Obituaries

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.

Mar 20, 2011

Mary Geneva McFee, 83, of Prosperity, widow of Andrew Cornelius Angel, Jr., died Sunday, March 20, 2011, at Laurens County Hospital.

Born on March 14, 1928, in Asheville, NC, she was a daughter of the late Luther Judson and Mildred Ann Clementine Rice Ballard. She was a member of Freedom Baptist Church.

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Mar 14, 2011

Louis Gourdin Darby, 78, passed away Sunday, March 13, at his home in Marietta , GA.

Mr. Darby was born January 21, 1933 in Charleston , SC to Gourdin Pinckney Darby and Harriett Porcher Gourdin. He was graduated from Clemson University in 1954 where he was a member of the Clemson Senior Platoon. He served...

Mar 13, 2011

Helen Rinehart Richardson, 83, of Newberry, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family, on Saturday, March 12, 2011 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born February 5, 1928, in Saluda County, she was a daughter of the late Leroy B. Rinehart and Mamie Wesson Rinehart. She was retired from Kendall Company, Oakland Plant after 45 years...

Mar 11, 2011

Waneta Wade DeFreest, 89, widow of Harold M. DeFreest, formerly of Chappells, died Thursday, March 10, 2011, at Laurel Bay in Greenville.

Born on October 26, 1921, in Hancock, VT, she was a daughter of the late Pearlie and Bertha Manning Wade. She was retired from Whitten Center and was a former member of Sharon Methodist...

Mar 10, 2011

Ressie Mae Chandler, 89, of Simpsonville, who was born in Anderson County on June 11, 1921, the eleventh child of Lawrence Lafayette McAlister and Willie Olivia McAlister, went to be with her Lord and Savior on March 9, 2011 at the home of her son.

A member of Fork Shoals Baptist Church, she was a...

Mar 10, 2011

Dorothy Louise Gaster Knight of Columbia passed away on Monday, March 7, 2011, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

She was born December 23, 1929, in Johnson Township, Williamsburg County, to Ebbie (a farmer) and Ethelyn Wyand (a housewife) Gaster. Dot married Cecil Horger Knight in 1956; they were divorced in 1971. Dot was a long-time...

Mar 6, 2011

Hulda Stuck Stoudemire, 85, of Pomaria, widow of Joseph Frank Stoudemire, died Sunday, March 6, 2011, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on April 18, 1925, in Pomaria, she was a daughter of the late Jay and Iola Wicker Stuck. Mrs. Stoudemire was retired from GE of Irmo and was a member of St. John’s...

Feb 27, 2011

A memorial service for John Stanley Boozer, 61, of West Columbia, will be held at 11:00 Tuesday, March 1, 2011, at Bachman Chapel Lutheran Church, Prosperity SC. The family will receive friends following the service.

Mr. Boozer died Saturday, February 26, 2011. Born September 2, 1949 in Prosperity SC, he was the son of...

Feb 25, 2011

Martha Cockrell Warren, 82, of Newberry, widow of Horace Ray Warren, died Friday, February 25, 2011 at White Oak Manor.

Born in Prosperity on September 15, 1928, she was a daughter of the late Jason and Lucille Wise Cockrell. She retired from White Oak Manor of Newberry and Jesse Frank Hawkins Nursing Home. She also...

Feb 23, 2011

Thomas Graham, “T.J.” Jenkins, Jr., 50, of Chappells, widower of Josephine Taylor Jenkins, died Tuesday, February 22, 2011, at his residence.

Born on November 19, 1960, in Newberry, he was a son of Ida Mae Robbs Jenkins and the late Thomas Graham Jenkins, Sr. He was a long time employee of Mt. Bethel Garmany Logging...

Feb 18, 2011

Harold Hal Hooper, 87, of Prosperity, died Wednesday, February 17, 2011, at Laurens County Hospital.

He was born on May 20, 1923, in Evansville, IN, to the late Hallie Henry and Alice Kemper Hooper. Mr. Hooper was a retired Army Air Corp Major having served in World War II in the Pacific Theatre as a...

Feb 18, 2011

Robert Mayes (Bobby) Long, 75, died February 17, 2011 . His life was defined by his love of family, his love for his farm, his kindness and generosity to others, and his integrity. A memorial service will be held on Monday February 21 st at 3pm , St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church ,...

Feb 16, 2011

Jonathan Chelsey Lowe Jr., born December 8, 1925 in Spartanburg, was the son of the late Jonathan Chelsey and Charlsie Cline Lowe. He graduated from Spartanburg High School and joined the United States Navy, serving in World War II as a Seaman First Class. Upon completion of his service, Jonathan entered the University of South Carolina, graduating in...