Obituaries

Oct 2, 2009

Mrs. Clara Stone Watkins, 90, of Stone Mountain, Georgia, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother died October 1, 2009 in Stone Mountain, GA.

Born and reared in Seneca, SC, she was the daughter of the late Horace Pickens Stone and Martha Julian Stone. After finishing Seneca HS she worked in the Clemson College library where she...

Oct 1, 2009

Tina Ringer Koon Bedenbaugh, 49, of Prosperity, died Thursday, October 1, 2009 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on August 31, 1960 in Newberry, she was a daughter of Walter E. Koon, Sr. and Jean Ringer Koon. Mrs. Bedenbaugh was a graduate of Palmetto High School and was an administrative assistant with the Newberry County...

Sep 28, 2009

David “Dave” Bush, 41, of Pomaria, died Sunday, September 27, 2009.

Born in Shinnston, West Virginia on July 28, 1968, he was a son of Paul David and Nancy D. Bush. He was a mechanic with Unique Express and loved motorcycles and Corvettes.

He is survived by his parents of West Virginia;...

Sep 28, 2009

David Stuck Shealy, 28, of Columbia, died Sunday, September 27, 2009.

Born in Columbia on May 22, 1981, he was a son of Reverend James F. and Betty Elizabeth Stuck Shealy. He was a graduate of Mid-Carolina High School and attended the University of South Carolina and Midlands Technical College. He was a member of...

Sep 27, 2009

Francis R. “Cisco” Watts, Sr. 68, of Prosperity died September 26, 2009 at the Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born in Prosperity on February 26, 1941, he was a son of the late W.L. and Nellie Lee Moss Watts. He was a former Truck Driver and retired from Georgia Pacific Chip and Saw and was a...

Sep 25, 2009

Kaitlyn Rachelle Aull infant daughter of Jason Aull and Dollie Duvall Aull died Thursday, September 24, 2009 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Surviving in addition to her parents are her sisters, Josi Aull and Autumn Aull; maternal grandparents, Lee and Joyce Duvall; paternal grandparents, Randy Aull and Cathy Longshore; paternal great-grandparents, Lewis Howell and Mary Howel.

Sep 25, 2009

Dorothy Nell "Nellie" Wicker, 66, of Pomaria, died Friday, September 25, 2009 at her residence.

Born in Pomaria on November 8, 1942, she was a daughter of the late Cecil W. and Mary Leitzsey Wicker. She was a very active member of St. Paul Lutheran Church where she was a member of the Adult Sunday School,...

Sep 22, 2009

Donald Harvey Roton, 60, of Newberry, died Monday, September 21, 2009 at Lexington Medical Center.

Born on March 6, 1949 in Newberry, he was a son of the late Raymond H. and Nancy Cornelia Price Roton. He was an Army Veteran of the Vietnam War and a member of St. Philip’s Lutheran Church.

Surviving...

Sep 16, 2009

Dan Eugene Hembree, 79, of Newberry, died Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on May 21, 1930 in Columbia, he was a son of the late Clyde E. and Mary Rochester Hembree. Mr. Hembree was a retired employee of Newberry County. He was a Deacon of Glenn Street Baptist Church where he was...

Sep 13, 2009

Sarah Marjorie Huffstetler Runyans, 80, of Newberry, widow of Daniel Stanley Runyans, died Sunday, September 13, 2009 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on October 3, 1928 in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late Charles Simpson and Mary Agnes Amick Huffstetler.

Surviving are a son, Michael Ronald (Pam) Runyans of Clinton;...

Sep 13, 2009

Billy D. Morris, 73, of Newberry, died Sunday, September 13, 2009 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on June 28, 1936 in Prosperity, he was a son of the late Dudley Morgan and Myrtle Estelle Livingston Morris. He was retired as a supervisor-carpenter with American Fiber & Finishing. He was a member of Colony Lutheran Church and...

Sep 11, 2009

Andrew “Andy” Carol Longshore, 55, of Silverstreet, died Friday, September 11, 2009 at his residence.

Born on December 27, 1953 in Newberry, he was a son of Andrew Wilson Longshore and the late Betty Floyd Longshore. He was employed with Tidewater Equipment for 31 years, was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church and was a Mason....

Sep 11, 2009

Gertie West Donald, 90, of Newberry, died Friday, September 11, 2009 at J. F. Hawkins Nursing Home.

Born on October 12, 1918 in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late Burnest Hampton and Ella Gertrude Baker Wilson. She enjoyed being a homemaker and caring for her many family members and friends. She formerly worked in the...

Sep 10, 2009

C. Gilbert Bouknight, 78, of Newberry, died Wednesday, September 9, 2009 at his residence.

Born on August 7, 1931 in Newberry, he was a son of the late Claude Adam and Clara Bell Smith Bouknight. He was retired from AF&F, was a member of the S.C. National Guard Battery C for 15 years and was a member...

Sep 10, 2009

Linda Hancock Bedenbaugh, 76, of Prosperity, died Thursday, September 10, 2009 at J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home.

Born on January 16, 1933 in Dobson, NC, she was a daughter of the late William Escar and Lucille Pugh Hancock. She was a 1955 graduate of Erskine College and retired as a teacher from Rikard Middle School. She was a...

Sep 10, 2009

Ernestine Kinard Derrick Bedenbaugh Wofford, 72, of Prosperity, died Wednesday evening September 9, 2009 at Ascension Hospice House in Irmo.

She was born in Prosperity on June 18, 1937, a daughter of the late John E. and Tommie Lee Long Kinard. Mrs. Wofford was a life-long, active member of Bachman Chapel Lutheran Church. A loving wife, mother,...

Sep 9, 2009

Ernest Mitchel Perdue, 62, of North Augusta, SC died Wednesday, September 9, 2009 at his residence.

Born on November 12, 1946 in Newberry, he was the son of Nina Adams Perdue and the late William Mitchel Perdue, Jr. He was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War having served in the 9 th Infantry during the TET...

Sep 2, 2009

Susan Rush Hunter, 79, of Greenwood, died Wednesday, September 2, 2009 at Lowman Home.

Born on November 6, 1929 in Kershaw, she was a daughter of the late Alva Jason and Pearl Haydon Mahoney Rush. She was a member of South Main Baptist Church of Greenwood.

Surviving is her daughter, Lynn H. Ackerman and...

Aug 31, 2009

Helen Pearl Dubois, 86, of Newberry, widow of Henry Joseph Dubois, died Monday, August 31, 2009 at J. F. Hawkins Nursing Home.

Born on August 4, 1923 in Roanoke Rapids, NC, she was a daughter of the late Wade and Jacqueline Keeter Bullard. She was retired from American Fiber and Finishing and was a member...

Aug 31, 2009

Doris Ruth Taylor Brown, 87, of Newberry, widow of Henry W. Brown, died Monday, August 31, 2009 at J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home.

Born on October 29, 1921 in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late Joseph S. and Mamie Rister Taylor. She was a lifelong member of Mayer Memorial Lutheran Church where she was...