Obituaries

Apr 16, 2011

Funeral services will be held for Hugh V. Crofoot, Jr. at our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church in Chapin, SC at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 20, 2011. Burial will be immediately following at Newberry Memorial Gardens in Newberry, SC.

Mr. Crofoot died Saturday, April 16, 2011, at the age of 55 after a long...

Apr 15, 2011

Eula Rae Stribble, 98, of Newberry, widow of Walter Stribble, died Thursday, April 14, 2011, at her residence.

Born on June 11, 1912, in Pomaria, she was a daughter of the late Sanky and Lou Emma Davenport Fulmer. Mrs. Stribble was retired from Damon International and an active member of the RSVP for 25 years....

Apr 15, 2011

Prosperity -- Capt. Edward Wheeler “Buddy” Counts, Jr. died on April 14, 2011 after a courageous battle with mantle cell lymphoma. Born in Prosperity, SC, he was the son of the late Edward Wheeler Counts, Sr. and Pearl Faust Counts; and the beloved stepson of Frances Ruff Counts. Captain Counts was a passionate aviator who had...

Mar 31, 2011

Kathryn Bowers Wicker, 91, of Little Mountain, widow of Walter Eugene Wicker, died Thursday, March 31, 2011, at White Oak Manor.

Born on October 1, 1919, in Prosperity, she was a daughter of the late Brabham and Julia Shealy Bowers. Mrs. Wicker was retired from GE of Irmo, a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church...

Mar 30, 2011

Sarah Lou Aull Shealy, 96, of Little Mountain, widow of Carl B. Shealy, died Wednesday, March 30, 2011, at her residence.

Born on October 12, 1914, in Pomaria, she was a daughter of the late Adam L. and Mary Derrick Aull. Mrs. Shealy was retired from Pinner Clinic and was the co-owner of Carl B. Shealy...

Mar 29, 2011

Glenn Wade Shirey, 64, of Newberry, died Tuesday, March 29, 2011, at the Dorn VA Medical Center.

Born on February 12, 1947, in Columbia, he was a son of the late Glenmore and Gwendolyn Collie Shirey. He was retired from Bulldog Erectors and a member of Queens Memorial Presbyterian Church. Mr. Shirey was a US Navy...

Mar 29, 2011

William Henry Traylor, 79, of Silverstreet, died Monday, March 28, 2011, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on April 23, 1931, in Monticello, he was a son of the late C.M. and Floride Feaster Traylor. He was retired from the S.C. Forestry Commission after 30 years and was a member of Smyrna Presbyterian Church.

Mar 28, 2011

Fred Schumpert, 84, died Monday, March 28, 2011 , at J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home after a lengthy illness and being a shut-in for many years. He was born on October 16, 1926 in Newberry, son of the late Jacob Oscar and Bessie Lee Stevens Schumpert.

Mr. Schumpert was a faithful and active member of First...

Mar 23, 2011

Virginia Watts Richardson, 96, of Prosperity, widow of Claude Richardson, died Tuesday, March 22, 2011.

Born on April 5, 1914, in Prosperity, she was a daughter of the late John S. and Florence Rebecca Ellisor Watts. She was a former employee of Kendall Company, Oakland Plant. She was a member of the Newberry RSVP and the...

Mar 23, 2011

Barbara Harrison Reeder, 82, of Newberry, widow of Thompson Reeder, died Wednesday, March 23, 2011, at Hospice Care of the Piedmont in Greenwood.

Born on March 23, 1929, in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late Elijah and Maggie Preston Harrison. Mrs. Reeder was retired from Old School Manufacturing and was a...

Mar 23, 2011

Betty Bedenbaugh Farr, 80, of Little Mountain, widow of George B. “Nook” Farr, died March 23, 2011, at White Oak Manor.

Born on July 8, 1930, in Prosperity, she was a daughter of the late Herbert H. “John” and Julia Clary Bedenbaugh. Mrs. Farr was retired from Phillip’s Components and was a member...

Mar 21, 2011

Ruth Florence Reustle DiMartinis, 84, formerly of Woodbury, NJ, died Monday, March 21, 2011, at White Oak Manor, Newberry.

Born on October 12, 1926, in Camden, NJ, she was a daughter of the late Walter A. and Ruth N. Dreyer Reustle. She was retired from Shady Lane Nursing Home and was a Jehovah’s Witness.

Mar 20, 2011

Mary Geneva McFee, 83, of Prosperity, widow of Andrew Cornelius Angel, Jr., died Sunday, March 20, 2011, at Laurens County Hospital.

Born on March 14, 1928, in Asheville, NC, she was a daughter of the late Luther Judson and Mildred Ann Clementine Rice Ballard. She was a member of Freedom Baptist Church.

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Mar 14, 2011

Louis Gourdin Darby, 78, passed away Sunday, March 13, at his home in Marietta , GA.

Mr. Darby was born January 21, 1933 in Charleston , SC to Gourdin Pinckney Darby and Harriett Porcher Gourdin. He was graduated from Clemson University in 1954 where he was a member of the Clemson Senior Platoon. He served...

Mar 13, 2011

Helen Rinehart Richardson, 83, of Newberry, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family, on Saturday, March 12, 2011 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born February 5, 1928, in Saluda County, she was a daughter of the late Leroy B. Rinehart and Mamie Wesson Rinehart. She was retired from Kendall Company, Oakland Plant after 45 years...

Mar 11, 2011

Waneta Wade DeFreest, 89, widow of Harold M. DeFreest, formerly of Chappells, died Thursday, March 10, 2011, at Laurel Bay in Greenville.

Born on October 26, 1921, in Hancock, VT, she was a daughter of the late Pearlie and Bertha Manning Wade. She was retired from Whitten Center and was a former member of Sharon Methodist...

Mar 10, 2011

Ressie Mae Chandler, 89, of Simpsonville, who was born in Anderson County on June 11, 1921, the eleventh child of Lawrence Lafayette McAlister and Willie Olivia McAlister, went to be with her Lord and Savior on March 9, 2011 at the home of her son.

A member of Fork Shoals Baptist Church, she was a...

Mar 10, 2011

Dorothy Louise Gaster Knight of Columbia passed away on Monday, March 7, 2011, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

She was born December 23, 1929, in Johnson Township, Williamsburg County, to Ebbie (a farmer) and Ethelyn Wyand (a housewife) Gaster. Dot married Cecil Horger Knight in 1956; they were divorced in 1971. Dot was a long-time...

Mar 6, 2011

Hulda Stuck Stoudemire, 85, of Pomaria, widow of Joseph Frank Stoudemire, died Sunday, March 6, 2011, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on April 18, 1925, in Pomaria, she was a daughter of the late Jay and Iola Wicker Stuck. Mrs. Stoudemire was retired from GE of Irmo and was a member of St. John’s...

Feb 27, 2011

A memorial service for John Stanley Boozer, 61, of West Columbia, will be held at 11:00 Tuesday, March 1, 2011, at Bachman Chapel Lutheran Church, Prosperity SC. The family will receive friends following the service.

Mr. Boozer died Saturday, February 26, 2011. Born September 2, 1949 in Prosperity SC, he was the son of...