Obituaries

Nov 4, 2009

Bobby Houseal Rawls, 77, of Pomaria, died Tuesday, November 3, 2009, at his residence with his family by his side.

Born on March 28, 1932, in Pomaria, he was a son of Vennie Graham Rawls and the late McDonald Rawls. He was retired from Uniroyal, was a member of New Hope United Methodist Church and a lifetime...

Nov 4, 2009

Ervin Gerald “Mutt” Richardson, 83, of Prosperity, died Wednesday, November 4, 2009, at Ascension Hospice in Irmo.

Born on December 23, 1925, in Prosperity, he was a son of the late Ervin David and Georgie Livingston Richardson. He was retired from Allied Chemical, a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church and the Jollystreet Community Center.

Nov 4, 2009

Mary Ruth Allen Warren, 89, of Pomaria, died Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on June 10, 1920, in Pomaria, she was a daughter of the late Ivy Eugene and Ada Richardson Allen. She was a lifelong member of College Street Baptist Church where she taught the Mary Warren Sunday School Class for...

Nov 2, 2009

Ira Bedenbaugh, 93, of Prosperity, died Sunday, November 1, 2009, at White Oak Manor.

Born on April 18, 1916, in Prosperity, he was a son of the late George Pettus and Susanna Nichols Bedenbaugh. Mr. Bedenbaugh worked for W.C. Barnes Grocery and Essie Singley Liquor Store and was a farmer. He was a member of St. Luke’s...

Nov 1, 2009

Roselean Epting Lester, 91, of Newberry, died Sunday, November 1, 2009, at her residence.

Born on October 22, 1918, in Lexington County, she was a daughter of the late George Tallie and Daisy Long Epting. She was a member of Silverstreet Lutheran Church.

Surviving is her husband, Marvin S. Lester; daughters, Brenda Kay Lester...

Oct 31, 2009

Carrie Faye Kinard Wood, 82, of Newberry, widow of William Edward Wood, died Saturday, October 31, 2009, at Hospice House of Laurens County.

Born on April 8, 1927, in Pomaria, she was a daughter of the late George Walter Kinard and Louise Dickert Hunter. Mrs. Wood was retired from American Fiber & Finishing and was a member...

Oct 28, 2009

Billy Ray Willingham, 77, of Newberry died October 28, 2009 at J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home.

Born on March 14, 1932 in Newberry, he was a son of the late William M. and Ethel Bouknight Willingham. He served in the SC National Guard and was retired from the City of Newberry after having worked at the George Hugh...

Oct 26, 2009

Manuel Frederico “Mane” Lopez, 16, of Newberry, died Sunday, October 25, 2009.

Born on October 26, 1992 in Newberry, he was a son of Manuel Lopez Hernandez and Manuela Amelia Lopez. He attended the Newberry Church of God and St. Mark’s Catholic Church. He enjoyed spending time with friends and was a talented artist that will be...

Oct 25, 2009

Betty Garland DeHart, 69, of Newberry, died Saturday, October 24, 2009 at her residence.

Born on March 22, 1941 in Corbin, KY, she was a daughter of the late Leonard D. and Millie Elizabeth McLeod Garland. She was a member of Calvary Pentecostal Holiness Church.

Surviving are her sons, Hiram Thomas Reardon of Winnsboro,...

Oct 25, 2009

Ruth Onealia Rawls Doolittle, age 97, of Cayce, S.C. entered her eternal home on Sunday morning, October 25, 2009 at Providence Hospital with her children by her bedside.

She was the widow of Warren Heyward Doolittle who died in 1977. She was a native of Newberry County born on October 16, 1912 and was the last surviving...

Oct 23, 2009

Rosemary Long Metts, 67, of Little Mountain died Friday, October 23, 2009 at her residence.

Born on September 8, 1942 in Little Mountain, she was the daughter of Mary Ruth Boland Long and the late James L. Long. She was a homemaker and a lifelong member of Mt. Tabor Lutheran Church.

In addition to...

Oct 20, 2009

Marion Leslie Kibler, 84, of Newberry died October 20, 2009 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on October 31, 1924 in Sweetbriar, ND, she was a daughter of the late Leon and Edith Dawson Wayman. She was a former missionary, foster parent and nursing assistant. Mrs. Kibler attended Lebanon United Methodist Church.

Surviving are...

Oct 19, 2009

Lillie Belle Herring Minick, 90, of Newberry, widow of John W. Minick, Sr., died Monday, October 19, 2009 at White Oak Manor-Newberry.

Born on September 7, 1919 in Colbert, GA, she was a daughter of the late Early and Lillie Porterfield Herring. Mrs. Minick retired from the Newberry College Bookstore as the Manager in 1982. Following...

Oct 17, 2009

Marcella M. "Sally" Blomberg of Newberry, died Saturday, October 17, 2009. She was 88 years old.

She was born on November 26, 1920 in Minneapolis, MN. She was preceded in death by her husband, Douglas Blomberg, her parents, Odin and Myrtle Trom of Minnesota and two brothers and a sister.

Mrs. Blomberg was a...

Oct 16, 2009

Roberta Lindler Longshore, 89, of Silverstreet, widow of Marvin Everette Longshore, died Friday, October 16, 2009 at Providence Hospital.

Born on April 8, 1920 in Chapin, she was a daughter of the late Preston Banks and Lola Irene Monts Lindler. She was retired from the Newberry County Schools and was a member of Silverstreet Lutheran Church.Surviving are...

Oct 16, 2009

Chloe Shealy Epting, 87, of Little Mountain, widow of George I. Epting, Jr., died Friday, October 16, 2009 at Palmetto Baptist Hospital.

Born on January 5, 1922 in Chapin, she was a daughter of the late Cebar C. and Gerstle Price Shealy. Mrs. Epting was a member of St. Peter Lutheran Church where she served for many...

Oct 15, 2009

Michael H. Perkins, 61, of West Columbia died Wednesday, October 14, 2009.

Born on April 2, 1948 in Newberry, he was a son of Pansey Elrod Perkins and the late Harold C. Perkins. He was a Navy veteran of the Vietnam War and a member of Hunt Memorial Baptist Church.

He is...

Oct 14, 2009

Clarence Wilbur Wilson of Prosperity SC formerly of Columbia, SC, died on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at The Hospice House of Laurens County in Clinton, SC. He is the widower of Jennie Ouzts Wilson, beloved wife of 64 years.

Born June 8, 1918 in Newberry County, he is the son of the late George Calhoun and Claudia...

Oct 9, 2009

William Harold Dunaway, 68, of Newberry died Thursday, October 8, 2009 at his residence.

Born in Clinton on May 26, 1941, he was a son of William Henry “Slim” Dunaway and the late Lilly Pearl Lawson Dunaway. He was retired from American Fiber and Finishing and was a member of Newberry Church of God. Mr. Dunaway was...

Oct 7, 2009

Joseph Henry Horne, 68, of Newberry, died Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at Ascension Hospice House.

Born on September 4, 1941 in Atlanta, GA, he was a son of the late Thomas Jefferson Horne, Sr. and Eubie Mae White Horne. He was retired from the S.C. School Bus System and was a former member of the S.C. State...