Obituaries

C. W. Willie Johnson

C. W. Willie Johnson

Feb 24, 2013

C. W. Willie Johnson 71 of 520 ONeal St. Newberry SC 29108. He was born on March 2 1941 a son of the late William I. "Sleepy" and Mildred Foy Johnson. He retired as a Lieutenant with the City of Newberry Police Department after 26 years of service. He was a member of ONeal St. United Methodist Church and was...

Paul C. Akers M.D.

Paul C. Akers M.D.

Feb 23, 2013

Paul C. Akers M.D. 67 died Saturday February 23 2013 at his residence. Graveside funeral services were conducted at 11:00 AM Thursday in Rosemont Cemetery by the Rev. Elizabeth Morgan. Memorials may be made to Pets Inc 300 Orchard Dr. West Columbia SC 29170 or to an animal rescue of ones choice. He was born on August 3 1945 in...

Robert A. “Bob” Ballentine

Robert A. “Bob” Ballentine

Feb 22, 2013

Robert A. Bob Ballentine 85 of Little Mountain died February 22 2013 at the Newberry County Memorial Hospital. Funeral services were conducted at 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday February 26 2013 at Mt. Tabor Lutheran Church by the Rev. John Stoudemayer. Interment did follow in the church cemetery. The family did receive friends from 5:30 to 8:00 P.M. Monday at the...

Mary Kibler Patterson

Mary Kibler Patterson

Feb 21, 2013

Mary Kibler Patterson 76 of Springfield Place Newberry and widow of Gary Patterson died Thursday February 21 2013 at Hospice of the Upstate in Anderson SC. Funeral services were conducted at 3:30 PM Sunday February 24 2013 at the West End Baptist Church in Newberry by the Rev. Kevin Carter. Interment did follow in Rosemont Cemetery. Visitation was from 1:30...

Harold “Bubba” Johnson Jr.

Harold “Bubba” Johnson Jr.

Feb 18, 2013

Harold Bubba Johnson Jr. 33 of 205 Lake St. Whitmire died Monday February 18 2013 at his residence. Graveside funeral services were conducted at 2:00 pm Monday February 25 2013 in Whitmire Cemetery. He was born on June 14 1979 in Greenwood a son of Martha Corder Lucas and the late Harold N. Johnson. Mr. Johnson is survived by his...

Laurence David Wicker

Laurence David Wicker

Feb 13, 2013

Laurence David Wicker 84 of Chapin formerly of Newberry and Greenwood died Wednesday February 13 2013 at Harbor Chase of Columbia. Funeral services were conducted at 11:00 AM Monday February 18 at Central United Methodist Church by the Rev. Tresco Shannon the Rev. Karen Radcliffe and the Rev. Paul Allen. Interment did follow in Newberry Memorial Gardens. Visitation was from...

Belivia “Kitty” Kibler Millsaps

Belivia “Kitty” Kibler Millsaps

Feb 13, 2013

Belivia Kitty Kibler Millsaps of Alex Avenue Newberry widow of Glenn Allen Millsaps Sr. died Wednesday February 13 2013 at her residence. Funeral services were conducted at 3:30 PM Saturday February 16 2013 at the West End Baptist Church by the Rev. Kevin Carter. Interment was in Rosemont Cemetery. Visitation was from 5:30 to 7:00 PM Friday at the Whitaker...

John Kramer

John Kramer

Feb 13, 2013

John Kramer 68 of Columbia died Wednesday February 13 2013 at his residence. Funeral services were conducted at 1:00 P.M. Saturday February 16 2013 at Silverstreet Lutheran Church by the Rev. Richard Campbell. Interment did follow in the church cemetery. Born on March 23 1944 in Baltimore MD he was a son of the late John A. and Ruth Heinzerling...

Carol Jane Hood Adkins

Carol Jane Hood Adkins

Feb 10, 2013

Carol Jane Hood Adkins of Union passed away at her home on Sunday February 10 following a courageous 4 year battle against breast cancer. Born in York on March 8 1951 to the late Fay Mickle Hood and Margaret Pridmore Hood she is survived by her husband of 41 years Mickey Adkins and a daughter Melanie A. Jenkins and son-in-law...

Lula Guin Abney

Lula Guin Abney

Feb 1, 2013

Mrs. Lula Guin Abney 88 formerly of Leita Street widow of John Ezelle Abney died Friday February 1 2013 at J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home. Mrs. Abney was born in Newberry a daughter of the late Lindsay and Mildred Davenport Guin. Funeral services were conducted at 1:00 PM on Monday February 4 2013 at the Whitaker Funeral Home chapel by the...

