Obituaries

Oct 23, 2009

Rosemary Long Metts, 67, of Little Mountain died Friday, October 23, 2009 at her residence.

Born on September 8, 1942 in Little Mountain, she was the daughter of Mary Ruth Boland Long and the late James L. Long. She was a homemaker and a lifelong member of Mt. Tabor Lutheran Church.

In addition to...

Oct 20, 2009

Marion Leslie Kibler, 84, of Newberry died October 20, 2009 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on October 31, 1924 in Sweetbriar, ND, she was a daughter of the late Leon and Edith Dawson Wayman. She was a former missionary, foster parent and nursing assistant. Mrs. Kibler attended Lebanon United Methodist Church.

Surviving are...

Oct 19, 2009

Lillie Belle Herring Minick, 90, of Newberry, widow of John W. Minick, Sr., died Monday, October 19, 2009 at White Oak Manor-Newberry.

Born on September 7, 1919 in Colbert, GA, she was a daughter of the late Early and Lillie Porterfield Herring. Mrs. Minick retired from the Newberry College Bookstore as the Manager in 1982. Following...

Oct 17, 2009

Marcella M. "Sally" Blomberg of Newberry, died Saturday, October 17, 2009. She was 88 years old.

She was born on November 26, 1920 in Minneapolis, MN. She was preceded in death by her husband, Douglas Blomberg, her parents, Odin and Myrtle Trom of Minnesota and two brothers and a sister.

Mrs. Blomberg was a...

Oct 16, 2009

Chloe Shealy Epting, 87, of Little Mountain, widow of George I. Epting, Jr., died Friday, October 16, 2009 at Palmetto Baptist Hospital.

Born on January 5, 1922 in Chapin, she was a daughter of the late Cebar C. and Gerstle Price Shealy. Mrs. Epting was a member of St. Peter Lutheran Church where she served for many...

Oct 16, 2009

Roberta Lindler Longshore, 89, of Silverstreet, widow of Marvin Everette Longshore, died Friday, October 16, 2009 at Providence Hospital.

Born on April 8, 1920 in Chapin, she was a daughter of the late Preston Banks and Lola Irene Monts Lindler. She was retired from the Newberry County Schools and was a member of Silverstreet Lutheran Church.Surviving are...

Oct 15, 2009

Michael H. Perkins, 61, of West Columbia died Wednesday, October 14, 2009.

Born on April 2, 1948 in Newberry, he was a son of Pansey Elrod Perkins and the late Harold C. Perkins. He was a Navy veteran of the Vietnam War and a member of Hunt Memorial Baptist Church.

He is...

Oct 14, 2009

Clarence Wilbur Wilson of Prosperity SC formerly of Columbia, SC, died on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at The Hospice House of Laurens County in Clinton, SC. He is the widower of Jennie Ouzts Wilson, beloved wife of 64 years.

Born June 8, 1918 in Newberry County, he is the son of the late George Calhoun and Claudia...

Oct 9, 2009

William Harold Dunaway, 68, of Newberry died Thursday, October 8, 2009 at his residence.

Born in Clinton on May 26, 1941, he was a son of William Henry “Slim” Dunaway and the late Lilly Pearl Lawson Dunaway. He was retired from American Fiber and Finishing and was a member of Newberry Church of God. Mr. Dunaway was...

Oct 7, 2009

Joseph Henry Horne, 68, of Newberry, died Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at Ascension Hospice House.

Born on September 4, 1941 in Atlanta, GA, he was a son of the late Thomas Jefferson Horne, Sr. and Eubie Mae White Horne. He was retired from the S.C. School Bus System and was a former member of the S.C. State...

Oct 6, 2009

Myra Bowers Moore, of Prosperity widow of George S. Moore, died Monday, October 5, 2009 at Palmetto Health Baptist Medical Center.

Born on August 29, 1921 in Prosperity, she was a daughter of the late L.L. “Doc” and Ruth Long Bowers. She was an active member of Bethel Baptist Church and a member of the...

Oct 3, 2009

Douglas Winslow Williams, 62, of Newberry, widower of Kay Luker Williams, died Friday, October 2, 2009 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on October 23, 1946 in Spartanburg, he was a son of Ophelia Lanford Williams and the late Leonard Williams. He was a Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam War and was retired from the S.C....

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 2, 2009

Margaret Carroll Pearson, 65, of Prosperity, died Thursday, October 1, 2009 at her residence.

Born on February 3, 1944 in New York, New York, she was a daughter of the late Larry and Margaret Gorman Carroll. She was a retired realtor and a member of Our Lade of the Lake Catholic Church in Chapin.

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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 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 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 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,...