Obituaries

Joanne Hill

Joanne Hill

Mar 8, 2022

Joanna Hill, 59, of Little Mountain, died Tuesday, March 8, 2022, at the Agape Hospice House of Lexington.

Born on June 4, 1962, in Prosperity, she was a daughter of the late Albert Franklin and Dorothy Elizabeth Howell Hill. She worked at White Oak Manor in Newberry. Ms. Hill was the ultimate care giver and took great pride in helping...

Charles Pagan

Charles Pagan

Mar 8, 2022

MSGT Charles Strickland Pagan, US Air Force, Retired, 93, of Newberry, widower of Ann Elizabeth Simon Pagan, died March 8, 2022.

Born on September 4, 1928 in Erie, PA, he was the son of the late Ralph and Catherine Crowley Pagan.

Mr. Pagan retired from the United States Air Force where he was a veteran of the Korean Conflict and...

Nancy West

Nancy West

Mar 6, 2022

Nancy Lindsey West, 86, of Prosperity, widow of Grover Frank West, died Sunday, March 6, 2022, at her residence.

Born on October 10, 1935, in Greer, she was a daughter of the late Thomas Worthy and Minnie Reid Lindsey. She retired from Jackson Mills after 42 years of service and was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Greer....

Brett Wicker

Brett Wicker

Mar 4, 2022

Brett Albert Wicker, 63, of Newberry, died Friday, March 4, 2022, at his residence.

Born on July 13, 1958, in Prosperity, he was a son of Estelle Gilliam Wicker and the late Ralph B. Wicker. He was a 1976 graduate of Mid Carolina High School and retired from Lowe's Food after a long career in the grocery industry which included...

Bonnie Goodall

Bonnie Goodall

Mar 3, 2022

Bonnie Sue Toler Goodall, 89, of Prosperity, died Thursday, March 3, 2022, at White Oak Manor.

Born on October 11, 1929, in Amherstdale, WV, she was a daughter of the late Marshall Aldine and Lena Mae Kite Toler. Bonnie graduated from Mann High School in 1948 and St. Mary's Nursing School in Huntington WV in 1951. She ministered to others...

Larry Spotts

Larry Spotts

Mar 3, 2022

Sergeant Larry Miller Spotts, 74, of Prosperity, SC went to be with his Lord and Savior on March 3, 2022 at his home. He was born in Newberry, SC on March 16, 1947 to the late Joe Miller and Frances Hunt Spotts.

He graduated in 1965 from Mid-Carolina High School.

His many accomplishments include serving in the United States Marine...

Estelle Boland

Estelle Boland

Mar 2, 2022

Martha Estelle Shealy Boland, 89, of Little Mountain, widow of Thomas Simpson Boland, died Wednesday, March 2, 2022 at her residence.

Born on December 30, 1932 in Newberry County, she was a daughter of the late Charlie Coker and Arie Amick Shealy. She was a graduate of Macedonia and Prosperity School, and later retired from Damon International after 28 years...

Frances F. Edwards

Frances F. Edwards

Feb 24, 2022

Frances Ferguson Edwards, 97, formerly of Union, widow of Joseph Eugene Edwards, died Thursday, February 24, 2022, at Springfield Place in Newberry.

Born on January 19, 1925, in Union, she was a daughter of the late Burrell Hampton “B.H.” Ferguson and Ellen Cogdell Ferguson. She was a retired kindergarten teacher and was a lifelong member of Tabernacle Baptist Church in...

Maria Socorro Ramirez De Serrano

Maria Socorro Ramirez De Serrano

Feb 24, 2022

Maria Del Socorro Ramirez De Serrano, 83, of Newberry, widow of Gerardo Serrano, died Thursday, February 24, 2022, at the Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

 

Born on March 18, 1938, in San Luis Potosi, San Luis Potosi, Mexico, she was a daughter of the late Santiago Ramirez and Santiaga Gonzales. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Mark's...

Tommy Lipscomb

Tommy Lipscomb

Feb 16, 2022

Tommy Lipscomb, age 89, of Smyrna, Delaware, passed away on Saturday, February 12, 2022, at the Delaware Hospice Center in Milford, Delaware.

 

Tommy was born on September 5, 1932, in Newberry, South Carolina, the son of the late Howard and Mabel Lipscomb. Tommy served in the Air Force and was employed as an atomic electrician and helped build the...

