Obituaries

Nov 27, 2013

Olin Hendrix, 76, of Newberry, died Wednesday, November 27, 2013, at Greenville Memorial Hospital.

Born in Newberry on August 26, 1937, he was the son of Bessie Proctor Hendrix and the late Bloomer C. Hendrix. He was a former member of the S.C. National Guard, retired from Monsanto and was a member of...

Nov 26, 2013

Maria Esther “Bobbye” Tejada, 58, of Newberry, died Tuesday, November 26, 2013, at her residence.

Born on November 16, 1955, in El Paso, TX, she was a daughter of Johnny Tejada and Rosa B. Tejada. She was a retired medical assistant.

Ms. Tejada is survived in addition to her...

Nov 24, 2013

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Winnie Mabel Mashburn Rice, 91, of Newberry, widow of Frank R. Rice, died Sunday, November 24, 2013, at her residence.

Born on April 18, 1922, in Blue Ridge, GA, she was a daughter of the late Walter and Alice Crumby Mashburn. She...

Nov 23, 2013

Lacy Harris Collins, 71, of Newberry, died Saturday, November 23, 2013, at Palmetto Health Richland.

Born on May 26, 1942, in Mullins, he was the son of the late Lacy Woodrow and Iris Ernestine Cooke Collins. He was a graduate of Clemson University, a Vietnam Army veteran and also...

Nov 21, 2013

William Hoyt Ringer, 70, of Pomaria, died Thursday, November 21, 2013, at his residence.

Born on May 23, 1943, in Pomaria, he was the son of the late Thomas Edward Ringer and Ellen Caldwell Ringer Mills. Mr. Ringer retired from the S.C. Tax Commission and following retirement worked for the U.S....

Nov 18, 2013

Nancy L. Shealy, 80, of Prosperity, died Sunday, November 17, 2013, at J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home.

Born on November 14, 1933, in Prosperity, she was a daughter of the late Arthur J. Livingston, Sr. and Ruby Cook Livingston. She was retired from General Electric – Mepco and was a member of Mt. Pilgrim...

Nov 16, 2013

Harold Raymond “Buddy” Coats, 82, of Newberry, died Friday, November 15, 2013, at J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home.

Born on May 24, 1931, in Newberry, he was the son of the late Fred H. and Lucille Bouknight Coats. He served 15 years in the S.C. National Guard. He worked for the Kendall Company, Oakland...

Nov 11, 2013

Iona Smith Frick, 74, of Little Mountain, widow of Pleasant Bennett Frick, died Monday, November 11, 2013, at Palmetto Health Richland.

Born on December 12, 1938, in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late Heber Leo and Mary Wicker Smith. She was retired from Chapin Elementary School. Mrs. Frick was...

Nov 10, 2013

Sarah Ann Wilbanks Shealy, 61, of Newberry, died Saturday, November 9, 2013, at J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home.

Born on December 23, 1951, in Newberry, she was the daughter of the late James Martin “Fat” and Margaret Caldwell Wilbanks. She was a former substitute teacher for the Newberry County Schools and was a member...

Nov 8, 2013

Margaret A. Ashford, 91, of Newberry, widow of Marion Ashford, died Friday, November 8, 2013, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on December 31, 1921 in Newberry County, she was a daughter of the late Ernest and Carrie Cromer Adams. She was a retired beautician. Mrs. Ashford was a member of Lewis Memorial...

Nov 7, 2013

Belva “Betty” Stuck Shealy, 70, of Little Mountain, died Thursday, November 7, 2013, at Providence Hospital.

Born on August 20, 1943 in Little Mountain, she was the daughter of Christopher Ansel and Reba Wessinger Stuck. She was a 1965 graduate of Columbia College and was a retired educator having taught in the Rowan...

Nov 7, 2013

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Gordon Ross “Red” McDonald, 74, of Newberry, died Thursday, November 7, 2013, at his residence.

Born on December 23, 1938, in Augusta, GA, he was a son of the late Clyde and Lilly Ross McDonald. He was the retired owner of Red's Welding...

Nov 6, 2013

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Don Burton Mohler, Jr., 73, of Newberry and formerly of Ft. Myers, FL, died Tuesday, November 5, 2013, at MUSC.

Born on June 1, 1940, in Washington, DC, he was the son of the late Don Burton Mohler, Sr. and May O'Bannon Mohler....

Nov 2, 2013

Anna Lee Nichols Shealy, 63, of Newberry, died Saturday, November 2, 2013, at Greenville Memorial Hospital.

Born on December 28, 1949, she was the daughter of the late George Robert and Eugenia Kinard Nichols. She was a member of Colony Lutheran Church.

A devoted and...

Nov 2, 2013

Vickie Lynne Alewine, 50, of Chapin, died Saturday, November 2, 2013, at Lexington Medical Center.

Born on November 15, 1962, in Prosperity, she was the daughter of Retha Frick Alewine and the late Franklin Lamar Alewine. She was a certified nursing assistant at the Heritage at the Lowman in White Rock. Miss Alewine...

Nov 1, 2013

Claude Shimp Jarman, 88, formerly of Pilesgrove, New Jersey, widower of Erma Cziryak Jarman, died Friday, November 1, 2013 at his residence.

Born in Pilesgrove Township, New Jersey on December 11, 1924, he was a son of the late Henry Foster Jarman and Mable Goslin Jarman Gaskill. He was retired from Dupont and was a...

Oct 30, 2013

Canton Dean Harmon, 75, of Winnsboro, widow of Katie Melton Harmon, died Wednesday, October 30, 2013, at J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home.

Born on April 5, 1938, in Waterloo, IA, he was a son of the late John Harmon and Grace Virginia Finley Harmon. He was a farmer.

He is...

Oct 29, 2013

Helen Singley Crowder, 76, of Newberry, widow of Talmadge Clayton Crowder, died Monday, October 28, 2013, at Palmetto Health Richland.

Born on February 15, 1937, in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late Willie Lee and Sara Lois Taylor Singley. She was retired from E.L. Mansure and was a member of St....

Oct 29, 2013

Jane Cannon Jones, 76, of Newberry, died Monday, October 28, 2013, at Self Regional Hospital.

Born on May 19, 1937, in Lexington County, she was a daughter of the late Henry O. and Geneva Martin Cannon. She was retired from Damon International and was a member of Summer Memorial Lutheran Church.

Oct 27, 2013

Bonnie Burton Cook, 81, of Newberry, widow of T. Kenneth Cook, died Saturday, October 26, 2013, at White Oak Manor.

Born on September 3, 1932, in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late Clyde and Maude Smith Burton. She was retired from Newberry Federal Savings Bank.

Mrs. Cook...