'H' Newberry County Obits

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Maggie Thomasson Hartley

" Mrs. Maggie "Peg" Thomasson Hartley, 101, formerly of 1323 McKibben St., widow of Fred G. Hartley, died Sunday at the J. F. Hawkins Nursing Home. She was born in Newberry County, a daughter of the late Andrew C. and Texie W. Thomasson. Mrs. Hartley retired as church secretary at Central United Methodist Church in 1961. She was recently elected as Secretary Emeritus at Central United Methodist Church. She was a member of Central United Methodist Church, a member of the Calvin Crozier Chapter of the U. D. C., a past president and co-organizer of the Central Methodist Church Chapter of the Wesleyan Service Guild, a life member of Women's Society of Circle #2, a member of Golden Age Fellowship, and she was an organizer of the Newberry Business Womens Club. She was the teacher for the Lucy Epps Bible Class for 20 years. Mrs. Hartley is survived by five nieces, Mrs. Annie Lauri D. Graham of Rochelle, Ga., Mrs. Eva James D. Wherry of Spartanburg, Mrs. Janie D. Warren of Newberry, Mrs. Andrena T. Oswald of Lexington, and Mrs. Genevieve T. Senn of Silverstreet: two nephews, Frank S. Thomasson of Leesville and Neal Davis of Newberry; and a number of great-nieces and nephews. She was the godmother of Rev. Daniel S. Bradley. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 am Tuesday at the Central United Methodist Church by the Rev. Mitchell Houston. Interment will be in Rosemont Cemetery. 

Willie Mae Hawkins
NEWBERRY - Services for Willie Mae Hawkins will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Hannah AME Church with burial in the church cemetery. F.B. Pratt & Son Funeral Home is in charge.

Mrs. Hawkins died February 16, 2002. She was a daughter of the late Wilbur and Mable Ruff Spearman. She was a member of Hannah AME Church.

Surviving are daughters, Diane Chaplin, Jackie Hawkins, Sandra Young, Brenda Neal, Gayle Hawkins; sons, Marion, Leroy, Darryl Hawkins; sister, Mildred Shepard; aunt, Aldara Hawkins; 17 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren

Carrie Harmon
NEWBERRY - Services for Carrie Parrott Harmon, 93, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at McSwain-Evans Funeral Home chapel. Burial will follow in Queens Presbyterian Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7-8 tonight at the funeral home. The family suggests those desiring may make memorials to Queens Presbyterian Church.

Mrs. Harmon, widow of Charlie Raymond Harmon, died February 11, 2003.  Surviving are sons, Fred Harmon, Perry Harmon, Donald Harmon and Terry Harmon, all of Newberry; daughters, Dot Lester of Prosperity and Jeanette Shirey of Newberry; sister, Rosa Lee Neal of Whitmire; brother, Jimmy Parrott of Prosperity; 18 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren.

Jimmy Hamm - Prosperity merchant

PROSPERITY -- Services for James W. "Jimmy" Hamm, 61, of 16 Hamm Court will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday at Macedonia Lutheran Church. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 tonight at McSwain-Evans Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the church or the Center for Cancer Treatment and Research of Richland Memorial Hospital.

Mr. Hamm died Monday, Dec. 19, 1994. Born in Prosperity, he was a son of the late Jeff A. Sr. and Mary Lou Moore Hamm. He was an Air Force veteran and assistant manager and buyer at Hamm Ace Hardware. He was a member of American Legion Post 24, Fairview Fire Department, Newberry County Board of Rural Firemen and Macedonia Lutheran Church, where he was a member of Lutheran Men in Mission.

Surviving are his wife, Ruthie Brown Hamm; daughters, Mary Donna Hamm of Atlanta and Jennifer Hamm of Prosperity; sisters, Leray Lake of Newberry, Louise Roberson and Blondell Koon, both of Columbia, Addie Jones of Maggie Valley, N.C., and Betty Livingston of Pelion; and a brother, Glenn Hamm of Prosperity.

Janet Hamilton

WEST COLUMBIA - Services for Janet Hazel Hamilton, 38, will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, May 17, 1999 at Macedonia Lutheran Church, Prosperity, with burial in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7-9 tonight at Caughman-Harman Funeral Homes, Chapin Chapel. Memorials may be made to the Macedonia Lutheran Church.

Miss Hamilton died Saturday, May 15, 1999. Born in Columbia, she was a daughter of Charles L. Hamilton and the late Burnell Amick Hamilton. She was a member of Macedonia Lutheran Church.  Surviving are her father of West Columbia; sister, Mary Frances Hamilton also of West Columbia.

A. Harman Hipp

Michael R. Huggins

SILVERSTREET — Michael R. Huggins, 59, of Silverstreet, died Feb. 14, 2007, at his residence. Born in Gastonia, NC, he was a son of the late Rubin Ballard and Annie Lee Dixon Huggins. He retired from the Newberry County School District. He was principal of Silverstreet Middle School for 21 years and was an assistant principal at Newberry Junior High School. He was a charter member of the Silverstreet Ruritan Club, and past president of the Newberry Municipal Association. He was a member of Silverstreet Lutheran Church where he was a Lifetime member of the Silverstreet Men in Mission, a former Sunday School teacher and former member of the church council. He received his undergraduate and master degrees from Appalachian State University.
His life's vocation and pleasure was providing the best public education for his students and watching them blossom as individuals. In addition, civic organizations were his passion.
Surviving are his wife; Marsha Longshore Huggins, a son; SSG Jason Huggins of Ft. Bliss, TX, two daughters; Candace Bouknight and husband Keith of Silverstreet, and Karla Gilliam and husband Travis of Silverstreet, sisters; Jackie McCall of Toccoa, GA, Juanita Broome of Denver, NC; brothers; Cecil (Pete) Huggins of Hickory, NC, Keith Huggins of Cramerton, NC, and Tony Huggins of Cramerton, NC, 4 grandchildren; Shane and Marci Bouknight and Christian and Cassie Gilliam. He was predeceased by 3 sisters and 1 brother.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Saturday at Silverstreet Lutheran Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends Friday night from 6:00 until 7:30 p.m. at the McSwain-Evans Funeral Home. The family suggests that those desiring may make memorials to Silverstreet Lutheran Church, P.O Box 48, Silverstreet, 29145.

