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Hayne Cromer
Thomas Hayne Cromer, 92, of Prosperity, died February 15, 2006 at J. F. Hawkins Health Care.
Born in Newberry, he was a son of the late William David and Mary Lillian Wicker Cromer. He was retired from the S.C. Highway Department and was a member of Mt. Pilgrim Lutheran Church where he was a member of the Swingers. He was a member of the Macedonia Lutheran Church Goldies.
Surviving are his wife of 65 years, Mary Shealy Cromer; daughters, Emily Sitnik of Irmo and Tressie Boland of Prosperity; four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at McSwain-Evans Funeral Chapel by the Rev. Paul a. Wollner and Rev. Elford B. Roof. Burial will follow in Newberry Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be Thursday from 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. at McSwain-Evans Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Mt. Pilgrim Lutheran Church, 2336 Mt. Pilgrim Church Road, Prosperity, SC 29127.
Active pallbearers: Scott Boland, Kevin Sitnick, Chris Wagner, Thomas Cromer, Larry Cromer, Clifton Aull and Barney Piester
Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Church Council of Mt. Pilgrim Lutheran Church.

Bruce Clark Sr.
JOANNA - A memorial service for Bruce Douglas Clark Sr., 78, will be at 2 p.m. Friday at First Assembly of God Church. Visitation is 6-7 tonight at 311 Sims St. Gray Funeral Home, Clinton, is in charge. Born in Clinton, he died Feb. 26, 2003. He had retired from Clinton Mills and was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.

Alan Caldwell
NEWBERRY - Alan J. Caldwell, 97, of Springfield Place, widower of Annie Metts Caldwell, died Friday, June 24, 2005, in Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Mr. Caldwell was born on February 13, 1908, in Newberry County, a son of the late Ben H. and Mattie Brown Caldwell. He was an Army veteran of WW II. He was a former employee of Maxwell Brothers Furniture Co. and retired from Fulmer Building Supply Co. He was a member and former treasurer of Beth Eden Lutheran Church and he was a member of the American Legion Post 24.

Mr. Caldwell is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Martha Caldwell and Bennie T. Cockfield of Springfield, VA; a sister, Jennie Caldwell Walker of Whitmire; three grandchildren, Ben A. Cockfield of Gastonia NC, Julie Seay of Baltimore, MD, and Le-Ann Chestnut of Newville, PA; 6 great-grandchildren; and a number of nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by three brothers, Sims W. Caldwell, Wylie H. Caldwell, and Richard B. Caldwell.

Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday at the Whitaker Funeral Home. Interment will be in Rosemont Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the Whitaker Funeral Home. Memorials may be may to the Beth Eden Lutheran Church 228 Jalapa Road, Newberry SC 29108. Messages to the family may be sent via email at notes@whitakerfuneralhome.com. Whitaker Funeral Home, 1704 College Street, Newberry, is assisting the family.

Gordon N. Clarkson
NEWBERRY - Gordon N. Clarkson, 92, of Newberry, widower of Innis Mims Clarkson, died Tuesday, July 24, 2007, at J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home.

He was born on Aug. 1, 1914, in Cokesbury, S.C. a son of the late Rev. and Mrs. G.F. Clarkson. He was a 1931 graduate of Mauldin High School and a 1935 honors graduate of Newberry College where he served as editor of "The Indian." He was a Army Air Corp veteran of WWII serving in the Asiatic Pacific Theater.

Following a private study of law, he was admitted to the practice of law in 1953 and practiced actively until 2003. He was a member, former deacon, elder, church treasurer and congregational chairman of the Newberry ARP Church.

He served as past chairman of the Newberry County Planning and Zoning Commission and served 18 years on the board of J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home. He was a member and past president of Newberry Kiwanis Club with Legion of Honor for 50 years membership. He was an avid tennis player from his teens until his late 80s.

He is survived by his daughter, Betty (Pete) Ragsdale of Newberry; two grandchildren, Michael L. Huggins of Newberry and Betsy H. Miller of Mt. Pleasant; five great-grandchildren, Jack Huggins, Ryne Huggins, London Huggins, Anna Miller and Megan Miller; and a sister, Margaret C. Welborn of Anderson.

Graveside funeral services will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Thursday in Rosemont Cemetery by the Rev. Tony Locke. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. tonight at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Pete Ragsdale, 2010 Harper St., Newberry. Memorials may be made to Newberry AR Presbyterian Church, 1701 Main St., Newberry, SC 29108. Messages to the family may be sent via e-mail at notes@w h i t a k e r f u n e r a lhome.com. Whitaker Funeral Home, Newberry, is assisting the family.

Dorothy Louise Carver
NEWBERRY - Dorothy Louise Carver, 91, of Newberry, widow of Carswell John Carver, died Aug. 3, 2006 at Penny Byrn at Maryfield in High Point, N.C.

Mrs. Carver was retired from Kendall Company, Mollohon Plant and was a member of Epting Memorial United Methodist Church. She was a gifted artist and a devoted wife and mother.

Surviving are sons, Bob Carver of Columbia and John Richard Carver of High Point, N.C.; sisters, Inez Davis of Newberry and Bert Culclasure of Columbia; brothers, Emory Culclasure of Columbia and Dr. David Culclasure of San Antonio, Texas; four grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren.

Graveside services will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Rosemont Cemetery by the Rev. Tony Rowell. Visitation will be Saturday from 4-6 p.m. at McSwain-Evans Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the Senior Group at Epting Memorial United Methodist Church, 1401 Milligan St., Newberry, SC 29108. Services entrusted to McSwain-Evans Funeral Home. A condolence note may be sent to the family at www.mcswainevans.com

Vonnie Chapman
NEWBERRY - Graveside services for Vonnie G. Chapman, 76, formerly of 1334 Whitener Road, will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday in Rosemont Cemetery. The family will receive friends 7-8 tonight at McSwain-Evans Funeral Home.

Mrs. Chapman, widow of Curtis O. Chapman, died Monday, March 20, 2000 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital. Born in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late Loyce and Gertrude Mitchell Griffin. She was a retired secretary at John R. Frazier, Inc., and was a member of Central United Methodist Church, the Ezell Bible Class, and Circle No. 6.

Surviving are her sons, Ricky Chapman of Newberry, Ronnie Chapman of Kinards; sisters, Blanche G. Allen of Newberry, Dolly G. Gilliam of Elloree; brother, Dudley Griffin of Newberry; five grandchildren.

Carolyn Cope
NEWBERRY - Carolyn S. Cope, 98, widow of Ephrim G. "E.G." Cope Sr. died Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009 at Springfield Place.

She was born in Silver-street on April 13, 1911, a daughter of the late James "Jim" F. and Carrie Ruff Stephens. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Newberry, the Kyrie Sunday School Class and the Lydia Circle.

Mrs. Cope was a 1932 graduate of Newberry College and was a teacher in the Prosperity School system. She belonged to the Newberry County Retired Teachers Association, the Jasper Chapter of the U.D.C. and the D.A.R.

