Obituaries

Feb 5, 2012

Connie Adams Shealy, 96, of Newberry, widow of Curtis M. “Rabbit” Shealy, died Sunday, February 5, 2012, at White Oak Manor.

Born on August 5, 1915, in Saluda County, she was a daughter of the late James Thomas and Mamie Goff Adams. She worked for the Kendall Company, Mollohon Plant and...

Feb 1, 2012

Ute Nillius Bundrick, 72, of Pomaria, died Wednesday, February 1, 2012, at her residence.

Born on October 30, 1939, in Mianz, Germany, she was a daughter of the late Margott Wolff Nillius. Mrs. Bundrick was retired from the Newberry County Schools and was of the Catholic faith.

She is...

Jan 28, 2012

Mr. Hubert Earl Graham, 94, of Newberry, widower of Mary Ruff Graham, died January 28, 2012.

Born on November 13, 1917 in Pomaria, he was a son of the late Marvin Herbert and Minnie Berley Graham. Mr. Graham was a life-long member of New Hope United Methodist Church and served on many committees over the...

Jan 27, 2012

Linda Marcella Jenkins Taylor, 54, of Newberry, has died.

Born on February 9, 1957, in Union, she was a daughter of the late Thomas Graham Jenkins, Sr. and Doris Hazel Knox Jenkins.

She is survived by sisters, Joyce Lancaster and Carol Jenkins both of Union, Audrey Gilbert of Hazelhurst,...

Jan 24, 2012

Alton Wicker, 87, of Newberry, died Tuesday, January 24, 2012, at his residence.

Born on January 3, 1925, in Newberry County, he was a son of the late Forrest and Essie Long Wicker. He was a World War II Navy veteran who served 18 months in the Pacific on the USS Cabot. Mr....

Jan 22, 2012

Mr. Robert “Bob” G. Joyce, 69, of Prosperity, widower of Ardene Baumhauer Joyce, entered into rest on Saturday, January 21, 2012, at his residence.

Bob was born on December 10, 1942, in St. Louis, MO, the son of Joseph Joyce Jr. and Mary L. Joyce of St. Louis, MO. He graduated from Cleveland...

Jan 21, 2012

Lois Leilani Keaweamahi Thomas, 89, of Prosperity, widow of Harold Grey Thomas, died Friday, January 20, 2012, at White Oak Manor.

Born on July 5, 1922, in Hilo, Hawaii, she was a daughter of the late George Keaweamahi. Mrs. Thomas was retired from North Trident Regional Medical Center.

She...

Jan 20, 2012

Roy Frank Alexander, 34, of Prosperity, died Thursday, January 19, 2012.

Born on October 4, 1977, in Columbia, he was a son of Roy Edward Alexander and Rebekah Cook Alexander. He was an Army veteran who served in the United Nations Honor Guard and was the youngest land navigation instructor ever chosen to...

Jan 17, 2012

Mary Boland Hawkins, 88, of Newberry, widow of Clarence M. “Hawk” Hawkins, died Monday, January 16, 2012, at McCall Hospice House of Simpsonville.

Born on September 5, 1923, in Prosperity, she was a daughter of the late B. Dell and Anna Rebecca Cromer Boland. She was retired from Greenwood Mills-Joanna Plant # 14...

Jan 11, 2012

Richard Earl Satterwhite, 88, of Newberry, widower of Janie Shealy Satterwhite, died Wednesday, January 11, 2012, at White Oak Manor.

He was born in Newberry on May 15, 1923 to the late Frank M. and Estelle Teague Satterwhite. Mr. Satterwhite served in the Army 88 th Infantry Division in Italy during...

Jan 11, 2012

Lila Mae Sherman, 92, of Prosperity, died Tuesday, January 10, 2012, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on February 12, 1919, in Columbia, she was a daughter of the late Purd and Mamie Cooper Paschal. She was a member of Chapel in the Woods.

Mrs. Sherman is survived by...

Jan 10, 2012

William Charles McGinnis, 82, of Kinards, died Tuesday, January 10, 2012, at Hospice of Laurens County.

Born on July 24, 1929, in Gastonia, NC, he was the son of the late Homer Ernest and Mason Smith McGinnis. He was an Army veteran of the Korean Conflict from which he received the Bronze Star....

Jan 9, 2012

Annie Belle Hickson Wilson, 95, of Newberry, widow of David Leroy Wilson, Sr., died Sunday, January 8, 2012, at Springfield Place Nursing Facility in Newberry.

Born on December 29, 1916, in Lynchburg, SC, she was a daughter of the late Henry Alexander and Annie Powers Hickson. Mrs. Wilson was a member of Newberry...

Jan 6, 2012

Joey Elmer Dobbs, 65, of Prosperity, died Thursday, January 5, 2012, at his residence.

Born on June 1, 1946, in Plant City, FL, he was a son of the late James and Edith Perry Dobbs. He was an Army veteran and a retired drywaller.

Mr. Dobbs is survived by his wife, Lois Crawford Dobbs; a...

Jan 4, 2012

Paul Cannon McDonald, 76, of Newberry, died Wednesday, January 4, 2012, at White Oak Manor.

Born on August 21, 1935, in Aiken, he was a son of the late Clyde and Lil Ross McDonald.  He was a member of Green Pond Baptist Church and participated in the Newberry Industries Senior Program.

Dec 31, 2011

Ernest Ray Gilliam, Sr., 92, of Newberry, widower of Helen Mae Wicker Gilliam, died Friday, December 30, 2011, at White Oak Manor.

Born on June 5, 1919, in Pomaria, he was a son of the late James Newton and Annie Belle Bishop Gilliam. He was an Army veteran of World War...

Dec 31, 2011

Anne Davis Bunn, born August 18, 1929, in Asheville, NC, died Saturday, December, 31, 2011, in Lancaster. Spending most of her youth in Columbia, she attended Dreher High School and Winthrop College, before receiving her AB degree from the University of South Carolina in 1950. She and her husband of 57 years, Emery Leman Bunn, Jr. (deceased...

Dec 30, 2011

Susan Levalley Delaney, 64, of Newberry, died Friday, December 30, 2011, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on September 29, 1947, in Red Bank, NJ, she was the daughter of the late William Edward and Virginia Martin Levalley.

She is survived by daughters, Elizabeth Vasser of Summerville and Leigh...

Dec 28, 2011

Mattie Leona Kunkle Kneece, 99, of Newberry, widow of Clarence Kneece, died Wednesday, December 28, 2011 at J. F. Hawkins Nursing Home.

Born on October 5, 1912, in Saluda, she was a daughter of the late James Willie and Ida George Kunkle. Mrs. Kneece was a homemaker and a member of Colony Lutheran Church where...

Dec 28, 2011

The Reverend Wallace B. Ruff, 77, of Pomaria, died Wednesday, December 28, 2011, at his residence.

Born on December 20, 1934, in Newberry, he was a son of the late J. Nolan, Ruff Sr. and Pearl Boozer Ruff. Rev. Ruff was a 1977 graduate of Bob Jones...