Essie Lee Suber Henderson

Joann - Essie Lee Suber Henderson, 83, widow of Ervin "Bubba" Henderson, of 401 Railroad St., died Wednesday, April 28, 1999, at her home. Born in Newberry County, she was a daughter of the late John and Clara Price. Survivors: a brother, Roy Suber of Clinton; a great-nephew, whom she reared as her son, James Mike Suber of Clinton; nieces, Mattie Kinard and Bobbie Payne, both of Clinton; and nephews, John O. Suber of Thomasville, N.C., and Herbert Lee Suber of Clinton.
Service: 2 p.m. Sunday at Flint Hill Baptist Church. Burial: Church cemetery. Sanders-Thompson Funeral Services.

General Walter Herbert Hunt

Newberry, June 2 - Gen. W. H. Hunt, one of the old landmarks of Newberry, died at his home in the county last Thursday, aged 68 years. He was for many years a prominent member of the Newberry Baptist church, and enjoyed the esteem and good will of the entire community. For the last few years he had retired from active business, but for many years he was a prominent business man of the town. He leaves two sons and one daughter - Col. W. H. Hunt, a prominent young lawyer here, and Mr. I. H. Hunt and Mrs. John O. Peoples. His remains were interred in the family burying ground in Rosemont cemetery on Friday morning in the presence of a large concourse of relatives and friends.

The following Hawkins obits contributed by Cathy Schmidt

J. F. Hawkins

Jesse Frank Hawkins, 84, died Tuesday morning at the Jesse Frank Nursing Home after a lingering illness. Mr. Hawkins was born in Newberry county the son of the late Pierce M. and Mary Jane Swindler Hawkins. He was a farmer and served in S.C. House of Representatives from 1957-1960 and also served in S.C. Senate from 1961 through 1966. He was a member of Ebenezer United Methodist Church, a former member of the Kiwanis Club, past Master of the Hartford Grange, past Director of Clinton Production Credit Association, life member of the Newberry Fair Association and a former member of the Board of Visitors of Columbia College. He is survived by his wife Mrs. Anna Dickert Hawkins.Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Ebenezer United Methodist Church by the Rev. Joe. Tysinger and the Rev. J. Anderson Bass. Interment was in the church cemetery. Active pallbearers were George P. Hawkins, Fred Cromer, D. P. Folk, Dr. E. J. Dickert, Dudley Hawkins, Willie Frank Lester, Waldo Huffman, and Marvin Hamm. Serving as honorary pallbearers were the Board of Commissioners of the Jesse Frank Hawkins Nursing Home, the members of the Newberry Kiwanis Club, and the Administrative Board of Ebenezer United Methodist Church. Whitaker Funeral Home in charge.

Anna Louise Dickert Hawkins

Mrs. Anna Louise Dickert Hawkins, 88, widow of Jesse Frank Hawkins, a former Senator from Newberry county, died Friday night at the Newberry County Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Hawkins was born in Newberry County, the daughter of the late Jacob and Effie Counts Dickert. She was a former school teacher and business woman, a member of the First Baptist Church, the American Legion Auxiliary, and an honorary member of the Calvin Crozier Chapter, U.D.C. She is survived by one sister, Mrs. Ruby Trice of Newberry; one brother, Forest W. Dickert of Newberry; a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services were conducted at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Whitaker Funeral Home by the Rev. Charles Nanney. Interment was in the Ebenezer United Methodist Church Cemetery. Active pallbearers were Carl Ringer, James Ringer, Dr. E. J. Dickert, Ray Dickert, Dr. Drayton Nance, P. K. Fuller, and James Nance. Whitaker Funeral Home in charge.

Bennie Edward Hall

Newberry - Bennie Edward Hall, 49, of 817 Crosson St., died Friday, April 21, 2000, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.
Born in Newberry County, he was a son of Benjamin Hall Sr. and the late Rose Lee Hall. Affiliated: Mt. Hebron AME Church.
Survivors: wife, Earline B. Hall; stepmother, Fannie M. Hall; sons, Bennie Jr. and Corey Hall and James W. Bailey, all of Newberry; sisters, Ethel M. Scott and Christine Davis, both of Newberry; brothers, Bobby E., Rudolph and Ulysses Hall, all of Newberry; four grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends. Service: 3 p.m. Wednesday at Pratt Funeral Home Chapel. Burial: Werts Cemetery.

Elsa Haug

WHITE ROCK - Funeral services for Elsa Gertrude Vollmer Haug, 86, of Short Hills, New Jersey, and more recently of Lowman Home, who died July 31, 2003, will be conducted at 11 AM Saturday at Macedonia Lutheran Church with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation will be following the service. Memorials may made to Lutheran Hospice, 1505 Blanding Street, Columbia, SC 29201; Lowman Home, 201 Fortress Dr., White Rock, SC, 29177; or to Macedonia Lutheran Church, 49 Macedonia Church Rd., Prosperity, SC 29127; Lutheran Hospice, 1505 Blanding St., Columbia, SC 29201. McSwain-Evans Funeral Home is in charge. www.mcswainevans.com.

Born in Providence, RI, Mrs. Haug was a daughter of the late William and Mary Gill Vollmer.  Mrs. Haug is survived by her husband, Eugene Richard Haug; two sons, Richard R., and wife, Katie Haug of Prosperity, and Eugene W., and wife, Marion, Haug, of Fort Wayne, Indiana; 4 grandchildren, Jeffrey and Richard Haug, Kristen Sharpe, and Kerri Fredheim; and 6 great-grandchildren, Steven, Angela, Matthew, Ethan, Keenan, and Grace.

Charles L. Hamilton

WEST COLUMBIA -- Funeral services for Charles L. Hamilton, 77, will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, April 14, 2008, at Macedonia Lutheran Church in Prosperity. Interment will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the church, prior to the service. Caughman-Harman Funeral Home, Chapin Chapel, is in charge of the arrangements. Memorials may be made to Macedonia Lutheran Church, 49 Macedonia Church Road, Prosperity, SC 29127.

