Obituaries

Aug 16, 2018

Iris Jennings Rodelsperger, 89, of Newberry, South Carolina, widow of George Edward “Eddie” Rodelsperger, Sr., entered into eternal rest Wednesday, August 15, 2018. Her funeral service will be held Sunday, August 19, 2018, at McSwain-Evans Funeral Home Chapel at 2:00pm. Interment, Rosemont Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1:00-2:00pm at McSwain-Evans Funeral Home prior to the...

Aug 15, 2018

Elon Wesley Eargle, 93, of Prosperity, widower of Floy Long Eargle, entered rest eternal peacefully on the morning of August 15, 2018 at J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home.

Born on December 17, 1924, in Irmo, he was the son of Elon Grady and Ellen Chapman Eargle. He attended Prosperity High School and...

Aug 14, 2018

Jacob Andrew “Andy” Bowers III, 72, of Prosperity, died Monday, August 13, 2018, at his residence, “The Bowers' Big Rain.”

Born on April 17, 1946, in Newberry, he was a son of the late Jacob Andrew Bowers, Jr. and Margie Marie Wilson Bowers. He was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War where...

Aug 12, 2018

Juana Popoca-Real, 76, of Newberry, died Friday, August 10, 2018, at Palmetto Health Richland.

Born on March 9,1942, in Chapotepec, Guerrero, Mexico, she was a daughter of the late Gilberto Popoca and Leonor Real. She was a member of St. Mark Catholic Church.

Mrs. Popoca-Real is survived by her...

Aug 10, 2018

Martha Edith Counts, 88, of Prosperity died Thursday, August 9, 2018 at Generations in Chapin.

Born on January 17, 1930 in Prosperity, she was a daughter of the late Horace Enos Counts, Sr. and Mable McWaters Counts. Martha was a 1951 graduate of Newberry College and earned a Medical Technology degree from the...

Aug 7, 2018

DeeDee Bouknight Peel, 44, of Prosperity, died Tuesday, August 7, 2018 at Grand Strand Medical Center.

Born on October 12, 1973 in Newberry, she was the daughter of Toni Morris Bouknight and the late John Burton Bouknight. She was a Radiology Technician at Lexington Medical Center for over 20 years. DeeDee loved spending...

Aug 6, 2018

Edna Earle Fant Dowd, 79, died Monday, August 6, 2018.  Edna Earle was born on May 23, 1939, to Thomas Maffett and Edna Elizabeth DuBose Fant.  She was baptized and confirmed at Silverstreet Lutheran Church.  She graduated from Silverstreet High School and Newberry College with a degree in Early Childhood Education.  In 1961 she married the late...

Aug 4, 2018

Diane Miller Way, 64, of Newberry, died Saturday, August 4, 2018 at her residence.

Born in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late Eddie C. Miller, Sr. and Mae Amick Miller.

She was a former employee of Damon International and was a member of Mayer Memorial Lutheran Church. She loved...

Aug 3, 2018

Peggy Ann Sligh Harmon Garrett, 85, of Newberry died Friday, August 3, 2018 at White Oak Manor.

Born on September 26, 1932 in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late Henry and Annie Mae Sligh Rankin. She worked at Damon International for a number of years and later retired from Old School Manufacturing Co....

Aug 3, 2018

Funeral services for Willene Wicker Shealy will be held at the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer at 11:00 am Tuesday, August 7, 2018. Burial will follow in Pomaria Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday from 6:00 – 8:00 pm at McSwain-Evans Funeral Home. In lieu o flowers, memorials may be made to the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer,...

Jul 30, 2018

Donna Gail Green Carter, 71, of Newberry, widow of Eugene Carter, died Monday, July 31, 2018, at her residence.

Born on April 13, 1947 in Whitmire, she was a daughter of Audrey Lambert Green-Johnson and the late Jacob Aster Green.

Mrs. Carter is survived in addition to her mother...

Jul 30, 2018

Lyon Glenn Fellers, 77, of Prosperity, died Sunday, July 29, 2018, at his residence.

Born on August 2, 1940, in Prosperity, he was a son of the late Lyon Calhoun and Myra Rebecca Bowers Fellers. He worked for Georgia Pacific for many years and later ran Glenn's Convenience Store. Mr. Fellers was a...

Jul 30, 2018

Mary Ellen Spratt Mims, 92, of Newberry, widow of Carl Wesley Mims, died Monday, July 30, 2018, at Springfield Place.

Born on October 12, 1925, in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late Rober and Carlene Bigham Spratt. She graduated in 1942 from Newberry College after completing a four year degree in...

Jul 29, 2018

James Edward Amick, 69, of Lexington, died Saturday, July 28, 2018, at his residence.

Born on October 20, 1948 in Chapin, he was a son of the late Ansel O. and Lillian Shealy Amick. He was a machinist for 45 years with Harsco Rail and was a member of Laurel Baptist of West...

Jul 28, 2018

David Carroll “Jake” Livingston, 82, of Newberry, died Saturday, July 28, 2018, at his residence.

Born on June 10, 1936, in Pomaria, he was a son of the late Arthur and Bessie Long Livingston. Mr. Livingston was a former member of the S.C. National Guard. He worked for Pepsi, the Newberry Cotton Mill,...

Jul 23, 2018

George William “Billy” Seybt, Jr., 93, of Pomaria, died Monday, July 23, 2018, at Springfield Place.

Born on March 9, 1925, in Pomaria, he was the son of the late George William Seybt, Sr. and Georgia Sligh Seybt. He was a World War II Navy Veteran and retired from the Fort Jackson Electronics...

Jul 22, 2018

Steven Earl “Steve” Bass, 67, of Pomaria died Sunday, July 22, 2018 at Palmetto Health Richland Hospital.

Born on July 11, 1951 in Columbia, he was the son of the late Clyde and Myrtle Cannon Bass. He was a former employee of B&B Electric and Quality Stiching in Saluda. Steve loved the outdoors, Saturday night...

Jul 18, 2018

Cornelia Mills Pitts, 89, of Newberry, widow of Marion Pitts, died Wednesday, July 18, 2018, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on March 27, 1929, in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late Benjamin Tillman and Arlie Juanita Long Mills. She was a devoted housewife and a member of Trinity United Methodist...

Jul 15, 2018

Jeffrey Wayne Gallman, 69, of Prosperity, died Saturday, July 14, 2018, at Palmetto Health Baptist.

Born on March 20 1949, in Newberry, he was the son of the late Carl Jefferson and Elizabeth Louise Shealy Gallman. He worked as a truck driver for Scott Timber and was a member of Bachman Chapel Lutheran...

Jul 13, 2018

Mary Elizabeth Weiss Polatty, 65, widow of Francis Donald Allen, died Friday, July 13, 2018, at White Oak Manor.

Born on February 22, 1953 in Mt. Holly, NJ, she was a daughter of Irene Stavris Weiss and the late Thomas J. Weiss.

Mrs. Polatty is survived by daughters, Sally...