Obituaries

Dec 26, 2011

Helen Elizabeth Wicker Gilbert, 61, of Newberry, died Monday, December 26, 2011, at Providence Hospital.

Born on July 21, 1950, in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late George William and Evelyn King Wicker. She was a member of Prosperity Church of God.

She is survived by daughters, Beth Gilbert and...

Dec 26, 2011

Dorothy Mabel Adams “Aunt Dot” Smith, 83, of Prosperity, widow of Joseph L. Smith, died Monday, December 26, 2011 , at J. F. Hawkins Nursing Home.

Born on April 24, 1928 , in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late Leo Thomas and Mabel Alice Reynolds Adams. Her family ran the Adams Fish Camp...

Dec 25, 2011

Donna Lynn Lester, 60, of Newberry, died Saturday, December 24, 2011 .

Born on November 6, 1951 , in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late Marvin Sampson and Roselean Epting Lester. She was a graduate of Newberry High School and Midlands Technical College . She was a former employee of Edwards and S.C....

Dec 25, 2011

Mrs. Sophie Way Long, 91, wife of David H. Long, Sr., died Saturday, December 24, 2011.

Born in Newberry County on July 7, 1921, she was a daughter of the late Powell E. Way, Sr., and Brooksie Dennis Way. Mrs. Long was employed with the V12s and as a secretary at Newberry College. She was a...

Dec 19, 2011

Paul Lester Storey, of Leesville , SC passed away Monday, December 19, 2011 at Palmetto Health Rich land Memorial Hospital in Columbia . He was born April 22, 1946 in Ridge Spring, son of the late Lester & Lucenia (Robinson) Storey.

Paul was a 1964 graduate of Ridge Spring – Monetta High School . He...

Dec 18, 2011

Gifford Raymond Racine, 76, of Prosperity, died Saturday, December 17, 2011, at his residence.

Born on December 21, 1934, in Media, PA, he was a son of the late Gifford Howard and Ella Watson Racine. Mr. Racine was an Army veteran having served in the 82nd Airborne at Fort Bragg, NC and attended Bethel Baptist...

Dec 17, 2011

Jerry Lee Koon, 55, of Prosperity, died December 17, 2011 at Abbeville Area Medical Center.

Born on August 11, 1956, in Columbia, he was a son of Margaret Simpson Koon and the late Clarence Robert Koon. He was a 1974 graduate of Mid-Carolina High School and a member of St. Luke’s Lutheran Church. He was the...

Dec 14, 2011

William Presley “W.P.” Hendrix, 66, of Little Mountain, died Wednesday, December 14, 2011, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on April 3, 1945, in Silverstreet, he was a son of the late Joseph “Joe” and Jessie Mae Derrick Hendrix. Mr. Hendrix was retired from Lance and was an entrepreneur who was involved with numerous successful...

Dec 12, 2011

Jessie Lewis Ward, Jr., 70, of Pomaria, died Monday, December 12, 2011, at his residence.

Born on April 16, 1941, he was born in Seneca, a son of the late Jessie Lewis Ward, Sr. and Nettie Jane Ladd Ward. He was a self-employed contractor and a member of Open Bible Church.

Mr....

Dec 6, 2011

Janie Elizabeth Shealy Satterwhite, 87, of Newberry, died Tuesday, December 6, 2011, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on June 22, 1924, in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late David Leroy and Ida Mae Swittenberg Shealy. Mrs. Satterwhite was retired from Greenwood Mills. She was a member of Bush River Baptist Church where...

Nov 30, 2011

Hughie C. McCracken, 62, of Newberry, died Wednesday, November 30, 2011, at his residence.

Born on July 9, 1949, in Stecoah, NC, he was a son of Barbry Marie Elrod Palmer and the late Herschell C. McCracken. He was formerly employed with Ravenswood Aluminum and was a member of Grace Baptist Church of Whitmire.

Nov 27, 2011

Jacqueline Hamm Franklin, 70, of Prosperity, died Saturday, November 26, 2011, at her residence.

Born on October 12, 1941, in Prosperity, she was the daughter of the late J.D. and Brunelle Bowers Hamm. Mrs. Franklin was retired from McKechnie Vehicle Components and was a member of Zion United Methodist Church.

She is...

Nov 20, 2011

Peggy Joyce Fields Duvall, 73, of Newberry, died Sunday, November 20, 2011, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on August 11, 1938, in Honea Path, she was a daughter of the late Barnell and Rachel Simpson Fields. She was employed with the Newberry County Council on Aging and a member of College Street Baptist Church....

Nov 20, 2011

MSG Edwin T. Graham, Jr. US Army (RET), 76, of Newberry, died November 20, 2011 at his residence.

Born on November 7, 1935, in Newberry, he was a son of the late Edwin T. Graham, Sr. and Eunice Holley Graham. He was a 1953 graduate of Prosperity High School and a 1957 graduate of Newberry...

Nov 14, 2011

Dolly Smith McCrackin McCutcheon, 80, of Newberry, widow of Billy McCutcheon, died Monday, November 14, 2011, at Self Regional Medical Center.

Born on July 31, 1931, in Blair, she was a daughter of the late David Ramsey and Bernice Adams McCrackin. She was retired from Lominick’s Drug Store and was a member of Central United...

Nov 13, 2011

George Grady Leitzsey, 84, of Pomaria, died Saturday, November 12, 2011, at Palmetto Health Richland.

Born on January 2, 1927, in Pomaria, he was the son of the late George Heber and Myrtle Richardson Leitzsey. He was a World War II Navy veteran. Mr. Leitzsey retired from Kendall Company, Oakland Plant and later worked for...

Nov 9, 2011

Angela Jewel Summer, 40, of Chappells, died Tuesday, November 8, 2011.

Born on January 24, 1971, in Greenwood, she was a daughter of the late Everett C. and Joyce Wyatt Summer. She was a graduate of Newberry High School and Piedmont Technical College and was a member of Chappells Baptist Church.

Miss...

Nov 8, 2011

Gloria Lemar Rudder Hamm, 75, of Newberry, widow of Hurley P. Hamm, died Tuesday, November 8, 2011, at White Oak Manor.

Born on October 8, 1936, in Hillsborough, NC, she was a daughter of the late Jack A. and O’Dell Horne Rudder. She was a member of Ebenezer United Methodist Church

Mrs....

Nov 7, 2011

Mildred Catherine Anderson Riefsnyder, 85, of Springfield Place, Newberry, formerly of Winter Haven, FL, widow of Warren S. Riefsnyder, Jr., died Sunday, November 6, 2011, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on August 2, 1926, in Jacksonville, FL, she was a daughter of the late Charles E. Anderson, Sr. and Ava Lou Dixon Anderson. She...

Nov 7, 2011

Nicklas Carl Southerland, 20, of Little Mountain, died Monday, November 7, 2011, at his residence.

Born on November 14, 1990, in Lexington, he was the son of James Daniel and Debra Gantt Southerland. He was a graduate of Mid-Carolina High School and a member of St. Peter Lutheran Church.

He is survived...