Mr. Hamilton was born September 29, 1930, in Moffat, MI, and passed away Thursday, April 10, 2008. He was the son of Charles Clare and Hazel Bell Meachman Hamilton. He served in the United States Army for two years and was stationed in Iceland. Mr. Hamilton was a retired mechanic and worked for CR Jackson.

Mr. Hamilton is survived by his daughter, Mary Frances Hamilton of West Columbia. He was predeceased by his wife, Brunell Amick Hamilton and his daughter, Janet Hamilton.

Eula Epting Halfacre

Newberry - Mrs. Eula Epting Halfacre, 70, widow of David L. Halfacre, died Saturday at the home of her stepson. Mrs. Halfacre was born and reared in Newberry County near Pomaria, a daughter of the late Walton J. and Lou Ridelhover Epting. Her husband died a number of years ago. Survivors are one stepson, Walton B. Halfacre of Newberry; two step-grandchildren, Mrs. Mary Nell H. Eargle of Newberry and John David Halfacre, a student at The Citadel in Charleston; two step-great-grandchildren, Johnna Maria and John Cecil Eargle of Newberry, and one brother, E. W. Epting of Pomaria. Funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday at Bethlehem Lutheran Church. The body will remain at the McSwain Funeral Home and will be taken to the residence of W. B. Halfacre at 10 a.m.

Edward Bennet Houseal

Edward Bennet Houseal, 80, of Grosse Pointe, Mich., son of the late Dr. William Preston Houseal and Catherine Rives Houseal of Columbia, died Wednesday in Detroit. He was born in Newberry and after graduating from Newberry college in 1905 began his career as a cub reporter for The State. Later he entered the advertising profession and after leaving Columbia in 1911 he held positions in Birmingham, Ala., Baltimore, Md., Buffalo, N.Y., and Newark, N.J., before going to Detroit, where he was advertising manager for the Detroit News for 20 years. Since retirement a few years ago he had been a consultant for The Salvation Army in the greater Detroit area.

Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Fay Hansen Houseal; a son, Edward Houseal; three daughters, Mrs. Hubert T. Fincher of Columbia, Mrs. Palmer Heenan of Grosse Pointe and Mrs. Andrew Sisson of Windsor, Conn.; two sisters Miss Vera Houseal and Mrs. Lane L. Bonner of Columbia, and a brother, W. Walter Houseal of Savannah, Ga. Funeral services were held Sunday in Detroit, with burial in Woodlawn Cemetery there.

John Henderson

Newberry District - Died, at his residence in Newberry district on Monday the 1st inst., Mr. John Henderson, a representative in the Legislature of this State, from that district.

Eliza C. Houseal

Newberry - Mrs. Eliza C. Houseal, one of the oldest residents of Newberry, died at the home of her son, Dr. W. G. Houseal, this city, yesterday morning. Mrs. Houseal was born July 22, 1822, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mathias Barre. Her husband, Mr. Walter Houseal, always a leading citizen and for many years sheriff of Newberry county, died in 1889.

Mrs. Houseal has been a member of the Lutheran church for 70 years and was one of 21 who organized the Luther chapel congregation, this city, in 1853. She was one of the organizers of the first missionary society and the first ladies' aid society in the congregation of Luther chapel (now the Church of the Redeemer). Three of her children, Frances Cornelia, Edward J. and Mrs. D. J. Hentz, late of Pomaria, have passed into the beyond.

She is survived by her children, Dr. W. G. Houseal and Mr. William P. Houseal of this city, John I. Houseal of Memphis, Tenn., Jas. E. Houseal of Cedartown, Ga., Mrs. J. Q. Wertz of China Grove, N.C., 32 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.

The funeral services, conducted by her pastor, Rev. W. L. Seabrook, were held this afternoon.

Mrs. Augusta G. Houseal

W. P. Houseal received news last night that his sister-in-law, Mrs. Augusta G. Houseal, died yesterday at her home in Memphis, Tenn. Her husband, John I. Houseal, died in September, 1908. The family left Newberry in 1875, first locating at Vicksburg, Miss., and later at Memphis, Tenn. Mrs. Houseal is survived by two sons, Burchard Houseal and Miles B. Huseal, and a daughter, Mrs. Iva Smith. Several children died in infancy. The eldest son, Frederick Houseal, was killed in an accident in the railroad yards in Memphis in 1909. Mrs. Houseal was about 73 years old.

Rebecca Hawkins

Died at her residence in Newberry District on 12th of July, 1868, Mrs. Rebecca Hawkins, aged 89 years, one month and 11 days. She was born in Newberry District June 1st 1779. She had eight children, of whom six are living; forty-five grandchildren of whom thirty-four are living, fifty-six great grandchildren of whom forty-three are living and one great, great grandchild.

Louise Campbell Horton

Newberry Services for Louise Campbell Horton, 92, will be Thursday at 3 p.m. at McSwain-Evans Funeral Chapel, with burial to follow at Bush River Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be tonight from 7 to 8 at McSwain-Evans Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Bush River Baptist Church, 8936 Bush River Road, Newberry, SC 29108.
Mrs. Horton, who died Feb. 10, 2004, at National Health Care, was the widow of Clifton Horton. She was born in Whitmire, a daughter of the late Edward and Sallie Baker Campbell. Mrs. Horton was retired from J.P. Stevens and was a member of Bush River Baptist Church.
She is survived by a daughter, Yvonne Farmer, of Hickory Tavern; a sister, Agnes Bailey, of Whitmire; three grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandson. She was predeceased by a son, Tracy Horton.

