Obituaries
Paul E. Yost
May 27, 2022
Paul Edward Yost, 66, of Pomaria, died Friday, May 27, 2022, at his residence.
Born on November 22, 1955, in Cleveland, OH, he was a son of the late Marvin and Opal Hendricks Yost. He served four years in the US Marines and six years in the US Army. Mr. Yost had worked for Green Acres Construction Company.
He is...
Elizabeth Ann Ruff Wise
May 25, 2022
Elizabeth Ann R. “Zan” Wise, 86, of Batesburg, widow of John Bell Wise, died Wednesday, May 25, 2022, at J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home.
Born on March 28, 1936, in Newberry County, she was the daughter of the late Robert Lee and Marian Olivia Halfacre Ruff. She attended St. Philip’s Grammer School and graduated from Pomaria High School in 1954. In...
Gordon Stuart Leslie, Jr.
May 22, 2022
Gordon Stuart Leslie, Jr, 97, widower of Miriam Kirby Leslie, died May 22, 2022, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.Born on December 8, 1924 in Newberry, he was the son of the late Gordon Stuart Leslie, Sr. and Della Matthews Leslie.Mr. Leslie was a World War II Navy Veteran. He served in the Pacific aboard the USS Whitehurst as a signalman....
Paula Jane Spicer
May 21, 2022
Paula Jane Spicer, 70, of Silverstreet, died Saturday, May 21, 2022 at her residence.
Born in Woodruff, she was a daughter of the late Paul and Sara Nix Williams. Paula was a God fearing woman. She loved spending time with her family doing absolutely nothing. She would give you her opinion whether you wanted it or not. She loved her...
Stephanie Nicole Dominick Likes
May 20, 2022
Stephanie Nicole Dominick Likes, 37, of Prosperity, died Friday, May 20, 2022, in Clinton.
Born on January 19, 1985, in Newberry, she was the daughter of Steve O. Dominick and Ann Helms Dominick. Mrs. Likes was a member of Zion United Methodist Church. Stephanie loved making bead jewelry.
She is survived in addition to her parents by her husband, Jordan...
Gerry Wilson Johnson
May 18, 2022
Gerry Arenell Wilson Johnson, 82, of Silverstreet, widow of William L. Johnson, died Wednesday, May 18, 2022, at Prisma Health Richland.
Born on February 6, 1940, in Laurens County, she was a daughter of the late Grover Cleveland and Alpha Omega Cothran Wilson. She was retired from Whitten Center and was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church.
Mrs. Johnson...
Vera Driggers Wiggers
May 17, 2022
Vera Dale Driggers Wiggers, 97, of Newberry, widow of Everette Wiggers, died Tuesday, May 17, 2022, at Oakland Living Center in Rutherfordton, NC.
Born on May 15, 1925, in Denmark, SC, she was a daughter of the late Eddie and Marie Platt Driggers. She retired as a cafeteria worker from the Newberry County Schools.
Mrs. Wiggers is survived by nieces...
Walter Odell Suber
May 15, 2022
Mr. Walter Odell Suber, 91, of Pomaria, SC, longtime companion of Martha Yonce, entered into rest on Sunday, May 15, 2022, in the comfort of his home. Born in Thomas County, GA, he is the son of the late Jesse and Mamie Burgess Suber. A former longtime resident of the CSRA, he relocated to Pomaria, SC, in 2016. He proudly...
Jo Ann Richardson
May 13, 2022
Jo Ann Richardson, 79, of Pomaria, died Friday, May 13, 2022, at her residence.
Born on June 6, 1942, in Little Mountain, she was a daughter of the late George Ray and Eva Mae Boland Richardson. Ms. Richardson was an Avon Representative for over 40 years. She was a lifelong member of St. Paul Lutheran Church where she was a...
Anne Cook Graham
May 9, 2022
Anne Cook Graham, 95, of Newberry, widow of Lawrence “Bubba” Graham, died Monday, May 9, 2022, at the Newberry County Memorial Hospital.
Born on August 9, 1926, in Prosperity, she was a daughter of the late Sam A. and Eunice Halfacre Cook. Mrs. Graham was retired from the Newberry County Treasurer’s Office. She was a member of Central United Methodist...