Alice Haines Nobles

Alice Haines Nobles

Jan 29, 2013

Alice Haines Nobles 94 widow of J. Ray Nobles and formerly of Newberry died Tuesday January 29 2013 at Scotia Village Nursing Facility. Funeral services were conducted at 11:00 AM Friday February 1 2013 at Central United Methodist Church by the Rev. Tresco Shannon. Interment was in Rosemont Cemetery. Visitation was from 6:00 to 7:30 on Thursday at the Whitaker...

James C. Baldwin

James C. Baldwin

Jan 28, 2013

James C. Baldwin 79 of Prosperity died Monday. Survivors include his wife Donna K. Baldwin a daughter Lisa G. Baldwin and a son Richard Baldwin. Private funeral services were conducted. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.whitakerfuneralhome.com. Whitaker Funeral Home of Newberry is assisting the family with local arrangements.

Rev. Wallace W. Smith

Rev. Wallace W. Smith

Jan 27, 2013

Reverend Wallace W. Smith 79 of 1208 Harrison Street in Princeton West Virginia died Sunday January 27 2013 at his residence. He is the brother of Ted Smith executive director of the Newberry County Chamber of Commerce. Ted and his wife Bev reside in Newberry. A service to celebrate the life of Reverend Wallace W. Smith were held at 11:00...

Russell O'Neal Rusty Culbertson Ii

Russell O'Neal Rusty Culbertson Ii

Jan 26, 2013

Russell O'Neal "Rusty" Culbertson II entered the Church Triumphant on January 26 2013. Funeral services were held at 3:00 PM Tuesday at Summer Memorial Lutheran Church Newberry with the Reverend David Coffman officiating. Interment did follow in Rosemont Cemetery. The family did receive friends from 5-7 PM Monday at Shellhouse Funeral Home Inc. 924 Haynes Ave. Aiken SC Mr. Culbertson...

Julie Redick

Julie Redick

Jan 25, 2013

Julie Redick 65 of Cayce died January 25 2013 at Lexington Medical Center. She was born on December 9 1947 in Columbia the daughter of the late Berkeley and Agnes Browder Redick. Visitation was from 12:30 to 1:30 PM Thursday January 31 2013 at the Whitaker Funeral Home Chapin. Funeral services did follow at 2:00pm conducted by the Rev. Dr....

Katie Rushton Connelly

Katie Rushton Connelly

Jan 25, 2013

Katie Rushton Connelly 93 formerly of 2625 Deloache Ave Newberry widow of Hugh H. Buck Connelly died Friday January 25 2013 at the J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home. Graveside funeral services were conducted at 2:00 pm Tuesday January 29 at Newberry Memorial Gardens by The Rev. Dr. Mitchell Van Metre. Visitation was from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm Monday at Whitaker...

Mary Lu Piersol

Mary Lu Piersol

Jan 25, 2013

Mary Lu Piersol 85 of Charleston South Carolina widow of Harold George Piersol entered into eternal rest Friday January 25 2013. A funeral service were held Tuesday January 29 2013 in the J. HENRY STUHR INC. WEST ASHLEY CHAPEL 3360 Glenn McConnell Parkway at 2:00 pm. Interment Live Oak Memorial Gardens . The family did receive friends Monday in Stuhr's...

Carl Mike Driggers

Carl Mike Driggers

Jan 24, 2013

CARL "MIKE" DRIGGERS Carl Michael Driggers 66 of Hickory passed away unexpectedly on January 24 2013 at Frye Regional Medical Center. He was born in Newberry SC on December 6 1946 to the late Carl and Narvis Oxner Driggers. Mike was an avid golfer and a sports fanatic. In addition he proudly served in the United States Army and Honor...

Harold J. Robison

Harold J. Robison

Jan 23, 2013

Harold J. Robison 87 of 113 Old Forge Rd Chapin died Wednesday January 23 2013 at Lexington Medical Center. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated by Rev. Andrew J. Vollkommer at 1:00 PM Monday January 28 2013 at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church. Interment with military honors did follow at Bush River Memorial Gardens. Visitation was from...

Myrtle Eargle Hughes Reagin

Myrtle Eargle Hughes Reagin

Jan 22, 2013

Myrtle Eargle Hughes Reagin 92 of 2769 Collinswood Dr. Newberry S.C. widow of John L. Reagin died Tuesday January 22 2013 at the home of her daughter and son-in-law in Middletown PA. Graveside funeral service were conducted at 11:00 AM on Tuesday January 29 2013 in Newberry Memorial Gardens by the Rev. Dr. Robert E. McCollum. Visitation was from 5:30...