Obituaries

Jan 16, 2016

Ruby Boland Bedenbaugh, 92, of Prosperity, widow of Robert Hawkins Bedenbaugh, died Saturday, January 16, 2016, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on March 9, 1923, in Prosperity, she was a daughter of the late Jesse Irvin and Eunice Boland. Mrs. Bedenbaugh was a graduate of Little Mountain High School, a retired seamstress...

Jan 15, 2016

Elise Mack Williams, 80, of Newberry, died Friday, January 15, 2016, at J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home.

Born on July 8, 1935, in Columbia, she was the daughter of the late Cecil Columbus and Althea Fulmer Mack. She was a member of St. Mark's Catholic Church.

Ms. Williams is survived...

Jan 14, 2016

William E. “Hop” Cassady, Jr., 74, of Newberry died Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at Self Regional Medical Center.

Born on January 13, 1942, in Newberry, he was a son of the late Willie Edward and Josephine Wicker Cassady. He was a graduate of Newberry High School and served in the S.C. National Guard....

Jan 10, 2016

Doris Lynne Gunter Huggins Fazio, 77, passed away on January 9, 2016, at Lexington Medical Center in West Columbia, South Carolina. She was the wife of Louis P. Fazio of Columbia, South Carolina. They shared 15 wonderful years together.

Born in Aiken, South Carolina, Doris was the daughter of the Reverend Milton Thomas...

Jan 6, 2016

Alice Beatrice Bodie Bobb, 90, of Joanna, widow of Ira Lee Bobb, died Wednesday, January 6, 2016, at the Hospice House of Laurens County.

Born on July 19, 1925, in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late Jesse and Estelle Shealy Bodie. She was retired from Greenwood Mills and was a member...

Jan 4, 2016

Debra “Debbie” Helms Hamrick, 62, of Prosperity, died Sunday, January 3, 2016, at her residence.

Born on February 23, 1953, in Charlotte, NC, she was the daughter of Nellie Ritch Wicker and the late Charles Helms. She previously worked at Thomas & Howard Company and was a member of Pleasant Plains Baptist Church...

Jan 2, 2016

Mary Louise Tuttle, 84, formerly of New York, died Thursday, December 31, 2015, at Generations of Chapin.

She was the daughter of the late Daniel Joseph and Emma Louise Cronin Tuttle. She was retired from Con Edison Utility Company.

She is survived by a niece, Kathleen T....

Dec 29, 2015

Bonnie Amelia Kunkle Foy, 90, formerly of Newberry, widow of Robert Tillman Foy, died Monday, December 28, 2015.

Born on June 30, 1925, in Newberry, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Mattie Boozer Kunkle. She was retired from Damon International and was a member of Faith Assembly of God.

Dec 27, 2015

Coty Dwayne Pittman, 28, of Silverstreet, died Sunday, December 27, 2015.

Born on June 26, 1987, in Marion, he was a son of Ivan Dwayne Pittman and Ruby Stroud Dorroh. He was a graduate of Mid-Carolina High School and was employed with Caterpillar. Coty loved the Carolina Gamecocks, the Carolina Panthers and enjoyed...

Dec 22, 2015

Helen Singley Bundrick, 96, formerly of Pomaria and more recently of Whitmire, went to live with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Monday, December 21, 2015.

Born on March 20, 1919, in Little Mountain, she was a daughter of the late George David and Louise Ellisor Singley. She was married...

Dec 21, 2015

James Sizemore III, 70, of Prosperity, died Sunday, December 20, 2015 at his work shop.

Born on March 2, 1945, in Montgomery, AL, he was the son of the late James Sizemore, Jr. and Eunice Johnson Sizemore. He served in the S.C. National Guard and was a metal worker...

Dec 19, 2015

Pauline King Dill, 79, of Prosperity, died Saturday, December 19, 2015, at her residence.

Born on January 21, 1936, in Greenville County, she was a daughter of the late Morris and Blanche Osteen King. She was a member of Enoree Baptist Church and was a Newberry Shrinette.

Mrs. Dill...

Dec 19, 2015

Patsy Wicker Gregory, 83, of Newberry, widow of Jack Rogers Gregory, died Saturday, December 19, 2015, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on March 28, 1932, in Prosperity, she was a daughter of the late Jesse Cecil Wicker and Bessie Watson Buzhardt. Mrs. Gregory was a cosmetologist for 65 years and during her...

Dec 18, 2015

William Luther Kinard, 86, of Prosperity, died Thursday, December 17, 2015, at White Oak Manor.

Born on August 13, 1929, in Newberry County, he was a son of the late John Ernest and Tommie Lee Long Kinard. He was veteran of the Marine Corps and was a member of Bachman Chapel Lutheran Church....

Dec 15, 2015

Jacob Rudolph “Rudy” Sheely, 82, of Little Mountain, died Tuesday, December 15, 2015, at his residence.

Born on August 11, 1933, in Little Mountain, he was the son of the late Jacob Elonzo and Hattie Hercelia Stoudemayer Sheely. He graduated Newberry College in 1955 and served in the U.S. Army. Mr. Sheely taught...

Dec 14, 2015

Ruby Long Fulmer, 85, of Prosperity, widow of John Carey Fulmer, Jr., died Monday, December 14, 2015, at White Oak Manor.

Born on November 15, 1930, in Prosperity, she was the daughter of the late Henry Holland and Beulah Bobb Long. She was a longtime employee of Joanna Cotton Mill and retired form...

Dec 11, 2015

Olivia Ellisor Snipes, 88, of Newberry, widow of Hubert Snipes, died Friday, December 11, 2015, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on November 9, 1927, in Newberry, she was the daughter of the late William T. “Bill” and Rosa Moates Ellisor. She operated Mama Snipes Day Care. Mrs. Snipes was a member of...

Dec 9, 2015

Jack Elon Farr, 85, of Little Mountain, widower of Anne Frick Farr, died Tuesday, December 8, 2015, at White Oak Manor.

Born on June 5, 1930, in Little Mountain, he was a son of the late Boyd and Lola Isobelle Counts Farr. He served in the S.C. National Guard was a former truck...

Dec 7, 2015

Scott Allen Pitts, 46, of Prosperity, died Monday, December 7, 2015, at MUSC in Charleston.

Born on January 21, 1969, in Newberry, he was a son of the late Jim W. and Judy Frick Pitts. He was an employee of Lake Murray Utility. Scott was a member of St. Luke's Lutheran Church and...

Dec 7, 2015

Tillie Cromer Leitzsey, 86, of Pomaria, widow of George Grady Leitzsey, died Sunday, December 6, 2015, at her residence.

Born on February 8, 1929, in Pomaria, she was a daughter of the late Bennie T. and Olgie Lever Cromer. She was retired from Old School Manufacturing and later worked for Little Folks Day...