Obituaries

Jul 18, 2018

Cornelia Mills Pitts, 89, of Newberry, widow of Marion Pitts, died Wednesday, July 18, 2018, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on March 27, 1929, in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late Benjamin Tillman and Arlie Juanita Long Mills. She was a devoted housewife and a member of Trinity United Methodist...

Jul 15, 2018

Jeffrey Wayne Gallman, 69, of Prosperity, died Saturday, July 14, 2018, at Palmetto Health Baptist.

Born on March 20 1949, in Newberry, he was the son of the late Carl Jefferson and Elizabeth Louise Shealy Gallman. He worked as a truck driver for Scott Timber and was a member of Bachman Chapel Lutheran...

Jul 13, 2018

Mary Elizabeth Weiss Polatty, 65, widow of Francis Donald Allen, died Friday, July 13, 2018, at White Oak Manor.

Born on February 22, 1953 in Mt. Holly, NJ, she was a daughter of Irene Stavris Weiss and the late Thomas J. Weiss.

Mrs. Polatty is survived by daughters, Sally...

Jul 12, 2018

Henry Louis “Hank” Hanmann, Jr. 81, of Newberry, died Thursday, July 12, 2018 at Lexington Medical Center.

Born on July 10, 1937 in Silver Creek, NY, he was a son of the late Henry Louis Hanmann, Sr. and Arlene Winters Hanmann. He was a United States Air Force Veteran of the Korean Conflict...

Jul 9, 2018

Cathy Elaine Stoll Varner, 63, of Newberry, died Friday, July 6, 2018, at her residence.

Born on July 7, 1955, in Lancaster, she was a daughter of Eunice Juanita Terry Stoll and the late Carl Wilbur Stoll.

Cathy is survived by her mother, Juanita Stoll of Newberry; a daughter,...

Jul 9, 2018

L essie Koon Long, 95, of Pomaria, widow of Robert Long, passed away July 9, 2018 at her residence.

Born on January 29, 1923 in Pomaria, she was a daughter of the late Eusbius H. and Lula Mae Bowers Koon. She worked at Old School Manufacturing and retired from Damon International. She was a faithful...

Jul 7, 2018

Frances Hendrix McCullough, 96, of Newberry, widow of Samuel Guy McCullough, died July 6, 2018 at White Oak Manor.

She was born in Newberry County on November 22, 1921. She retired from the South Carolina Department of Social Services and after retirement worked as a secretary at Metal Masters for a number of...

Jul 7, 2018

Marianne Stuck Ruff, 64, of Pomaria, died Saturday, July 7, 2018, at her residence.

Born on September 27, 1953, in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late Kenneth Edwin and Merlee Epting Stuck. She was a 1971 graduate of Mid Carolina High School and was a member of St. Matthews Lutheran Church...

Jun 30, 2018

Vernelle Milstead Cromer, 99, of Newberry, widow of Colie B. Cromer, died Friday, June 29, 2018, at the Heritage at Lowman.

She was born in Newberry on August 27, 1918, to the James J. and Ava Addison Milstead. She was the oldest member of the Newberry Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church and was member...

Jun 26, 2018

Ronald Evans Bowers, 76, of Silverstreet, died June 25, 2018 at Palmetto Health Richland Hospital following a lengthy illness.

Born in Newberry on August 15, 1941, he was a son of the late Pink Evans Bowers, Jr. and Gertrude Hamm Bowers. He received a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering and a Masters Degree...

Jun 26, 2018

Judy Bain Ashcraft, 70, of Newberry, died June 26, 2018 at her residence.

Born on December 5, 1947 in Newberry, she was the daughter of the late Vernon T. and Alma Wise Bain. Judy was a retired Social Worker with the South Carolina Department of Social Services.

She is survived by...

Jun 16, 2018

Thomas Young Coleman, 24, of Saluda, died Friday, June 15, 2018.

Born on August 4, 1993 in Columbia, he was a son of Greg Mellwood and Katherine Young Coleman. He was a member of Pine Pleasant Baptist Church where he was a former Deacon. He was a 2011 graduate of Saluda High School...

Jun 13, 2018

Diane Patricia Drost Trantham, 66, of Newberry, entered heavenly rest on Monday, June 11, 2018, at Lexington Medical Center Pulmonary ICU.

Born on March 22, 1952, in Chicago, Illinois, she was a daughter of the late Chester and Maria Drost. She was a member of Colony Lutheran Church where she was a partner in ministry...

Jun 8, 2018

Mary Angela Leopard, 54, of Newberry, died Thursday, June 7, 2018, at Lexington Medical Center.

Born on October 16, 1963, in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late Coleman and Mary Carroll Lipscomb Halfacre. She worked for Sally Beauty Supply.

Ms. Leopard is survived by a son, Luke...

Jun 6, 2018

Charles Layton Kennington, 74, of Newberry died June 6, 2018 at his residence.

Born on June 8, 1943 in Lancaster, he was a son of the late Charles Crawford and Ethel Adams Kennington. Mr. Kennington was a United States Air Force Veteran during the Vietnam War. He retired as a District Supervisor for B.C. Moores...

Jun 5, 2018

John Lee “P-Nut” Renne, 59, of Chapin, passed away peacefully at Palmetto Health Parkridge Hospital on Tuesday, June 5, 2018.

Born on October 7, 1958, in Charleston, he was the son of Dorothy Lee Renne and the late John J. Renne. He was a former office equipment technician and a construction worker. Mr....

Jun 5, 2018

Artie Joe Driggers, 69, of Newberry, died Monday, June 4, 2018, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

He was born on August 23, 1948 in Newberry. He was an Army Veteran, an electrician and a member of Lewis Memorial United Methodist Church.

Mr. Driggers is survived by his wife, Dorothy...

Jun 2, 2018

Dr. Bruce Walter Everling went through the veil peacefully Saturday June 2, at 1:15AM with his children at his bedside.

Born January 10, 1940 in Cleveland OH. Bruce was the second child of Walter and Jean Everling, who fled Germany in 1934 as the Nazi scourge arose in their country.

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May 31, 2018

Bobby Ann Shealy Williams, 81, of Newberry, widow of Bennie Lewis Williams, died May 30, 2018 at Palmetto Health Richland Hospital.

Born on December 15, 1936, she was a daughter of the late Thomas Benson “Pad” and Ruth Epting Shealy. She and her husband Bennie made their home in the Bush River Community...

May 29, 2018

Roy Albert Bannister, Sr., 83, of Little Mountain, died Tuesday, May 29, 2018, at Providence Hospital.

Born in Newberry on July 26, 1934, he was a son of the late James William and Maude Lee Caldwell Bannister. He was a Korean War Army veteran and retired from SCE&G after twenty-five years. Mr. Bannister...