Obituaries

Jan 8, 2014

William Calvin Long, 85, of Prosperity, died Wednesday, January 8, 2014, at the Dorn VA Medical Center.

Born on September 14, 1928, in Prosperity, he was a son of the late William Thomas and Leila Lodocia Long Long. He was married to the late Gertrude Hazel Goodman of Lufkin, TX on May 23,...

Jan 1, 2014

Gregory Lane Lambert, 63, of Prosperity, died Tuesday, December 31, 2013, at Lexington Medical Center.

Born on March 24, 1950, in Topeka, KS, he was a son of Doyle H. and Opal Dillon Lambert. He was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and a retired truck driver.

He is survived...

Dec 31, 2013

Melissa Stuck Heaps, 46, of Columbia, died Tuesday, December 31, 2013, at Lexington Medical Center.

Born on November 4, 1967, in Columbia, she was a daughter of Cynthia Lindler Stuck and the late Arlen Wessinger Stuck. She was a graduate of Mid Carolina High and the University of South Carolina. She was a...

Dec 30, 2013

Virgie Blanche Whitt Ingram, 95, of Prosperity, passed away on Sunday, December 29, 2013 at Springfield Place in Newberry, SC.

Born on November 9, 1918 in Norland, VA, she was a daughter of the late Fitzhugh Lee and Martha Alice Holifield Whitt.

Mrs. Ingram is survived by daughters, Loretta...

Dec 27, 2013

Leland Eugene “Gene” Huffstetler, 74, of Chapin, died Friday, December 27, 2013, at his residence.

Born on December 31, 1938, in Chapin, he was a son of the late Elbert Leslie and Leila Elizabeth Wessinger Huffstetler. He served in the S.C. National Guard, was a retired carpenter from Huffstetler Builders and was a...

Dec 26, 2013

Dr. Mozelle Viola Jackson, 81, of Simpsonville, died Wednesday, December 25, 2013, at McCall Hospice House.

Born on October 23, 1932, in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late Cloyd Hilliard and Corrie Porter Jackson. She was a former college professor and later retired as Director of Guidance at Americus High School...

Dec 25, 2013

L. Myrtle Long, 96, of Newberry, died Tuesday, December 24, 2013, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on October 12, 1917, in Newberry, she was the daughter of the late Oscar Werts and Tochie Cobb Long. Miss Long was a registered nurse who worked in New Jersey, Florida and South Carolina. She began...

Dec 23, 2013

Nan Oxner Cain, 79, of Kings Creek Road, Newberry, died Monday, December 23, 2013, at her home.

She was born on July 26, 1934, in the Mount Bethel Garmany area of Newberry County. Nan was the daughter of the late Malcolm Alan Oxner and Eva Pearl Koon Oxner. Nan was a devoted daughter,...

Dec 21, 2013

Dolores Fredricksen Suber, 86, of Columbia, widow of William Henry Suber, stepped into the presence of her Lord on Friday, December 20, 2013 at Lexington Medical Center.

Born on November 7, 1927, in Homer, Nebraska, she was a daughter of the late Sigvart and Esther Bobier Fredricksen. She was a homemaker and enjoyed...

Dec 16, 2013

Charlene Kay Lambert Cook, 62, of Prosperity died Sunday, December 15, 2013 at Lexington Medical Center.

Born on October 29, 1951, in Ft. Ord, California, she was a daughter of Doyle H. and Opal Lambert.

She is survived by her husband, James L. “Jimmy” Cook; a son, Wendell Edwards...

Dec 15, 2013

Doris Wicker Cromer Haskins, 84, formerly of Pomaria died Sunday, December 15, 2013 at White Oak Manor.

Born on July 5, 1929, in Pomaria, she was a daughter of the late Calvin and Eula Mae Wicker. Mrs. Haskins was twice married, first to the late Robert Walter Cromer and secondly to the late...

Dec 15, 2013

Sara Norma Ruff Richardson , 77, of Pomaria died Sunday, December 15, 2013 at her residence.

Born on March 22, 1936,  in Newberry County, she was a daughter of the late David Feldon and Sara Hentz Ruff. She graduated cum laude from Newberry College and was a retired English teacher, having taught at...

Dec 10, 2013

George W. Rexrode, 88, of Chapin, died Tuesday, December 10, 2013, at the Heritage at Lowman.

Born on February 15, 1925, in Stanley, VA, he was a son of the late Preston and Carrie Howsden Rexrode. He was a retired bus driver after 34 years with the Metro-Transit in Washington, DC and Maryland....

Dec 9, 2013

Daniel Hezekiah Hamm III, 71, of Myrtle Beach and formerly of Prosperity, died Monday, December 9, 2013, at Grand Strand Medical Center.

Born on August 31, 1942, in Newberry, he was the son of the late Daniel Hezekiah Hamm, Jr. and Harriett Clarkson Hamm. He was a 1964 graduate of the University of...

Dec 9, 2013

Doris Mae Huffstetler Long, 88, of Newberry, SC, joined her Lord and Savior on December 9, 2013. Born in Chapin, S.C. on February 6, 1925, she was a daughter of the later Arthur M. and Willie Mae Huffstetler and wife of the late Leroy Long. Doris was a faithful, long standing member of Bethany Lutheran...

Dec 9, 2013

Retired businessman, former House Member and SC Highway Commissioner, Earl Howell Bergen, Jr., 93, died at his home Sunday, December 8, 2013. He was born in North Augusta, South Carolina on November 29, 1920 and was the only child of the late Earl H, Sr. and Lethea Adams Bergen.

Earl attended North Augusta...

Dec 8, 2013

Brian MacDonald, 69, of Prosperity, died Saturday, December 7, 2013 at his residence.

Brian was born in Massachusetts, son of Edward and Betty MacDonald.  He was educated in the Massachusetts public school system and later went on to receive a degree from University of Akron.

Brian served his country...

Dec 8, 2013

Florence Kinard Householder, 88, of Ridge Spring died Sunday, December 8, 2013 at home. She was born in Newberry, SC, the daughter of the late Herman J. Kinard and Annie Isabell Metts Kinard. She was married to the late Robert “Bob” S. Householder, Sr. for 56 years.

She was a lifelong member of...

Dec 7, 2013

Mrs. Betty Streets Mills of Newberry entered into rest at White Oak Manor on Friday, December 6, 2013. Born in Elkins, West Virginia on February 16, 1921, Betty moved to Newberry after her marriage to R. L. Mills who predeceased her.

She was also predeceased by a son, Gerald L. Mills; a daughter,...

Dec 2, 2013

Johnette Hagan Noah, 74, of Newberry, widow of Tommy Lee Noah, died Monday, December 2, 2013, at Providence Hospital.

Born on April 24, 1938, in Monterey Park, CA, she was a daughter of the late John Weir and Virginia May Wolfe Hagan. She was a retired apartment complex manager.

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