Obituaries

Mary B. Crawford

Mary B. Crawford

May 14, 2011

Mary Brown Crawford 79 of 1156 Leita Street Newberry died May 14 2011 at the Newberry County Memorial Hospital. She was born on March 1 1932 in Haywood County NC a daughter of the late Pearl and Nora Jones Brown. Mrs. Crawford retired in 1996 from the Newberry County Memorial Hospital and was a member of ONeal Street United Methodist...

J. Leroy Wessinger

J. Leroy Wessinger

May 10, 2011

J. Leroy Wessinger 94 formerly of Little Mountain died May 10 2011 at the Heritage at Lowman in White Rock. He was born on April 20 1917 in Chapin SC a son of the late Jonas Levi and Elvie Fulmer Wessinger. He was raised by his step-mother Essie Taylor Wessinger following the death of his birth mother. Mr. Wessinger was...

Homer T. Wease

Homer T. Wease

May 5, 2011

Mr. Homer Talamage Wease 87 of Long Road Prosperity SC died Thursday May 5 2011 at White Oak Manor of Newberry. A native of Rutherford County he was born August 231923 a son of the late George W. And Lula Cash Wease. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Lula Coggins Wease one brother and four...

Mg (R) James W. Henderson

Mg (R) James W. Henderson

May 4, 2011

James W. Henderson Major General (Retired) of Newberry died Wednesday at his residence. He was born in Saluda County on November 16 1918 a son of the late A. Thomas and Pearl Koon Henderson. He attended Newberry County Schools and graduated from Newberry College with Honors in 1940. He did post graduated work at Biarritz American University in Biarritz France....

Gordon S. Whitlock Sr.

Gordon S. Whitlock Sr.

May 2, 2011

Mr. Gordon S. Whitlock Sr. age 70 husband of Bessie S. VioletWhitlock of 1054 SC Hwy 66 Whitmire SC died Monday May 2 2011 at Hospice of Laurens. Mr. Whitlock was born in Union County SC September 27 1940 a son of the late J.B. Whitlock and Doris Louise Clay. He was owner operator of Whitmire Truck Stop and was...

Irma Harmon Perry

Irma Harmon Perry

Apr 25, 2011

Irma Harmon Perry 84 of 2110 Adelaide St. Newberry died Monday April 25 2011 at J. F. Hawkins Nursing Home Newberry. Born on November 16 1926 in Newberry she was a daughter of the late R. Dupre and Lillie Mae Mack Harmon. Mrs. Perry was an active member of Central United Methodist Church. She was a member of the Newberry...

Thelma Harrison Hamilton

Thelma Harrison Hamilton

Apr 21, 2011

Thelma Harrison Hamilton 86 of 42 Bay Court Prosperity died Thursday April 21 2011 at her residence. Born on October 10 1924 in Milledgeville Georgia she was the daughter of the late William Bill and Thelma Smith Harrison. Mrs. Hamilton retired as a supervisor at the Department of Family and Childrens Services in Baldwin County GA. She enjoyed crossword puzzles...

Carrie Thompson Rinehart

Carrie Thompson Rinehart

Apr 21, 2011

Carrie T. Rinehart 98 of Newberry widow of the late Dr. Virgil W. Rinehart died Thursday April 21 2011 at J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home. Mrs. Rinehart was born in Cope SC a daughter of the late Henry Jake and Ida Virginia Thompson. She was educated at Cope High School and Columbia College. She was twice widowed first to Dr. Leonides...

Margaret Davis Hawkins

Margaret Davis Hawkins

Apr 11, 2011

Margaret Davis Hawkins passed away April 11 2011 in Kingsport TN. She was preceded in death by her husband Dr. G. F. Hawkins. Margaret was born in Newberry South Carolina on July 25 1919 and she attended Newberry College. She was a long time resident of Kingsport Tennessee and a member of Waverly Road Presbyterian Church. She is survived by...

Sara Duncan Dominick

Sara Duncan Dominick

Apr 10, 2011

Sara Duncan Dominick of 103 Windstone Drive Greenville died at her home on Sunday April 10 2011. Born in Greer she was the daughter of Thelma Harley Duncan of Greenville SC and the late Heyward E. Duncan. She was the daughter-in-law of Estelle M. Dominick of Prosperity SC and the late James L. Dominick. Mrs. Dominick graduated from Greer High...

