Obituaries

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...

Dec 3, 2015

MYRA FELLERS ADDY, 92, widow of Russell C. Addy, passed away on Thursday, December 3, 2015. She was born on February 27, 1923, in the O'Neal Community, south of Prosperity SC. She was the youngest child of the late Alma Connelly Fellers and Cecil E. Fellers.

Myra is survived by a nephew, Cecil Ringer,...

Dec 2, 2015

Mary Ella “Am” Graham Glymph, of Pomaria, who celebrated her 103 rd birthday on November 21 st entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, December 2, 2015, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

She was retired from Old School Manufacturing. “Am” was a member of Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church where she was...

Dec 1, 2015

Donald Troy Cromer, 80, of Newberry, widower of Mary Ochiltree Cromer, died Tuesday, December 1, 2015, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on April 26, 1935, in Youngstown, OH, he was the son of the late Benny Troy and Dorothy Flynn Cromer. Mr. Cromer served in the S.C. National Guard and was retired...

Nov 30, 2015

Christopher Owen Homesley, 55, of Pomaria, died Monday, November 30, 2015, at Palmetto Health Richland.

Born on May 30, 1960 in Columbia, he was the son of Peggy Lake McAlister and the late Joe B. Homesley. He was a shift supervisor of nuclear operations at V.C. Summer Station in Jenkinsville, SC. He was...

Nov 24, 2015

James E. “Pete” Plampin, Jr., 59, of Little Mountain, died Monday, November 23, 2015, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

He was born on December 19, 1955, in Columbia. He was an Army veteran and had worked for UTI in Atlanta for 20 years and presently at Bi-Lo in Newberry. He was a member...

Nov 24, 2015

Edward Graham Mills, 70, of Newberry, died Monday, November 23, 2015, at Palmetto Health Richland.

Born on July 19, 1945, in Columbia, he was a son of the late E. Patrick and Rozelle Graham Mills. He was the former owner and operator of Mills Service Center and Mills Towing and Car Unlocking Service...

Nov 20, 2015

James Rudolph Bouknight, 85, of Newberry, widower of Carolyn Smith Bouknight, died Thursday, November 19, 2015, at White Oak Manor.

Born on August 22, 1930, in Newberry, he was a son of the late Willie Floyd and Lucy Cromer Bouknight. Mr. Bouknight served in the S.C. National Guard and worked at Newberry Mills....

Nov 16, 2015

Floyd Elbert Morris, 76, of Prosperity, died Monday, November 16, 2015, at his residence.

Born on October 24, 1939, in Prosperity, he was a son of Louise Williams Morris and the late Elbert Morris. He was retired from Louis Rich and was a member of St. Luke's Lutheran Church. Mr. Morris...

Nov 16, 2015

Wayne Heyward Long, 74, of Pomaria, died Sunday, November 15, 2015, at his residence.

Born on March 20, 1941, in Pomaria, he was a son of the late Ernest and Ethel Enlow Long. Mr. Long retired from Georgia Pacific and was a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church.

He is...

Nov 12, 2015

Rosa Lee Long, 91, formerly of Kinards and Chapin, widow of Claude Cecil Long, died Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at White Oak Manor.

Born on October 31, 1924 in Ballentine, She was a daughter of the late Luther P. and Ida Meetze. She retired from Summers Manufacturing and was a member of St....

Nov 11, 2015

William Royce Counts, 72, of Newberry, widower of Anne Wheeler Counts, died Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at his residence.

Born on July 30, 1943, in Newberry, he was the son of the late William Cecil and Annie Kinard Counts. He served in the S.C. National Guard and was retired from the Newberry County...

Nov 10, 2015

Alvin Lenwood Geddings, 65, of Saluda, died Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at his residence.

Born on January 2, 1950, in Sumter, he was a son of the late Howard Eugene and Maggie Lee McLeod Geddings. He was a former employee of Apex Tool and was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ...

Nov 6, 2015

Oscar Wheeler Bowers, 90, of Prosperity, died Friday, November 6, 2015, at Richard Campbell Veterans Nursing Home.

Born on July 24, 1925, in Newberry County, he was a son of the late George Andrew and Nancy Jane Cook Bowers. He was a World War II Marine veteran having served in Hiroshima, Japan and...

Nov 6, 2015

Perry David Lusk, age 76, of Pendleton, SC, died Thursday, November 5, 2015.

He was a member of Golden Grove Wesleyan Church, Liberty, SC.  A graduate of Furman University, he served as an accountant at Janitor's Wholesale Supply in Greenville, SC, retiring after more than thirty years there.  David published two books on the life of the...

Nov 1, 2015

Walter Edward “Bo” Koon, Sr., 84, of Prosperity, widower of Mary Jean Ringer Koon, died Sunday, November 1, 2015, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on February 23, 1931, in Prosperity, he was a son of the late Wilbur and Annie Lou Richardson Koon. He was an Air Force veteran, retired from Duke...