Mrs. Cope is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Lynn and Randy Griffin of Cameron; sons and daughters-in-law, George and Tippy Cope of Edisto Island and Stephen and Diane Cope of Gainsville, Ga.; sisters, Frances Merchant of Saluda and Sara Edwards of Lexington; six grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

Graveside services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Saturday at Rosemont Cemetery by the Rev. Dr. Kenneth Harmon. The family would like to thank Springfield Place Nursing Home - Mrs. Cope's home for the last 10 years. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, 1020 Boundary St., Newberry, SC, 29108. Messages to the family may be sent via e-mail at notes@whitakerfuneralhome.com. Whitaker Funeral Home, Newberry is assisting the family.

Robert Creekmore
NEWBERRY - Services for Robert B. "Bob" Creekmore, 89, will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Mayer Memorial Lutheran Church by the Rev. Floyd Sides. Interment will be in Rosemont Cemetery. The family will be at the residence 409 Crosson Street and will received friends from 6-8 this evening (Monday) at the Whitaker Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Mayer Memorial Lutheran Church, 1307 Drayton Street, Newberry, S.C. 29108 or to a charity of one's choice. Whitaker Funeral Home is in charge.

Mr. Creekmore died Sunday morning, October 8, 2000, at the Newberry County Hospital. Born in Athens, Ga., a son of the late James M. and Anna Mae Johnson Creekmore. He was a retired superintendent with the City of Newberry having worked with the Street and Sanitation Department for over 27 years. He was a World War II Navy veteran. He was a member of Mayer Memorial Lutheran Church, the Men's Bible Class and Lutheran Church Men in Mission. He also was a member of the Newberry Moose Lodge and American Legion Post #24. He coached Little League and American Legion Baseball and was formerly on the Boy Scout Council in Newberry. He played baseball on the Newberry Mill team.

Surviving are his wife, Vera Cook Creekmore of the home; ;daughter and son-in-law, Robbie C. and Harold Hunter of Newberry; daughter-in-law, Dollie H. Creekmore of Newberry; sister, Martha Creekmore of Newberry; brother-in-law, O.L. Cook of Newberry; grandchildren, Harlie O'Connell, Laurie Suber, Carla Creekmore, all of Newberry, Dane Hunter of Evans, Ga., Michele Epting of Kinards; great-grandchildren, Ashlin O'Connell, Spence Hunter, Justin Suber, Amber Suber, Jacob Epting.

Annie Caldwell
NEWBERRY - Services for Annie Metts Caldwell, 93, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Whitaker Funeral Home with burial in Rosemont Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Beth Eden Lutheran Church, 228 Jalapa Road, Newberry, SC 29108.

Mrs. Caldwell died Wednesday. Born in Little Mountain, she was a daughter of A.L. Metts and Julia Dominick Metts Baker. Mrs. Caldwell was a member of Beth Eden Lutheran Church and W.E.L.C.A. She retired from Whitaker Floor Coverings.

Surviving are husband, Alan Caldwell, of the home; daughter, Martha Cockfield, Springfield, Va.; three grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren.

Vera Cook Creekmore
NEWBERRY -- Vera Cook Creekmore, 93, widow of Robert B. "Bob" Creekmore, died Saturday, November 22, 2008, at White Oak Manor.

Mrs. Creekmore was born October 9, 1915, in Newberry to the late Osborne Luther and Bertha Hiller Cook. She retired from Newberry Drug Store.

She was a member of Mayer Memorial Lutheran Church where she was a member of Women of the ELCA and was a former choir member and Sunday School teacher. She belonged to the Newberry Women of the Moose and the American Legion Auxiliary and served on the West End Cemetery Committee. She loved quilting and had made quilts for all of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Mrs. Creekmore is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Robbie C. and Harold Hunter of Newberry; a daughter-in-law, Dollie Creekmore of Newberry; five grandchildren, Harlie (Mike) O'Connell, Laurie (Glenn) Suber, and Carla Creekmore, all of Newberry, Dane (Erin) Hunter of Raleigh, NC, and Michele (Dewey) Epting of Kinards; eight great-grandchildren, Ashlin and Meagan O'Connell, Justin and Amber Suber, Jacob and Matthew Epting and Spence and Annabelle Hunter; and a special nephew and his wife, Marty and Linda Cook of Newberry. She was predeceased by her son, Larry Creekmore; her sister, Gertie Lee Rogers; and her brothers, Harold, Fred, Kenneth and O.L. Cook.

Visitation will be Monday from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Whitaker Funeral Home, Newberry. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday at Mayer Memorial Lutheran Church by Rev. Dr. Robert McCullum. Interment will be in Rosemont Cemetery. The body will be placed in the church at 1:00 p.m. The family will be at the residence of Robbie and Harold Hunter, 2263 Trinity Church Road, Newberry. Memorials may be made to Mayer Memorial Lutheran Church, 1307 Drayton St., Newberry, SC 29108. Messages to the family may be sent via email to notes@whitakerfuneralhome.com. Whitaker Funeral Home, Newberry, is assisting the family.

Meta Chandler
HARTSVILLE - Services for Meta Martin Chandler, 92, will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, December 27, 1999 in Shives Funeral Home, Colonial Chapel, conducted by the Reverend Mr. Wiley Cooper. Interment will be at 1 p.m. in Rosemont Cemetery, (behind Newberry College). Visitation will be from 10-11 a.m. Monday, prior to service. Memorials may be made to College Place United Methodist Church, 4801 Colonial Drive, Columbia 29203, or to the charity of one's choice.

Mrs. Chandler, widow of Benjamin Earl Chandler and formally of Columbia, died Friday, December 24, 1999. Born in Camden, she was a daughter of the late Dexter Martin and Eva Parker Martin. She was a graduate of the University of South Carolina and taught in Greenville and Columbia Schools. She was a member of College Place United Methodist Church, the Fellowship Class, the Joy Circle and the Eastern Star.

Surviving are her sons, Edward E. Chandler of Columbia, Benjamin Martin Chandler of Hartsville; three grandchildren. She was predeceased by brothers, Parker F. Martin and Doyle L. Martin, both were of Newberry.

Julia D. Cannon
NEWBERRY - Funeral services for Mother Mary Julia Davenport Cannon of 1935 Indian Hills Apt., will be conducted on Sunday, July 26, 2009, at 2:30 p.m. at Lower Mt. Olive A.M.E. Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Mother Cannon died Monday, July 20, 2009, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital. Born in Newberry County, she was the daughter of the late P.C. Chandler and the late Dottie Lee Davenport Brown. She was a member of Lower Mt. Olive A.M.E. Church where she was a member of the Senior Choir. She was also a member of Women's Home Aide Society #108.

