Arthur Augustus Schlock NEWBERRY — Arthur Augustus Schlock, 86, died Friday, May 17, 2013, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.
Born on Oct. 25, 1926, in Oconee County, he was the son of the late Augustus Taylor and Flora Callahan Schlock. Mr. Schlock was a WWII Army veteran. He was instrumental in the construction of the Newberry County Vocational School where he served the first director and retired in 1988. He gave 34 years of service to Vocational Education i...
Nick Bouknight NEWBERRY — Nick Bouknight, 32, of 2213 Timber Lane, Newberry died Tuesday, May 14, 2013.
Born on June 17, 1980 in Newberry he was a son of Donald Hugh Bouknight and the late Ann Kingsmore Bouknight.
Nick was a Sergeant with the Newberry County Sheriff’s Department where he received the 2003 Deputy of the Year award. He was a member of the Newberry Exchange Club and served as 2012-2013 President. He also received the Exchange Club Law Enfo...
Lillie Ree Kinard-Davis BUSH RIVER — Mrs. Lillie Rae Davis, 75, of 633 Bush River died Sunday May 12, 2013, at Palmetto Health Richland in Columbia. Born in Newberry County she a daughter of the late Mr. Red Kinard and the late Mrs. Lillie Simpson Kinard. Mrs. Davis was reared by her aunt the late Ms. Errie Mae Simpson. She was a member of Little River Zion Baptist Church in Kinards.
Surviving are those who celebrate her life and cherish precious and loving memori...
Obituaries Charlie B. Freeman
GREENWOOD — Funeral services for Mr. Charlie B. Freeman will be conducted on Thursday, May 16, 2013, at 2 p.m. at Pratt Funeral Home Chapel.
Mr. Freeman passed away on Monday, May 13, 2013, at Hospice of the Piedmont in Greenwood. Born in Newberry County, he was the son of the late Rev. Malachi C. Freeman and the late Daisy Williams Freeman. Mr. Freeman was a graduate of Drayton Street High School. He received his Bac...
Obituaries Rita Fawkes Richardson
POMARIA — Rita Fawkes Richardson, 78, of Pomaria, died Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at her residence.
Born on March 29, 1935, in Mexborough, England, she was a daughter of the late John William and Gladys Schofield Fawks. She was employed with Ellett Brothers for seventeen years and was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church. Mrs. Richardson was a faithful wife and devoted mother and loved playing with her grandchildre...
Obituaries Jacquelyne Dale Kirkland
PROSPERITY — Mrs. Jacquelyne Dale Richardson Kirkland, 39, of 315 Brown St., Prosperity, wife of Shane Kirkland, went home to be with the Lord, Saturday, May 4, 2013.
Mrs. Kirkland was born in Union Aug. 16, 1973, a daughter of Henry and Jackie Justice Richardson of Buffalo.
Surviving in addition to her husband and parents are two daughters: Amelia L. Keppel and fiancee Davis Knuckles and Julia Keppel all of P...
Obituaries J. S. Milner
CHAPPELLS — Jennie Stonewall “J. S.” Milner, 79, of 235 Milner Road, husband of Irvie Watkins Milner, passed away on Friday, May 3, 2013, at his home.
Born in Oglethorpe, Ga., he was the son of the late Benjamin Pitt Milner Sr. and Greta Fleming Milner. “J. S.” was a U. S. Air Force veteran and a member of Chappells Baptist Church. He was a chicken farmer and a Building Construction Contractor.
He was preceded in death by...
Obituaries William Eugene Attaway Sr.
NEWBERRY — William Eugene Attaway Sr., 82, died Thursday, May 2, 2013, at Agape Hospice House.
Born on Oct. 11, 1930, in Laurens County, he was a son of the late Will A. and Azile Wright Attaway. Mr. Attaway was a Air Force veteran of the Korean War, was retired from Louis Rich and was of the Lutheran faith.
He is survived by sons, Bill (Lori) Attaway Jr. of Lexington and William Forrest (Alicia) Attaway of ...
Obituaries Larry Vaughn Fulmer Sr.
NEWBERRY — Memorial services for Larry Vaughn Fulmer Sr., 70, will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, May 4, 2013, at Colony Evangelical Lutheran Church with Rev. Jerry L. Trantham officiating. The family will receive friends following the service in Crosson Fellowship Hall. Honorary Pall-Bearers will be The McDonald’s Coffee Club. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Colony Evangelical Lutheran Church, 48 Colony Chur...
Earl Bozard NEWBERRY — J. Earl Bozard, 89, of 23317 U.S. Highway 76, Newberry, died Tuesday, April 30, 2013, at the Newberry County Memorial Hospital.
He was born on July 7, 1923, in Newberry, a son of the late William D. “Willie” and Annie Sheay Bozard.
Mr. Bozard was an Army veteran of WW II. He was a retired registered forester having worked for H. M. Hentz and Son for 38 years, where he was the manager of the North Augusta office.
He was a fait...
Obituaries Ruth Marie Lawrence
PROSPERITY — Ruth Marie Lawrence passed away Dec. 4, 2012, in Texas with her family by her side. A memorial service will be held Saturday, May 4, 2013, at 4 p.m. at 474 Candy Kitchen Road, Prosperity.
Mary T. Richardson Palmer
NEWBERRY — Mary T. Richardson Palmer, 84, formerly of Orlando, Fla., died Saturday, April 27, 2013, at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Cindy and Eddie Mills.
Born on Dec. 4, 19...
Obituaries Tammy Fish Avila
WHITMIRE — Tammy Fish Avila, 47, of 454 Old Airport Road, died Tuesday, April 23, 2013, in the Spartanburg Regional Hospital.
She was born in Union and was a daughter of Toledo Anderson Fish, of Whitmire, and the late, Fred Fish Jr.
She was a lifelong resident of Whitmire, a homemaker, and a member of Evans Street Church of God.
She is survived by her husband, Jose Avila, of the home; a son, Nicolas Avila, of the ho...
Obituaries Reginald Carlton “Carl” Corey
POMARIA - A memorial service for Reginald Carlton “Carl” Corey, 76, who died Sunday, April 21, 2013, will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 25, 2013, at his residence. The family will receive visitors Wednesday from 6-9 p.m. at his residence. McSwain-Evans Funeral Home is entrusted with the arrangements.
Edison Creech Jr.
PROSPERITY — Edison Creech Jr., 88, formerly of Prosperity, widower of Margaret Ne...
Obituaries Ethel Bostic Broom
WHITMIRE — Ethel Bostic Broom, 87, passed away April 19, 2013, at her home.
Born in Whitmire, she was a daughter of James and Verda Mae Trent Bostic. She was a retired textile worker and homemaker.
Surviving are sons Frank (Jean) Broom of Camden and Jimmy (Beth) Broom and Dale Broom of Whitmire; sister Althea “Tina” (Bob) Hartzog of Hendersonville, N.C.; brothers Pete Bostic and Frank Bostic of Whitmire and Alfred (...
Obituaries Mildred Wise Baker
NEWBERRY — Mildred Wise Baker of Newberry, died on Wednesday, April 17, 2013. Mrs. Baker was born on Sept. 12, 1930, in Newberry. She is the daughter of the late Jacob Harvey Wise and Eunice Eva Shealy Wise.
She is survived by her husband of 63 years William Ralph Baker, her sons, Phillip R. Baker (Robin) of Newberry, Eugene W. Baker (Ellen) of Pomaria, a brother, Carroll Wise of Newberry; sisters, Rachel Wicker of Ne...
