Obituaries

Dec 30, 2014

Gabriel Apollo McArdle, 3, of Enoree, SC, died Tuesday, December 30, 2014.

He was the son of Theia McArdle and the grandson of Patrice Danielle McArdle.

A memorial service will be held at 3:00 pm Sunday, January 4, 2015, at McSwain-Evans Funeral Home.

A memorial...

Dec 28, 2014

Willie Mae Bolick, 99, of Kinards, widow of Edward Leon Bolick, died Saturday, December 27, 2014, at Hospice House of Laurens County.

Born on August 1, 1915, in Newberry County, she was the daughter of the late Gilliam Pitts and Maggie Bobb Johnson. She was retired from Whitten Center and was a charter...

Dec 27, 2014

On December 27, 2014, “Granny”, Ms Clarice Manning, entered eternal rest. She was called peacefully from her home in Prosperity, SC as she was surrounded by family and faithful friends Pete and Hercules. She is a member of Dixiana Baptist Church in West Columbia.

Clarice was born in Rutherford County, NC to Loran...

Dec 26, 2014

Floride Watts McLain, 81, of Prosperity, widow of Geta O. McLain, died December 25, 2014 at White Oak Manor.

Born on December 17, 1933, in Conway, she was a daughter of the late Rufus Calhoun and Mary Sarvis Watts. She was the retired owner of Custom Fashions of Winnsboro and Newberry and was...

Dec 22, 2014

Charles Bruce Payne, 69, of Newberry, widower of Sue Ellen Wicker Payne, died Sunday, December 21, 2014, at his residence.

Born on February 19, 1945, in Lancaster, he was a son of the late Lonnie Leroy and Florence Baker Payne. He was retired from the SC Department of Transportation, was a former SC...

Dec 18, 2014

Nellie Brigman Cook, 82, of Winnsboro, widow of Daniel Preston Cook, Sr., died December 17, 2014 at Palmetto Health Baptist.

Born on May 5, 1932 in Marion, she was a daughter of the late Marshall Tillman and Josephine Carmilla Thompson Brigman. She was a former employee of Uniroyal and was a graduate of...

Dec 15, 2014

Lexington, SC. Memorial Service for Mark E. Padgett, 85, will be held January 3, 2015 at 11:00 AM at Dunn’s Chapel of South Congaree, 281 Chapel Rd. West Columbia, SC 29172 with Rev. Tom Atten officiating. A repast will follow the service at the home of Wayne and...

Dec 15, 2014

Margaret Anne Frick Farr, 81, of Little Mountain, died Monday, December 15, 2014, at White Oak Manor.

Born on June 4, 1933, in Columbia, she was a daughter of the late Bennett Viron and Mary Ruth Putnam Frick. She was a 1954 graduate of the Spartanburg General Hospital School of Nursing. Mrs. Farr...

Dec 15, 2014

Ruby Louise Wilson, 82, of Newberry, widow of Arthur Hayne Wilson, died December 15, 2014, at White Oak Manor.

Born on March 28, 1932, in Chesnee, she was the daughter of Cornelius and Maudene McGraw Owens. She was a member of Lebanon United Methodist Church.

Mrs. Wilson is survived...

Dec 13, 2014

Brownlow Cutshall, 80, of Silverstreet, died Friday, December 12, 2014, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on March 10, 1934, in Marshall, NC, he was a son of the late Marvin and Cleta Griffin Cutshall. He was a retired farmer.

Mr. Cutshall is survived by his wife, Gail Davis...

Dec 11, 2014

Carl Alexander Kyzer of Nieceville, FL passed away in his sleep at home in Niceville FL on December 11, 2014.

Carl was born March 25, 1918 in West End, Newberry, South Carolina. His father, Arthur Robert, worked in the cotton mill and had some farm land. From 1931, Carl worked in the mill, with a family chore...

Dec 10, 2014

Al Sigbee “Penny” Franklin, 75, of Prosperity, widower of Jacqueline Hamm Franklin, died Wednesday, December 10, 2014, at his residence.

Born on October 28, 1939, in Newberry, he was the son of the late Otis K. “Butler” and Lucille Huffstetler Franklin. He was an Air Force veteran and was retired from Sumwalt and...

Dec 8, 2014

Martin Lester Dominick, 84, of Silverstreet, died Sunday, December 7, 2014, at White Oak Manor.

Born on January 26, 1930, in Laurens he was a son of the late Willie E. and Margaret Franklin Dominick. Mr. Dominick had worked for Kendall Company, Oakland Mill and was a farmer. He was a member of...

Dec 2, 2014

Mildred Virginia Silman 92, of Princeton, West Virginia widow of Virgil Howard Silman, died Tuesday, December 2, 2014, at White Oak Manor in Newberry, South Carolina

Born on March 11, 1922 in Crumpler, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Avon Hurst and Laura Jane Lloyd...

Dec 2, 2014

M. Edith Hawkins Summer, 86, of Newberry, widow of Everett Summer, died Tuesday, December 2, 2014, at her residence.

Born on April 4, 1928, in Newberry, she was the daughter of the late Willie Odin and Mary Enid Johnson Hawkins. She was retired from Damon International. Mrs. Summer was a member of Ebenezer...

Dec 1, 2014

Jeanette H. Renwick, 77, of Newberry, widow of George J. Renwick, died Monday, December 1, 2014, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on July 16, 1937, in Shelby, AL, she was a daughter of the late Vester and Gracie Harrison. She was a member of Cannon's Creek-Prosperity Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church. She was...

Nov 28, 2014

Jeannine Ballentine “Jenny” Bedenbaugh, 85, of Prosperity, died Friday, November 28, 2014 at Providence Hospital.

Born on March 2, 1929 in Chapin, she was a daughter of the late William Arthur and Clara Cumalander Ballentine. She was a 1950 graduate of Winthrop College and was owner of Bedenbaugh Realty and Development...

Nov 27, 2014

Joan Epting Ringer, widow of David B. Ringer, died peacefully at J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home on Thursday, November 27, 2014.

She was born on August 31, 1929, to the late Carl and Vadice Lott Epting. Joan's education began in a one room schoolhouse and ended with a degree in 1950 from Newberry College....

Nov 26, 2014

Charles William “Bubba” Amick, 42, of Chapin, died Wednesday, November 26, 2014, at his residence.

Born on March 10, 1972, he was a son of John McKinnon and Glenda Lucas Amick. He worked for Walker-White, Inc. and was a member of Pine Bluff Baptist Church of Columbia.

He is...

Nov 23, 2014

Mr. William Robert “Bobby” Hentz, Sr. of Little Mountain, entered into the glory of God on Saturday, November 22, 2014.

Bobby was born on June 7, 1944 in Newberry to the late Olin and Mildred Bowers Hentz. He was an avid carpenter and worked for McCroy Construction, Daniels Construction and later...