Obituaries

Jun 4, 2013

Jimmy Wayne Livingston, 68, of Pomaria, died Monday, June 3, 2013.

Born on October 28, 1944, in Newberry, he was a son of the late Boyd M. and Virginia Long Livingston. He was employed with McCrory and Green Acres Construction Companies. Mr. Livingston was an avid USC Gamecock fan and enjoyed NASCAR.

Jun 2, 2013

Arren Inman Smith, Jr. a distinguished South Carolina businessman and World War II veteran died Saturday, June 1, 2013 at the age of 93. Mr. Smith was co-founder of Covington and Smith Cotton Company, C & S Chevrolet, C & S Toyota Mazda, and North Commodities. He served as an officer under General George Patton with the...

Jun 1, 2013

Robert Ralph Palmer, 96, of Chapin, widower of Alice Marion Thurston Palmer, died Saturday, June 1, 2013, at Generations of Chapin.

Born on October 13, 1916, in OH, he was a son of the late James A. and Myrtle Wirick Palmer. He was a World War II Marine Corps veteran and was retired...

May 30, 2013

Karen Hunter, 51, of Prosperity, died Thursday, May 30, 2013, at her residence.

Born on March 30, 1962, in Prosperity, she was a daughter of Ray and Elizabeth Shealy Hunter. She completed Newberry County Schools in special education. She was a lifelong member of Grace Lutheran Church, was a member of the American...

May 28, 2013

Ruby Louise Martin, 95, of Prosperity, widow of Ellis W. Martin, died Tuesday, May 28, 2013, at NHC Lexington.

Born on December 10, 1917, in Little Mountain, she was a daughter of the late B. Lee and Emma Rister Shealy. She was retired from the University of Maryland and was the oldest member...

May 27, 2013

William Larry Barr, 70, of Newberry, won his battle with melanoma cancer with his loving family by his side Monday, May 27, 2013, at Hospice Care of the Piedmont in Greenwood.

Born on August 2, 1942, in Greenville, he was the son of the late William Paul and Sue Alice Pelfrey Barr. He...

May 24, 2013

Mrs. Gilda Cromer Waites Leitzsey, of Pomaria and later years of Springfield Nursing Home, died May 24, 2013. Born Jan 11, 1935, she was 78 years old. She was the daughter of the late George Gilbert Cromer and Hallie Isabelle Haltiwanger Cromer. She is survived by two daughters and their spouses: Penney Waites Nichols (Billy) of Newberry...

May 22, 2013

Melvin W. Hancock, 85, of Newberry, widower of Betty Jo Wiggins Hancock, died Wednesday, May 22, 2013, at his residence.

Born on November 18, 1927, in Newberry, he was a son of the late Clarence Edward Hancock and Daisy Belle Berry Hancock Hinson. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean Conflict...

May 22, 2013

Mary Elizabeth Moore, 83, of Prosperity, widow of Arnold Creed Moore, died Wednesday, May 22, 2013, at her residence.

Born on October 13, 1929, in St. Albans, WV, she was a daughter of the late Carl and Nancy Justice Ellis. She was retired from Charleston General Hospital in Charleston, WV. She was a...

May 17, 2013

Arthur Augustus Schlock, 86, of Newberry, died Friday, May 17 th at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on October 25, 1926 in Oconee County, he was the son of the late Augustus Taylor and Flora Callahan Schlock. Mr. Schlock was a WWII Army veteran. He was instrumental in the construction of the Newberry...

May 16, 2013

Nathan Richard Yon, 39, of Newberry, died Wednesday, May 15, 2013.

Born on November 9, 1973, in Anderson he was the son of the Rev. William G. Yon, Jr. and Jennie Auten Yon. He was a graduate of Whitmire High School, Newberry College and Columbia College. Mr. Yon also...

May 14, 2013

Charles Philip Dowd, Sr., 74, of Newberry, died Tuesday, May 14, 2013, at University Hospital in Augusta, GA.

Born on December 15, 1938, in Pomaria, he was a son of the late Lonnie B. and Lillie M. Koon Dowd. He was a Navy veteran and a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church. He...

May 8, 2013

Eleanor Jane Martin Wactor, 76, of Orangeburg, widow of the late William G. Wactor, died Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at the Regional Medical Center in Orangeburg.

Born on August 25, 1936, in Newberry, she was the daughter of the late William Rudolph and Melzie Smith Martin. She was a member of Northgate Baptist...

May 8, 2013

Rita Fawkes Richardson, 78, of Pomaria, died Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at her residence.

Born on March 29, 1935, in Mexborough, England, she was a daughter of the late John William and Gladys Schofield Fawks. She was employed with Ellett Brothers for seventeen years and was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church....

May 7, 2013

Annelle Ruff Lake, 89, of Newberry, the widow of The Honorable Walter T. Lake, died Tuesday, May 7, 2013, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on November 11, 1923, in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late Jacob Nolan and Pearl Boozer Ruff. She was a 1944 Cum Laude graduate of Newberry...

May 6, 2013

Rudine Fulmer Long, 91, of Newberry, widow of J. Haskell Long and Gerald Hodge, died May 5, 2013 at her residence.

Born on August 9, 1921 in Columbia, she was a daughter of the late Murray Oscar and Mary Jane Fulmer. She retired from the Newberry County School District as the...

May 5, 2013

Gerda Belden Messinger, 93, widow of Cecil James Messinger, died Sunday, May 5, 2013, at J. F. Hawkins Nursing Home. She had resided in Newberry, SC, since 2005. Born in Grand Valley, PA, on April 3, 1920, Gerda was the daughter of Julian Selden Belden and Loretta Pitt Belden.

Survivors include her son,...

May 4, 2013

Faye Derrick Taylor, 78, of Newberry, widow of Samuel Frazier Taylor died Saturday, May 4, 2013, at Palmetto Health Baptist.

Born on August 7, 1934, in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late Lawrence Frederick Derrick, Sr. and Lillie Irene Huffstetler Derrick. She was retired from American Fiber and Finishing and was...

May 2, 2013

William Eugene Attaway, Sr., 82, of Newberry, died Thursday, May 2, 2013, at Agape Hospice House.

Born on October 11, 1930, in Laurens County, he was a son of the late Will A. and Azile Wright Attaway. Mr. Attaway was an Air Force veteran of the Korean War, was retired from Louis Rich...

Apr 29, 2013

Joyce McCullough Hill, 58, of Whitmire, widow of David Calhoun Hill, died April 28, 2013 at her residence.

Born on July 9, 1954, in Aiken, she was a daughter of the late Thomas P. and Mabel Richardson McCullough. She was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith. Joyce loved the University of...