William A. Hill

Newberry, July 31 - William A. Hill, one of Newberry's most popular citizens, died a few minutes after midnight last night of hardening of the arteries of the brain after an illness of five weeks. He was the only son of James and Nancy Adams Hill, and was born December 14, 1853, near Chappells in this county, where he grew to manhood. On January 6, 1881, he was married to Miss Lillie V. Suber of Pomaria. Mr. Hill purchased a farm near Longshore and lived there until moving to Newberry. He served several terms as county supervisor and served one term as postmaster under appointment of President Wilson, resigning shortly after the close of the Wilson administration to devote his time to his farming interests and other work. His appointment as postmaster was August 16, 1913, and his resignation April 16, 1919. During his administration of the postoffice he gave his undivided time and attention to the work of the office.
Mr. Hill is survived by his wife, one son, M. Luther Hill of Santa Paula, Calif., and three daughters, Mrs. G. D. Long of Live Oak, Fla., Mrs. F. O. Black of Saluda and Mrs. R. G. Parks of Newberry, six grandchildren and two sisters, Mrs. Rebecca C. Wallace of Williamston, S.C., and Mrs. Jas. M. Kelley of Rhine, Ga. Mr. Hill had hosts of friends in every part of the county. He was of a kind and genial disposition, true and upright and always ready to do his part in any work that looked to the benefit of the community. The funeral service, to be conducted by his pastor, the Rev. E. V. Babb, will be held at his home, 2019 Nance street, tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock and the interment will be in Rosemont cemetery.

L. L. "Slim" Henderson

Former Newberry County Sheriff L.L. "Slim" Henderson, who was the oldest sheriff in South Carolina when he retired Jan. 3, died Monday of an apparent heart attack. Henderson, who would have been 80 in April, was remembered by law enforcement officers throughout the state as a patient, efficient veteran of law enforcement. "He was the first police officer I had contact with when he was chief of police in my home town of Prosperity," Newberry County's new sheriff, Lee Foster, said Tuesday. "He'd ride me around in the police car," Foster said. "And that's how I got interested in law enforcement." Foster, 33, started working for Henderson in 1980 and was eventually promoted to captain. Henderson decided not to seek re-election in the November election, and Foster was elected to succeed him. "I'm the sheriff now," Foster said. "But when I was younger, he guided me." Henderson began his law enforcement career as a Whitmire police officer in 1942 before going to Prosperity as chief of police. He was first elected sheriff in 1972, but lost a re-election bid in 1976. He was elected again in 1980, and was re-elected in 1984. Henderson is credited with starting the first fingerprint records system in Newberry County, and he assisted in starting the first central dispatching system throughout the county and state. He was chosen Police Officer of the Year in 1984 by the Newberry Exchange Club. Lexington County Sheriff James Metts, whose county adjoins Newberry, often worked closely with Henderson. "I remember when we worked a series of break-ins up on the county line, his patience and his tenacity paid off for all of us because we made the arrests and solved a tremendous number of break-ins," Metts said. "He was the kind of guy that never had much to say, but when he spoke, everybody listened," Metts said. Newberry Sheriff's Capt. Donnie Bobb remembered Henderson as "a terrific boss to work for." In the seven years Bobb worked for Henderson, "Every day he did something that I thought was great. He was a person that I looked up to." Bobb said Henderson accompanied his officers during raids on stills and marijuana fields, and he even joined all-night stakeouts. "He wouldn't ask his men to do anything he wouldn't do himself," he said. Henderson was the father-in-law of former University of South Carolina head basketball coach Frank McGuire. "He was very proud of that," Foster said. "We were all very proud of that, especially those of us that were Carolina graduates."

Henderson, of 1219 Kinard St., Newberry, was born in Stamford, Texas, a son of the late Robert Lee and Sarah Jane Crane Henderson. He was a member and former president of the Newberry Law Enforcement Officers Association, a member of the National Sheriff's Association, and the International Association of Chiefs of Police. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Azilee Cromer Henderson; a daughter, Mrs. Frank "Jane" McGuire; three brothers, Edward C. Henderson of Kinards, M. Dial Henderson of Clinton, and Raymond "Hank" Henderson of Vernon, Texas; two sisters, Mrs. Texie H. Johnson of Fountain Inn and Mrs. Annie H. Knapp of St. Petersburg, Fla. Services will be conducted at 4 p.m. today at First Baptist Church of Newberry, with burial in Newberry Memorial Gardens.

James Edward Hipp

Newberry, March 10 - Mr. J. E. Hipp, son of Mr. John C. Hipp, died at the home of his father just beyond the city limits Friday morning after an illness of several days with typhoid fever. His remains were buried Saturday afternoon at Rosemont cemetery. Mr. Hipp was an unusually bright young man, having graduated not quite two years ago from Newberry college with high honors in his class. He had since graduation been teaching in the county.

Edward R. Hipp

Newberry, June 24 - News was received from Charlotte this morning that Edward R. Hipp had died in a hospital there where he had gone for treatment of a throat trouble. His family had been summoned and all were at his bedside when the end came. Mr. Hipp is survived by his wife, who is a daughter of the late Col. Thos. W. Holloway of Pomaria; five children, four daughters, Misses Edna, Louise, Rosalyn, and Mary; and by two sons, Earle and Edward; by one brother, John C. Hipp of Newberry county, and two sisters, Mesdames Jas. F. Mackay and Robert Means of Greenville.
He was one of the best citizens of the town of Newberry, public spirited and progressive. In his church work he was invaluable and no member of the Church of the Redeemer will be more sorely missed. He was a member of the order of knights of Pythias in which he was held in the highest esteem. At the organization of the Exchange bank in 1905 he was elected vice-president and held that position till the resignation of J. D. Davenport, when Mr. Hipp became President.

Charles Hawkins
GREENVILLE - Services for Charles H. Hawkins will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Pratt Funeral Home Chapel, with burial in Hannah AME Church Cemetery.  Mr. Hawkins died July 26, 2001. Born in Newberry County, he was a son of Willie Mae Spearman Hawkins and the late Willie Hawkins.  Surviving are his mother; wife, Dorothy Washington; daughters, Tanya Moncrieft, Margarita, Dewlah and Maxine Looper; sisters, Diane Chaplin, Jacqueline Hawkins, Sandra Young, Brenda Neal, Gayle Hawkins; brothers, Marion Hawkins, Leroy Hawkins, Darrell Hawkins; four grands; two great grands.

