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Newberry - Roberta Adams Nance, 91, widow of James Henry Nance, formerly of Columbia, died Thursday, Oct. 24, 2002. Survivors: A son and daughter-in-law, Charles W. and Patricia Nance, of Columbia; sisters, Nina Perdue, Janie Nichols and Frances Waits, all of Newberry, and Margaret Ashford of Union; brothers, Edwin Adams of Newberry and Jacob Adams of Rock Hill; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Service: 1 p.m. today, at St. Mark United Methodist Church. Burial: Elmwood Cemetery. Memorials may be made to St. Mark United Methodist Church, 3200 Lyles St., Columbia, SC 29201. — McSwain-Evans Funeral Home.
Whitmire - Allen Nance Jr., age 78, of 3ll Horseshoe Circle, widower of Azalea Baker Nance, died Thursday, July 14, 2005, at his son's home. He was born in Whitmire and was a son of the late Allen Nance, Sr. and Ruby Stone Nance. He was retired from the U.S. Forestry Service after 38 years of service and was an Army Veteran of World War II. He was a member of the First Baptist Church and the Goodfellows.
Surviving are his son and daughter-in-law, Martin Lee Nance and Sheila McKee of Whitmire; a brother, Bill Nance of Winnsboro; a nephew, his wife and son, Jim and Donna Nance and Bobby Nance, all of Orlando, Fla.; two nieces, Laura Neely of Orlando, Fla., and Chelle Mansion of France; grandchildren, Laura Duckett of Whitmire, April McKee of Ozark, Ala., and Jason McKee of Whitmire; great-grandchildren, Amanda Lee Dunaway and Gabriel Duckett of Whitmire and Wyatt Sutton of Ozark, Ala.; and a great-great-grandchild, Jay Dunaway of Whitmire. He was predeceased by a brother, James Robert Nance.
A memorial service will be held Sunday, July 17, 2005, at 3 p.m. in Gray Funeral Home Chapel. The family will be at the home of his son, Martin Nance, 4557 Monument Road, Whitmire. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, c/o Shelby Deitz, P.O. Box 481, Clinton, SC 29325. Gray Funeral Home of Whitmire is serving the family.
Dr.
Drayton L. Nance, Jr 
contributed by Cathy Schmidt
Dr. Drayton Luther Nance, Jr., 74, of North, died Wednesday, June 10, at his residence. Dr. Nance was born in Newberry, a son of the late Drayton L. Nance, Sr. and Hulda Longshore Nance. Dr. Nance was a retired medical doctor and a farmer. He was a graduate of Clemson A & M College and the Medical College of South Carolina at Charleston and was a member of the Orangeburg County and South Carolina Medical Associations. He was a veteran of both World War II and the Korean Conflict.
He was a former Eagle Scout and a former member of the Orangebury County School Board. He was a member of North United Methodist Church and the Elks Club.
Dr. Nance is survived by his wife, Catherine Dickert Nance of the home; five sons, James D. Nance of Aiken, Jonathan W. Nance of Los Anglees, Ca., Jess A. Nance of Florence, Joseph R. Nance of North and Jeffrey E. Nance of West Columbia; and six grandchildren. Memorial services were conducted at 11 a.m. Friday at Culler-McAlbany Funeral Home Chapel in North. Graveside services were conducted at 4 p.m. Friday at Rosemont Cemetery in Newberry. Memorials may be made to the charity of one's choice. Whitaker Funeral Home, Newberry, is in charge.
Mrs. Mamie Nance Died Saturday After Long Illness
Mrs. Mamie Sease Nance, 97, widow of James Drayton Nance, died early Saturday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Callie Boyd Parr, after several years of declining health. Mrs. Nance was born in the St. Phillips Community of Newberry County, the daughter of the late Govan Luther and Mary Fulmer Sease. She was a member of St. Phillips Lutheran Church. Besides her daughter, she is survived by two sons, John Nance of Newberry and James William Nance of Columbia; seven grandchildren and nineteen great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted at 3:30 p.m. Sunday from the Whitaker Funeral Home by the Rev. E. L. Bland, the Rev. C. L. Richardson, and Dr. Henry A. McCullough Jr. Interment was in Rosemont Cemetery. Serving as active pallbearers were the grandsons: C. B. Parr, Jr., Henry L. Parr, James Nance Parr, William W. Parr, David B. Parr, Dr. Drayton Nance and John Thomas.
