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Mr. Ringer, widower of Mary Cook Ringer, died Thursday, November 7, 2002 in Newberry County Memorial Hospital. Born in Pomaria, he was a son of the late Walter E. and Rosa Ringer. He was a member of Lutheran Church of the Redeemer and had retired from Kendall Co., Oakland Plant, and Ringer Cycle Shop.
Surviving are son, Willie Lee Ringer II of Prosperity;
niece reared in the home, Marsha Adams Ruff of Newberry; nephew reared in the
home, Doug Adams of Chapin; sister, Myrtle Felker of Newberry.
Mozelle Rowe
NEWBERRY -
Funeral services for Mozelle Rowe, 77, widow of James D. Rowe, will be conducted
at 3 p.m. Friday at McSwain-Evans Funeral Chapel with burial to follow in
Rosemont Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday from 6:30-8 p.m. at the funeral
home. Memorials may be made to Grace Baptist Church, Little Eygpt Rd., Whitmire,
SC 29178.
Mrs. Rowe died May 28, 2003. Born in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late Furman Frampton and Daphne Smith Rowe. Mrs. Rowe was a member of Grace Baptist Church.
She is survived by sons, Dobson "Rudy" Rowe of Prosperity,
Thomas Rowe and Barry Hood, both of Blythewood, Paul Rowe and Dean Rowe, both of
Newberry; daughters, Louise Hood of Ridgeway, Susan Ringer of Pomaria, Candy
Busby, Cynthia Duncan, Darlene Layton and Jean Billiot, all of Newberry;
sisters, Myrtle Cockrell of Pickens, Betty Williams of West Columbia and Lunette
Gibson of Newberry; a sister-in-law, Mary Rowe of Pomaria; 31 grandchildren and
21 great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by children, James Rowe, Corrine
Mack and Patricia Lindler
Charlie Rinehart
NEWBERRY - Services for
Charlie Ray Rinehart, 89, of 316 Grace St., will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at
Epting Memorial United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in Rosemont
Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7-8 this evening at McSwain-Evans
Funeral Home.
Mr. Rinehart died February 25, 2002 at his residence. Born in Batesburg, Mr. Rinehart was a son of the late Fred and Lillian Black Rinehart. He had retired from the Kendall Company, Mollohon plant and was a member of Epting Memorial United Methodist Church.
Surviving are his wife, Bessie Proctor Rinehart; sons,
James Ray Rinehart of Seabrook Island and Robert Steve Rinehart of Chapin;
stepson, Olin Hendrix of Newberry; stepdaughter, Fronnie Mae Banks of Newberry;
10 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
Marvin Rucker
NEWBERRY - Services for
Marvin Junius Rucker, 90, will be at Central United Methodist Church at 3:00 PM
Sunday with burial in Rosemont Cemetery. Visitation will be from 7:00 until
8:00PM Saturday at McSwain-Evans Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Central
United Methodist Church, PO Box 67, Newberry, SC 29108 or to the Alzheimer's
Association, Mid-State S. C. Chapter. PO Box 7044, Columbia, SC 29202-7044.
Mr. Rucker died June 18, 2004. Born in Calhoun County, he was a son of the late Bogan Hayne and Blanche Furtick Rucker. He was retired from Choice Quality and Spartan Grain. Mr. Rucker was a Scoutmaster of Boy Scout Troop 1 and 65 for many years, a member of the Newberry Rotary Club with over fifty years of perfect attendance, Paul Harris Fellow and a member of Central United Methodist Church. He enjoyed traveling for over 30 years and was a member of WBCCI Airstream Club. He was a Navy veteran of World War II.
Surviving are his wife, Martha D. Rucker; a son, the
Honorable John M (Harriett) Rucker; stepdaughters, Elizabeth Dixon (Fred) Fulmer
and Angela Dixon (Tom) Bardin; brother, the Rev. D. H. (Bernice) Rucker;
grandsons, John Brandt (Allyson) Rucker and Wylie Marvin (Stacia) Rucker;
step-grandchildren, Jacob (Natalie) Fulmer, Angela Fulmer, Clayton Fulmer Jill
Bardin and Tripp Bardin; a great-grandson, Whitman Marvin Rucker. Mr. Rucker was
predeceased by his first wife, Sarah Bouknight Rucker, brothers, Donal B. Rucker
and W. Laverne Rucker; a sister, Dorothy Rucker Holcombe.
Serena Susan
Rivers
NEWBERRY - Services and burial for Serena Susan Rivers, 25,
are 3 p.m. Thursday at Belmont Baptist Church, Silverstreet. Wilson F.H. is in
charge. Born in Newberry to Carey Sr. and Eula Gary Rivers, she died Aug. 4,
2005. Surviving: mother; fiance, Kenny Sweetenburg and son, Kendrick; siblings,
Suvena, Calvin, Karey, Elois, Michael, Theresa, Sandra, Eartha, Naomi, Burnell,
Fannie, Alisha and Nancy.
