Obituaries

May 16, 2011

Mary Ruth “Tennessee” Boozer, 88, of Prosperity, died Monday, May 16, 2011, at J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home.

Born on May 31, 1922, in Boiling Springs, NC, she was a daughter of the late William Charles and Beulah Cornelia Davis Miller. Mrs. Boozer was retired from Greenwood Mills, Joanna Plant and the Newberry County Council on...

May 16, 2011

Edith C. Minick, 84, of Newberry, died May 15, 2011.

Born in Newberry County, she was the daughter of the late Mary Ouzts Chappell and Thomas E. Chappell.

Mrs. Minick is survived by her husband, Drayton Leroy Minick; daughters Carol J. Minick of Spartanburg and Marsha (Charles) Storey of Ward; granddaughters Amy...

May 10, 2011

John Oliver “Ollie” Sease, 81, of Prosperity, died Tuesday, May 10, 2011.

Born on October 11, 1929, in Prosperity, he was a son of the late Ben I. and Cora Lee Cook Sease. Mr. Sease was retired from the U.S. Air Force after 20 years. He was a member of Bachman Chapel Lutheran Church, the...

May 7, 2011

Donald Eugene Morris, 75, of Newberry, went to his heavenly home on May 7, 2011.

Born June 29, 1935 in Newberry, he was a son of the late Samuel Walter and Helen Franklin Morris. He served in the SC National Guard, was a Newberry County Deputy and was on Newberry City Council. When Donald retired,...

May 7, 2011

Geraldine Ruff Harmon, 88, of Prosperity, widow of Harrison Monroe Harmon, Jr., died Friday, May 6, 2011, at J. F. Hawkins Nursing Home.

Born on September 12, 1922, in Pomaria, she was a daughter of the late J. Caldwell, Sr. and Pauline Nance Ruff. Mrs. Harmon was retired from K-Mart, Newberry, SC. She was a...

May 5, 2011

Bobbie Alan Oxner, 69, of Whitmire, died Thursday, May 5, 2011, at his residence.

Born on September 4, 1941, in Newberry he was a son of the late M. Alan Oxner and Pearl Koon Oxner. He was retired from S.C. Educational Television. Mr. Oxner was a member of Bethany Lutheran Church, Newberry Car Buffs, Sandlapper Region...

May 5, 2011

Jack Osborne Goree, 79, of Newberry, died Thursday, May 5, 2011, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on December 10, 1931, in Newberry, he was a son of the late O.S. “Bub” and Lillie Johnson Goree. He was retired from the S.C. National Guard and the U.S. Postal Service. Mr. Goree was a member of College...

Apr 17, 2011

James Harold Ringer, 81, of Pomaria, died Saturday, April 16, 2011, at his residence.

Born on May 2, 1929, in Pomaria, he was a son of the late John Julius and Bertha Amick Ringer. Mr. Ringer was retired from the South Carolina Highway Department and was a member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church.

Apr 16, 2011

Funeral services will be held for Hugh V. Crofoot, Jr. at our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church in Chapin, SC at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 20, 2011. Burial will be immediately following at Newberry Memorial Gardens in Newberry, SC.

Mr. Crofoot died Saturday, April 16, 2011, at the age of 55 after a long...

Apr 15, 2011

Eula Rae Stribble, 98, of Newberry, widow of Walter Stribble, died Thursday, April 14, 2011, at her residence.

Born on June 11, 1912, in Pomaria, she was a daughter of the late Sanky and Lou Emma Davenport Fulmer. Mrs. Stribble was retired from Damon International and an active member of the RSVP for 25 years....

Apr 15, 2011

Prosperity -- Capt. Edward Wheeler “Buddy” Counts, Jr. died on April 14, 2011 after a courageous battle with mantle cell lymphoma. Born in Prosperity, SC, he was the son of the late Edward Wheeler Counts, Sr. and Pearl Faust Counts; and the beloved stepson of Frances Ruff Counts. Captain Counts was a passionate aviator who had...

Mar 31, 2011

Kathryn Bowers Wicker, 91, of Little Mountain, widow of Walter Eugene Wicker, died Thursday, March 31, 2011, at White Oak Manor.

Born on October 1, 1919, in Prosperity, she was a daughter of the late Brabham and Julia Shealy Bowers. Mrs. Wicker was retired from GE of Irmo, a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church...

Mar 30, 2011

Sarah Lou Aull Shealy, 96, of Little Mountain, widow of Carl B. Shealy, died Wednesday, March 30, 2011, at her residence.

Born on October 12, 1914, in Pomaria, she was a daughter of the late Adam L. and Mary Derrick Aull. Mrs. Shealy was retired from Pinner Clinic and was the co-owner of Carl B. Shealy...

Mar 29, 2011

Glenn Wade Shirey, 64, of Newberry, died Tuesday, March 29, 2011, at the Dorn VA Medical Center.

Born on February 12, 1947, in Columbia, he was a son of the late Glenmore and Gwendolyn Collie Shirey. He was retired from Bulldog Erectors and a member of Queens Memorial Presbyterian Church. Mr. Shirey was a US Navy...

Mar 29, 2011

William Henry Traylor, 79, of Silverstreet, died Monday, March 28, 2011, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on April 23, 1931, in Monticello, he was a son of the late C.M. and Floride Feaster Traylor. He was retired from the S.C. Forestry Commission after 30 years and was a member of Smyrna Presbyterian Church.

Mar 28, 2011

Fred Schumpert, 84, died Monday, March 28, 2011 , at J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home after a lengthy illness and being a shut-in for many years. He was born on October 16, 1926 in Newberry, son of the late Jacob Oscar and Bessie Lee Stevens Schumpert.

Mr. Schumpert was a faithful and active member of First...

Mar 23, 2011

Virginia Watts Richardson, 96, of Prosperity, widow of Claude Richardson, died Tuesday, March 22, 2011.

Born on April 5, 1914, in Prosperity, she was a daughter of the late John S. and Florence Rebecca Ellisor Watts. She was a former employee of Kendall Company, Oakland Plant. She was a member of the Newberry RSVP and the...

Mar 23, 2011

Barbara Harrison Reeder, 82, of Newberry, widow of Thompson Reeder, died Wednesday, March 23, 2011, at Hospice Care of the Piedmont in Greenwood.

Born on March 23, 1929, in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late Elijah and Maggie Preston Harrison. Mrs. Reeder was retired from Old School Manufacturing and was a...

Mar 23, 2011

Betty Bedenbaugh Farr, 80, of Little Mountain, widow of George B. “Nook” Farr, died March 23, 2011, at White Oak Manor.

Born on July 8, 1930, in Prosperity, she was a daughter of the late Herbert H. “John” and Julia Clary Bedenbaugh. Mrs. Farr was retired from Phillip’s Components and was a member...

Mar 21, 2011

Ruth Florence Reustle DiMartinis, 84, formerly of Woodbury, NJ, died Monday, March 21, 2011, at White Oak Manor, Newberry.

Born on October 12, 1926, in Camden, NJ, she was a daughter of the late Walter A. and Ruth N. Dreyer Reustle. She was retired from Shady Lane Nursing Home and was a Jehovah’s Witness.