Obituaries

Benjamin Kenneth Collins

Benjamin Kenneth Collins

Jul 25, 2013

Benjamin Kenneth Collins, 79, of Saluda, died Wednesday, July 17, 2013, at his residence.

Born on August 30, 1933, in Hillsborough, NC, he was a son of the late Guy Garner and Blanche Lou Frederick Collins. He served in Germany as a Russian...

Elizabeth Dickert

Elizabeth Dickert

Jul 17, 2013

Elizabeth Buzhardt Dickert, 82, of Columbia, died Tuesday, July 16, 2013, at Heartland of Lexington.

Born on August 15, 1930, in Newberry, she was the daughter of the late Clarence Eugene and Annie Vaughn Buzhardt. She was retired from Shakespeare of Columbia after 30 years and was a member of Crescent Hill Baptist...

James P. "Pete" Dowd, Sr.

James P. "Pete" Dowd, Sr.

Jul 17, 2013

James Paul “Pete” Dowd, Sr., 89, of Pomaria, died Wednesday, July 17, 2013, at his residence.

Born on April 18, 1924, in Newberry County, he was a son of the late Mary Dowd Duckett. He was a Army veteran, retired as a civil service employee from Fort Jackson and was a member of...

Earl Graham

Earl Graham

Jul 16, 2013

Earl Asbury Graham, Jr., 66, of Pomaria died on July 15, 2013 at his residence. He was born on November 12, 1946 in Newberry to the late Earl Asbury Graham, Sr. and Lurlene Kinard Graham.

He was employed with Epting and Ballenger Construction Company and Road Builders and Graham until the late 1970's....

Ann Pagan

Ann Pagan

Jul 15, 2013

Ann Elizabeth Simons Pagan, 79, of Newberry, died Sunday, July 14, 2013, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on July 28, 1933, in Savannah, GA, she was the daughter of the late Hurlick R. and Mary Elizabeth Dopson Simons. Mrs. Pagan was a member of St. Mark's Catholic Church.

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J. Alvin Kibler

J. Alvin Kibler

Jul 15, 2013

Jacob Alvin Kibler, 92, of Lexington, SC departed this life on Sunday, July 14, 2013, surrounded by his loving family.

Born on October 30, 1920 in Prosperity, he was the son of the late John AC and Minnie Ellen Bowers Kibler. He was a World War II Army veteran having received numerous awards...

Otis Shealy

Otis Shealy

Jul 14, 2013

Otis L. Shealy, 89, a native of Little Mountain, S.C., died July 13, 2013 in Wilmington, DE. Born in October 1923, Shealy was the son of the late Jacob L. and Lorane Fulmer Shealy. He graduated from Newberry College and during World War Two served as an intelligence officer with the 14th Air Corps (the "Flying Tigers")...

The Christopher M. McManus Family

The Christopher M. McManus Family

Jul 10, 2013

The Christopher M. McManus Family, Greenville

Funeral services for The McManus Family of Greenville, SC, Christopher M McManus, MD (46), Stacey Dickert McManus (46), Meghan Alexandra (17) and Connor Michael (14) who perished together Sunday, July 7, 2013, in a...

Paul Gauché

Paul Gauché

Jul 6, 2013

Paul James Gauché, Sr., 62, husband of the late Beverly S. Gauché, passed away on Saturday, July 6, 2013, surrounded by family and close friends.

Surviving him are children Paul James Gauché, Jr. and fiancé Melissa DePalma of Cayce, SC and Allison Suzanne Gauché and companion Thomas Varno of Chapin/Wilmington, NC; sisters Lynn Gauché of...

Pamela S. Bass

Pamela S. Bass

Jul 5, 2013

Pamela Slice Bass, 48, of Little Mountain, widow of Steven Lowell Bass, died Friday, July 5, 2013, at Providence Hospital.

Born on July 8, 1964, in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late Franklin Slice and Rosemary Long Metts. She formerly worked for the Newberry County Disabilities and Special Needs and was...

Neva Ann Risavich

Neva Ann Risavich

Jul 5, 2013

Neva Ann Evans Risavich, 71, of Prosperity, died Friday, July 5, 2013, at her residence.

Born on August 20, 1941, in Waco, TX, she was a daughter of the late John Doward and Hazel Bellringer Evans. She was retired from Newberry County Memorial Hospital as a registered nurse. Mrs. Risavich was an active...

Mack Zeigler

Mack Zeigler

Jul 4, 2013

Emzie Mack Zeigler, 72 of Prosperity, SC died Thursday, July 4, 2013, at his home surrounded by his family.

A funeral service will take place at St Luke’s Lutheran Church, 4056 St. Luke’s Church Road, Prosperity SC on Saturday, July 6, 2013 at 2:00 pm by the Rev. Jason...

Estelle B. Bouknight

Estelle B. Bouknight

Jul 1, 2013

Estelle Bedenbaugh Bouknight, 88, of Newberry, widow of Marvin E. “Governor” Bouknight, died Monday, July 1, 2013, at J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home.

Born on January 1, 1925, in Prosperity, she was a daughter of the late Jacob and Carrie Morris Bedenbaugh. Mrs. Bouknight was retired from Kendall Company – Oakland Plant and attended...

Boyd Mills Boozer

Boyd Mills Boozer

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...

Roger T. Dodrill, Sr.

Roger T. Dodrill, Sr.

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...

Elizabeth C. Frick

Elizabeth C. Frick

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...

Henry Berley

Henry Berley

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...

Frances K. Harmon

Frances K. Harmon

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...

Troy Vernon Walling

Troy Vernon Walling

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...

Edith Adams

Edith Adams

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...