Obituaries

Jun 30, 2013

Boyd Mills Boozer, 76, of Prosperity, died Sunday, June 30, 2013, at Saluda Nursing Center after a long battle with Parkinson's Disease

Born on March 23, 1937, in Newberry County, he was the son of the late George Boyd Boozer and Grace Mills Boozer. He was retired as a salesman after 33 years...

Jun 29, 2013

Roger Timothy Dodrill, Sr., 77, of Newberry, died Saturday, June 29, 2013, at Providence Hospital Northeast.

Born on September 7, 1935, in Tioga, WV, he was a son of the late George and Ruby O. Hanna Dodrill. He began his working career at the age of 17 with Valparaiso Plumbing and Heating and...

Jun 24, 2013

Elizabeth Ophelia Cannon Frick, 79, of Little Mountain, widow of Oscar Wyman Frick, died Monday, June 24, 2013, at Lexington Medical Center.

Born on August 18, 1933, in Little Mountain, she was a daughter of the late Forrest and Bertha Frick Cannon. She was retired from MEPCO (formerly GE) of Irmo and was...

Jun 22, 2013

Henry James Berley, 59, of Pomaria, died Saturday, June 22, 2013, at his residence.

Born on September 8, 1953, in Newberry County, he was the son of Patricia Suber Berley and the late Everett Berley. He owned and operated the 3-B Corner Convenience Store and was a member of Mt. Pleasant United Methodist...

Jun 20, 2013

Mrs. Frances Keisler Harmon, 94, of Pomaria, widow of her husband of 62 years, Thomas A. Harmon, died Thursday, June 20, 2013 at White Oak Manor.

Born in Lexington County, she was a daughter of the late Henry W. and Mary Wessinger Keisler. She was a 1941 graduate of Newberry College and was...

Jun 17, 2013

Troy Vernon Walling, 85, of Newbery, died, June 16, 2013 at his residence.

Born on January 11, 1928, in Vian Oklahoma, he was a son of the late John Lindsey and Lana Irene Webb Walling. He was a World War II Navy veteran and later, served in the Navy Reserves. Mr. Walling then...

Jun 15, 2013

Mary Frances Frick Aull, 82, of Pomaria, died Saturday, June 15, 2013, at Lexington Medical Center.

Born on August 13, 1930, in Chapin, she was a daughter of the late John Grady and Annie Mae Wessinger Frick. She was retired from the Newberry County Schools. Mrs. Aull was a member of Pomaria Lutheran...

Jun 15, 2013

Mack H. Cathcart, 60, of Whitmire died Friday, June 14, 2013, at Palmetto Health Richland.

Born on September 15, 1952, in Newberry County, he was a son of the late Bannie and Frances Berley Cathcart. He was a supervisor with Richloom Decorative Fabric's of Clinton and a part-time employee of Lowes of Newberry. He attended...

Jun 15, 2013

Edith Ann Adams, 76, of Little River, S.C, died peacefully, Monday, June 10, 2013 at Grand Strand Regional Hospital with her daughters at her side. Born in Munich Germany, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Gertrude Kaiser.

She was retired from Gold Kist in Alabama having work for a number of years...

Jun 14, 2013

Ruthie Hicks Taylor, 77, of Pomaria, died Thursday, June 13, 2013, at her residence.

Born on May 22, 1936, in Greenville, she was a daughter of the late Nugent Brand Hicks, Jr. and Wilma Ruth Newton Hicks. She was the retired co-owner of Hailes Restaurant and a member of Glenn Street Baptist Church...

Jun 8, 2013

Jeroline Thomas Watts, 66, of Prosperity, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and sister passed away on Saturday, June 8, 2013, at her residence.

Born on April 8, 1947, in Laurens, she was a daughter of the late Willie E. and Louise Thomas Longhsore. She formerly worked at Hardees and Winn Dixie. She was a...

Jun 6, 2013

Lisa Marie Winkler Ravan, 53, of Prosperity, died June 6, 2013.

Born on September 16, 1959, in Pittsburgh, PA, she was a daughter of Gerard J. and Ruth Seybert Winkler. She graduated from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh and was employed by the U.S. Postal Service as a rural mail carrier with the...

Jun 4, 2013

Jimmy Wayne Livingston, 68, of Pomaria, died Monday, June 3, 2013.

Born on October 28, 1944, in Newberry, he was a son of the late Boyd M. and Virginia Long Livingston. He was employed with McCrory and Green Acres Construction Companies. Mr. Livingston was an avid USC Gamecock fan and enjoyed NASCAR.

Jun 2, 2013

Arren Inman Smith, Jr. a distinguished South Carolina businessman and World War II veteran died Saturday, June 1, 2013 at the age of 93. Mr. Smith was co-founder of Covington and Smith Cotton Company, C & S Chevrolet, C & S Toyota Mazda, and North Commodities. He served as an officer under General George Patton with the...

Jun 1, 2013

Robert Ralph Palmer, 96, of Chapin, widower of Alice Marion Thurston Palmer, died Saturday, June 1, 2013, at Generations of Chapin.

Born on October 13, 1916, in OH, he was a son of the late James A. and Myrtle Wirick Palmer. He was a World War II Marine Corps veteran and was retired...

May 30, 2013

Karen Hunter, 51, of Prosperity, died Thursday, May 30, 2013, at her residence.

Born on March 30, 1962, in Prosperity, she was a daughter of Ray and Elizabeth Shealy Hunter. She completed Newberry County Schools in special education. She was a lifelong member of Grace Lutheran Church, was a member of the American...

May 28, 2013

Ruby Louise Martin, 95, of Prosperity, widow of Ellis W. Martin, died Tuesday, May 28, 2013, at NHC Lexington.

Born on December 10, 1917, in Little Mountain, she was a daughter of the late B. Lee and Emma Rister Shealy. She was retired from the University of Maryland and was the oldest member...

May 27, 2013

William Larry Barr, 70, of Newberry, won his battle with melanoma cancer with his loving family by his side Monday, May 27, 2013, at Hospice Care of the Piedmont in Greenwood.

Born on August 2, 1942, in Greenville, he was the son of the late William Paul and Sue Alice Pelfrey Barr. He...

May 24, 2013

Mrs. Gilda Cromer Waites Leitzsey, of Pomaria and later years of Springfield Nursing Home, died May 24, 2013. Born Jan 11, 1935, she was 78 years old. She was the daughter of the late George Gilbert Cromer and Hallie Isabelle Haltiwanger Cromer. She is survived by two daughters and their spouses: Penney Waites Nichols (Billy) of Newberry...

May 22, 2013

Mary Elizabeth Moore, 83, of Prosperity, widow of Arnold Creed Moore, died Wednesday, May 22, 2013, at her residence.

Born on October 13, 1929, in St. Albans, WV, she was a daughter of the late Carl and Nancy Justice Ellis. She was retired from Charleston General Hospital in Charleston, WV. She was a...