Obituaries

Jan 20, 2018

Ruth Chapman Lee, 93, of Cayce, formerly of Newberry, widow of James C. Lee, died January 20, 2018 at her residence.

Born on February 9, 1924 in Little Mountain, she was a daughter of the late James Killian and Cora Belle Stoudemire Chapman. She was a member of Capers Chapel United Methodist Church....

Jan 20, 2018

Donald Gill Brooks, 74, of Newberry, went to his heavenly home on Friday, January 19, 2018, at the Dorn VA Medical Center.

Born on January 17, 1944, in Newberry, he was a son of the late Frank C. and Mildred Derrick Brooks. He served his country in the United States Navy from 1961...

Jan 18, 2018

Reverend Hugh Wyman Dowd, 81, died Thursday, January 18, 2018.  Wyman was born on October 9, 1936, to Warren and Elease Shealy Dowd.  He was baptized and confirmed at Mt. Tabor Luther Church.  He graduated from Little Mountain High School, Newberry College, and Southern Lutheran Theological Seminary, where he did additional graduate studies.  In 1961, he married...

Jan 17, 2018

Joseph Daniel Moore, 70, of Prosperity, died Tuesday, January 16, 2018, at Lexington Medical Center.

Born on September 4, 1947, in Prosperity, he was a son of the late Daniel Pinkney and Willie Mae Smith Moore. He was retired after 31 years from Clinton Newberry Natural Gas Authority and was a member of...

Jan 14, 2018

Randolph Lee Wilson, 81, of Newberry, died Saturday, January 13, 2018, at his residence.

Born on November 7, 1936, in Newberry, he was a son of the late Leland Smith and Helen Snelgrove Wilson. He was a retired civil employee of Fort Jackson having worked in the commissary. Mr. Wilson was a member...

Jan 13, 2018

Della Hinson Rexrode, 89, of Chapin, widow of George W. Rexrode, died Friday, January 12, 2018, at Lexington Medical Center.

Born on May 19, 1928, in Richburg, she was a daughter of the late William Leard and Mattie Garrison Hinson. She was a member of Zion United Methodist Church.

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Jan 10, 2018

Patsy Costello Bodie Lindler, 71, of Chapin, died Tuesday, January 9, 2018, at her residence.

Born on January 8, 1947, in Bridgeport, CT, she was a daughter of the late Emilio Costello and Lena Murrell Hazel. She was retired from Lexington Medical Center as an Emergency Room Technician. Mrs. Lindler was a member...

Jan 9, 2018

Johnny T. Hickman, 74, of Newberry, died Monday, January 8, 2018, at the Medical University of South Carolina.

He was born on July 3, 1943 in Texas. John spent many years as a farmer and was very active at the Newberry Disabilities and Special Needs Board and chose to work at the PRIDE...

Jan 6, 2018

Paul Nichols Bedenbaugh, 81, of Prosperity, died Saturday, January 6, 2018 at Palmetto Health Richland Memorial Hospital.

Born on August 15, 1936 in Prosperity, he was the son of the late Horace and Colene Smith Bedenbaugh. Mr. Bedenbaugh earned a B.S. Degree from Newberry College and retired as plant manager with Fab Industries....

Jan 4, 2018

Col US Air Force Nursing Corps (Ret.) Katherine Irene Shealy, 93, of Newberry, died Wednesday, January 3, 2018, at Springfield Place.

Born on August 20, 1924, in Newberry, to the late Clarence A. Shealy, Sr. and Bertha Jones Shealy. She graduated from Newberry High School and completed a two year course at Newberry...

Jan 4, 2018

Johnny Ray Berley, Jr., 63, of Clinton, died Thursday, January 4, 2018 at his residence.

Born on June 10, 1954, in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, he was the son of the late Johnny Ray Berley, Sr. and Corinne Burton Berley. He was a former employee of Carolina Concrete.

Mr. Berley...

Jan 2, 2018

Leroy Strickland, 68, of Pomaria, died Monday, January 1, 2018, at his residence.

Born on February 19, 1949, in Florence, he was a son of the late Floyd and Grace Watson Strickland. He was retired from industrial construction. Mr. Strickland was a member of Still Water Baptist Church in Leesville and was a...

Jan 1, 2018

Dec 31, 2017

Grace Morris Meynardie of Hanahan, died peacefully in her sleep Sunday, December 31, 2017. Born November 20, 1921 in Prosperity, SC, she was a daughter of Jerome H. Morris and Myrtle Rodgers Morris. She attended primary and high school in Prosperity where she played women’s basketball and was active in Beta Club and drama productions. An alumna...

Dec 30, 2017

Nelva Shealy Lindler, 82, of Chapin, widow of L.A. Lindler, Jr., died Saturday, December 30, 2017.

Born on April 5, 1935, in Prosperity, she was a daughter of the late Ethan J. and Elise Richardson Shealy. Mrs. Lindler was retired from General Electric and SCE&G. She was a member of Mt....

Dec 27, 2017

Virginia Bess Westmoreland Hawkins, 96, of Newberry, widow of Herman Eugene Hawkins, died Tuesday, December 26, 2017, at Self Regional Healthcare.

Born on November 27, 1921, in Charlotte, NC, she was a daughter of the late Emanuel Wilburn Westmoreland and Victoria Bess Washam Westmoreland. Mrs. Hawkins was a member of Summer Memorial Lutheran...

Dec 21, 2017

Mary Ann Traylor Thomas, 63, of Silverstreet, died Thursday, December 21, 2017, at her residence.

Born on June 20, 1954, in Newberry, she was the daughter of the late William Henry and Mary Dorroh Traylor. She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church.

Mrs. Thomas is survived by...

Dec 18, 2017

Charles Kenneth Frick, 66, of Beech Creek, KY, died December 17, 2017, at his home.

Born on October 3, 1951, in Newberry, he was a son of the late Ubric and Betty Bedenbaugh Frick. He was a graduate of Chapin High School Class of 1969. Mr. Frick attended Midlands Tech and Tennessee Tech...

Dec 17, 2017

Mattie Gilliam Ringer, 98, of Pomaria, widow of Gary Lee Ringer, died Saturday, December 16, 2017, at White Oak Manor.

Born on September 28, 1919, in Pomaria, she was a daughter of the late John Thomas and Lula Berley Gilliam. She was the oldest member of Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church where she...

Dec 17, 2017

Inez Abrams Stephens, 97, of Newberry, widow of George E. Stephens, died Sunday, December 17, 2017, at Springfield Place.

Born on June 27, 1920, in Newberry, she was a daughter of the Oscar H. and Phoebe Reagin Abrams. Mrs. Stephens attended Winthrop College and taught first grade for three years in Hickory Tavern...