Obituaries

Apr 17, 2021

Linda Elaine Hart Cannon, 71, of Newberry, died Saturday, April 17, 2021, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on October 17, 1949, in Union, she was a daughter of the late Graham and Ruth Wilson Hart. She was a graduate of Newberry College and had worked at Newberry College. She was a member of Bush...

Apr 16, 2021

Agnes Bagnal Folk, 82, of Florence, passed away on Thursday, April 15, 2021. Mrs. Folk was born in Manning, SC a daughter of the late Robert Lee Bagnal and Nina Thames Bagnal. She graduated from Winthrop College in 1960 as a Registered Dietician and married Tommy M. Folk, Jr. on July 3rd that same year. She worked for McLeod...

Apr 16, 2021

Thomas Edward Hoyes, 60, of Cross Hill, died Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at his residence.

Born January 21, 1961 in Warwick, RI, he was a son of Donald James Hoyes and Barbara Westfall Hoyes. He was a valuable team member of AT&T FirstNet, a member of the NRA and avid Trump supporter.

Apr 15, 2021

Tiffany Nicole Johnson, 24, of Newberry, died Wednesday, April 14, 2021.

Born on March 20, 1997, in Fayetteville, AR, she was the daughter of Justine Moore Johnson and Larry Johnson. She was a 2015 graduate of Newberry High School and was 2020 graduate of Newberry College with a Major in Biology and a Minor in...

Apr 15, 2021

On April 15, 2021 Sarah Lynn Kuzmeskus of Mt. Pleasant, SC passed away from brain cancer. She fought a brave and courageous battle.

Sarah is the daughter of David and Beverly Kuzmeskus. She leaves a brother Eric Kuzmeskus(Julia) and a precious niece Ellie Jane Kuzmeskus. She also leaves a...

Apr 14, 2021

Mary Counts Ruff, 92, of Pomaria, widow of Marion Leo Ruff, died Tuesday, April 13, 2021, at her residence.

Born on August 17, 1928, in Little Mountain, she was the daughter of the late Clarence A. and Ruth Riddle Counts. She was retired from the USDA and was a member of St. Matthews...

Apr 9, 2021

Joyce Lever Bedenbaugh Murray, 82, of Newberry, died Friday, April 9, 2021, at her residence.

Born on May 24, 1938, in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late Ollie and Margie Boggs Lever. She was a member of Bible Baptist of Simpsonville. She loved her family very much and enjoyed her pen...

Apr 9, 2021

James Summer Johnston, 74, of Pomaria, widower of Dianne Ruff Johnston, died Thursday, April 8, 2021 at his residence.

Born on August 20, 1946 in Newberry, he was a son of the late Arthur Middleton Johnston and Leola Summer Johnston Eargle. He was a graduate of Mid-Carolina High School and Columbia Commercial College....

Apr 7, 2021

Patricia Lucille Livingston Harmon, 87, of Newberry, widow of Clyde Eugene Harmon, died Wednesday, April 7, 2021, at Springfield Place.

Born on October 25, 1933, in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late Vernon Jesse Livingston, Sr. and Carolyn Lucille Buzhardt Livingston. Mrs. Harmon worked for Newberry Mills, Newberry Lumber,C&S Bank and...

Apr 6, 2021

Ashley Dean Long, 60, of Irmo, died Tuesday, April 6, 2021, at the home of his mother in Newberry.

Born on February 8, 1961, in Savannah, GA, he was the son of Bobbie Fuller Long and the late Young Derrieux Long. He was an assistant store...

Apr 3, 2021

Arthur Craig Hipp, 56, of Pomaria, passed away suddenly on April 3, 2021, at his residence.

Craig was a 1984 graduate of Mid Carolina High School and an entrepreneur/owner operator of Craig Hipp's Towing and Repair, Inc., Pomaria/Prosperity, SC. He loved his profession and met many life long friends along the...

Apr 3, 2021

Angela O'Shields Jackson, 58, of Newberry, died Saturday, April 3, 2021, at her residence.

Born on January 28, 1963, in Florence, she was the daughter of the late James Earl and Dorothy Ragsdale O'Shields. Ms. Jackson was a 1981 graduate of Whitmire High School, worked at Lorex Drugs and was a member of St. Matthews...

Mar 31, 2021

Sara Alice Felker Welliver, 91, of Newberry, died March 31, 2021 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born September 7, 1929 in Whitmire, she was the daughter of the late George Adam and Sara Henrietta Adams Felker. She graduated from Whitmire High School in 1947. In 1948 she trained in Charlotte with Southern Bell and then...

Mar 27, 2021

Sheila Martin Friar, 68, of Edisto Beach, South Carolina died March 27, 2021 at Trident Medical Center, North Charleston, South Carolina.

Born on October 6, 1952 in Wellington, Kansas, she was a daughter of the late Elburn L. Martin and Loma Phipps Griephan.

She was formerly employed by Kentco,...

Mar 25, 2021

Bobby Franklin Morris, 84, of Prosperity, widower of Daisy E. Morris, passed away on Thursday, March 25, 2021, at his residence.

Born on June 28, 1936, in Prosperity, he was a son of the late Morgan and Myrtle Livingston Morris. He was an Army veteran, a carpenter and a farmer. He was a...

Mar 24, 2021

William W. Wallace, Jr., 80, of Newberry, died March 24, 2021 at his residence.

Born February 2, 1941 in Chester, he was a son of the late William Wallace and Marie Edith Gregory Wallace. He was a graduate of the University of South Carolina, a retired Banker, and retired as a Master Sergeant...

Mar 24, 2021

Dorothy Dean Smith Turner Babb, 88, of Newberry, passed away Wednesday, March 24, 2021, at her residence surrounded by her family.

Born February 22, 1933, in Union County, she was a daughter of the late Paul and Pearl Jenkins Smith. She retired from American Fiber and Finishing and was...

Mar 23, 2021

David H. Lollis, 94, of Prosperity, died Wednesday, March 24, 2021, at Lexington Medical Center.

Born on February 14, 1927, in Greenville, he was a son of the late Harrison J. and Nora Belle Kinard Lollis. He was a retired sawmill operator and a member of Bachman Chapel Lutheran Church.

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Mar 23, 2021

Martha Frances Kyzer Dipner, 86, of Chappells, died Tuesday, March 23, 2021, at her residence.

Born on May 16, 1934, in Newberry, she was the daughter of the Nathan O'Daniel and Annie Mae Lybrand Kyzer. Her working career was in the banking industry where she had worked at Bankers Trust, Nations Bank and retired from...

Mar 23, 2021

Anne Bedenbaugh Shealy, 88, widow of Heyward Glenn Shealy, of Little Mountain, died Wednesday, March 23, 2021, at her home surrounded by her daughters.

Born August 5, 1932, in Prosperity, South Carolina, her parents were the late Dhent Asbury Bedenbaugh and the late Laurie Dennis Bedenbaugh. Mrs. Shealy was a graduate of Prosperity...