Obituaries
Deborah Graham Dennis
Sep 21, 2025
Deborah Elaine Graham Dennis, 71, of Prosperity, South Carolina, died on Sunday, September 21, 2025 at Newberry Health.
Born in Newberry on July 21, 1954, Debbie was a daughter of the late George Roy and Janelle Livingston Graham. Debbie was a lifetime member of New Hope United Methodist Church and enjoyed conducting children’s church and assisting with crafts at Vacation Bible...
Barbara Cearley
Sep 20, 2025
Barbara Leone Rice Cearley, 73, of Newberry, died Saturday, September 20, 2025 at her home.
Born on December 24, 1951 in Fayetteville, NC, she was a daughter of the late Robert B. and Marian Rice. She was a CNA and retired from J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home. Mrs. Cearley was a member of Faith Assembly of God where she was a member of...
Vickie Fulmer
Sep 20, 2025
Vickie Smith Fulmer, 60, of Prosperity, died Saturday, September 20, 2025, at her home.
Born on April 12, 1965, in Columbia, she was a daughter of the late Floyd and Joyce Amick Smith. She was a member of Macedonia Lutheran Church.
Vickie is survived by her husband, Donald Fulmer; sons, Alan Alewine and Mike Alewine both of Chapin; a sister, Paula Revis...
Robert Paul Morris, Sr.
Sep 19, 2025
Robert Paul Morris, Sr., 75 of Little Mountain, died Friday, September 19, 2025 at White Oak Manor.
Born on May 21, 1950 in Salisbury, NC, he was a son of the late Robert Alexander and Eula Wooten Morris. He served in the United States Army in the 5th Infantry Division during the Vietnam War. Mr. Morris worked for the Town of Prosperity...
Elizabeth B. "Betty" Carter
Sep 17, 2025
Elizabeth “Betty” Blease Baker Carter, 98, widow of the late Sydney E. Carter, M.D., died on Wednesday, Sept. 17, at White Oak Manor in Newberry. Born on March 22, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Colie Blease Baker and Richard Leon Baker. She was also the mother of the late Sydney Earl Carter Jr.
She graduated in 1944 from Newberry...
Charlie Beaman Summer, Jr.
Sep 16, 2025
Charlie Beaman Summer, Jr., 72, of Newberry, widower of Donna Mack Summer, died Tuesday, September 16, 2025 at his home.
Born on June 15, 1953, in Newberry, he was the son of the late Charlie Beaman Summer, Sr. and Mary Elise Fuller Summer. Charlie had worked for Champion International and was the owner of Summer’s Taxidermy. He was a member of...
Lynn Black
Sep 14, 2025
Marshia Lynn Black, 61, of Pomaria, South Carolina, died Sunday, September 14, 2025 at her home.
Born in Newberry, South Carolina on November 18, 1963, she was a daughter of George H. Black and the late Gloria Ann Bledsoe Black. Lynn loved people – especially her family, grandchildren, and friends – and animals. She enjoyed flowers and gardening as well as...
Margaret Roton Bowers
Sep 13, 2025
Margaret Helen Roton Bowers, 91, native of Newberry, widow of James Everett “Pete” Roton, passed away on Saturday, September 13, 2025, at her home in Greenwood.
Born on June 9, 1934, in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late George Ira and Gertrude Craine Brock. Margeret had worked at Allied Signal, Old School Manufacturing and the A&P Grocery Store. She...
Linda Rowe
Sep 11, 2025
Linda Johnson Rowe, 79, of Newberry, widow of Bobby “Stump” Rowe, passed away on Thursday, September 11, 2025 at Newberry Health.
Born on August 8, 1946, in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late George Andrew and Eva Mae Pitts Johnson. Linda retired from Shakespeare and worked for several years at Pomaria Garmany Elementary. She was a member of Trinity...
Sunie Wicker Mills
Sep 6, 2025
Sunie Viola Wicker Mills, 90, of Newberry, widow of Alvin Carol Mills, died Saturday, September 6, 2025 at White Oak Manor.