Adam I. Hipp

Yesterday morning another Confederate veteran passed over the river to join his many comrades who have gone before, when Mr. Adam I. Hipp, after four month's illness, died. Mr. Hipp was a native of Newberry county, but has lived in Columbia most of his life. He leaves a wife and four children. The funeral services will be held from the late residence of the deceased, No. 33 W. Divine street, at 4 o'clock this afternoon.

Kiester Hair

Prosperity, July 8 - The body of Kiester B. Hair, shot here Sunday night by G. W. Kinard, was buried this afternoon at the Prosperity Cemetery at 6:30 o'clock. Mr. Hair died at the Columbia Hospital Monday morning at 10 o'clock, where he was taken Sunday night. Mr. Hair was 28 years old and was reared in Prosperity. He was called to the colors last July and left in August for France, being a member of Company A, Fifty-fourth Pioneers. He was on the firing line 40 days. On his return home he landed at Newport News June 25 and received his discharge at Camp Jackson last week and reached home Wednesday just four days before he was killed.
He was a fine specimen of manhood, fearless in the discharge of his duty. He leaves to mourn his death his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Hair; a brother, Thomas E. Hair of Chicago; two sisters, Mrs. Gary Boozer of Prosperity, and Mrs. Albert Kerry of Virginia, Minn.; two half sisters Mrs. William Havird of Prosperity and Mrs. Archie McLeain of Blythewood, besides many other relatives and a great number of friends.
The pallbearers were chosen from the soldiers who have returned from overseas. The Rev. J. A. McKeown of the A.R.P. Church conducted the funeral services, at which an unusually large crowd was present. The floral offerings were many and beautiful. A flag of the United States was placed on the flower covered graves.

Debora Gail Harmon
NEWBERRY -- Services for Debora Gail Harmon will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 15, 2008, at the McSwain-Evans Funeral Chapel. Burial will follow in Queen's Memorial Presbyterian Church Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday from 7:00- 8:00 p.m. at McSwain-Evans Funeral Home.

Mrs. Harmon, 53, died January 13, 2008, in Palmetto Health Richland. Born in Clinton, she was a daughter of Helen Samples and the late Jonas Samples. She was a member of Light House Tabernacle of Clinton.

Surviving, in addition to her mother of Clinton, are her husband, David O. Harmon Sr.; sons, Joey Barrett of Clinton, Steve Barrett of Waterloo and David O. Harmon Jr. of Murrells Inlet; a daughter, Becky Steen of Huntersville, NC; brothers, Merle Samples of Clinton and Ken Samples of Lake Greenwood; a grandson, Zachary Alexander Steen. Mrs. Harmon was predeceased by her first husband, Larry Barrett.

Jacob Hawkins

On Saturday Mr. Jacob Hawkins, a man about seventy years old, who lived near here, fell victim to the grip.

Amelia Frances Hendricks

Last night Mrs. Amelia Hendrix (Hendricks), wife of J. Lambert Hendrix, succumbed to the relentless grip. She was about fifty-five years old, and leaves a husband and a large family of children.

Thomas B. Hamm

NEWBERRY - Services for Thomas B. Hamm, 75, will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Prosperity, by the Rev. Frank Lyerly. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7 tonight at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Greg McCoy, 105 River Point Court, Simpsonville. Memorials may be made to the Cemetery Endowment Fund, St. Luke's Lutheran Church, 3990 St. Luke's Church Road, Prosperity, 29127. Whitaker Funeral Home, Newberry is in charge.
Mr. Hamm, of 274 Pender Ridge Road, died Sunday, December 5, 1999 at the residence of his daughter in Simpsonville. Born in Newberry, he as a son of the late Benjamin and Lula Hawkins Hamm. He was of the Lutheran faith and was an Army Veteran of W.W.II. He was a retired employee of the S.C. State Hospital in Columbia and was associated with Stokes-Trainor Dealership in Newberry.
Surviving are his daughter, Judy Hamm McCoy of Simpsonville; son, Tommy J. Hamm of Jacksonville, Fla.; brothers, Carl A. Hamm of Sumter and Marvin J. Hamm of Newberry; grandchildren, Robert W. McCoy, Bradley T. McCoy, Melissa Hamm McFerran, Brandon Hamm. He was predeceased by his wife, Naomi Merchant Hamm.

Homer Oscar Hendrix

PROSPERITY - Services for Homer Oscar Hendrix will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Luke's Lutheran Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Visitation will be from 6-8 Tuesday at McSwain-Evans Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to St. Luke's Lutheran Church Building Fund, 4056 St. Luke's Church Road, Prosperity, SC 29127.
Mr. Hendrix, 93, died Sunday, August 28, 2005, in Newberry County Memorial Hospital. Born January 6, 1912, in Newberry County, he was a son of the late Julian Oscar and Lillie Bell Morris Hendrix. Mr. Hendrix worked various jobs during his life as bulldozer operator, fireman, farmer and mechanic. As a young boy he helped with the building of Black's bridge which was later replaced in 1990. In the 1960s he developed Gold Nugget Points subdivision in Saluda County on Lake Murray.
He is survived by his wife of 71 1/2 years, Manona Hawkins Hendrix; a daughter, Barbara (Valjean) Matthews; sons, Richard (Margaret) Hendrix and Von (Jean) Hendrix, all of Prosperity. Also surviving are seven grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, five stepgreat- grandchildren, one great-great-granddaughter, and one stepgreat-great-granddaughter. He was predeceased in death by sisters, Mattie Lee Jumper of Prosperity, Bonnie Jackson of Newberry; brothers, Ira Morris of Newberry and Thomas Hendrix of Conway.

