Obituaries
Mark A. Cotney
May 1, 2023
Mark Allen Cotney, 53, of Prosperity, died Tuesday, May 2, 2023 in Tuscaloosa, AL while visiting his brother.
Born on November 11, 1969, in Kansas City, KS, he was a son of Wako Cotney and Frances K. Cotney. Mark was a graduate of Montville High School in Montville, CT and a truck driver for over thirty years. He was a...
John "Mike" Lake
Apr 30, 2023
On the afternoon of April 30th, surrounded by the people he loved most, the world lost a giant in John “Mike” Lake.
Born in Richland County, Mike was a proud Saluda Tiger and could often be found at sporting events, cheering on each of his children in their athletic endeavors. Alongside his father and sons, Mike was proud to operate...
June Reid Moore
Apr 30, 2023
June Reid Moore, 69, of Newberry, entered into eternal glory on Sunday, April 30, 2023, at her home.
June was born on June 1, 1953, in Greenwood to the late Sam Allen and Mildred Davenport Reid. She was raised in Ware Shoals, SC, where she attended Harmony United Methodist Church. After high school June attended Charzanne Beauty College in Greenwood.
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Patricia S. Eckstein
Apr 23, 2023
Patricia Shreve Eckstein, age 76 of Newberry, SC, died Sunday April 23, 2023, at Prisma Health Heart Hospital in Columbia, SC.
Born March 30, 1947, in Orlando, Florida, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Harold and Elsie Dean Shreve. She is survived by her husband of 38 years, Robert Charles Eckstein of Newberry; son Jon Wallace of Fort...
Sandra Bodie
Apr 22, 2023
Sandra Long Bodie, 78, of Newberry passed away on Saturday, April 22, 2023 at her home.
Born on December 1st, 1944 in Silverstreet, she was the daughter of the late Burley Sligh Long and Irene Blair Long. She graduated from Palmer College in Columbia. She worked as secretary at Gallman Elementary for 28 years (1978-2006). After retirement she became a volunteer...
Olin Glymph
Apr 20, 2023
Dewey Olin Glymph, 85, of Newberry, died Thursday, April 20, 2023, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.
Born on February 16, 1938, in Newberry County, he was a son of the late Dewey McLaurin and Ollie Mae Dehihns Glymph. Mr. Glymph was a Navy Veteran and worked at V.C. Summer Nuclear Plant as a heavy equipment operator. He was told many...
Patsy Morris
Apr 20, 2023
Patricia “Patsy” Ann Summer Morris, 84, of Prosperity, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, April 20, 2023, at J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home.
Born on March 17, 1939, in Greenville, MS, she was a daughter of the late Roy and Rilla Summer Caldwell. Mrs. Morris was retired from Old School Manufacturing and was member of St. Luke’s...
Jimmy Dawkins
Apr 19, 2023
James Ray “Jimmy” Dawkins, 65, of West Columbia, and most recently at Lakeview Retirement Community in Columbia, where he was a charter member, died Wednesday, April 19, 2023, at the Hospice House of Lexington.
Born on June 13, 1957, in Prosperity, he was a son of Allene Wise Dawkins and the late James Lee Dawkins. He was a 1975 graduate...
Nannielene C. Nichols
Apr 18, 2023
Nannielene Cromer Nichols, 92, of Newberry, widow of T. Milton Nichols, passed away on April 18, 2023, at J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home.
Born on September 21, 1930, in Blair, she was a daughter of the late Bennie Tiller and Olgie Lever Cromer. She worked for B.C. Moore’s for over 50 years from which she retired as the office manager. Mrs....
Ronald Hope
Apr 18, 2023
Ronald T. Hope, 80, of Pomaria, SC peacefully passed away on April 18, 2023 at his favorite place to be – home.
Our beloved husband, father, grandfather, uncle, and friend was son of the late Francis and Dorothy Bingham Hope. He is survived by his wife, Elsa, and daughters with his first wife Cheryl - Christine (Robert) Sala and Kimberly...