Peggy Jean Killian
May 2, 2022
Peggy Jean Boozer Killian, 84, of Prosperity, widow of O. Alonzo Killian, died Monday, May 2, 2022, at her residence.
Born on October 15, 1937, in Prosperity, she was a daughter of the late Eugene and Sparta Mae Bowers Boozer. Mrs. Killian was a graduate of Prosperity High School and attended Columbia Commercial College. She had worked at Prosperity Elementary...
Patricia Norman Huffstetler
May 1, 2022
Patricia Norman Huffstetler, 83, of Prosperity, widow of James Harvey Huffstetler, died Sunday, May 1, 2022.
Born on October 1, 1938, in Houlka, MS, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Mary Norman. She was retired from Tellus Operating Group. Mrs. Huffstetler was a member of Bethel Baptist Church and was an active member of the UDC and...
Judy Dominick Jennings
Apr 30, 2022
Judy Kay Dominick Jennings, 76, of Prosperity, died Saturday, April 30, 2022, at her residence.
Born on March 18, 1946, in Whitmire, she was the daughter of the late O.C. and Etta Mae Cotney Dominick. She was the owner of J.J. Beauty Nook and a member of Zion United Methodist Church.
Mrs. Jennings is survived by her husband, Leo Jennings,...
Valerie Rae Kohler
Apr 30, 2022
Valerie Rae Kohler, 64, of Newberry, died Saturday, April 30, 2022, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.
Born on December 4, 1957, in Cleveland, OH, she was a daughter of Elaine Brubaker Kohler and the late Edward Russell Kohler. She had a culinary degree and was an accomplished chef who was an original member of the Figaro Hospitality Group, having started...
Randy David Sherman
Apr 29, 2022
Randy David Sherman, 62, of Prosperity, died Friday, April 29, 2022, at J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home.
Born on September 28, 1959, in Georgia, he was a son of Melvin C. Sherman and the late Georgianne Carrol McFarren. He was a welder. He loved motorcycles, pretty women and good food.
Mr. Sherman is survived by his father, Melvin (Carol) Sherman of...
Janna Lane Longshore
Apr 26, 2022
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Master Deputy Janna Lane Longshore, 29, of Whitmire, died Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at the Lexington Medical Center.
Born on November 1, 1992, in Columbia, she was the daughter of Cherrie Franklin Longshore and the late Wilmer Michael Longshore. She was a 2016 graduate of the SC Criminal Justice Academy and a 2021 graduate of Newberry College. ...
Edgar L. Hofe, Jr.
Apr 25, 2022
Edgar Lavere Hofe, Jr., 78, of Gettysburg, PA, died Monday, April 25, 2022, in Prosperity, SC while on vacation.
He was born on February 27, 1944, in Nashville, TN to the late Edgar Lavere Hofe, Sr. and Arlene Spangler Hofe. Mr. Hofe served in the U.S. Army, the Pennsylvania National Guard, and retired from the U.S. Army. He was a...
Virginia Bedenbaugh Cannon
Apr 25, 2022
Ruth Virginia Bedenbaugh Cannon, 93, of Prosperity, widow of J.R. Cannon, died Monday, April 25, 2022, at her residence.
Born on September 28, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Maybank and Ruth Smith Bedenbaugh. She was 1959 graduate of the Farah’s School of Beauty Culture Inc. Mrs. Cannon was a member of St. Luke’s Lutheran Church where she...
Clara F. Chapman
Apr 23, 2022
Clara Roberta Floyd Chapman, 92, of Prosperity, widow of Bearl Franklin Chapman, died Saturday, April 23, 2022, at White Oak Manor.
Born on April 4, 1930, in Port Gibson, MS, she was a daughter of the late Kenneth Eugene and Clara Roberta Willis Floyd. She was a retired accountant and a member of Prosperity First Baptist Church.
Mrs. Chapman is...
Keith Calvin Bouknight
Apr 23, 2022
Keith Calvin “Booger” Bouknight, 59, of Prosperity, died Saturday, April 23, 2022, at MUSC-Charleston.
Born on August 1, 1962, in Newberry, he was a son of the late Kathleen Bouknight. He had been a factory worker and was a member of Macedonia Lutheran Church. Keith was a spiritual man who believed in his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He was...
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