Obituaries

Sep 3, 2010

Mr. Ronald J. Swanson, age 62, of Prosperity, died Friday September 3, 2010 after battling Dementia for seven years. Funeral services will be held by Rev. Dan Ratchford, at Chapin Presbyterian Church on Sunday, September 5, 2010, at 2:00 PM.

Mr. Swanson retired from Emery Worldwide Co. after 34 years of...

Sep 1, 2010

Cleo S. Shealy, 93, of Little Mountain, widow of Willard O. Shealy, died Wednesday, September 1, 2010, at Generations of Chapin.

Born on February 28, 1917, in Chapin, she was a daughter of the late Charlie M. and Carrie Lindler Shealy. Mrs. Shealy was retired from G.E. of Irmo. She was a member of Holy Trinity...

Aug 30, 2010

Mr. Ben Bradley, age 85 of Newberry, passed away on August 30, 2010, after a lengthy illness.

Born June 25, 1925 in Marshall, North Carolina, he was the son of Henry and Cindy Sprinkles Bradley. He worked as a surveyor before moving to South Carolina and entering a forty year plus career as a farmer.

Aug 30, 2010

Randal Cromer Lee, 53, of Newberry, died Monday, August 30, 2010, at his residence.

Born on September 20, 1956, in Newberry, he was a son of Ruby Lee Cromer Lee and the late Russell William Lee. Mr. Lee was a former employee of Clinton Newberry Gas Authority and a member of Zion United Methodist Church....

Aug 30, 2010

Julia Turner, 66, of Newberry, widow of Robert Wayne Turner, died Monday, August 30, 2010, at Providence Hospital.

Born on July 5, 1944, in Newberry, she was a daughter of Essie Enlow Turner Suit and the late Robert A. Turner. She was retired from American Fiber and Finishing-Oakland Plant and was a member...

Aug 29, 2010

Jerry Wicker, 67, of Fox Hunt Drive, North Augusta, entered into rest on Sunday, August 29, 2010.

Mr. Wicker was a native of Newberry County, SC, having made North Augusta his home for the past 45 years. He was retired from the Savannah River Site and was a...

Aug 27, 2010

Rebecca Kibler Driggers, 95, of Newberry, widow of Daniel Luther “Pete” Driggers, died Thursday, August 26, 2010, at Tidelands Community Hospice in Georgetown.

Born on September 26, 1914, in Pomaria, she was a daughter of the late Adam and Lavina Ruff Kiber. Mrs. Driggers was a retired sales associate at B.C. Moore. She was a member...

Aug 25, 2010

Wayne Allen Moates, 50, of Newberry, died Tuesday, August 24, 2010, at National Institute of Health in Bethesda, Maryland.

Born on July 15, 1960, in Newberry, he was a son of Yvonne Horton Farmer and the late George W. Moates. He was a member of College Street Baptist Church.

Surviving are his...

Aug 25, 2010

Alfred F. West, 85, of Prosperity, died Wednesday, August 25, 2010, at Lexington Medical Center Extended Care.

Born on September 20, 1924, in Saluda, he was a son of the late Horace Bernad and Ethel Wessinger West. He was a World War II and Korean War Navy veteran. Mr. West was a machinist who worked...

Aug 25, 2010

Gerald Griffith, 75, of Newberry, died Tuesday, August 24, 2010, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

He was born on September 23, 1934 to the late J. Wilbur and Hattie McCarty Griffith. Mr. Griffith was retired from Columbia Supply Company and also Standard Distributors. He was a member of Bush River Baptist Church.

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Aug 24, 2010

Hugh Elliott Dominick, 61, of Newberry, died suddenly on Monday, August 23, 2010.

He was born on January 5, 1949 in Newberry, a son of Emily Gregory Dominick and the late Hugh A. Dominick. He was a 1967 Saluda High School graduate and a 1971 Cum Laude graduate of Newberry College. He was formerly employed...

Aug 24, 2010

Herman Graham Wicker, 85, of Newberry, died Tuesday, August 24, 2010, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family after a brief illness.

Born in Pomaria on January 24, 1925, he was the son of the late Ernest Oliver and Mary Viola Graham Wicker. He was a graduate of Bush River High School and an...

Aug 23, 2010

Mary Norris Kinard, 92, of Newberry, widow of O. Z. “Zack” Kinard, died Monday, August 23, 2010, at J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home.

Born on August 22, 1918, in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late William Calhoun and Mary Jean Long Norris. She was retired from Damon International. Mrs. Kinard was a member of New...

Aug 21, 2010

John W. Rawls of Prosperity passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, August 20, 2010, surrounded by family.

Born September 29, 1923, in Pomaria, SC, Mr. Rawls was the son of the late William Alvin and Clara Wicker Rawls. He was predeceased by his wife, Anne Long Rawls and sisters, Lula Ella and Tommie...

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

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...