Obituaries

Aug 21, 2014

James Lee Davis, 37, of Newberry died August 21, 2014.

Born on April 17, 1977, in Augusta, Georgia, he was a son of Rufus Davis and Toni Underwood Lewis. He was employed by Georgia-Pacific and was a member of Cross Roads Christian Fellowship. He was a loving foster parent for 9 years.

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Aug 19, 2014

William Stephen Griffin, Sr., 62, of Pomaria, died Tuesday, August 19, 2014, at his residence.

He was born on March 17, 1952, in Aquadilla, Puerto Rico. He was an Air Force veteran, a lifelong member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church and was the owner of Griffin Welding in Pomaria.

Aug 15, 2014

Robert “Bob” Lloyd Beebe, 82, of Prosperity, passed away Friday, August 15, 2014, at his home.

He was born on October 6, 1931 in Kalamazoo, MI and was a son of the late Lloyd and Helen Beebe. Robert served in the U.S. Marines during the Korean Conflict. He was a Detroit Police Officer...

Aug 15, 2014

Sue Ellen Wicker Payne, 66, of Newberry, died Friday, August 15, 2014, at her residence.

Born on September 29, 1947, in Newberry, she was the daughter of Virginia Wilson Wicker and the late George Maffett Wicker. Mrs. Payne was retired from the Newberry County Memorial Hospital. She was a member of St. Philip's...

Aug 14, 2014

Pauline Crumpton Koon, 78, of Newberry, widow of Rev. Vernon L. Koon, Sr., died Thursday, August 14, 2014, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Born on December 12, 1935, in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late John and Ruby Wicker Crumpton. She was retired after 42 years from Greenwood Mills – Blalock...

Aug 14, 2014

Virginia Ham King, 73, of Newberry died Thursday, August 14, 2014 at Lexington Medical Center.

Born in Paris, KY on August 9, 1941, she was a daughter of the late Avery and Nancy Livengood Ham. She was a former employee of Carter and Holmes in Newberry.

She is survived...

Aug 13, 2014

Nancy Senn Graham, 68 of Pomaria, died Wednesday, August 13, 2014 at White Oak Manor.

She was born on December 7, 1945 in Newberry. She was a very devoted member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church where she taught Sunday School, was church treasurer and a member of the church council. She greatly loved her...

Aug 12, 2014

Mary Street Lewis, 84, of Newberry, widow of William F. “Bill” Lewis, died Tuesday, August 12, 2014, at J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home.

Born on August 29, 1929, in Clemson, she was a daughter of the late James Fred Street, Sr. and Geneva Benson Street. She was retired form Monsanto and was a member...

Aug 12, 2014

Hugh Benjamin Jones, 90, of Little Mountain, died Tuesday, August 12, 2014, at his residence.

Born on February 12, 1924 in Columbia, he was a son of the late Bachman McCoy and Sarah Allene Dent Jones. He was a World War II Army Air Force veteran and was retired from U.S. Steel. He...

Aug 11, 2014

Clarence Edward Wright, 98, of Stone Mountain, GA, widower of Frances Dawkins Wright, died Sunday, August 10, 2014, at his residence.

Born on January 26, 1916, in Montgomery, AL, he was a son of the late John Frank and Emma Pearl Goodson Wright. He was an Army veteran of World War II and...

Aug 7, 2014

Itzayana Elias infant daughter of Axayacatl Elias and Lorenna Arroyo died Wednesday, August 6, 2014, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Funeral mass will be celebrated at 2:00 pm Saturday, August 9, 2014, at St. Mark Catholic Church by Father Arnulfo Jara. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

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Aug 5, 2014

Margaret Shirley Weakley Eader ,89, died on August 5, 2014. She was the daughter of Edna G. Roberts Weakley and Jacob 0. Weakley. She was born in Shookstown, Maryland on October 15, 1924.

She was the widow of the late Cdr. Blaine E. Eader (USN Ret. ) whom she married immediately...

Aug 3, 2014

James Robert O'Donnell, Sr., 72, of Newberry, died Sunday, August 3, 2014, at Palmetto Health Richland.

Born on September 10, 1941, in Washington, DC, he was a son of the late William James and Alvina R ö ssler O'Donnell. He was a Navy veteran, retired from Ellett Brothers and was a member of...

Aug 1, 2014

James Thaddeus Wicker, Jr., of Newberry, died Thursday, July 31, 2014, at Palmetto Health Richland.

Born on July 7, 1933 in Newberry County, he was the son of the late James Thaddeus Wicker, Sr. and Alliene Free Wicker. Mr. Wicker received his bachelor degree from Newberry College and his masters degree from the...

Aug 1, 2014

Cleo Amick Wise, of Prosperity, beloved widow of Kirby Clarkson Wise, died Thursday, July 31, 2014, at her residence.

Born on February 8, 1930, in Prosperity, she was a daughter of the late Seber Franklin and Minnie Mae Amick. Mrs. Wise was a member of Macedonia Lutheran Church where...

Jul 31, 2014

Rebecca Dominick Alewine, 93, of Pomaria, widow of Carroll Brooks Alewine, Sr., died Thursday, July 31, 2014, at White Oak Manor.

Born on November 22, 1920, in Prosperity, she was a daughter of the late Henry Webster and Mamie Lucille Shealy Dominick. She was a member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church.

Jul 31, 2014

Carrie Elizabeth White Slice, 100, of Charleston, formerly of Newberry, died Thursday, July 31, 2014, at her residence.

Born on March 25, 1914, in Augusta, GA, she was a daughter of the late William and Cora Ellen Berry White. She was retired from Kendall Company, Oakland Plant and was a member of Lewis...

Jul 29, 2014

Everett McQuerns Hughes, M.D., 79, of Newberry, widower of Marjean Davis Hughes, died Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at his residence.

Born on January 31, 1935, in Union County, he was a son of the late Everett Holmes and Jean Sanders Hughes.

He was an Eagle Scout and graduated from...

Jul 29, 2014

Drusilla Garnett Pitts Kauke, 79, of Newberry, died Tuesday, July 29, 2014, at White Oak Manor.

Born on September 16, 1934, in Travelers Rest, she was a daughter of the late Jabus William and Annie Drusilla Kesterson Garnett. She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church.

Mrs. Kauke...

Jul 29, 2014

Frances Ellison Cooper, 85, of Prosperity, died Monday, July 28, 2014, at her residence.

Born on November 26, 1928, in Baltimore, MD, she was a daughter of the late Rawls Walter and Ella Jane Bolling. She was a member of the Prosperity Church of God and was involved with the Waldrop Senior Center....