Obituaries

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...

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 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 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 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 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...