Obituaries

Jun 22, 2019

Bettye Hampton Fulmer ended her work here on earth on June 22, 2019. She was born on July 17, 1940 in the Greenville Hospital. Her now deceased father and mother were Jones Clayton Hampton and Sarah Jane (Uldrick) Hampton, residents of the Cold Springs Community of Abbeville County. Bettye...

Jun 22, 2019

John Wayne Epting, 78 of Newberry, died Saturday, June 22, 2019 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on November 21, 1940 in Georgetown, he was a son of the late John Drayton and Verdie Harrelson Epting. Mr. Epting was a U.S. Army veteran. He was a graduate of Newberry College and received a...

Jun 19, 2019

It is with great sadness the family of Wayne L. Henderson announces his passing on June 19, 2019. Wayne was from Greer/Prosperity, SC and was the son of the late Paul L. and Pearl Henderson.

Wayne owned and operated Henderson Appliance Service in Greer SC for many years.  He loved fishing, hunting and...

Jun 18, 2019

Eva Elizabeth Dominick Leitzsey, 88, of Pomaria, went to be with her Savior on Tuesday, June 18, 2019 at her residence.

Eva Leitzsey was born in Prosperity on March 12, 1931 to the late Rufus and Irene Amick Dominick. She was a devoted member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church, a homemaker and an avid...

Jun 18, 2019

Kathy Darlene Lanford, died Tuesday, June 18, 2019 widow of Ronald Lanford at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on October 22, 1953 in Spartanburg, she was a daughter of the late Olin D. Ruppe and Nannie Nix Hyman.

She is survived by a son, Kenneth Taylor; a daughter, Ronda Lanford; a...

Jun 17, 2019

Doris Mae Kunkle Hipp, 94, of Newberry, widow of Carol Hipp, died Monday, June 17, 2019 at J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home.

Born on September 24, 1924 in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late Epting and Ellen Hawkins Kunkle. She retired from Carter & Holmes and was a member for over 75...

Jun 17, 2019

Peter Edward Neal, 72, of Newberry, died Monday, June 17, 2019 at White Oak Manor.

Born on September 21, 1946 in Lexington, MA, he was a son of the late William and Vera Barry Neal.  He retired from the Navy.  Mr. Neal was a member of the Combat Veterans Association and the Massachusetts Motorocycle Club.

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Jun 17, 2019

Hollis Pickens “Pick” Riser, 88, widower of Mary Sease Ruff Riser, died Monday, June 17, 2019 at his home in the Pomaria area of Newberry County.

Born on May 20, 1931, he was a son of the late N. P. and Ruth Ward Riser of Leesville. Pick graduated from Batesburg-Leesville High...

Jun 16, 2019

Leila Jade Hyler infant daughter of Brian Hyler and Sesme Cromer who was born on June 3, 2019, died Sunday, June 16, 2019 at Prisma Health Richland.

She is survived in addition to her parents by brothers, Kaiden Hyler and Nolan Hyler and grandparents, William and Cindy Hyler and Darlene Cromer.

Jun 15, 2019

Jacqueline Cerise Wilson, 68, of Newberry, died Saturday, June 15, 2019 at Self Regional Hospital.

Born on March 13, 1951 in California, she was a daughter of the late Cleatus and Cerise Head Seibert. She was a graduate of I.V.Y Technical College and was employed as an executive secretary. Mrs. Wilson was a...

Jun 13, 2019

Robert Garland Headrick, 70, of Newberry, died Thursday, June 13, 2019 at his residence.

Born on August 3, 1948 in Minot, North Dakota, he was a son of the late Donald Garland and Lucille Ellen Alkanbrach Headrick. He was retired from Georgia Pacific.

Mr. Headrick is survived by daughters,...

Jun 9, 2019

Richard Scott Wessinger, 56, of Pomaria, died June 8, 2019.

Born in Columbia on June 7, 1963, he was a son of the late Richard Earl and Jackie Shivers Wessinger.

Scott was a 1981 graduate of Mid-Carolina High School and a member of St. John Lutheran Church. He was the owner...

Jun 9, 2019

George Herman Mattox, 80, of Winnsboro, died June 9, 2019 at his residence.

Born on March 30, 1939 in Winnsboro, he was a son of the late Odell and Martha Pate Mattox. He retired from Westvaco and was a member of Crooked Run Baptist Church. He loved the outdoors, especially hunting and fishing.

Jun 7, 2019

Ronald Dale Kelly, 68, of Newberry, widower of Becky Turner Kelly, died June 6, 2019 at J.F. Hawkins Health Care.

Born in Winnsboro, on June 20, 1950, he was a son of the late Thomas Oscar Kelly and Doris Mae Holmes Singley. He retired from the Kendall Company, Oakland Plant and was a...

Jun 6, 2019

Walter Jesse Crumpton, 91, of West Columbia, widower of Annie Sue Farmer Crumpton, died Thursday, June 6, 2019 at Prisma Health Richland

Born on August 31, 1927 in Newberry, he was a son of the late Walter Alexander and Rosa Geneva Long Crumpton. Mr. Crumpton was a World War II Army veteran and...

Jun 5, 2019

Rusty Dwight Shealy, 33, of Prosperity, died Tuesday, June 4, 2019.

He was born on April 26, 1986 in Lexington County.

Mr. Shealy is survived by his parents, Dwight Shealy and Tammy Cannon Shealy; his wife, Linda Cook Shealy; a son, Silas Keyford Shealy; a sister, Amanda Shealy; a...

May 31, 2019

Ann Simpson Bass, 80, of Edgemoor, died Friday, May 31, 2019 at Carolina's ContinueCARE Hospital in Pineville, NC.

Born on August 8, 1938 in Edgemoor, SC she was a daughter of the late Edward Lyle and Jessie Mae Phillips Simpson. She was a graduate of Lewisville High School and retired from the Celanese...

May 29, 2019

Victoria Melinda Brannon Austin Pickrell, 94, formerly of Pittsboro, NC, widow of Dr. Kenneth Pickrell, died Tuesday, May 28, 2019 at Springfield Place.

Born on July 16, 1924 in Union, she was a daughter of the late Robert Victor and Maude Melinda Dickerson Brannon. She was employed in the Art Department of Duke...

May 27, 2019

Martha Sease Amick, of Chapin, widow of John Wesley Amick, passed away on Monday, May 27, 2019 at age 92. She was born in Newberry County a daughter of the late Joseph Horace and Phebe Shealy Sease.

She is survived by her children, Lucy Jackson, Darleen (Mike) Eargle, Johnny Amick, Patsy Paul, Linda...

May 24, 2019

Robert Charles “Bob” Biddle, 92, of Newberry, died Thursday, May 23, 2019 at his residence.

Born on February 19, 1927 in Cheviot, Ohio, he was the son of the late Charles Everett and Amanda Jentz Biddle. He was a United States Air Force Veteran. He was known for being a hard working man....