Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...