Obituaries
Lessie Pearl Pitts Clark
Jan 3, 2023
Lessie Pearl Pitts Clark, beloved daughter of the late Luther Pitts and the late Annie Mae Brown Pitts of Silverstreet South Carolina was born on Wednesday, January 1, 1936 in Newberry County. She entered into Eternal Rest on Tuesday, January 3, 2023, at her home in Newberry.
Encouraged by her family, she began pursuing her faith in God at a...
Polly Doolittle
Jan 2, 2023
Polly Doolittle, 84, of Pomaria, died Monday, January 2, 2023, at White Oak Manor.
Born on July 3, 1938, in Pomaria, she was a daughter of the late Bart Nixon and Helen Beryl Cromer Doolittle. She and her twin sister, Molly Doolittle shared everything in life. They both were graduates of of Monticello High School and the Newberry College Secretarial...
Kay Cromer Slice
Jan 2, 2023
Kay Cromer Slice, 70, wife for 52 years of Gordon W. Slice, was born in Charleston County on August 1, 1952, and passed away at her home in Pomaria on Monday, January 2, 2023.
She was chosen by and reared in Pomaria by the late Hagood and Dorothy Hendrix Cromer.
Mrs. Slice worked in textiles and finished her career doing...
Bright M. Griffin
Dec 31, 2022
Bright May Griffin, 92, of Pomaria, died Saturday, December 31, 2022 at his residence.
Born on April 24, 1930 in Pomaria, he was a son of the late Oral Thomas and Gladys Richardson Griffin. Mr. Griffin was a graduate of Newberry College. He taught school and coached at Pomaria High School for 8 years. He later went to work at...
Charles Robert Landis
Dec 30, 2022
Charles Robert Landis, 77, of Prosperity, passed away at his residence.
Born on October 8, 1945, in Washington, DC, he was the son of the late Charles Rubie Landis, Jr. and Dorothy Lucreatia Rusk Landis. He was a graduate of the University of Maryland and was a general contractor.
Mr. Landis is survived by his son, Robert Wade Landis of...
Carroll Amick
Dec 30, 2022
Carroll Wayne Amick, 61, of Chapin, died Friday, December 30, 2022 at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.
Born on March 4, 1961, in Prosperity, he was a son of the late John Wesley and Martha Robina Sease Amick. He worked for Georgia-Pacific for many years and was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church. Carroll was a...
Mark Richardson
Dec 25, 2022
Mark Anthony Richardson, 62, of Newberry, died Sunday, December 25, 2022, at White Oak Manor.
Born on April 30, 1960, in Newberry, he was a son of Lorretta Matthews Richardson and the late Houseal C. Richardson. He was a landscaper and a member of Epting United Methodist Church. He loved the outdoors especially hunting and fishing.
In addition to his...
Sara K. Price
Dec 24, 2022
Sara Kingsmore Price, 78, of Newberry, widow of John David Price, died Saturday, December 24, 2022, at Lexington Medical Center.
Born on March 7, 1944, in Columbia, she was a daughter, Dewey David and Virginia Martin Kingsmore. She was the owner of Sara’s Little Darlings and a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church.
Mrs. Price is survived by a son,...
Wayne Thomas
Dec 24, 2022
Edward Wayne “Sensei Bu” Thomas, 72 of Newberry , died Saturday, December 24, 2022 at his residence.
Born on February 3, 1950 in Clinton, he was the son of the late Edward Thomas, Jr. and Margaret Kelley Thomas. Mr. Thomas was the retired Owner of Yardmaster and was a paramedic for many years. He was a member of the Church...
Coleman Rivers Amick
Dec 23, 2022
Coleman Rivers Amick, 18, of Pomaria, passed away Friday, December 23, 2022.
Born on October 17, 2004, in West Columbia, to Amy Lauren Bradshaw Burke and the late Blake Eugene Amick. He was a graduate of Mid Carolina High School and was employed at Livingston's Car Care.
Coleman is survived by his mother and step-father, Amy Lauren Bradshaw (R.J.) Burke...