Dorothy "Dollie" Rutherford Nance
Newberry, July 30 - Mrs. Dorothy Rutherford Nance died at the home of her son, Jas. D. Nance, in this county yeasterday afternoon, aged between 65 and 70 years, and was buried this afternoon at St. Philip's church. She was a daughter of the late Col. Thos. B. Rutherford and a sister of William Drayton Rutherford, who was killed in battle while colonel of the Third South Carolina regiment, and widow of Jno. K. G. Nance, major of the Third regiment, who died several years ago. She leaves two sons, Jas. D. Nance, of Newberry and Dr. Jack Nance of Lake City, Fla., and four daughters, Mrs. Jack Sease, Mrs. Caldwell Ruff, Mrs. James Dominick and Mrs. John Suber.
WHITESBURG News - The remains of Uncle Thomas Newton were brought to this place by Mr. John S.
Pentecost last Thursday and buried in the cemetery by the side of his wife and two children who died awhile before him. Mr. P. brought the remains by railroad from Cross Plains, Alabama, to Newnan and from Newnan to this place by private conveyance. Rev. W. H. Speer performed the burial service which was largely attended by the people of our town, and also by Rev. Henry Newton, a son of the deceased, of Fairburn, Georgia. Uncle Thomas Newton was born in Newberry district, S.C. on June 30th, 1805 and died in Cherokee county, Alabama on April 24, 1882 in the 77th year of his age. He lived near this place for 40 years and was highly esteemed by all who knew him.
Newberry: Dempsey Luke Nichols, 91, died Sunday, June 30, 2002.
Born in Newberry, he was a son of the late Luke Matthew and Melissa Viola Schumpert Nichols.
He was predeceased by sisters, Laura M. Nichols, Pauline N. Lester, Erin N. Kunkle, Freddie N. Morris and Ethel N. Hunter and brothers, Ben C. Nichols, James E. Nichols and Frank E. Nichols.
Service: 2 p.m. today at St. Luke's Lutheran Church. Burial: Church cemetery. Memorials: St. Luke's Lutheran Church, New Fellowship Hall Fund, 4056 St. Luke's Church Road, Prosperity, SC 29127. McSwain-Evans Funeral Home.
PROSPERITY - Funeral services for Evelyn F. Nobles, 72, who died January 4, 2004, widow of Ralph L. Nobles, will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Luke's Lutheran Church with burial to follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 6-7:30 p.m. Monday at McSwain- Evans Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to St. Luke's Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall Fund, 40506 St. Luke's Church Road, Prosperity, SC 29127. www.mcswainevans.com.
Born in Newberry, Mrs. Nobles was a daughter of the late Ira V. and Louise Summer Fulmer. She was a member of St. Luke's Lutheran Church.
Mrs. Nobles is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Jeannie Amick Dyar of Marrietta, a brother Carroll Fulmer of Newberry; two grandchildren, Monica Amick Cassidy and Michael Todd Amick.
Sarah Beatrice Nobles, age 85, of 311 Springs St., and widow of Herman L. Nobles Sr. died Sunday, Oct. 5, at the Wallace Thomson Hospital in Union. She was born in Georgia and was the daughter of the late Jerry Hamilton and Sally Maude Jackson Gresham. Mrs. Nobles was retired for J.P. Stevens Co., Whitmire Plant and was a member of the First Baptist Church. She is survived by a daughter-in-law, Dorothy Nobles of Whitmire a brother, Elbert Gresham of Newberry a sister, Gussie Lawson of Whitmire seven grandchildren one great-grandchild and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 3 p.m. in the Gray Funeral Home Chapel of Whitmire with interment in the Whitmire Cemetery. The family will receive friends today from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Gray Funeral Home.
