Obituaries

Walter Odell Suber

Walter Odell Suber

May 15, 2022

Mr. Walter Odell Suber, 91, of Pomaria, SC, longtime companion of Martha Yonce, entered into rest on Sunday, May 15, 2022, in the comfort of his home. Born in Thomas County, GA, he is the son of the late Jesse and Mamie Burgess Suber. A former longtime resident of the CSRA, he relocated to Pomaria, SC, in 2016. He proudly...

Jo Ann Richardson

Jo Ann Richardson

May 13, 2022

Jo Ann Richardson, 79, of Pomaria, died Friday, May 13, 2022, at her residence.

Born on June 6, 1942, in Little Mountain, she was a daughter of the late George Ray and Eva Mae Boland Richardson.  Ms. Richardson was an Avon Representative for over 40 years.  She was a lifelong member of St. Paul Lutheran Church where she was a...

Anne Cook Graham

Anne Cook Graham

May 9, 2022

Anne Cook Graham, 95, of Newberry, widow of Lawrence “Bubba” Graham, died Monday, May 9, 2022, at the Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on August 9, 1926, in Prosperity, she was a daughter of the late Sam A. and Eunice Halfacre Cook.  Mrs. Graham was retired from the Newberry County Treasurer’s Office.  She was a member of Central United Methodist...

Peggy Jean Killian

Peggy Jean Killian

May 2, 2022

Peggy Jean Boozer Killian, 84, of Prosperity, widow of O. Alonzo Killian, died Monday, May 2, 2022, at her residence.

Born on October 15, 1937, in Prosperity, she was a daughter of the late Eugene and Sparta Mae Bowers Boozer.  Mrs. Killian was a graduate of Prosperity High School and attended Columbia Commercial College.  She had worked at Prosperity Elementary...

Patricia Norman Huffstetler

Patricia Norman Huffstetler

May 1, 2022

Patricia Norman Huffstetler, 83, of Prosperity, widow of James Harvey Huffstetler, died Sunday, May 1, 2022.

Born on October 1, 1938, in Houlka, MS, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Mary Norman.  She was retired from Tellus Operating Group. Mrs. Huffstetler was a member of Bethel Baptist Church and was an active member of the UDC and...

Judy Dominick Jennings

Judy Dominick Jennings

Apr 30, 2022

Judy Kay Dominick Jennings, 76, of Prosperity, died Saturday, April 30, 2022, at her residence.

Born on March 18, 1946, in Whitmire, she was the daughter of the late O.C. and Etta Mae Cotney Dominick.  She was the owner of J.J. Beauty Nook and a member of Zion United Methodist Church.

Mrs. Jennings is survived by her husband, Leo Jennings,...

Valerie Rae Kohler

Valerie Rae Kohler

Apr 30, 2022

Valerie Rae Kohler, 64, of Newberry, died Saturday, April 30, 2022, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on December 4, 1957, in Cleveland, OH, she was a daughter of Elaine Brubaker Kohler and the late Edward Russell Kohler.  She had a culinary degree and was an accomplished chef who was an original member of the Figaro Hospitality Group, having started...

Randy David Sherman

Randy David Sherman

Apr 29, 2022

Randy David Sherman, 62, of Prosperity, died Friday, April 29, 2022, at J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home.

Born on September 28, 1959, in Georgia, he was a son of Melvin C. Sherman and the late Georgianne Carrol McFarren.  He was a welder. He loved motorcycles, pretty women and good food. 

Mr. Sherman is survived by his father, Melvin (Carol) Sherman of...

Janna Lane Longshore

Janna Lane Longshore

Apr 26, 2022

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Master Deputy Janna Lane Longshore, 29, of Whitmire, died Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at the Lexington Medical Center.

Born on November 1, 1992, in Columbia, she was the daughter of Cherrie Franklin Longshore and the late Wilmer Michael Longshore.  She was a 2016 graduate of the SC Criminal Justice Academy and a 2021 graduate of Newberry College. ...

Edgar L. Hofe, Jr.

Edgar L. Hofe, Jr.

Apr 25, 2022

Edgar Lavere Hofe, Jr., 78, of Gettysburg, PA, died Monday, April 25, 2022, in Prosperity, SC while on vacation.

He was born on February 27, 1944, in Nashville, TN to the late Edgar Lavere Hofe, Sr. and Arlene Spangler Hofe. Mr. Hofe served in the U.S. Army, the Pennsylvania National Guard, and retired from the U.S. Army.  He was a...