Vanessa Richardson
PROSPERITY - Mrs.
Vanessa M. Richardson, 84, of 3885 Macedonia Church Road, widow of Melvin "Rich"
Richardson, died December 27, 2003, in Newberry County Memorial Hospital.
Born in Newberry County, Mrs. Richardson was a daughter of the late Luther Patrick Martin and Lula Stockman Martin Padgett. She was a beautician and a member of Bethel Baptist Church, where she formerly taught Sunday School.
Mrs. Richardson is survived by two sons, Jerry M. (Doris) Richardson of Knoxville, Tenn. and Don Ricky (Nancy) Richardson of Prosperity; two daughters, Judy (Johnny) Finley of North Augusta and Sonja M. Richardson of Prosperity; a sister, Catherine Derrick of Newberry; nine grandchildren, Jerri Lynn Shealy, Brent A. Richardson, Don R. Richardson Jr., Wally Richardson, Mollie Susan Respass, Summer Finley, Adam Finley, Ronda Najjar and John V. Finley Jr. and 15 great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by sisters, Bertha Floyd and Daisy Fulmer, and a brother, L. T. Martin.
Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m.
Monday at Bethel Baptist Church, by the Rev. Lynn Peters. Interment will follow
in the church cemetery. Her family is at her residence
and will receive friends from 4-7 p.m. Sunday at McSwains-Evans Funeral Home.
Pallbearers: Brent Richardson, Clint Shealy, Don
Richardson, Wally Richardson, Troy Respass and Adam Finley. The family suggests that those desiring may make memorials to
Bethel Baptist Church Parking Lot Fund, 2503, Bethel Church Road, Prosperity, SC
29127.
Mackie William
Rawl
PROSPERITY - Mackie William Rawl died Sept. 7, 2006. Born
March 5, 1949, Mr. Rawl was a member of Mt. Olivet Lutheran Church, Prosperity.
Graveside memorial will be held at Mt. Olivet Church on Sun., Oct. 29 at 2
p.m.
Rosine
Ruff
NEWBERRY - Services for Rosine Sims Ruff will be held at 2
p.m. Thursday at Mt. Hebron AME Church with burial in the church cemetery. F.B.
Pratt & Son Funeral Home is in charge.
Mrs. Ruff, widow of Joe Ruff Jr., died February 16, 2002. Born in Newberry Co., she was a daughter of the late Forest and Bertha Reeves Sims. She was a member of Mt. Hebron AME Church and Women's Aid Society #34.
Surviving are daughters, Bernice Ruff, Lourine
Bates, Annie Sims; son, Joe Ruff; sister, Elsie Sims; seven grandchildren; six
great-grandchildren.
Rufus Swittenburg
NEWBERRY - Mr. Rufus
Swittenburg, 54, of 824 Drayton St., Newberry, died Thursday at Newberry County
Memorial Hospital. Additional information and funeral
schedule will be provided later by Wilson Funeral Home of Newberry.
Sammie Rowe
PROSPERITY -
Services for Sammie H. (Bob) Rowe, 70, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 8,
1999, at Bethel Baptist Church, Prosperity, with burial in the church cemetery.
Mr. Rowe will be placed in the church at 10:30 a.m. prior to the service. The
family will receive friends 6-8 tonight at Caughman-Harman Funeral Homes, Chapin
Chapel. Memorials may be made to Bethel Baptist Church.
Mr. Rowe died Wednesday, May 5, 1999. Born in Newberry County, he was a son of the late Sam and Annie Counts Rowe. He was a member of Bethel Baptist Church.
Surviving are his sisters, Alda Rowe of Chapin,
Hula R. Bundrick of Prosperity, Dot Watson Harley of Columbia; brother, Rayford
Rowe of Chapin. He was preceded in death by his sister, Marie Pearce.
Lester Rawls
POMARIA
- Services for J. Lester Rawls, 88, of 4239 New Hope Road, will be held at 11
a.m. Tuesday at New Hope United Methodist Church with burial in the church
cemetery. The family will receive friends 6-8 tonight at McSwain-Evans Funeral
Home, Newberry. Memorials may be made to New Hope UMC Building Fund, 256 Graham
Cemetery Road, Pomaria 29126, or to Palmetto Baptist Hospice, 1400 Pickens St.,
Columbia 29220.
Mr. Rawls died Saturday, Aug. 8, 1998, at his home. Born in Pomaria, he was a son of the late Jacob B. and Ella Lever Rawls. He was a retired employee of Lone Star Industries and a member of New Hope United Methodist Church, where he was a member of the United Methodist Men and a former trustee and member of the church board. He was a member of Lodge #151, AFM, and a member of the Woodmen of the World.
