Obituaries

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...

Nov 4, 2011

Nina Adams Perdue, 93, of Newberry, widow of William Mitchell Perdue, Jr., died Friday, November 4, 2011, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on August 3, 1918, in Pomaria, she was a daughter of the late Ernest J. and Carrie Cromer Adams. Mrs. Perdue was retired from the Newberry County School System and was a...

Nov 3, 2011

David Wilkes Stone, Jr., 84, of Prosperity, widower of Mary Platt Stone, died Wednesday, November 2, 2011.

Born on June 29, 1927, in Prosperity, he was the son of the late David Wilkes Stone, Sr. and Brunelle Lominick Stone. Mr. Stone was a World War II Navy veteran. He was employed by Cherokee Construction for...

Nov 3, 2011

Mrs. Edith Boland Bedenbaugh, 89, of Prosperity, widow of Allen R. Bedenbaugh died November 3, 2011 at Springfield Place.

Born on October 31, 1922, in Little Mountain, she was a daughter of the late Dewitt Charles and Eula Frick Boland. She retired from Mepco Electric. She was a member of Grace Lutheran Church and was...

Nov 2, 2011

Robert Louis “Jay Bird” Kunkle, Sr., 83, of Newberry, died Wednesday, November 2, 2011, at his residence.

Born on January 17, 1928, in Prosperity, he was a son of the late Q. Epting and Ellen Hawkins Kunkle. Mr. Kunkle during his working career worked for Pepsi, Tom’s Distributor, Newberry County, Hawkins Hardware and the Mid...

Nov 1, 2011

Zapopan Sanchez, 69, of Saluda, died Tuesday, November 1, 2011, at Hospice of the Piedmont in Greenwood.

She was born on December 18, 1941, in Hermanas, Coahuila, to the late Jesus and Venancia Sanchez. She was a member of St. William’s Catholic Church in Ward.

Ms. Sanchez is survived by sons, Jorge...

Oct 31, 2011

Mr. Albert Wayne Shealy, age 60, of Prosperity entered life triumphant on October 31, 2011 . A celebration of his life will be held on Thursday, November 3, 2011 at 3:00 pm at St. Philip’s Lutheran Church with Pastor Terry Amick officiating. Burial will follow at the St. Philip’s Cemetery.

Born on October...