Obituaries

Aug 20, 2010

Riley Cameryn Compton infant daughter of McKinely “Mickey” Compton II and Allie Point Compton died Thursday, August 19, 2010, at Palmetto Health Richland Hospital.

Surviving in addition to her parents are her twin sister, Kiley Grace Compton; a brother, Landon Compton; maternal grandparents, Ruby (Joe) Point-Miller and James F. Point, Sr.; paternal grandparents, Diane Compton...

Aug 20, 2010

Lin Rosson “Ross” Slaton, 45, of Newberry, died Friday, August 20, 2010, at his residence.

Born on March 14, 1965, in Charleston, he was a son of Lin and Mabel Hiller Slaton. Mr. Slaton was the retired owner of Ross’ Repair and a member of Mayer Memorial Lutheran Church.

Surviving in addition to...

Aug 18, 2010

Grady Franklin Rikard, 88, of Newberry, widower of Patricia Ann “Tootsie” Willard Rikard, died Wednesday, August 18, 2010, at his residence.

Born on January 22, 1922, in Newberry, he was a son of the late Franklin Samuel and Alice Cornelia Wicker Rikard. He was a World War II Navy veteran and also a veteran of the...

Aug 18, 2010

Bertha Smith Kanipe, 92, of Newberry, widow of George Kanipe, died Tuesday, August 17, 2010, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on January 31, 1918, in Clinton, she was a daughter of the late John Henry and Fannie Ophelia Puckett Smith. She worked with upholstery.

Surviving are her daughter, Pat Long of Newberry;...

Aug 15, 2010

Warren Thomas Givens, Sr. 90, formerly of Sumter, died August 14, 2010.

Born in Savannah on May 21, 1920, he was a son of the late Thomas Boyd and Mildred Warren Givens. He was a World War II Army Veteran and was a retired Insurance Agent. He was a member of St. James Lutheran Church...

Aug 14, 2010

Elizabeth Jones Trammell, 82, formerly of Whitmire, widower of William A. Trammell, died August 13, 2010 at White Oak Manor.

Born in Whitmire on November 26, 1927, she was a daughter of the late Coy and Erie Johnson Jones. She was formerly employed by J.P Stevens and was a homemaker.

She is survived by a...

Aug 14, 2010

Juanita Mauldin Mathis, 73, of Prosperity, died August 13, 2010 at Ascension Hospice.

Born in Newberry on August 27, 1936, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Lillian Clary Mauldin.

She is survived by a daughter, Susan Mathis of Prosperity; sisters, Mary Scott of Great Falls and Patricia Naomi Bouknight...

Aug 13, 2010

Kenneth Royal Griffin, Jr., 62, of Pomaria, died August 12, 2010 at his residence.

Born in Pomaria on July 1, 1948, he was a son of Lillie Woodward Harmon and the late Kenneth Royal Griffin, Sr. He was a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church .He was an explosives expert and was a United States Marine Corps...

Aug 12, 2010

Alice Copeland Mann, 93, formerly of Chesapeake, VA, widow of Marion Charles Mann, Sr., died Wednesday, August 11, 2010, at J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home.

Born on February 6, 1917, in Elizabeth City, NC, she was a daughter of the late Cecil Albert and Addie Godfrey Copeland. She was a member of Oaklette United Methodist Church in...

Aug 10, 2010

John Rodney “Jack” Schofield, 81, of Prosperity, formerly of Akron, OH, widower of Adeline Palazzolo Schofield, died Monday, August 9, 2010, at Regency Hospital in Greenville, SC.

Born on May 21, 1929, in Highland Park, MI, he was a son of the late Arthur and Marguerite Overbeck Schofield. Mr. Schofield was a Korean War Army veteran...

Aug 10, 2010

Mary Helen Griffith Keitt, of Mountain Towers Health Care Rehab in Cheyenne, WY, died Friday, July 9, 2010.

Helen was born on January 31, 1931, to the late James Wilbur Griffith and Hattie Sue McCarty Griffith of Newberry.

She is survived by her children, James Robert Keitt and his wife, Debbie, Maurice Houseal...

Aug 9, 2010

Mary Elizabeth “Betty” “Lib” Robbins Griffen, 70, of Newberry, died Sunday, August 8, 2010, at her residence.

Born on July 25, 1940, in Pomaria, she was a daughter of the late Hoyt and Laura Ramey Robbins. She was a member of Wightman United Methodist Church.

Surviving are her sons, John Bush of Little...

Aug 4, 2010

William Dowling Craven, 80, of Newberry, widower of Miriam Jollay Craven, died Thursday, July 29, 2010, at Greenville Memorial Hospital.

Born on August 11, 1929, in Kinards, he was a son of the late John Ellis Craven, Sr. and Helen Moates Craven. Mr. Craven was retired from the Air Force and later worked for Whitten...

Aug 3, 2010

William Berle Storey, Sr., 83, of Leesville, widower of Antoinette Cornell Storey, died Tuesday, August 3, 2010, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on October 15, 1926, in Blowing Rock, NC, he was a son of the late Henry Martin and Hester Anne Triplett Storey. Mr. Storey was a World War II Navy veteran having...

Jul 29, 2010

Doyle Wayne Senn, 53, of Newberry, died Wednesday, July 28, 2010, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

He is survived by his wife, Julie Spencer; sons, Ashley Senn and Dalton Senn both of Newberry; a daughter, Sheena Senn of Newberry; a brother, Joey Senn of Denver, CO; grandsons, Landen Turner and Dylan Wayne Senn. Mr. Senn was...

Jul 27, 2010

Reverend Joseph Eugene Walker, 94, of 531 Stacie Lane, Richburg, SC, died Sunday, July 25, 2010.

He was the widower of Edith Teague Walker and a native of Oconee County, S.C. He was the son of the late Wilton E. and Hattie Morris Walker. The Rev. Walker was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. He had pastored...

Jul 26, 2010

Virginia Dominick Abrams, 97, of Newberry, died Monday, July 26, 2010, at White Oak Manor.

Born on January 25, 1913, in Prosperity, she was a daughter of the late Willie Lake Dominick and Pearle Harmon Dominick Wessinger. Mrs. Abrams was a graduate of Newberry College and was a retired educator who got real joy and satisfaction...

Jul 26, 2010

Sarah Mae Hipp Auton, 85, of Prosperity, widow of Houseal Walter Auton, died Monday, July 26, 2010, at Palmetto Richland Heart Center.

Born on October 15, 1924, in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late Arthur Tillman and Anna Julia Harman Hipp. She retired from Kendall Company, Oakland Plant and was a member of...

Jul 26, 2010

Mabel Boone Stoudemayer, 84, of Greer, widow of Dr. T.C. Stoudemayer, Sr., died Sunday, July 25, 2010, at North Greenville Medical Center, Traveler's Rest.

Born Sept. 2, 1925, in Memphis, TN, she was the daughter of Merrill and Mabel Boone. She was a graduate of Southwestern University, Memphis, TN, and served as chair/president of the Greenville...

Jul 20, 2010

Dr. Charles G. Jeremias, 90, of Newberry, widower of Lephon "Lee" Jeremias, died Tuesday, July 20, 2010 .

Born on July 8, 1920 , in Marlboro, MA, he was a son of the late Constantine Nicholas and Ruth May Mather Jeremias. He graduated in 1942 with honors with a B.S. in Chemistry from the University...