Surviving are his wife, Zelma Barbee Rawls; daughters and sons-in-law, Martha and Tommy Glenn of Jenkinsville, Zalia and Stanley Hawkins of Pomaria and Wanda and Johnnie Son of Little Mountain; a sister, Ruth Doolittle of Cayce; brothers, MacDonald Rawls and Herman Rawls, both Pomaria; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Mary Barre Rawl
Newberry -
March 2 -- The funeral of Mrs. Mary Barre Rawl was held at the Lutheran Church
of the Redeemer Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Rev. J. C. Perry, pastor,
officiating with interment in Rosemont cemetery immediately following. Mrs. Rawl
died suddenly Monday at ther apartment in the Stuart house in Wilson street. She
would have passed her 89th birthday anniversary the last of this month, and
while not in robust health enjoyed remarkably good health for one of such
advanced age. Mrs. Rawl was twice married, her first husband being Jesse Rawl of
Haroldson, Ga., where she lived for a number of years. Her second husband was
also Ben Rawl of Lexington, where she lived for some time after his death, which
occured a number of years ago, she came back to Newberry, her girlhood home, to
live her last years.
She was a daughter of the late Matthias Barre, prominent citizen of Newberry in the past century. She is the last charter member of the old Luther Chapel now the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, and was one of the staunchest members of the church attending the services regularly, being present on Sunday morning. "Aunt Mollie" as she was familarly known to a host of friends and relatives was well known and loved by many relatives and friends throughout the state. Surviving is one half-sister, Miss Sallie C. Barre of this city. The following nieces and nephews are also left: Dr. W. G. Houseal, Newberry; Wm. P. Houseal, Columbia, J. E. Houseal, Cedartown, Ga., L. A. Barre, Columbia, Dr. James M. Kibler, Mrs. William Johnson, Mrs. Erin Rawl, Miss Eugenia Barre, James A. Barre, C. P. Barre, all of Newberry; Mrs. William A. Kinard and Miss Lilla Kibler of Sumter, Mrs. R. F. Bryant of Orangeburg, Mrs. Jno. A. Simpson, Prosperity, Miss Gussie Kibler, Atlanta, Ga., Mrs. Martha Boozer, Nashville, Tenn.; Lawson R. Kibler, San Francisco, Cal., John R. Griffin, Mrs. Lillie Griffin Langford and Mrs. Eugene Leavell, Newberry are also half-nieces and nephews; besides a large number of other grand-nephews and nieces and other relatives. (contributed by Cathy Schmidt)
Ruby Ruff Ringer
Ruby Ruff Ringer, 91, of
Pomaria, widow of Woodrow E. Ringer, died May 17, 2007 at White Oak
Manor.
Born in Pomaria, she was a daughter of the late Willie John and Mamie
Sligh Ruff. She was a member of Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church where she
was a former Choir Director, Adult Sunday School Teacher and a member of the 55+
Group.
Mrs. Ringer was predeceased by a son, Willwood Wayne Ringer. She is
survived by a daughter-in-law, Jane L. Ringer of Pomaria; grandchildren, Audra
(Stuart) Smith and Woody (Kelly) Ringer all of Newberry;a great-granddaughter,
Katie Jane Smith of Newberry; a sister, Anna Chapman of Pomaria. She was
predeceased by sisters, Ethel Murphy and Mae Harris; brothers, Herbert Ruff and
John Carl Ruff.
Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday at Mt. Pleasant
United Methodist Church by the Rev. Deborah Taylor and Rev. Terry Amick. Burial
will follow in the church cemetery. The family will be at the residence of Jane
Ringer, 7301 SC Highway 34, Newberry, SC. where they will receive friends.
Memorials may be made to Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church, 2442 Mt. Pleasant
Road, Pomaria, SC 29126. Active pallbearers: Burr Harris, Johnny Ruff, Fred
Austin, Aubey Wicker, Tommy Kinard, Rodgers Ringer. A memorial message may be
sent to the family at www.mcswainevans.com.
Thelma Rawl
PROSPERITY - Services with burial for
Thelma Shealy Rawl, 90, retired from Kendall Company, 2 p.m. Friday: Mt. Olivet
Lutheran Church, where she was a member. Born in Lexington County to Lessie
Shealy, she died March 1, 2005. Surviving: son, Mackie Rawl of Newberry.
Messages to the family may be sent via email at notes @whitakerfuneralhome.com.
Whitaker Funeral Home is in charge.
Mary Renwick
Newberry, Oct 23 - Mrs. Mary
Roland Renwick, widow of the late Col. John Simpson Renwick, died at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. R. C. Carlisle, in No. 4 township, Thursday morning, in the
93rd year of her age, and was buried today at King's Creek church. Mrs. Renwick
leaves one son, Dr. M. A. Renwick, and two daughters, Mrs. R. C. Carlisle and
Mrs. M. A. Carlisle.
