Obituaries

Jun 17, 2012

Forest Paul Brannon, Sr., 85, of Chappells, died Sunday, June 17, 2012, at Hospice Care of the Piedmont.

Born on November 10, 1926, in Rabun County, GA, he was the son of the late Robert Victor and Maude Dickerson Brannon. He was retired from Duke Power having worked at the Buzzard Roost Station....

Jun 16, 2012

Otis Thomas Moates, 77 of Newberry, died Friday, June 15, 2012 at the Hospice House of Laurens County.

Born on December 22, 1934 in Laurens County, he was a son of the late Wyatt Aiken and Addie Ludell Morgan Moates. He was a retired auto salesman and was of...

Jun 16, 2012

Colonel Winfield Dickenson “Dick” Buzby, Jr., U.S. Army Ret., 67, of Prosperity, went home to be with the Lord on June 15, 2012.

Born on July 25, 1944 in Bridgeton, NJ, he was the son of Winfield Dickenson Buzby, Sr., and Marvie Hepner Buzby. Colonel Buzby served as a chaplain in the U.S....

Jun 10, 2012

Billy Lester Pitts, 71, of Newberry, died Sunday, June 10, 2012, at Self Regional Medical Center.

Born on December 11, 1940, in Laurens County, he was a son of the late Floyd and Marie Epting Pitts. He served in the S.C. National Guard, was retired from Central Soya – ISE and was a...

Jun 5, 2012

Terry Lee Beck, 52, of Newberry, died Monday, June 4, 2012.

Born on November 29, 1959 in Newberry, he was a son of Rae Tinsley Beck and the late Robert Ray Beck. He was a former employee of Charles K. Doolittle, Inc. a member of Glenn Street Baptist Church and was an avid fisherman.

Jun 2, 2012

Christina "Tina" Senn, 48, of Newberry died Friday, June 1, 2012 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on June 20, 1963, in Newberry, she was the daughter of George Sedley and Florence Walker Senn..

She was a homemaker, a farmer, and a C.N.A. She was a 1981 graduate of...

Jun 2, 2012

Jun 1, 2012

John Frank “Buster” Banks III, 57, of Laurens died Thursday, May 31, 2012 at his residence.

Born on October 28, 1954, in Newberry, he was the son of the late John Frank Banks, Jr. and Thelma Wehunt Banks. He was a member of the First Baptist Curch of Joanna.

He is...

Jun 1, 2012

Grace Eleanor Neal Westerskov, 75, formerly of Newberry, died Friday, June 1, 2012 at Lexington Medical Center.

Born on May 10, 1937, in Los Angeles, CA, she was a daughter of Natalie Olguin Smallwood and the late Frank R. Hawkins. She was a graduate of Compton College and was a member of St. Mark's Catholic...

May 31, 2012

James Oscar “Jimmy” Zobel, 61, of 1350 Stoney Hill Road, Prosperity, died Thursday, May 31, 2012 at his residence.

Born on November 17, 1950, in Newberry, he was a son of Margaret “Bobbie” Hollingsworth Zobel and the late James O. “Butch” Zobel. Jimmy was a member of St. Luke's Lutheran Church. He retired...

May 29, 2012

Margie Ruth Puckett Peer, 62, of Prosperity, died Tuesday, May 29, 2012, at her residence.

Born on October 1, 1949, in Whitmire, she was a daughter of the late John D. and Florence Littlejohn Puckett. She was a member of the Newberry Church of God.

Mrs. Peer is survived...

May 28, 2012

Jimmie Nell Kyzer Wells, 72, of Newberry, died Monday, May 28, 2012, at Palmetto Health Richland.

Born on January 31, 1940, in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late Floyd G. and Ollie Beck Kyzer. She was retired from the Presbyterian Home of Clinton and formerly worked at the Oakland and Mollohon...

May 27, 2012

Cliff Conner passed away at his home in Newberry, on Sunday morning, May 27, 2012. He was surrounded by his loving and devoted wife and many other loving family members.

Mr. Conner was born on August 13, 1930, in Newberry, he was a U.S. Army veteran where he served his country as a...

May 26, 2012

Stanley Harold Lominack, 65, of Newberry, died Friday, May 25, 2012.

Born on September 23, 1946, in Newberry, he was a son of the late Everette Harold and Ruth Hawkins Lominack. Mr. Lominack was a graduate of Limestone College and was a former member of the S.C. National Guard. He retired form American...

May 26, 2012

Linda Crayne Cook, 65, of Whitmire, widow of James Albert Cook, Jr., died Saturday, May 26, 2012, at Palmetto Health Richland.

Born on February 1, 1947, in Whitmire, she was the daughter of the late William McKinley and Ruth Elizabeth Lindler Crayne. She had worked at Whitten Center and Wilson's Grill. She was...

May 25, 2012

Henrietta Perry Cromer Park, 88, of Saluda, died Thursday, May 24, 2012, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on December 6, 1923, in Saluda, she was a daughter of the late Henry and Rhoda Lee Perry. She was a graduate of Hollywood High School, worked for the Saluda Shirt Plant, Saluda Hosiery Mill...

May 22, 2012

Benjamin Maxcy Stone, 27, of Newberry, died Monday, May 21, 2012.

Born on June 21, 1984, in Greenwood, he was the son of Daniel M. Stone and Karen Mills Stone. He attended Piedmont and Midlands Technical Colleges and was a member of The Lutheran Church of the Redeemer. He was a genuine outdoors-man...

May 18, 2012

Joan Schilling Barfield, 78, of Newberry, widow of George William Barfield, died Thursday, May 17, 2012, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on September 16, 1933, in Richmond, VA, she was a daughter of the late Lewis Nicholas and Pearl Harding Schilling. She was retired from the Episcopal Church Upper Diocese of S.C....

May 17, 2012

Brunell Livingston Dawkins, 89, of Newberry, widow of Herman G. Dawkins, died Wednesday, May 16, 2012, at J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home.

Born on September 8, 1922, in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late George and Lula Martin Livingston. She retired from the Pomaria Elementary School lunchroom and was a member of...

May 14, 2012

James Walter “Buddy Boy” Poulos, 63, of Beaverton, MI, died Monday, May 14, 2012, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on May 24, 1948, in Saginaw, MI, he was a son of the late Donald and Marie Proux Poulos. He was a Vietnam Army veteran and was a member of the VFW. He...