Obituaries

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

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 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 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...

Feb 22, 2013

Katie Bell Derrick Cotney, 84, of Newberry, widow of Troy Wesley Cotney, died Thursday, February 21, 2013, at J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home.

Born on December 26, 1928, in Chapin, she was a daughter of the late Claude Benjamin “Tot” and Katie Wessinger Derrick. Mrs. Cotney was retired from Greenwood Mills and was a...

Feb 21, 2013

Robert Edward Bartley, Sr., 85, of Newberry, died Thursday, February 21, 2013, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on September 3, 1927, in Newberry, he was a son of the late Robert Benjamin and Rosa Lee Senn Bartley. Mr. Bartley was retired from Kendall Company where he had worked at the Oakland and...

Feb 20, 2013

Ira Lee Bobb, 89, of Joanna, died Wednesday, February 20, 2013, at his residence.

Born on August 31, 1923, in Newberry, he was a son of the late Astor and Cora Fulmer Bobb. He worked for Greenwood Mills and Whitten Center.

Mr. Bobb is survived by his wife of...

Feb 20, 2013

Robert James “Jimmy” Bass, Jr., 52, of Edgemoor, died Tuesday, February 19, 2013, at UniHealth of Rock Hill.

Born on April 21, 1960 in Rock Hill, he was a son of Ann Simpson Bass and the late Robert James Bass, Sr.

He is survived by his mother, Ann Bass...

Feb 10, 2013

Ida Davenport Underwood, 82, of Newberry, widow of Robert C. “Bobby” Underwood, died Sunday, February 10, 2013, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on September 6, 1930, in Silverstreet, she was a daughter of the late William L. Davenport, Sr. and Lola Hendrix Davenport. She graduated salutatorian of her class from Silverstreet High...

Feb 9, 2013

Myrtle Mae “Myrt” O'Donnell, 84, of Florissant, Missouri died Saturday, February 9, 2013 in Lexington, South Carolina fortified with the Sacraments of Holy Mother Church.

Born August 2, 1928 in St. Louis, MO, she was predeceased by her mother Evelyn Taylor LoPiccolo and step-dad James Vincent LoPiccolo. Myrt retired from Crest Bowl in...

Feb 7, 2013

John Thomas Moran, 57, of Newberry, died Tuesday, February 6, 2013.

Born on July 4, 1955, in Patterson, NJ, he was a son of the late James Peter Moran and Mildred Bouknight Plunkett. He was employed at ArtiChill and was a member of Freedom Baptist Church.

Mr. Moran is...