Dr. Thomas Brooks Rutherford
Dr. Thomas
Brooks Rutherford is dead! He was born in Newberry District 5th of November 1801
and suddenly fell down….in his native district. Some fifteen years of his life
were spent as a practicing physician and in ’56 and ’57 he was a member of the
State Legislature, but he seems to have preferred the humbler walks of life. In
the year 1828, he married Miss Laura Adams, a lady of religious sentiments and
Methodist predilections, who was survived by five children, one of whom fell at
the head of his Regiment, in the valley of Virginia, 13 October ’64. Dr.
Rutherford was a member of the M.E. Church. He left a wife and four children.
Long eulogy.
Rebecca Jane Reagin
Died in Newberry
District on 16th of June in the thirty-fourth year of her age, Mrs. Rebecca Jane
Reagin, wife of Ker B. Reagin, deceased, and only daughter of Thomas and Rebecca
Lake, deceased. Born and raised in our midst, the idol of her parents and
family, the announcement of this death is all that is necessary to awaken
wide-spread sympathy and heart-felt sorrow. She united with the Methodist church
early in life, and ever preserved a consistent Christian character….This cruel
war deprived her of a kind and affectionate husband, and induced her to return
from a negihboring State to ...to reside among old relatives and friends.... A
touching scene was the parting look of those five orphaned children (the oldest
twelve and the youngest four) upon the face of their last parent and devoted
Mother…
Joe Cecil
Ruff
NEWBERRY — Funeral services for Mr. Joe Cecil Ruff, age 65,
will be conducted on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2009, at 2 p.m. at Mt. Hebron A.M.E.
Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Mr. Ruff died Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2009 at White Oak Manor-Newberry. Born in Newberry County, he was the son of the late Joe Ruff Jr. and the late Rosine Sims Ruff. He was a member of Mt. Hebron A.M.E. Church. Surviving are two sisters, Lourine Bates and Bernice Ruff, both of Newberry; three aunts, Elsie Sims of Newberry, Vera Sims of Greenville and Hattie Rose Sims of Prosperity; God sister, Annie Rae Sims of Brooklyn, N.Y.; four nephews; three nieces; five great-nephews; six great-nieces; a host of cousins and friends. The family will receive friends at 3452 Chick Drive, Newberry. Services entrusted to F.B. Pratt & Son Funeral Home, Inc
Dr. J.
H. M. Ruff
Newberry, Dec. 17 - Dr. J. H. M. Ruff of
the Mount Pleasant section of the county died suddenly this morning about 11
o'clock at his home. He had been in bad health for some time, but his death was
not expected at this time. He was 72 years of age and has practiced medicine in
that community most of his life. He will be missed in that section of the
country.
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Gerald M. (Gerry)
Reuter, 73, of 3741 S.C. Highway 391, Prosperity, SC died Saturday, July 14,
2007 at his residence.
Mr. Reuter was born on July 22, 1933 in Lone Rock, WI,
a son of the late Henry E. and Geraldine Miller Reuter. He was a twenty year
veteran of the U.S. Army serving both in the Korean War and two tours of duty in
the Vietnam War.
In 1973 he founded G.M. Reuter Trucking Co. He was a member
of Zion United Methodist Church, the American Legion Post 133 in Ridge Spring,
SC and a life member and past commander of the VFW Post 6740 in Leesville,
SC.
Mr. Reuter is survived by his wife, Miriam Derrick Reuter of Prosperity;
three daughters, Connie Hartley of Prosperity, Phyllis M. (Aven) Martin of
Leesville, and Susan (Allen) Hancock of Newberry; two sons, Marion G. (Marsha)
Reuter and Bruce H. (Iris) Reuter all of Prosperity; special niece and nephew,
Von and Mary Hiller and their children Jeremy Hiller and Glenn and Brandie
Greenwood and Jozie; three sisters, Marjorie (Ray) Lease of Barnville, WI,
Shirley Schmid of Waunakee, WI, and Rosemary Herndon of Baraboo, WI; 16
grandchildren; and 12 great grandchildren. He was predeceased by a sister, Marie
Reuter and a brother, Edwin H. Reuter.
Funeral services will be conducted at
4:00 PM Tuesday at Zion United Methodist Church by the Rev. Lowry Drennen and
Pastor Roger Phillips. Interment will be in the church cemetery with Military
Honors.
Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 PM Monday at the Whitaker
Funeral Home. The family will be at the residence, 3741 SC Highway 391,
Prosperity. The family wishes to express deepest gratitude to Dr. Chris Marshall
and Dr. Chaudhry Mushtag and Hospice Care of Tri County. Memorials may be made
to Hospice Care of Tri County, 166 Stonebridge Dr., Columbia, SC 29210-8239 and
to Zion United Methodist Church Building Fund, 80 Zion Circle, Prosperity SC
29127
Messages to the family may be sent via email at
notes@whitakerfuneralhome.com.
Whitaker Funeral Home, Newberry is assisting
the family
Howard B. ''Plum'' Rikard
NEWBERRY --
Services for Howard B. ''Plum'' Rikard, 90, of 1115 Cannon Swamp Road will be
held at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Lever Chapel AME Church. Wilson Funeral Home is in
charge.