Surviving are two daughters, Shirley Williams of Newberry and Lula Mae Robinson (Willie) of Prosperity; one son, Terrence Boyd of Columbia; three sisters, Evangelist Willie L. Fant of Joanna, Mary Catherine Brown of Newberry and Brenda Kay Swittenburg of Prosperity; two brothers, Freddie Brown (Yolanda) of Newberry and Ervin Brown (Ann) of Bishopville; 11 grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren, three great-great-grandchildren; one aunt, Vera Davenport of Norristown, Pa.; one uncle, Thomas C. Davenport of Columbia; one daughter-in-law, Mary Alice Davenport; seven sisters-in-law; one brother-in-law; and a host of other relatives and friends.

The family will receive friends at 2042 Piedmont St., Newberry. Services entrusted to F. B. Pratt & Son Funeral Home, Inc

Gerald Chabica
IRMO - Service for Gerald F. "Jerry" Chabica, 80, formerly of Corunna, Mich., will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at Dunbar Funeral Home, Dutch Fork Chapel, Irmo. Burial will be in Mt. Herman Lutheran Church Cemetery, Peak. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society. The family will receive friends Saturday 5-7 p.m and Sunday 5-7 p.m. at the funeral home.

Mr. Chabica died Friday, October 8, 2004. Born in Flint, Mich., he was a son of the late Joseph and Katie Hajek Chabica. Employed by Buick Motor Division for thirty-two years, he retired in 1996. A Marine veteran of WW II, he farmed most of his life. He was a member of Our Lady of the Hills Catholic Church and a life member of VFW.

Surviving are his wife, Carolyn; sons and daughter-in-law, Richard and Marina Chabica of Prosperity and Jerry Chabica and his partner, Kevin Carpenter, of Charlotte, N.C.; daughters and sons-in-law, Cathy and Dan Delaney of Charlotte, N.C. and Janis and Dan Conklin of Columbia; brother and sister-in-law, Ed and Sharon Chabica of LaGrangeville, N.Y.; grandchildren, Erik and Ryan Delaney of Charleston, Tara Delaney of Charlotte, N.C., Meghan Conklin of Columbia, Pete Conklin of Flushing, Mich., Emmarie Dempsey of Los Angeles, Calif. and James Dempsey of Flint, Mich.; uncles and aunts, Tony and Shirley Hajek of Swartz Creek, Mich. and Steve and Delores Hajek of Flint, Mich.; many nieces, nephews and cousins; and special friends, Ken and Norma Lake of Flushing, Mich. He was predeceased by his sister, Irene Bocek and his granddaughter, Emmie Ozier.

Lucinda Henderson-Cooper
JEFFERSON - Services with burial for Lucinda Henderson-Cooper, 66, L.P.N., are 2 p.m. Wednesday at Belmont Baptist Church, Silverstreet. Wilson Funeral Home, Newberry is in charge. Born in Newberry County to James and Lillie Henderson Glasgow, she died Feb. 10, 2005. Surviving: spouse, Hugh Cooper; sons, Richard, Michael Henderson; stepchildren; siblings, Nancy Suber, John Henderson

Roscoe Caldwell Sr.
NEWBERRY -- Services with burial for Roscoe Caldwell Sr., 87, of 2512 Sycamore Drive, will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday (viewing at 2 p.m.) at Belmont Baptist Church, Silverstreet. Wilson Funeral Home is in charge. Born in Silverstreet to Willie and Lula Atkins Caldwell, he died Oct. 26, 2008. Surviving: children, Roscoe Caldwell Jr., Mary, Brenda, Faye Batchelor, Lula Agnew; 7 grands, 2 great-grands.

Lenora Cox
DALLAS - Services for Lenora Gray Cox, 85, will be held at noon Saturday at Belmont Baptist Church in Silverstreet with burial in the church cemetery. Wilson Funeral Home, Newberry, is in charge.

Mrs. Cox died July 22, 2002. Born in Newberry, she was the daughter of the late Alice Crump and Henry Reeder. She was reared by the late Mollie and Jim Moses. She had moved from Pennsylvania to Dallas in 1992.

Surviving are daughter, Beatrice Barnes; granddaughter, Dr. Angela Walker; great-grandchildren, Alexis and Chloe Walker; brother, Ulysses Satterwhite; niece, Odessa Satterwhite; others.

Dorothy Caldwell
NEWBERRY - Services for Dorothy Toland Caldwell, 72, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Belmont Baptist Church, Silverstreet, with burial in the church cemetery. Wilson Funeral Home is in charge.

Mrs. Caldwell died January 5, 2003. She was a member and deaconess at Belmont Baptist Church and a member of the Usher Board and the Women's Home Aid Society Lodge #52.

Surviving are husband, Roscoe Caldwell Sr.; son, Roscoe Caldwell Jr.; daughters, Marietta and Brenda Batchelor, Lula Agnew; eight grandchildren; one great-grandchildren; uncle, Willie Gilmore; aunt, Luverdia Holloway; cousins.

Betty Clopton
NEWBERRY - Services for Betty Lou Tucker Clopton, 70, of 1131 Marion St., will be held at 4 p.m. Monday at McSwain-Evans Funeral Home Chapel, with the Revs. Sanford Jones and Eldon Tucker officiating. Interment will follow in Rosemont Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Lee Copeland, Bob Carley, Charles Carley, Larry Gallman, Tony Hawkins, Bill Motes, Barry Saunders, and Patrick Carley. The family is at the residence and will receive friends from 6-7 tonight at the funeral home.

Mrs. Clopton died Friday. Born in Laurens, she was a daughter of the late Marvin Frank and Thelma Prater Tucker. Mrs. Clopton was a retired employee of the Whitten Center and was a member of Faith Assembly of God, where she had served as a Sunday school teacher.

Surviving are her husband, Richard Allen Clopton; son, Timothy Alan Clopton of Prosperity; granddaughter, Alisha Marie Clopton.

Norma J. W. Cromer
NEWBERRY - Funeral services for Norma Jean Williams Cromer of 3403 Chick Drive, will be conducted on Friday, Dec. 15 at 2 p.m. at Belmont Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Ms. Cromer died Sunday, Dec. 10 at Palmetto Health Richland. Born in Fairfield County, she was the daughter of Bertha Mae Williams Lyles. She was a member of Belmont Baptist Church where she served on the Usher Board.

Surviving are her mother, Bertha Mae Lyles of Newberry; seven daughters, Kathy Cromer (Bobby), Sharon Cromer (Thomas), Jackquelin Williams (David), Ashley Cromer (Absolon), Lashanda Cromer, all of Newberry, Veronica and Mary Cromer, both of Charlotte, N.C.; seven sons, Richard Williams of Greensboro, N.C., Fred Cromer, Bryan Cromer (Leeoshish), Kyle Cromer (Monique), Ernest Williams, Walter Cromer (Zelda) and Cornelius Cromer, all of Newberry; two sisters, Susie and Christine Lyles; two brothers, Leroy and Jimmy Lyles, both of Newberry; 29 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; one aunt, Mary Graham; two uncles, Joseph and Willie Graham; two sisters-in-law, Essie Mae Lyles and Floree Sims; four devoted friends, Sara Marshall, Vernell Jones, Carrie Ellis and Dorothy Gary; and a host of other relatives and friends.

