Obituaries

Katherine H. Villeponteaux
Aug 23, 2014
Katherine Haloulos Villeponteaux, 43, of Irmo, died August 22, 2014.
Born on December 9, 1970, in Laurens, she was a daughter of James Haloulos and the late Mary Taylor NorthCraft. She was a manager at Game Stop on Bush River Road, in Columbia and she loved animals.
She is...

Judith S. Worthy
Aug 22, 2014
Judith Stevens Worthy, 71, of Whitmire, died Friday, August 22, 2014 at her residence.
Born on April 4, 1943, in Joanna, she was a daughter of the late Homer George and Josephine Louise Weathers Stevens. She was a graduate of Clinton High School, retired the Laurens County Special Needs and Disabilities and was...

James L. Davis
Aug 21, 2014
James Lee Davis, 37, of Newberry died August 21, 2014.
Born on April 17, 1977, in Augusta, Georgia, he was a son of Rufus Davis and Toni Underwood Lewis. He was employed by Georgia-Pacific and was a member of Cross Roads Christian Fellowship. He was a loving foster parent for 9 years.

Steve Griffin
Aug 19, 2014
William Stephen Griffin, Sr., 62, of Pomaria, died Tuesday, August 19, 2014, at his residence.
He was born on March 17, 1952, in Aquadilla, Puerto Rico. He was an Air Force veteran, a lifelong member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church and was the owner of Griffin Welding in Pomaria.
...Sue Ellen Payne
Aug 15, 2014
Sue Ellen Wicker Payne, 66, of Newberry, died Friday, August 15, 2014, at her residence.
Born on September 29, 1947, in Newberry, she was the daughter of Virginia Wilson Wicker and the late George Maffett Wicker. Mrs. Payne was retired from the Newberry County Memorial Hospital. She was a member of St. Philip's...

Robert L. Beebe
Aug 15, 2014
Robert “Bob” Lloyd Beebe, 82, of Prosperity, passed away Friday, August 15, 2014, at his home.
He was born on October 6, 1931 in Kalamazoo, MI and was a son of the late Lloyd and Helen Beebe. Robert served in the U.S. Marines during the Korean Conflict. He was a Detroit Police Officer...

Virginia A. King
Aug 14, 2014
Virginia Ham King, 73, of Newberry died Thursday, August 14, 2014 at Lexington Medical Center.
Born in Paris, KY on August 9, 1941, she was a daughter of the late Avery and Nancy Livengood Ham. She was a former employee of Carter and Holmes in Newberry.
She is survived...

Pauline C. Koon
Aug 14, 2014
Pauline Crumpton Koon, 78, of Newberry, widow of Rev. Vernon L. Koon, Sr., died Thursday, August 14, 2014, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.
Born on December 12, 1935, in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late John and Ruby Wicker Crumpton. She was retired after 42 years from Greenwood Mills – Blalock...
Nancy Graham
Aug 13, 2014
Nancy Senn Graham, 68 of Pomaria, died Wednesday, August 13, 2014 at White Oak Manor.
She was born on December 7, 1945 in Newberry. She was a very devoted member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church where she taught Sunday School, was church treasurer and a member of the church council. She greatly loved her...

Mary S. Lewis
Aug 12, 2014
Mary Street Lewis, 84, of Newberry, widow of William F. “Bill” Lewis, died Tuesday, August 12, 2014, at J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home.
Born on August 29, 1929, in Clemson, she was a daughter of the late James Fred Street, Sr. and Geneva Benson Street. She was retired form Monsanto and was a member...

Hugh B. Jones
Aug 12, 2014
Hugh Benjamin Jones, 90, of Little Mountain, died Tuesday, August 12, 2014, at his residence.
Born on February 12, 1924 in Columbia, he was a son of the late Bachman McCoy and Sarah Allene Dent Jones. He was a World War II Army Air Force veteran and was retired from U.S. Steel. He...

Clarence E. Wright
Aug 11, 2014
Clarence Edward Wright, 98, of Stone Mountain, GA, widower of Frances Dawkins Wright, died Sunday, August 10, 2014, at his residence.
Born on January 26, 1916, in Montgomery, AL, he was a son of the late John Frank and Emma Pearl Goodson Wright. He was an Army veteran of World War II and...

Itzayana Elias
Aug 7, 2014
Itzayana Elias infant daughter of Axayacatl Elias and Lorenna Arroyo died Wednesday, August 6, 2014, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.
Funeral mass will be celebrated at 2:00 pm Saturday, August 9, 2014, at St. Mark Catholic Church by Father Arnulfo Jara. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
A...

Margaret Shirley Eader
Aug 5, 2014
Margaret Shirley Weakley Eader ,89, died on August 5, 2014. She was the daughter of Edna G. Roberts Weakley and Jacob 0. Weakley. She was born in Shookstown, Maryland on October 15, 1924.
She was the widow of the late Cdr. Blaine E. Eader (USN Ret. ) whom she married immediately...

James R. O'Donnell, Sr.
Aug 3, 2014
James Robert O'Donnell, Sr., 72, of Newberry, died Sunday, August 3, 2014, at Palmetto Health Richland.
Born on September 10, 1941, in Washington, DC, he was a son of the late William James and Alvina R ö ssler O'Donnell. He was a Navy veteran, retired from Ellett Brothers and was a member of...

James T. Wicker, Jr.
Aug 1, 2014
James Thaddeus Wicker, Jr., of Newberry, died Thursday, July 31, 2014, at Palmetto Health Richland.
Born on July 7, 1933 in Newberry County, he was the son of the late James Thaddeus Wicker, Sr. and Alliene Free Wicker. Mr. Wicker received his bachelor degree from Newberry College and his masters degree from the...

Cleo A. Wise
Aug 1, 2014
Cleo Amick Wise, of Prosperity, beloved widow of Kirby Clarkson Wise, died Thursday, July 31, 2014, at her residence.
Born on February 8, 1930, in Prosperity, she was a daughter of the late Seber Franklin and Minnie Mae Amick. Mrs. Wise was a member of Macedonia Lutheran Church where...

Carrie W. Slice
Jul 31, 2014
Carrie Elizabeth White Slice, 100, of Charleston, formerly of Newberry, died Thursday, July 31, 2014, at her residence.
Born on March 25, 1914, in Augusta, GA, she was a daughter of the late William and Cora Ellen Berry White. She was retired from Kendall Company, Oakland Plant and was a member of Lewis...

Rebecca D. Alewine
Jul 31, 2014
Rebecca Dominick Alewine, 93, of Pomaria, widow of Carroll Brooks Alewine, Sr., died Thursday, July 31, 2014, at White Oak Manor.
Born on November 22, 1920, in Prosperity, she was a daughter of the late Henry Webster and Mamie Lucille Shealy Dominick. She was a member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church.

Frances Ellison Cooper
Jul 29, 2014
Frances Ellison Cooper, 85, of Prosperity, died Monday, July 28, 2014, at her residence.
Born on November 26, 1928, in Baltimore, MD, she was a daughter of the late Rawls Walter and Ella Jane Bolling. She was a member of the Prosperity Church of God and was involved with the Waldrop Senior Center....