Mr. Rikard died Friday, June 9, 1995. Born in Newberry County, he was
a son of the late Beckman and Carrie Bailey Rikard. He retired as a farmer and
was the former owner of Rikard's Cafe of Prosperity. He was a member of Lever
Chapel AME Church, where he was a trustee and a member of the AP&B Society
and the Hannah Burial Aid Society.
Surviving are his wife, Mary Cromer
Rikard; a daughter, Meredieth Williams of Washington; a sister, Carrie Buck of
Baltimore; eight grandchildren; and great-grandchildren.
Frances Elizabeth Ramage
Newberry, Feb. 23 -
Miss Fannie Ramage died at her home on Main street Thursday afternoon at 1:30
after an illness of several days. Miss Ramage was the eldest daughter of the
late Burr J. Ramage. She leaves one brother, the Rev. Bartow Bee Ramage of
Memphis, Tenn., who was with her at the time of her death. Miss Ramage was an
excellent woman, of a jovial, sympathetic, lovable disposition, and will be
greatly missed by her large circle of friends. The funeral will be held Friday
afternoon at 3 o'clock at the First Baptist church, interment at the family
burying ground about three miles from the city. Miss Ramage was about 70 years
old.
Cook
Lucy
...the servant of Madximilian Haynie (commonly
know as the Astronomer Haynie), died at the residence of his grandson, Wm. H. Ruff, in Newberry District, on the 30th of June
last, in probably her ninety-second year. She was one of the old time negro
servants. She loved her master and his descendants - she knew no interest but
his and theirs. She began to fail two or three years before her death; her
eye-sight, hearing, and all her mental powers, one after another, gave way,
until at last, like the ripe grain, she was gathered in her Master's garner. -
Newberry-Rising Sun
Margaret Richardson
PROSPERITY - Services
for Margaret Jackson Richardson, 80, of 833 Jollystreet Road, will be conducted
at 3 p.m. Saturday at St. Paul Lutheran Church by the Rev. Brent Nichols. Burial
will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7-8
tonight at McSwain-Evans Funeral Home, Newberry. Memorials may be made to St.
Paul Lutheran Church, 2496 S.C. Highway 773, Pomaria, SC 29126 or to the charity
of one's choice. Mrs. Richardson, widow of George Harold Richardson, died
Thursday, November 7, 2002 at her residence. Born in Elloree, she was a daughter
of the late John N. and Vernie Smith Jackson. She was a homemaker and a member
of St. Paul Lutheran Church. Surviving are her sons and daughters-in-law, John
E. and Sherree Richardson of Pomaria, Mark A. and Martha Richardson of
Prosperity; brother, Horace Jackson of Elloree; grandchildren, Jenny, Lori Beth,
Benji, Kirby, Scott and Holly Richardson; sister-in-law, Wilma Kinard of
Newberry. She was predeceased by her daughter, Judy Agnes Richardson; sisters,
Madilyn Werts and Mary Chapman; brothers, John Jackson, Richard "Buck" Jackson
and Kirby Jackson.
Marian Ruff
NEWBERRY - Funeral services for
Marian Halfacre Ruff, 88, wife of the late Robert Lee Ruff, who died July 18,
2003, in White Oak Manor in Newberry will be conducted at 4 p.m. Monday at St.
Philip's Lutheran Church by Rev. Terry Amick assisted by Rev. Andrew David
Eargle and Mr. Kevin Strickland. The family is at the residence of Robby and
Wilma Ruff, 1132 Halfacre Road, Newberry, and they will receive friends Sunday
from 7-8 p.m. at McSwain-Evans Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to St.
Philip's Lutheran Church Family Life Center, 2461 St. Philip's Church Road,
Newberry, SC 29108, or White Oak Manor, 2555 Kinard Street, Newberry, SC 29108.
www.mcswainevans.com. Mrs. Ruff was born July 31, 1914, in Newberry County, the
daughter of the late Crenshaw B. Halfacre and Essie Wilson Halfacre. She was a
member of St. Philip's Lutheran Church and was a golden ager and homemaker. Mrs.
Ruff is survived by a daughter, Elizabeth Ann R. Wise of Batesburg; a son and
daughter-in-law, Robert Marion (Robby) and Wilma Ruff of Newberry; a sister,
Lurleen H. Eargle of Newberry; one grandchild and spouse, Susan Marian and
Michael (Mike) Swygert, and two great grandchildren, Brooke and Taylor Swygert,
all of Newberry. She was predeceased by a brother, Grady Lee Halfacre of
Prosperity and a son-in-law, John Bell Wise of Batesburg. Nieces and nephews
also survive. Pallbearers: Leonard Halfacre, Philip Epps, Dr. Elmer G. Long,
John Frank Mayer, Billy Long, John David Halfacre, John David Wilson, George
Robert Ruff, Keith Kunkle, Tommy Griffin, Max Cook. Honorary pallbearers:
administration and staff of White Oak Manor.