F.B. Pratt & Son Funeral Home, Inc. is in charge of arrangements.

Dumas Christie
NEWBERRY - Graveside services for Dumas Ely Christie, 85, will be held at 2:30 p.m. Monday in Rosemont Cemetery, with Dr. Ken Harmon officiating. Visitation will be 1-2 p.m. Monday at McSwain-Evans Funeral Home. Sullivan-King Mortuary is in charge. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to United Parkinson's Foundation, 650 W. 168th St., New York 10032 or to Berry College, Mt. Berry, Ga. 30149-0159.

Mr. Christie, formerly of Newberry and Greensboro, Ga. and widower of Eltas McGraw Christie, died Friday at Clemson Downs Health Care Center in Clemson. Born in Greensboro, Ga., he was a son of the late Lewis E. and Lillie Mae Nicholson Christie. He was a graduate of Berry College and was a U.S. Air Force Veteran of World War Two. He was retired from the Federal Aviation Agency and was a member of Newberry First Baptist Church.

Surviving are his daughters, Cheryl C. Jones of Bahama, N.C., Merrilee C. Thomas of Marietta, Ga.; three grandchildren; one great-granddaughter. He was predeceased by a brother, Bonny L. Christie; a sister, Mabel C. Crumpton.

Junus Cunningham
Mr. Junus Cunningham age 94, was born on December 11, 1904 in Newberry County, South Carolina, to the late Richard Cunningham and Mrs Julia Hailstock.  Mr. Cunningham passed on Tuesday, November 24, 1998 at his residence.  Mr. Junus joined the Little River Baptist Church as a young man.  He was a deacon and traveled with the Senior Choir.  He was a member of the Little River Zion Masonic Lodge No.526.  He was also a member of the Sons of Aid No.3.  Mr. Cunningham retired from the Presbyterian College, Clinton SC.  He was preceded in death by his wife Lillie Pearl Wilson Cunningham. Services rendered by Childs Funeral Home, Inc. Clinton SC

Frank Couch
LAURENS - A graveside service for Frank Nix Couch, 74, is 2 p.m. Tuesday in Baxter Cemetery, Newberry. Visitation is 7-9 tonight at Kennedy Mortuary. Born in Abbeville to Jesse and Mary Nix Couch, he died June 12, 2004. He was a member of Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church. Surviving are wife, Barbara Collins Couch; sons, William, Paul Couch; grands, Kristin, Christopher, Paul, Austin.

Shirley Cannon
Shirley Jane Morris Cannon, 73, of Newberry, widow of Henry David Cannon, died November 4, 2008 at Lexington Medical Center.

Born on July 26, 1935 in Newberry, Mrs. Cannon was a daughter of Sarah Evelyn Morris and the late Bluma Calvin “Brown” Morris. She was a member of St. Luke’s Lutheran Church.

Surviving in addition to her mother of Prosperity are her daughters, Kathy Hamm, Sharon Cannon and Vickie Worthy all of Newberry; brothers, Calvin Morris and Terry Morris both of Prosperity; eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, November 7, 2008 at Rosemont Cemetery. The family will be at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Worthy, 515 Green Street, Newberry, SC. and will receive friends Thursday from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. at McSwain-Evans Funeral Home.

Duane Caldwell
POMARIA - Services for Duane Caldwell, 71, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Fairview Baptist Church, with burial in the church cemetery. F.B. Pratt and Son Funeral Home is in charge.

Mr. Caldwell died Friday in Newberry County Memorial Hospital. Born in Newberry Co., he was a son of the late George and Pliana Caldwell. He was married to the late Margie L. Caldwell.

Surviving are his sons, Ulysses, Bernard Caldwell; sister, Lillie Mae Sims; brothers, L.C., J.C., Rev. Moses Caldwell, Thomas, Ervin; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; seven sisters-in-law, three brothers-in-law, a daughter-in-law.

O. Houseal Crumpton
NEWBERRY - Services for O. Houseal Crumpton, 69, will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday at Enoree Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends 7-8 this evening at the McSwain-Evans Funeral Home. The family suggests that those desiring may make memorials to Enoree Baptist Church or Freedom Baptist Church.

Mr. Crumpton died Tuesday. Born in Newberry, he was a son of the late Lee Olin and Cora McCarthy Crumpton. He was owner of C.M. Trash Collectors, a retired employee of Kaywood of Joanna and a member of Enoree Baptist Church.

Surviving are his wife, Eugenia Moates Crumpton; son, Alan (Teresa) Crumpton of Whitmire; daughter, Janet (John) Moran of Newberry; sisters, Katherine Langford of Ninety Six, Marzelle Livingston of Newberry, Christine Davis of Greenwood; five grandchildren; one great-grandchild; one step grandchild. He was predeceased by a sister, Marcell Hester.

Inez Glasgow Chaplin
Newberry Inez Glasgow Chaplin, 98, widow of George Chaplin, of 328 Inez Chaplin Rd., died Wednesday, July 19, 2000, at her residence.

Survivors: daughters, Georgia Brown, Louvenia Williams, Johnnie Chaplin, Lillian Harp, Melinda Chaplin, Earnestine Ruff and Mildred Dyer a son, Daniel Chaplin a grandson reared in the home, Marcellus Chaplin Sr. and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Predeceased: parents, Dose and Hattie B. Glasgow a daughter, Mable Jeter and a stepson, James W. Chaplin.

Service: 2 p.m. today at Welch Zion Baptist Church. Burial: Church cemetery. -- F.B. Pratt & Son Funeral Home

Thelma Bates Cotney
PROSPERITY - Thelma Bates Cotney, 82, formerly of 1560 Holland's Landing Road, Prosperity, wife of J.D. Cotney, died Friday, May 5, 2006, at White Oak Manor, Newberry.

Mrs. Cotney was born in Williston, a daughter of the late Grover and Annie Gordan Bates, and she was a retired employee of Old School Manufacturing Company. She was a member of Bethel Baptist Church, Ladies Sunday School Class, W.M.U. and the Sunshine Club. She helped start the G.A.'s in the 1950s and was a former Sunday school teacher.

She was a devoted and loving wife and mother and is survived by her husband of Newberry; two daughters and sons-in-law, Patricia C. and Billy McDonald and Joan and Don Moss; two sons and daughters-in-law, Wako and Frances Cotney and Terry and Ann Cotney all of Prosperity; a sister, Alma B. Cotney, and sister-in-law, Lola Mae Bates, both of Newberry; seven grandchildren and 13 greatgrandchildren. She was predeceased by four brothers, Haskell Bates, Wilbur Bates, Wallace Bates and Frank Bates, and a sister, Ruth Johnson.

