Obituaries

Apr 13, 2013

W. Caroll Carter passed away peacefully at his home April 13, 2013. Born in Moody Township, Marion County, SC on September 13. 1935, he was the son of the late Burney and Ruby Simmons Carter.

He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Gentry Carter; a sister, Judy Carter Prince (Leon) and a large...

Apr 13, 2013

Jason Howard Cohen, 37, resident of Atlanta, formerly of Greenwood, died April 9, 2013 at his home after a long courageous battle with cancer. Born October 8, 1975, in Newberry, he was a son of Howard and Donna H. Cohen. He was a 1993 graduate of Greenwood High School and Piedmont Technical College with an Associate Degree...

Apr 12, 2013

Keith Alton Fulmer, 63, of Newberry, died Friday, April 12, 2013, at his residence.

Born on January 9, 1950, in Newberry, he was a son of the late Willie Fred and Alice Christine Wicker Fulmer.

He is survived by daughters, Candace Fulmer Cockfield of Columbia and Alanna Keith Fulmer...

Apr 12, 2013

James Willis “Jimmy” “Big Jim”Bedenbaugh, 63, of Saluda, died Friday, April 12, 2013, at Self Regional Hospital.

Born on April 10, 1950, in Greenwood, he was the son of the late Willis James and Leneil Matthews Bedenbaugh. He was a produce salesman and a member of Hickory Grove Advent Christian Church.

Apr 9, 2013

Elbert Roy Franklin, 85, of Newberry, died Tuesday, April 9, 2013, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on October 4, 1927, in Newberry, he was a son of the late Albert Sidney and Rosa Iola Oxner Franklin. He was a World War II Navy veteran, a retired carpenter and a member of Bethany...

Apr 8, 2013

Pearl Lee Schumpert Bouknight, 90, of West Columbia, died Saturday, April 6, 2013, at J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home.

Born on April 6, 2013, in Gaston, she was a daughter of the late Eddie and Bessie Kyzer Schumpert.

She is survived by sons, Charles Bennie Bouknight of Chapin and Jerald...

Apr 8, 2013

Angus Daniel Senn, 90, of Silverstreet, died Monday, April 8, 2013, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on December 7, 1922, in Silverstreet, he was a son of the late Foster and Elizabeth McMillan Senn. He was a World War II Army Air Corps veteran who flew bombing missions over France and Germany,...

Apr 6, 2013

Hugh Boyd Davenport, 74, of Newberry, widower of Sylvia Bedenbaugh Davenport, died Saturday, April 6, 2013, at J.F. Hawkins Health Care.

Born on July 30, 1938, in Newberry, he was a son of the late Thomas Jefferson and Annie Elizabeth Pitts Davenport. He retired from Marion E. Pitts Logging and was a member of Trinity United Methodist...

Apr 5, 2013

Lewie Euman Meetze, of Newberry, was born on April 4, 1919 and died April 4, 2013, his 94 th birthday, at J. F. Hawkins Health Care.

Born in Irmo, he was the son of the late Thomas Pinkney and Blanche Louise Eargle Meetze. He was retired civil service employee of Fort Jackson and...

Apr 5, 2013

Ricky Van Nicholson, 58, of Prosperity, died Friday, April 5, 2013, at his residence.

Born on August 21, 1954, in Rockwood, TN, he was a son of the late John David and Annie Lee Aaron Nicholson. He loved music and was a guitar player for the band Born.

He...

Apr 5, 2013

Marvin A. Lovelace, 77, of Hendersonville, NC, died Thursday, April 4, 2013, at Partee Hospital in Hendersonville.

Born on September 24, 1935, in Spindale, NC, he was a son of the late Marvin C. and Bessie Ray Lovelace. He was a retired from the U.S. Air Force having served in the Vietnam War,...

Apr 4, 2013

Thomas Algie Abrams, 93, of Joanna, widower of Beatrice Graham Abrams, died Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at the Presbyterian Community of Columbia.

Born on August 7, 1919, in Simpsonville, he was a son of the late Joseph James and Lola Crowe Abrams. Mr. Abrams was a World War II Army veteran, retired from...

Apr 1, 2013

Boinest Lee Amick, 95, of Prosperity, died Monday, April 1, 2013, at White Oak Manor.

Born on November 2, 1917, in Prosperity, he was a son of the late Bennett L. and Lizzie Fulmer Amick. He was a World War II Army veteran, a lifetime farmer and retired from Oakland Mill....

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...