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Ezell obits contributed by Cathy Schmidt
Albert Herman Ezell, 70, and his wife, Mrs. Julia Dickert Ezell, 60 died Friday at the Aiken County Hospital. Mr. Ezell died after several years of declining health. He was born in Chesnee, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Ezell. He had served in the United States Army during World War I.
Mrs. Ezell died suddenly at the Aiken Hospital. She was born in Newberry, the daughter of the late Jacob L. and Effie Counts Dickert. For several years she was clerk of the Aiken County Selective Service Board.
She is survived by her step-mother, Mrs. Annie H. Dickert of Newberry; three brothers, Forrest Dickert, Dr. Jesse Dickert, and Coke Dickert, all of Newberry; and five sisters, Mrs. Anna Hawkins, Mrs. Ellie Ringer, Mrs. Blance Dickert, and Mrs. Ruby Trice, all of Newberry, and Mrs. Alice Folk of Columbia.
Double funeral services were conducted Sunday at 4 p.m. from the Whitaker Funeral Home by Rev. J. W. King Jr. The interment followed in Rosemont Cemetery. Serving as active pallbearers were Dr. Elbert Dickert, Neil Dickert, Ray Dickert, Carl Ringer, James Ringer, Douglas Ringer, Charlie Bowers, James H. Davis, Heyward Davis, Jabbo Folk, Gilder Cromer, P. K. Fuller, Otis Whitaker, and Dr. Drayton Nance. Whitaker Funeral Home was in charge.
J. C. Epting, Little Mountain, Dies Tuesday
Jacob Cornelius Epting, 85, died suddenly late Tuesday afternoon at his home near Little Mountain. Before his retirement, Mr. Epting was a farmer and a carpenter and was the pioneer in Newberry County in growing incubator chickens. He was manager and superintendent of Little Mountain Oil Mill and had been bookkeeper of the Little Mounatin Farmers and Merchants Bank. He was a charter member of the Little Mountain Telephone Association. He was a member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church and served on the Church Council for many terms. He taught the Men's Bible Class for many years and also served as Superintendent of the Sunday School. He also served as Secretary and Treasurer of the Church for many years.
His wife, Mrs. Annie Riser Epting, died in 1942 and one daughter, Miss Willie Mae Epting, died in 1931. He is survived by three sons, J. Claude Epting of Hamlet, N.C., Elmer E. Epting of Newberry, and Ralph E. Epting of Little Mounatin; one daughter, Mrs. Joe W. (Janie) Mayer of Newberry; two sisters, Miss Eula Epting and Miss Chloe Epting, both of Little Mountain; seven grandchildren and two great-grand-children.
Funeral will be conducted at 5 p.m. today (Thursday) at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church by Rev. Garth Hill. Interment will be in the Church Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Everette Lake, Waldo Huffman, Jim Davis, Leroy Wessinger, H. Dan Epting and George Epting. Serving as honorary pallbearers will be the members of the Church Council and the members of the Sunday School Class. The body is at the Whitaker Funeral Home and will be placed in the Church one hour before the service. The Whitaker Funeral Home is in charge.
Christopher Robert Epting, 24, or Route 3, Box 99-B, Prosperity, died Wednesday afternoon. He was born in Prosperity, a son of Mrs. Trudie Bedenbaugh Epting and the late Robert F. Epting. He was a co-owner and manage of Epting Automotive Service, Inc. of Newberry.
He graduated from Mid-Carolina High School and attended Midlands Technical College and was a member of Mt. Tabor Lutheran Church, Little Mountain. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Cindy Chapman Epting; a son, Christopher Douglas Epting of the home; his mother, of Prosperity; a sister, Miss Jenny Epting of Prosperity; a brother, Rodney F. Epting of Prosperity.
Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Friday at Mt. Tabor Lutheran Church with Rev. W. Osborne Herlong conducting the services. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The body will remain at the McSwain-Evans Funeral Home until the hour of the service. The family suggests those desiring make memorials to Mt. Tabor Lutheran Church.
Pallbearers are Randy Epting, Stewart Lake, Mike Williams, Helmes Epting, Bart Chapman and Jimmy Braswell. McSwain-Evans Funeral Home is in charge.
Newberry, Jan 9 - Mrs. Henrietta Efird, widow of the late Rev. D. F. Efird, died last night at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John A. Summer, after an illness of several months. Mrs. Efird was in the 83d year of her age and leaves three children, C. M. Efird, D. Frank Efird of Lexington and Mrs. John A. Summer of Newberry. She will be buried at St. Michaels church in the Lexington fork on Tuesday, the remains reaching Irmo on the Columbia, Newberry and Laurens railroad about 11 o'clock.
Died at the residence of Mr. S.S. Seig, on 20th of January (gravemarker has 30th of January), Mr. Jacob Epting, aged 18 years, 3 months and 11 days. He was a worthy member of Beth Eden Lutheran Church and met death with a firm reliance upon the merits of his Savior.