Funeral services were conducted 3 p.m. Sunday at Bethel Baptist Church by the Rev Wako Cotney and Terry Cotney. Interment was in the church cemetery.

Visitation was Saturday at the Whitaker Funeral Home.

Active pallbearers were her grandchildren, Mark Cotney, Ron Cotney, William McDonald, Jr., Michelle C. Russo, Dale Moss, David Moss and James McDonald. Honorary pallbearers were her greatgrandchildren.

Memorials may be made to the Care Team, c/o Bethel Baptist Church, 2503 Bethel Church Road, Prosperity, SC 29127.

Whitaker Funeral Home, 1704 College St., Newberry, is assisting the family.

George S. Chandler
Pensacola, Fla. George S. Chandler, 90, widower of Helen Lott Chandler, died Thursday, Feb. 3, 2000, at Cross Creek Health Care.

Survivors: sons, Retired Col. Larry S. Chandler of Alexandria, Va., and James E. Chandler Sr. of Pensacola sisters, Margaret Futch of Quincey, Fla., and Florence Roberts and Alice Wood, both of Jacksonville, Fla. three grandchildren and a great-grandson.

Service: 2 p.m. Sunday at Bethel Baptist Church, where the family will receive friends following the service. Burial: Church cemetery.

Memorials: Bethel Baptist Church, 2503 Bethel Church Road, Prosperity, SC 29127. -- McSwain-Evans Funeral Home.

Butler Cromer Jr.
PROSPERITY - Services for Butler Cromer Jr. will be held at 3 p.m. Friday at Mt. Hebron AME Church with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation is at 7748 Langford Street. F.B. Pratt & Son Funeral Home is in charge.

Mr. Cromer died November 4, 2002. Born in Newberry Co., he was a son of the late Butler Sr. and Eva Cromer.

Surviving are wife, Willie Mae Bookman Cromer; daughters, Julia Harris, Mary Cromer, Sara Wright; sons, Freddie, James Bookman, Butler Cromer; sister, Frances Shell; 26 grands; 3 great-grands; nieces, Carrie Goodson, Sheila, Georgia Bookman; friends and relatives.

Lula Cooper
POMARIA - Services for Lula B. Cooper, 87, formerly of 1068 SC Highway 34, will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church with burial to follow in the church cemetery. The family is at the residence of her daughter and will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Monday evening at the McSwain-Evans Funeral Home. It is suggested that those desiring may make memorials to Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church, 2442 Mt. Pleasant Rd., Pomaria, SC 29126. McSwain-Evans Funeral Home is in charge.

Mrs. Cooper died Sunday, February 25, 2001 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital. Born in Newberry County. Mrs. Cooper was a daughter of the late Tom and Lula Berley Gilliam. She was a former owner and operator of Cooper's Store and a member of Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church and the fifty-five plus group. Mrs. Cooper was first married to the late Henry Suber and secondly to the late Anderson B. Cooper.

Surviving are her daughter, Patricia S. Berley of Pomaria; sisters, Mattie Ringer and Pauline Adams, both of Pomaria; three grandchildren.

James Coleman
NEWBERRY - Services for James B. Coleman (Buddy) will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Hannah AME Church with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation will be 7-8 this evening at Wilson Funeral Home.

Mr. Coleman died Friday, April 27, 2001. Born in Newberry Co., he was a son of the late Jimmy T. Williams and Jessie Davis Coleman. He was a member of Hannah AME Church.

Surviving are his wife, Ethel K. Coleman of Newberry; daughter, Lucile Staton of Montaque, N.J.; four grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; brother, Mower Williams of Newberry; sisters, Thelma Coleman-Day of Philadelphia, Carrie Means of Orange, N.J.; nieces, nephews, cousins and other relatives.

Nell Long Counts
Prosperity Nell Long Counts, 83, widow of Clarence B. Counts, of 1453 Counts Road, died Wednesday, April 5, 2000.

Survivors: sons, Wayne B. Counts of Americus, Ga., Jimmy R., Gene L., and Von L. Counts, all of Prosperity a daughter, Rachel Counts of Prosperity a brother, Hance Long of Prosperity five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Predeceased: parents, W.H. and Ida Baker Long and eight brothers and sisters.

Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. today at McSwain-Evans Funeral Home. Service: 3 p.m. Friday at Bethel Baptist Church. Burial: Church cemetery.

Memorials: Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, 2503 Bethel Church Road, Prosperity, SC 29127.

Daisy G. Chaplin
NEWBERRY - Daisy G. Chaplin, 95, of 8405 Highway 34, Newberry, died Wednesday at White Oak Manor in Newberry.

Born in Newberry County, she was the daughter of the late Noland Goree and the late Sally Cole Goree.

She was a member of Fairview Baptist Church and served as a deaconess and member of the Missionary Society, Pulpit Aid Committee and the Senior Choir. She was also a member of the Women's Home Aid Society, Lodge #36 and the AP&B Society. Her husband, Otto Lewis Chaplin and two sons, John E. Chaplin and James Otto Chaplin, preceded her in death.

Surviving are one daughter, Hattie Elease Kenner of Newberry; 10 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; one sister, Elnora Griffin of Newberry; a daughter-in-law, Patricia Chaplin of Boston, Mass.; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at Fairview Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Viewing at the church will begin one hour prior to the service. Arrangements are under the direction of Wilson Funeral Home.

Frances Williams Chapman
Peak Frances Williams Chapman, 73, widow of Bobby F. Chapman, of 441 Church St., died Sunday, April 21, 2002, at Morningside Assisted Living Center in Lexington. Born in Gastonia, N.C., she was a daughter of the late Smyer and Mary Norman Williams. Survivors: A daughter, Phyllis Stewart, of Herndon, Va. a son, Frank Chapman, of Lexington and four grandchildren.  Visitation: 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Whitaker Funeral Home. Graveside service: 11 a.m. Thursday at Peak Cemetery. Memorials: Mount Herman Lutheran Church, P.O. Box 168, Peak, SC 29122.

Frank A. Crawford
Newberry Frank A. Crawford, 85, formerly of 1411 Azalea Drive, died Monday, April 2, 2001, at Springfield Place.  Survivors: Wife, Frances B. Oxner Crawford sons, Francis A. and Jack E. Crawford a daughter, Patricia C. Combs stepsons, Robert and Jerry Oxner three brothers 14 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Predeceased: First wife, Kathryn E. Crawford.  Graveside service: 2 p.m. Wednesday at Mount Herman Lutheran Church Cemetery. Memorials: Hospice of Tri-County, 111 Executive Point Blvd., Columbia, SC 29210. Family: 1524 R. Stoudemayer Road, Little Mountain. -- McSwain-Evans Funeral Home.

