Obituaries

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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....

Jul 29, 2014

Everett McQuerns Hughes, M.D., 79, of Newberry, widower of Marjean Davis Hughes, died Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at his residence.

Born on January 31, 1935, in Union County, he was a son of the late Everett Holmes and Jean Sanders Hughes.

He was an Eagle Scout and graduated from...

Jul 29, 2014

Drusilla Garnett Pitts Kauke, 79, of Newberry, died Tuesday, July 29, 2014, at White Oak Manor.

Born on September 16, 1934, in Travelers Rest, she was a daughter of the late Jabus William and Annie Drusilla Kesterson Garnett. She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church.

Mrs. Kauke...

Jul 28, 2014

Marquis Emanuel “Mark” Hallman, 90, of West Columbia, died Sunday, July 27, 2014, at Lexington Medical Center.

He was born in Leesville to the late Oliver Davis and Sarah Ethel Kleckley Hallman. He was a graduate of Newberry College and was a World War II Army veteran. Mr. Hallman taught school for a...

Jul 25, 2014

Mary Reese Felder, 91, of Newberry, formerly of Denny Terrace, died Thursday, July 24, 2014. Born June 4, 1923, in Newberry County, she was a daughter of the late John H. and Pearl Berley Reese. Widow of Albert Edward Felder, Mary was an active, long-time member of St. John’s United Methodist Church before she moved to...

Jul 24, 2014

Margaret Sue Berley Doolittle, 93, of Whitmire, widow of Tommy Roy Doolittle, died Wednesday, July 23, 2014, at Wallace Thomson of Union.

Born on January 12, 1921, in Pomaria, she was a daughter of the late Cyrus Edward “Teet” and Lucy Graham Berley. She was retired from J.P. Stevens and was a member...

Jul 24, 2014

Docia Mae West, 91, of Prosperity, widow of James B. West, died Thursday, July 24, 2014, at Generations of Chapin.

Born on December 26, 1922, in Rutherfordton, NC, she was a daughter of the late Samuel E. and Birdie Huntley Miller. She was a member of Corinth Lutheran Church.

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Jul 23, 2014

Dorothy Fallaw Crapps, 95, of Columbia, widow of Olen R. “Dick” Crapps, died Wednesday, July 23, 2014, at White Oak Manor-Newberry.

Born on February 10, 1919, in Aiken, she was a daughter of the late Eunice G. Fallaw, Sr. and Katie Garvin Fallaw. She was a member of Killian Baptist Church.

Jul 21, 2014

Paul Winslow Hughey, Sr., 88, of Prosperity, died Sunday, July 20, 2014, at Springfield Place in Newberry.

Born on November 6, 1925, in Columbia, he was the fourth of six children born to the late Marvin Moore and Sadie Elizabeth Hutchison Hughey. Mr. Hughey attended the public schools of Columbia and the University...

Jul 21, 2014

Vernon Robert “Possum” Hunter, 79, of West Columbia, died Sunday, July 20, 2014, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on December 11, 1934, in Prosperity, he was a son of the late Dudley and Nancy Hunter. He was a former member of the S.C. National Guard.

Mr. Hunter is...

Jul 18, 2014

Christine Shealy Wicker, 82, of Pomaria, widow of James Harold “Mutt” Wicker, died Thursday, July 17, 2014, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on July 28, 1931, in Leesville, she was the daughter of the late Bunyon Addison Wayne and Cora Adelle Rish Shealy. Mrs. Wicker was retired from Quality Stitching and was...

Jul 17, 2014

Brandon Michael Austin, 13, of South Kingstown, Rhode Island, passed away unexpectedly after an accident in South Carolina.

He was the loving son of Loralie M. (Cornell) Austin and Garret A. Austin; brother of Ryan J. Marshall, John C. Marshall Jr., Kirstie M. Austin and Aaron A. Austin. He was the grandson of Janet E....

Jun 29, 2014

Ruby Lee Lester Gruber, 75, of Newberry, widow of Marion Gruber, died Sunday, June 29, 2014, at Greenville Memorial Hospital.

Born on September 3, 1938, in Blythewood, she was a daughter of the late Samuel Britton Carroll, Sr. and Ola Mae Bundrick Carroll. She was a member of Grace...

Jun 29, 2014

Henry Earle Merchant, Sr., 78, of Prosperity, died Sunday, June 29, 2014 peacefully surrounded by his family in his home. Born June 5, 1936, he was a son of the late Cecil E. and Mattie Longshore Merchant.

Earle was a Master Sergeant in the Air Force for 20 years. After retirement from the military, he...

Jun 28, 2014

Polly Mills, 92, of Newberry, widow of Elon W. Mills, died Friday, June 27, 2014, at her residence.

Born on December 31, 1921 in Simpsonville, she was a daughter of the late Will A. and Mamie Hill Hamby. She was a member of Glenn Street Baptist Church where she was a member of...