Obituaries

Aug 27, 2011

Doris Royster Pack, 89, of Newberry, died Saturday, August 27, 2011, at Springfield Place.

Mrs. Pack was born in Durham , North Carolina , on April 8, 1922, the daughter of the late P.H and Vivian Royster. She grew up in Durham and has been a resident of Newberry since 1947. Doris was...

Aug 23, 2011

Harriet Sanders Shealy, 86, wife of Little Mountain native Otis Shealy, died Monday, August 22 in Wilmington, Delaware.

Harriet was born in Chicago, IL, daughter of the late Wiley B. and Dolly Cooper Sanders. She grew up in Chapel Hill, NC, and received a B.A. and M.A. in Art History from the University of North...

Aug 20, 2011

Mark Allan Walters, 46, of Prosperity, died Saturday, August 20, 2011, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on April 20, 1965, in Portland, OR, he was a son of Michael H. Walters and Patricia Marler Buffington. He was a member of Crossroads Christian Fellowship in Joanna.

Mr. Walters is survived by his...

Aug 19, 2011

Kenneth Kay Moore, 77, of Newberry, died Thursday, August 18, 2011, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on September 6, 1933, in Newberry, he was a son of the late Butler A. and Elizbeth Singley Moore. He was an army veteran and a member of Glenn Street Baptist Church. He was an artist who enjoyed...

Aug 19, 2011

Raymond Thomas Costello, 61, of Newberry, died Thursday, August 18, 2011, at his residence.

Born on July 15, 1950, in Bridgeport, Connecticut, he was a son of Emilio Costello and the Lena Murrell (Leland) Hazel. He was a member of Faith Assembly of God, served in the SC Army National Guard and was employed by...

Aug 17, 2011

Patricia Metts Schumpert, 82, of Newberry, died Tuesday, August 16, 2011, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on February 26, 1929, in Prosperity, she was a daughter of the late R. Jeff and Katie Taylor Metts. Mrs. Schumpert was a lifelong member of Bachman Chapel Lutheran Church where she was a former Sunday School teacher....

Aug 16, 2011

Barbara Ann Corder Tobias, 66, of Newberry, died Tuesday, August 16, 2011, at her residence.

Born on March 19, 1945, in Whitmire, she was a daughter of the late James B. and Hazel Lee Beck Corder.

Ms. Tobias is survived by a son, Ray (Brenda) Steele of Lexington; grandsons, Larry Ray Steele, Jr. and Curtis...

Aug 15, 2011

Rosa Vazquez Enciso infant daughter of Alberta Enciso died Friday, August 12, 2011, at Palmetto Health Richland.

She is survived by her mother and sisters, Marino Vazquez Enciso and Miriam Vazquez Enciso.

A funeral mass will be held at 12 Noon on Friday, August 19, 2011 in St. Mark's Catholic Church. Burial...

Aug 11, 2011

Mary Alice Gruber Senn, 88, of Newberry, died Thursday, August 11, 2011, at her residence.

Born on July 5, 1923, in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late Ernest Hugh Gruber, Sr. and Eugenia Peigler Gruber. She was a member of Smyrna Presbyterian Church.

Mrs. Senn is survived by her husband, Frank...

Aug 10, 2011

Ethel Merle Peters Queener, 93, of Silverstreet, died Tuesday, August 9, 2011, at White Oak Manor.

Born on November 30, 1917, in Neosho, MO, she was a daughter of the late George Washington Thomas Peters and Evelyn Horton Peters. She was a retired seamstress and a member of Calvary Baptist Church of Neohso, MO.

Aug 9, 2011

Lydia Frances Prudence Lanier Billiot, 73, of Newberry, died Tuesday, August 9, 2011, at Hospice House of Laurens County.

Born in July 16, 1938, in Union, she was a daughter of the late James and Roberta Wix Lanier. She was of the Baptist faith.

She is survived by her husband, Clovis Billiot;...

Aug 7, 2011

Faye Garrett Seibert Turner, 87, of Newberry, died Saturday, August 6, 2011, at White Oak Manor.

Born on January 15, 1924, in Prosperity, she was a daughter of the late Ernest and Sparta Nichols Garrett. Mrs. Turner was retired from Damon International and a member of Cannon’s Creek Prosperity A.R.P. Church.

She...

Aug 5, 2011

James Stanley Harris, 54, of Newberry, died Thursday, August 4, 2011, at his residence.

Born on December 2, 1956, in Newberry, he was a son of the late Monroe Jackson Harris and Vera Sanford Harris. Mr. Harris was a graduate of Clemson University. He was a farmer and contractor, a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church...

Aug 5, 2011

Malcolm Felix Someillan-Wilson, 43, of Newberry died August 4, 2011.

Born June 7, 1968, in Tampa, FL, he was a son of Felix Someillan and Cheryl Gibson. He was a self employed carpenter and a member of Freedom Baptist Church.

In addition to his parents, he is survived by his wife, Debbie...

Jul 31, 2011

Linda Goings Fulmer, 61, of Newberry, died Saturday, July 30, 2011, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on January 27, 1950, in Newberry, she was a daughter of Bobbie DeHardt Goings and the late Daniel Benjamin. She was retired from the Newberry County Sheriff’s Office, a member of Lewis Memorial United Methodist Church and was...

Jul 29, 2011

Thomas Carroll Hill, 82, of Little Mountain, died Friday, July 29, 2011, at his residence.

Born on August 30, 1928, in Great Falls, he was a son of the late James Raleigh and Carrie Lee Bishop Hill. He was retired after 43 years with Winn Dixie and later worked 12 years with Bi Lo. Mr....

Jul 25, 2011

Mamie L. Bedenbaugh, 91, died Sunday, July 24, 2011, at White Oak Manor.

Born on October 26, 1919, in Little Mountain. She was the daughter of the late Boyd and Lola Counts Farr. Mrs. Bedenbaugh was a homemaker before she moved to White Oak Manor, Newberry in 2008. She was a member of St. Luke’s...

Jul 21, 2011

James “Jim” Wyattman Humphries, 70 of Newberry died July 21, 2011, at his residence.

Born on January 21, 1941 in Cleveland County, NC, he was a son of the late William and Bruna Davis Humphries. He was retired from Georgia Pacific, an avid fisherman and cook, and a loving husband, father and grandfather. He served...

Jul 20, 2011

Marvin Sampson Lester, 93, of Newberry, widower of Roselean Epting Lester, died Tuesday, July 19, 2011, at J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home.

Born on August 29, 1917, in Prosperity, he was a son of the late George P. and Eva Nichols Lester. He was a veteran of World War II, having served in the Navy. He...

Jul 20, 2011

Clyde Marvin Livingston, Sr., 82, of Newberry, died Wednesday, July 20, 2011, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on August 12, 1928, in Prosperity, he was a son of the late O.S. and Thelma Singley Livingston. He was an Army veteran of World War II. Mr. Livingston worked for the S.C. Highway Department and later...