Obituaries

Jan 4, 2021

Olin Ray Alewine, 85, of Whitmire, died Monday, January 4, 2021, at Prisma Health Richland.

Born on May 26, 1935, in Little Mountain, he was a son of the late Boyce Stoudemire and Bessie Haltiwanger Alewine. He served in the US Army from 1957-1960 and retired in 1988 from the South Carolina Department of Transportation....

Jan 3, 2021

Edward “Ed” Rollins, 91, of Newberry, died Saturday, January 2, 2021 at J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home.

Born on December 11, 1929 in Newberry, he was a son of the late David Lawson and Spicey M. Rollins. He was a World War II Navy veteran. He worked for Kendall Company – Mollohon Plant and later retired...

Jan 3, 2021

Lillian Register Swanson, 87, of Newberry, died Saturday, January 2, 2020, at White Oak Manor.

Born on September 24, 1933, in Waycross, GA, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Jewel Harper Register. She was a graduate of Emory University and was retired from Whitten Center as a registered nurse. She...

Jan 1, 2021

David Bedenbaugh, loving father and grandfather, died at home at the age of 94 on December 31, 2020. David was born on October 28, 1926 in Prosperity, South Carolina. He graduated from O’Neal High School in Prosperity and served in World War 2 as a military police officer for the United...

Dec 31, 2020

Ralph Schumpert Lewis, 77, of Prosperity, died Wednesday, December 30, 2020, at the Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on September 23, 1943, in Newberry, he was a son of the late Jesse W. and Myra Schumpert Lewis. He was a 1965 Graduate of Clemson College where he was the first graduate of the Food Science...

Dec 27, 2020

Barbara Miriam Watson Johnson, 63, of Whitmire, died Saturday, December 26, 2020, at her residence.

Born on October 25, 1957, in Cheraw, she was a daughter of the late Ben Thomas and Ollie Mae Watson. She had worked at Walmart and was a member of the Prosperity Church of God.

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Dec 16, 2020

John Miller Jacobs, 81, of Newberry, died Tuesday, December 15, 2020, at Lexington Medical Center.

Born on October 19, 1939, in Newberry, he was a son of the late John E. and Winifred Riley Jacobs. Mr. Miller was a 1958 graduate of Newberry High School and had a diverse working career that began at Kaywood...

Dec 15, 2020

Rebecca “Becky” Faircloth, 47, of Pomaria, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 15, 2020.

Becky was born on February 18, 1973 in Gainesville, FL. She was a caring mother, daughter, sister, aunt and friend. Becky's heart was her boys, Nathan and Noah. She loved them more than anything.

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Dec 15, 2020

Roberta Howell Hyler, 84, of Hogansville, GA, widow of Ernest Junior Hyler, died Tuesday, December 15, 2020, at the West Georgia Hospice House.

Born on August 6, 1936, in Laurens, she was a daughter of the late John Major Howell. She had worked most of her life in textiles and retired from Georgia Pacific.

Dec 12, 2020

Wynona Davis “Toni” Ruff, 89, of Pomaria, widow of Joe Bates Ruff, died Saturday, December 12, 2020.

Born on May 10, 1931, in Laurens, she was a daughter of the late Henry Frank and Ella Land Davis. She was retired after 32 years from General Electric (Mepco) and was a member of St. Matthew Lutheran...

Dec 8, 2020

Virginia Faye Morris Clamp, 81, of Newberry, died Tuesday, December 8, 2020, at Prisma Health Richland.

Born on February 2, 1939 in Prosperity, she was a daughter of the late Willie Herbert and Ruth Hawkins Morris. She was retired from the Newberry County Health Department and was a member of Lewis Memorial United Methodist Church....

Dec 8, 2020

John Thomas “Tom” Riddle, 82, of Little Mountain, died Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at Lexington Medical Center.

Born on March 11, 1938 in Little Mountain, he was the son of the late John Carroll “Jake” and Thelma Inez Shealy Riddle. Mr. Riddle was a lifelong member of Mt. Tabor Lutheran Church where he...

Dec 8, 2020

Sharon Kibler Derrick, 63, of Prosperity, died Tuesday, December 8, 2020, at Prisma Health Richland.

Born on April 20, 1957, in Germany, she was the daughter of the late Gerald L. and Anne Enlow Kibler. She was a graduate of Mid Carolina High School and Newberry College. Sharon was an instructional aide at Mid Carolina...

Dec 8, 2020

Franklin Symmes Lloyd, 86, of Edisto Island, died Tuesday, December 8, 2020, at his residence.

Born on January 21, 1934, in St. Matthews, he was a son of the late William Homer and Lyra Octavia Wolfe Lloyd. Mr. Lloyd served 21 years in the SC Army National Guard where he served as an...

Dec 8, 2020

Nancy Lou Fowler Spells, 84, of Newberry, widow of Isadore Spells, died Tuesday, December 8, 2020, at her residence.

Born on December 27, 1935, in Spartanburg, she was a daughter of the late Arthur Edgar and Mattie Inez Brown Fowler. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She enjoyed life and family....

Dec 3, 2020

Marjorie Jean Hansen Plociennik, 94, of Prosperity, widow of Paul Anthony Plociennik, died Wednesday, December 2, 2020, at the Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on December 16, 1925, in Rockford, IL, she was a daughter of the late Hjalmar and Margaret Gustafson Hensen. She was a member of Grace Lutheran Church. In her...

Dec 2, 2020

Thomas Lewis “T.L.” Brown, 93, of Newberry, widower of Sallie Summer Brown, died Wednesday, December 2, 2020, at Prisma Health Richland.

Born on October 6, 1927, in Ware Shoals, he was a son of the late Tom W. and Luda Willard Brown. Mr. Brown was a retired contractor and a member of Freedom Baptist Church....

Dec 2, 2020

I'on Warren Stuck, 80, of Little Mountain, passed away peacefully at his home on December 1, 2020, surrounded by his family. He was born on September 24, 1940, in Richland County, the only child of Bunce and Janie Koon Stuck.

I'on was a graduate of the University of South Carolina and was an accountant and...

Nov 30, 2020

Mr. Jerry Roscoe Lominick, 78, of Pomaria, passed away on Monday, November 30, 2020, after a courageous battle with cancer.

He was born on April 12, 1942, in Newberry County, the son of the late James R. and Margaret Shealy Lominick. Roscoe was a lifelong member of St. Philip's Lutheran Church. During his...

Nov 29, 2020

Paul Anthony Plociennik, 85, of Prosperity, died Sunday, November 29, 2020, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on July 21, 1935, in Chicago, IL, he was a son of the late Frank and Helen Plociennik. Mr. Plociennikk was a Marine Corps veteran and was a retired mechanical engineer in nuclear energy. He was...