Obituaries

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...

May 28, 2018

Eddie Cloma Miller, Sr. of Newberry, SC died on May 27, 2018, surrounded by his loving family. Blessed are the saints who die in the Lord!

The husband of 67 years of the late Mae Amick Miller, he was born in Newberry, SC on March 4, 1926, the oldest child of Frank C....

May 25, 2018

Elizabeth “Beth” Mundy Gregory, 38, of Newberry, died Thursday, May 24, 2018, at Richland Memorial Hospital.

Born on April 30, 1980 in Newberry, she was the daughter of Craig Mundy and Teresa Rice Free. Mrs. Gregory was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith.

She is survived in addition...

May 24, 2018

Kenneth O'Neal Garrett, 51, of Raleigh, NC, died Tuesday, May 22, 2018.

Born on November 7, 1966, in Columbia, he was the son of Doris Amick Garrett White and the late Robert Garrett. Ken Garrett started his career at IBM in 1989 after a successful cooperative assignment with the company while at Clemson...

May 21, 2018

James Edward Altman, Sr., 81, of Peak, died Monday, May 21, 2018, at his residence.

He was born on January 11, 1937, in Georgetown, he was the son of the late William Altman and Mable Conklin Altman Briggs. Mr. Altman was an electrician and in the property management business. He was a member...

May 19, 2018

Randy Clyde Anderson, 56, of Pomaria, died Friday, May 18, 2018, at his residence.

Born on September 12, 1961 in Whiteville, NC, he was a son of the late Clyde Ray and Kay Elaine Carter Anderson. He was a supervisor at TruCast in Newberrry.

Mr. Anderson is survived by...

May 18, 2018

Mattie Shealy Boozer, 101 years old, of Prosperity, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, May 17, 2018. She passed at her home surrounded by family. Mrs. Boozer lived a life devoted to God, caring for her family and showing us what a life of faith looks like.

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May 17, 2018

Claude Heyward Shealy, 76, of Little Mountain, widower of Gladys Irene Metze Shealy, died Thursday, May 17, 2018, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on August 10, 1941, in Chapin, he was a son of the late Ernest Ardell and Bertha Sites Shealy. He was retired from SCE&G and then worked for a...

May 12, 2018

Cecil Abner Bundrick, Jr., 80, of Pomaria, widower of Ute Nellius Bundrick, died Saturday, May 12, 2018 at National Health Care in Clinton.

Born on March 22, 1938, in Newberry County, he was a son of the late Cecil Abner Bundrick, Sr. and Helen Singley Bundrick. He was a member of Pomaria Lutheran...

May 12, 2018

Essie Dickey Epting, 95, of Joanna, widow of William Holland Epting, died Friday, May 11, 2018 at Springfield Place.

Born on November 1, 1922, in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late Charley and Mattie B. Milam Dickey. She owned and operated Essie's Beauty Shop in Joanna for 53 years until her retirement. She...

May 8, 2018

Katherine McConnell “Kitty” Abrams, 85 of Newberry, widow of Wallace Martin Abrams died Monday, May 7, 2018 at White Oak Manor.

Born on March 19, 1933 in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late James Edward and Addie Mae Maw McConnell. She was a member of Epting Memorial United Methodist Church. She...