The family will be at the home of her daughter-in-law, Dorothy Nobles, 201 Washington St., Whitmire.
Gray Funeral Home of Whitmire is in charge.
NEWBERRY - Ruby Dominick Nichols, 87, formerly of 5423 SC Highway 395, Newberry, widow of Willie Herman Nichols, died Sunday, November 2, 2003 in the J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home.
Mrs. Nichols was born December 7, 1915 in Newberry County, a daughter of the late Ed and Carrie Wicker Dominick. She was a retired employee of Prosperity Manufacturing. She was a member of Colony Lutheran Church, WELCA, the Morning and Evening Seniors, and the Adult Sunday School Class.
Mrs. Nichols loved her family and her church, a devoted mother who is survived by four daughters and sons-in-law, Dorothy Anne N. and Paul Hawkins of Prosperity, Bobbie N. and William A. Smith and Peggy Faye N. and Billy D. Morris, all of Newberry, and Virginia Dale N. and Roger Longshore of Silverstreet; two sons and daughters-in-law, Jerry A and Patsy P. Nichols and Allen E. and Carolyn R. Nichols, all of Newberry; a daughter in law, Evelyn S. Nichols of Peak; two sisters, Vera D. Lester and Lera D. Kinard, both of Newberry; 15 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by a son, Willie Edward Nichols.
Funeral services for Ruby Dominick Nichols will be conducted at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Colony Lutheran Church by the Rev. Jerry L. Trantham. Interment will be in the church cemetery.
Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Monday at the Whitaker Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to Colony Lutheran Church, 48 Colony Church Road, Newberry SC 29108 or to Palmetto Health Hospice, PO Box 352, Newberry SC 29108
Pallbearers will be the grandchildren. Honorary pallbearers will be the members of the Adult Sunday School Class and the Morning and Evening Seniors.
Whitaker Funeral Home, 1704 College Street, Newberry, SC is assisting the family
NEWBERRY - Services for Mildred Shealy Nobles, 83, of 355 Mt. Bethel Garmany Rd., will be held at 1 p.m. today at McSwain-Evans Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. David B. Tholstrup officiating. Burial will follow in Newberry Memorial Gardens. The funeral home is in charge. Mrs. Nobles, widow of Luther H. Nobles, died December 22, 1999. Born in Prosperity, she was a daughter of the late Coker and Aries Shealy. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Peter Lutheran Church. Surviving are her sons, D.L. Nobles, Charles Edward Nobles, Michael Nobles, all of Newberry; sister, Estelle Boland of Little Mountain; brothers, Clifton Shealy of Greenwood, Dewey Shealy of San Leandro, Calif.; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild.
Newberry– Patrick Mark Nichols, 70, died Wednesday in a
local hospital. Born in Newberry, he was a son the late Joseph Mark and Sabella
Elizabeth Blair Nichols. He was a graduate of Clemson University and a retired
employee of Duke Power Co. He was a member of the Woodmen of the World.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Elsie Pitts Nichols; and two sisters, Miss Helen
Blair Nichols of Newberry and Mrs. Louise Elizabeth N. Pitts of Denmark.
Services will be 4 p.m. today in Silver Street Lutheran Church. Whitaker Funeral
Home is in charge.
Sallie Nichols
Prosperity, Nov. 18 - Mrs. Sallie Nichols of the St. Luke's section died
at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Johnnie Bowers, after an illness of several
months. She was the widow of the late J. D. Nichols. Mrs. Nichols
was a Christian woman and will be missed by a large circle of firends.
Funeral services were held at St. Luke's Lutheran church today, conducted by the
Rev. W. H. Roof. Interment followed in the churchyeard. Surviving is
one son, N. A. Nichols of Ninety-Six; four daughters, Mrs. Clarence Dominick of
Plains, Ga., Mrs. Johnnie Bowers, Mrs. Goerge Lester and Mrs. Raymond Lester of
Prosperity.
John C. Neel Jr.
Saluda - John Calvin Neel Jr., 80,
widower of Sarah Stutts Neal, formerly of 14 Stone St., Williamston, died
Tuesday, April 3, 2001.
