Obituaries

Apr 9, 2021

James Summer Johnston, 74, of Pomaria, widower of Dianne Ruff Johnston, died Thursday, April 8, 2021 at his residence.

Born on August 20, 1946 in Newberry, he was a son of the late Arthur Middleton Johnston and Leola Summer Johnston Eargle. He was a graduate of Mid-Carolina High School and Columbia Commercial College....

Apr 7, 2021

Patricia Lucille Livingston Harmon, 87, of Newberry, widow of Clyde Eugene Harmon, died Wednesday, April 7, 2021, at Springfield Place.

Born on October 25, 1933, in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late Vernon Jesse Livingston, Sr. and Carolyn Lucille Buzhardt Livingston. Mrs. Harmon worked for Newberry Mills, Newberry Lumber,C&S Bank and...

Apr 6, 2021

Ashley Dean Long, 60, of Irmo, died Tuesday, April 6, 2021, at the home of his mother in Newberry.

Born on February 8, 1961, in Savannah, GA, he was the son of Bobbie Fuller Long and the late Young Derrieux Long. He was an assistant store...

Apr 3, 2021

Arthur Craig Hipp, 56, of Pomaria, passed away suddenly on April 3, 2021, at his residence.

Craig was a 1984 graduate of Mid Carolina High School and an entrepreneur/owner operator of Craig Hipp's Towing and Repair, Inc., Pomaria/Prosperity, SC. He loved his profession and met many life long friends along the...

Apr 3, 2021

Angela O'Shields Jackson, 58, of Newberry, died Saturday, April 3, 2021, at her residence.

Born on January 28, 1963, in Florence, she was the daughter of the late James Earl and Dorothy Ragsdale O'Shields. Ms. Jackson was a 1981 graduate of Whitmire High School, worked at Lorex Drugs and was a member of St. Matthews...

Mar 31, 2021

Sara Alice Felker Welliver, 91, of Newberry, died March 31, 2021 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born September 7, 1929 in Whitmire, she was the daughter of the late George Adam and Sara Henrietta Adams Felker. She graduated from Whitmire High School in 1947. In 1948 she trained in Charlotte with Southern Bell and then...

Mar 27, 2021

Sheila Martin Friar, 68, of Edisto Beach, South Carolina died March 27, 2021 at Trident Medical Center, North Charleston, South Carolina.

Born on October 6, 1952 in Wellington, Kansas, she was a daughter of the late Elburn L. Martin and Loma Phipps Griephan.

She was formerly employed by Kentco,...

Mar 25, 2021

Bobby Franklin Morris, 84, of Prosperity, widower of Daisy E. Morris, passed away on Thursday, March 25, 2021, at his residence.

Born on June 28, 1936, in Prosperity, he was a son of the late Morgan and Myrtle Livingston Morris. He was an Army veteran, a carpenter and a farmer. He was a...

Mar 24, 2021

William W. Wallace, Jr., 80, of Newberry, died March 24, 2021 at his residence.

Born February 2, 1941 in Chester, he was a son of the late William Wallace and Marie Edith Gregory Wallace. He was a graduate of the University of South Carolina, a retired Banker, and retired as a Master Sergeant...

Mar 24, 2021

Dorothy Dean Smith Turner Babb, 88, of Newberry, passed away Wednesday, March 24, 2021, at her residence surrounded by her family.

Born February 22, 1933, in Union County, she was a daughter of the late Paul and Pearl Jenkins Smith. She retired from American Fiber and Finishing and was...

Mar 23, 2021

David H. Lollis, 94, of Prosperity, died Wednesday, March 24, 2021, at Lexington Medical Center.

Born on February 14, 1927, in Greenville, he was a son of the late Harrison J. and Nora Belle Kinard Lollis. He was a retired sawmill operator and a member of Bachman Chapel Lutheran Church.

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Mar 23, 2021

Martha Frances Kyzer Dipner, 86, of Chappells, died Tuesday, March 23, 2021, at her residence.

Born on May 16, 1934, in Newberry, she was the daughter of the Nathan O'Daniel and Annie Mae Lybrand Kyzer. Her working career was in the banking industry where she had worked at Bankers Trust, Nations Bank and retired from...

Mar 23, 2021

Anne Bedenbaugh Shealy, 88, widow of Heyward Glenn Shealy, of Little Mountain, died Wednesday, March 23, 2021, at her home surrounded by her daughters.

Born August 5, 1932, in Prosperity, South Carolina, her parents were the late Dhent Asbury Bedenbaugh and the late Laurie Dennis Bedenbaugh. Mrs. Shealy was a graduate of Prosperity...

Mar 16, 2021

Lieutenant Colonel William Ernest “Bill” Schumpert, 92, of Newberry, SC, died Tuesday, March 16, 2021, at Self Regional Healthcare in Greenwood, SC.

He was the eldest son of the late Homer Elisha and Carrie Ethel Adams Schumpert of Newberry, SC. Born in Newberry County on December 27, 1928, Bill was a 1947 graduate...

Mar 15, 2021

Hollis Harmon, age 86, of Newberry, passed away on Sunday, March 14, 2021 at his home.

He was born on February 6, 1935 in Lexington County, South Carolina. He has been a longtime resident of Newberry, South Carolina but also spent several years in Arlington, Texas. Hollis graduated from Newberry High School in...

Mar 13, 2021

Johnny Samuel Counts, 66, of Prosperity, widower of Elizabeth "Libby" Brown Counts, died on Friday, March 12, 2021 at Providence Hospital.

Born on October 28, 1954 in Newberry, he was a son of the late George Elbert Counts, Jr. and Nora Richardson Counts. He was employed by Love Chevrolet and worked in the...

Mar 11, 2021

Crystal Marie Lathrop, 36, of Newberry, died Wednesday, March 10, 2021, at her residence.

Born on June 11, 1984, in Newberry, she was the daughter of Barbara Boulware Kingsmore and the late Brian Raeford Kingsmore. She was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church.

Mrs. Lathrop is survived in...

Mar 11, 2021

Mrs. Mary “Jeanette” Byrom Gardner, age 73, passed away on March 11, 2021 in Columbia, South Carolina surrounded by family.

Jeanette was born on October 9, 1947 in Franklin County Tennessee where she grew up with 5 brothers and a sister. She grew up on a farm where her...

Mar 9, 2021

John Pressley "J.P." Fellers, Jr., 85, of Prosperity, widower of Shirley Bowers Fellers, died Tuesday, March 9, 2021, at Pruitt Health Blythewood.

Born on May 25, 1935, in Prosperity, he was a son of the late John Pressley Fellers, Sr. and Claudia Harmon Fellers. He served in the South Carolina National Guard and was retired...

Feb 27, 2021

Carmel Jeanne Batt Motley, 82, of Prosperity, widow of Patrick Motley, died Friday, February 26, 2021, at Prisma Health Baptist.

Born on August 4, 1938, in Cadillac, MI, she was a daughter of the late Darrell H. and Mildred Spranger Batt. She had worked for General Motors and had also owned her own...