Helen Christine Cromer
POMARIA - Helen Christine Cromer, 77, of Pomaria, widow of Otto Cromer, died Nov. 20, 2006, at White Oak Manor.

Marion L. "Mel" Cromer, Sr.
Easley - Marion Lewis "Mel" Cromer Sr., 77 formerly of 103 Meadow Ridge Drive, husband of the late Annie Sue Shealy Cromer, to whom he was married for fifty-eight years, died Monday, Feb. 14, 2005, at Anderson Area Medical Center. Born in Newberry County, a son of the late Walter Lewis and Elizabeth Lee Cromer, Mr. Cromer retired as a superintendent with Sloan Construction Company after fifty-five years of faithful service. He was a member of Salem United Methodist Church for over forty years, where he shared his faith and love with family and friends alike. He was loved and cared for over the past few months by his extended family of nurses and CNA's at National Health Care of Anderson, to whom the family is very grateful.

Surviving are a son and a daughter-in-law, Scott and Maria Cromer of Easley; a daughter and son-in-law, Karen and Tom Henderson of Easley; six grandchildren, Justin Cromer, Carson Cromer, Jason Staggs and his wife, Trish, Shawn Henderson and Jennifer Henderson, all of Easley, and Josh Staggs of Myrtle Beach; and a great-gransdson, Greysun Staggs of Easley. In addition to his wife and parents, Mr. Cromer was predeceased by two sons, Marion L. Cromer Jr. and Wally Cromer; and by three brothers, Wink Cromer, Ralph Cromer and Gilbert Cromer.

Funeral services will be at 7:30 p.m. tonight in the chapel of Robinson Funeral Home-Powdersville Road, with Rev. Howard Addis officiating. Burial will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Rosemont Cemetery in Newberry. Visitation will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m. tonight at the funeral home, prior to the service. Memorials may be made to Salem United Methodist Church Bus Fund, 2700 White Horse Road, Greenville, SC 29611. The family is at the home of Scott and Maria Cromer, 506 Brighton Circle, Easley, SC 29641. Robinson Funeral Home-Powdersville Road is assisting the family with arrangements.

Otto Cromer
POMARIA - Funeral services for Otto Cromer, 80, who died October 28, 2003, will be conducted at 1 p.m. Thursday at Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church with burial to follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday from 7-8:30 p.m. at McSwain-Evans Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the church, 2442 Mt. Pleasant Church Road, Pomaria, SC 29126. www.mcswainevans.com.

Born in Pomaria, he was a son of the late Robert Arthur and Ida Wicker Cromer. He was a retired employee of J.P. Stevens, an Army veteran of World War II and a member of Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church.

Mr. Cromer is survived by his wife, Helen Christine Vaughn Cromer; a son, Danny Steve Cromer; sister, Ethel Rawls of Pomaria; a brother, George Hagood Cromer of Pomaria; two grandchildren, Steven and Alicia Cromer and Michelle Cromer; three great-grandchildren.

Sadie Crooks
NEWBERRY - Services for Sadie Lester Crooks, 91, of White Oak Manor, will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday at Whitaker Funeral Home, 1704 College Street, by the Rev. Van Thomas and the Rev. B. Marion Crooks. Interment will be in Graham Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 10-10:45 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Newberry College, 2100 College St., Newberry, SC 29108 or to Central United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 67, Newberry, SC 29108.

Mrs. Crooks, widow of Tom P. Crooks, died Monday, April 7, 2003. Born May 21, 1911, in Prosperity, she was a daughter of the late William Marcus and Hattie Belle Connelly Lester. She was a graduate of Appalachian State College and did postgraduate studies at Winthrop College and Columbia College. She taught public school in South Carolina and North Carolina and retired from Newberry College as assistant of Student Affairs. She was honored by the Newberry College Student Government Association, who named an award in her honor, the "Sadie Crooks Award," which is given to an administrator each Awards Day. She was a life member of the Newberry College Women's Club. Mrs. Crooks was an active member of Central United Methodist Church, a life member of the Garden Club of South Carolina, the Jasper Chapter of the DAR, the Kenelm Winslow Chapter of the Colonial Dames, XVII Century and the Calvin Crozier Chapter of the UDC. She was a member and past president of the American Legion Auxiliary, Post 24, past president of the Newberry Business and Professional Women Club. She had served on the Community Hall Commission since 1952, and served on the Clemson Extension Homemakers Council.

Surviving are nephews, Arthur L. Shealy of Jacksonville, Fla., William M. Lester of Valdosta, Ga., James L. Lester of Augusta, Marcus H. Lester of Prosperity, and Rev. B. Marion Crooks of Greenville; niece, Jackie C. Mount of Pomaria. She was predeceased by sisters, Hattie Belle Lester, Bonnie L. Shealy and Violet Lester; brothers, William M. Lester and Marcus H. Lester.

George Conway
Kinard - George Conway, 55, of 877 Highway 56, died Thursday, Jan. 13, 2000.  Survivors: wife, Catherine Suber Conway, Clinton; father, Sammie Anderson, Kinard; a son, George Anthony Conway, Cross Hill; a daughter, Sanita Conway, Mountville; a stepdaughter, Angie Suber, Clinton; brothers, Jimmie Lee Anderson, Robert Anderson, Terry Anderson, Arthur Anderson, Clinton, Sammie C. Anderson, Joanna, James Anderson, Cross Hill; sisters, Betha Ellis, Kinard, Betty DeWalt, Myra Long, Deloris Wilson, Newberry; and two grandchildren.  Service: 3 p.m. Sunday at Little River Zion Baptist Church, Kinard. Burial: Church cemetery. Goins Funeral Home.

John Coate
Mr. John Coate, a younger brother of Mr. Drayton N. Coate, died Sunday, 9th (June 9, 1878), at Mr. J. C. Wilson's Lipscomb place on Mudlick, of Typhoid Pnuemonia, in the 24th year of his age. He leaves a widow, daughter of Mr. J. H. Dennis, and one child. He was buried Monday at Trinity Church.

Ann Coate
Died 11th inst. at Newberry C.H., Mrs. Thompson Ann Coate, wife of John Coate, Esq. This melancholy announcement will carry sadness to many a reader for the subject of it was extensively and favorably known. Long eulogy about her religious beliefs and details of her illness. No family information.

Clem
The infant son of Carroll J. and Nancy DeHart Clem died Sunday in Greenwood. Surviving also are his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. William C. DeHart of Newberry and Mr. and Mrs. Fred L. Clem of Greenwood, and his great-grandmother, Mrs. Helen B. DeHart of Newberry and Mrs. Lula Pace James of Easley. Graveside services were held Monday at 3:30 p.m. in Greenwood.

Eleanor Madison Chapman
Newberry, Oct 2 - Miss Nellie Chapman of this city died today at her sister's in the county, Mrs. W. I. Herbert. She was for some time a teacher in the Columbia Female College, Columbia. The past year she and Mrs. Moore conducted a private school in this city. She is a daughter of Mr. John A. Chapman, the South Carolina historian, of this city. She leaves a large circle of relatives and friends to mourn her loss. She will be buried this afternoon at the Chapman burying ground.

