Obituaries

Jul 5, 2015

MSGT (Retired) Donald M. “Yank” Smith, 86, of Prosperity, died Sunday, July 5, 2015, at his residence.

Born on September 17, 1928, in Barnesville, OH, he was a son of the late Hoyt Wiers and Sarah Elizabeth Smith. He was retired from the United States Air Force and was...

Jul 4, 2015

Barbara Conklin Teter, 67, of Prosperity, died Friday, July 3, 2015, at her residence.

Born on November 24, 1947, in Landeck, OH, she was the daughter of Robert Orland and Rosaleen Mable Williams Conklin. She was retired a development director.

Ms. Teter is survived by a son, William Andrew...

Jul 2, 2015

Eula Mae Taylor, 93, of Newberry, widow of William “Bill” Taylor, died Wednesday, July 1, 2015, at her residence.

Born on January 28, 1922, in Metter, GA, she was a daughter of the late A.V. And Cassie Lanier Holloway. Mrs. Taylor was a graduate of the Georgia Southern Teachers...

Jun 28, 2015

Sylvia Gene White, 72, of Prosperity, died June 27, 2015 at her residence.

Born in Prosperity, she was the daughter of the late Eugene Luther and Louise Amick Bobb. She retired as owner of White's Flower Shop in Newberry and worked part time at Thelma's Flowers and Gifts after her retirement. She was a member...

Jun 25, 2015

Harriett Halfacre Haltiwanger, 63, of Newberry died Thursday, June 25, 2015 at her residence.

Born on February 20, 1952, in Newberry, she was the daughter of Thomas Maffett and Myrtis Frick Halfacre. She was a graduate of Newberry High School and received an Associates degree from Winthrop University. She was an Administrative Assistant...

Jun 23, 2015

Gerald Wilson Meadows, Sr., 72, of Newberry, died Tuesday, June 23, 2015, at his residence.

Born on January 25, 1943, in Crab Orchard, WV, he was a son of the late Wilson and Edna Mae Gunter Meadows. He was an Army veteran and retired from General Electric. Mr. Meadows was a member of...

Jun 17, 2015

Dianne Ruff Johnston, 68, of Pomaria, died Wednesday, June 17, 2015.

Born on October 12, 1946, in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late Ray Langdon “Bill” and Martha Lominick Ruff. Mrs. Johnston received a Bachelors Degree from Newberry College and a Masters Degree from the University of South Carolina. She retired...

Jun 17, 2015

Mrs. Virginia Inabinet Hattaway, 98, formerly of Newberry, wife of the late Clifton Hattaway, died Wednesday, June 17, 2015, at Magnolias of Easley.

Virginia was born to the late Jesse Clifton Inabinet and Minnie Lee Cromer Inabinet of Newberry on April 27, 1917. Virginia worked for Southern Bell in Newberry for many years...

Jun 15, 2015

Sally Elizabeth Swygert, 88, of Newberry, died Sunday, June 14, 2015, at White Oak Manor.

Born on October 10, 1926, in White Rock, she was a daughter of the late Henry Eusebius and Lula Mattie Swygert. She was retired from the South Carolina Highway Department.

Miss Swygert is survived...

Jun 14, 2015

Nina Twanita Ridgell, 70, of Prosperity, died Sunday, June 14, 2015, at Palmetto Health Baptist Hospital.

Born on July 20, 1944, in Saluda, she was a daughter of the late Julian Z. and Daisy Crout Oswald. She was retired from Union Switch and Signal and was a member of Corinth Lutheran Church.

Jun 13, 2015

Bernard Lowell Boozer, 73, died Saturday, June 13, 2015 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on January 26, 1942, in Columbia, he was the son of Hattie Shealy Boozer and the late Bernard N. Boozer. He was a 1960 graduate of Mid-Carolina High School and retired as a superintendent from McCrory Construction Company....

Jun 8, 2015

Charlie Luther “C.L.” Johnson, Jr., 77, of Whitmire, died Monday, June 8, 2015, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.

Born on November 6, 1937, in Whitmire, he was the son of the late Charlie Luther Johnson, Sr. and Veron Estelle Davenport Johnson. He was retired from the Navy and from Whitten Center. Mr. Johnson...

Jun 8, 2015

Inez Counts Richardson of Pomaria, daughter of the late Reverend Ernest Karl Counts and Nellie Derrick Counts, died Monday, June 8, 2015 at her residence.

She was born in Jackson, Mississippi on February 27, 1928. The family moved to Pomaria, South Carolina in 1933. She attended Pomaria High School where she...

Jun 8, 2015

Virgie Moore Goree, 86, of Newberry, widow of Jack Goree, died Sunday, June 7, 2015, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on April 24, 1929, in Union, she was the daughter of the late James R. and Minnie Lee Sanders Moore. Mrs. Goree retired as a registered nurse from Newberry County Memorial Hospital...

Jun 7, 2015

On March 15, 1993, in Newberry County, Keith Allen and Kimberly Butler Murphy celebrated the birth of Dakota Keith Murphy. With his infectious smile and irresistible charm, Dakota immediately began to impact others.

As Dakota attended Newberry County public schools his love for people and athletics grew. Dakota nurtured...

Jun 4, 2015

Alice Bedenbaugh Shaver, 69, of Newberry, died Wednesday, June 3, 2015, at MUSC Charleston, SC after an extended illness.

Born January 18, 1946, in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late James Roscoe "J.R." and Aletha “Pete” Bedenbaugh. She was an active member of Grace Lutheran Church, Prosperity, SC where she was...

Jun 4, 2015

Brian Daniel Turner, 42, of Newberry, died June 3, 2015 at his residence.

Born on November 19, 1972, in Lumberton, North Carolina, he was a son of Bobby Earl Turner and Jo Ann Britt Shultz. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Persian Gulf War and was employed by Wal-Mart.

Jun 3, 2015

Heyward Edgar “Boll Weevil” Fulmer, 76, of Prosperity, widower of Carol Shealy Fulmer, died June 3, 2015 at Lexington Medical Center.

Born on June 13, 1938, in Prosperity, he was a son of the late Eddie Leroy and Lillie Mae Barrett Fulmer. He retired from Allied Signal after 36 years of service. He...

May 30, 2015

Betty Jean Stoudemire Kennedy, 84, of West Columbia, died Friday, May 29, 2015 at Lexington Medical Center.

Born on September 21, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Robert Dewey Stoudemire, Sr. and Rosa Rauch Stoudemire. She retired from the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice and was also employed by Damon International and...

May 27, 2015

Ruth Hunnicutt Derrick, 79, of Newberry, widow of Noah Derrick, died Wednesday, May 27, 2015, at her home.

Born on September 7, 1935, in Laurens, she was a daughter of the late Harold Edward “Jack” Hunnicutt and Beatrice Rhodes Hunnicutt. She was retired from American Fiber and Finishing, Oakland Plant and was a...