy were raised in Newberry and attended...

Guy H. Eargle Sr

Guy H. Eargle Sr

Sep 25, 2014

Private family services were held for Guy H. Eargle Sr. of Newberry SC who died Thursday September 25 2014. Mr. Eargle was born on Nov. 25 1921 in Columbia a son of the late Marvin and Lillian Riley Eargle. He was a First Lieutenant and a B-26 pilot in the Army Air Corps during WWII. He flew 69 missions and...

Lewis K. Smoak Jr.

Lewis K. Smoak Jr.

Sep 22, 2014

Lewis K. Smoak Jr. 77 of Chapin SC died Monday September 22 2014 peacefully at his home after a lengthy illness. There was a private celebration of his life. He was born October 11 1936 in Palatka FL son of the late Lewis K. Smoak Sr. and Hazel Carter Smoak of Orangeburg SC. Lewis graduated from Orangeburg High School. Following...

C. Bradford Weeks

C. Bradford Weeks

Sep 19, 2014

A memorial service to celebrate the life of C. Bradford Weeks 35 of Camden SC was held at 4:00 PM Monday September 22 2014 at Lyttleton Street United Methodist Church in Camden. Rev. Steve Patterson will officiate. The family did receive friends in the church Fellowship Hall following the service. In honor of Brad please dress cheerful and comfortable. In...

Dina Abney Milner

Dina Abney Milner

Sep 16, 2014

Dina Abney Milner 45 of Greenwood died Tuesday September 16 2014 at her residence. Private family services were held. Born on May 29 1969 in Newberry she was a daughter of the late Wayne Belton and Betty Jean Bennett Abney. Dina was a former EMT with Ashley Medical Transport and a volunteer firefighter. She loved hunting fishing drawing cooking and...

William H. Bill White Sr.

William H. Bill White Sr.

Sep 15, 2014

William H. Bill White Sr. 82 died Monday September 15 2014 at his residence. Funeral services were held at 3:00 pm Thursday September 18 2014 at the Whitaker Funeral Home Chapel conducted by the Rev. Jeff ODell. Burial did follow in Newberry Memorial Gardens. Visitation was from 6:00 to 8:00 pm Wednesday at Whitaker Funeral Home in Newberry. Born on...

Steven Lloyd Hart

Steven Lloyd Hart

Sep 13, 2014

Steven Lloyd Hart 58 of Newberry died Saturday September 13 2014 at his residence. Visitation was Monday September 15 from 4:00 to 7:00 pm at the home of Sheri Hart 108 Player St. Newberry. A private service were held. Born on September 11 1956 in Union he was a son of the late Lloyd Hart and Joyce Hart Ward. He...

Maci Elizabeth Long

Maci Elizabeth Long

Sep 11, 2014

Maci Elizabeth Long baptized child of God and infant daughter of Jared Luther and Kristina Bradley Long became one of Gods angels on Thursday September 11 2014. The family did receive friends on Sunday September 14 from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm at Whitaker Funeral Home. Funeral services were held at 3:00 pm Monday at St. James Lutheran Church conducted...

William E. “Bill” Evans

William E. “Bill” Evans

Sep 9, 2014

William E. Bill Evans 92 of Newberry died Tuesday September 9 2014. Funeral services were conducted 11:00 AM on Friday September 12 2014 at Glenn Street Baptist Church by the Rev. Michael Whitesides and the Rev. Audrey Reese. Military honors were rendered following the service. The family did receive friends at 12 Glenn St. from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm...

Arthur Robert “B.O.B.” Kibler

Arthur Robert “B.O.B.” Kibler

Sep 9, 2014

Arthur Robert B.O.B. Kibler age 74 of 205 Harrington Drive passed away at his residence on Tuesday September 9 2014. Born in Newberry SC on February 1 1940 he was the son of the late Johnny C. Kibler and the late Varie Gibson Kibler. After graduation from high school B.O.B. attended Greenville Tech for 2 years. Mr. Kibler served in...