Obituaries
Helen Riser
Jan 26, 2013
Mrs. Helen Turner Riser, 87, formerly of Chapin, widow of her husband of 67 years, David M. Riser, died Friday, January 25, 2013 at White Oak Manor.
Born on March 2, 1925, in Elberton, GA, she was a daughter of the late Robert Lee and Leila Mae Allgood Turner. She retired...
Richard E. Bowers
Jan 23, 2013
Richard E. Bowers, 77, of Prosperity, died Tuesday, January 22, 2013, at Lexington Medical Center.
Born on April 28, 1935, in Prosperity, he was a son of the late Elbert W. and Pearl Dominick Bowers. He was retired from the S.C. National Guard and also from Liberty Life Insurance after 35 years of...
Tony R. Phillips
Jan 16, 2013
Tony Roland Phillips, 72, of Newberry, died Tuesday, January 15, 2013, at InterMedical Hospital.
Born on October 30, 1940, in Joanna, he was the son of the late Dwight H. “Pete” and Ethel Harrelson Phillips. He attended the University of South Carolina. He was the owner of Phillip's Plumbing for 20 years and...
Amy Rebecca Kelly
Jan 15, 2013
Amy Rebecca Turner Kelly, 68, formerly of 1303 First Street, Newberry, wife of Ronald Dale Kelly, died Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home, Newberry.
Born on June 25, 1944 in Greenwood, she was a daughter of the late Vivian Moore Turner and George Curtis Turner, Sr. She was a graduate of Ninety Six High...
James Harvey Berley
Jan 13, 2013
James “Harvey” Berley, 86, of Pomaria died Sunday, January 13, 2013 at his residence.
Born November 24, 1926 in Pomaria, he was the son of the late James Hartford and Lula Mae Wicker Berley. He was a veteran of World War II, where he served in the Army of the United States, T4,...
Robert Pelke
Jan 10, 2013
Robert “Bob” C. Pelke, 93, of Prosperity went home to be with the Lord on January 10, 2013 at Lexington Medical Center.
Born on October 28, 1919, in Gary, Indiana, Bob was a World War II veteran and a graduate of Purdue University, receiving a degree in mechanical Engineering. He retired from Acme...
Betty Jean Norris Dill
Jan 10, 2013
Betty Jean D. Norris Dill, 83, of Prosperity, died Thursday, January 10, 2013, at Palmetto Health Richland.
Born on July 7, 1929, in Prosperity, she was a daughter of the late Eddie and Christina Mills Dominick. She was retired from Old School Manufacturing. Mrs. Dill was a member of Zion United Methodist Church...
Audrey E. Hawkins
Jan 9, 2013
Audrey Lane Eargle Hawkins, 70, of Newberry, died Wednesday, January 9, 2013, at White Oak Manor.
Born on March 27, 1942, in Newberry, she was the daughter of the late Owens David “Fat” and Edith Huffstetler Eargle. She worked for Kendall Company, Mollohon Plant and retired from Old School Manufacturing. Mrs. Hawkins was...
James Watkins Martin
Jan 8, 2013
James Watkins Martin, 41, of Columbia, died Saturday, January 5, 2013, at his residence.
Born on July 14, 1971, in Newberry, he was the son of W. Watkins Martin and Patricia Jewel Shealy. Mr. Martin was a former fireman with the Edisto Island Fire Department and a member of Trinity United Methodist Church....
Royce Clark
Jan 7, 2013
Royce Edward Clark, 80, of Newberry, died Monday, January 7, 2013, at the Hospice of House of Laurens County.
Born on February 2, 1932, in Joanna, he was a son of the late John H. Clark and Effie M. Riddle Clark. He was an Air Force veteran of the Korean Conflict and worked...
Harold Lee Parker
Jan 5, 2013
Harold Lee Parker, 87, of Prosperity, died Friday, January 4, 2013, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.
Born on September 6, 1925, in Cherokee, NC, he was a son of the late William Hillard and Cora Lee Lambert Parker. He was a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. Mr. Parker was a...
Teddy R. Hawkins
Jan 5, 2013
Teddy Ralph Hawkins, 69, of Prosperity, died Friday, January 4, 2013, at Palmetto Health Richland.
Born on September 20, 1943, in Prosperity, he was the son of the late Ralph and Grace Bowers Hawkins. He served in the S.C. National Guard, was retired from Shakespeare Components and was a member of Zion United...
Rev. Laurin Gardner
Jan 2, 2013
Rev. Laurin H. Gardner, 93, of Newberry, died Wednesday, January 2, 2013 in Newberry.
Rev. Gardner was born on July 3, 1919, in Fletcher, North Carolina, to Rev. Laurin H. Gardner, Sr. and Mattie Sales Gardner. His parents and sisters, Jessie Gardner Zepp and Grace Gardner Whisnant, predeceased him, as did his stepmother,...
John C. Eargle
Jan 2, 2013
John Cecil Eargle, Sr., 91, of Newberry, died Tuesday, January 1, 2013, evening at his residence.
Born on November 4, 1921, in Newberry County, he was a son of the late James Haskell and Agnes Eargle Eargle. He was a WWII Army veteran, having served in the South Pacific for 3 years, 5...
Idella Hare
Dec 31, 2012
Idella Widener Hare, 74, of Newberry, died Sunday, December 30, 2012, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.
Born on August 29, 1938, in Whitmire, she was a daughter of the late Charlie and Pearl Nix Widener. She was formerly employed with Greenwood Mills and was a member of First Baptist Church of Whitmire.
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James Stockman
Dec 31, 2012
James Edward "Buddy" Stockman, 87, of Prosperity, died Monday, December 31, 2012, at White Oak Manor.
Born on January 27, 1925, in Newberry County, he was a son of the late J. Fredrick and Agnes Krell Stockman. He was a World War II Army veteran and was retired from Springs Industries. He was...
Annie Ruth Tyler
Dec 28, 2012
Annie Ruth Miller Tyler, 86, of Newberry, widow of Robert L. “Bob” Tyler, Sr., died Friday, December 28, 2012, at White Oak Manor.
Born on April 18, 1926, in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late Siron B. and Carrie Davis Miller. Mrs. Tyler worked for J.P. Stevens Company and retired from...
Joyce H. Pitts
Dec 28, 2012
Joyce Hazel Pitts, 78, of Newberry, widow of Vernon Forrest Pitts, died Friday, December 28, 2012, at Palmetto Health Richland.
Born on October 18, 1934, in Joanna, she was a daughter of the late Paul and Genelle Bridges Hazel. She worked for Joanna Textile Mill and Damon International and attended Freedom Baptist Church....
Inez Mills
Dec 27, 2012
Mrs. Inez Smith Mills, age 86, of Lancaster died Wednesday, December 26, 2012 at Lancaster Convalescent Center.
She was born May 8, 1926 in Pomaria, SC, the daughter of the late John William Smith and Sadie Fowler Smith and was the wife of the late Julian Edward Mills. Mrs. Mills was a homemaker and a charter member...
James C. McLeod
Dec 26, 2012
James Calvin “J.C.” McLeod, 84, of Newberry, died Wednesday, December 26, 2012, at White Oak Manor.
Born on October 20, 1928 in the Bush River Community of Newberry County, he was a son of the late John Robert and Azilee Satterwhite McLeod. He was a graduate of the Bush River Schools and retired...
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