Virginia Bedenbaugh Cannon

Virginia Bedenbaugh Cannon

Apr 25, 2022

Ruth Virginia Bedenbaugh Cannon, 93, of Prosperity, widow of J.R. Cannon, died Monday, April 25, 2022, at her residence.

Born on September 28, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Maybank and Ruth Smith Bedenbaugh.  She was 1959 graduate of the Farah’s School of Beauty Culture Inc.  Mrs. Cannon was a member of St. Luke’s Lutheran Church where she...

Clara F. Chapman

Clara F. Chapman

Apr 23, 2022

Clara Roberta Floyd Chapman, 92, of Prosperity, widow of Bearl Franklin Chapman, died Saturday, April 23, 2022, at White Oak Manor.

Born on April 4, 1930, in Port Gibson, MS, she was a daughter of the late Kenneth Eugene and Clara Roberta Willis Floyd.  She was a retired accountant and a member of Prosperity First Baptist Church.

Mrs. Chapman is...

Keith Calvin Bouknight

Keith Calvin Bouknight

Apr 23, 2022

Keith Calvin “Booger” Bouknight, 59, of Prosperity, died Saturday, April 23, 2022, at MUSC-Charleston.

Born on August 1, 1962, in Newberry, he was a son of the late Kathleen Bouknight.  He had been a factory worker and was a member of Macedonia Lutheran Church.  Keith was a spiritual man who believed in his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He was...

Erin Danielle Beach

Erin Danielle Beach

Apr 21, 2022

Erin Danielle Beach, 45, of Newberry, died Thursday, April 21, 2022, at her residence.

Born on February 28, 1977, in West Palm Beach, FL, she was a daughter of Howard H. “Pete” Likes and Debbie Dunlap Bouknight.  She was a manager at Love’s Travel Stop.

Ms. Beach is survived by a son, Chance Scofield of Newberry; her life-partner, Michael A....

George Paul Corley

George Paul Corley

Apr 20, 2022

George Paul Corley, 78, of Prosperity, died Wednesday, April 20, 2022, at Lexington Medical Center.

Born on July 27, 1943, in Newberry, he was a son of the late George Lester and Mary Miller Corley.  He was a retired truck driver and a member of Zion United Methodist Church.

Mr. Corley is survived by his wife, Linda Boozer Corley; a...

Lurleen Buzhardt Seybt

Lurleen Buzhardt Seybt

Apr 19, 2022

Lurleen Buzhardt Seybt, 93, of Pomaria, died Tuesday, April 19, 2022, at her home.

Born on November 21, 1928, in Prosperity, she was the daughter of the late Leland Vance Buzhardt and Eula Wicker Buzhardt.  She retired from Roses after 38 years of bookkeeping.  She was an avid gardener. Her yard always was kept looking like a picture in Southern...

George Lake Mills

George Lake Mills

Apr 18, 2022

George Lake Mills, 87, of Prosperity passed away peacefully at home on April 18,2022, with his wife of 65 years, Mary Sue Riley Mills, and his daughter, Susan Helen Mills by his side.

George was born on April 17, 1935, to the late Thomas Pinkney Mills and Helen Lake Mills. George was honorably discharged from the Armed Forces on August...

Leola Elizabeth Long Fanning

Leola Elizabeth Long Fanning

Apr 14, 2022

Leola Elizabeth Long Fanning, 86, of Beaufort, SC, died Thursday, April 14, 2022 at her residence.

Born on January 4, 1936, in Columbia, she was a daughter of the late Olin Sligh and Gladys Geiger Long. 

Mrs. Fanning is survived by her husband, Judge Donald A. Fanning, Sr.; sons, Lorick Fanning and Dr. Donald Alton Fanning, Jr., a daughter, Laura...

Wesley Griffin

Wesley Griffin

Apr 9, 2022

Carroll Wesley Griffin, 72, of Newberry, died Saturday, April 9, 2022, at his residence.

Born on December 22, 1949, in Newberry, he was a son of Willie Mae Banks Griffin Lipscomb and the late Thomas Benson Griffin.  He had worked for Dickert Lumber Company and Associated Rock Blasting.  Mr. Griffin was a member of Cannon’s Creek Prosperity Associate Reformed Presbyterian...

Edith Whitman McCartha

Edith Whitman McCartha

Apr 8, 2022

Edith Dianne Whitman McCartha, 75, of Prosperity, died Friday, April 8, 2022 at her home.

Born on July 9, 1946 in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late John Luther and Clarice Dominick Whitman. She was a homemaker and a member of Bethel Baptist Church. Edith had a love for butterflies, but her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren brought her...