Obituaries

Jul 25, 2020

Brian O'Neal Hatcher, 47, of Irmo, died Saturday, July 25, 2020 at his residence.

Born on June 22, 1973 in Johnston, he was a son of Larry O'Neal and Donna Wages Hatcher. He was a graduate of the University of South Carolina Aiken and the owner of Brian Hatcher Specialties. Mr. Hatcher had...

Jul 24, 2020

Nancy Ruth Barnes Vaughn, 81, of Prosperity, widow of Lester Morris Vaughn, died Thursday, July 23, 2020 at National Health Care at Clinton.

Born on December 15, 1938 in Prosperity, she was a daughter of the late Pierce H. and Pearl Wheeler Barnes. She was a 1957 graduate of Prosperity High School. She...

Jul 23, 2020

Sandra Harmon Aull, 56, of Pomaria, died Wednesday, July 22, 2020 at her residence.

Born on November 19, 1963 in Newberry, she was the daughter of the late Rufus and Helen Steen Harmon. She had been a restaurant manager and of the Baptist faith. Mrs. Aull loved the mountains and talking with people....

Jul 22, 2020

Daisy Elector Minick Morris, 79, of Prosperity, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at her residence on Tuesday, July 21, 2020.

Born on January 1, 1941 in Prosperity, she was a daughter of the late LeGrande and Sadie Hawkins Minick. She worked for Old School Manufacturing and Damon International before becoming a...

Jul 22, 2020

Candise Kay Broome Phillips, 65, of Newberry, widow of Samuel Paris Phillips, died Wednesday, July 22, 2020 at her residence.

Born on August 16, 1954 in Springfield, IL, she was the daughter of the late Olin Broome and Leona Brank Sanders. Mrs. Phillips was retired from J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home.

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Jul 21, 2020

Olivia Turner Livingston, 90, of Newberry, widow of Clyde Livingston, Sr., died Monday, July 20, 2020 at Prisma Health Richland.

Born on November 24, 1929 in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late Fletcher Elzie and Mary Alice Waites Turner. She was a 1949 graduate of Newberry High School and a 1952...

Jul 20, 2020

James Leland Waters, 76, of Newberry, died peacefully on Monday, July 20, 2020, with his family by his side.

He was born January 18, 1944 in Newberry to the late John Bennie and Lillie Hawkins Waters. He was a member of Ebenezer United Methodist Church. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and...

Jul 16, 2020

Charles Horace Drew, Sr., 74, of Whitmire, died Thursday, July 16, 2020 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.

Born on May 8, 1946 in Union, he was the son of the late Harvey Horace and Muriel Thomas Drew. He was retired from the US Forestry Service.

Mr. Drew is survived...

Jul 16, 2020

Charles Kenneth Doolittle, “WoodChuck,” 76, passed away on Thursday, July 16 at his home in Pomaria surrounded by his loving family.

Born on April 24, 1944, he was the son of the late Mr. Ray C. “Doc” and Mrs. Ola Mae Berley Doolittle of Pomaria.

A lifelong member of...

Jul 14, 2020

Dena Renee Lever Johnson, 56, of Pomaria, died Tuesday, July 14, 2020 at her residence.

Born on July 30, 1963 in Newberry, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Barbara Harmon Lever. She was a CNA at the Heritage at Lowman and a member of Enoree Baptist Church.

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Jul 13, 2020

George William “Billy” Dawkins, Sr., 91, of Prosperity, died peacefully Monday, July 13, 2020 at Springfield Place in Newberry with family by his side .

Born on March 19, 1929 in Prosperity, Billy was the son of the late John Hilliary and Ethel Cook Dawkins. He was predeceased by his brothers: John Earl Dawkins, Travis...

Jul 10, 2020

Mark A. Dimmick, 56, passed away Thursday, July 8, 2020 in his home.

Mark was born on July 18, 1963 in Schenectady, NY to Patricia W. and John H. Dimmick, Jr.

He is survived by his sisters,  Kathleen (Richard) Sanders of Richmond, VA and Marcy Dimmick of Clemson, SC; and a brother, John (Xiao Kai)...

Jul 8, 2020

Donna Marie Faulkner, 63, of Pomaria, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 7, 2020 at her residence.

Born on October 25, 1956 in Chattanooga, TN, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Marie Colosia Wooten. She was a homemaker and of the Catholic faith.

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Jul 8, 2020

On Wednesday, July 8, 2020, Hanh-Phuc Thi Nguyen, loving wife and mother of 2 children, passed away at age 76.

Hanh-Phuc Thi Nguyen was born on June 6, 1944 in C?n Th?, Vietnam. In search of a better life, she left Vietnam on May 3, 1975 with her husband and 2-year-old daughter. With the help of the...

Jul 6, 2020

Georgia Frick Wardlaw, 81, of Newberry, widow of David Wardlaw, died Sunday, July 5, 2020 at her residence.

Born on October 17, 1938 in Newberry, the daughter of the late James Leland and Mamie Elizabeth Stribble Frick. She retired from the Newberry branch of the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles. Following retirement...

Jul 5, 2020

Daniel Luther Nobles, 70, of Newberry, widower of Cindy Nobles, died Saturday, July 4, 2020 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on July 21, 1949 in Newberry, he was a son of the late Luther Henry “Buddy” Nobles and Mildred Evangelin Shealy Nobles. He was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War and...

Jul 5, 2020

Bessie Christine Kinard Turner, 91, of Newberry, widow of Elzie Lee Turner, died Sunday, July 5, 2020 at J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home.

Born in the St. Philip's /Jollystreet section of Newberry County, she was a daughter of the late Elbert Ila and Bessie Katherine Graham Kinard.

She worked at...

Jul 4, 2020

Judith Ann Jones, 84, of Newberry, went to her heavenly home on Saturday, July 4, 2020, at her residence.

Born in Newberry on June 27, 1936, she was a daughter of the late Dwight Wesley and Annie Laura Ruff Jones. She was a graduate of the Newberry College Business program and worked for Bowers and Floyd Insurance...

Jul 2, 2020

Obituary for Peggy B. Stepp

Peggy B. Stepp of Fairfax, VA passed away on Tuesday, July 1, 2020, only three months after her husband of 68 years, Richard Stepp. Peggy Stepp was born October 29 th , 1934 in Chapin South Carolina and lived to be 85 years old.

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Jul 1, 2020

Larry James Crosson, 69, of Newberry, died Saturday, June 27, 2020 at his residence.

Born on September 26, 1950, he was the son of the late Allen and Virginia Ballentine Crosson. He was a Marine veteran of the Vietnam War and was a graduate of Clemson University. He was a retired truck driver....