Obituaries

Apr 24, 2017

John Richard Wedaman, 70, of Prosperity, died Sunday, April 23, 2017, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on January 18, 1947 in Newberry, he was a son of the late David LeRoy Wedaman, Jr. and Marjie Louise Bobb Wedaman. He was a Marine veteran and was retired from Duke Power. Mr. Wedaman was...

Apr 22, 2017

John Wayne Cohen, 74, of Newberry, widower of Linda Holmes Cohen, died Friday, April 21, 2017, at Palmetto Health Richland.

Born on December 24, 1942, in Cowpens, he was a son of the late Paul and Lola Cohen. He worked for American Fiber & Finishing, Oakland Plant and later worked at Newberry High...

Apr 21, 2017

James Lawrence Barker, Jr., 62, of Prosperity, died Thursday, April 20, 2017, at his residence.

Born on October 12, 1954, in Williamson, WV, he was a son the late James Lawrence Barker, Sr. and Maria Coleman Barker. He was a Navy veteran and retired as a plant engineer at Pioneer Foods.

Apr 19, 2017

Nancy Lowe Gahagan went home to be with the Lord on Monday, April 17, 2017.  She was the wife of the late Charles Gahagan and daughter of the late John and Mary Lowe.  She is survived by John (brother) and Kathy Lowe [Portland, OR]; Drew (son) and Frances Gahagan [Brunswick, GA]; Joy (daughter) and Bob...

Apr 19, 2017

Brigitte Diane Wheeler, 43, of Newberry, died Wednesday, April 19, 2017, at her residence.

Born on February 13, 1974, in Newberry, she was the daughter of John Forrest Wheeler, Jr. and Mildred Branham Hatchell. She was a graduate of Piedmont Technical College and had been employed at Newberry County Memorial Hospital and was...

Apr 18, 2017

John Benjamin “Pork Chop” Bunn, Jr., 62, of Newberry, died Tuesday, April 18, 2017, at Lexington Medical Center.

Born on February 2, 1955, in Blytheville, AR, he was the son of the late J. B. Bunn, Sr. and Jean Quinn Bunn. He was a graduate of Gosnell High School of Blytheville, AR and...

Apr 16, 2017

Gladys (Dom) Fulmer Amick, widow of the late J. Carl Amick, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, April 15, 2017. Daughter of the late Lemuel and Rhoda Shealy Fulmer, she was born on September 28, 1918 and was the last surviving member of her immediate family.

She was a homemaker and loving...

Apr 15, 2017

Kenneth Edward Bouknight, 61, of Newberry died Friday, April 14, 2017 at Greenville Memorial Hospital.

Born in Laurens on November 7, 1955, he was a son of the late Marvin E. and Estelle Bedenbaugh Bouknight. He was a United States Navy Veteran of the Vietnam War.

He is survived by his...

Apr 13, 2017

George “Jack” Thomas Kinard, 69, of Newberry, died Thursday, April 13, 2017, at his residence.

Born on December 21, 1947, in Newberry, he was a son of Alma Turner Goff and the late Jack Kinard. He was a retired courier for the Newberry County School District.

He is survived...

Apr 11, 2017

Linda Boozer Buice, 65, of Chappells, died Tuesday, April 11, 2017, at Lexington Medical Center.

Born on September 28, 1951, in Clinton, she was a daughter the late James Scott and Frances Boazman Boozer. Mrs. Buice was a graduate of Lander University and retired from the Newberry County School District having worked at...

Apr 9, 2017

Julia Nichols Higgins, 89, of Columbia, widow of Ralph G. Higgins, Jr., died Saturday, April 8, 2017, at Palmetto Health Baptist Parkridge.

Born on January 16, 1928, in Prosperity, she was the only child of Julian Emmett and Mary Bedenbaugh Nichols. She was a graduate of Newberry College and taught school for several...

Apr 8, 2017

Robert “Bob” Franklin Stansberry, 98, of Newberry, died Friday, April 7, 2017, at White Oak Manor.

Born on July 17, 1918, in Stark, FL, he was a son of the late Benjamin Franklin and Jennie Forsythe Stansberry. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and was retired from Owens Illinois....

Apr 7, 2017

Diane Davenport Wicker, 61, of Newberry, died Thursday, April 6, 2017, at Continue Care at Palmetto Health Baptist.

Born on January 1, 1956, in Prosperity, she was a daughter of the late William Leo and Dolly Mae McGee Davenport. She was a member of Lewis Memorial United Methodist Church.

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Apr 6, 2017

Nelda Eargle Jay, 88, of Newberry, widow of Houseal G. Jay, died Thursday, April 6, 2017 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on June 16, 1928, in Saluda, she was the daughter of the late Arthur Miller and Geneva Summer Eargle. She was a graduate of Newberry College and received a Masters Degree from the...

Apr 3, 2017

The race with life for Willie Lee “Billy” Ringer II, 69, of Newberry ended on Sunday, April 2, 2017 at Langston Place in Clinton.

Born on October 5, 1947, in Newberry, he was the only child of the late Willie Lee and Mary Cook Ringer. Mr. Ringer was the retired owner of Ringer...

Mar 31, 2017

Fred David “Dick” Richardson, Sr., 78, of Little Mountain, died March 30, 2017 at his residence.

Born in Prosperity, he was a son of the late Fred Kinard and Willie Mae Rish Richardson.

He retired from Kyser-Roth and was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church.

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Mar 30, 2017

Born January 18, 2017, Elijah James Cotney entered heavenly rest on March 30, 2017. He brought great joy to all he encountered. He is survived by his parents Cody James and Heather Olsen Cotney; a sister, Zoe; paternal grandparents, Mark A. Cotney of Prosperity and Tonya Van Horn of Wichita, Kansas; maternal grand parents, Philip Robert Olsen, Jr. and...

Mar 30, 2017

James R. Szabel, 69, of Prosperity, died Wednesday, March 29, 2017, at his residence.

Born on October 23,1947, in Chicago, IL, he was a son of the late Raymond and Virginia Cywinski Szabel, He was a Army veteran of the Vietnam Conflict and retired from John Hancock Insurance. Mr. Szabel was of the...

Mar 26, 2017

James Richard Michael, 46, of Little Mountain, died Saturday, March 25, 2017, at Palmetto Health Parkridge.

Born on July 4, 1970, in Bradenton, FL, he was the son of Jacqueline Ballou Michael-Erickson and the late James Vernon Michael. He was employed at the V.C. Summer Nuclear Plant.

Mr. Michael...

Mar 25, 2017

Linda Carol Griffin, 69, of Pomaria, died Friday, March 24, 2017 at Lexington Medical Center.

Born on September 1, 1947, in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late Armour J. and Mary Ellen Keaton Griffin. She obtained her bachelor degree from Newberry College and her masters degree from Western Carolina and retired...