Obituaries
Thomas Gooding
Jan 16, 2023
Thomas Lloyd Gooding, 77, of Prosperity, died Monday, January 16, 2023 at his home.
Mr. Gooding was born one of twelve children in Canton, Ohio on June 16, 1945 to the late Lloyd Oliver and Louella Mae Zimmerman Gooding. After graduating from high school, he enlisted with the United States Air Force, during which he served his country in Vietnam....
Kimberly "Kim" Mitchell
Jan 15, 2023
Kimberly “Kim” Ann Lipsey Mitchell, 50, of Little Mountain, died Sunday, January 15, 2023.
Born on March 27, 1972, in Greenwood, she was a daughter of Mary Lunell Davenport Lipsey and the late Clyde Douglas Lipsey. She was a 1990 graduate of the Mid Carolina High School and worked for Cassell Brothers Heating and Cooling. Kim had previously worked worked...
Dennis Keith Rens
Jan 14, 2023
Dennis Keith Rens, 86, of Newberry, widower of Rita Mellett Rens, died Saturday, January 14, 2023 at Prisma Health Richland Hospital.
Born on June 18, 1936 in a farmhouse in Boyden, IA, he was a son of the late Cornelius and Gertrude Bossman Rens. The family later moved to Correl, MN when he was 12 years old. He graduated from...
Neal Lake
Jan 14, 2023
Herman Neal Lake, 47, of Prosperity, died Saturday, January 14, 2023.
Born on December 29, 1975 in Newberry, he was a son of Bertha Farr Lake and the late John David Lake. Neal was a graduate of Mid-Carolina High School and worked along with father at A and L Logging for many years. He later went to work for Jeremy's...
Shirley McRacken
Jan 10, 2023
Shirley Ann Thomasson McRacken, 79, resident of Prosperity, passed away peacefully on January 10, 2023, surrounded by her loving family.
Shirley was a lifelong resident of Newberry County, a daughter of the late Joe Newton Thomasson and Inez Warren Thomasson. She was employed with the South Carolina Department of Corrections where she retired after 20 years of service.
Everyone who...
Timothy H. Fulmer
Jan 10, 2023
Timothy Horace Fulmer, 57, unexpectedly passed away Tuesday January 10, 2023. He was born on September 15, 1965 in Orangeburg, South Carolina.
His children were his pride and joy. He leaves behind his grandson, Tennessee Fulmer, and his two sons: Timmy (Samantha) Fulmer, and Seth Fulmer (Abby Stutts). As well as three brothers: Hank (Lisa) Fulmer, Philip (Judy) Fulmer, and...
Priscilla Hunter
Jan 8, 2023
Priscilla Margaret Hunter, 86, of Prosperity, widow of John Dudley Hunter, died Sunday, January 8, 2023, at Lexington Medical Center.
Born on October 9, 1936, in London, England, she was a daughter of the late Philip Maurice and Joan Margaret Chaffey Monk. She was a homemaker who lovingly reared her seven children. Mrs. Hunter was a member of St. Luke’s...
Lessie Pearl Pitts Clark
Jan 3, 2023
Lessie Pearl Pitts Clark, beloved daughter of the late Luther Pitts and the late Annie Mae Brown Pitts of Silverstreet South Carolina was born on Wednesday, January 1, 1936 in Newberry County. She entered into Eternal Rest on Tuesday, January 3, 2023, at her home in Newberry.
Encouraged by her family, she began pursuing her faith in God at a...
Polly Doolittle
Jan 2, 2023
Polly Doolittle, 84, of Pomaria, died Monday, January 2, 2023, at White Oak Manor.
Born on July 3, 1938, in Pomaria, she was a daughter of the late Bart Nixon and Helen Beryl Cromer Doolittle. She and her twin sister, Molly Doolittle shared everything in life. They both were graduates of of Monticello High School and the Newberry College Secretarial...
Kay Cromer Slice
Jan 2, 2023
Kay Cromer Slice, 70, wife for 52 years of Gordon W. Slice, was born in Charleston County on August 1, 1952, and passed away at her home in Pomaria on Monday, January 2, 2023.
She was chosen by and reared in Pomaria by the late Hagood and Dorothy Hendrix Cromer.