Survivors: Sons, John Calvin Neel III and George Daniel Neel daughters,
Janie N. Medlin and Peggy A. Neel mother, Gladys Bedenbaugh Neel a brother,
George W. Neel a sister, Colleen Swett seven grandchildren and a grandchild.
Predeceased: Father, John Calvin Neel Sr.
Visitation: 6-8:30 p.m. Monday at the residence. Memorial service: 10
a.m. Tuesday at Canon Creek ARP Cemetery. Omit flowers. Memorials: Charity of
one's choice. -- Ramey Funeral Home.
Thomas M. Neel
Newberry, Oct 4 - Mr. Thomas M. Neel died at his
home, just beyond the city limits, on Wednesday in the 76th year of
his age. He had been a sufferer for some time with heart trouble, which caused
his death. Mr. Neel was one of the county's best farmers and was a high-toned,
honorable gentleman. He was a Confederate veteran. The funeral services were
held yesterday afternoon and the interment was in Rosemont cemetery.
Ollie Berry
Nichols
Silverstreet Ollie Berry Nichols, 99, 1050 Main St., died
Saturday, Nov. 3, 2001. She was a daughter of the late Joe Clark and
Clara Swindler Berry, retired postmaster of the Silverstreet Post Office where
she held that position for 43 years and a member of Silverstreet Lutheran
Church. Surviving are three sisters, Josie B.
Randall, Vera Nell B. Dale of Silverstreet and Norine B. Kinard of
Newberry. Visitation: 3 to 4:30 p.m. today at Whitaker
Funeral Home. Graveside services: 2 p.m. Monday in
Silverstreet Lutheran Church Cemetery with the Rev. Dr. Robert McCollum
officiating. Memorials: Silverstreet Lutheran Church, P.O. Box 48, Silverstreet,
SC 29145.
David R. Nichols
David R. Nichols, 73, of 5664 Deadfall Road, Silverstreet, died Wednesday, June 8, 2005, at Self Regional Hospital in Greenwood.
He retired from ISE of America, Inc. and was a member of Silverstreet Lutheran Church.
Mr. Nichols is survived by his wife, Ruth Hamm Nichols; a daughter and son-in-law, Susan and Jay Clements Jr. of Roswell, Ga.; a son and daughter-in-law, Donnie and Judy Nichols of Gilbert; a brother, Thomas H. Nichols of Dunwoody, Ga.; and four grandchildren, Amanda and Robin Nichols, and Jamie and Rebecca Clements.
Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 11 a.m. at
the Silverstreet Lutheran Church. Visitation will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m. this
evening at the Whitaker Funeral Home. Messages to the family may be sent via email at notes@whitakerfuneralhome.com. Whitaker Funeral Home,
Newberry, is assisting the family.
Gregg Nichols
NEWBERRY - Gregg E. Nichols, 33, of 5091 Clara Brown Road, Newberry, died Thursday, February 12, 2004 at the Providence Hospital in Columbia.
Mr. Nichols was born on February 27, 1970 in Newberry, a son of Allen E. and Carolyn Richardson Nichols. He was a graduate of Newberry College, class of 1993 and he received his master degree from Webster University in Greenville. He was a member of Colony Lutheran Church and was an employee of Columbia Mental Health. Mr. Nichols is survived his parents of Newberry; a brother, Jason Nichols of Newberry; a maternal grandmother, Myrtis R. Richardson of Prosperity; and a nephew, Brandon Nichols of Newberry.
Funeral services for Gregg E. Nichols will be conducted at 2:00 P.M. Saturday at Colony Lutheran Church by the Rev. Jerry Trantham. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 7:30 P.M. Friday at the Whitaker Funeral Home. The family will be at the residence, 5091 Clara Brown Road, Newberry, SC 29108. Memorials may be made to Colony Lutheran Church, 48 Colony Church Road, Newberry, SC 29108 or to Portsbridge Hospice, 109 West Hospital Drive, West Columbia, SC 29169. Whitaker Funeral Home, 1704 College Street, Newberry, SC is assisting the family.
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