Doris Harmon Hawkins

PROSPERITY - Mrs. Doris Harmon Hawkins, 87, of Prosperity, widow of Bittle Dewey Hawkins, died December 5, 2003, in Newberry County Memorial Hospital.
Mrs. Hawkins was born in Prosperity, a daughter of the late Frank Simpson and Barnette Bedenbaugh Harmon. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Luke's Lutheran Church, the Essie Hawkins WELCA group and was an LCY Enabler for over 35 years. She was also a member of the Iris Garden Club and the Prosperity Literary Sorosis.
Mrs. Hawkins is survived by a son, Mike Hawkins of Prosperity; daughter-in-law, Andy Hawkins; sisters, Nelle (Joel) Taylor of Saluda and Geneva Wall of Newberry; grandchildren, Jerri Lynn (Clint) Shealy, Brent A. (Ronette) Richardson, Heather Hawkins and Quentin Hawkins; great-grandchildren, Elizabeth Richardson, Rachel Richardson, Jonathan Richardson, Jonah Shealy, Abigail Shealy, and Amelia Shealy; son-in-law, Jerry Richardson. She was predeceased by a daughter, Barbara Richardson; a sister, Lucille Lowe; brother, Thomas B. Harmon.
Funeral services will be conducted at 6 p.m. Sunday at St. Luke's Lutheran Church by the Rev. E. Arden Hallman, and the Rev. Henry Brandt. Burial will be at 11 a.m. Monday in St. Luke's Lutheran Church Cemetery.
The family is at her residence and will receive friends immediately following the service. The family suggests that those desiring may make memorials to St. Luke's Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall Fund, 4056 St. Luke's Church Road, Prosperity, SC 29217. Pallbearers: Frank Harmon, Craig Harmon, Larry Wall, Tommy Taylor, Timothy Taylor and Jon Mark Lowe. Honorary pallbearers: Essie Hawkins Circle, Iris Garden Club, Wanda Connelly, and Barbara Sligh. McSwain-Evans Funeral Home is in charge. www.mcswainevans.com.

Mary Ellen Hunter

Deceased Name: Mary Ellen Hunter
Prosperity Mary Ellen Hunter, 90, formerly of 1805 St. Luke's Church Road, died Aug. 10, 2002.
Retired dietitian: Prosperity Elementary School.
Survivors: Son, Bobby Larry Hunter of Smyrna, Ga. daughter, Joy Hunter Fellers of Prosperity sisters, Cleo Kunkle of Prosperity and Nan Buford of Newberry three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Visitation: 4 to 5 p.m. today at McSwain-Evans Funeral Home. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at St. Luke's Lutheran Church. Burial: Church cemetery. Memorials: St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Fellowship Hall Fund, 4056 St. Luke's Church Road, Prosperity, SC 29127.

Laura Hunter

NEWBERRY - Services for Laura Hunter, 51, will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at F.B. Pratt Funeral Home Chapel, with burial in Werts Cemetery.
Mrs. Hunter died Wednesday, Oct. 28, 1998, at White Oak Manor. Born in Newberry County, she was a daughter of Henry Jones and the late Dorothy Jones.
Surviving are her daughters, Roxanne Hunter, Ruth H. Wheeler; sons, Rodney, Gregory, Gerald and Andre Hunter; brothers, Henry Jr., J.B. and James Roy Jones, Anthony Ashley; 13 grandchildren; two aunts; three uncles; a daughter-in-law; a son-in-law.

Joseph Berley "J. B." Hawkins

PROSPERITY - Funeral services for Joseph Berley "J. B." Hawkins, 93, widower of Maggie Kyzer Hawkins, who died Sunday, September 28, 2003, will be 3 p.m. Tuesday at St. Luke's Lutheran Church with burial to follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 7-8:30 p.m. Monday at McSwain-Evans Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to St. Luke's Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall Fund, 4056 St. Luke's Church Road, Prosperity, SC 29127.
Born in Prosperity, he was a son of the late Martin Luther and Essie Moore Hawkins. He had retired as an employee of Prosperity Furniture, and was a member of St. Luke's Lutheran Church where he was a life member of the Lutheran Men in Mission, a former church councilman and former choir member.
Surviving are daughters and son-in-law, Edna H. Stuck of Prosperity, Joan H. and John G. Sigmon of Charlotte, N.C.; brother, Raymond L. Hawkins of Prosperity; six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Mr. Hawkins was predeceased by brothers, Jacob "Pink" Hawkins and Carroll Hawkins and by a sister, Ruth Hawkins Flowers.

Vergie Koon Hawkins

PROSPERITY - Services for Vergie Koon Hawkins, 90, will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at St. Luke's Lutheran Church with the Rev. Arden Hallman officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the McSwain-Evans Funeral Home from 7-8 p.m. Monday. Memorials may be made to St. Luke's Lutheran Church, 4056, St. Luke's Church Rd., Prosperity, S.C. 29127.
Mrs. Hawkins died March 29, 2002. Born in Chapin, she was a daughter of the late Julius Patrick and Maude Ethel Hendrix Koon. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Luke's Lutheran Church and the Essie Hawkins Circle.
Surviving are son and daughter-in-law, Robert and Peggy Hawkins of Greenwood; daughters and sons-in-law, Mary H. and Larry Pierce of Carmel, Maine, Linda H. and James Messer of Slocomb, Ala., Betty H. and Wayne Lominick of Pomaria; sister, Carrie Mae (Polly) Dominick of Columbia; eight grandchildren; ten grandchildren. Mrs. Hawkins was predeceased by a son, Patrick Hawkins; daughters, Ethel Mae Hawkins, Carolyn Crone, Mitzi Hawkins; three brothers; sister.

Francis M. Hipp

BUSINESSMAN HIPP DIES

Francis M. Hipp, a South Carolina corporate titan who helped build his father's life insurance business into a financial and broadcasting empire, died Monday. He was 84. A Newberry native, Hipp was among the best-known names in South Carolina business, a man who planted the seeds of economic development in the state while his own business grew. He and his brothers took over Liberty Life Insurance Co. from their father in 1943. With Hipp as president, Liberty Life blossomed into Liberty Corp., growing into a major insurer and broadcaster whose properties include WIS-TV in Columbia. Hipp ceded the president's job to his son Hayne in 1981, though he remained the company's chairman until last May. He suffered a heart attack in Liberty's corporate lunch room Monday and died 30 minutes later at Greenville Memorial Hospital, a company spokesman said. His wife, Shirley, died earlier this year.

