Obituaries

Elaine Bostic

Apr 7, 2019

Margaret Elaine Stevenson Bostic, 78, of Chapin, widow of Edward “Eddie” Lamar Bostic, died Saturday, April 6, 2019 at J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home.

Born on October 10, 1940 in Fairfield County, she was a daughter of the late Lucious David and Margaret Ellen Boulware Stevenson. Elaine was also predeceased by her son, Edward...

James Julian, Jr.

Apr 5, 2019

James Beamish Julian, Jr., 75, of Pomaria, widower of Jerry Sue Julian, died Sunday, March 31, 2019 at his residence.

Born on June 29, 1943 in Tulsa, OK, he was a son of the late James Beamish Julian and Margaret Elizabeth Bebee Crowder. He was a mechanic and a US Air Force and...

Louise Goggans

Apr 1, 2019

Louise “Nanny” Alewine Goggans, 97, of Newberry, widow of William “Doc” Goggans, Jr., died Sunday, March 31, 2019 at her residence.

Born on February 2, 1922, in Silverstreet, she was a daughter of the late James H. and Nannie Blair Alewine. She was retired from Damon International and was a member of Cross...

Joe Usry

Apr 1, 2019

Joe Robert Usry, 84, of Prosperity, widower of Donna Bradham Usry, died Sunday, March 31, 2019 at his residence.

Born on May 12, 1934 in Edinburg, MS, he was a son of the late Will Robert and Ophelia Virginia Sistrunk Usry. He was a building contractor and a member of St. Luke's Lutheran...

Charles White

Mar 31, 2019

Charles Derrell White, 83, of Prosperity died March 31, 2019 at Lexington Medical Center. Born March 2, 1936 in Newberry, South Carolina, he was the son of the late Wesley and Ruth White. Charles had one sibling, Hughie White who was killed in the Korean Conflict. He married the...

Gene Boland

Mar 31, 2019

Gene Carroll”Pee Wee” Boland, 74, of Prosperity, died Sunday, March 31, 2019 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on August 16, 1944 in Newberry, he was a son of the late Milton F. and Mary Carolyn Shealy Boland. He was a retired heavy equipment operator with the U.S. Group and was a member of Mt....

Gage Kennington

Mar 30, 2019

Gage Kenneth Kennington, 16, of Charleston, South Carolina, died Wednesday, March 27, 2019. The family will receive friends in J. HENRY STUHR, INC., MOUNT PLEASANT CHAPEL, 1494 Mathis Ferry Road on Sunday, March, 31, 2019 from 4:00 pm until 6:00 pm.  A private committal service will be held.

Gage was born July 3, 2002 in Charleston, South...

Louise Amick

Mar 25, 2019

Louise Snelgrove Amick, 74, of Prosperity, died Sunday, March 24, 2019, at Lexington Medical Center.

Born on April 7, 1944 in Newberry County, she was the daughter of the late Felton and Bernice Wise Snelgrove. She was a member of Macedonia Lutheran Church where she was a Sunday School Teacher, a member of...

Margaret M. Wicker

Mar 19, 2019

Margaret Lee Mills Wicker, 89, of Prosperity passed away on Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at her residence.

Mrs. Wicker was born in Newberry on January 29, 1930 to the late Vincent Lee and Helen Davenport Mills. She grew up in Newberry where she met and married Clarence Henry Wicker. After being married for...

Dale McCarty Bickley

Mar 18, 2019

Dorothy Dale McCarty Bickley of Columbia, SC passed away on Monday, March 18, 2019, following a courageous battle with cancer. She was 80.

Mrs. Bickley was born and reared in Newberry, SC, the daughter of the late Thelma Livingston McCarty and Philip Gladstone McCarty. She was predeceased by her brother, Philip Gladstone, Jr....

Betty Jo Roberts

Mar 15, 2019

PROSPERITY – God called Betty Jo Horton Roberts, 82, to her Heavenly Home on Friday, March 15, 2019. Her Home going service will be held at 4 pm Monday, March 18 th at Newberry First Baptist Church, officiated by Dr. Albert Allen and Dr. Kenneth Harmon. Mrs. Roberts will be laid to rest next to her late...

Ann Chapman

Mar 9, 2019

Margaret Ann Chapman of Newberry went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Friday, March 8, 2019.

Born in Whitmire on December 9, 1959, she was a daughter of Ruth Tankersley McKee and the late Lionel McKee. Ann graduated the University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy in December 1983...

Jean Gregory

Mar 8, 2019

Wilma Jean Gregory, 78, of Pomaria, died Thursday, March 7, 2019 at the Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

She was born on September 22, 1940 in Washington Court House, OH to the late Roy and Gertrude Bennett Steele.

Ms. Gregory is survived by a daughter, Darlene (Van) Monie; brothers, Jim...

Jim Metts

Mar 7, 2019

James Ellis “Jim” Metts , 85, died Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at his Lake Murray home surrounded by his beloved family. Born in Prosperity on Nov. 26, 1933 he was the son of the late James Clifford Metts and Lucille Metts Epting.

He received his education at Prosperity High School where...

Jamey Guy

Mar 3, 2019

Jamey Rogers Guy, 43, of 924 Phoenix Street, Greenwood and 102 Guy Farm Circle, Kinards, died Saturday, March 2, 2019 at Self Regional Healthcare. Born in Newberry, he was a son of Gayle McKittrick Guy Leach and the late James Wayne Guy. Jamey was a graduate of Newberry High School and Gupton-Jones College of Funeral Service...

Mabel Alice Sineath

Mar 3, 2019

Mabel Alice Sineath, 72, of Lexington, died March 2, 2019 at Agape Hospice House in Lexington.

Born on February 6, 1947 in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late William Lester and Nina Elizabeth Adams Sineath. She was a member of Macedonia Lutheran Church and attended Mt. Horeb United Methodist Church in Lexington. She...

Harry K. Harmon

Mar 1, 2019

Newberry- Harry Keisler Harmon, 68, husband of Lunelle Ruff Harmon, died Thursday, February 28, 2019 at Lexington Medical Center surrounded by his loving family.

Born on July 19, 1950 he was the son of the late Thomas Adam and Frances Keisler Harmon of Pomaria. Harry graduated from Mid-Carolina High School and attended Newberry...

Linda Blackman

Feb 27, 2019

Linda Huband Blackman, 68, of Newberry, died Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at the Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on April 3, 1950 in Cleveland, OH, she was a daughter of the late James Arthur Huband and Barbara Downey Winecoff. She was an Interior Decorator.

Mrs. Blackman is survived by...

Amy Martin

Feb 22, 2019

Amy Lynn Martin, 58, of Prosperity, died Thursday, February 21, 2019 at Lexington Medical Center.

Born on September 4, 1960 in Spartanburg, she was a daughter of Beulah McFee Turner and the late Alton Turner. She was a graduate of Spartanburg Technical College and was a surgical nurse. Mrs. Martin was a member...

Thomas Steve Richardson

Feb 13, 2019

Ret. CW4 Thomas Steve Richardson, passed away peacefully in his Savannah, GA home this past Sunday, February 10, 2019 at the age of 70.

Thomas was born on December 8th, 1948, in Newberry County, to Thomas Leon Richardson and Margaret Alene Dowd Richardson.  He was married to Susan Cousins Richardson of Chapin. They...