Marjorie F. Richardson
Prosperity Marjorie
F. Richardson, 80, widow of James William Richardson, of 1555 Old Jolly Street
Road, died Thursday, Feb. 8, 2001, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.
Survivors: A son, Danny Richardson of Prosperity brothers, Charles and Paul
Franklin, both of Prosperity and a grandson, David Brian Richardson.
Predeceased: Parents, Wister Brown and Lizzie Bobb Franklin. Service: 3 p.m.
today at St. Paul Lutheran Church. Burial: Church cemetery. Memorials: St. Paul
Lutheran Church Cemetery Fund, 2496 SC Highway 773, Pomaria, SC 29126. Family:
1537 Old Jolly Street Road, Prosperity. -- McSwain-Evans Funeral
Home.
Beatrice Haltiwanger Ruff
Pomaria Beatrice
Haltiwanger Ruff, 82, widow of William H. Ruff, of 7790 Broad River Road, died
Monday, June 3, 2002. Born in Chapin, she was a daughter of the late Adam Samuel
and Georgia Mae DeHihns Haltiwanger. Survivors: A daughter, Abby J. Austin of
Pomaria and a grandson. Predeceased: A sister, Margaret Trexler and brothers,
Ray, Howard, and George Haltiwanger. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. today at
McSwain-Evans Funeral Home. Service: 3 p.m. Thursday at St. Matthew Lutheran
Church. Burial: Church cemetery. Memorials: St. Matthew's Lutheran Church
Parking Lot Fund.
Herman Rawls
POMARIA - Services for Herman Lee Rawls, 85, will be held at 3 p.m.
Thursday at New Hope United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in the church
cemetery. Visitation is from 6:30-8:00 this evening at McSwain-Evans Funeral
Home. Memorials may be made to New Hope United Methodist Church, c/o Robert
Davis, 256 Graham Cemetery Road, Pomaria, SC 29126. Mr. Rawls, widower of Jeanie
Wicker Rawls, died Tuesday, August 21, 2001. Born in Newberry County, he was a
son of the late Jacob Boinert and Ella Elizabeth Lever Rawls. He was an active
member of New Hope United Methodist Church where he served in many official
capacities over the years. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He
retired from the former Smith Motor Company and later worked for Looney
Dodge/Chrysler. Surviving are daughter and son-in-law, Judy R. and John W. Amick
of Pomaria; son and daughter-in-law, Terry and Marilyn S. Rawls; sister, Ruth R.
Doolittle of Cayce; granddaughters, Leanne and Sharon Rawls of Pomaria; four
stepgrandchildren; eight stepgreat-grandchildren. Mr. Rawls was predeceased by
sisters, Mary R. Meetze and Agnes Rawls; brothers, Milton, Thurmond, Alvin,
Tommie, MacDonald and Lester Rawls.
Veta Mae
Richardson
NEWBERRY - Services for Veta
Mae Wicker Richardson, 83, formerly of 403 Green St., will be held at 3 p.m.
Sunday at Bachman Chapel Lutheran Church, with burial in the church cemetery.
The family will receive friends 7-8 p.m. Saturday at McSwain-Evans Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to Bachman Chapel Lutheran Church, 3124 Bachman Chapel
Road, Prosperity 29127.
Mrs. Richardson died Thursday. Born in Prosperity, she was a daughter of
the late Hugh Augustus and Minnie McCartha Wicker. She was a former employee of
Newberry Mills and retired from Greenwood Mills, Joanna Plant. She was a member
of Bachman Chapel Lutheran Church and the Sixty and Over Group.
Surviving are her son, Houseal C. "Doc" Richardson of Newberry;
sister, Christine Walling of Prosperity; grandsons, Kyle, Kent and Mark
Richardson, all of Newberry and Dr. Matthew Richardson of Blacksburg, Va.; three
great-grandchildren.
Martha
Rikard
COLUMBIA -
Graveside services for Martha Rochelle Rikard, 68, of 6618 Arcadia Woods Rd.,
will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday in the Bachman Chapel Lutheran Church Cemetery.
Visitation will be 6-8 tonight at McSwain-Evans Funeral Home. Memorials may be
made to Bachman Chapel Lutheran Church, 3124 Bachman Chapel Church Rd.,
Prosperity, 29127. McSwain-Evans Funeral Home is in charge.
Miss
Rikard died Thursday. Born in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late Frank S.
and Alice Wicker Rikard. She was a retired nurse at Dorn VA Hospital, a member
of Bachman Chapel Lutheran Church, and the order of the Eastern Star Elizabeth
Chapter 213.
Surviving
are her sisters, Dorothy R. Haltiwanger of West Columbia, Sara Alice R. Sutton
of Columbia; brothers, Earl Rikard of York, Grady Rikard of Newberry, R.C.
