Obituaries

Jul 19, 2019

George Harold Dowd, 87, of Newberry, died Friday, July 19, 2019 at his residence.

Born on May 20, 1932 in Prosperity, he was a son of the late John Ed and Eva Enlow Dowd. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War and was retired from Epting Ballenger Corporation. Mr. Dowd was...

Jul 18, 2019

Ridgaway West Perkins, 98, of Chapin, died Wednesday, July 17, 2019 at the Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on April 27, 1921 in Centreville, MD, he was a son of the late Marion A. and Minnie West Perkins. He was a 1939 graduate of Centreville High School and a 1940 graduate of McDonough...

Jul 15, 2019

Wyman Edward Dominick, 91, of Prosperity, widower of Annie Lucille Amick Dominick, died Monday, July 15, 2019 at Springfield Place.

Born on September 15, 1927 in Prosperity, he was a son of the late Eddie Cleveland and Christina Mills Dominick He was retired from Kendall Company – Oakland Plant. Mr. Dominick was a...

Jul 15, 2019

William Dargan Greene, 76, of Prosperity, died Monday, July 15, 2019 at Carroll Campbell Place.

He was born on October 22, 1942 in Columbia at Providence Hospital to the late Calvin Addison Green Jr. and Annie Laurie Hutchinson Green. He graduated from Dreher High School in 1960 and then joined the Navy where...

Jul 14, 2019

Donald Ray Amick, 74, of Prosperity, died Sunday, July 14, 2019 at his residence.

Born on December 15, 1944 in Chapin, he was a son of the late Ansel O. and Lillian Shealy Amick. He was an Army veteran and a former driver for Overnite Transportation.

Mr. Amick is...

Jul 13, 2019

Joel Wayne Dominick, Sr., 73, of Prosperity, died Saturday, July 13, 2019 at his residence.

Born on October 17, 1945 in Belton, he was a son of the late Clarence W. “Boots” and Fay Cannon Dominick. He was a 1963 graduate of Mid Carolina High School and a retired truck driver. He served...

Jul 9, 2019

Frances McCrackin Dawkins, 91, of Prosperity, died peacefully Tuesday, July 9, 2019 at Springfield Place in Newberry with her husband and family at her side.

Born on October 2, 1927 in Newberry, Frances was the daughter of the late David Ramsey and Bernice Adams McCrackin. She was predeceased by her sisters: Sara Elizabeth...

Jul 8, 2019

James William Reel, 57, of Whitmire, died Saturday, July 6, 2019 at Duke University Hospital in Durham, NC.

Born on March 24, 1962 in Clarksburg, WV, he was a son of the late Robert L. and Elizabeth Ann Dye Reel. He was a 1980 graduate of High Lewis County High School, dairy farmer...

Jul 8, 2019

Mable Clair Hunter Darby, 96, of Newberry, widow of Ray D. Darby, died Monday, July 8, 2019 at her residence.

Born on December 27, 1922 in Prosperity, she was a daughter of the late Elbert and Mary Alice Rodgers Hunter. Mrs. Darby was retired from Kendall Company – Oakland Plant and was a...

Jul 6, 2019

James Ray Felker, 78, of Whitmire, died Friday, July 5, 2019 at Prisma Health Baptist at Parkridge.

Born on October 14, 1940 in Whitmire, he was a son of the late George Adam and Sarah Adams Felker. He was retired from Milliken and Company and served in the S.C. National Guard. He was a very...

Jul 5, 2019

Peggy Bouknight Hawkins, 80, of Prosperity, died Friday, July 5, 2019 at Saluda Nursing Home.

Born on June 18, 1939 in Newberry, Mrs. Hawkins was a daughter of the late Larry and Viola Long Bouknight. She was a retired employee of G.E./ Mepco. She was a member of Mt. Pilgrim Lutheran Church where she was...

Jun 30, 2019

Margaret Suber DeHart was born July 22, 1943 to the late J.C. (Jake) and Frances Piester Suber and died on June 29, 2019 at Prisma Health Richland. She was a 1961 graduate of Mid-Carolina High School and a 1965 graduate of Newberry College. Margaret had a span of forty nine years in the building supply business having...

Jun 28, 2019

William “Bill” George Loging, 82, of Pomaria, died Thursday, June 27, 2019 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born in La Crosse County, Wisconsin, May 10, 1937, he was the the son of the late William John Loging and Laura Ewert Loging. He was a twenty-two year veteran of the United States Marine Corps...

Jun 28, 2019

Jackie Ruff Eargle, 63, wife of Gordon Eargle, entered rest eternal on the morning of June 28 at her home in Prosperity.

Born on August 17, 1955, she was the daughter of the late Walter “Jack” Eugene Ruff, Sr. and Ruth Livingston Ruff. She graduated from Mid-Carolina...

Jun 27, 2019

Natalie Cockrell Baker, 52, of Prosperity died Thursday, June 27, 2019 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Natalie was the daughter of the late John Wesley Cockrell and Lola Rice Cockrell Lowe. She was a member of Colony Evangelical Lutheran Church.

Natalie is survived by a daughter, Kaitlyn Spring Slice...

Jun 27, 2019

Michael Lynn Nobles, 59, of Newberry, died Thursday, June 27, 2019 at his residence.

Born on February 17, 1960 in Newberry, he was a son of the late Luther Henry and Mildred Shealy Nobles. He was a former employee of Georgia Pacific and a member of Calvary Pentecostal Holiness Church.

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Jun 22, 2019

Bettye Hampton Fulmer ended her work here on earth on June 22, 2019. She was born on July 17, 1940 in the Greenville Hospital. Her now deceased father and mother were Jones Clayton Hampton and Sarah Jane (Uldrick) Hampton, residents of the Cold Springs Community of Abbeville County. Bettye...

Jun 22, 2019

John Wayne Epting, 78 of Newberry, died Saturday, June 22, 2019 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on November 21, 1940 in Georgetown, he was a son of the late John Drayton and Verdie Harrelson Epting. Mr. Epting was a U.S. Army veteran. He was a graduate of Newberry College and received a...

Jun 19, 2019

It is with great sadness the family of Wayne L. Henderson announces his passing on June 19, 2019. Wayne was from Greer/Prosperity, SC and was the son of the late Paul L. and Pearl Henderson.

Wayne owned and operated Henderson Appliance Service in Greer SC for many years.  He loved fishing, hunting and...

Jun 18, 2019

Eva Elizabeth Dominick Leitzsey, 88, of Pomaria, went to be with her Savior on Tuesday, June 18, 2019 at her residence.

Eva Leitzsey was born in Prosperity on March 12, 1931 to the late Rufus and Irene Amick Dominick. She was a devoted member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church, a homemaker and an avid...