Obituaries

Feb 28, 2014

James Wallace Willard, 63, of Whitmire, died Friday, February 28, 2014, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on July 21, 1950, in Whitmire, he was a son of the late George Douglas Willard, Sr. and Ellen Hill Willard.

Mr. Willard is survived by a sister, Judy Corley of Whitmire;...

Feb 28, 2014

Matyas Mezovari, 83, died Friday, February 28, 2014, at White Oak Manor.

He was born on December 9, 1930 in Halasztelek, Hungary.

Mr. Mezovari is survived by his daughter, Gyorgyi Mezovari of Greenville.

Mr. Mezovari will be cremated and no service will be held.

A memorial message may be written to...

Feb 20, 2014

John Bunyon Shealy, 85, of Prosperity, widower of Mamie Ella Sease Shealy, died Wednesday, February 19, 2014, at Palmetto Health Richland.

Born on November 19, 1928, in Leesville, he was the son of the late Bunyon Addison Wayne and Cora Adelle Rish Shealy. He was a Korean War Army veteran and a member...

Feb 20, 2014

Fredna Cook Dominick, 73, of Prosperity, died Thursday, February 20, 2014, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on August 25, 1940, in Prosperity, she was a daughter of the late Fred Moore and Louise Counts Cook. She was a 1958 graduate of Prosperity High School, was a faithful member of Zion United Methodist...

Feb 17, 2014

Grady Duane Adams, 43, of Whitmire, died Monday, February 17, 2014, at his residence.

Born on December 28, 1970, in Newberry, he was a son of Kenneth Bruce and Rebecca Adams. He was a member of Macedonia Lutheran Church.

Mr. Adams is survived by his...

Feb 13, 2014

Stacy Neville “Jake” Boozer, 44, of Prosperity, died Thursday, February 13, 2014, at his residence.

Born on March 3, 1969, in Aiken, he was a son of Charles Keith Boozer and the late Phyllis Gay Boozer. He worked for Sunrise Auto Supply and was a member of Zion United...

Feb 12, 2014

Renee Hester Dominick, 49, of Little Mountain, died Tuesday, February 11, 2014, at Lexington Medical Center.

Born on December 18, 1964, in Camden, she was a daughter of Billy Ray and Margaret Shealy Hester. She was retired from the S.C. Probation, Parole & Pardon Services and was a member of St. Peter Lutheran...

Feb 8, 2014

William Cecil Harmon, 75, of Prosperity, died Saturday, February 8, 2014, at Providence Hospital.

Born on July 17, 1938, in Joanna, he was a son of the late James Cecil and Ruth Grogan Harmon. He was employed with Whitten Center for many years and later worked for Champion International and Louis Rich as...

Feb 2, 2014

Clyde Edward Taylor, 83, of Newberry, died Sunday, February 2, 2014, at Lexington Medical Center.

Born on December 4, 1930, in Bristol, VA, he was a son of the late Charles and Hattie Lee Honaker Taylor. He was an Air Force veteran and retired from the Newberry County School Maintenance Department. He was...

Feb 2, 2014

Bennett Lealon “Pa Pa” Amick, 67, of Prosperity, died Saturday, February 1, 2014, at his residence.

Born on August 10, 1946, in Prosperity, he was a son of the late Boinest Lee and Rosalyn Shepard Amick. He was a 1964 graduate of Mid Carolina High School and was a U.S. Army...

Feb 1, 2014

Dennis J. “Spike” McDermott, 63, of Newberry, died Friday, January 31, 2014, at J. F. Hawkins Nursing Home with loved ones by his side.

Born on January 1, 1951 in Christopher, IL, he was the son of Mary Jo Jarvis McDermott and the late Jack C. McDermott. He was a Army veteran and...

Feb 1, 2014

Ralph Eugene Watkins, Jr., 96, died on Saturday February 1, 2014, in Stone Mountain, Georgia. He was born in Greenville, SC, February 17, 1917, the son of the late Ralph E. Watkins and Ethel Willson Watkins. A 1938 graduate of Clemson University, he obtained an MS in Education from The University of Georgia and an Advance Certificate...

Jan 30, 2014

Portia Lynn Jackson, 67, of Newberry, died Thursday, January 30, 2014, at Newberry County Hospital.

Born on September 4, 1946, in Newberry, she was the daughter of the late Porter C. and Dorothy Morris Jackson. She was a retired Radiology Technician having worked in Daytona Beach, FL and Winnsboro, SC. Ms. Jackson was...

Jan 29, 2014

Frank Forrest Senn, 94, of Newberry, widower of Mary Alice Gruber Senn, died Tuesday, January 28, 2014, at J. F. Hawkins Nursing Home.

Born on December 24, 1919, in Silverstreet, he was a son of the late Walter Wallace and Lucy Mae Lake Senn. He was an Air Force veteran where was an...

Jan 29, 2014

James Melvin Wilson, 51, of Saluda, died Tuesday, January 28, 2014.

Born on July 7, 1962, in Prosperity, he was a son of the late Clyde and Essie Mae Blondell Sanford Wilson. He was an employee of Wilson Tractor and a former employee of Turner Towing.

He is survived...

Jan 27, 2014

Deborah Jane Bailey Stevens, 57, of Pomaria, died Sunday, January 26, 2014, at her residence.

Born on October 3, 1956, in Kilmichael, MS, she was a daughter of Doris Cox Bailey and the late Earl Bailey. She was co-founder and vice president of Stevens Enterprises, Inc. and attended Heart Ministries. She enjoyed gardening...

Jan 25, 2014

James Harold Epting, 85, of Prosperity, widower of Harriette Eargle Epting, died January 25, 2014.

Born on August 8, 1928, in Prosperity, he was a son of the late Brooks Dewey and Marie Bedenbaugh Epting. He retired from Epting Automotive and was a member of Grace Lutheran Church. Mr. Epting was an Army veteran of...

Jan 20, 2014

Ola Mae Berley Doolittle, 100, of Pomaria, widow of Ray C. “Doc” Doolittle, died Monday, January 20, 2014.

Born on September 28, 1913, in Pomaria, she was a daughter of the late Cyrus and Lucy Graham Berley. Mrs. Doolittle was a member of Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church where she was a member...

Jan 20, 2014

Reverend Lewis Ray Wimberley, 75, of Newberry, died Sunday, January 19, 2014.

Born on December 11, 1938, in Clovis, New Mexico, he was a son of the late John Herschel and Ruth Laverne Shofner Wimberley. Rev. Wimberley was a church planting minister for the Evangelical Free Church.

He is...

Jan 19, 2014

Mrs. Sadie Schumpert Elrod, 81, of Newberry, died peacefully on Sunday, January 19, 2014 at Springfield Place surrounded by her family.

She was born on August 26, 1932, in Newberry, the daughter of the late Homer Elisha and Carrie Ethel Adams Schumpert. She worked most of her life in the Newberry...