Obituaries

Feb 2, 2014

Bennett Lealon “Pa Pa” Amick, 67, of Prosperity, died Saturday, February 1, 2014, at his residence.

Born on August 10, 1946, in Prosperity, he was a son of the late Boinest Lee and Rosalyn Shepard Amick. He was a 1964 graduate of Mid Carolina High School and was a U.S. Army...

Feb 1, 2014

Dennis J. “Spike” McDermott, 63, of Newberry, died Friday, January 31, 2014, at J. F. Hawkins Nursing Home with loved ones by his side.

Born on January 1, 1951 in Christopher, IL, he was the son of Mary Jo Jarvis McDermott and the late Jack C. McDermott. He was a Army veteran and...

Feb 1, 2014

Ralph Eugene Watkins, Jr., 96, died on Saturday February 1, 2014, in Stone Mountain, Georgia. He was born in Greenville, SC, February 17, 1917, the son of the late Ralph E. Watkins and Ethel Willson Watkins. A 1938 graduate of Clemson University, he obtained an MS in Education from The University of Georgia and an Advance Certificate...

Jan 30, 2014

Portia Lynn Jackson, 67, of Newberry, died Thursday, January 30, 2014, at Newberry County Hospital.

Born on September 4, 1946, in Newberry, she was the daughter of the late Porter C. and Dorothy Morris Jackson. She was a retired Radiology Technician having worked in Daytona Beach, FL and Winnsboro, SC. Ms. Jackson was...

Jan 29, 2014

Frank Forrest Senn, 94, of Newberry, widower of Mary Alice Gruber Senn, died Tuesday, January 28, 2014, at J. F. Hawkins Nursing Home.

Born on December 24, 1919, in Silverstreet, he was a son of the late Walter Wallace and Lucy Mae Lake Senn. He was an Air Force veteran where was an...

Jan 29, 2014

James Melvin Wilson, 51, of Saluda, died Tuesday, January 28, 2014.

Born on July 7, 1962, in Prosperity, he was a son of the late Clyde and Essie Mae Blondell Sanford Wilson. He was an employee of Wilson Tractor and a former employee of Turner Towing.

He is survived...

Jan 27, 2014

Deborah Jane Bailey Stevens, 57, of Pomaria, died Sunday, January 26, 2014, at her residence.

Born on October 3, 1956, in Kilmichael, MS, she was a daughter of Doris Cox Bailey and the late Earl Bailey. She was co-founder and vice president of Stevens Enterprises, Inc. and attended Heart Ministries. She enjoyed gardening...

Jan 25, 2014

James Harold Epting, 85, of Prosperity, widower of Harriette Eargle Epting, died January 25, 2014.

Born on August 8, 1928, in Prosperity, he was a son of the late Brooks Dewey and Marie Bedenbaugh Epting. He retired from Epting Automotive and was a member of Grace Lutheran Church. Mr. Epting was an Army veteran of...

Jan 20, 2014

Ola Mae Berley Doolittle, 100, of Pomaria, widow of Ray C. “Doc” Doolittle, died Monday, January 20, 2014.

Born on September 28, 1913, in Pomaria, she was a daughter of the late Cyrus and Lucy Graham Berley. Mrs. Doolittle was a member of Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church where she was a member...

Jan 20, 2014

Reverend Lewis Ray Wimberley, 75, of Newberry, died Sunday, January 19, 2014.

Born on December 11, 1938, in Clovis, New Mexico, he was a son of the late John Herschel and Ruth Laverne Shofner Wimberley. Rev. Wimberley was a church planting minister for the Evangelical Free Church.

He is...

Jan 19, 2014

Mrs. Sadie Schumpert Elrod, 81, of Newberry, died peacefully on Sunday, January 19, 2014 at Springfield Place surrounded by her family.

She was born on August 26, 1932, in Newberry, the daughter of the late Homer Elisha and Carrie Ethel Adams Schumpert. She worked most of her life in the Newberry...

Jan 17, 2014

Jimmy Edward Edens, 38, of Newberry, died Thursday, January 16, 2014, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital. He was born on September 1, 1975, in Harriman, TN.

He is survived by his mother, Wanda Sue Edens; father, Jim Hamby; lifelong soul mate and fiancée, Tracey Wise; sons, Caleb Zebulon Edens, Braxton Xavier...

Jan 15, 2014

Barbara June Adkins, 67, of Newberry and formerly of Waycross, GA, widow of Junior W. Adkins, died Wednesday, January 15, 2014, at Agape Hospice House.

Born on January 25, 1946, in Waycross, GA, she was the daughter of the late David Leroy and Josephine Beatrice Brakes Hendrix.

Mrs. Adkins...

Jan 14, 2014

Joseph Raymond “Ray” Hunter, Jr., 91, of Prosperity, died Tuesday, January 14, 2014, at his residence.

Born on November 2, 1922, in the Stoney Hill section of Newberry County, he was a son of the late Joseph Raymond Hunter, Sr. and Sue Lester Hunter. Mr. Hunter was a woods craftsman. He...

Jan 13, 2014

Mary Nell Taylor Boozer, 97, of Prosperity, SC, passed away peacefully on the 13 th of January, 2014, at her home. She was the wife of James William “Bill” Boozer, who predeceased her in 2007. They were life partners for 71 ½ years, married August 24, 1935.

Mrs. Boozer was born December 1,...

Jan 13, 2014

Bennie Albert Bush, 81, of Little Mountain, died Sunday, January 12, 2014, at his residence.

Born on April 20, 1932, in Little Mountain, he was a son of the late John Jesse and Carrie Lee Bundrick Bush. He was retired from Bagnal Builders where he was a construction superintendent. Mr. Bush was an...

Jan 12, 2014

Lola Ruth Pelke, 92, of Prosperity, went peacefully to be with the Lord on January 12, 2014, at home.

She was born April 29, 1921, in Lebanon, IN. She was a devoted servant to the Body of Christ, looking for opportunities to minister with her gift of hospitality, to family, friends...

Jan 12, 2014

John Andrew Sox, age 66, of Prosperity, was called home to be with his Lord January 12, 2014. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. John was born July 15, 1947, the son of the late Marion Woodrow Sox and Eddie Metz Sox.

He was part owner of...

Jan 9, 2014

Dalton Wade Slaton, 18, of Newberry, died Wednesday, January 8, 2014, at Lexington Medical Center.

He was born on May 25, 1995, in Lexington to Bobbie Bradshaw White and the late Lin Rosson Slaton.

He is survived by his mother, Bobbie White; a sister, Shanna Jade Newkirk; a brother,...

Jan 9, 2014

Marjorie Shealy Wicker, 97, of Little Mountain, died Wednesday, January 8, 2014, at the Heritage at Lowman.

Born on September 29, 1916, in Little Mountain, she was a daughter of the late Magnus and Mary Stoudemire Shealy. She was an active member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church where she sang in the choir...