Obituaries

Feb 27, 2009

G. Ralph Long, 63, of Prosperity died February 26, 2009 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born in Newberry on July 11, 1945, he was a son of the late Ira B. and Sara Sligh Long. Mr. Long was an Army Veteran of the Vietnam War and was retired from Cannon and Associates. He was an...

Feb 27, 2009

Beatrice Shope Thomas, 95, of Newberry, widow of the late Charles M. Thomas, died Friday, February 27, 2009 at White Oak Manor.

Born in Franklin, NC on September 13, 1913, she was a daughter of the late Samuel L. and Vassie Ledford Shope.  She was a former Practical Nurse and retired from West End Mill and later...

Feb 25, 2009

Stephen “Steve” R. Shealy, 68, of Little Mountain, died Wednesday, February 25, 2009 at Lexington Extended Care.

Born on March 22, 1940 in Little Mountain, he was a son of the late George Russell and Sara Stone Shealy. Mr. Shealy was the owner of Shealy’s Floor Covering, a U.S. Air Force veteran and a member of Holy...

Feb 23, 2009

Lola Corrie Young Mayer, 76, of Newberry died Monday, February 23, 2009 at her home. Born June 11, 1932 , she was the wife of Euston Hutto Mayer, Jr. Born and reared in Newberry, she was the daughter of Ralph Watson Young and Kathleen Dean Young.

Lola was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She was...

Feb 20, 2009

W. Wyche Moore, 97, of Prosperity, widower of Mary Epting Moore, died Friday, February 20, 2009 at his residence.

Born on May 14, 1911 in Prosperity, he was a son of the late Noah A. and Sarah Lee Long Moore. Mr. Moore was retired from Kendall Company, Oakland Plant and was a farmer....

Feb 15, 2009

Mrs. Edna Coats Moore, 80, of Newberry, widow of Robert Everett Moore, passed away Saturday, February 14, 2009 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on October 28, 1928 in Poland, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Owens W. Coats and Vera Coats Rister.

Mrs. Moore is survived by her son, James Robert...

Feb 8, 2009

Billy Ray “B.R.” Hunter, 29, of Newberry, died Sunday, February 1, 2009. Born on February 23, 1979 in Greenwood, he was a son of Billy Robert Hunter and Hannah Marie Turner Rhodes.  He was an employee of Morris Electric and a member of Newberry Christian Church. Surviving are his father, Billy Robert (Debra) Hunter of Newberry and his mother,...

Feb 6, 2009

Eula Mae Childers of Newberry died Thursday, February 5, 2009 at White Oak Manor. Born on November 11, 1930 in Whitmire, she was a daughter of the late Clyde and Etta Tucker Childers.  Miss Childers was retired from J.P. Stevens in Whitmire. Surviving are a sister, Helen Ravan of Prosperity and a brother, Haskell Childers of Alabama. Funeral services...

Feb 5, 2009

Ansel C. Bridgeman, 86, of Newberry, widower of Andrea Carpenter Bridgeman died January 31, 2009 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital. Born on October 9, 1922 in Greenville, he was a son of the late Zeby and Bertha Tate Bridgeman. He was a retired electrician for the Flour-Daniel Corporation and was a member of Calvary Pentecostal Holiness Church. He was...

Jan 27, 2009

Ralph L. Epting, of Prosperity, died Friday, January 23, 2009 at J. F. Hawkins Nursing Home.

Born in Prosperity, he was a son of the late Brooks and Marie Bedenbaugh Epting. Mr. Epting was the retired Postmaster of the Prosperity Post Office and a mechanic. He was a member of Grace Lutheran Church and attended Epting United...

Jan 27, 2009

David Meredith Riser, 85, of Chapin, died Thursday, January 15, 2009 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on January 30, 1923 in Kinards he was a son of the late William Wallace and Ola Estelle Reighley Riser. Mr. Riser was a World War II Army Air Force veteran having served as a tail gunner in...

Jan 27, 2009

Gary Wayne Gross, 53, of Newberry died Monday, January 5, 2009 at his residence. Born on July 18, 1955 in Richlands, VA, he was a son of Nola Sharp Gross and the late Andy Gross, Jr. He was a former employee of Georgia-Pacific and served in the United States Navy. He was also a Trustee of the Newberry Moose...

Jan 27, 2009

Clarence Edward Shealy, 86, of Newberry, widower of Ruth Amick Shealy, died Thursday, January 15, 2009 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital. Born on May 1, 1922 in Chapin, he was a son of the late Ardell and Bertha Sites Shealy. Mr. Shealy was retired from Kendall Company having worked at the Mollohon and Oakland Plants. He was...

Jan 27, 2009

Edron Oras Ringer, Jr., 83, of Pomaria, died Friday, January 2, 2009 at his residence.

Born on May 1, 1925 in Pomaria, he was a son of the late Edron Oras Ringer, Sr. and Eunice Elberta Eargle Ringer. Mr. Ringer was a retired merchant and farmer. He was a member of Bethlehem Lutheran...

Jan 27, 2009

Burr Calvert Harris, 73, of Pomaria, died Monday, January 26, 2009 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on July 14, 1935 in Pomaria, he was a son of the late William David Harris, Sr. and Mae Ruff Harris. He was retired from Rea Construction and was a member of Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church where he was...

Jan 27, 2009

T. Newton Lollis, 78, of Prosperity, died Saturday, January 17, 2009, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital. Born on October 23, 1930 in Greenville, he was a son of the late Harrison J. and Nora Bell Kinard Lollis. He was a member of Bachman Chapel Lutheran Church and also attended Bethel Baptist Church. Mr. Lollis is survived by his brother,...

Jan 27, 2009

Mary Christine Bobb Cromer, 79, of Newberry, widow of Jasper Derrick Cromer, died Sunday, January 25, 2009 at her residence.

Born on September 4, 1929 in Prosperity, she was a daughter of the late Johnnie Arthur and Emma M. Johnson Bobb. Surviving are her sons, Richard Allen Cromer of Newberry and Ronnie Hal Cromer of Prosperity; a...

Jan 27, 2009

Blanche Dennis Felker, 93, of Newberry, widow of John William Felker died Saturday, January 17, 2009 at the Presbyterian Home in Clinton. Born on August 26, 1915 in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late Adger Thompson and Leila Floyd Dennis. Mrs. Felker was a retired registered nurse and radiologist and was head of the lab and X-ray...

Jan 27, 2009

George William “Bill” Barfield, Sr., of Newberry, died Thursday, January 8, 2009, at the age of 75. Bill was born in East Orange, New Jersey on April 28, 1933. He was the son of the late George Andrew and Frances Ione Smith Barfield.

Bill served in Germany during the Korean Conflict. He was a sergeant in the...

Jan 27, 2009

Virgil David Graddick, 69, of Newberry, died Monday, January 26, 2009 at the Hospice House of Laurens County. Born on April 25, 1939 in Newberry, he was a son of the late David Aaron and Anna Elizabeth Metts Graddick. He was a member of Lewis Memorial United Methodist Church. Surviving are his sister, Arianne Graddick of...