Friends and colleagues remembered Francis Hipp Monday as one of the founders of South Carolina's modern system of business. He listened well and solved business problems with thoughtful analysis, friends said. Business leaders like John Warren, former chairman of South Carolina Electric & Gas, turned to him for counsel. ''He had unusual insight,'' Warren said. ''He was always willing to listen and advise. He was unselfish, he was kind and he was certainly my confidant.'' Hipp was named the first chairman of South Carolina's modern development efforts, when they were reorganized by Gov. Fritz Hollings in 1959. As chairman of the South Carolina Development Board, Hipp helped jump-start extraordinary growth in South Carolina today.

''If there is a reason for prosperity in South Carolina, it is Francis Hipp,'' Hollings said Monday. ''What we needed was a successful businessman talking to successful businessmen.''

Hipp could scare up funding for development projects when it was scarce. Several business people remember him financing projects through Liberty or his own pockets. ''He was a fund-raiser par excellence,'' said Buck Mickel, former chairman of Fluor Daniel Corp. ''When he called you, you said, 'Yes sir!' ''

Governors seeking new industrial projects called on Hipp for hard sells that required the skills of a successful businessman. As recently as 1992, Gov. Carroll Campbell sought his help to court BMW.

Hipp was an avid hunter and fisherman. And he was an avid teacher of young business people as well. ''Francis Hipp was a mentor to a lot of people,'' SCANA Chairman Lawrence Gressette said.

When Mickel came to Greenville, Hipp introduced him to the civic work expected of an Upstate businessman. ''He sort of took me under his wing,'' Mickel said. ''He said, 'Now, Buck, these are the things you will do.' '' ''He's almost been like a second father to me,'' said Ed Crutchfield, chief executive of banking giant First Union Corp., who went to college with Hayne Hipp.

Crutchfield said Francis Hipp offered him a job with Liberty back in the 1960s, and he nearly took it. ''There has never been a man more in love with South Carolina than he was,'' Crutchfield said. Commerce Secretary Robert Royall called Hipp's contribution to the state enormous. ''Francis Hipp left the state in a lot better condition because of his strong leadership and vision,'' Royall said. ''I can honestly say I've never known anyone to work as hard and as consistently for the entire state.''

Hipp, a graduate of The Citadel and Furman University, was a trustee of The Citadel Development Foundation and the South Carolina Foundation of Independent Colleges. He helped create the Business Partnership Foundation at the University of South Carolina; one of the two College of Business Administration buildings at USC is named for him.

Hipp is survived by two sons, Hayne and John Boyd Hipp of Atlanta, and a daughter, Mary Jane Hipp Brock of New York.
A memorial service is planned for 10 a.m. Wednesday at First Presbyterian Church in Greenville. A private family burial will follow at Springwood Cemetery.

The family has requested no flowers be sent, and that contributions to the charity of one's choice be made in the name of Francis M. Hipp. Mackey Mortuary in Greenville is handling arrangements, but there will be no visitation.

Catherine Smith Hayes

NEWBERRY -- Services for Catherine Smith Hayes, 82, of 2200 Main St. will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Central United Methodist Church, with burial in Rosemont Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3 to 4 p.m. today at McSwain-Evans Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the South Carolina Chapter Alzheimers Association, Newberry County Adult Day Care Center or Central United Methodist Church.
Mrs. Hayes, wife of the late David L. Hayes, died Saturday, Oct. 14, 1995. Born in Union, she was a daughter of the late T.J.H. and Mahala Gallman Smith. She was graduated from Winthrop College and was a former teacher at Newberry High School. She was a former member of the Board of Directors of Newberry County Memorial Hospital and a member of Central United Methodist Church, where she was a member of Circle 1 and UMW. Surviving are nieces and nephews.

Ruby Harmon
NEWBERRY - Mrs. Ruby Elizabeth Berry Harmon, 77, of Newberry died Sunday.

Born in Newberry, Mrs. Harmon was a daughter of the late Sam Oswald and Lillie Mae Johnson Berry. She was a homemaker and a member of Queen's Memorial Presbyterian Church.

Mrs. Harmon is survived by her husband, Fred R. Harmon; sons, David O. Harmon, Fred E. Harmon, and wife, Myra, and James R. Harmon, and wife Sandra, all of Newberry; daughters, Sharon E. Cooper, and husband Daniel of Walterboro, and Edith A. Kinard, and husband, Hubert, of Prosperity; brothers, Sam Berry and wife, Alice of Newberry, James H. Berry, and wife, Wanda, of Lake Michigan; a sister, Betty J. Smith of Newberry; 6 grandchildren; and 3 great-grandchildren.  She was predeceased by sisters, Edith Millstead and Helen Robbins.

Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 AM Wednesday in the McSwain-Evans Funeral chapel, with burial to follow in Queen's Memorial Presbyterian Church Cemetery.  The family will receive friends at the funeral home Tuesday evening from 7:00 until 8:30 PM.  The family suggests that those desiring may make memorials to Heartland Hospice, Palmetto Health Hospice, or to Queen's Memorial Presbyterian Church.

Raymond L. Hawkins

PROSPERITY — Mr. Raymond L. Hawkins, 87, of Prosperity, died Wednesday, August 22, 2007, in Newberry County Memorial Hospital. Born in Prosperity, he was a son of the late Martin Luther and Essie Moore Hawkins. He was retired from the logging business and was a member of St. Luke’s Lutheran Church.
He is survived by eight nieces and one nephew. He was pre-deceased by brothers, J.B. Hawkins, Carroll Hawkins, and Pinkney Hawkins; and a sister, Ruth H. Flowers. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, August 25, 2007, at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church by the Rev. Arden Hallman and Rev. Vickie Powell. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends Friday evening from 6:00 until 7:30 p.m. at the McSwain-Evans Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, 4056 St. Luke’s Church Road, Prosperity, SC 29127.