Mrs. Slice worked in textiles and finished her career doing...
Bright M. Griffin
Dec 31, 2022
Bright May Griffin, 92, of Pomaria, died Saturday, December 31, 2022 at his residence.
Born on April 24, 1930 in Pomaria, he was a son of the late Oral Thomas and Gladys Richardson Griffin. Mr. Griffin was a graduate of Newberry College. He taught school and coached at Pomaria High School for 8 years. He later went to work at...
Charles Robert Landis
Dec 30, 2022
Charles Robert Landis, 77, of Prosperity, passed away at his residence.
Born on October 8, 1945, in Washington, DC, he was the son of the late Charles Rubie Landis, Jr. and Dorothy Lucreatia Rusk Landis. He was a graduate of the University of Maryland and was a general contractor.
Mr. Landis is survived by his son, Robert Wade Landis of...
Carroll Amick
Dec 30, 2022
Carroll Wayne Amick, 61, of Chapin, died Friday, December 30, 2022 at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.
Born on March 4, 1961, in Prosperity, he was a son of the late John Wesley and Martha Robina Sease Amick. He worked for Georgia-Pacific for many years and was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church. Carroll was a...
Mark Richardson
Dec 25, 2022
Mark Anthony Richardson, 62, of Newberry, died Sunday, December 25, 2022, at White Oak Manor.
Born on April 30, 1960, in Newberry, he was a son of Lorretta Matthews Richardson and the late Houseal C. Richardson. He was a landscaper and a member of Epting United Methodist Church. He loved the outdoors especially hunting and fishing.
In addition to his...
Sara K. Price
Dec 24, 2022
Sara Kingsmore Price, 78, of Newberry, widow of John David Price, died Saturday, December 24, 2022, at Lexington Medical Center.
Born on March 7, 1944, in Columbia, she was a daughter, Dewey David and Virginia Martin Kingsmore. She was the owner of Sara’s Little Darlings and a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church.
Mrs. Price is survived by a son,...
Wayne Thomas
Dec 24, 2022
Edward Wayne “Sensei Bu” Thomas, 72 of Newberry , died Saturday, December 24, 2022 at his residence.
Born on February 3, 1950 in Clinton, he was the son of the late Edward Thomas, Jr. and Margaret Kelley Thomas. Mr. Thomas was the retired Owner of Yardmaster and was a paramedic for many years. He was a member of the Church...
Coleman Rivers Amick
Dec 23, 2022
Coleman Rivers Amick, 18, of Pomaria, passed away Friday, December 23, 2022.
Born on October 17, 2004, in West Columbia, to Amy Lauren Bradshaw Burke and the late Blake Eugene Amick. He was a graduate of Mid Carolina High School and was employed at Livingston's Car Care.
Coleman is survived by his mother and step-father, Amy Lauren Bradshaw (R.J.) Burke...
Betsy Werts Chapman
Dec 23, 2022
Betsy Werts Chapman, 74, of Newberry, died Friday, December 23, 2022, at her residence.
Born on January 23, 1948, in Newberry she is a daughter of the late William Thomas and Annie Floyd Werts. Mrs. Chapman was a graduate of the Greenville General Hospital School of Nursing. She retired after 31 years as a registered nurse from Whitten Center in...
Carroll "Sidney" Metts
Dec 20, 2022
Carroll B. “Sidney” Metts, 81, of Newberry, died Tuesday, December 20, 2022, at Prisma Health Baptist.
Born on January 17, 1941, in Chapin, he was a son of the late Haskell and Nancy Richardson Metts. He had worked at Damon International and ISE America. Mr. Metts was a member of The Lutheran Church of the Redeemer and the Lutheran Men...
Doris Sligh Richardson
Dec 19, 2022
Doris Carolyn Sligh Richardson, 96, widow of Ervin Gerald Richardson, of Travelers Rest, SC, formerly of Prosperity, SC, peacefully entered the Gates of Heaven on December 19,2022.
Mrs. Richardson was born in Newberry county, a daughter of the late James William Jacob and Rosa Lee Bobb Sligh. She was a retired employee of the Kendall Company Oakland Plant, having worked...
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