Obituaries

Mar 30, 2018

David Edward Berley, 82, of Pomaria passed away at Lexington Medical Center on Friday, March 30, 2018.

Born on November 7, 1935 in Newberry, he was the son of the late Jim David and Virginia McCants Berley, also of Pomaria. He was a retired auto mechanic with Hancock Buick. Mr. Berley was a...

Mar 29, 2018

Valeria Stuck Bowers, 79, of Pomaria, widow of Melvin Vaughn Bowers, died Thursday, March 29, 2018 at White Oak Manor.

Born on December 11, 1938 in Pomaria she was the daughter of the late Charlie Boozer and Verdie Bundrick Stuck. She graduated Pomaria High School in 1956 and took a secretarial course at...

Mar 12, 2018

Cecil Jennings Alewine, 90, of Pomaria, widower of Doris Comalander Alewine, died Sunday, March 11, 2018, at Palmetto Health Richland.

Born on February 8, 1928, in Little Mountain, he was a son of the late Boyce S. and Bessie Haltiwanger Alewine. He worked at Cone Mills – Carlisle Plant and later at the...

Mar 9, 2018

Lisa Karen Force Vaughn, 65, of Newberry, died Friday, March 9, 2018, at Self Regional Medical Center.

Born on August 20, 1952, in Newberry she was the daughter of June Taylor Force and the late George “Pete” Force, Jr.. She was a retired associate of Wal Mart and a member of Grace Lutheran...

Mar 6, 2018

Helen Claudette Hipp Suessle, 75, of Newberry, died Tuesday, March 6, 2018, at her residence.

Born on August 20, 1942, in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late James Claude and Helen Boozer Hipp. She loved to garden, playing bridge, shopping and anything involving her grandchildren.

Mrs. Suessle...

Mar 5, 2018

Roy Leonard White, Sr., 76, of Pomaria, died Monday, March 5, 2018, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on October 5, 1941, in Greenville, he was a son of the late Luther and Lois Octavia Patterson White. He was a retired long haul truck driver and a member of Cross Point Church. Mr....

Mar 5, 2018

Harriet Bowers Bruner, 98, of Newberry, SC, died Monday, March 5, 2018 at Springfield Place. She was the wife of the late Robert R. Bruner for 39 years until his death in 1979.

Born in Fitzgerald, GA on June 15, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Hattie and Samuel B. Bowers....

Mar 5, 2018

Edna Marie Fellers, 73, of Prosperity, died Monday, March 5, 2018, at her residence.

Born on March 14, 1944, in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late William Lester and Nina Elizabeth Adams Sineath. She was the1961 Miss Army Pasodena, CA. She had worked at Ellett Brothers and at Komatsu. Mrs. Fellers...

Mar 4, 2018

John Matthew Knowles, 56, of Pomaria, widower of Theresa Paul Knowles, died March 3, 2018 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on November 23, 1961 in Sanford, N.C., he was the son of Earl Ray Knowles and the late Judy Blue Harmon. He was a former employee of Thomas and Howard.

Mar 4, 2018

MSgt Mark Steven Mallach, US Army (Retired), 53, of Prosperity, died Saturday, March 3, 2018, at Lexington Medical Center.

Born on August 14, 1964, in Bronx, New York, he was a son of the late Solon and Barbara Lieber Mallach. He was a graduate of Mount St. Michael Academy and was retired from...

Mar 3, 2018

Albert Ray Franklin, 90, of Newberry, died Saturday, March 3, 2018, at Springfield Place.

He was born on October 4, 1927, in Newberry, a son of the late Albert Sidney and Iola Oxner Franklin. He was a World War II U.S. Navy veteran who served aboard the aircraft carrier the USS Antietam. Mr....

Mar 2, 2018

Mary Bedenbaugh Farr, 89, of Little Mountain, passed away peacefully into the arms of her Lord on Saturday March 3, 2018 at Lexington Medical Center.

Born on August 17, 1928, she was the daughter of the late H.H. “John” and Julia Clary Bedenbaugh. She retired from Allied Signal and was a member of...

Mar 1, 2018

Ruth Livingston Ruff, 86, widow of Walter “Jack” Eugene Ruff, Sr., entered rest eternal peacefully on the morning of Thursday, March 1, 2018 at J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home.

Born on June 25, 1931 in Newberry, she was the daughter of Henry Hamilton Livingston, Sr. and Vera Kinard Livingston. She retired from Damon International...

Feb 28, 2018

Shirley Jean Rentz Lindler, 75, of Chapin, died Tuesday, February 27, 2018, at Lexington Medical Center following a lengthy illness.

Born on September 9, 1942, in Tallahassee, FL, she was a daughter of the late Troy and Zelphia Blanton Rentz. She was a former employee of Georgia Pacific and a member of St....

Feb 27, 2018

Miriam Anita Ballentine Leaphart, 90, of Prosperity, widow of William Harmon Leaphart, Jr., died Monday, February 26, 2018, at Providence Hospital.

Born on March 13, 1927, in Chapin, she was a daughter of the late William Arthur and Clara Armenia Cumalander Ballentine. Mrs. Leaphart taught home economics following her graduation from Winthrop College...

Feb 27, 2018

Joseph Roy Fulmer, 72, of Prosperity, died Tuesday, February 27, 2018, at Palmetto Health Richland.

Born on February 1, 1946, he was a son of the late James Wright and Mertie Mae Mills Fulmer. He served thirteen years with the Greenwood Police Department and retired as a Sergeant from the Newberry Police Department....

Feb 24, 2018

Dolores Vivian Parker, 84, of Kinards, died Saturday, February 24, 2018, at J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home.

Born on December 11, 1933, in Chicago, IL, she was a daughter of the late Harold Hiemark and Loraina Ehlert Hiemark Sweet. She was a retired mail carrier with the US Postal Service.

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Feb 24, 2018

Melvin Vaughn Bowers, 78, of Pomaria, died Friday, February 23, 2018, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on June 18, 1939 in Newberry, he was the son of the late William Pinkney and Lottie Krell Bowers. He served in the SC National Guard and had worked for Package Corporation of America (formerly Owens-Illinois)....

Feb 22, 2018

Joan Edith Hartman age 76 of Prosperity, South Carolina, died peacefully in her sleep at home in the early morning on Wednesday, February 21, 2018.

Born on July 28, 1941 in Milwaukee, WI, she was the daughter of the late George and Irene Grandquist Vlach. Besides being a parent to five men, Miss...

Feb 21, 2018

Frances Bailey Dickert, 86, of Pomaria, widow of Earl W. Dickert, Sr., died Tuesday, February 20, 2018, at Palmetto Health Richland.

Born on May 18, 1931, in China Grove, NC, she was the daughter of the late John David and Sarah Pettus Bailey. She was a member of St. Philip's Lutheran Church since...