Carol S. Fulmer

Carol S. Fulmer

Apr 1, 2011

Carol S. Fulmer 60 of 2729 Macedonia Church Road Prosperity died Friday April 1 2011 at her residence. Born on September 8 1950 in Prosperity SC she was a daughter of Sara R. Shealy and the late Curtis C. Shealy of Prosperity. Mrs. Fulmer retired after 35 years with Bellsouth and was a lifelong member of Macedonia Lutheran Church where...

Charles Wayland Gilliam

Charles Wayland Gilliam

Apr 1, 2011

Charles Wayland Gilliam Sr. 70 of 118 ODell St Whitmire died April 1 2011 at his home. He was born on March 4 1941 in Lee County VA a son of the late James Cornell and Adie Mae Hurd Gilliam. He was also the step son of the late Virginia Garman Gilliam. Mr. Gilliam was retired from Georgia Pacific. He...

James Jim Gordon Shealy

James Jim Gordon Shealy

Mar 31, 2011

James Jim Gordon Shealy 66 of Newberry died Thursday March 31 2011 at Palmetto Health Richland in Columbia. Mr. Shealy was born on January 29 1945 in Newberry a son of the late James Horace and Rosa Lee Sims Shealy. He was raised in Newberry and joined the US Navy in 1973 retiring from the Navy in 1985 as a...

Stephen J. Bendziewicz

Stephen J. Bendziewicz

Mar 31, 2011

Stephen J. Bendziewicz 48 of Chapin died Friday March 31 2011 at his residence. Born on October 6 1962 in Edison NJ he is the son of Clare McElwee Bendziewicz and the late Frank J. Bendziewicz. Stephen worked with IBM for 25 years and was a member of the Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church in Chapin. Above all...

Vickie Gregory Carter

Vickie Gregory Carter

Mar 31, 2011

Vickie Gregory Carter 68 of 153 West End Street Chester died Thursday March 31 2011 at the William T. Patrick Hospice House of Rock Hill. Born on November 25 1942 in Newberry SC she was a daughter of the late Curtis and Bernice Ludwick Gregory. In addition to being a homemaker Vickie worked for many years at Shakespeare Manufacturing Company...

Glenn Reed Adams Jr.

Glenn Reed Adams Jr.

Mar 31, 2011

Glenn Reed Adams Jr. 93 of 195 Golf View Road Newberry died March 31 2011 at his home. He was born on April 4 1917 in Carpentersville Illinois to the late Glenn Reed and Edna Caroline Ehlert Adams. His grandfather was one of the orphans in New York City that was transported on the Orphan Train to Chicago where he...

Jason Ryan Konarski

Jason Ryan Konarski

Mar 31, 2011

Jason Ryan Konarski 34 of 1320 Beagle Run Rd. Chapin died March 31 2011. He was born in Columbia SC on April 23 1976 a son of Lawrence John Konarski of Chapin and Lora Reynolds Scott of Frederick MD. Jason was an avid fisherman. He was a person who would help anyone who needed him and had tremendous love for...

Chaplain Colonel Lawrence Larry A. Kelly Jr.

Chaplain Colonel Lawrence Larry A. Kelly Jr.

Mar 26, 2011

Chaplain Colonel Lawrence Larry Anthony Kelly Jr. 78 of 808 College St. Newberry died Saturday March 26 2011 at Dorn VA Medical Center. Chaplain Colonel Kelly was born in Charleston on December 23 1932 the son of the late Lawrence Anthony Sr. and Emma Styles Kelly. He was a life long student always reading and always learning. Chaplain Colonel Kelly...

Wyman Stone Frick

Wyman Stone Frick

Mar 21, 2011

Mr. Frick 89 passed away peacefully at home Monday morning March 21 2011 surrounded by his loving family. A native of Newberry SC he was the son of the late Olin and Lillian Stone Frick and a US Air Force Veteran. He was a long time employee of the US Postal Service and a member of Morning Star Lutheran Church....

Dr. Gerald V. Long

Dr. Gerald V. Long

Mar 20, 2011

Dr. Gerald Virgil Long 68 of Chapin died Sunday March 20th 2011 at his residence in the company of his children. Dr. Long was born July 20th 1942 a son of the late L. Hubert and Juanita Hunter Long. He was a beloved husband to Faye until her death in 2006 and was the dearest father to seven children and...