William S. Harris

Pomaria - William S. Harris, 79, of formerly of Setzler Road, died Thursday, July 1, 1999, at White Oak Manor in Newberry. Survivors: a niece, Donna Harris Shealy of Pomaria a nephew, Keith S. Harris of Pomaria. Predeceased: parents, W. Baxter and Maude Setzler Harris and a brother, A.S. "BabeA Harris. Visitation: 10 to 10:45 a.m. Tuesday at St. John Lutheran Church Social Hall. Service: 11 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Burial: Church cemetery. Memorials: St. John Lutheran Church, 622 Hope Station Road, Pomaria, S.C. 29126. -- Whitaker Funeral Home.

Rev. George W. Holland

Newberry, Sept 30 - The death of the Rev. George W. Holland, D. D., which occurred at 5:30 o'clock this morning, was a sad and sudden announcement that caused a feeling of sorrow to pervade the hearts of all our people. Dr. Holland died of organic heart disease, with which he had been afflicted for many months. The fatal attack came on at 4 o'clock, and he, himself, had the attending physician summoned half an hour later. But the end was near and human skill was of no avail. He expired gently, his last words being, "God bless Newberry College".

He spent the summer in Virginia, and returned last Tuesday from Staunton, Va., where he attended as a delegate the meeting of the united synod of the southern Lutheran church. He privately expressed there to his intimate friends the belief that he would not be able to perform the duties of the coming session of Newberry college. When the attack came upon him this morning he walked to the adjoining residence of Prof. Sligh, on the college campus, and requested him to summon a physician. Dr. Houseal reached his side about twenty minutes before he died.

Rev. Geo. W. Holland, Ph. D., D.D. was born in Augusta county, Va., and at the time of his death was in his 57th year. He was graduated in 1857 from Roanoke college under the presidency of Rev. Dr. Bittle, whose eldest daughter he afterwards married, and who survives him. He studied theology in Union Theological seminary, New York, and afterwards at Gettysburg seminary, Pennsylvania, graduating from the latter in 1860. In the same year he was licensed to preach by the Evangelical Lutheran synod of Virginia, and from 1860-1861 was pastor at Harrisonburg, Va. He served in the Confederate army in 1861-63, having lost his left arm in the campaigns of northern Virginia. In 1864-67 he was professor in Roanoke college, and then for six years pastor again at Harrisonburg, Va. In 1873 he moved to South Carolina and was pastor at Pomaria, Newberry county, for one year, when he was elected professor of Latin and Greek in Newberry college, then located at Walhalla. This chair he acceptably filled until 1877, when the college was relocated at Newberry and Dr. Smeltzer resigned the presidency of the institution and Rev. Dr. Bowman was elected to that position, with Dr. Holland as vice president. Dr. Bowman declined the honor. Dr. Holland, in 1878, was elected president of the college and has thus filled the office with great ability for seventeen years. In 1884 Roanoke college conferred the degree of Ph. D. upon him, and the South Carolina college conferred the degree of D. D. upon him in 1888, and at the commencement of that institution that year he preached the baccalaureate sermon.

The wisdom of the board of trustees in placing him at the head of Newberry college has been attested by its continued growth, and each year has seen an increase in its popularity. Dr. Holland wisely directed all the affairs of the college and he had the satisfaction of beholding the great results of his life work. He was a polished gentleman, an eminent scholar, endowed with peculiar qualities which well fitted him for his office, and was one of the foremost educators of the south. As a disciplinarian he was kind and considerate, yet firm and positive, and his management of the students won their love and admiration. His death is a great loss to the college, the church, the State and the community.

He was also a prominent member of the Knights of honor, and frequently attended the supreme conventions as a delegate from this State, and was for many years grand reporter for the State lodge.

His devotion to Newberry college was something beyond comprehension to the human side of our natures. He frequently declined easier and better paying and more prominent positions, but the success of Newberry was near to his heart and he stood by her in her darkest days and lived to see her star of hope arise. The college session was to open tomorrow.

Chesley Hunter

Prosperity - December 20 - Chesley Hunter who was reported hurt yesterday by having been caught in gin belt, died last night about 8 o'clock without having regained consciousness. Mr. Hunter's death is a distinct loss to the community in which he lived. He conducted a sawmill, public gin and other enterprises in addition to his large farming interest. Mr. Hunter was about 50 years old and unmarried. He leaves his mother, two brothers and four sisters. His remains were laid to rest in the Prosperity Cemetery this afternoon.

Sudden Death of Sam'l A. Hawkins – A Young Man of great Promise from Prosperity

Samuel A. Hawkins, a bright, handsome and promising young man of Prosperity, died yesterday morning at 9:30 in the Columbia hospital of peritonitis resulting from an operation for appendicitis, performed last Friday, the day after he entered the hospital. The body was taken to his former home in Prosperity yesterday afternoon on a special train over the Columbia, Newberry and Laurens raod. The funeral will be held at Prosperity this morning. The death of young Hawkins was peculiarly sad. Up to the time of his illness which developed last week he had hardly known an aches or a pain. Healthy in mind and body he had a powerful physique and was a handsome fellow, six feet two inches and weighing 180 pounds. He had just graduated from Newberry college in June, was energetic and ambitious, and the only son of Mr. J. H. Hawkins, a Prosperity merchant of means and influence in his section. He was also an only grandson. The unfortunate victim of the dreaded disease who was so suddenly cut down just as he was entering upon what, from every indication, promised to be a useful and creditable career, was a manly youth of many fine qualities and sensibilities and was especially popular at college and among his home associates who knew him best. Everything that could suggest itself to devoted parents of an only son was done for young Hawkins in the little time that these parents had to act. A Johns Hopkins specialist was hurried to his side in the person of Dr. J. C. Bloodgood, who performed the operation with the assistance of three local physicians. 

Christine Higgins

JOANNA - Services with burial for Christine Higgins, 37, are 2 p.m. Wednesday (viewing 1 p.m.) at Mt. Zion AME Church. Sanders-Thompson Funeral Home, Clinton, is in charge. Born in Newberry Co. to Thomas and Thomasina Higgins, she died May 6, 2004. Surviving: parents; daughter, Taffany Higgins; sister, Vanessa Higgins; grandmother, Adell Higgins; grand, Sharissa Higgins; others.

Robert Householder Sr.