Died on 27th of February of paralysis, Mrs. Annie E. Edwards, the wife of John Edwards of Winston Co., Miss. and daughter of Matthias and Elizabeth Kinard. She was born on Dec. 13th 1822 in Newberry and migration with her parents to Mississippi in 1847. She was a truly good woman and a consistent member of the Methodist Church. She leaves a devoted husband, an aged mother, a sister and brother and many friends in Newberry District.
PROSPERITY - Services for James Richard Enlow, 72, will be held at 4 p.m.
Wednesday at St. Luke's Lutheran Church with burial in the church cemetery. The
family will receive friends from 7-8 this evening at McSwain-Evans Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to St. Luke's Lutheran Church Parking Lot Fund, 4056 St.
Luke's Church Road, Prosperity, SC 29127.
Mr. Enlow died August 5, 2001. Born
in Newberry County, he was a son of the late James Thompson and Clara Sanders
Enlow. He retired from Kendall Co., Oakland plant and was a member of St. Luke's
Lutheran Church.
Surviving are his wife, Patsy Livingston Enlow; son, James
Aaron Enlow of Prosperity; daughters, Ann Upton of Greer and Myrtie Stone of
Prosperity; sisters, Bernice Boatwright of Prosperity and Essie Suits of
Newberry; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Mary Eddie Lindler Epting, 81, of 429 Pomaria St., Little Mountain, wife of Ralph E. Epting, died Saturday, July 14, at White Oak Manor, Newberry. Mrs. Epting was born in Chapin, a daughter of the late H. Perry and Pauline Eleazer Lindler. She was a graduate with an AB degree from Newberry College, class of 1937. She was a member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, WELCA, Lady's Sunday School Class, United Daughters of the Confederacy, Calvin Crozier Chapter, a charter member of the Little Mountain Chapter Order of the Eastern Star #276, and the Newberry County Retired Teachers Association. Mrs. Epting taught at Brookland-Cayce Grammar School for 34 years. Mrs. Epting is survived by her husband of the home; two sons and daughters-in-law, Carl and Mary Epting, R. Edward and Kathy Epting, all of Little Mountain; a sister, Satira Lindler Lake of Prosperity; four grandchildren, Carl Epting of England, Bradly Epting of Columbia, Jacob Epting of Little Mountain and Susan Epting of Little Mountain; three great grandchildren, Dallas Epting, Chloe Epting and Isabella Hatch. Funeral services were conducted at 4 p.m. today at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church by Rev. Fred Suhr. Interment was in the church cemetery. Memorials may be made to Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, P.O. Box 186, Little Mountain, SC, 29075. Active pallbearers will be Frank Lake, Tony Watson, Claude M. Lindler, O'Neal Lindler, Jerry Summer, Richard Summer, Sonny Mayer, Dr. Gene Epting and Bradly Epting. Honorary pallbearers will be the members of the Little Mountain Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star #276. Notes to the family may be sent via email at notes@whitakerfuneralhome.com. Whitaker Funeral Home is in charge.
Newberry, Dec. 11 – Mr. Samuel M. Evans died at his home here tonight at 8:30
after an illness of nine weeks. He was the father of Mr. H. H. Evans, member of
the board of directors of the State dispensary and was 72 years
old.
D. Scott Ellisor
Died
in Newberry - The many
friends of Mr. D. Scott Ellisor will regret to hear of his death, which occurred
in Newberry on Tuesday at his home. Mr. Ellisor resided in Columbia for some
time, while in the employ of Mr. M. L. Kinard. He was a fine young man and had
many warm personal friends here. He died of diabetes.
Bob
Epting
NEWBERRY - Services for Robert W. "Bob" Epting, 65, of 5815 Mount Bethel Garmany Road, will be held at 5 p.m. Sunday at Newberry ARP Church, conducted by the Rev. Tim Erskine. Burial will be in Newberry Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at the home. Whitaker Funeral Home is in charge. Memorials may be made to Newberry ARP Church, 1701 Main St., Newberry.
Mr. Epting died Friday, Aug. 14, 1998. Born in Newberry, he was a son of the late Clarence C. and Mary Price Epting. He was an Army veteran of the Korean conflict and a retired employee of Allied Signal, Irmo Plant. He attended Clemson College. He was a member, ruling elder and past deacon of Newberry ARP Church, and he taught the Friendship Sunday School Class.
Surviving are his
wife, Judy Stone Epting of the home; a daughter, Maribeth Epting of Columbia; a
son, Warren C. Epting of Newberry; and grandchildren, R. Clayton Epting, C.C.
Epting, Zachary S. Epting and Sarah-Beth Epting, all of Newberry.
Bethel
Elrod
NEWBERRY - Private graveside services for Bethel A. Elrod, 78, of 372 Old Whitmire Highway, will be conducted Sunday in Newberry Memorial Gardens. The family will be at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Larry Mazza, 3597 Bachman Chapel Road. McSwain-Evans Funeral Home is in charge.