Betsy Werts Chapman
Dec 23, 2022
Betsy Werts Chapman, 74, of Newberry, died Friday, December 23, 2022, at her residence.
Born on January 23, 1948, in Newberry she is a daughter of the late William Thomas and Annie Floyd Werts. Mrs. Chapman was a graduate of the Greenville General Hospital School of Nursing. She retired after 31 years as a registered nurse from Whitten Center in...
Carroll "Sidney" Metts
Dec 20, 2022
Carroll B. “Sidney” Metts, 81, of Newberry, died Tuesday, December 20, 2022, at Prisma Health Baptist.
Born on January 17, 1941, in Chapin, he was a son of the late Haskell and Nancy Richardson Metts. He had worked at Damon International and ISE America. Mr. Metts was a member of The Lutheran Church of the Redeemer and the Lutheran Men...
Doris Sligh Richardson
Dec 19, 2022
Doris Carolyn Sligh Richardson, 96, widow of Ervin Gerald Richardson, of Travelers Rest, SC, formerly of Prosperity, SC, peacefully entered the Gates of Heaven on December 19,2022.
Mrs. Richardson was born in Newberry county, a daughter of the late James William Jacob and Rosa Lee Bobb Sligh. She was a retired employee of the Kendall Company Oakland Plant, having worked...
Patsy Parks
Dec 17, 2022
Patricia Blair “Patsy” Parks, 74 of Newberry, wife of James R. “Jim” Parks went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, December 17, 2022.
Born on August 27, 1948, Patsy was the daughter of the late W.C. “Billy” and Minnie Dodd Blair of Sharon, S.C. She graduated from Lockhart High School in 1966 and received her Bachelors...
Dwight Ellis Fulmer
Dec 16, 2022
Dwight Ellis Fulmer, 78, of Little Mountain died Friday, December 16, 2022 at Lexington Medical Center.
Born on March 2, 1944 in Newberry, he was a son of the late Ellis Hal and Lena Bouknight Fulmer.
He retired from South Carolina Electric and Gas and served in the South Carolina National Guard. He was a member of Holy Trinity Lutheran...
Ethel C. Rawls
Dec 16, 2022
Ethel C. Rawls, 92, widow of Bobby H. Rawls, of Pomaria, passed away on Friday, December 16, 2022 surrounded by her loving family.
Born on May 18, 1930, in Pomaria, she was the daughter of the late Robert Arthur and Ida Wicker Cromer. She retired from Old School Manufacturing, was a member of New Hope United Methodist Church, and Woodmen...
Carol Mercer
Dec 16, 2022
Carol Ann Mercer, 66, of Prosperity, died Friday, December 16, 2022, at the Newberry County Memorial Hospital.
Born on August 15, 1956, in Columbia, she was a daughter of the late William Conrad Byars and Lou Anne Proctor Byars. Her mother predeceased her by less than 20 hours on Thursday, December 15th. She was a graduate of Piedmont Technical College....
Debra Boozer Morris
Dec 15, 2022
Debra Boozer Morris, 71, of Prosperity, widow of John Wayne Morris, died Thursday, December 15, 2022, at her residence.
Born on December 3, 1951, in Prosperity, she was a daughter of the late Leroy and Doris Cook Boozer. She had worked at the Mid Carolina Country Club Restaurant and was a homemaker. Mrs. Morris was a member of Bachman Chapel...
Ludy Werts
Dec 13, 2022
Ludy Randolph Werts, 75, of Prosperity, died Tuesday, December 13, 2022, at his residence.
Born on April 29, 1947, in Newberry, he was the son of the late Horace Middleton and Annie Louise Rister Werts. He attended St. Philip’s Elementary, Pomaria Grammar School, Pomaria High School and graduated in 1965 from Mid Carolina High School.
Mr. Werts served with the...
John Henry Cousins
Dec 13, 2022
John Henry Cousins, 75, of Newberry, died Tuesday, December 13, 2022, at his residence.
Born on October 4, 1947, in Newberry, he was a son of the late Frank and Margaret Mitchell Cousins. He was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Mr. Cousins had worked for Acme Foods and later retired as produce manager from BiLo.
He is survived...