Born on November 30, 1934 in Kinards, she was a daughter of the late Ernest Oliver and Viola Graham Wicker. Mrs. Mills graduated from Bush River High School and retired after a long career with Greenwood Mills. She was a...
Sylvia Bush Taylor
Sep 6, 2025
Sylvia Catherine Bush Taylor, 90, of Little Mountain, passed away on Saturday, September 6, 2025, at White Oak Manor.
Born on December 20, 1934, in Little Mountain, she was the daughter of the late John Jesse and Carrie Lee Bundrick Bush. She operated Taylor Snack Bar and later worked in the deli at Winn Dixie and ultimately retired from Food Lion....
Cheryl Longshore
Sep 4, 2025
Cheryl Jean Longshore, 64, of Newberry died Thursday, September 4, 2025 at her home.
Born on March 6, 1961 in Newberry she was the daughter of Myrtle Pitts Longshore and the late Robert Eugene (Gene) Longshore.
Cheryl was a graduate of Newberry High School, and received a bachelor's degree from Lander University. She would go on to work as an accountant for...
Dora Bell Mize
Sep 4, 2025
Dora Bell Jones “MiMi” Mize, 89, of Newberry, widow of Clyde Thomas Mize, died September 4, 2025 at J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home.
Born on December 23, 1935 in Belton, she was a daughter of the late Hoke Smith and Murrel Elsie Dorn Jones. Mrs. Mize retired from Damon International. After retirement, she went to work at White Oak Manor and later...
Patsy Nichols
Sep 4, 2025
Patsy Pitts Nichols, 81, of Newberry, widow of Jerry A. Nichols, passed away on Thursday, September 4, 2025, at the Agape Hospice House of Lexington.
Born on November 29, 1943, in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late J. Milton and Hattie Derrick Pitts. Patsy was a graduate of Newberry High School. She was retired from the Newberry County Department...
Ricky D. Jones
Aug 31, 2025
Ricky Dwayne Jones, 65, of Newberry, passed away on Sunday, August, 31, 2025, at his home.
Born on January 9, 1960, in Newberry, he was a son of the late Morris Lee and Jane Cannon Jones. Ricky was a 1978 graduate of Newberry High School and also a graduate of Piedmont Technical College. He retired from the South Carolina Department of...
Chris Branham
Aug 27, 2025
Christopher Riser Branham, 42, of Newberry, passed away on Wednesday, August 27, 2025 at his home.
Chris was born on November 7, 1982 to John Vincent “Vince” and Donna Riser Branham. He attended and graduated from the University of South Carolina, and was a huge Gamecock fan ever since. He was a Gamecock Club member, and loved supporting his team. One...
Patricia Dominick
Aug 27, 2025
Patricia Mann Fulmer Dominick, 65, of Prosperity, passed away on Wednesday, August 27, 2025 by the side of her loving husband, Mike.
Born February 14, 1960 in Columbia, she was the daughter of the late Leroy and Doris Gantt Mann. Pat graduated from Irmo High School where she was the head majorette in the marching band. To fulfill her dream of...
Kelley Lowman
Aug 23, 2025
Kelley Lee Lowman, 47 of Newberry, SC passed away on August 23, 2025 at Laurens County Hospice House.
She was born on October 12, 1977 in Newberry, SC. Kelley was the daughter of Sally A. Lowman and the late Ruffus Lowman.
Kelley graduated from Newberry High School in 1995. Besides her mother, she is survived by her son, Tyler (Hanna) Sheley of...
Margaret Hendrix
Aug 20, 2025
Margaret Olivia Harmon Hendrix, 89, of Prosperity, passed away on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, surrounded by her family.
Born on July 13, 1936, in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late Rembert and Lillie Mack Harmon. Margaret retired from Hollywood School in Saluda. She was a member of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church where she had been a Sunday school teacher....
Sims Barnes Peel
Aug 17, 2025
Sims Barnes Peel, 75, of Newberry, passed away on Sunday, August 17, 2025, at his home.
Born on September 19, 1949, in Bonifay, FL, he was a son of the late Marcel and Brusiue Everett Peel. Sims was a U.S. Navy Veteran having served in the Vietnam War. He was a retired truck driver and a member of St. Luke's Lutheran...
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