Obituaries

Sep 15, 2012

James Claude “J.C.” Lester, 96, of Newberry, widower of Mary Nelle Chapman Lester, died Saturday, September 15, 2012, at his residence.

Born on September 12, 1916, he was a son of the late Claude Lamont and Mable Derrick Lester. Mr. Lester was a retired Lieutenant Colonel with the Army National Guard...

Sep 14, 2012

Betty Louise Shealy Page, 82, of Little Mountain, widow of John Love Page, died Friday, September 14, 2012, at her residence.

Born on December 17, 1929, at Red Knoll, she was the daughter of the late Lonie C. “Pete” and Marie Koon Shealy. She was a...

Sep 8, 2012

Bill Eugene Brooks, Sr., 60, of Silverstreet, died Saturday, September 8, 2012, at Lexington Medical Center.

Born on June 11, 1952, in Dallas, NC, he was a son of the late Ralph and Fannie Black Brooks. He was a farmer.

Mr. Brooks is survived by his wife, Joyce Johnson...

Sep 8, 2012

William Wesley Collins, Jr., 70, of Prosperity, widower of Glenda Ruth Holland Collins, died Saturday, September 8, 2012, at his residence.

Born on August 11, 1942, in Great Falls, he was a son of the late William Wesley Collins, Sr. and Christine Garner Collins. He was retired form W.R. Grace, Inc. and was...

Sep 2, 2012

Mabel Richardson McCullough, 95, of Whitmire, widow of T.P. McCullough, died Sunday, September 2, 2012, at her home.

Born on November 30, 1916, in the Jollystreet section of Newberry County, she was a daughter of the late Henry B. and Bessie McGraw Richardson. She was a member of Lighthouse Baptist Church....

Aug 29, 2012

Nancy Rebecca Alewine Longshore, 91, of Clinton, widow of Lester Longshore, died Tuesday, August 28, 2012, at Laurens County Memorial Hospital.

Born on September 18, 1920, in Silverstreet, she was a daughter of the late James Marion “Jim” and Nannie Blair Alewine. She was retired from Whitten Center and was a member of...

Aug 26, 2012

Faye Shealy Kinard, 96, of Prosperity, S.C., passed away at White Oak Manor on Sunday, August 26, 2012. Mrs. Kinard was born in Little Mountain in 1916. She was predeceased by her parents George Holland and Mary Ella Haltiwanger Shealy, five sisters (Eva Stoudemire, Hallie Lindler, Tillie Watkins, Annice Shealy, and Lois Shealy) as well as three...

Aug 26, 2012

Jon Thomas McConnell, 72, of Newberry, widower of Helen Robertson McConnell, died Saturday, August 25, 2012, at White Oak Manor.

Born on January 12, 1940, in Newberry, he was a son of the late Frank Harris and Connie Maddox McConnell. Mr. McConnell was a U.S. Army veteran and a retired accountant and security...

Aug 24, 2012

Vera Blondell Hamm Koon, 91, formerly of Columbia, widow of Donley Ray Koon, died August 24, 2012 at The Heritage at Lowman.

Born on October 21, 1920, in Prosperity, she was a daughter of the late Jeffery Ambrose and Mary Lou Moore Hamm. She attended Newberry College and was a member of St....

Aug 22, 2012

Jimmy Leroy Parrott, 62, of Prosperity, died Tuesday, August 21, 2012, at Lexington Medical Center.

Born on September 19, 1949, in Newberry, he was a son of the late Bennie Eugene and Katie Elizabeth Sligh Parrott. He was a member of Cannon's Creek Prosperity ARP Church.

Mr. Parrott is...

Aug 18, 2012

David Thomas Craft, 35, of Pomaria, died Friday, August 17, 2012.

Born on February 7, 1977, in Newberry, he was a son of Cathy Cromer Craft and the late David Craft, Jr. He was employed with Cromer Deer Processing and was a member of Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church.

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Aug 15, 2012

HERBERT W. ROBERTSON, Former HealthCare Administrator and Antique Automobile Enthusiast

Herbert Willis Robertson, 77, passed away Wednesday, August 15, 2012, at his home in Newberry, SC.

The eldest son of Herbert and Doris Ivey Robertson of Hawkinsville, Georgia, Mr. Robertson attended North Georgia Military College...

Aug 15, 2012

James Larry Harrelson, 77, of Prosperity, died Tuesday, August 14, 2012, at Palmetto Health Richland.

Born on February 17, 1935, in Joanna, he was a son of the late James R. Harrelson and Alyce Yarbrough Periona. He served in the S.C. National Guard and retired in 1993 after 40 years from Dupont SRP....

Aug 12, 2012

Susan Carlene Stoll Bickley, 48, of Newberry died August 11, 2012 at her residence.

Born on December 20, 1963,in Newberry, she was a daughter of Juanita Terry Stoll and the late Carl W. Stoll. She was a graduate of Newberry High School and was the former owner of Styles Plus.

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Aug 12, 2012

Allene Merchant Cook, 86, of Newberry, widow of John Howard Cook, died Sunday, August 12, 2012 at Greenville Glen in Greenville, SC.

Born on June 19, 1926, in Prosperity, she was a daughter of the late Silas Roland and Sue Quattlebaum Merchant. Mrs. Cook was a graduate of Newberry College and...

Aug 10, 2012

Thomas Bumgardner Sr., 80, of Whitmire, died Friday, August 10, 2012, at his residence.

Born on August 28, 1931, in Gaffney, he was a son of the late Robert and Marie Blanchard Bumgardner. He retired after 30 years in law enforcement having retired as the assistant police chief for the Town of Whitmire....

Aug 9, 2012

Wendy Sue Leopard, 51, of Newberry, died Tuesday, August 7, 2012, at Palmetto Health Richland.

Born on April 24, 1961, in Balitmore, Maryland, she was a daughter of Lois Lang and the late Bertran Hepler.  She was was a retired CNA.

Mrs. Leopard is survived in addition to her mother by her husband, James Leopard;...

Aug 3, 2012

Jul 28, 2012

James Lee Dawkins, 81, of Prosperity, died Saturday, July 28, 2012, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on February 18, 1931, in Prosperity, he was a son of the late John H. and Ethel Cook Dawkins. He was an Air Force veteran of the Korean Conflict. Mr. Dawkins retired after forty three years...

Jul 27, 2012

Diane Havird Howe, 54, of Newberry, died July 26, 2012 at her residence.

Born on November 9, 1957 in Prosperity, she was a daughter of Dorothy Hawkins Havird and the late Edwin Dudley Havird, Sr. She was a former manager of Quincy's Family Steakhouse in Newberry and retired from the Newberry County School...