Obituaries

Sep 11, 2010

Robert Franklin Moore, 69, of Newberry, widower of Martha Dill Moore, died Thursday, September 9, 2010, at his residence.

Born on June 7, 1941, in Cross Anchor, he was a son of the late Loranze and Mamie Steen Moore. He was a graduate of Charleston Baptist College, retired from Whitten Center and was a former...

Sep 11, 2010

George Jerry Mundy, Sr., 86, of Prosperity, widower of Wanda Ard Mundy, died September 11, 2010.

Born on May 17, 1924, in Newberry, he was a son of the late E.J. and Lucy Cothran Mundy. He was retired from American Fiber and Finishing and was an Army veteran of World War II.

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Sep 10, 2010

Clarence Calvin Mitchell, 72, of Newberry died September 9, 2010 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on July 4, 1938, in Newberry, he was a son of the late James G. and Sara Baker Mitchell. He was an Army Veteran and a member of Freedom Baptist Church.

He is survived by his...

Sep 7, 2010

Daniel Alan Agnew, 63, of Prosperity, died Monday, September 6, 2010, at Palmetto Health Richland.

Born on June 20, 1947, in Valla, CA, he was a son of the late George Allen and Audrey Sligh Agnew. He was a boat mechanic having worked on Lake Murray since the mid 1960’s. He was an avid boat...

Sep 7, 2010

Ernest Eugene “Possum” Bedenbaugh, 78, of Prosperity, died Monday, September 6, 2010, at Lexington Medical Center.

Born on October 10, 1931, in Prosperity, he was a son of the late Ernest J. and Marie Guin Bedenbaugh. He retired from Robert’s Citgo and was a member of St. Luke’s Lutheran Church.

Surviving are...

Sep 6, 2010

William Albert Smith, Jr., 75, of Newberry, died Sunday, September 5, 2010, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on August 28, 1935, in Chappells, he was a son of the late William Albert Smith, Sr. and Louise Kunkle Smith. Mr. Smith served in the S.C. National Guard and retired from the City of Newberry after...

Sep 3, 2010

Peggy Sue Little, 77, of Plantation, Florida and formerly of Newberry, widow of Lt. Col. Edmond G. Little, passed away Monday, August 30, 2010 surrounded by the love of her family.

Surviving are her children, Sandy, Jacqueline, Deborah, Joe, Goos, Pam, and Teri "Bear"; nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Graveside services will...

Sep 3, 2010

Elizabeth Tecklenburg Long of Charleston, South Carolina passed away peacefully at her Meeting Street home with her family near her bedside on September 3, 2010 after a brief illness.  The daughter of Henry Christian John and Pauline Ashe Livingston Tecklenburg and widow of Leonard Lawrence Long, Betty was born in Charleston on May 26, 1920, attended Memminger School, and...

Sep 3, 2010

Mr. Ronald J. Swanson, age 62, of Prosperity, died Friday September 3, 2010 after battling Dementia for seven years. Funeral services will be held by Rev. Dan Ratchford, at Chapin Presbyterian Church on Sunday, September 5, 2010, at 2:00 PM.

Mr. Swanson retired from Emery Worldwide Co. after 34 years of...

Sep 1, 2010

Cleo S. Shealy, 93, of Little Mountain, widow of Willard O. Shealy, died Wednesday, September 1, 2010, at Generations of Chapin.

Born on February 28, 1917, in Chapin, she was a daughter of the late Charlie M. and Carrie Lindler Shealy. Mrs. Shealy was retired from G.E. of Irmo. She was a member of Holy Trinity...

Aug 30, 2010

Mr. Ben Bradley, age 85 of Newberry, passed away on August 30, 2010, after a lengthy illness.

Born June 25, 1925 in Marshall, North Carolina, he was the son of Henry and Cindy Sprinkles Bradley. He worked as a surveyor before moving to South Carolina and entering a forty year plus career as a farmer.

Aug 30, 2010

Randal Cromer Lee, 53, of Newberry, died Monday, August 30, 2010, at his residence.

Born on September 20, 1956, in Newberry, he was a son of Ruby Lee Cromer Lee and the late Russell William Lee. Mr. Lee was a former employee of Clinton Newberry Gas Authority and a member of Zion United Methodist Church....

Aug 30, 2010

Julia Turner, 66, of Newberry, widow of Robert Wayne Turner, died Monday, August 30, 2010, at Providence Hospital.

Born on July 5, 1944, in Newberry, she was a daughter of Essie Enlow Turner Suit and the late Robert A. Turner. She was retired from American Fiber and Finishing-Oakland Plant and was a member...

Aug 29, 2010

Jerry Wicker, 67, of Fox Hunt Drive, North Augusta, entered into rest on Sunday, August 29, 2010.

Mr. Wicker was a native of Newberry County, SC, having made North Augusta his home for the past 45 years. He was retired from the Savannah River Site and was a...

Aug 27, 2010

Rebecca Kibler Driggers, 95, of Newberry, widow of Daniel Luther “Pete” Driggers, died Thursday, August 26, 2010, at Tidelands Community Hospice in Georgetown.

Born on September 26, 1914, in Pomaria, she was a daughter of the late Adam and Lavina Ruff Kiber. Mrs. Driggers was a retired sales associate at B.C. Moore. She was a member...

Aug 25, 2010

Wayne Allen Moates, 50, of Newberry, died Tuesday, August 24, 2010, at National Institute of Health in Bethesda, Maryland.

Born on July 15, 1960, in Newberry, he was a son of Yvonne Horton Farmer and the late George W. Moates. He was a member of College Street Baptist Church.

Surviving are his...

Aug 25, 2010

Alfred F. West, 85, of Prosperity, died Wednesday, August 25, 2010, at Lexington Medical Center Extended Care.

Born on September 20, 1924, in Saluda, he was a son of the late Horace Bernad and Ethel Wessinger West. He was a World War II and Korean War Navy veteran. Mr. West was a machinist who worked...

Aug 25, 2010

Gerald Griffith, 75, of Newberry, died Tuesday, August 24, 2010, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

He was born on September 23, 1934 to the late J. Wilbur and Hattie McCarty Griffith. Mr. Griffith was retired from Columbia Supply Company and also Standard Distributors. He was a member of Bush River Baptist Church.

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Aug 24, 2010

Hugh Elliott Dominick, 61, of Newberry, died suddenly on Monday, August 23, 2010.

He was born on January 5, 1949 in Newberry, a son of Emily Gregory Dominick and the late Hugh A. Dominick. He was a 1967 Saluda High School graduate and a 1971 Cum Laude graduate of Newberry College. He was formerly employed...

Aug 24, 2010

Herman Graham Wicker, 85, of Newberry, died Tuesday, August 24, 2010, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family after a brief illness.

Born in Pomaria on January 24, 1925, he was the son of the late Ernest Oliver and Mary Viola Graham Wicker. He was a graduate of Bush River High School and an...