James Crooks
POMARIA - Services for James Homer Crooks, 83, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends 7-8 p.m. this evening at McSwain-Evans Funeral Home, which is in charge.

Mr. Crooks died Tuesday. Born in Newberry Co., he was a son of the late James Daniel and Mary Graham Crooks. He was a veteran of World War II, and a retired merchant and farmer. A life long member of Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church, he had formerly served as church treasurer and as a member of the Board of Trustees and the Administrative Board. He was still active in the United Methodist Men's Club and the 55+ group. He was an active volunteer fireman for many years, and an avid outdoorsman.

Surviving are two nieces, Mrs. Hugh Edmonds of Greenville and Mrs. Al Coty of Brunswick, Ga.; nephew, Dr. Robert M. Crooks Jr., of Columbia. He was predeceased by a brother, Dr. Robert M. Crooks Sr.

John Renwick Carlisle
Newberry, Oct. 23 - John Carlisle, son of the late Dr. R. C. Carisle, died at the home of his mother, in No. 4 township, Tuesday night, aged 39 years. His body was buried Wednesday afternoon at AKing's Creek burying ground, the funeral services being conducted by Rev. Ira S. Caldwell.

Laura A. Chapin
Chapin, March 14 - Mrs. Laura Ann Chapin, widow of Martin Chapin, died last Tuesday morning in the 89th year of her age at the home of her son, J. Page Chapin, in Athens, Ga., and the body was brought to her old home here and laid to rest beside that of her husband in the Summers buring ground near Pomaria. Mrs. Chapin was reared on a farm in New York State where she lived until her marriage to Mr. Chapin, a farmer's son of the same community. They came to Columbia to make their home immediately after their marriage in the '40s. Mr. Chapin bought a tract of land in upper Lexington district and was the founder of the town of Chapin, 23 miles west of Columbia on the Columbia, Newberry & Laurens Railroad. Mrs. Chapin is survived by one son, J. Page Chapin, and one daughter, Mrs. John Gregory of Santuc, ten grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.

Susan Caroline Chapman
Died at the residence of her father, Col. G.H. Chapman, Pomaria, on 11 September of congestion, Susan Caroline Chapman, who was born on the 31 October 1839. Eulogy. Member of the Lutheran Church.

Davis Middleton Cromer
Newberry, Dec 26 - Davis Middleton Cromer, died at his home, 1820 Nance street, Monday morning at 10 o'clock and was buried Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clcok at St. Paul's church near Pomaria. Funeral services were conducted by the Rev. J. M. Steadman, pastor of Central Methodist church, Newberry. Mr. Cromer was 75 years of age. He is survived by his widow and one son, Dr. Elbert Cromer, and a stepson, Jerome Harmon.

Lt. William S. Cannon
Died at his residence in Newberry of congestion on 11 November, Lt. W.S. Cannon in the 33rd year of his age. Lt. Cannon was a member of the Baptist Church in which faith he died after an illness of short duration. He served in the 20th Regt. S.C.V. during the late war and gained distinction by his strict devotion to the service of his country. He leaves a sorrowing widow, a tender infant, parents and friends to mourn his early death.

Samuel R. Chapman
Departed this transitory life on 21st inst., of acute rheumatism, Mr. Samuel R. Chapman, in the 31st year of his age. Mr. Chapman was a member of the Newberry Bar, a gentleman of excellent literary accomplishments and of modest and affable demeanor. He died young in years but ‘tis said that “whom the gods love die young.”

Martha Elizabeth Chapell
Departed this life on 23 ult. after a brief illness in child-bed, Mrs. Martha Elizabeth Chapell, wife of J.B. Chappell and daughter of Moses and Evaline Anderson, dec’d. aged 35 years, 9 months and 11 days. She was, for many years, a member of the Baptist church at Bush River. Mrs. Chappell, for several days after her confinement did not seem to be doing as well as desired, but no alarming symptoms developed until Sunday, the 17th. She rallied again, but on the 29th it was evident that she could no longer survive. She leaves a husband and four little children, one only two weeks old, and one sister, now the only representative of a family which but a few years ago was unbroken. Eulogy.

Dan Cannon
On Friday night Mr. Dan Cannon died from the effects of a piece of rabbit bone which lodged in his thraot. A number of efforts were made by several physicians to relieve the suffering man, but the bone could not be found. After awhile the throat was entirely closed by swelling, and for some time the patient was kept alive by means of artificial breathing and feeding. Mr. Cannon was about thirty-five years old, and leaves a wife and children who were entirely dependent upon him for a support.

Mary E. Counts
Pomaria, Nov. 4 - Mrs. Mary E. Counts of the St. Phillips section died yesterday at the age of 77 years and was buried today in the church cemetery by her pastor, the Rev. Y. von A. Riser. She was the widow of Belton Counts. She is survived by five children: Mrs. Arie Lominick, Mrs. Sallie Lominick, Charles Counts, W. B. Counts and Mrs. Lizzie Lominick, all of the Pomaria - St. Phillips section. She was an active member of St. Phillips Lutheran church and was much loved and respected.

Sara Bobo Chalmers
HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. -- Services for Sara Bobo Chalmers, 80, formerly of Newberry, will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Whitaker Funeral Home of Newberry, with burial in Rosemont Cemetery of Newberry. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Newberry ARP Church of Newberry.
Mrs. Chalmers, wife of the late Thomas C. Chalmers Jr., died Wednesday, Aug. 24, 1994. Born in Cross Anchor, she was a daughter of the late Toy and Mollie Campbell Bobo. She retired as secretary for Anderson Clayton Cotton Co. of Columbus, Ga., was a former postmaster in Woodruff and a former employee of Westinghouse of Charlotte, Presbyterian Hospital records department and Reeves Brothers Textiles of Spartanburg. She was a member of Newberry ARP Church.
Surviving are daughters, Mollie Jones of Greer and Nell Eckard of Charlotte; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Mrs. L. Cromer (Moore)
Pomaria, Nov. 4 - Mrs. L. Cromer formerly of this section but for many years a resident in North Carolina was buried here today by the Rev. S. C. Ballentine of the Lutheran church. She was Miss Moore before marriage. She was 75 years of age.

Abbie Merchant Culbreath
Newberry, Feb. 13 – Mrs. James Y. Culbreath died at her home in this city on Friday at noon, of apoplexy. Mrs. Culbreath was 55 years old. She was Miss A. C. Merchant. On her 21st birthday she was married to James Y. Culbreath, and since that time has made Newberry her home. For many years she has been an invalid, yet she was always bright and cheerful, brearing her sufferings as only a noble, Christian woman can. On Friday she occupied her accustomed place at the breakfast table, but a few hours later was seized with apoplexy and breathed her last at noon. She leaves a husband, several brothers and sisters and hosts of friends to mourn their loss. The interment was at Rosemont cemetery this afternoon, after funeral services at the residence, which were conducted by Rev. S. H. Zimmerman, of the Central Methodist church.

