Obituaries

Nov 4, 2020

Margaret Virginia Simpson Koon, 95, of Prosperity, homemaker, widow of Clarence Robert (C.R.) Koon, passed away on Wednesday, November 4, 2020, at Hospice and Palliative Care of the Piedmont.

Born on February 1, 1925, in Clinton, she was the daughter of the late Lewis D. and Rosalyn Shannon Simpson. She was an amazing...

Nov 3, 2020

Susan Louise Curtis Smallwood, 69, of Newberry, died Monday, November 2, 2020, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on September 7, 1951 in Detroit, MI, she was the daughter of the Jerry and Helen Mangione Curtis.

Ms. Smallwood is survived by brothers, Chuck Curtis and David Curtis.  She was predeceased by a brother, Darrell Curtis....

Nov 2, 2020

Herbert Felton Payton, 81, of Prosperity, died Monday, November 2, 2020, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on May 10, 1939, in Iva, he was a son of the late Robert and Inez Payton. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran. He was a retired police office with over 30 years of service. He served...

Nov 2, 2020

Amanda Williamson Brown, 81, of Newberry, widow of Esby Walter Brown, died Monday, November 2, 2020 at White Oak Manor.

Born on July 17, 1939 in Whitmire, she was a daughter of the late Bill and Mary Worthy Williamson. She was a former dispatcher with the Newberry County Sheriff's Office and later retired from the...

Oct 31, 2020

Martha Dell Shealy Bowers of Prosperity, SC passed away on October 31, 2020 in Dyer, TN. She was a kind, giving and loving person; a devoted mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and a friend to many. She was a member of Wightman UMC in Prosperity, and was retired from the Newberry County Treasurer’s Office. At Dyer Nursing and Rehabilitation...

Oct 31, 2020

Vivian Geraldine Avery Morris, 88, of Newberry, widow of Dudley Morgan “D.M.” Morris, Jr., died Friday, October 30, 2020, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on March 16, 1932, in Laurens, she was a daughter of the late Ludie Frank Avery, Sr. and Lucille Metts Avery. She was retired from Greenwood Mills, Joanna Plant and...

Oct 31, 2020

Richard Ansel Martin, Sr., 81, of Newberry, widower of Edna Marie Martin, died Saturday, October 31, 2020 at his residence.

Born on July 8, 1939 in Newberry, he was the son of the late Robert Ansel and Juliette Nicholson Martin. He served in the SC National Guard and was the founder of Bulldog...

Oct 30, 2020

Lois Opehlia Gregory Hudson, 81, of Newberry, died Friday, October 30, 2020, at White Oak Manor.

Born on January 31, 1939 in Whitmire, she was a daughter of the late Dewey and Agnes Harris Gregory.

Mrs. Hudson is survived by a daughter, Lynn Hill (Roger) of Little Mountain; sons,...

Oct 27, 2020

Allen Eugene Nichols, 76, of Newberry, died Monday, October 26, 2020 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on June 29, 1944 in Newberry, he was a son of the late Herman and Ruby Dominick Nichols. He served in the SC National Guard in Saluda for six years. Mr. Nichols retired from American Fiber...

Oct 27, 2020

James Edward “Jimmy” Cook, 72, of Newberry, died Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on September 2, 1948, in Newberry, he was the son of the late Eugene and Estelle Cole Cook. He was retired from Carter and Holmes Orchids and had a great love for flowers and pets. He was...

Oct 26, 2020

Charlene Jackson Latimer, 81, of Pomaria, widow of John Daniel Latimer, died October 26, 2020 at J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home.

Born on October 14, 1939 in Kalamazoo, MI, she was a daughter of the late Robert Jackson and Virginia Buckallew. She retired as a quality control inspector with nuclear construction. She was a member of...

Oct 24, 2020

Amy Marie Bowers, 60, of Prosperity, died Friday, October 23, 2020 at Lexington Medical Center.

Born on July 18, 1960, in Prosperity she was a daughter of Marian Sligh Bowers and the late Oscar Wheeler Bowers. She was a graduate of Mid Carolina High School and Midland Technical College. She was a member of Wightman...

Oct 22, 2020

Janice Rister Skalicky, 65, of Greenville, died Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at her residence.

Born on August 24, 1955, in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late James and Helen Merchant Rister. She was a member of Mayer Memorial Lutheran Church.

Mrs. Skalicky is survived by her husband,...

Oct 22, 2020

Mr. Earle J. Bedenbaugh, 92, of Prosperity, widower of Jeannine B. Bedenbaugh, died October 22, 2020 at White Oak Manor.

Born on March 7, 1928 Prosperity, he was a son of the late C. Boyd and Eula J. Bedenbaugh. He graduated from O'Neal High School and received a B.S. Degree in Animal Husbandry from Clemson...

Oct 22, 2020

Shirley Ann Boozer, 82, of Newberry, died Thursday, October 22, 2020 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on May 22, 1938, she was a daughter of the late James Rance and Helen Stribble. She retired from Old School Manufacturing and later for Kunkle Oil Convenience Stores. She was a member of Wightman United Methodist Church...

Oct 21, 2020

Jeremey Warner Schumpert, 37, of Greenwood, died Tuesday, October 20, 2020. Born on July 4, 1983, in Columbia, he was the son of Charles Martin Schumpert and Cynthia F. Brown.

He was a graduate of Mid Carolina High School and Piedmont Technical College.

Jeremey served in the...

Oct 21, 2020

Von Long Counts, 77, of Prosperity, died Wednesday, October 21, 2020, at the Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on April 23, 1943, in Prosperity, he was a son of the late C.B. “Red” and Nell Long Counts. He was retired from the University of South Carolina Motor Pool and...

Oct 21, 2020

William Conley Jumper, Jr. 52, husband of Sarah Beth Cortese Jumper, passed away in the line of duty on Tuesday, October 20, 2020. Born in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of William Conley Jumper, Sr. and Joanne Graham Jumper. Sergeant Jumper was a 28-year veteran of the Greenville County Sheriff's Office. During his time in law enforcement, Conley...

Oct 19, 2020

Robert Edward Ruff, 94, of Prosperity, died Monday, October 19, 2020 at his residence.

Born on April 2, 1926 in Elizabethton, TN, he was a son of the late Claude Delaney and Leila Chappell Ruff. He was a World War II Marine Corps veteran having served on the Yorktown and a retired Certified...

Oct 19, 2020

Bobbie Jean Hannah Graham, 87, of Newberry, and formerly of Huntington, WV, widow of Bernard L. Graham, went to be with the Lord on Monday, October 19, 2020 while a resident at J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home. She was born on September 26, 1933 in Logan, WV, the middle child of five of...