Obituaries

Jun 18, 2017

George Hallman Sligh, Jr., 75, of Prosperity, died Sunday, June 18, 2017, at his residence.

Born on February 19, 1942, in Newberry, he was the son of the late George Hallman Sligh, Sr. and Cora Wicker Sligh. He was 1966 graduate of Newberry College and was retired from the SC Department of Transportation....

Jun 14, 2017

Keith Duane Dominick, 53, of Prosperity, died Tuesday, June 13, 2017.

Born in Savannah, GA, he was the son of the late Harvey and Myrtis Long Dominick. Keith was a 1982 graduate of Mid-Carolina High School. He served in the South Carolina National Guard and was a member of St. Peter Lutheran Church. Keith was...

Jun 12, 2017

Odell Ruff, Sr., 86, of Newberry widower of Lynn Livingston Ruff, died Sunday, June 11, 2017 at J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home.

Born in Newberry, he was a son of the late S.L. “Bud” and Lois Bozard Ruff. He was a 1949 graduate of Silverstreet High School and was a United States. Air Force veteran. Mr....

Jun 7, 2017

Donald F. Shealy, 58, of Chapin, died June 6, 2017.

Born in Newberry, he was the son of the late Fred and Edna Livingston Shealy. He retired from the South Carolina Department of Revenue and was a member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church. Don truly loved his family and would go above and beyond caring...

Jun 6, 2017

Mrs. Frances Epting, 87 of Prosperity transitioned from earth to heaven Tuesday, June 6, 2017. She was first married to the late Bob Byrum and secondly to the late Ralph L. Epting

She was the daughter of the late Sallie & John Osborne and was a member of Epting Memorial United Methodist Church....

Jun 4, 2017

Patricia “Pat” Suber Berley, 83, of Pomaria, widow of John Everette Berley, died Saturday, June 3, 2017, at J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home.

Born on September 23, 1933, in Pomaria, she was the daughter of the late Henry Suber and Lula Bess Gilliam Suber Cooper. She was the retired owner of Cooper's Grocery and...

May 29, 2017

Minnie Culclasure Nichols, 87, of Newberry, widow of Walter “Waddy” Nichols, died Monday, May 29, 2017 at Martha Franks Retirement Community.

Born on March 5, 1930, in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late Leroy and Nell Franklin Culclasure. Mrs. Nichols had worked for the Newberry County Visitors Center and was a...

May 25, 2017

William Joseph “Bill” Vaughn, 76, of Newberry, died Thursday, May 25, 2017, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on October 31, 1940, in Charlotte, NC, he was a son of the late Major and Ruby Brock Vaughn. He was a former Director of SC Prison Industries and had served in the S.C. National...

May 22, 2017

Robert “Bob” Franklin Wallace, 95, resident of Springfield Place in Newberry, SC passed away on Sunday, May 21, 2017. He was born in Upstate New York in 1921, to George and Anna Hutson Wallace. Bob was married 66 years to the late Dorothy McKnight Wallace who died in 2013. He is survived by one son, Gary Wallace,...

May 20, 2017

Ralph “Daddy Ralph” Eugene Sligh, 94, of Newberry, widower of Marie Wicker Sligh, died Friday, May 19, 2017, at his residence.

Born on March 16, 1923, in Newberry, he was a son of the late James William and Rosa Lee Bobb Sligh. He was a World War II Army...

May 19, 2017

Leslie Elizabeth Buice, 33, of Chappells, died Friday, May 19, 2017, at Palmetto Health Richland.

Born on June 14, 1983, in Greenwood, she was a daughter of Johnny A. Buice and the late Linda Boozer Buice. She was a member of Little River Dominick Presbyterian Church.

Miss Buice is...

May 17, 2017

Kenneth Ross Burk, 55, of Newberry, died Wednesday, May 17, 2017, at his residence.

Born on March 22, 1962, in Norfolk, VA, he was a son of George Richard and Marti Nunn Burk. He was an Army veteran, a car mechanic and attended Lewis Memorial United Methodist Church.

Mr....

May 16, 2017

Reba Waites Lake, 82, of Newberry, died Tuesday, May 16, 2017, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on May 13, 1935, in Newberry County, she was a daughter of the late Edgar B. and Annie Mae Livingston Waites. She was retired from Kayser-Roth Industries. Mrs. Lake was the oldest member of Enoree Baptist...

May 15, 2017

Imogene Counts Smith, 85, of Peak, died Monday, May 15, 2017, at her residence.

She was born on December 10, 1931 in Peak, SC to the late James O'Neill and Jeanie Eargle Counts. Mrs. Smith was a graduate of Pomaria School and a 1953 graduate of Newberry College. She was a member of...

May 14, 2017

Nancy Stone McDonald, 81, of Clover, died Sunday, May 14, 2017, at CMC – Pineville.

A native of Newberry, South Carolina, she was born on March 25, 1936, to the late George and Ethel Livingston Stone. Mrs. McDonald was a graduate of Newberry High School and Winthrop College and was a school teacher all of her life....

May 13, 2017

Robert Wayne Chapman, Sr. , 77, entered eternal life May 13, 2017 at Parkridge Hospital. He was born September 8, 1939 in Whitmire, SC. He was the son of John William Chapman and Martha Koon Chapman. He was predeceased by his brother William (Billy) Chapman. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Rebecca...

May 12, 2017

Robert Alvin Turner, Jr., 75, of Newberry, died Friday, May 12, 2017, at his residence.

Born on October 19, 1941, in Newberry County, he was the son of the late Robert Alvin Turner, Sr. and Essie Enlow Turner Suit. He served in the S.C. National Guard and retired from American Fiber and Finishing...

May 9, 2017

Robert “Robbie” Ernest Sheeley, 60, of Pomaria, died Friday, May 5, 2017, at his residence.

Born on April 27, 1957, in Newberry, he was a son of Maude Spotts Sheeley and the late Johnny Ray Sheeley. He was a former employee of Day & Zimmerman, a member of Pomaria Lutheran Church and the...

May 8, 2017

Doris Eileen Lightner Cheek, 84, of Newberry, died Monday, May 8, 2017, at her residence.

Born on March 7, 1933, in Paris, OH, she was the daughter of Elmer Everett and Esther Gerhart Lightner. She had worked as a bookkeeper and following retirement she and her husband, J.B., were sanctioned by the North...

May 2, 2017

James Robert “Bo” Hamm, 83, of Prosperity, died Tuesday, May 2, 2017, at Palmetto Health Richland.

Born on August 13, 1933, in Newberry County, he was the son of the late J.D. And Brunelle Bowers Hamm. He was proud of his perfect attendance record for all twelve years of his public school education....