Anna Ruff Chapman
POMARIA -- Mrs. Anna Ruff Chapman, 93, formerly of Pomaria, widow of Hugh Bernelle Chapman died July 9, 2007, in White Oak Manor. Born in Pomaria, she was a daughter of the late William and Mamie Sligh Ruff. She had retired from Prosperity Manufacturing and was a member of St. Matthew Lutheran Church. Mrs. Chapman is survived by two daughters; Mildred Wicker and her husband, Aubey, of Pomaria, and Linda Dowd and her husband, Ellis, of Prosperity, 5 grandchildren; Steve Wicker, Elaine Smith, Donald Dowd, Jenny Dowd, and Leann London; 11 great-grandchildren, and 3 greatgreat- granddaughters. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. Friday, July 13, 2007, at St. Matthew Lutheran Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family is at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Aubey Wicker, 8658 Broad River Road, Pomaria, and will receive friends Thursday evening from 7:00 until 8:30 p.m. at McSwain-Evans Funeral Home. The family suggests that those desiring may make memorials to St. Matthew Lutheran Church Parking Lot Fund, c/o Mr. Tommy Kinard, 2208 New Hope Road, Pomaria, SC 29126. www.mcswainevans.com

Pauline Crooks
POMARIA - Funeral services for Pauline Hentz Crooks, 93, will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Matthews Lutheran Church with burial in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the residence. Memorials may be made to the church, c/o Tommy Kinard, 2208 New Hope Road, Pomaria, SC 29126. www.mcswainevans.com. Mrs. Crooks widow of Joseph Earl Crooks, Sr. died March 15, 2004. Born in Pomaria, she was a daughter of the late George D. and Sally Berley Hentz. She had retired from Prosperity Manufacturing, was a member of St. Matthews Lutheran Church and the WELCA. Surviving are a son, Joseph E. Crooks, Jr. of Greenwood; a daughter, Susan Crooks Langford of Newberry; sisters, Mary H. Ringer and Sadie H. Ringer, both of Pomaria and Christine H. Stoudemayer of Peak; six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by a brother, Woodrow B. Hentz.

Mary Elizabeth Croft
May 1st, in Texas Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Croft was born in Dutch Fork, Newberry District; removed with her mother to Talledaga Co., Ala., in 1850, thence to Texas in 1852, where she was married to Mr. George W. Croft, on 22 Dec., 1853. (The Charleston Mercury June 7, 1859)

Dorothy Eustacia Antoinette Chalmers
November 16th, in Newberry District, Dorothy Eustacia Antoinette, daughter of Thomas and Dorothy Chalmers, aged 3 years, 4 months and 17 days. (The Charleston Mercury November 29, 1859)

John Carter
March 4th, in Newberry, Mr. John Carter, proprietor of the hotel.

Eunice G. Cannon
Miss Eunice G. Cannon was born in Pomaria, Newberry county, South Carolina, June 9, 1870. She joined the Methodist Church, south, in July, 1881, being about that time ten years of age. She died at the residence of Mrs. S. A. Eastham, Huntsville, Texas, Dec. 10, 1888. She was attending the Sam Houston Normal Institute at the time of her death. Her close application to her books proved to be too much for her strength, and she was unable to resist the fatal typho-malarial fever, which so often desolates our homes. Sister Eunice is not dead but liveth! Such a life as hers cannot be forgotten. Never did a daughter exhibit more untiring devotion to her parents than did she. She read her Bible night and morning, and prayed to her Father in heaven. Not long before she was taken ill she wrote to her mother that she was becoming a more devoted Christian than ever. Her parents were called to her side about ten days before her death, and saw her die in peace, singing "Nearer, My God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee." Her new made friends at Huntsville were much grieved at her death. Her remains were buried at Lindale, Texas. May the Lord comfort the bereaved.

Grace Cromer
POMARIA - Services for Grace Elizabeth Hentz Cromer, 87, will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at Enoree Baptist Church with burial to follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. at McSwain-Evans Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Enoree Baptist Church Building Fund or Cemetery Fund, 5101 Jollystreet Road, Newberry, SC 29108 or to the charity of one's choice. www.mcswainevans. Mrs. Cromer widow of George E. "Bud" Cromer, died March 2, 2004. Born in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late William S. and Lillie Cromer Hentz. She was a member of Enoree Baptist Church where she was a former Sunday School Teacher and served on various committees for a number of years. Surviving are a son, Phillip Cromer of Pomaria; sisters, Mildred Vanderford and Carolyn Brown both of Newberry and Evelyn Smith of Summerville; grandsons, Benjie Cromer and his wife, Shannon, of Little Mountain and Brandon Cromer of Clemson. Mrs. Cromer was predeceased by a sister, Fannie Holloway and brothers, Olin Hentz, James Hentz, Henry Hentz and Herndon Hentz.
 

John Derren Crumpton
PROSPERITY - John Derren "J.D." Crumpton, 82, of Prosperity, died Jan. 23, 2007, at his residence.

Born in Pomaria, he was a son of the late John R. and Ruby Wicker Crumpton. He was a member of Bachman Chapel Lutheran Church where he was a former Councilman. In 1994 was awarded an Honorary Life Membership to the Bachman Chapel Lutheran Men in Mission where he was recognized for his faithful service to God and his church by regular attendance and ringing the church bell every Sunday. He was also a past church treasurer. Mr. Crumpton was a member of the Woodman of the World and was an Army veteran of World War II. He was retired after 29 years from the S.C. Department of Highways where he was the employee of the year in 1987.

Surviving are his wife of 60 years, Kathleen Kinard Crumpton; daughter, Dianne C. (James Earl) Morris of Prosperity; a son, Richard (Sheila L.) Crumpton of Prosperity; a brother, David (Evelyn) Crumpton of Newberry; a sister, Pauline Koon of Newberry; grandchildren, Michael (Kelly) Morris, Andy (Sally) Crumpton and Michelle (Mike) Hawkinson; greatgrandchildren, Ivy Crumpton, Alexis and Amber Hawkinson, Dillon and Dalton Morris. He was predeceased by a brother and two sisters.

Visitation will be today from 6-7:30 p.m. at McSwain- Evans Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at a later date. Memorials may be made to Bachman Lutheran Church, 3124 Bachman Chapel Road, Prosperity, SC 29127 or Odyssey Health Care, 200 Center Point Circle, Suite 170, Columbia, SC 29210. Services are entrusted to McSwain-Evans Funeral Home. A memorial message may be sent to the family at
Lydia Worthy Dill Charles
WhitmireLydia Worthy Dill Charles, 85, formerly of Whitmire, died Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2001, at Oakmont Nursing Home, Union.