Obituaries
Patsy Ruth Frick
Nov 5, 2023
Patsy Ruth Frick, 83, of Newberry, passed away on Sunday, November 5, 2023, at Prisma Health Richland.
Born on March 26, 1940, in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late Willie Mack and Margaret DeHart Frick. She was a 1958 graduate of Newberry High School, a 1962 magna cum laude graduate of Newberry College with a Bachelor of Arts...
Donald Vanderford
Oct 30, 2023
Donald Roy Vanderford, 80, of Newberry, passed away on Monday, October 30, 2023, at the Newberry County Memorial Hospital.
Born on March 12, 1943, in Newberry, he was a son of the late William Thomas Vanderford, Sr. and Mildred Hentz Vanderford. Donald served in the US Navy and retired from the City of Mt. View in California.
He is survived...
Dr. Tommie E. Wicker
Oct 29, 2023
Dr. Tommie Elizabeth Wicker, 78, of Pomaria, SC died on Sunday, October 29, 2023, at J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home after a long illness.
Tommie was born on March 24, 1945, in Newberry, SC to T. Lake Wicker and Frances Wicker.
Tommie graduated from Newberry College with a BA, Appalachian State with a MA, and University of South Carolina with a...
Keith Hafen
Oct 23, 2023
Keith Melvin Hafen was born May 23, 1951 in Salt Lake City, Utah and died October 23, 2023 in Columbia, South Carolina. He was preceded in death by his parents, Mabin Melvin Hafen and Joyce Rasmussen Hafen and his daughter Heidi Ann Hafen.
He is survived by his wife, Judy Hafen, and sons David and Tyler (Stacie) Hafen, step daughters Hailey...
Robert Carter
Oct 23, 2023
Robert Alan Carter, 63, of Laurens, passed away on Monday, October 23, 2023, at his home.
Born on July 13, 1960, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, he was a son of Andrew Garland and Wanda Lee Carter. He worked for 34 years with GE Gas and Turbine as a mechanic.
Bob is survived by his wife, Angela Alvarez Carter; his parents,...
Keith Kinard
Oct 22, 2023
Robert Keith Kinard, 35, passed away Sunday October 22, 2023, at his home in Conway, SC.
Robert was born June 8, 1988, in Newberry, South Carolina, to Jerry Keith Kinard and Karen Ann (Coats) Kinard.
Left to cherish Roberts memory is his son Mason Keith Kinard, his parents Jerry Keith and Karen Ann Kinard, brother William Jerry Kinard, and his...
Iris Woods
Oct 17, 2023
Iris Thompson Woods, formerly of Laurens, passed away on Tuesday, October 17, 2023, at J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home where she had been a resident for several years.
Ms. Woods was born in Anderson County, and was a daughter of the late Earl Livingston and Eva Pernumia Morgan Thompson.
No funeral service is scheduled at this time.
Mary Nell Bowers
Oct 16, 2023
Mary Nell Bowers, 91, of Little Mountain, passed away at her home on Monday, October 16, 2023.
Mary Nell was born in Prosperity to the late Clyde and Esoline Hartman. She was preceded in death by her husband of 71 years, Carlton “Bo” Bowers, a grandson, Brad Sanders, a sister, Reba Hartman, brother, Hubert (Lib) Hartman and a sister-in-law, Georgia...
Ellis Dowd
Oct 16, 2023
Donald Ellis Dowd, 84, of Prosperity, passed away on Monday, October 16, 2023, at Lexington Medical Center.
Born on September 29, 1939, in Little Mountain, he was the son of the late Wilbur Elton and Eva Shealy Dowd. He was a Navy veteran and retired after 38 years from the Newberry Electric Cooperative as a lineman. Mr. Dowd was a...
Ian Eagleson
Oct 11, 2023
Dr. Ian Eagleson, 64, of Newberry, passed away on Wednesday, October 11, 2023.
Born on June 24, 1959, in Philadelphia, PA, he was a son of Clegg Eagleson and the late Jean Beck Eagleson. Dr. Eagleson taught at Antioch University and Delaware Community College.
He is survived by his wife, Veronika Miller Eagleson; father, Clegg Eagleson of Reston, VA; step-daughters,...
