Obituaries

Oct 31, 2016

Carolyn Addy Sligh, 92, of Newberry, widow of Charles Edward Sligh, died Monday, October 31, 2016, at Springfield Place.

Born on April 21, 1924, in Newberry, she was the daughter of the late Homer Chapman and Louise Stillwell Addy. Mrs. Sligh was retired from BB&T. She was a member of Epting Memorial United...

Oct 28, 2016

Melvin Eugene “Pete” Meetze, 78, of Pomaria, died Friday, October 28, 2016, at Richland Heart Hospital.

Mr. Meetze was born on July 22, 1938 in Newberry County, a son of the late C.J. “Moses” and Frances Erline Shealy Meetze. Mr. Meetze had retired after 30 years from the S.C. Highway Department. He was...

Oct 27, 2016

Margaret Ann Bennett, 62, of Newberry, died Wednesday, October 26, 2016, at her residence.

Born on March 13, 1954, in Laurens County, she was a daughter of the late Willie Cannady and Ruth Parris Cannady Gilliam. She attended West End Baptist.

Ms. Bennett is survived by sons, Gene Hughes,...

Oct 24, 2016

Linda Lou Flemming Perez, 78, of Newberry, died Monday, October 24, 2016, at Lexington Extended Care.

Born on February 6, 1938, in Emory Rains County, TX, she was a daughter of the late Thomas Jefferson and Myrtle Edna Williams Flemming. She worked with the Newberry County Council on Aging and was a member...

Oct 24, 2016

Christine Wicker Walling, 85, of Newberry, widow of Troy Vernon Walling, died Monday, October 24, 2016, at White Oak Manor.

Born on January 14, 1931, in Pomaria, she was a daughter of the late Hugh Augustus and Minnie McCartha Wicker. She was retired from R. Bryan Company and was a member of St....

Oct 23, 2016

Manuel Alvarez Mora, 71, of Newberry, died Saturday, October 22, 2016, at Palmetto Health Richland.

He was born on December 15, 1944, in San Jose de Gracia, De Yuriria, Guanajuato, Mexico. He was the owner of several retail grocery stores.

He is survived by his wife, Ma Del Socorro...

Oct 22, 2016

Hollis Wyman Harmon, 59, of Prosperity, died Saturday, October 22, 2016, at his residence.

Born on August 28, 1957, in Newberry, he was a son of Hollis Harmon and the late Barbara Nell Lee Harmon. He was a carpenter.

Mr. Harmon is survived in addition to his father, Hollis...

Oct 22, 2016

Ruth Caldwell Hipp Jones, 99, of Newberry, died Saturday, October 22, 2016, at her residence.

Born on January 2, 1917, in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late James and Dollie Adams Caldwell. She was a graduate of Newberry College and a Golden Sister member of the Alpha Delta Kappa....

Oct 20, 2016

Thomas Gordon Jackson, Sr., 78, of Newberry, died Wednesday, October 19, 2016 at Palmetto Health Richland.

Born on December 28, 1937, in Prosperity, he was the son of the late Jimmy and Bonnie Hendrix Jackson. He was a graduate of Newberry High School and Newberry College. He had a career in education that...

Oct 19, 2016

Bonnie Loretta Stoudemayer Canon, 77, of Forest, Virginia, died October 18, 2016 at her home in Peak, South Carolina.

Born on May 4, 1939 in Peak, she was a daughter of the late George and Bessie Lee Epting Stoudemayer. She was a 1957 graduate of Irmo High School and attended Winthrop College. She...

Oct 18, 2016

Marjory Ann Palmer, 79, of Prosperity, died Monday, October 17, 2016, at the Saluda Nursing Center.

Born on December 18, 1936, in Downey, CA, she was a daughter of the late Ellis Everett and Ann Lillian Pou Olsen. She had resided in Charleston, SC and recently moved to Prosperity, SC. She was a...

Oct 16, 2016

Linda Jean Brown Kelley, 71, of Prosperity, died Sunday, October 16, 2016, at Agape Hospice House.

Born on February 18, 1945, in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late Richard Warner and Nelva Adams Brown. She was a graduate of Mid Carolina High School and was Miss Mid Carolina in 1963. She...

Oct 15, 2016

Elise Hawkins Bedenbaugh Martin,96, of Prosperity, died Saturday, October 15, 2016 at White Oak Manor of Newberrry.

Born in Prosperity, on July 7, 1920, she was a daughter of the late George I. and Rilla Epting Hawkins. She was a graduate of O' Neal High School in Prosperity and received a Business Certificate...

Oct 14, 2016

Randall Barry Brown, 66, of Newberry, died Wednesday, October 12, 2016, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on July 17, 1950, in Newberry, he was the son of Henry Watson and Doris Taylor Brown. He was a graduate of Newberry High School and Piedmont Technical College. He was a former mechanic and a...

Oct 11, 2016

Donald “Mutt” Stephens, Sr., 85, of Prosperity, died Monday, October 10, 2016, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on May 1, 1931, in Chesterfield County, he was a son of the late Daniel Gilliam and Bleeka Melton Stephens. He was a Army veteran of the Korean War and was retired from Independent Life...

Oct 10, 2016

Richard Ervin “Goofy” Steele, Jr., 61, of Whitmire, died Monday, October 10, 2016, at his residence.

Born on November 8, 1954, in Savannah, GA, he was the son of Theresa Moore Steele and the late Richard Ervin Steele, Sr. He was a retired U.S. Air Force veteran and was also retired from Williams...

Oct 9, 2016

Kenneth Ray Hall, 58, of Newberry, died Saturday, October 8, 2016, at Palmetto Health Richland.

Born on October 31, 1957, in Laurens County, he was a son of the late Walter and Betty Wilson Hall. He was an employee of McKechnie Vehicle Components.

Mr. Hall is survived by his...

Oct 8, 2016

Tabitha Jonelle Lambert, 45, of Whitmire, died Friday, October 7, 2016, at Lexington Medical Center.

Born on October 1, 1971, she was the daughter of the late William Lawson Lambert and Judith Stevens Worthy.

Ms. Lambert is survived by a son, Justin Lambert; a daughter, Kahla Lambert; sisters, Deadria...

Oct 6, 2016

Jane Hawkins Buzhardt, 80, of Prosperity, died Thursday, October 6, 2016, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital. Born on February 22, 1936 in Prosperity, she was the daughter of the late Dwight Berley Hawkins and Geneva Haltiwanger Hawkins.   Mrs. Buzhardt was the widow of major league baseball player John W. Buzhardt.  Mrs. Buzhardt was retired from State Law Enforcement Dept. ...

Sep 28, 2016

Drayton T. Wicker, 79, of Pomaria, died Tuesday, September 27, 2016, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on June 1, 1937, in Newberry, he was a son of the late Drayton Jefferson and Mary Koon Wicker. He was retired after 55 years of service with the South Carolina Department of Transportation. Mr. Wicker...