Ms. Elrod died Friday at her residence. Born in Easley, she was a daughter of the late W.R. and Rosa Coward Elrod. She was a Navy veteran of World War II and retired from Newberry Mills.
Surviving are sons,
Kenneth L. Mazza and wife, Mary Susan, Newberry, Larry F. Mazza and wife, Carol,
Prosperity; sisters, Pansy Perkins, Newberry and Joan Ward, Florida; brother,
Bill Elrod, Newberry; grandchildren, Jennifer Mazza, Irmo, Michael Mazza, Jesse
Mazza and Jeff Mazza, all of Prosperity.
Miss Ida Epting
Newberry, Sept 24 – Miss Ida Epting, a daughter of the
late Boyd Epting of this city, died in the Laurens Hospital Saturday evening
after a short illness. She was carried there from Mountville, where she was
teaching, having been ill only a few days after school opened. The body was
brought to Newberry Sunday afternoon over the Columbia, Newberry & Laurens
Railroad and taken to the home of her mother on Glenn Street and was buried this
after in Rosemont Cemetery. The deceased is survived by her mother, two
brothers, Robert L. Epting and Bennie Epting, and two sisters Mrs. J. Marvin
Bryan of bath and Miss Jessie Epting of Newberry.
Verdie Leigh Epting
Newberry - Verdie
Leigh Harrelson Epting, 78, widow of John D. Epting, of 1848 Brookside Manor,
died Friday, April 2, 1999 at her residence.
Born in Georgetown, she was a daughter of the late George Gilbert and Annie Laura Johnson Harrelson. A homemaker, she was a member of Silverstreet Lutheran Church. Survivors: sons, John W. Epting and Edwin L. Epting, both of Newberry a daughter, Joan E. Beck of Newberry eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Visitation: 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. today at the
McSwain-Evans Funeral Home. Service: 2:00 p.m. Monday at Silverstreet Lutheran
Church. Memorials: Silverstreet Lutheran Church, 120 Long St., Silverstreet,
S.C. 29145.
Ruby L.
Epting
NEWBERRY - Ruby Lott Epting, 87, widow of Leland C. Epting Sr. died Wednesday, April 30, 2008. She was born in Fairfield County and the daughter of the late Warren and Mary Lott of Saluda. She was a member of Silverstreet Lutheran Church.
She is survived by a son Leland Epting Jr. (Patsy) of Newberry; daughters, Linda Koon of Little Mountain, Susan Longshore (Tommy) of Newberry, Mary Hallman (Walter) of Leesville and Janet Morris (Dwain) of Newberry; grandchildren, Beverly Summer, Faye Woodward, Ashley Lowe, Charlotte Ehney, David Koon, Leah Pruitt, Clint Hallman, Leesha and Dana Morris; and 10 great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by a daughter-in-law, Janice Epting; a son-in-law, Gerald Koon and a greatgrandchild, Adrienne Woodward.
Funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Saturday in
Silverstreet Lutheran Church by the Rev. Steve Jackson. Interment will be in the
church cemetery. The family will be at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Leland Epting, 2322
Belfast Road, and will receive friends from 6:30 to 8 p.m. today at the Whitaker
Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to
Silverstreet Lutheran Church, Building Fund, 120 Long St., Silverstreet, SC
29145. Messages to the family may be
sent via e-mail at notes@whitakerfuneralhome.com. Whitaker Funeral Home, Newberry, is assisting the
family.
Rebecca
Genell Boozer Evans, 79, died June 12, 2002.
Survivors: Husband, Bernard Gordon Evans, of Columbia a
son, Thomas Blair Boozer III, of Hilton Head daughters, Barbara Ann Shipman of
Beaufort, Carole Sydney Miller of Newberry and Melisa Boozer Land of Columbia
six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Visitation: 6 to 7 p.m. Sunday at McSwain-Evans Funeral
Home. Memorial service: 1 p.m. Monday at the funeral chapel. Omit flowers. Memorials: S.C. Arts Commission Foundation,
1800 Gervais St., Columbia, SC 29201.
Randall Epting
Sr.
NEWBERRY - Services for Randall Brooks Epting Sr., 60, of 61 Paularan Road, will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at Grace Lutheran Church, with burial to follow in Colony Lutheran Church Cemetery. Visitation will be 6-7:30 tonight at McSwain-Evans Funeral Home. The family suggests that those desiring may make memorials to Grace Lutheran Church, PO Box 188, Prosperity 29127, or to Palmetto Baptist Hospice.
Mr. Epting died Friday. Born in Newberry, he was a son of the late Brooks D. and Marie B. Epting. He was a Quality Assurance Manager of Shakespear Corporation and a member of Grace Lutheran Church.
Surviving are his wife, Paula C. Epting; son, Randall Brooks Epting Jr. and wife, Angie of Dade City, Fla.; daughter, Lorie E. Hawkins and husband, Brian of Newberry; brothers, Ralph L. Epting, J. Harold Epting, both of Prosperity; sister-in-law, Trudie Epting of Prosperity; four grandchildren.
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