Rikard of West Columbia, Murray Rikard of Kinards. She was predeceased by a
sister, Ola Mea Wentworth; brothers, Ralph Rikard, W.B. Rikard.
Roland Cornelius Rikard
WEST
COLUMBIA - Graveside services for Roland Cornelius Rikard will be at 3 p.m.
Thursday in Bachman Chapel Lutheran Church Cemetery in Prosperity, SC.
Visitation will be Wednesday from 5:30-7 p.m. at McSwain-Evans Funeral Home of
Newberry.
Mr.
Rikard, 79, died December 27, 2005. Born in Prosperity, he was a son of the late
Franklin S. and Alice Wicker Rikard. He was a retired electrician and a World
War II Navy veteran.
Surviving
are his wife, Georgie Purrington Rikard; sons, Merrill Rikard and Derrill
Rikard; a daughter, Pamela Wilson of Newberry; sisters, Dorothy Haltiwanger of
West Columbia and Sara Sutton of Columbia; brothers, Earl Rikard of York, Grady
Rikard of Newberry and Murray Rikard of Kinards and a number of grandchildren.
Minnie Hendrix Adams Reid
Newberry,
April 22. -- Mrs. Minnie Hendrix Reid, 78, died suddenly Tuesday afternoon at
the home of her son, W. H. Adams, near Clinton.
Mrs. Reid was born and reared
in Newberry County, the daughter of the late George and Addie Motes Hendrix. She
was married (and widowed) three times. Her first husband was James Reid. Her
second husband was B.C. Adams, and her third husband was William P. Reid. Mrs.
Reid had made her home with her daughter, Mrs. W.E. Baker of Whitmire. She was
the last surviving member of her family.
Surviving are four sons, B. Frank,
Whitmire; Walter H., Clinton; C.P, Columbia; and George, Clinton; three
daughers, Mrs. Baker; Mrs. H. F. Shealy, Columbia; Mrs. Everette Bishop,
Donalds; 18 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will
be conducted Thursday at 11 a.m. at the McSwain Funeral Home by Dr. R. N. DuBose
and the Rev. James Williams. Burial will be in Trinity Church cemetery. The body
is at the McSwain Funeral Home. (contributed by Jane Adams
Lloyd)
Edna
Ringer
POMARIA - Services for Edna G. Ringer, 87, formerly of
Suber Road, will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church.
Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends 5-6
this evening at McSwain-Evans Funeral Home. The family suggests that those
desiring may make memorials to J.F. Hawkins Health Care, 1330 Kinard Street,
Newberry, SC 29108; or to St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, 5514 New Hope Road,
Pomaria, SC 29126.
Mrs. Ringer, widow of John William Ringer, died Friday. Born in Pomaria, she was a daughter of the late William Bowman and Lelah Cromer Graham. She was a member of St. Matthew's Lutheran Church.
Surviving are her sister, Ruby Gilliam of Whitmire; nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by a daughter, Ruby Geraldine Ringer.
George Renwick
NEWBERRY - Services for George J. Renwick,
71, will be conducted at 11:00 AM Saturday in Wiles Chapel, Newberry College.
Burial will follow in Cannon's Creek-Prosperity Church Cemetery. Visitation will
be at the McSwain-Evans Funeral Home Friday from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. Memorial
may be made to Cannon's Creek-Prosperity ARP Church Cemetery Fund.
Mr. Renwick died July 14, 2004. Born in Talladega, Alabama, he was a son of the late George J. and Christine Wilson Renwick. He was a 1954 graduate of Newberry College and received the Masters of Education degree from Montevallo University. He taught in high schools in Alabama and Florida before returning to Newberry College in 1967, where he was head of the Biology and Chemistry departments. He served as advisor for all pre-med students, and was instrumental in organizing the Vet tech program. He was a retired Professor Emeritus from Newberry College. Mr. Renwick was the State Director of High School Science Olympiad and was a National Olympiad judge.
He was a member of Cannon's Creek-Prosperity ARP Church, where he was currently serving as Elder.
Surviving are his wife, Jeanette Harrison Renwick; sons, Marc (Laurie) Renwick of Newberry, Mike (Rhonda) Renwick, of Prosperity, and Matt (Glendy) Renwick of Matthews, NC; grandchildren, Kevin Renwick, Christine Renwick, Alexandra Renwick, Michael Renwick, Savannah Renwick, Brandon Renwick, Jacob McAreavy, and Megan McArearvy.
Patricia Ann Willard Rikard
Newberry Patricia Ann "Tootsie" Willard
Rikard, 67, died Wednesday, June 12, 2002.
Surviving are her husband, Grady Frank Rikard daughters, Gloria Jean Crayne and Lizzie Ann Brotherton, both of Newberry a sister, Frances Lucille Willard, of Newberry a brother, Y.M. "Bud" Willard, of Newberry and a granddaughter.
