Obituaries
Frances F. Edwards
Feb 24, 2022
Frances Ferguson Edwards, 97, formerly of Union, widow of Joseph Eugene Edwards, died Thursday, February 24, 2022, at Springfield Place in Newberry.
Born on January 19, 1925, in Union, she was a daughter of the late Burrell Hampton “B.H.” Ferguson and Ellen Cogdell Ferguson. She was a retired kindergarten teacher and was a lifelong member of Tabernacle Baptist Church in...
Maria Socorro Ramirez De Serrano
Feb 24, 2022
Maria Del Socorro Ramirez De Serrano, 83, of Newberry, widow of Gerardo Serrano, died Thursday, February 24, 2022, at the Newberry County Memorial Hospital.
Born on March 18, 1938, in San Luis Potosi, San Luis Potosi, Mexico, she was a daughter of the late Santiago Ramirez and Santiaga Gonzales. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Mark's...
Tommy Lipscomb
Feb 16, 2022
Tommy Lipscomb, age 89, of Smyrna, Delaware, passed away on Saturday, February 12, 2022, at the Delaware Hospice Center in Milford, Delaware.
Tommy was born on September 5, 1932, in Newberry, South Carolina, the son of the late Howard and Mabel Lipscomb. Tommy served in the Air Force and was employed as an atomic electrician and helped build the...
Tommy Connelly
Feb 14, 2022
George Thomas “Tommy” Connelly, 85, of Newberry, died Monday, February 14, 2022, at Springfield Place.
Born on June 5, 1936, he was born in Newberry, he was a son of the late George Hugh and Mattie Connelly. Tommy attended Newberry High School and served in the US Air Force. He retired from Shakespeare in Newberry and was a member...
Cindy Ruonavaara
Feb 14, 2022
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Cynthia Spires “Cindy” Ruonavaara, 61, of Newberry, died at her residence.
Born on July 29, 1960 in Merced, CA, she was a daughter of Joseph Nathaniel Spires, Sr. and the late Alice Goodman Davis. Cindy worked for Family Dollar and Dollar General for many years. She enjoyed jigsaw puzzles, playing games on her phone, and playing...
Michelle E. Sherman
Feb 14, 2022
Michelle Elyse Sherman, 52, of Newberry, died Monday, February 14, 2022, at Self Regional HealthCare.
Born on October 3, 1969, in Poplar Bluff, MO, she was the daughter of Michael Bouknight and Carol Erbar Higgins. She was employed with the Beckman Center for Mental Health Services in Greenwood.
Ms. Sherman is survived in addition to her parents, Michael...
Doris Singley
Feb 13, 2022
Doris M. Robertson Singley, 85, of Newberry, died Sunday, February 13, 2022 at her residence.
Born on October 21, 1936, in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late James Boyd and Eula Leopard Robertson. She graduated Newberry High School in 1953 and the Greenville General Hospital School of Nursing in 1957 and from the University of South Carolina...
George Roberts
Feb 11, 2022
George Edwin Roberts, 75, of Prosperity went to his heavenly home on February 10, 2022, after a long battle with kidney disease. George was born on June 19, 1946 to the late Ulysses George Roberts and Dessie Irene Cowart Roberts.
George graduated from Eau Claire High School class of 1964. He then went to work in 1966 with South...
Dovie S. Sligh
Feb 10, 2022
Dovie Suber Sligh, 74, of Prosperity, widow of George H. Sligh, died Thursday, February 10, 2022, at the Newberry County Memorial Hospital.
Born on October 9, 1947, in Newberry, she was the daughter of the late Claude B. and Ethel Eargle Suber. She was retired from BellSouth. Mrs. Sligh was a faithful member of St. Philip's Lutheran Church where...
Barbara Moore Bedenbaugh
Feb 9, 2022
Barbara Faye Moore Bedenbaugh, 81, of Prosperity died Wednesday, February 9, 2022.
Born on May 13, 1940 in Prosperity, she was the daughter of the late W. Wyche Moore and Mary Epting Moore. Barbara Faye was retired from Counts Sausage Company and her loves were her family, gardening, and quilting. She was a member of Macedonia Lutheran Church where...
