Obituaries
Maxine Pulliam Jennings
Oct 19, 2022
Maxine Pulliam Jennings, 78, of Newberry, died Wednesday, October 19, 2022.
Born on August 12, 1944, in Royston, GA, she was the daughter of the late Elinor James Hoffman. She was an event planner and had formerly volunteered with the Newberry Opera Guild.
Ms. Jennings is survived by daughters, Chapin Johnson Dean (Andy) of Greenville and Louise Johnson Rex (Adam)...
Jimmy Haltiwanger
Oct 19, 2022
James Osborne Haltiwanger, 88, of Silverstreet, widower of Beth Dorroh Haltiwanger, died Wednesday, October 19, 2022, at National Health Care in Clinton.
Born on July 7, 1934, in Little Mountain, he was a son of the late George L. and Mildred Kinard Haltiwanger. He served in the S.C. National Guard and was an owner of Haltiwanger and Long Building Contractors...
Ruffus Lowman
Oct 15, 2022
Ruffus Lewis Lowman, 73, of Newberry, died Saturday, October 15, 2022, at his home.
Born on March 28, 1949, in Valdese, NC, he was the son of the late Ross and Irene Deal Lowman. He was a Navy veteran and retired as an agent with the Woodmen of the World Insurance Company.
He is survived by his wife, Sarah “Sally”...
Doug Adams
Oct 14, 2022
Douglas “Doug” Eugene Adams of Columbia passed away peacefully at his home on October 14, 2022. Doug was born on January 22, 1956 in Newberry, SC, to Eugene Scott Adams and Margaret Cook Adams.
Doug attended USC where he became an avid Gamecock Fan. He loved working around the house, hanging out with his poker friends, watching sports and most...
Barnette Adams Golden
Oct 12, 2022
Barnette Adams Golden, 94, of Anderson, SC, died Wednesday, October 12, 2022 at her home.
Born in Newberry, SC on December 10, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Olin James and Sumpter Schumpert Adams. Mrs. Golden was a member of Marshall Memorial United Methodist Church where she taught Sunday School to kindergartners, delivered church material to the elderly...
Davis Gallman
Oct 9, 2022
Myron Davis Gallman, 40, of Newberry, died in Alaska.
Born on November 12, 1981, in Newberry, he was a son of Brenda Price Gallman and the late Doyle L. “Sonny” Gallman, Jr. He was a marine mechanic and a member of St. Philip's Lutheran Church.
Mr. Gallman is survived by his mother, Brenda Gallman; daughters, Katie Marie Gallman and Claire...
William Russell "Billie" Barnette
Oct 9, 2022
William Russell Barnette Sr. – dedicated husband, father of one son and friend of many passed away on October 9th, 2022 at the age of 79 in Clyde, North Carolina.
William was born in Rock Hill to the late Billie and Hazel Connolly Barnette.
After leaving home at 17 he enlisted in the army and served with distinction and was...
William A. "Bill" Brazell
Oct 8, 2022
William Andrew Brazell (Bill) died Saturday, October 8th, 2022.
Bill was born in Charleston, SC to the late Willie Andrew Brazell and Geneva J. Brazell on July 12th, 1944. He worked 16 years for Cannon Construction before starting his own business, Brazell Contracting, in 1992.
Bill was an avid hunter and fisher, a passion which he passed on to his...
Reverend Steven Jackson
Oct 8, 2022
Reverend Steven Douglas Jackson, 65, of Newberry, SC, passed away on Saturday, October 8, 2022.
He was born on February 16, 1957, in Key West, FL to the late Ted Douglas and Laurrine Grace Boshans Jackson. He was a graduate of Newberry College and obtained his Master of Divinity from the Lutheran Seminary in Columbia. He had served as pastor...
Donald Ray Chapman
Oct 7, 2022
Donald Ray Chapman, 59, of Newberry, died Friday, October 7, 2022, at his residence.
Born on November 16, 1962, he was a son of the late Lindy Ray and Ethel Nobles Chapman. He owned and operated Chapman and Chapman Painting. Mr. Chapman served six years in the United States Navy. He loved fishing, playing cards and shooting pool.
He is...