Visitation: 7 to 8:30 p.m. Friday at McSwain-Evans Funeral Home. Service:
11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral chapel. Burial: Cannon's Creek-Prosperity A.R.P.
Church Cemetery. Memorials: Cannon's Creek-Prosperity A.R.P. Church, 14417 C.R.
Koon Highway, Newberry, SC 29108.
Nancy Cornelia Price Roton - contributed by Donna
Brummett
Nancy Cornelia Price Roton, 86, of Newberry, widow of Raymond H.
Roton, died Monday, July 7, 2008 at her residence.
Born in Greenville on Nov. 26, 1921, she was a daughter of the late Sidney Lawson and Salome Rivers Price. Mrs. Roton was formerly employed by Damon International and was a member of Calvary Pentecostal Holiness Church. She was a devoted wife and loving mother and grandmother.
Surviving are a son, Donald Harvey (Gayle) Roton of Newberry; daughters, Sandra Rae Roton, Loretta (Jess) Oropeza and Kathy (Ralph) Summer all of Newberry; grandchildren, Jennifer Long, Donna Mason, Scott Roton and Jeramy Oropeza; three great-grandchildren; a special nephew, Butch Price and a special caregiver, Angie Perry. Mrs. Roton was predeceased by nine brothers and sisters.
Services
will be held at 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 9, 2008, at McSwain-Evans Funeral
Chapel by the Rev. Charles Clinton. Burial will follow in West End Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Wednesday at McSwain-Evans Funeral
Home. Memorials may be made to Calvary Pentecostal Holiness Church, 965 Lindsay
Circle, Newberry, SC 29108 or Meals on Wheels c/o Newberry Council on Aging,
1300 Hunt Street, Newberry, SC 29108.
Letha M. Ramsey
NEWBERRY - Letha M. Ramsey, 83,
of Newberry, died Thursday, Nov. 8, 2006, at the Newberry County Memorial
Hospital. Ms Ramsey was
born on Aug. 27, 1924, in Portsman, W.Va., a daughter of the late Lee Charles
and Della Sue Ramsey. She was the former owner and waitress of a restaurant and
store in Dillion. She was of the Baptist faith. She is survived by her three daughters, Lila
L. Norton of Newberry, Dean Ramsey of Mullins and Diane Hall of High Point,
N.C.; eight grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by a
brother, Henry Franklin Haithcock. Graveside funeral services were conducted at
noon on Saturday at Tabor Methodist Church Cemetery by the Rev. Walter Green.
Active pallbearers were
her grandchildren. Memorials may be made to J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home, 1330 Kinard St.,
Newberry SC 29108. Whitaker Funeral Home, Newberry is assisting the family.
Charles Emerson
Ragland
Charles Emerson Ragland, age 92, recently of Hopkins, died
January 23, 2010 at the Brian Center St. Andrews in Columbia.
Mr. Ragland,
son of the late Rev. Samuel Emerson and Lillian Harlow Ragland, was a native of
Bowling Green, KY. He graduated from Western Kentucky State Teachers College in
1937 and from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1942.
He served
as a Signal Corps officer in North Africa and Sicily during World War II and at
other postings in the United States, Puerto Rico, and Jamaica before returning
to civilian life.
While on leave visiting relatives in Newberry in 1944,
Charles met his future wife Jane Harriet Summer, daughter of John H. and Mamie
Swittenberg Summer. They were married a few months later. He was employed by
radio station WKDK, the S.C. and U.S. Forestry Commissions, Carolina
Electronics, Remington Rand Univac, and the Shakespeare plant of Anthony
Enterprises and Glassmaster prior to retirement.
He was a member of the
Lutheran Church of the Redeemer in Newberry, where he sang in the choir.
Mr.
Ragland is survived by children Charles, Jr., of Selinsgrove, PA, John Harrison
and Mary Helen Ragland of Piedmont, Kathryn R. and J. Allen Gilbert of Hopkins,
Christopher and Julie Ragland of Fountain Inn, grandchildren Will Ragland,
Rebecca Ragland, Marianne Gilbert Nicolau, David Gilbert, Harrison Gilbert,
Benjamin Ragland, Susannah Ragland, and Christian Ragland; and one
great-grandson, Parker L. Nicolau. A brother, William C. Ragland of Pittsboro,
NC and a sister, Lillian R. Caudill, of Louisville, KY, also survive. Charles'
wife Jane passed away in 2008.
Funeral services will be conducted at
11:00 A.M Saturday at the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer by the Rev. Caldwell
Day.
Interment will be in Rosemont Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6
to 8 PM Friday at the Whitaker Funeral Home.
The family suggests
memorials be made to the Worship and Music Committee, Lutheran Church of the
Redeemer, 1515 Boundary St., Newberry, SC 29108 or to the Newberry Regional
Library, 1300 Friend St., Newberry, SC 29108. (contributed by Donna
Brummett)
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