Obituaries

Dec 11, 2012

Wayne Fulmer, 68, of Newberry, widower of Linda Goings Fulmer, died Tuesday, December 11, 2012, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on May 26, 1944, in Newberry, he was a son of the late Marvin “Bunch” and Virginia Miller Fulmer. He was retired from the S.C. National Guard and from paint...

Dec 10, 2012

Sandra June Hepler Miller, 61, of Newberry, died Sunday, December 9, 2012, at her residence.

Born on July 2, 1951, in Covington, VA, she was a daughter of the late Alfred Lee and Retha Agnes Bess Hepler.

Ms. Miller is survived by a son, Kenneth E. Miller of Hinesville,...

Dec 10, 2012

Patricia (Pat) Swank, 74, a long time resident of Margate, FL and now a recent resident of Prosperity, SC, passed away peacefully on Wednesday December 5, 2012 at home with her family. Pat battled with cancer for several years and defied all odds as she was only given 4 months to live in February 2011. She was...

Dec 9, 2012

Roy Davis Stutts, Sr., 90, of Newberry, widower of Alyce “Brownie” Warner Stutts, died Sunday, December 9, 2012, at his residence.

Born on April 26, 1922, in Union, he was a son of the late John McKinley and Janie Brandon Stutts. He was a graduate of High Point University and was...

Dec 9, 2012

John Luther Counts, 91, of Newberry, died Sunday, December 9, 2012, at the Heritage at Lowman.

Born on September 21, 1921, in Newberry, he was the son of the late J. L. and Anna Wertz Counts. He was a World War II Army veteran, retired from Newberry Mills and a member of West...

Dec 8, 2012

Charles Walter Morris, 79, of Newberry, died Saturday, December 8, 2012, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on January 5, 1933, in Newberry, he was a son of the late Sam and Helen Franklin Morris. He was a graduate of Newberry College and a Korean War Air Force veteran. He was the retired...

Dec 5, 2012

Bertelle Culclasure, 100, of Newberry, died Wednesday, December 5, 2012, at Countrywood Nursing Home in Hopkins.

Born on September 20, 1912, in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late Louie L. And Cora Lee Rivers Culclasure. She was retired from Newberry County Memorial Hospital and was a member of Summer Memorial Lutheran...

Dec 2, 2012

Polly Louise Wicker Richardson, 67, of Newberry died Saturday, December 1, 2012 at her residence.

Born on February 22, 1945, in Newberry, Mrs. Richardson was a daughter of the late Walter Jake and Ollie Bell Mills Wicker. She was retired from Damon International and was a member of St. Philip's Lutheran Church.

Dec 2, 2012

David Calhoun Hill, 73, of Whitmire, died Sunday, December 2, 2012, at his residence.

Born on October 19, 1939, in Little Mountain, he was a son of the late Arthur and Mary Wyse Hill. He was a veteran of the SC Army National Guard and was retired after 40 years from American Fiber...

Nov 29, 2012

Sallie Elease Palmer Rinehart, 88, of Newberry, widow of Lewie W. Rinehart, died Thursday, November 29, 2012, at White Oak Manor.

Born on March 1, 1924, in Saluda County, she was a daughter of the late David Shelton and Farrah Ellen Minor Palmer. She was retired from Old School Manufacturing and was a...

Nov 24, 2012

Jerri Sue Ivey Davis Julian, 68, of Pomaria, died Saturday, November 24, 2012, at her residence.

Born on August 1, 1944, in Dallas, TX, she was the daughter of the late Aubrey Jack and Mildred Peck Ivey.

She is survived by her husband, James B. Julian; a son, Warren...

Nov 20, 2012

Gertrude Elizabeth “Cricket” Blair Force, 94, of Silverstreet, widow of Grady W. Force, died Tuesday, November 20, 2012, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on May 17, 1918, in Silverstreet, she was a daughter of the late John Chessley and Nancy Elizabeth Dominick Blair. She was a homemaker and had worked for Waldrop...

Nov 15, 2012

George Hagood Cromer, 93, of Pomaria, widower of Dorothy Hendrix Cromer, died Wednesday, November 14, 2012, at Providence Hospital.

Born on October 30, 1919, in Pomaria, he was a son of the late Robert Walter and Ida Ethel Wicker Cromer. He was a World War II Army veteran and an active and faithful...

Nov 15, 2012

Susan Hawkins Rikard, 64, of Newberry, died Thursday, November 15, 2012, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on September 23, 1948, in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late Ernest Berley “Bill” Hawkins, Jr. and Catherine Connelly Hawkins. She retired in 2011 from Regency Woods Apartments as site manager. Mrs. Rikard was...

Nov 14, 2012

Paul Aaron “Pete” Stoudemire, 78, of Silverstreet, died Wednesday, November 14, 2012, at Providence Hospital.

Born on November 21, 1933, in Lexington County, he was a son of the late Robert Dewey and Rosa Marie Rauch Stoudemire. He was retired from ISE-America and was a member of Silverstreet Lutheran Church where he was...

Nov 13, 2012

Novice Werts Hunter, 95, of Silverstreet, widow of Harold Horton Hunter, Sr., died Tuesday, November 13, 2012, at White Oak Manor.

Born on November 1, 1917, in Silverstreet, she was a daughter of the late Edwin Lewis and Annie Elizabeth Lake Werts. Mrs. Hunter was a graduate of Silverstreet High School and was...

Nov 13, 2012

George Allen Welbaum, 61, of Whitmire, died Saturday, November 10, 2012, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born in Greenville, OH, on February 22, 1951, he was a son of the late Soloman Eugene and Lucy Garland Welbaum.

He is survived by a son, Michael Welbaum of Pelion.

Memorial services will be announced later....

Nov 13, 2012

Virgil Odell “Jack” Rollins, 85, of Orlando, FL, passed away on November 9, 2012.

He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Nellie, who he was absolutely devoted to, caring for her through her battle with Alzheimer's disease. He leaves his children Brenda and Ernest Rollins, his son David preceded him in...

Nov 9, 2012

Rosaura “Rosie” Lopez Fulmer, 84, of Prosperity, widow of Robert L. Fulmer, died Friday, November 9, 2012, at Brian Center – St. Andrews.

Survivors include brothers-in-law, Harvey (Shirley) Fulmer and John (Linda) Fulmer; sister-in-law, Elizabeth (Bobby) Hill and a number of nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by a brother-in-law, Jack Fulmer.

Nov 9, 2012

Sylvia Belks Rabin of Miami, Florida, formerly of Newberry, died October 22, 2012, three days short of her 103 birthday.

Mrs. Rabin and her late husband, Al Rabin owned and operated the Rabin Shoe Store in Newberry for a number of years.

She is survived by a son, Mickey (Linda) Rabin; a grandson and two...