Obituaries

Jun 30, 2017

NEWBERRY – Doratha Minick Schumpert, 86, died June 30, 2017, at Springfield Place. She was born on May 19, 1931 in Newberry, daughter of the late Gary Alonzo and Annie Laura Hawkins Minick.

Mrs. Schumpert was a faithful and active member of First Baptist Church as long as her health permitted. She was...

Jun 27, 2017

Lisa Adams Richardson, 58, of Silverstreet, died Tuesday, June 27, 2017, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on May 31, 1959, in Newberry, she was the daughter of the late Frank Y. and Lucretia Neal Adams. She obtained her bachelor degree from Newberry College and a master's degree from Clemson University. Mrs. Richardson...

Jun 25, 2017

Michael Jason Howe, 41, of Newberry, died Saturday, June 24, 2017.

Born on December 23, 1975, in Newberry, he was a son of Arthur Michael Howe and the late Diane Havird Howe. He was an electrician.

Mr. Howe is survived by his father of Newberry; a sister, Jennifer (Kyle)...

Jun 24, 2017

Ruby Maude Sterling Summer, 92, of Newberry, widow of Claude Pinkney Summer, died Saturday, June 24, 2017, at her residence.

Born on April 19, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Richard Lee and Martha Elizabeth “Mattie” Halfacre Sterling. Mrs. Summer graduated from Newberry College and formerly worked for the Newberry County...

Jun 24, 2017

Mary White Boykin, 95, of Columbia, widow of Charles O. Boykin, died Friday, June 23, 2017, at Palmetto Health Richland

Born on September 7, 1921, in Manning, she was the daughter of Hubert L. White, Sr. and Elizabeth Ridgeway White. She was retired from Seibels Bruce Insurance and was a member of Holy...

Jun 22, 2017

Alma Alberta “Ma Goff” Turner Goff, 87, of Newberry, widow of Kelly Goff, died Wednesday, June 21, 2017, at Palmetto Health Richland

Born on April 28, 1930, in Union, she was a daughter of the late Thomas Perry and Ada Brewington Turner.

Mrs. Goff is survived by a son,...

Jun 20, 2017

Olin Smith, Jr., 86, of Newberry, widower of Azilee Morris Smith, died Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at White Oak Manor.

Born on July 24, 1930, in Lexington, he was a son of the late Olin Smith, Sr. and Pearl Spicer. He was a veteran of the Korean War and a retired farmer.

Jun 19, 2017

Jun 18, 2017

George Hallman Sligh, Jr., 75, of Prosperity, died Sunday, June 18, 2017, at his residence.

Born on February 19, 1942, in Newberry, he was the son of the late George Hallman Sligh, Sr. and Cora Wicker Sligh. He was 1966 graduate of Newberry College and was retired from the SC Department of Transportation....

Jun 14, 2017

Keith Duane Dominick, 53, of Prosperity, died Tuesday, June 13, 2017.

Born in Savannah, GA, he was the son of the late Harvey and Myrtis Long Dominick. Keith was a 1982 graduate of Mid-Carolina High School. He served in the South Carolina National Guard and was a member of St. Peter Lutheran Church. Keith was...

Jun 12, 2017

Odell Ruff, Sr., 86, of Newberry widower of Lynn Livingston Ruff, died Sunday, June 11, 2017 at J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home.

Born in Newberry, he was a son of the late S.L. “Bud” and Lois Bozard Ruff. He was a 1949 graduate of Silverstreet High School and was a United States. Air Force veteran. Mr....

Jun 7, 2017

Donald F. Shealy, 58, of Chapin, died June 6, 2017.

Born in Newberry, he was the son of the late Fred and Edna Livingston Shealy. He retired from the South Carolina Department of Revenue and was a member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church. Don truly loved his family and would go above and beyond caring...

Jun 6, 2017

Mrs. Frances Epting, 87 of Prosperity transitioned from earth to heaven Tuesday, June 6, 2017. She was first married to the late Bob Byrum and secondly to the late Ralph L. Epting

She was the daughter of the late Sallie & John Osborne and was a member of Epting Memorial United Methodist Church....

Jun 4, 2017

Patricia “Pat” Suber Berley, 83, of Pomaria, widow of John Everette Berley, died Saturday, June 3, 2017, at J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home.

Born on September 23, 1933, in Pomaria, she was the daughter of the late Henry Suber and Lula Bess Gilliam Suber Cooper. She was the retired owner of Cooper's Grocery and...

May 29, 2017

Minnie Culclasure Nichols, 87, of Newberry, widow of Walter “Waddy” Nichols, died Monday, May 29, 2017 at Martha Franks Retirement Community.

Born on March 5, 1930, in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late Leroy and Nell Franklin Culclasure. Mrs. Nichols had worked for the Newberry County Visitors Center and was a...

May 25, 2017

William Joseph “Bill” Vaughn, 76, of Newberry, died Thursday, May 25, 2017, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on October 31, 1940, in Charlotte, NC, he was a son of the late Major and Ruby Brock Vaughn. He was a former Director of SC Prison Industries and had served in the S.C. National...

May 22, 2017

Robert “Bob” Franklin Wallace, 95, resident of Springfield Place in Newberry, SC passed away on Sunday, May 21, 2017. He was born in Upstate New York in 1921, to George and Anna Hutson Wallace. Bob was married 66 years to the late Dorothy McKnight Wallace who died in 2013. He is survived by one son, Gary Wallace,...

May 20, 2017

Ralph “Daddy Ralph” Eugene Sligh, 94, of Newberry, widower of Marie Wicker Sligh, died Friday, May 19, 2017, at his residence.

Born on March 16, 1923, in Newberry, he was a son of the late James William and Rosa Lee Bobb Sligh. He was a World War II Army...

May 19, 2017

Leslie Elizabeth Buice, 33, of Chappells, died Friday, May 19, 2017, at Palmetto Health Richland.

Born on June 14, 1983, in Greenwood, she was a daughter of Johnny A. Buice and the late Linda Boozer Buice. She was a member of Little River Dominick Presbyterian Church.

Miss Buice is...

May 17, 2017

Kenneth Ross Burk, 55, of Newberry, died Wednesday, May 17, 2017, at his residence.

Born on March 22, 1962, in Norfolk, VA, he was a son of George Richard and Marti Nunn Burk. He was an Army veteran, a car mechanic and attended Lewis Memorial United Methodist Church.

Mr....