Helen M. Beebe
Oct 10, 2023
Helen May Denton Beebe, 92, of Leesville, widow of Robert “Bob” Beebe, passed away on Tuesday, October 10, 2023, at Generations of Batesburg.
Born on June 9, 1931, in Red Jacket, WV, she was a daughter of the late Asa May and Ethel McClanahan May Hall. She was retired from AEL Insurance Company. Mrs. Beebe was a faithful member of...
Jeannette Fulmer
Oct 10, 2023
Jeannette Metts Fulmer, 88, of Prosperity, died Tuesday, October 10, 2023, at her home.
Born on April 13, 1935 in Silverstreet, she was a daughter of the late Colie Seber and Juanita Watts Metts. She retired from General Electric and Phillips Components.
Mrs. Fulmer is a life long member of Mt. Tabor Lutheran Church. For a number of years she...
Thomas "Tom" McAlister
Oct 10, 2023
Thomas Henry “Tom” McAlister, Sr., 81, of Kinards, passed away on Tuesday, October 10, 2023, at Anmed Medical Center in Anderson.
Born on May 19, 1942, in Anderson County, he was a son of the late Ernest and Lura Hammond McAlister. He was the owner of McAlister Paint Contractor. Tom loved the outdoors especially his many fishing adventures. Over the...
Frances Dwiggins
Oct 9, 2023
Frances Gantt Dwiggins, 82, of Chapin, passed away on Monday, October 9, 2023, at Prisma Health Baptist.
Born on September 25, 1941, in Columbia, she was a daughter of the late Anderson and Virginia Greene Gantt. She had worked as an administrative assistant for the SC DHEC, SC Dept of Agriculture and lastly for the SC Cosmetology Board. Mrs. Dwiggins...
James E. "Smokey" Lester
Oct 7, 2023
James Emmett “Smokey” Lester, 81, of Prosperity, passed away on Saturday, October 7, 2023, at his home.
Born on February 16, 1942, in Pomaria, he was a son of the late William James and Mary Lou Wicker Lester. Smokey was a member of the first graduating class of Mid Carolina High School in 1959. He retired from Nekosa as a...
Barbara Matthews
Oct 7, 2023
Barbara Ann Hendrix Matthews, 88, of Prosperity, widow of Valjean L. “Pig” Matthews, died Saturday, October 7, 2023, at her home.
Born on December 5, 1934 in Prosperity, she was a daughter of the late Homer Oscar and Daisy Manona “Nonie” Hawkins Hendrix. She attended O’Neal School from the first through sixth grade, then later attended and graduated from Hollywood...
David Brian Lathrop
Oct 6, 2023
David Brian Lathrop, 18, of Pomaria, passed away on Friday, October 6, 2023, at his home.
Born on December 7, 2004, in Columbia, he was a son of the late Glenn Edward and Crystal Kingsmore Lathrop. David attended the Newberry County Adult Education program from which he obtained his GED in 2021. He was a very caring individual who always...
Virginia Bledsoe Lindler
Oct 6, 2023
Virginia Bledsoe Lindler, 83, of Prosperity, passed away on Friday, October 6, 2023 at her home.
Born on November 27, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Marian Luther and Nannie Butler Bledsoe. Mrs. Lindler retired from Allied Chemical/ Honeywell after an over 30 year-long career. She was a life-long member of Brookland United Methodist Church in West Columbia....
Wayne Sheppard
Oct 5, 2023
Cyril Wayne Sheppard, Sr., 76, of Prosperity, died October 5, 2023 at Lexington Extended Care.
Born on October 29, 1946 in Newberry, He was a son of the late Billie Wayne and Claudia Abrams Sheppard. He was a member of St. Luke's Lutheran Church and retired from Champion International. Wayne spent much of his life farming in the Stoney Hill...
Mary Nell Halfacre Eargle
Oct 5, 2023
Mary Nell Halfacre Eargle, 93, of Newberry, widow of John Cecil Eargle, Sr. died October 5, 2023 at J.F. Hawkins Health Care.
Born on August 18, 1930 in Newberry, she was the daughter of the late Walton Benjamin and Hazel Wilson Halfacre. She was a graduate of Winthrop College. Mrs. Eargle was one of the first special education teachers in...
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