Obituaries

Mary Halfacre
Aug 31, 2016
Mary Carroll Lipscomb Halfacre, 88, of Newberry, widow of Coleman Halfacre, died August 31, 2016 at White Oak Manor.
Born on May 10, 1928, in Gaffney, she was a daughter of the late Howard and Mable Armstrong Lipscomb. While in High School she worked at McCroy's Dime Store and...

Lisa Amick Mowbray
Aug 31, 2016
Lisa Amick Mowbray, 52, of Prosperity, peacefully entered eternal rest on Tuesday, August 30, 2016 at home after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.
Born on December 13, 1963, she was the daughter of Gaynell Lake Amick and the late Heyward Amick. She retired from the State of South Carolina after 33 years...

Vera Mae Shealy
Aug 30, 2016
Vera Mae Kinard Shealy, 91, of Prosperity, widow of Paul Edward Shealy, entered the Church Triumphant August 29, 2016.
Born on April 3, 1925 in Prosperity, she was the daughter of the late Elbert Ila Kinard and Bessie Katherine Graham Kinard. She was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Pomaria, where she was a Sunday...

David R. Bedenbaugh
Aug 23, 2016
David Rudolph Bedenbaugh, 70, of Prosperity, died Tuesday, August 23, 2016, at Richland Heart Hospital.
Born October 19, 1945, in Newberry, he was a son of the late Wendell Grady and Sara Alice Kinard Bedenbaugh. He was educated in the Newberry County School system and enjoyed baseball,especially pitching. At the age...
Jesse Frick
Aug 23, 2016
Jesse James Frick, 21, of Prosperity, died Tuesday, August 23, 2016, at Palmetto Health Richland.
Born on June 27, 1995, in Columbia, he was the son of Gregg and Angie Mills Frick. He was a 2013 graduate of Mid Carolina High School and was employed at Firestone Auto Care. Jesse was a member...

Holly Timothy Kednocker
Aug 22, 2016
Holly Timothy Kednocker, 71, of Pomaria, died Saturday, August 20, 2016, at Lexington Medical Center.
Born on June 10, 1945, in Anderson, IN, he was the son of the late Bert Jerome and Helen Hotchkiss Kednocker. He was a US Army veteran. He graduated from the University of South Carolina and was retired...

Daniel D. Shealy
Aug 21, 2016
Daniel Dwight Shealy, 61, of Little Mountain, died Saturday, August 20, 2016 at his residence.
Born on October 1, 1954, in Columbia, he was the son of Dolly Wanda Shealy and the late Robert Dwight Shealy. He was the Owner and President of Crest Industrial Services and was a member of Holy Trinity...

John "Jack" Baker, Jr.
Aug 16, 2016
John Ben "Jack" Baker, Jr., 76, of Peak, widower of Leah Baker, died Monday, August 15, 2016, at Palmetto Health Richland.
Born on October 12, 1939, in San Diego, CA, he was the son of the late John Ben Baker, Sr. and Harriett Webb Allen Baker. He was the retired Director of Human...

Janie Mozelle McKay
Aug 16, 2016
Janie Mozelle Frick McKay, 94, of Newberry, widow of Herman McKay, died Tuesday, August 16, 2016, at White Oak Manor.
Born on July 19, 1922, in Chapin, she was a daughter of the late Horace and Bessie Connelly Frick. She was retired from Kendall Company, Oakland Plant.

Verta Mae Lathrop
Aug 15, 2016
Verta Mae Martin Lathrop, 89, of Chapin, widow of Henry “Jill” Lathrop, Sr., died Monday, August 15, 2016, at White Oak Manor.
Born on April 30, 1927, in Chapin, she was a daughter of the late Yancy and Phrone Frick Martin. Mrs. Lathrop was a former employee of General Electric and was a...

Samuel Gilreath
Aug 14, 2016
Samuel Glenn Gilreath, 61, of Little Mountain, died Friday, August 12, 2016, at his residence.
Born on July 29, 1955, in Greenville, he was the son of the late Charles W. Gilreath, Sr. and Virginia Brown Gilreath. He was a boat mechanic.
Mr. Gilreath is survived by daughters, Elizabeth Ann Hayes and Emily Rose Sorensen....

Lisa Brown
Aug 5, 2016
Lisa Diane Brown, 51, of Garden City, MI, died Thursday, August 4, 2016, at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, MI.
Born on September 30, 1964, in Newberry, she was a daughter of Betty Ellison Brown and the late Raymond Pope Brown, Sr. She was formerly employed with Burger King, Inc.

Rebecca S. Johnson
Jul 29, 2016
Rebecca Elizabeth Seay Johnson, 50, of Prosperity, died Wednesday, July 27, 2016, at Palmetto Health Richland.
Born on March 25, 1966, in Charlotte, NC, she was the daughter of Patricia Frye Seay and the late Joseph James Seay. She was a beautician.
Mrs. Johnson is survived in addition to her mother by her husband, Joe...
Alma Luna
Jul 27, 2016
Alma Kelene Goff Luna, 54, of Silverstreet, died, Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.
Born on June 5, 1962 in Newberry she was a daughter of Alma Alberta Turner Goff and the late Kelly Milton Goff.
In addition to her mother, she is survived by; sons,...

Angelita Vazquez Enciso
Jul 26, 2016
Angelita Vazquez Enciso infant daughter of Rodlofo Vazquez and Alberta Enciso died Tuesday, July 26, 2016, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.
She is survived in addition to her parents by sisters, Marina Vazquez Enciso and Miriam Vazquez Enciso. She was predeceased by a sister, Rosa Vazquez Enciso.
The family will receive friends Saturday, July 30,...

Kenneth "Kent" Sligh
Jul 26, 2016
Kenneth “Kent” Wayne Sligh, Sr., 70, of Newberry, died Tuesday, July 26, 2016, at his residence.
Born on February 11, 1946, in Newberry, he was a son of the late Robert Leroy and Willie Mae Wicker Sligh. He is a graduate of Newberry High School and attended Columbia Commercial College. Mr. Sligh served...
Betty Acord
Jul 22, 2016
Betty Baldwin “Mamaw” Acord, 81 of Newberry, widow of Morris Ray Acord, Sr. died Friday, July 22, 2016 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.
Born on January 15, 1935 in Carterton, England, she was a daughter of the late Alfred F. and Frances Smith Baldwin. She was a former employee of Mosley Jewelers and...
Maxine Snelgrove
Jul 21, 2016
Maxine Sease Snelgrove, 81, of Prosperity, died Thursday, July 21, 2016 at her residence.
Born on November 22, 1934 in Little Mountain, she was a daughter of the late Ralph R. and Pearl Fulmer Sease. She was a member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother....

Joyce P. Bouknight
Jul 14, 2016
Joyce Pitts Bouknight, 85, of Newberry, widow of Legrande Bouknight, died July 14, 2016 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.
Born on June 6, 1931 in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late Hugh F. and Helen Williams Pitts. She was a member of Bush River Baptist Church where she was a member of the...

Fred J. Cockrell
Jul 12, 2016
Fred Jason Cockrell, 57, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 11, 2016 at Newberry White Oak Manor. Born and raised in Prosperity, he was the son of the late John Wesley Cockrell and Lola Rice Cockrell Lowe.
Freddie, born January 9, 1959, was a 1977 graduate of Mid-Carolina High School. He was previously...