Obituaries

Aug 17, 2017

David Alan Lake, 55, of Prosperity, died Thursday, August 17, 2017, at his residence.

Born on May 1, 1962, in Newberry, he was a son of John David and Bertha Farr Lake. He was a former truck driver for A&L Logging and a member of St. Peter Lutheran Church.

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Aug 11, 2017

Ethel Adams Chapman Parker, 83, of Prosperity, died Thursday, August 10, 2017, at her residence.

Born on November 8, 1933, she was a daughter of the late James Boyce and Elura Gossett Adams. She was retired from Hoechst-Celanese and was a member of Park Road Baptist Church.

Mrs. Parker...

Aug 10, 2017

G. Rebecca Donkle, 90, of Summerville, died Thursday, August 10, 2017, at The Methodist Oaks in Orangeburg.

Born on March 30, 1927, in Roebuck, she was a daughter of the late James W. and Martha Harrison Donkle. Miss Donkle was a retired home health care worker. She was a member of Bethany United...

Aug 5, 2017

David Houseal Long, Sr., 91 of Newberry, widower of Sophie Way Long, died Saturday, August 5, 2017 at J.F. Hawkins Health Care.

Born on March 25, 1926 in Newberry, he was a son of the late Neely E. and Anner George Long. He was a United States Marine Corps veteran of World Warr...

Aug 4, 2017

Harvey Driggers, 99, of Newberry, died Friday, August 4, 2017, at his residence.

Born on July 18, 1918, he was a son of the late Eddie and Marie Platt Driggers. He was an Army veteran and retired as an electrician from the VA Medical Center in Charleston. He was a member of the Newberry Christian...

Aug 3, 2017

Lila Mae “Babe” Amick Derrick, 85, of Chapin, widow of Lester James “Jack” Derrick, died Thursday, August 3, 2017, at Springfield Place.

Born on May 5, 1932, in Prosperity, she was a daughter of the late Arthur Eugene and Annie Long Amick. She was a 1952 graduate of Prosperity High School. She worked...

Aug 3, 2017

Lola Rebie Reeves, 101, of Newberry, died Wednesday, August 2, 2017, at White Oak Manor.

Born on August 23, 1915, in Newberry she was the daughter of the late Malcolm William and Lola Bell Rivers Reeves. She was the oldest member of Summer Memorial Lutheran Church and worked at Mollohon Mill and retired...

Jul 31, 2017

Russell Alan "Booger" Lee, 67, of Newberry, widower of Ann Inman Lee, died Sunday, July 30, 2017, at Palmetto Health Richland.

Born on August 14, 1949, in Newberry, he was a son of the late Russell William and Ruby Cromer Lee. He was a logging truck driver.

Mr. Lee...

Jul 30, 2017

Woodrow Lee “Huck” Huffstetler, Jr. 82, of Prosperity, died Saturday, July 29, 2017 at his residence.

Born on June 2, 1935 in Lexington, he was a son of the late Woodrow Lee Huffstetler, Sr. and Nellie Stogner Huffstetler Porter. He was a 1954 Graduate of Olympia High School and served in the South...

Jul 29, 2017

Rachel Caldwell Wise, 84, of Prosperity, widow of John Jacob Wise, died Friday, July 28, 2017, at her residence.

Born on August 14, 1932, in Saluda, she was a daughter of the late John Caldwell and Pearl Force Caldwell Riley. She had worked at Old School Manufacturing and was a member of Macedonia...

Jul 27, 2017

John Bynum “J.B.” Cheek, 83, of Newberry, died Thursday, July 27, 2017 at Dorn VA Medical Center.

Born on August 3, 1933, in Hartwell, GA, he was son of the late John Bynum and Mildred Booth Cheek. He was an Army veteran. He had worked in the trucking industry and following retirement along...

Jul 26, 2017

Ruby Elizabeth Adams Dominick, 91, of Silverstreet, widow of Martin Lester Dominick, died Wednesday, July 26, 2017, at White Oak Manor.

Born on June 15, 1926, in Newberry County, she was a daughter of the late James L. Adams, Sr. and Marie Rikard Adams. Mrs. Dominick was a member of Silverstreet Lutheran Church...

Jul 25, 2017

Dorothy Bickley Metts, 84, of Little Mountain, widow of Tommy Lee Metts died Tuesday, July 25, 2017, at Palmetto Health Baptist at Parkridge.

Born February 12, 1933, in White Rock, she was a daughter of the late George Holly and Annie Pearl Meetze Bickley. She had worked for Ellett...

Jul 24, 2017

Betty Jewel Hazel, 81, of Little Mountain, went peacefully to be at the side of her Lord and Savior on Sunday, July 23, 2017, at her home.

Born on January 16, 1936, in Mount Sterling, AL to the late Robert P. and Elizabeth Morgan Mills. Mrs. Hazel had retired from the Country Clean...

Jul 23, 2017

William Edward “Eddie” Mundy, 63, of Newberry, died Sunday, July 23, 2017, at Springfield Place.

Born on August 18, 1953, in Newberry, he was a son of the late George Mundy, Sr. and Wanda Ard Mundy. He was a painter.

Mr. Mundy is survived by sons, William Edward “Billy”...

Jul 18, 2017

Dorothy Longshore Satterwhite, 100, of Newberry, widow of F. Haynard Satterwhite, died Monday, July 17, 2017 at her residence.

Born on November 1, 1916, in Newberry County, she was a daughter of the late Wilson Euclydus and Henrietta Morse Longshore. During the first years of her 66 year marriage to Haynard they lived...

Jul 18, 2017

Timothy Edwin Boozer, Sr., 73, of Prosperity, died Tuesday, July 18, 2017, at his residence.

Born on November 6, 1943, in Prosperity, he was a son of Mattie Shealy Boozer and the late James Edwin Boozer. He served in the S.C. National Guard and was a farmer and the owner of...

Jul 17, 2017

Mark Wheeler Bowers, 62, of Prosperity, died Sunday, July 16, 2017, at Lexington Medical Center.

Born on July 18, 1954, in Newberry, he was a son of Marian Sligh Bowers and the late Oscar Wheeler Bowers. He attended Midlands Technical College and was the owner of Bowers BP. Mark was an active member...

Jul 16, 2017

Robert Val Smith, Sr., 80, of Newberry, died Tuesday, July 11, 2017, at his residence.

Born on December 30, 1936 in Kendallville, IN, he was the son of the late Donald G. and Gail Butler Smith. He was retired from the Navy as a Chief Petty Officer.

Mr. Smith...

Jul 6, 2017

Bradley Ray Radford, 39, of Newberry, died Wednesday, July 5, 2017.

Born on May 31, 1978, in Newberry, he was the son of Monica Jolly Hall and the late Steve Radford. He was a 1996 graduate of Newberry High School and was employed at Kamatsu. He was a member Pioneer Baptist Church and...