Mary B. Kennington
Apr 17, 2023
Mary Baker Kennington, 76, of Newberry, widow of Charles Layton Kennington, died Monday, April 17, 2023 at her residence.
Born on October 28, 1946 in Lancaster, she was a daughter of the late Todd and Essie Mae Outlaw Baker. Mary retired from the Newberry County School District and was a seamstress for many years.
She was a member of the...
Billie Hendrix Lominick
Apr 12, 2023
Billie Lorraine Hendrix Lominick, 87, of Newberry, widow of Bennie Walter Lominick, passed away Wednesday, April 12, 2023, at White Oak Manor in Newberry.
Born on June 19, 1935 in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late William Hassell and Fannie Mae Bouknight Hendrix. She was a homemaker and a member of Glory Tabernacle Church. She loved her family...
Betty Nix
Apr 10, 2023
Betty Ann Sevihel Nix, 80, of Newberry, widow of Edward Nix, died April 10, 2023, at Lexington Medical Center.
No services are planned.
Jean W. Williamson
Apr 10, 2023
Jean Wesley Williamson, 79, of Newberry, passed away on Monday, April 10, 2023, at the Lexington Community Hospice House-Agape Care in Lexington.
Born on November 21, 1943, in Newberry, he was the son of the late Adam Wesley and Marjorie Ringer Williamson. He served in the Air National Guard and retired after 37 years from BellSouth.
Mr. Williamson was a lifelong...
Roy Edwin Caldwell
Apr 7, 2023
Roy Edwin Caldwell, 74, of Silverstreet, passed away on Friday, April 7, 2023, at his residence.
Born on October 1, 1948, in Newberry, he was the son of the late Don Caldwell and Mabel Bell Phillips. He was also predeceased by his father that reared him, Welton Phillips, Jr. Mr. Caldwell was an Army veteran and retired from West Electric...
Ernest Carroll Werts
Apr 6, 2023
Ernest Carroll Werts, 84, resident of Rosemont Drive, Greenwood, husband of Reba Jones Werts, passed away Thursday, April 6, 2023, at his home.
Born August 14, 1938, in Newberry, SC, he was a son of the late Helen Kinard and Hilliard Carroll Werts. He was a 1956 graduate of Newberry High School, and was in the South Carolina National Guard....
Janice Hawkins Crowell
Apr 5, 2023
Janice Hawkins Crowell, 80, of Little Mountain, widow of Charles Bruce Crowell, passed away on Wednesday, April 5, 2023 at The Heritage at Lowman.
Mrs. Crowell was born to the late Irvy E. and Lillie Mae Boland Hawkins on April 4, 1943. She was a homemaker and member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church.
Mrs. Crowell is survived by her daughters,...
Charles Anthony Suttinger, Jr.
Apr 4, 2023
Charles Anthony Suttinger, Jr., 59, of Prosperity, passed away at his home.
Born on July 10, 1963 in Hammond, Indiana to Patricia Irene Hopkins and the late Charles Anthony Suttinger, Sr., he worked for Eagle Construction for a number of years as an equipment operator. Charles was a Harley man, and loved to work on motorcycles in his free time.
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The Rev. Dr. Martin Fredrick Saarinen
Apr 1, 2023
The Rev. Dr. Martin Fredrick Saarinen died peacefully at his Newberry SC home on April 1, 2023, after a brief illness with pancreatic cancer. Son of Pastor John and Tekla (Toppari) Saarinen, Martti was born in Portland OR on July 6, 1929.
He was predeceased by his parents, children Beth and Paul, brothers Paul and Daniel, and sister Marie...
Valjean L. "Pig" Matthews
Mar 28, 2023
Valjean L. “Pig” Matthews, 89, of Prosperity, died Tuesday, March 28, 2023, at his home.
Born on October 19, 1933, in Saluda County, he was a son of the late Otis Ashmore and Annie Christine Bladon Matthews. He was a member of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church since his marriage on September 5, 1954. Mr. Matthews served two years in the...
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