Obituaries

Mar 31, 2009

Alma Ernestine Gronski of Prosperity and formerly of Drums, PA, widow of Paul Gronski died Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at White Oak Manor.

Born on October 29, 1922 in Glasgow, WV, she was a daughter of the late Ottmer E. and Edna Rutledge Childers.

Surviving are sisters, Anna Johnson of Foley, AL and Betty McCoig...

Mar 31, 2009

Carl Brooks Williams, Jr, 59, of Columbia, died Sunday, March 29, 2009.

Born on July 13, 1949 in Columbia, he was a son of the late Carl Brooks Williams Sr. and Dorothy Elaine Nichols Roberts. He was a Navy veteran.

Surviving are sisters, Carolyn W. Davis, Kathy W. Clark, Vicci R. Roethling and Marti...

Mar 20, 2009

Ella Lee Duvall Wicker Judy, 84, of Newberry, died Friday, March 20, 2009 at her residence.

Born on September 29, 1924 in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late Adgie Newton and Dollie Davenport Duvall. Mrs. Judy was retired from Kendall Company-Oakland Plant and a member of College Street Baptist Church.

Mar 20, 2009

Irby Lee Longshore, Jr., 71, of Newberry, died Thursday, March 19, 2009 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on December 16, 1937 in Newberry, he was a son of the late Irby Lee Longshore, Sr. and Mary Bouknight Longshore. Mr. Longshore was an Air Force veteran, was retired from the City of Newberry Park and...

Mar 18, 2009

Myra Ridlehoover, 78, of Newberry, died Wednesday, March 18, 2009 at White Oak Manor.

Born on January 28, 1931 in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late Edgar and Alma Hawkins Ridlehoover. Ms. Ridlehoover worked for Newberry Mills and retired from American Fiber & Finishing. She was a member of College Street Baptist Church....

Mar 18, 2009

Beatrice Moore Kelley, 97, of Prosperity, died Tuesday, March 17, 2009 at Providence Hospital.

Born on November 18, 1911 in Prosperity, she was a daughter of the late Jefferson D. and Lucile Marie Lester Moore. Mrs. Kelley was retired from Prosperity Sewing Room and Wal Mart. She was a member of St. Luke’s Lutheran Church....

Mar 15, 2009

Michael Lynn Hawkins, 62, of Newberry died Sunday, March 15, 2009.

Born on October 4, 1946 in Newberry, he was the son of Virginia Westmorland Hawkins and the late Herman Eugene Hawkins. He attended the Newberry Public Schools and was a member of Summer Memorial Lutheran Church where he was a member of the Adult Sunday...

Mar 12, 2009

Dorothy Ragsdale O’Shields, 82, of Whitmire, widow of James Earl O’Shields died Wednesday, March 11, 2009 at J. F. Hawkins Nursing Home.

Born on June 9, 1926 in Honea Path, she was a daughter of the late Charles Eugene and Elsie Byars Ragsdale. Mrs. O’Shields was retired from Park Street Elementary.

Surviving...

Mar 1, 2009

Robert L. Fulmer, 74, of Prosperity, died Saturday, February 28, 2009 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born in Newberry on December 2, 1934, Mr. Fulmer was a son of the late Bernie and Lena Cannon Fulmer. He was a Navy veteran of the Korean Conflict and was a plumber having retired from W.B. Guimerin, Inc....

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...