Obituaries

Jul 20, 2015

Crystal Leigh Hite Stockman, 56, of Prosperity, died Sunday, July 19, 2015, at Lexington Medical Center.

Born on July 10, 1959, in Newberry, she was the daughter of Carlton and Edith Connelly Hite. Mrs. Stockman was a graduate of Piedmont Technical College and was employed for 20 years with the Newberry College Admissions...

Jul 19, 2015

Ronnie C. Berley, 65, of Prosperity, died Saturday, July 18, 2015 at his residence.

Born on March 13, 1950, in Newberry, he was a son of Ruby Counts Berley Deaton and the late Billy Berley. He was formerly employed with Derrick Insulation for a number of years and was a member of St....

Jul 18, 2015

Alda Rae Frick Cannon, 94, of Little Mountain, widow of Roy Duman Cannon, Sr., died Saturday, July 18, 2015 at her residence.

Born on October 8, 1920, in Little Mountain, she was a daughter of the late Wilbur Roland and Nina Catherine Riddle Frick. Mrs. Cannon was a homemaker and a member of...

Jul 17, 2015

William Clifford “Doc” White, 95, of Newberry, widower of Sarah Kathryn Davenport White, died Thursday, July 16, 2015, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on June 28, 1920, in Saluda, he was a son of the late William Michael and Ellen Berry White. He was retired from Kendall Company – Oakland Plant after...

Jul 14, 2015

Debra Lynn Corley Wise, 47, of Prosperity, died Sunday, July 12, 2015, at her residence.

Born on May 22, 1968, in Newberry, she was the daughter of George Paul and Linda Boozer Corley. She was a former employee of Louis Rich and a member of Zion United Methodist Church.

Jul 11, 2015

Barry Glenn “Squeak” Lester, 57, of Prosperity, died Friday, July 10, 2015, at his residence.

Born on July 23, 1957, in Prosperity, he was a son of Dorothy “Dot” Harmon Lester and the late John Shup Lester. He was a retired contractor having previously worked for IWR Construction. Mr. Lester was the former...

Jul 11, 2015

Mary Helen Kibler Timmons, 98, died on Saturday, July 11, 2015, at the Columbia Presbyterian Retirement Community in Lexington, South Carolina.

Mrs. Timmons was born in Newberry, a daughter of the late John Jacob Kibler and Annie Lee Wood Kibler. She graduated from Newberry High School and owned and operated the Friendly Beauty Salon until...

Jul 11, 2015

Bobby Eugene “Catfish” Hill, 77, of Little Mountain, widower of Elizabeth Fulmer Hill, died Saturday, July 11, 2015, at his residence.

Born on April 6, 1938, in Newberry, he was a son of the late Charlie A. and Rosa Wyse Hill. He was a a graduate of Chapin High School and...

Jul 5, 2015

MSGT (Retired) Donald M. “Yank” Smith, 86, of Prosperity, died Sunday, July 5, 2015, at his residence.

Born on September 17, 1928, in Barnesville, OH, he was a son of the late Hoyt Wiers and Sarah Elizabeth Smith. He was retired from the United States Air Force and was...

Jul 4, 2015

Barbara Conklin Teter, 67, of Prosperity, died Friday, July 3, 2015, at her residence.

Born on November 24, 1947, in Landeck, OH, she was the daughter of Robert Orland and Rosaleen Mable Williams Conklin. She was retired a development director.

Ms. Teter is survived by a son, William Andrew...

Jul 2, 2015

Eula Mae Taylor, 93, of Newberry, widow of William “Bill” Taylor, died Wednesday, July 1, 2015, at her residence.

Born on January 28, 1922, in Metter, GA, she was a daughter of the late A.V. And Cassie Lanier Holloway. Mrs. Taylor was a graduate of the Georgia Southern Teachers...

Jun 28, 2015

Sylvia Gene White, 72, of Prosperity, died June 27, 2015 at her residence.

Born in Prosperity, she was the daughter of the late Eugene Luther and Louise Amick Bobb. She retired as owner of White's Flower Shop in Newberry and worked part time at Thelma's Flowers and Gifts after her retirement. She was a member...

Jun 25, 2015

Harriett Halfacre Haltiwanger, 63, of Newberry died Thursday, June 25, 2015 at her residence.

Born on February 20, 1952, in Newberry, she was the daughter of Thomas Maffett and Myrtis Frick Halfacre. She was a graduate of Newberry High School and received an Associates degree from Winthrop University. She was an Administrative Assistant...

Jun 23, 2015

Gerald Wilson Meadows, Sr., 72, of Newberry, died Tuesday, June 23, 2015, at his residence.

Born on January 25, 1943, in Crab Orchard, WV, he was a son of the late Wilson and Edna Mae Gunter Meadows. He was an Army veteran and retired from General Electric. Mr. Meadows was a member of...

Jun 17, 2015

Dianne Ruff Johnston, 68, of Pomaria, died Wednesday, June 17, 2015.

Born on October 12, 1946, in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late Ray Langdon “Bill” and Martha Lominick Ruff. Mrs. Johnston received a Bachelors Degree from Newberry College and a Masters Degree from the University of South Carolina. She retired...

Jun 17, 2015

Mrs. Virginia Inabinet Hattaway, 98, formerly of Newberry, wife of the late Clifton Hattaway, died Wednesday, June 17, 2015, at Magnolias of Easley.

Virginia was born to the late Jesse Clifton Inabinet and Minnie Lee Cromer Inabinet of Newberry on April 27, 1917. Virginia worked for Southern Bell in Newberry for many years...

Jun 15, 2015

Sally Elizabeth Swygert, 88, of Newberry, died Sunday, June 14, 2015, at White Oak Manor.

Born on October 10, 1926, in White Rock, she was a daughter of the late Henry Eusebius and Lula Mattie Swygert. She was retired from the South Carolina Highway Department.

Miss Swygert is survived...

Jun 14, 2015

Nina Twanita Ridgell, 70, of Prosperity, died Sunday, June 14, 2015, at Palmetto Health Baptist Hospital.

Born on July 20, 1944, in Saluda, she was a daughter of the late Julian Z. and Daisy Crout Oswald. She was retired from Union Switch and Signal and was a member of Corinth Lutheran Church.

Jun 13, 2015

Bernard Lowell Boozer, 73, died Saturday, June 13, 2015 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on January 26, 1942, in Columbia, he was the son of Hattie Shealy Boozer and the late Bernard N. Boozer. He was a 1960 graduate of Mid-Carolina High School and retired as a superintendent from McCrory Construction Company....

Jun 8, 2015

Charlie Luther “C.L.” Johnson, Jr., 77, of Whitmire, died Monday, June 8, 2015, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.

Born on November 6, 1937, in Whitmire, he was the son of the late Charlie Luther Johnson, Sr. and Veron Estelle Davenport Johnson. He was retired from the Navy and from Whitten Center. Mr. Johnson...