Obituaries

Apr 16, 2019

Jeffrey David Monroe, 62, of Prosperity, died Monday, April 15, 2019 at Prisma Health Greenville.

Born on December 3, 1956 in South Bend, IN, he was a son of Paul and Maxine McGinis Monroe. He was a 1975 graduate of LaSalle High School in South Bend, IN and a former project manager in...

Apr 16, 2019

George Ellis “Bo” Moates II, 53, of Newberry, died Tuesday, April 16, 2019 at his residence.

Born on April 8, 1966 in Prosperity, he was the son of Mary Sue Buchanan Dowling and the late George Ellis Moates, Sr. He worked for PCA of America.

He is survived by...

Apr 12, 2019

Jane Shealy Wicker, 87, of Prosperity, died Thursday, April 11, 2019 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on November 24, 1931 in Prosperity, she was a daughter of the late Ethan Otway and Ina Mae Wise Shealy. She retired from the Mid-Carolina Middle School Cafeteria and previously worked for...

Apr 11, 2019

Janet Lynn Stuck Griffin, 65, of Newberry, widow of William Stephen Griffin, Sr., died Wednesday, April 10, 2019 at White Oak Manor.

Born on February 26, 1954 in Anniston, AL, she was a daughter of Betty Ruth Morris Stuck and the late Charles Ray Stuck. She was a former certified nursing assistant and...

Apr 11, 2019

Candice Renee Suber Bruce, 48, of Newberry, died Wednesday, April 10, 2019.

Born on December 15, 1970 in Union, she was the daughter of Elizabeth Lawson and the late Steve Steen.

Mrs. Bruce is survived by her husband, Jarrett Glenn Bruce, Sr.; her mother, Elizabeth Lawson; a son, Jarrett Glenn Bruce,...

Apr 10, 2019

Corrie Bodie Brown, 85, of Newberry, widow of Frank Brown died Tuesday, April 9, 2019 at White Oak Manor.

Born in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late Milton Leroy and Ora Lee Smith Bodie. She was a member of College Street Baptist Church. She was a member of the church choir and especially...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...