Obituaries

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

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 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 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

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

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

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...

Nov 8, 2012

Helen Cubbison Ragsdale Counts of Newberry widow of James W. Counts, passed away on November 7, 2012, at the age of 89 years.

Mrs. Counts was the daughter of the late Claude Hunter Ragsdale and Alice Coward Ragsdale. She was born on November 7, 1923 in Blair, South Carolina. She was a graduate...

Nov 8, 2012

James Thurston Palmer, P.E. 63, of Chapin, died November 7, 2012, at Lexington Medical Center.

Born on June 9, 1949, in Flint, MI, he was the son of Robert Ralph Palmer and the late Alice Thurston Palmer. He was an Army veteran of the Vietnam Conflict. He was a graduate of the University...

Nov 7, 2012

Johnny Albert Honeycutt, 63, of Newberry, died Tuesday, November 6, 2012, at his residence.

Born on August 23, 1949, in Fort Mill, he was a son of the late Willie A. Honeycutt and Kathleen Turner Honeycutt Driggers.

He is survived by his daughters, Lori Gordon of Goodlettsville, TN and...

Nov 4, 2012

Sadie Lou Hentz Ringer, 96, of Pomaria, widow of William Henry Ringer, died Sunday, November 4, 2012, at J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home.

Born on January 11, 1916, in Pomaria, she was a daughter of the late George David and Sallie Berley Hentz. She was retired form Old School Manufacturing. Mrs. Ringer was a...

Nov 3, 2012

H. Furman “Cherry” Warren, 92, of Pomaria, died Saturday, November 3, 2012, at White Oak Manor.

Born on November 21, 1919, in Newberry, he was a son of the late George W. and Hattie Padgett Warren. He lived in Newberry until marrying his wife the late Mary Ruth Allen Warren Warren at which...

Nov 1, 2012

James Ernest “Ernie” Golden, 60, of Anderson, died Wednesday, October 31, 2012, at AnMed Health in Anderson, SC.

Born in Anderson, SC, he was the son of Harry Steward “Buddy” and Barnette Adams Golden. He was a member of Marshall Memorial United Methodist Church and was a 1971 graduate of McDuffie High School....

Oct 30, 2012

Houseal Cleveland “Doc” Richardson, 80, of Newberry, died Tuesday, October 30, 2012, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on August 1, 1932, he was the son of the late Cleveland and Veta Mae Wicker Richardson. He served in the US Air Force from 1951-1955, was retired from Allied Chemical and was a member...