Obituaries

Jun 8, 2020

Elbert Jackson Giles, 65, of Newberry, died Monday, June 8, 2020 at Prisma Health Richland.

Born on August 20, 1954 in Newberry, he was a son of the late Henry and Ethel Brock Giles. He was a carpenter.

Mr. Giles is survived by his companion, Rhonda Hamilton; daughters, Jessica...

Jun 7, 2020

Charles Edward Fulmer, 97, of Columbia, died Sunday, June 7, 2020 at Generations of Chapin.

He was born on November 22, 1922 in Little Mountain to the late Henry Perry and Ruth Farr Fulmer.  Mr. Fulmer served in the United States Army Infantry during World War II.  He received numerous honors for his military service including the Medal...

Jun 7, 2020

Alma Renee Epting, 54, of Little Mountain, died Sunday, June 7, 2020 at her residence.

Born on February 10, 1966 she was the daughter of the late George I. and Chloe Shealy Epting. She had worked at Palmetto Health Baptist where she was on the WOC nursing team and a clinical specialist for...

Jun 2, 2020

Shirley Ann Rutledge, 85, of Prosperity, died Tuesday, June 2, 2020 at her residence.

Born on May 11, 1935 in Mammoth, WV, the daughter of the late Henry Hobert and Hazel Marie Wilinson Ash. She was a retired secretary and a member of Zion United Methodist Church.

Mrs. Rutledge...

May 25, 2020

James Albert Johnson, 63, of Glenn Allen, VA, died Sunday, May 24, 2020 at the VCU Medical Center in Richmond, VA

Born on September 5, 1956 he was a son of Nancy Smith Johnson Brunner and the late James Belton Johnson. He was employeed with PLS Licensing Services in Glenn Allen, VA.

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May 25, 2020

Donald Walter Roberts, 71, of Newberry, died Saturday, May 23, 2020 at Lexington Medical Center.

Born on May 4, 1949 in Columbia, he was a son of the late Ulysses George and Dessi Irene Cowart Roberts. He was retired from South Carolina Electric and Gas and was a member of Denny Terrace Baptist...

May 21, 2020

Charles Leo Linton, 75, of Prosperity, widower of Tomiko Matayoshi Linton, died Thursday, May 21, 2020 at his residence.

Born on August 15, 1944 in Evansville, IN, he was a son of the late Thomas Leo and Opal Randolph Linton. He was a United States Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam War and later retired...

May 21, 2020

James Earl Rinehart, 84, of Newberry, widower of Shirley Hilton Rinehart, died Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at the Lila Doyle Nursing Facility in Seneca.

Born on January 30, 1936 in Newberry, he was the son of the late Fletcher Hoyt and Ernestine Proctor Rinehart. He was an Air Force veteran and retired from...

May 18, 2020

George Roscoe Bedenbaugh, 76, of Newberry, died Sunday, May 17, 2020, at the Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on January 17, 1944 in Newberry County, he was the eldest son of William Woodrow Bedenbaugh, Sr. and Martha Elise Hawkins Bedenbaugh. He married Peggy Ann Chapman on October 17, 1965 at St. Paul Lutheran...

May 17, 2020

Brenda Hendricks Trammell, widow of Frank Trammell, passed at her residence on Sunday, May 17, 2020. She was born in Greenville County on June 13, 1946 to the late Evelyn Nations Hendricks and Columbus Folger (Bill) Hendricks. She is survived by her daughter Beranda A. Trammell of Newberry; a son Bradley F. Trammell of Atlanta, GA; granddaughters...

May 16, 2020

William Nick Zueger, 46, of West Columbia, died Friday, May 15, 2020.

Born on September 8, 1973 in Newberry, he was the son of the late Kenneth George Zueger and Mary Ann Traylor Thomas. He was a 1991 graduate of Newberry High School. He earned two associate degrees, one in Criminal...

May 15, 2020

Samuel Jacob “S.J.” Ruff, age 92, of Newberry, died Friday, May 15, 2020 at J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home.

S.J. was born May 29, 1927. He was the son of the late L.W. and Grace Banks Ruff of Newberry. He attended Newberry High School. S.J. served in the U.S. Army during World War II....

May 14, 2020

James Earl Leopard, Sr., 69 of Newberry, widower of Wendy Hepler Leopard, died Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at his residence.

Born on June 24, 1950 in Waynesville, N.C., he was a son of the late Joseph Lloyd Leopard and Sarah Elizabeth Trull. He loved fishing and spending time with his grandchildren.

May 12, 2020

Jean Moore Hughey, 93, of Prosperity, widow of Paul W. Hughey, Sr., died Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at Generations of Chapin.

Born on November 18, 1926 in Saluda, she was a daughter of the late Leland Summer Moore and Imogene Oxner Allen. Mrs. Hughey was a retired stenographer with General Motors Corporation. She...

May 8, 2020

It is with deepest sorrow we announce that Shawn Alan Bates,31, our most beloved son, brother, friend, father, and fiance, died suddenly on Thursday May 7, 2020 at his home.

Those who knew Shawn, even just a little, lost a shining light.

Shawn could build, repair, re-engineer,...

May 7, 2020

Mazie Neel Boozer, 94, of Newberry, died Thursday, May 7, 2020 at J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home.

Born on November 13, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Tom Clark and Ida Mae Wilson Neel. She graduated salutatorian of her class from Bush River High School and was retired from Newberry Auto Supply....

May 7, 2020

Clyde Douglas Lipsey, 72, of Little Mountain, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at Lexington Medical Center surrounded by his immediate family.

Born on March 12, 1948 in Clinton, he was a son of the late Ernest James and Annie Belle Knox Lipsey. He was a...

May 4, 2020

Jane Elizabeth Pitts, 42, of Newberry, died Monday, May 4, 2020 at her residence.

Born on May 24, 1977 in Newberry, she was the daughter of Linda Hawkins Pitts and the late John William “J.W.” Pitts, Jr. She graduated with perfect attendance from Mid Carolina High School and was also a graduate of...

May 3, 2020

Michael Lester Nobles, 62, of Newberry, died Sunday, May 3, 2020 at Spartanburg Regional Hospital.

Born on March 14, 1958 in Whitmire, he was the son of the late William Hoyt “Boochie” Nobles, Jr. and Marie Collier Nobles. He was the owner of Michael's Barber Shop and was a member of Smyrna Presbyterian...

May 3, 2020

Henry Holland Wilson, 76, of Newberry, died Sunday, May 3, 2020 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on November 20, 1943 in Newberry, he was a son of the late David Leroy Wilson, Sr. and Annie Belle Hickson Wilson. He was a graduate of Newberry College and a former owner of the Village...