Steven Lever
Feb 8, 2022
Steven Craig Lever, 57, of Newberry, went to his eternal home on February 7, 2022 from complications from COVID/Pneumonia. He was surrounded by his love ones at Prisma Health Richland Hospital in Columbia.
He was born in Newberry on November 3, 1964 to Lewis and Jacqueline “Jackie” Lever.
He was a member of Fairview Baptist Church.
Steven...
Elizabeth "Liz" Morris
Feb 6, 2022
Elizabeth “Liz” Morris, 45, of Whitmire, formerly of Greer, died Saturday, February 5, 2022, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.
Born on December 4, 1976, she was the daughter of Ann Enlow Upton and the late Tommy Morris. Born at just 24 weeks she has been a true miracle since birth. While she endured so many uphill battles she fought...
Nellie DeBerry
Feb 5, 2022
Nellie Gray DeBerry, 97, of Newberry, widow of John Schilling DeBerry, a dearly beloved mother was called to heaven on Saturday, February 5, 2022, at the Newberry County Memorial Hospital.
Born on July 2, 1924 in Morgantown, WV, she was the daughter of the late Wesley and Charlotte Frum Gray. She carried a strong work ethic all of her...
James L. Fulmer
Feb 4, 2022
James Leroy Fulmer, 85, of Prosperity, died Friday, February 4, 2022, at the Newberry County Memorial Hospital.
James was born on October 13, 1936 at home in Newberry County. He was the oldest son of Eddie Leroy Fulmer and Lillie Mae Barrett Fulmer. He was a graduate of Prosperity High School and attended one year at Newberry College. He retired...
Thomas L. Crooks
Feb 1, 2022
Thomas Lyles Crooks, Jr., US Air Force Lt. Col., retired, 82, of Pomaria, died Tuesday, February 1, 2022, at his residence.
Born on November 14, 1939, in Pomaria, he was the son of the late Thomas L. Crooks, Sr. and Annie Laurie Harmon Crooks. He obtained his undergraduate degree from Clemson University and his masters degree from the University of...
George H. Barber
Feb 1, 2022
George Herbert Barber, Sr. 100, of Newberry, died January 31, 2022 at his residence.
Born on June 19, 1921 in Fairfax, he was a son of the late Thomas Porter Barber Sr. and Ollie Lesley Stallings Barber. Mr. Barber was a World War II Army veteran where he served with the Signal Corps in Italy. He later joined the National...
Barry Dowd
Jan 31, 2022
Frank Barry Dowd, 69, of Pomaria, widower of Cathy Long Dowd, died Sunday, January 30, 2022, at his residence.
Born on March 29, 1952, in Newberry County, he was a son of the late Frank O. and Edith Herlong Dowd. He had served in the South Carolina Guard. Mr. Dowd worked for SCE&G for ten years and for the past...
Jerry O. Martin
Jan 31, 2022
Jerry O'Neal Martin, 80, of Newberry, died Monday, January 31, 2022, at the Heritage at Lowman.
Born on May 16, 1941, in Newberry, he was the son of the late William Rudolph and Melzie Smith Martin. He served in the South Carolina National Guard and retired from Newberry County. Mr. Martin was a member of Summer Memorial Lutheran Church. He...
Raymond Williams
Jan 31, 2022
Raymond Othell Williams, 85, of Newberry, widower of Linda Werts Williams, died Sunday, January 30, 2022, at Prisma Health Richland.
Born on October 27, 1936, in Newberry, he was the son of the late Roy Othell Williams and Elise Shealy Williams Brock. He was an Army veteran and worked at Young Chevrolet in Whitmire from 1973 until it closed. He...
Sarah Alice "Sally" Kinard
Jan 29, 2022
Sarah Alice Long “Sally” Kinard, 83, of Columbia, died January 28, 2022 at Lexington Medical Center.
Born on February 7, 1938 in Newberry, she was the daughter of the late H. Thomas and Vera Elizabeth Lawson Long. Sally was a real estate agent with Century 21 Vanguard where she loved helping people. She prided herself in being able to get...
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