Obituaries

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...

May 13, 2012

Lula Fay Wicker Waites, 85, of Pomaria, widow of Earl Huston Waites, died Sunday, May 13, 2012, at White Oak Manor.

Born on December 25, 1926,in Pomaria, she was a daughter of the late John Bachman and Katie Pearl Graham Wicker. She was retired from Old School Manufacturing and was a member of...

May 8, 2012

Destiney Hope Bradley 3 month old daughter of James and Danielle Schiffert Bradley who was born on February 7, 2012 in Newberry, died Monday, May 7, 2012, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Destiney is survived in addition to her parents by brothers, Michael Bradley and Caleb Bradley; maternal grandparents, James and Ramona Schiffert,...

May 7, 2012

Ozie Caldwell Krell, 91, of Prosperity, widow of Claude W. Krell, died Monday, May 7, 2012, at White Oak Manor.

Born on January 16, 1921, in Saluda, she was a daughter of the late Hobson and Phoebe Perry Caldwell. She was retired from Old School Manufacturing. Mrs. Krell was a member of St....

May 7, 2012

Lewis Edgar Summer, 73, of Newberry, widower of Bernice Bratcher Summer, died Sunday, May 6, 2012 at Providence Hospital.

Born on February 16, 1939 in Pomaria, he was the son of the late Louise Summer. He was formerly employed by Kaywood and was a paper carrier for The State Newspaper and the Newberry...