Obituaries

Jul 16, 2009

Earl Jennings Griffin, 56, of Pomaria, died Thursday, July 16, 2009 at Palmetto Health Richland.

Born on September 13, 1952 in Newberry, he was a son of Mary Ellen Keaton Griffin and the late Armour Jennings Griffin. Mr. Griffin was a graduate of Newberry College. He was retired after 32 years as a loving teacher...

Jul 16, 2009

John Bailey Humphries, 92, of Joanna, widower of Gladys Golden Humphries, died Thursday, July 16, 2009 at Hospice House of Laurens.

Born on August 15, 1916 in Saluda, he was a son of the late Charles Perry and Mary Ann Warren Humphries. He had served in the Marine Reserves, was a member of Joanna...

Jul 12, 2009

Gladys Nannie Parker Warren, 82, of Prosperity, widow of Fredrick Briggs Warren, died Friday, July 10, 2009 at her residence.

Born on May 15, 1927 in Asheville, NC, she was a daughter of the late William Hillard and Cora Lee Lambert Parker. She was retired from Southern Bell Telephone and was a member of Freedom...

Jul 9, 2009

James David “J.D.” Daniels, 63, of Chapin, died Wednesday, July 8, 2009 at Ascension Hospice.

Born on June 16, 1946 in Ohio, he was a son of the late Manford and Ethel Edna Brinzer Daniel. Mr. Daniels was a Navy veteran of the Vietnam War. He was retired from Mack Truck, was the owner of...

Jul 4, 2009

Walter Waddy Nichols, Sr., 76, of Newberry, died July 4, 2009 at Generations of Chapin.

Born in Prosperity on October 18, 1932, Mr. Nichols was the son of the late Andrew E. (Sammy) and Josie Caughman Nichols. He was a graduate of Newberry College and retired from the Newberry County School District.He taught at the...

Jul 3, 2009

Carl Claude Wicker, 49, of Chapin died July 2, 2009 at his residence.

Born in Latta, he was a son of Edith Frick Wicker and the late Claude C. Wicker. He was retired from South Carolina Electric and Gas and was a former member of St. Philip’s Lutheran Church where he served on church council....

Jul 2, 2009

George Charles Dunsford, Jr., 67, of Prosperity died Thursday, July 2, 2009 at Palmetto Health Richland.

Born on January 1, 1942 in Framingham, MA, he was a son of the late George Charles Dunsford, Sr. and Janice Mae Googins Dunsford.

Surviving are a son, Chris Leone; sisters, Barbara E. Dunsford, Mary Lou...

Jul 2, 2009

Mary Duvall Billingsley, 81, of Silverstreet, died Thursday, July 2, 2009 at her residence.

Born on January 15, 1928 in Greenwood, she was a daughter of the late Adgie Newton and Dollie Davenport Duvall. She was retired from Whitten Center as an LPN, was a member of New Chapel United Methodist Church and the Silverstreet...

Jun 28, 2009

Tressie Lillian Cromer Boland, 63, of Prosperity, died Saturday, June 27, 2009 at Lexington Medical Center.

Born on July 28, 1945 in Newberry, she was a daughter of Mary Shealy Cromer and the late Thomas Hayne Cromer. Mrs. Boland was retired from the State Hospital as a Medical Transcriptionist. She was a member of Mt....

Jun 27, 2009

David Ray Dendy, 47, of Prosperity, died Saturday, June 27, 2009 at his residence.

Born on August 2, 1961 in Clinton, he was a son of Ray Thomas and Emma Allen Dendy. He was an insurance salesman and a member of First Baptist Church of Clinton. He was a graduate of Clinton High School and...

Jun 23, 2009

Ulysses Calvin “John” Mercier, 90, of Newberry, widower of Lori Mercier, died Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at his residence.

Born on May 28, 1919 in St. Ann, IL, he was a son of the late Clifford and Isabel Dubuque Mercier. He was retired from L.T.V. Steel Mill of East Chicago, Indiana, a World War II...

Jun 23, 2009

Ernest Jerry Cooper, 68, of Newberry, died Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at his residence.

Born on April 19, 1941 in Franklin County, VA, he was a son of the late Benjamin and Mildred Hill Cooper. He was an Army and Navy Vietnam veteran. Mr. Cooper was the retired plant manager for Sea Pro Boat and...

Jun 22, 2009

William Henry “Bill” Suber, Sr., 88, of Columbia, passed away Sunday, June 21, 2009 at his residence on his 64 th wedding anniversary.

Born on April 12, 1921 in Peak, he was a son of the late Henry Lionel and Marie Fulmer Suber. He was a graduate of Newberry College, retired from the automobile industry...

Jun 22, 2009

John Lomas Lindler, Jr. 85, of Prosperity died June 21, 2009 at Palmetto Health Heart Hospital.

Born in Peak, on February 4, 1924 he was a son of the late John Lomas, Sr. and Lila Stoudemire Lindler. Mr. Lindler was retired from Kendall Company, Oakland Plant and was a World War II Marine veteran. He...

Jun 22, 2009

Ola Belle Abbott, 83, of Newberry, widow of Ernest Belton Abbott, died Monday, June 22, 2009.

Born on January 3, 1926, in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late Johnie Arthur and Emma Mae Johnson Bobb. She was a member of Bachman Chapel Lutheran Church.

Surviving are her daughters, Sandra Faye...

Jun 18, 2009

George Edgar Pitts, 58, of Newberry, died Thursday, June 18, 2009 at his residence.

Born on December 17, 1950 in Newberry, he was a son of the late William Edgar and Grace Derrick Pitts. Mr. Pitts was an employee of ISE-Newberry and retired from the S.C. National Guard. He was a member of Trinity United...

Jun 17, 2009

Ethel Sligh Cook, 91, of Newberry, widow of J.C. Cook, died Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on June 6, 1918 in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late James William Jacob and Rose Lee Bobb Sligh. Mrs. Cook was a member of St. Luke’s Lutheran Church where she was...

Jun 10, 2009

Mary Nancy Miller Collins, 62, of Newberry, died June 9, 2009 at Providence Hospital.

Born on March 30, 1947 in Big Stone Gap, VA, she was a daughter of the late D. B. and Winfred Helen Bishop Miller. Mrs. Collins was a former employee of the Newberry Department of Social Services and a member of...

Jun 10, 2009

Harry “Dusty” Glenn Rhodes Sr., 87, of Prosperity, died Wednesday, June 10, 2009, at Saluda Nursing Center.

Born on October 11, 1921 in Hartsville, he was a son of the late Walton Anthony and Vermelle Blackmon Rhodes. He served in the US Navy as a 2 nd Class Torpedoman on the USS Sterrett during World...

Jun 10, 2009

Myrtle Ruth Ramsey Sharpe, 88, of Newberry, died Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at White Oak Manor.

Born on May 26, 1921 in Woodruff, she was a daughter of the late William and Lilly Morris Ramsey. She was retired after 20 years of service from Louis Rich.

Surviving are her sons, Paul Wayne...