Obituaries

Nov 15, 2012

Susan Hawkins Rikard, 64, of Newberry, died Thursday, November 15, 2012, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on September 23, 1948, in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late Ernest Berley “Bill” Hawkins, Jr. and Catherine Connelly Hawkins. She retired in 2011 from Regency Woods Apartments as site manager. Mrs. Rikard was...

Nov 15, 2012

George Hagood Cromer, 93, of Pomaria, widower of Dorothy Hendrix Cromer, died Wednesday, November 14, 2012, at Providence Hospital.

Born on October 30, 1919, in Pomaria, he was a son of the late Robert Walter and Ida Ethel Wicker Cromer. He was a World War II Army veteran and an active and faithful...

Nov 14, 2012

Paul Aaron “Pete” Stoudemire, 78, of Silverstreet, died Wednesday, November 14, 2012, at Providence Hospital.

Born on November 21, 1933, in Lexington County, he was a son of the late Robert Dewey and Rosa Marie Rauch Stoudemire. He was retired from ISE-America and was a member of Silverstreet Lutheran Church where he was...

Nov 13, 2012

George Allen Welbaum, 61, of Whitmire, died Saturday, November 10, 2012, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born in Greenville, OH, on February 22, 1951, he was a son of the late Soloman Eugene and Lucy Garland Welbaum.

He is survived by a son, Michael Welbaum of Pelion.

Memorial services will be announced later....

Nov 13, 2012

Novice Werts Hunter, 95, of Silverstreet, widow of Harold Horton Hunter, Sr., died Tuesday, November 13, 2012, at White Oak Manor.

Born on November 1, 1917, in Silverstreet, she was a daughter of the late Edwin Lewis and Annie Elizabeth Lake Werts. Mrs. Hunter was a graduate of Silverstreet High School and was...

Nov 13, 2012

Virgil Odell “Jack” Rollins, 85, of Orlando, FL, passed away on November 9, 2012.

He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Nellie, who he was absolutely devoted to, caring for her through her battle with Alzheimer's disease. He leaves his children Brenda and Ernest Rollins, his son David preceded him in...

Nov 9, 2012

Rosaura “Rosie” Lopez Fulmer, 84, of Prosperity, widow of Robert L. Fulmer, died Friday, November 9, 2012, at Brian Center – St. Andrews.

Survivors include brothers-in-law, Harvey (Shirley) Fulmer and John (Linda) Fulmer; sister-in-law, Elizabeth (Bobby) Hill and a number of nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by a brother-in-law, Jack Fulmer.

Nov 9, 2012

Sylvia Belks Rabin of Miami, Florida, formerly of Newberry, died October 22, 2012, three days short of her 103 birthday.

Mrs. Rabin and her late husband, Al Rabin owned and operated the Rabin Shoe Store in Newberry for a number of years.

She is survived by a son, Mickey (Linda) Rabin; a grandson and two...

Nov 8, 2012

Helen Cubbison Ragsdale Counts of Newberry widow of James W. Counts, passed away on November 7, 2012, at the age of 89 years.

Mrs. Counts was the daughter of the late Claude Hunter Ragsdale and Alice Coward Ragsdale. She was born on November 7, 1923 in Blair, South Carolina. She was a graduate...

Nov 8, 2012

James Thurston Palmer, P.E. 63, of Chapin, died November 7, 2012, at Lexington Medical Center.

Born on June 9, 1949, in Flint, MI, he was the son of Robert Ralph Palmer and the late Alice Thurston Palmer. He was an Army veteran of the Vietnam Conflict. He was a graduate of the University...

Nov 7, 2012

Johnny Albert Honeycutt, 63, of Newberry, died Tuesday, November 6, 2012, at his residence.

Born on August 23, 1949, in Fort Mill, he was a son of the late Willie A. Honeycutt and Kathleen Turner Honeycutt Driggers.

He is survived by his daughters, Lori Gordon of Goodlettsville, TN and...

Nov 4, 2012

Sadie Lou Hentz Ringer, 96, of Pomaria, widow of William Henry Ringer, died Sunday, November 4, 2012, at J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home.

Born on January 11, 1916, in Pomaria, she was a daughter of the late George David and Sallie Berley Hentz. She was retired form Old School Manufacturing. Mrs. Ringer was a...

Nov 3, 2012

H. Furman “Cherry” Warren, 92, of Pomaria, died Saturday, November 3, 2012, at White Oak Manor.

Born on November 21, 1919, in Newberry, he was a son of the late George W. and Hattie Padgett Warren. He lived in Newberry until marrying his wife the late Mary Ruth Allen Warren Warren at which...

Nov 1, 2012

James Ernest “Ernie” Golden, 60, of Anderson, died Wednesday, October 31, 2012, at AnMed Health in Anderson, SC.

Born in Anderson, SC, he was the son of Harry Steward “Buddy” and Barnette Adams Golden. He was a member of Marshall Memorial United Methodist Church and was a 1971 graduate of McDuffie High School....

Oct 30, 2012

Houseal Cleveland “Doc” Richardson, 80, of Newberry, died Tuesday, October 30, 2012, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on August 1, 1932, he was the son of the late Cleveland and Veta Mae Wicker Richardson. He served in the US Air Force from 1951-1955, was retired from Allied Chemical and was a member...

Oct 25, 2012

Dorothy Nichols Mitchell Counts, 90, of Newberry, died Wednesday, October 24, 2012, at White Oak Manor.

Born on April 4, 1922, in Prosperity, she was a daughter of the late Newton Arthur and Martha Sease Nichols. She was retired from Collins & Aikman Hosiery Plant, and was a member of Epting United Methodist...

Oct 25, 2012

Diane Morris Dennis passed away at her home Thursday, October 25, 2012, after a lengthy illness. She was 66 years old. Born on July 26, 1946 in Prosperity, SC she was the daughter of the late Herman E. and Hester Lee Morris.

Diane loved to work in her yard and tend...

Oct 24, 2012

Ubric Elton Frick, 82, of Chapin, widower of Betty Bedenbaugh Frick, died Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at White Oak Manor.

Born on July 26, 1930, in Chapin, he was a son of the late L. Elton and Edna Cannon Frick. He was retired from the U.S. Forestry Service and was an active and...

Oct 23, 2012

Lurleen Halfacre Eargle, 92, of Newberry, died Tuesday, October 23, 2012, at Saluda Nursing Center.

Born on July 23, 1920, in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late Crenshaw B. and Essie Wilson Halfacre. She was a valedictorian graduate of St. Philip's School and attended Newberry College. Mrs. Eargle was a member...

Oct 20, 2012

Casimir Frank Danielowski, Sr., 87, of Prosperity, died Friday, October 19, 2012, at Palmetto Health Richland.

Born on February 13, 1925, in Minooka, PA, he was a son of the late Joseph and Mary Suchdolski Danielowski. He was retired with twenty three years of service as a Sergeant First Class with the US...