John Cecil Eargle, Jr.
Oct 4, 2022
John Cecil Eargle, Jr., 66, of Newberry, widower of Susan Hollander Eargle, passed away at his home.
Born in Newberry on March 15, 1956, he was the son of Mary Nell Halfacre Eargle and the late John Cecil Eargle, Sr. He was a graduate of the University of South Carolina.. He owned and operated the Estate House in Newberry...
Lauri Paige Ruff
Oct 3, 2022
Lauri Paige Morgan Ruff, 53, of Newberry, died, Monday, October 3, 2022 at her residence.
Born on July 16, 1969 in Greenville, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Franklin and Linda Funk Morgan. Lauri was a graduate of Greenville High School and earned a Bachelors Degree in Nursing from Converse College, in addition to an Associates Degree in...
Ann C. Folk
Oct 1, 2022
Amelia Ann Campbell Folk, 86, of Newberry, passed away peacefully Saturday, October 1, 2022, at Springfield Place after a courageous battle with dementia.
Born on January 27, 1936, in Newberry she was a daughter of the late Smith Connor and Mattie Shannon Campbell. She was a 1954 graduate of Newberry High School and a 1957 graduate of Columbia Hospital of...
Billy J. Kinard
Oct 1, 2022
Billy J. Kinard, 81, of Chapin, died Saturday, October 1, 2022, at his residence.
Born on April 9, 1941, in Prosperity, he was a son of the late John B. and Mildred Bundrick Kinard. He was a retired logger and a member of Chapin United Methodist Church.
Mr. Kinard is survived by sons, Ricky (Debbie) Kinard and Barry Kinard of...
James "Jim" Ballantyne
Sep 25, 2022
James “Jim” Calvert Ballantyne, Jr., 68, of Prosperity, died Sunday, September 25, 2022, at Prisma Health Richland.
Born on February 23, 1954, in Savannah, GA, he was a the son of the late James Calvert Ballantyne, Sr. and Ethel Elaine Blitch Ballantyne. He was a retired mechanical drafter. Mr. Ballantyne was a member of St. Luke's Lutheran Church where he...
David Folk
Sep 20, 2022
John David Folk of Newberry, died Tuesday, September 20, 2022, at his home.
Born July 31, 1948, in Newberry, he was a son of the late Hamilton Hayne and Martha Louise Nobles Folk. He graduated from Newberry High School and The Citadel. He retired after working for 25 years for SCE&G and 15 years with Newberry Feed and Farm.
David...
Perry Zobel
Sep 20, 2022
Ralph Perry Zobel, Jr., 73, of Newberry, died Tuesday, September 20, 2022, at his residence.
Born on March 3, 1949, in Newberry, he was a son of the late Ralph Perry Zobel, Sr. and Audrey Sligh Zobel Agnew. He was an Army veteran having served in Vietnam. Mr. Zobel had worked for Champion Building Products in Silverstreet, Georgia Pacific Plywood...
Al Harrison
Sep 17, 2022
Algernon Scott “Al” Harrison III, 69, of Prosperity, passed away at his residence on Saturday, September 17, 2022.
Mr. Harrison was born on December 22, 1952 to the late Algernon Scott Harrison II and Osie Sitterson Harrison in Dolphin, Virginia. He was a retired truck driver, and took pride in tending to his garden and lawn.
Mr. Harrison is survived...
Tommy Davis
Sep 17, 2022
Tommy Duane Davis, 81, of Newberry, died Saturday, September 17, 2022, at J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home.
Born on March 30, 1941, in Newberry, he was a son of the late Harry Fredrick and Ida Ruth Day Davis. He had worked at Home Furniture and was a former church organist for Chappells Baptist Church, Glory Tabernacle and Calvary Pentecostal Church....
Virgil Buchanan
Sep 10, 2022
Virgil L. Buchanan, 66, of Kinards, died on Saturday, September 10, 2022 at White Oak Manor.
Born in Sylva, N.C., he was a son of the late Thomas and Louise Melton Buchanan.
Virgil was employed for over 40 years by Champion International/International Paper and the Silverstreet Chip Mill until his retirement. He was a member of Summer Memorial Lutheran Church...