Michelle E. Sherman

Michelle E. Sherman

Feb 14, 2022

Michelle Elyse Sherman, 52, of Newberry, died Monday, February 14, 2022, at Self Regional HealthCare.

 

Born on October 3, 1969, in Poplar Bluff, MO, she was the daughter of Michael Bouknight and Carol Erbar Higgins. She was employed with the Beckman Center for Mental Health Services in Greenwood.

 

Ms. Sherman is survived in addition to her parents, Michael...

Cindy Ruonavaara

Cindy Ruonavaara

Feb 14, 2022

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Cynthia Spires “Cindy” Ruonavaara, 61, of Newberry, died at her residence.

 

Born on July 29, 1960 in Merced, CA, she was a daughter of Joseph Nathaniel Spires, Sr. and the late Alice Goodman Davis. Cindy worked for Family Dollar and Dollar General for many years. She enjoyed jigsaw puzzles, playing games on her phone, and playing...

Tommy Connelly

Tommy Connelly

Feb 14, 2022

George Thomas “Tommy” Connelly, 85, of Newberry, died Monday, February 14, 2022, at Springfield Place.

 

Born on June 5, 1936, he was born in Newberry, he was a son of the late George Hugh and Mattie Connelly. Tommy attended Newberry High School and served in the US Air Force. He retired from Shakespeare in Newberry and was a member...

Doris Singley

Doris Singley

Feb 13, 2022

Doris M. Robertson Singley, 85, of Newberry, died Sunday, February 13, 2022 at her residence.

 

Born on October 21, 1936, in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late James Boyd and Eula Leopard Robertson. She graduated Newberry High School in 1953 and the Greenville General Hospital School of Nursing in 1957 and from the University of South Carolina...

George Roberts

George Roberts

Feb 11, 2022

George Edwin Roberts, 75, of Prosperity went to his heavenly home on February 10, 2022, after a long battle with kidney disease. George was born on June 19, 1946 to the late Ulysses George Roberts and Dessie Irene Cowart Roberts.

 

George graduated from Eau Claire High School class of 1964. He then went to work in 1966 with South...

Dovie S. Sligh

Dovie S. Sligh

Feb 10, 2022

Dovie Suber Sligh, 74, of Prosperity, widow of George H. Sligh, died Thursday, February 10, 2022, at the Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

 

Born on October 9, 1947, in Newberry, she was the daughter of the late Claude B. and Ethel Eargle Suber. She was retired from BellSouth. Mrs. Sligh was a faithful member of St. Philip's Lutheran Church where...

Barbara Moore Bedenbaugh

Barbara Moore Bedenbaugh

Feb 9, 2022

Barbara Faye Moore Bedenbaugh, 81, of Prosperity died Wednesday, February 9, 2022.

 

Born on May 13, 1940 in Prosperity, she was the daughter of the late W. Wyche Moore and Mary Epting Moore. Barbara Faye was retired from Counts Sausage Company and her loves were her family, gardening, and quilting. She was a member of Macedonia Lutheran Church where...

Steven Lever

Steven Lever

Feb 8, 2022

Steven Craig Lever, 57, of Newberry, went to his eternal home on February 7, 2022 from complications from COVID/Pneumonia. He was surrounded by his love ones at Prisma Health Richland Hospital in Columbia.

 

He was born in Newberry on November 3, 1964 to Lewis and Jacqueline “Jackie” Lever.

 

He was a member of Fairview Baptist Church.

 

Steven...

Elizabeth "Liz" Morris

Elizabeth "Liz" Morris

Feb 6, 2022

Elizabeth “Liz” Morris, 45, of Whitmire, formerly of Greer, died Saturday, February 5, 2022, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

 

Born on December 4, 1976, she was the daughter of Ann Enlow Upton and the late Tommy Morris. Born at just 24 weeks she has been a true miracle since birth. While she endured so many uphill battles she fought...

Nellie DeBerry

Nellie DeBerry

Feb 5, 2022

Nellie Gray DeBerry, 97, of Newberry, widow of John Schilling DeBerry, a dearly beloved mother was called to heaven on Saturday, February 5, 2022, at the Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

 

Born on July 2, 1924 in Morgantown, WV, she was the daughter of the late Wesley and Charlotte Frum Gray. She carried a strong work ethic all of her...