Obituaries

Dec 1, 2014

Jeanette H. Renwick, 77, of Newberry, widow of George J. Renwick, died Monday, December 1, 2014, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on July 16, 1937, in Shelby, AL, she was a daughter of the late Vester and Gracie Harrison. She was a member of Cannon's Creek-Prosperity Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church. She was...

Nov 28, 2014

Jeannine Ballentine “Jenny” Bedenbaugh, 85, of Prosperity, died Friday, November 28, 2014 at Providence Hospital.

Born on March 2, 1929 in Chapin, she was a daughter of the late William Arthur and Clara Cumalander Ballentine. She was a 1950 graduate of Winthrop College and was owner of Bedenbaugh Realty and Development...

Nov 27, 2014

Joan Epting Ringer, widow of David B. Ringer, died peacefully at J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home on Thursday, November 27, 2014.

She was born on August 31, 1929, to the late Carl and Vadice Lott Epting. Joan's education began in a one room schoolhouse and ended with a degree in 1950 from Newberry College....

Nov 26, 2014

Charles William “Bubba” Amick, 42, of Chapin, died Wednesday, November 26, 2014, at his residence.

Born on March 10, 1972, he was a son of John McKinnon and Glenda Lucas Amick. He worked for Walker-White, Inc. and was a member of Pine Bluff Baptist Church of Columbia.

He is...

Nov 23, 2014

Mr. William Robert “Bobby” Hentz, Sr. of Little Mountain, entered into the glory of God on Saturday, November 22, 2014.

Bobby was born on June 7, 1944 in Newberry to the late Olin and Mildred Bowers Hentz. He was an avid carpenter and worked for McCroy Construction, Daniels Construction and later...

Nov 18, 2014

Kiester Wayne Berry, 57, of Newberry, died Monday, November 17, 2014, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on November 30, 1956, in Proserity, he was a son of Samuel Berry and the late Alice Moore Berry. He was a U.S. Navy veteran, he was a graduate of Piedmont Technical College and...

Nov 14, 2014

Jesus called his daughter home, Nina Lee Timms Davenport, 69 years old, of Newberry, on Friday, November 14, 2014, at MUSC.

Born on November 29, 1944, in Greenville,SC she was a daughter of the late Weston A. and Lois Ellis Timms. She was a mother and homemaker, a member...

Nov 8, 2014

Marshall Jackson “Jack” Sweezy, 79, of Prosperity, died Saturday, November 8, 2014, at his residence.

Born on July 3, 1935 in Tamassee, SC, he was a son of the late Jesse and Maudine Mcall Sweezy. He was a U.S. Army veteran, a member of Bethel Baptist Church, a member of Pomaria Masonic Lodge...

Nov 8, 2014

Betty Nobles Huggin, 76, of Prosperity, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, November 7, 2014.

Betty was born on July 9, 1938 in the Stoney Hill section of Newberry County. She was a daughter of the late Olin Nobles and Bernice Enlow Nobles Boatwright. She was retired after 26...

Nov 4, 2014

Lula Mae Souther Laughlin, 88, of Newberry, widow of Hubert Jack Laughlin, died Tuesday, November 4, 2014, at J. F. Hawkins Health Care.

Born on June 20, 1926, in Schoolfield, VA, she was the daughter of the late Houston Pres and Connie Hollar Souther. Mrs. Laughlin was retired from Belk Budget Fair. She...

Nov 3, 2014

Mary Elizabeth Boland, 96, of Pomaria died Monday, November 3, 2014 at J.F. Hawkins Health Care.

Born on May 10, 1918, in Little Mountain, she was a daughter of the late Levi Bates and Minnie Metts Boland. She was a member of Pomaria Lutheran Church.

She is survived by...

Nov 2, 2014

Vivian Ruth Davenport Sligh, 67, of Newberry died Saturday, November 1, 2014 at Self Regional Medical Center.

Born on April 10, 1947, in Joanna, she was a daughter of the late Jobie M. and Alice Morgan Davenport. She retired from Senior Catering and was of the Baptist faith.

She...

Oct 31, 2014

Mary Louise Shealy Lindler, 85, of Prosperity, widow of John L. Lindler, Jr., died Thursday, October 30, 2014, at Intermedical Hospital.

Born on March 24, 1929, in Prosperity, she was a daughter of the late Ethan and Elise Richardson Shealy. Mrs. Lindler was a lifelong member of St. Paul Lutheran Church...

Oct 27, 2014

Peggy Bowers Geiger, 74, of Newberry, died Sunday, October 27, 2014, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on February 12, 1940, in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late Thurmon and Edna Rollins Bowers. She was retired from Allied Chemical and was a member of College Street Baptist Church.

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Oct 26, 2014

Peggy Folk Boozer, 82, of Newberry, widow of John Franklin Boozer, Jr. died Sunday, October 26, 2014, at White Oak Manor.

She was born August 19, 1932 in Newberry, the daughter of the late Mary Lominick Folk and Luther Hamilton Folk. She was a member of St. Philip’s Lutheran Church where she was...

Oct 25, 2014

Linda Darnell Holmes Cohen, 62, of Newberry, died Saturday, October 25, 2014, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on October 24, 1952, in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late Johnny Mack Holmes and Bettie Somers Green.

Mrs. Cohen is survived by her husband, John Wayne...

Oct 23, 2014

Marjorie Bedenbaugh Wicker, 72, of Prosperity, died Thursday, October 23, 2014, at her residence.

Born on July 17, 1942, in Prosperity, she was a daughter of the late Allen R. and Edith Boland Bedenbaugh. She was a homemaker and was employed for several years with the South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole and...

Oct 22, 2014

Dorothy Nell Livingston Smith, 79, of Pomaria, widow of Gary Lee Smith, died Wednesday, October 22, 2014, at Lexington Medical Center.

Born on December 9, 1934, in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late Henry Livingston, Sr. and Vera Kinard Livingston. She had worked for Damon International and retired from the S.C....

Oct 20, 2014

Eddie David Stroud, 62, of Prosperity, died October 20, 2014 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on September 28, 1952, in Newberry he was a son of Martha Stone Suber and the late Luther H. Stroud. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran and served with the Military Police at Ellsworth A.F.B. in...

Oct 19, 2014

Cornelia Longshore Werts, of Prosperity, widow of George Talbert Werts, Jr., died Sunday, October 19, 2014 which was her 84 th birthday.

Born on October 19, 1930 in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late Roy Forrest and Martha Bodie Longshore. She was a homemaker and was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church...