Obituaries

Oct 25, 2012

Dorothy Nichols Mitchell Counts, 90, of Newberry, died Wednesday, October 24, 2012, at White Oak Manor.

Born on April 4, 1922, in Prosperity, she was a daughter of the late Newton Arthur and Martha Sease Nichols. She was retired from Collins & Aikman Hosiery Plant, and was a member of Epting United Methodist...

Oct 25, 2012

Diane Morris Dennis passed away at her home Thursday, October 25, 2012, after a lengthy illness. She was 66 years old. Born on July 26, 1946 in Prosperity, SC she was the daughter of the late Herman E. and Hester Lee Morris.

Diane loved to work in her yard and tend...

Oct 24, 2012

Ubric Elton Frick, 82, of Chapin, widower of Betty Bedenbaugh Frick, died Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at White Oak Manor.

Born on July 26, 1930, in Chapin, he was a son of the late L. Elton and Edna Cannon Frick. He was retired from the U.S. Forestry Service and was an active and...

Oct 23, 2012

Lurleen Halfacre Eargle, 92, of Newberry, died Tuesday, October 23, 2012, at Saluda Nursing Center.

Born on July 23, 1920, in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late Crenshaw B. and Essie Wilson Halfacre. She was a valedictorian graduate of St. Philip's School and attended Newberry College. Mrs. Eargle was a member...

Oct 20, 2012

Casimir Frank Danielowski, Sr., 87, of Prosperity, died Friday, October 19, 2012, at Palmetto Health Richland.

Born on February 13, 1925, in Minooka, PA, he was a son of the late Joseph and Mary Suchdolski Danielowski. He was retired with twenty three years of service as a Sergeant First Class with the US...

Oct 18, 2012

Catherine Ellisor Meetze, 87, of Newberry, died Wednesday, October 17, 2012, at White Oak Manor.

Born on April 16, 1925, in Columbia, she was a daughter of the late Gary Evans Carter, Sr. and Mattie Gertrude Perry Carter. She was a member of West End Baptist Church.

She is...

Oct 17, 2012

Willie Bowie Bedenbaugh, 74, of Saluda, died Wednesday, October 17, 2012, at Hospice Care of the Piedmont in Greenwood.

Born on June 3, 1938, in Greenwood, she was a daughter of the late J.A. Frank and Sadie Lou Dodgen Bowie. She was a member of Colony Lutheran Church where she was a member...

Oct 17, 2012

Paulyn Anne Bridwell, 65, of Joanna, widow of James Kenneth Bridwell, died Wednesday, October 17, 2012, at her residence.

Born on March 15, 1946, in Montpeller, VT, she was a daughter of the late Harold and Waneta Wade DeFreest.

She is survived by her daughters, Patricia Smith, Teresa Beaudette,...

Oct 16, 2012

James Lee “P.Y.” Boulware, Sr., 66, of Newberry, died Monday, October 15, 2012, at the Dorn VA Medical Center.

Born on December 12, 1945, in Whitmire, he was a son of the late O.T. And Emma Bennett Boulware. He was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War. He worked in the textile industry...

Oct 11, 2012

James Olin Smith, age 69, passed away October 10, 2012, at White Oak Manor.

Born in Newberry, he was married to Brenda Shealy Smith and was the son of the late Olin Smith and Georgia Mae Smith Wilson. Mr. Smith was educated at Newberry High School Class of 1961, attended Newberry College, and...

Oct 9, 2012

Doris Clark, 51, of Newberry, died Saturday, October 6, 2012 at Fairfield Healthcare of Laurel Baye.

Born on July 25, 1961 in Berkley County, she was the daughter of the late Leonard and Sarah Clark.

Ms. Clark is survived by her sister, Diane Clark, of Florence, South Carolina; brothers...

Oct 8, 2012

Shandon Ledale Long, 36, of Newberry, died Monday, October 8, 2012, at Palmetto Health Baptist.

Born on February 21, 1976, in Newberry, she was a daughter of Glenn E. and Ledale Roberts Long. She was an employee of Ellett Brothers and a member of Colony Lutheran Church.

Ms. Long...

Oct 8, 2012

James Stanley “Bootsie” Lewis, 61, of Elgin, died Sunday, October 7, 2012 at his residence.

Born on January 22, 1951, in Newberry, he was a son of Mary Virginia Street Lewis and the late William F. Lewis. He was employed by the South Carolina Budget and Control Board and was an avid Clemson...

Oct 6, 2012

Lee Andrew Duvall,79, of Newberry, widower of Peggy Joyce Fields Duvall, died Saturday, October 6, 2012 at J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home.

Born in Greenwood, he was a a son of the late Adgie and Dollie Davenport Duvall. Mr. Duvall served in both the United States Army and the United States Air Force. He...

Oct 2, 2012

James Edmon Freeman, 67, of Chappells passed away Tuesday, October 2, 2012, at Self Regional Hospital.

Born on August 19, 1945, in Lexington County, he was a son of the late James P. and Ethel Louise Chaney Freeman.  He was a retired Deputy Sheriff of the Lexington County Sheriff's Office and graduate of the 134 session of...

Oct 2, 2012

John Carmon DiMartinis, 85, formerly of Woodbury Heights, NJ, widower of Ruth F. DiMartinis, died Monday, October 1, 2012, at Providence Hospital.

Born on November 1, 1926, in Camden, NJ, he was a son of the late Nicholas and Lena DiTullio DiMartinis. He was a Korean Conflict Army veteran...

Sep 28, 2012

Katherine Piester Wicker of Newberry, widow of Hugh Thaddeus Wicker, died Friday, September 28, 2012, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

She was born in Newberry, a daughter of the late Willie B. and Mable Moore Piester. Mrs. Wicker was a member of Morris Chapel Southern Methodist Church.

She is...

Sep 22, 2012

Myrtle McCartha Lindler, 87, of Prosperity, widow of Joseph Leroy Lindler, died September 22, 2012 at White Oak Manor.

Born on February 4, 1925, in Prosperity, she was a daughter of the late Forrest McCartha and Lera Boland McCartha Mills. She was a homemaker and a member of Macedonia...

Sep 20, 2012

Annie Pauline Ellis, 89, of Prosperity, died Thursday, September 20, 2012, at J. F. Hawkins Nursing Home.

Born on June 13, 1923, in Scotia, SC, she was the daughter of the late James Lamar and Pauline Shuman Ellis. She was a World War II Navy veteran. She retired from the U.S. Department of...

Sep 19, 2012

Mildred Dominick Martin, 82, of Prosperity, widow of Floyd Martin, died Tuesday, September 18, 2012, at her residence.

Born on January 18, 1930, in Newberry, she was a daughter of the Webster and Lucille Dominick. She was a former employee of Frandenas and a member of Mt. Olivet Lutheran Church in Prosperity.