Obituaries

Mar 31, 2013

Mrs. Mary Ellen Keaton Griffin, 90, the widow of Armour J. Griffin died at home in Pomaria on Saturday, March 30, 2013. Born November 24, 1922 in Anderson County to Earl L. and Sadie M. Keaton, she was the oldest of five children. After earning an associate of arts degree from Anderson Junior College, she taught elementary...

Mar 29, 2013

Funeral services for Virginia Addy Sandel will be held at 2:00 pm, Monday, April 1, 2013, at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Little Mountain, South Carolina, officiated by The Reverend Brett Collins, with interment following in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends and relatives immediately following the service in the church Fellowship Hall.

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Mar 27, 2013

Wilma Werts Mack, 93, of Newberry, died Wednesday, March 27, 2013, at White Oak Manor.

Born on October 26, 1919, in Saluda County, she was a daughter of the late Eugene Edwin and Annie Wise Werts. Her life's passion was nursing which she pursued for about 60 years beginning in the early 1940's....

Mar 25, 2013

Cecil Wendell “Wink” Shealy of Chapin, South Carolina, died at Lexington Medical Center on Monday, March 25, 2013.

Wink was born in Chapin on April 11, 1936. Wink was the son of Thelma Martin Shealy and Bill Shealy. He is survived by two sisters, Ruth Shealy Williamson and Lucy Shealy Turner. He was...

Mar 23, 2013

Margaret Wilson Fulmer, 92, of Pomaria, widow of George B. Fulmer, died Saturday, March 23, 2013 at J.F. Hawkins Health Care.

Born on May 14, 1920  in Pomaria, she was a daughter of the late Albert J. Wilson, Sr. and Istalena Summer Wilson. She worked for the family business, Wilson Grocery and was a member of Pomaria...

Mar 22, 2013

Mamie Ella Sease Shealy, 82, of Prosperity, died Friday, March 22, 2013, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on February 25,1931, in Pomaria, she was the daughter of the late Lolan Leonard “Babe” and Virginia Marie Wilson Sease. Mrs. Shealy was a graduate of Prosperity High School and was a member of St....

Mar 18, 2013

Jack Eidson Crawford, 60, of Batesburg, died Sunday, March 17, 2013, at his home.

Born on November 21, 1952, in Charleston, he was a son of the late Frank Alexander and Kathryn Eidson Crawford. He was retired from the SC Department of Corrections and was currently serving as a behavioral consultant with the...

Mar 16, 2013

Paul Kiester Franklin, 83, of Prosperity, died Friday, March 15, 2013, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on April 8, 1929, in Newberry County, he was a son of the late Wister Brown and Lizzie P. Bobb Franklin. He was a farmer and carpenter and a founding member of the Lower Newberry Farmers...

Mar 16, 2013

Marvin “Red” Elliott Morris, 80, of Prosperity, died Saturday, March 16, 2013, at Laurens County Hospital.

Born on June 27, 1932, in Prosperity, he was a son of the late Herman and Hester Lee Hendrix Morris. He was a Navy veteran, a member of St. Luke's Lutheran Church and enjoyed playing music with...

Mar 12, 2013

David “Knox” Sanford of Newberry, born on December 4, 1954, died Friday, February 15, 2013, at Lexington Medical Center in Lexington, South Carolina. He was the son of the late Jerry and Virginia “Ruby” Hawkins Sanford of Prosperity. He was the owner and operator of Dave's Power Washing.

He was an avid race...

Mar 11, 2013

Louise Dean Ellis of Prosperity, SC died suddenly on Monday, March 11, 2013. She was a daughter of Raymond Watts Dean and Ila Belle Henderson Dean of Whitmire, SC. She graduated from Whitmire High School, attended Lander, and graduated form Winthrop College on May 29, 1949. On June 4, 1949, she married William “Ed” Ellis. They moved...

Mar 11, 2013

Noah Sidney Derrick, 77, of Newberry, died March 11, 2013, at Palmetto Health Richland.

Born on December 15, 1935, in Chapin, he was a son of the late Arthur and Annie Mae Wessinger Derrick. He was retired from Kendall Company – Oakland Plant and was a member of Cross Point Church and Amity...

Mar 10, 2013

Keith Wayne Derrick, 65, of Newberry, died Sunday, March 10, 2013 at Palmetto Health Richland.

Born on February 21, 1948, he was the son of the late Homer B. and Catherine Martin Derrick. He was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War and retired from Newberry Feed and Seed Company. He was a...

Mar 9, 2013

James V. “Jim” Thompson, Jr., 68, of Easley, died Friday, March 8, 2013, at his residence.

Born on July 2, 1944, in Laurens, he was the son of Mary Frances Bagwell Thompson and the late Vernon Thompson. He was retired after 35 years from the Army National Guard and after 25 year of...

Mar 7, 2013

Walter Baker Summer of Newberry, 64, died on Thursday, March 7 at Greenville Memorial Hospital.

He was born on July 3, 1948, a son of the late Mary Baker and Claridge Walter Summer.

Walter graduated from Newberry High School, Newberry College, and the University of South Carolina Law School....

Mar 6, 2013

J. Wayne Bouknight, 62, of Newberry, died Wednesday, March 6, 2013, at his residence.

Born on June 7, 1950, in Newberry, he was a son of the late Lewis and Gerlie Derrick Bouknight. He was a former employee of Louis Rich – Kraft Foods, a member of First Baptist Church and the Beer,...

Mar 4, 2013

Kenneth Young Hamm, 71, of Prosperity, widower of Linda Alexander Hamm, died Monday, March 4, 2013, at his residence.

Born on January 1, 1942, in Newberry, he was the son of the late H. Y. and Dovie Evans Hamm. He was a U.S. Marine Corps Vietnam veteran, a retired truck driver and a...

Feb 26, 2013

Carolyn Shealy Berley, 93, of Newberry, widow of J.B. Berley, died Monday, February 25, 2013, at Springfield Place.

Born on July 6, 1919, in Little Mountain, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Cleo Sease Shealy. She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church where she was a member of...

Feb 25, 2013

George Harvey Caldwell, 92, of Prosperity, died Sunday, February 24, 2013, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on October 29, 1920, in Newberry, he was a son of the late William Hunter and Minnie Boyd Brown Caldwell. He was a graduate of Little Mountain High School and was retired after 32 years from...

Feb 23, 2013

Katherine Hawkins Fulmer, 80, of Prosperity, widow of Herbert S. Fulmer, Jr., died Saturday, February 23, 2013, at her residence.

Born on March 26, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Boyce and Dottie Merchant Hawkins of Prosperity. She was a member of St. Luke's Lutheran Church where she was a member...