Obituaries

Mar 30, 2017

James R. Szabel, 69, of Prosperity, died Wednesday, March 29, 2017, at his residence.

Born on October 23,1947, in Chicago, IL, he was a son of the late Raymond and Virginia Cywinski Szabel, He was a Army veteran of the Vietnam Conflict and retired from John Hancock Insurance. Mr. Szabel was of the...

Mar 26, 2017

James Richard Michael, 46, of Little Mountain, died Saturday, March 25, 2017, at Palmetto Health Parkridge.

Born on July 4, 1970, in Bradenton, FL, he was the son of Jacqueline Ballou Michael-Erickson and the late James Vernon Michael. He was employed at the V.C. Summer Nuclear Plant.

Mr. Michael...

Mar 25, 2017

Linda Carol Griffin, 69, of Pomaria, died Friday, March 24, 2017 at Lexington Medical Center.

Born on September 1, 1947, in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late Armour J. and Mary Ellen Keaton Griffin. She obtained her bachelor degree from Newberry College and her masters degree from Western Carolina and retired...

Mar 25, 2017

Olin David McCollum, 71, of Prosperity, died Friday, March 24, 2017, at Palmetto Health Baptist.

He was born on September 4, 1945, in Newberry to the late O.D. McCollum and Dorothy Millstead McCollum Turner. He was retired as parts manager with Car Quest of Raleigh, NC.

Mr. McCollum is...

Mar 24, 2017

William Henry “Buddy” Goff, 76, of Newberry, died Thursday, March 23, 2017, at his residence.

Born on December 26, 1940, in Newberry County, he was a son of the late Kelly Goff and Emma Long Hendrix Goff. He was retired from IBEW Local Union 776 of Charleston. Mr. Goff attended Celebration Church and...

Mar 23, 2017

Edith Lynn Busby Foster, 68, of Newberry, died Thursday, March 23, 2017, at Springfield Place.

Born on May 18, 1948, in Spartanburg, she was a daughter of the late Auston Hampton and Edith Pearson Busby. She was a seamstress and member of Newberry Church of God.

Mrs. Foster is...

Mar 19, 2017

John Dudley Hunter, 84, of Prosperity, died Saturday, March 18, 2017, at Lexington Medical Center.

Born on February 26, 1933, in Newberry, he was a son of the late Dudley Hamp and Nancy Stockman Hunter. He was a retired Air Force veteran having served in the Vietnam War and was a recipient of...

Mar 16, 2017

David L. Fischer, 78, of Prosperity, died Wednesday, March 15, 2017, at Palmetto Health Baptist.

Born on September 19, 1938, in Independence, OH, he was a son of the late Theodore and Lula Edgerton Fischer. He was retired from General Telephone of Ohio and later worked at Komatsu in Newberry. He was an...

Mar 15, 2017

Bennie Luther Sease, 84, died Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital. He was born on December 26, 1932, in the St. Philip's Community of Newberry County to the late D. Govan Sease, Sr. and Frances Lee Hardy Sease. He was a life long member of St. Philip's Lutheran Church where he was...

Mar 12, 2017

Geneve Graham Morse, 81, of Pomaria, died Sunday, March 12, 2017, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on September 2, 1935, in Pomaria, she was a daughter of the late Marvin and Minnie Berley Graham. She was a member of New Hope United Methodist Church where she was involved with the Go Group,...

Mar 8, 2017

Catherine Looney McConnell, 88, of Newberry, widow of Edward F. “Flop” McConnell, died Tuesday, March 7, 2017, at White Oak Manor.

She born on October 24, 1928, in Newberry, to the late Herbert J. Looney, Sr. and Mable Eleazer Looney. She was retired after 50 years from Newberry County Memorial Hospital and was...

Mar 7, 2017

Joann Alene Morris Thompson, 84, of Prosperity, died Tuesday, March 7, 2017, at White Oak Manor.

Born on May 30, 1932, in Alto, GA, she was the daughter of the late Lloyd C. and Violet Herrin Morris. She was retired from Cryovac in Duncan, SC. Mrs. Thompson was a member of Macedonia Lutheran...

Mar 7, 2017

Edna Louise Woodall, 91, of Newberry, widow of Loyd Woodall, died Monday, March 6, 2017.

Born on September 14, 1925, in Greenville, she was a daughter of the late John C. McPherson and Louise Epps Grice. She was a graduate of Slater-Marietta High School of Slater, SC and a member of Rocky Creek...

Feb 28, 2017

Narvis Sanford Willingham of Newberry, widow of A. Olin Willingham, Jr., died on Monday, February 27, 2017, in her beloved Newberry.

She was born in Newberry to the late John Lee and Carrie Mae Padgett Sanford. Mrs. Willingham was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend. She was a graduate...

Feb 27, 2017

James Alfred Lindler, Sr., 61, of Little Mountain, died Sunday, February 26, 2017.

Born on October 5, 1955, in Newberry County, he was the eldest son of the late James Stanley and Doris Hill Lindler. He was a truck driver for Southeastern Freight Lines and a member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church. Mr....

Feb 26, 2017

Adger “Mac” Leon McAlister, 70, of Little Mountain, died Sunday, February 26, 2017, at Palmetto Health Baptist Parkridge.

Born on October 27, 1946, in Anderson County, he was a son of the late Ernest and Lura Hammonds McAlister. He was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Mr. McAlister was a retired truck...

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Feb 17, 2017

Sandra Rae Roton, 69, of Newberry, died Friday, February 17, 2017 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on August 2, 1947, in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late Sheriff Raymond H. Roton and Cornelia Price Roton. She was a former employee of Senn Trucking Company and retired from the S.C. Employment...

Feb 16, 2017

June Bedenbaugh Rister, 60, of Newberry, died Wednesday, February 15, 2017, at Palmetto Health Richland.

Born on March 2, 1956, in Saluda County, she was a daughter of the late Otto Bedenbaugh and Lois Buffington Bedenbaugh Rollins. She was a former administrative assistant with Kraft Heinz. Mrs. Rister was a member of First...