Obituaries

Sep 13, 2013

Janie W. Partain, 94, of Newberry, died Friday, September 13, 2013, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on May 7, 1919, in Prosperity, she was a daughter of the late Hayne and Janie Vaughn Wilson. She worked for the Department of Agriculture (Farmers Home Administration) for 47 years. Mrs. Partain was a member of Aveleigh...

Sep 10, 2013

Zachary Michael Boozer, 21, of Lenoir, NC, went on to heaven to be with Jesus and the angels on Tuesday, September 10, 2013 after a lifelong illness with muscular dystrophy. Zachary was greatly loved by so many over the years of his life. Everyone will greatly miss his wonderful smile. We know that he is smiling now in heaven...

Sep 8, 2013

Isadore Spells, 86, of Newberry, died Sunday, September 8, 2013, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on August 21, 1927, in Newberry, he was a son of the late Elmore Sphell and Lottie Workman. He was retired from Kendall Company, Oakland Plant and was of the Baptist faith. Mr. Spells was known as the “Bicycle Man on...

Sep 8, 2013

Ruth Werts Chapman, 96, of Newberry, affectionately known as ”Little Grandmama”, widow of Rufus Virgil Chapman, died Saturday, September 7, 2013, at J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home.

Born on April 2, 1917, in Newberry County, she was a daughter of the late Middleton Nay and Julia Inez Koon Werts. She was retired from Damon International and was a...

Sep 6, 2013

Linda Faye Burgess Taylor, 60, of Prosperity, died Friday, September 6, 2013, at her residence.

Born on August 17, 1953, in Clinton, she was a daughter of the late Herman Burgess and Hazel Whitmore Burgess Smith.

Mrs. Taylor is survived by her husband, Samuel R. Taylor and sisters including her twin, Sharon B. Hamilton of...

Sep 5, 2013

Mickey Lee Werts, 69, of Newberry, died Tuesday, September 3, 2013, at Roper Hospital in Mt. Pleasant.

Born on May 9, 1944 in Newberry, he was a son of the late Leland Clyde and Ollie Taylor Werts. He was a graduate of Newberry College and a member of Mayer Memorial Lutheran Church.

Mr. Werts is...

Sep 1, 2013

Pearl Wicker Leitzsey, 84, of Pomaria, widow of Jacob Ray Leitzsey, died Sunday, September 1, 2013, at J. F. Hawkins Nursing Home.

Born on July 12, 1929, in Newberry County, she was a daughter of the late Adam and Essie Amick Wicker. She was a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church.

Mrs. Leitzsey is survived by...

Aug 31, 2013

Christian Eugene Pearson, 42, of Whitmire, died Saturday, August 31, 2013.

Born on August 20, 1971, in Newberry, he was a son of Saundra Graham Pearson and the late Bobby Gene Pearson.

He is survived in addition to his mother by sisters, April Reane Pearson Planck and Donna Fletcher; brothers including his twin, Michael Alexander...

Aug 31, 2013

Annas Long, 94, of Prosperity, died Friday, August 30, 2013, at J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home.

Born on November 27, 1918, in Prosperity, she was a daughter of the late Belton and Sally Bouknight Long. She was retired from Old School Manufacturing and was a member of Bethel Baptist Church.

Miss Long is survived by four...

Aug 28, 2013

Henry William “Bill” Dipner, Jr., 85, of Chappells, died Wednesday, August 28, 2013, at his residence.

Born on November 11, 1927, in Chappells, he was the son of the late Henry William Dipner, Sr. and Belle Kelly Dipner. He retired in 1984 after 35 years from Duke Energy and was a member of Soule Chapel United Methodist...

Aug 27, 2013

Floreane F. Edgins, 78, of Chappells, died Tuesday, August 27, 2013, at her home.

Born on June 5, 1935, in Laurens County, she was a daughter of the late George and Alice Harvey Bramlett. She was a former textile employee and was a retired cafeteria worker at Newberry College. She was a member of Pioneer Baptist Church...

Aug 27, 2013

Walter L. Samuel, 92, of Newberry, died Monday, August 26, 2013, at Palmetto Health Richland.

Born on June 8, 1921 in Salem, NJ, he was the son of the late Alfred Leon and Harriett Garwood Diamond Samuel. He was a World War II Navy Veteran and a member of Aveleigh Presbyterian Church. Mr. Samuel was the former...

Aug 26, 2013

Marguerite Huckaby Havird, 92, of Silverstreet, died peacefully in her home on August 26, 2013.

Born January 5, 1921 in Spartanburg County, she was the daughter of the late William Cary and Lois Watson Huckaby. She was a 1941 graduate of Lander College and enjoyed a 39 year long teaching career in Union, Saluda, and Newberry County...

Aug 24, 2013

James Wyman Goodman, Sr., 67, of Whitmire, died Friday, August 23, 2013, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on August 14, 1946, in Laurens, he was a son of the late John Franklin Goodman, Sr. and Dorothy Oberia Rowe Goodman. He was a retired carpenter.

Mr. Goodman is survived by his wife, Vonetta Ayers Goodman;...

Aug 24, 2013

Stella Frick Cotney, 95, of Joanna widow of Virgil Lee Cotney, died Saturday, August 24, 2013, at Greenville Memorial Hospital.

Born on February 26, 1918, in Chapin, she was a daughter of the late Horace Dale and Bessie Connelly Frick. She retired from Greenwood Mills and was a member of Epworth United Methodist Church.

She...

Aug 23, 2013

Jane Elizabeth Benckert, 66, of Newberry, died Friday, August 23, 2013, at her home.

She was born on November 30, 1946, in Waynesville, NC. Mrs. Benckert and her husband were missionaries in South America for 20 years. She was a graduate of the Rowan School of Nursing and was employed at Newberry County Memorial Hospital for the...

Aug 21, 2013

Faye Metts Sease, 76, of Prosperity, widow of John Oliver “Ollie” Sease, died Tuesday, August 20, 2013, at Palmetto Health Richland.

Born on March 16, 1937, in Prosperity, she was the daughter of the late Clarence Blease “C.B.” and Lila Mae Wise Metts. She was retired from the Newberry County Public School as a lunchroom manager. Mrs....

Aug 12, 2013

Marion Gruber, 80, of Newberry, died Saturday, August 10, 2013, at Greenville Memorial Hospital.

Born in Newberry, he was a son of the late Ernest Hugh Gruber, Sr. and Eugenia Peigler Gruber. He was retired from the State Department of Education and later as a employee of Fort Jackson.

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Aug 2, 2013

Funeral services for Horace Eugene Warren, 84, of Columbia, SC, will be held on Sunday, August 4, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. at West Side Baptist Church, West Columbia, with the Reverend Clint Lawyer officiating. Burial will follow in West Side Church Cemetery on Delree Street. Visitation will be held Sunday, August 4, from 1-2:00 p.m. at the...

Aug 2, 2013

Elvin Eugene Edgins, 82, of Newberry, died Thursday, August 1, 2013, at J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home.

Born on June 12, 1931, in Laurens County, he was a son of the late Elvin Eugene and Nora Crocker Edgins. He was retired from Satterwhite Dairy.

He is survived by a daughter,...