Obituaries

Sep 27, 2016

Wayne Cole Lever, 41, of Newberry, died Monday, September 26, 2016, at Palmetto Health Richland.

Born on August 12, 1975, in Newberry, he was the son of the late Kenneth Wayne and Vickie Rhodes Lever.

He is survived by a daughter, Victoria Rose Lever and...

Sep 21, 2016

Euston Hutto Mayer, Jr., of Newberry, died peacefully on September 21, 2016. He was the son of the late Euston Hutto Mayer, Sr. and Edna Shealy Mayer.

Euston was born in Ellicott City, Maryland on July 30, 1930. He married Lola Young in 1951 to whom he was married for 58 years until...

Sep 20, 2016

Diane Pauling Weatherford, 68, of Newberry, died Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on April 7, 1948, in Chicago, IL, she was a daughter of the late George and Mildred “Milly” Pauling. She was of the Catholic faith.

Mrs. Weatherford is survived by her husband,...

Sep 19, 2016

Lewis Virgil Ringer, 94, of Newberry, entered into eternal rest on Monday, September 19, 2016, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on November 27, 1921, in Newberry County, he was a son of the late Henry David and Fannie Lominick Ringer. He was graduated from Newberry High School. In 1940, he began his...

Sep 18, 2016

Sarah Williams Morris, 96, formerly of Prosperity, widow of Howard Richard Morris, died September 18, 2016 at White Oak Manor in Newberry.

Born on July 8, 1920 in Prosperity, she was a daughter of the late Jesse and Estelle King Williams. She retired from Old School Manufacturing Company and was a member of Zion United...

Sep 13, 2016

Nettie Cannon Frick, 103, of Little Mountain, widow of Carl Roland Frick and daughter of the late Charlie and Minnie Wessinger Cannon went home to a grand celebration on the morning of September 13, 2016.

She was born on May 9, 1913 in the Pineywoods section of Lexington County. Nettie was the sixth...

Sep 11, 2016

Bobby Ray Hamby, 82, of Newberry, died Saturday, September 10, 2016, at his residence.

Born on July 2, 1934, in Newberry, he was a son of the late Willie Austin and Mamie Alice Hill Hamby. He was an Army veteran and retired from the United States Department of Agriculture. He was a member...

Sep 9, 2016

Lewis Pinner Metts, 85, of Prosperity, died Friday, September 9, 2016, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on November 3, 1930, in Prosperity, he was a son of the late Tom and Annie Cook Metts. Mr. Metts was a Air Force veteran of the Korean War and retired from Kline Steel. He was...

Aug 31, 2016

Lisa Amick Mowbray, 52, of Prosperity, peacefully entered eternal rest on Tuesday, August 30, 2016 at home after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.

Born on December 13, 1963, she was the daughter of Gaynell Lake Amick and the late Heyward Amick. She retired from the State of South Carolina after 33 years...

Aug 31, 2016

Mary Carroll Lipscomb Halfacre, 88, of Newberry, widow of Coleman Halfacre, died August 31, 2016 at White Oak Manor.

Born on May 10, 1928, in Gaffney, she was a daughter of the late Howard and Mable Armstrong Lipscomb. While in High School she worked at McCroy's Dime Store and...

Aug 30, 2016

Vera Mae Kinard Shealy, 91, of Prosperity, widow of Paul Edward Shealy, entered the Church Triumphant August 29, 2016.

Born on April 3, 1925 in Prosperity, she was the daughter of the late Elbert Ila Kinard and Bessie Katherine Graham Kinard. She was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Pomaria, where she was a Sunday...

Aug 23, 2016

Jesse James Frick, 21, of Prosperity, died Tuesday, August 23, 2016, at Palmetto Health Richland.

Born on June 27, 1995, in Columbia, he was the son of Gregg and Angie Mills Frick. He was a 2013 graduate of Mid Carolina High School and was employed at Firestone Auto Care. Jesse was a member...

Aug 23, 2016

David Rudolph Bedenbaugh, 70, of Prosperity, died Tuesday, August 23, 2016, at Richland Heart Hospital.

Born October 19, 1945, in Newberry, he was a son of the late Wendell Grady and Sara Alice Kinard Bedenbaugh. He was educated in the Newberry County School system and enjoyed baseball,especially pitching. At the age...

Aug 22, 2016

Holly Timothy Kednocker, 71, of Pomaria, died Saturday, August 20, 2016, at Lexington Medical Center.

Born on June 10, 1945, in Anderson, IN, he was the son of the late Bert Jerome and Helen Hotchkiss Kednocker. He was a US Army veteran. He graduated from the University of South Carolina and was retired...

Aug 21, 2016

Daniel Dwight Shealy, 61, of Little Mountain, died Saturday, August 20, 2016 at his residence.

Born on October 1, 1954, in Columbia, he was the son of Dolly Wanda Shealy and the late Robert Dwight Shealy. He was the Owner and President of Crest Industrial Services and was a member of Holy Trinity...

Aug 16, 2016

Janie Mozelle Frick McKay, 94, of Newberry, widow of Herman McKay, died Tuesday, August 16, 2016, at White Oak Manor.

Born on July 19, 1922, in Chapin, she was a daughter of the late Horace and Bessie Connelly Frick. She was retired from Kendall Company, Oakland Plant.

Aug 16, 2016

John Ben "Jack" Baker, Jr., 76, of Peak, widower of Leah Baker, died Monday, August 15, 2016, at Palmetto Health Richland.

Born on October 12, 1939, in San Diego, CA, he was the son of the late John Ben Baker, Sr. and Harriett Webb Allen Baker. He was the retired Director of Human...

Aug 15, 2016

Verta Mae Martin Lathrop, 89, of Chapin, widow of Henry “Jill” Lathrop, Sr., died Monday, August 15, 2016, at White Oak Manor.

Born on April 30, 1927, in Chapin, she was a daughter of the late Yancy and Phrone Frick Martin. Mrs. Lathrop was a former employee of General Electric and was a...

Aug 14, 2016

Samuel Glenn Gilreath, 61, of Little Mountain, died Friday, August 12, 2016, at his residence.

Born on July 29, 1955, in Greenville, he was the son of the late Charles W. Gilreath, Sr. and Virginia Brown Gilreath. He was a boat mechanic.

Mr. Gilreath is survived by daughters, Elizabeth Ann Hayes and Emily Rose Sorensen....

Aug 5, 2016

Lisa Diane Brown, 51, of Garden City, MI, died Thursday, August 4, 2016, at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, MI.

Born on September 30, 1964, in Newberry, she was a daughter of Betty Ellison Brown and the late Raymond Pope Brown, Sr. She was formerly employed with Burger King, Inc.

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