Obituaries

Oct 30, 2010

William Dudley Griffin, 80, of Newberry, husband of Mary Lou Wicker Griffin, died Saturday, October 30, 2010, at home surrounded by his loving family.

Born on April 9, 1930, in Newberry, he was a son of the late Loyce and Gertrude Mitchell Griffin. Mr. Griffin served in the Army National Guard and was retired from...

Oct 22, 2010

Sylvia Shirley Percival, 75, formerly of Newberry, SC, wife of the late John Willard Percival entered into rest Wednesday, October 20, 2010, at Ashley Regional Medical Center in Vernal, Utah.

Mrs. Percival was born on February 5, 1935, in Covington, GA and was the daughter of the late James and Essie Smith. She was a member...

Oct 22, 2010

Laura Nichols Bowers, 98, of Newberry, widow of Roy C. Bowers, died Thursday, October 21, 2010, at her residence.

Born on September 29, 1912, in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late Wade Hampton and Leila Daisy Butler Nichols. Mrs. Bowers was retired from Damon International. She was a member of Silverstreet Lutheran Church...

Oct 20, 2010

Helen Beatrice Bedenbaugh Schumpert, of Prosperity, widow of John David “J.D.” Schumpert, died Tuesday, October 19, 2010, at Pineville Rehab in Pineville, NC.

Born on September 7, 1927, in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late Pettus “Birge” and Lola “Eunice” Chapman Bedenbaugh. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Newberry.

Oct 18, 2010

Claude William Riddle, Sr, 84, of Newberry, died Monday, October 18, 2010, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on September 6, 1926, in Newberry, he was a son of the late Jimmy Lee and Vera Metts Riddle. He was retired from DeLaval Separator Company. Mr. Riddle was a World War II Marine Corps veteran and...

Oct 14, 2010

Lula Ree Gladden Mann, 88, of Whitmire, widow of Clarence Mann, died Thursday, October 14, 2010, at White Oak Manor.

Born on November 14, 1921, in Gaffney, she was a daughter of the late Henry Grady and Nancy Minerva Smith Gladden. Mrs. Mann was retired from J.P. Stevens and was a member of The Master’s...

Oct 13, 2010

Jesse Carroll “Bud” Bedenbaugh, Jr., 68, of Pomaria, died Wednesday, October 13, 2010, at Palmetto Health Richland.

Born on January 23, 1942, in Silvestreet, he was a son of the late Jesse C. Bedenbaugh, Sr. and Clara Dickert Bedenbaugh. Mr. Bedenbaugh was a 1961 graduate of Newberry High School and a United States Air Force...

Oct 11, 2010

Dorothy Long Stewart, 82, of Silverstreet, widow of Frank B. Stewart, died Monday, October 11, 2010, at Self Regional Hospital.

Born on October 17, 1927, in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late John Grady and Bessie Sanders Long. She was the former Executive Secretary for Senn Trucking Company and ISE America and was...

Oct 8, 2010

Heyward Larry Fulmer, 91, of Newberry, widower of Helen Doris Vaughn Fulmer, died October 7, 2010

Born on August 13, 1919, in Columbia, he was a son of the late Murray Oscar and Mary Jane Fulmer Fulmer. He was a WWII Army veteran and served as a Military Police...

Oct 8, 2010

Willie Dunn Suber, Sr., 86, of Newberry, widower of Carrie Lee Neal Suber, died Friday, October 8, 2010, at his residence.

Born on August 9, 1924, in Newberry, he was a son of the late George W. and Maude Reighley Suber. Mr. Suber was retired from Kendall Company and was a World War II Army...

Oct 7, 2010

Harry H. Thomas, 90, of Newberry, widower of Constance Hamilton “Connie” Thomas died October 7, 2010 at White Oak Manor.

Born on July 4, 1920, in Cylinder, Iowa, he was a son of the late Ray and Donnie Ackridge Thomas. He was a retired carpenter and builder. He was a WWII Army veteran and served...

Oct 4, 2010

Kristi Kay Boland, 38, of Pineville, SC, died Monday, October 4, 2010, at her residence after a long and courageous battle with cancer.

Born on April 15, 1972, in Newberry, she was a daughter of James and Kay McPhatter Boland. Ms. Boland was a graduate of Clemson University and was a Principal Engineer with Santee...

Oct 4, 2010

Harvey Duane Dominick, 76, of Little Mountain died peacefully at Lexington Medical Center while surrounded by his family on Monday, October 4, 2010 . Harvey was born on December 2, 1933 , in Prosperity, SC, a son of the late Rufus and Irene Amick Dominick.

He was one of eight 1951 graduates of Little Mountain...

Oct 1, 2010

Ethel Harden Rowe, 88, died Thursday, September 30, 2010, in Marco Island, Florida.

Ethel is the widow of Ralph Rowe, and the daughter of the late Charles Douglas Harden and Miriam Bull Harden, and the sister of the late Elizabeth Harden Welling and Miriam “Singie” Harden Ringer, all of Newberry.

Ethel moved...

Sep 27, 2010

Renda Gail Baumgardner, 49, a former resident of the Whitten Center, died Monday, September 27, 2010, at Saluda Nursing Center.

Born on November 8, 1960, in Newberry, she was a daughter of Katie Cranford and the late Earl B. Baumgardner.

She is survived in addition to her mother of Newberry by a...

Sep 23, 2010

Robert “Bobby” Cecil Shealy, 86, of Newberry, died Thursday, September 23, 2010, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on January 24, 1924, in Newberry, he was a son of the late Simon L. Shealy, Sr. and Lula Pearl Shealy. He was a World War II Army veteran and was a retired carpenter and painter having...

Sep 18, 2010

Dorothy Madge Mims Bowles, 73, of Newberry, widow of Jacob Horace Bowles, Jr., died Friday, September 17, 2010, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on April 13, 1937, in Newberry she was a daughter of Sybil Berry Mims Stubblefield and the late Floyd E. Mims. Mrs. Bowles was retired after 41 years from the Newberry...

Sep 17, 2010

Charles Earnest Kinard, 80, of Newberry, died Thursday, September 16, 2010 at Palmetto-Richland Hospital.

Born February 19, 1930, in Newberry, Charles was the son of the late Cecil E. (Hun) and Lillie Mae Chaney Kinard. He was the widower of the late Betty Jean Duncan Kinard. He was a long time member of O'Neal Street...

Sep 16, 2010

Alvin Kenneth York, Sr., 65, of Newberry died September 16, 2010, at his residence.

Born on May 18, 1945, in Statesville, NC, he was a son of the late Noble Simpson and Ella Mae Mayberry York. He was retired from Fluor Daniel and Prime South and was a member of Lewis Memorial United Methodist Church....

Sep 15, 2010

Lynn Livingston Ruff, 74, of Newberry, died Wednesday, September 15, 2010, at J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home.

Born on February 18, 1936, in Pomaria, she was a daughter of the late Horace A. and Essie Long Livingston. Mrs. Ruff was a homemaker and worked with the Girl Scouts. She was a member of First Baptist Church...