South Carolina Genealogy Trails
Whitmire - Willie Robbie Byars Williams, age 89, of 57 McDonald St. died
Thursday, Dec. 14, 2006, at her home. She was born in Rock Hill, S.C., and was a
daughter of the late William Richard and Lula Raines Byars.
Mrs. Williams
retired as manager of the Caper House, was a former employee of J.P. Stevens and
Whitten Center, and was a member of the First Baptist Church.
Surviving
are a son, John Robert Williams of Whitmire; a daughter, Lucille Wood of
Whitmire; a brother, William Robert Byars of Lexington; a sister, Genevie Martin
of Greenville; three grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and two
great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted Saturday,
Dec. 16, 2006, at 2 p.m. in the Gray Funeral Home chapel, with burial in the
Whitmire Cemetery. The family will receive friends two hours before the service,
from 12 to 2 p.m., at the funeral home. Condolences may be expressed to the
family at www.grayfuneralhome.com. Gray Funeral Home is assisting the
family.
Betty Williams - contributed by Cathy Schmidt
Betty Bowers Williams, 50, of 5327 Spalding Drive, formerly of Newberry, died Monday at Gwinnett Medical Center in Lawrenceville. Survivors include her husband, Gary L. Williams of the home; a daughter, Cathy Williams of the home; and her parents, Charles E. and Dorothy Dickert Bowers of Atlanta. Graveside services: 11 a.m. Thursday in Rosemont Cemetery. The family is at the home of Ruby Trice, 5313 Mower St., Newberry. Whitaker Funeral Home
NEWBERRY — Linda Werts Williams, 59, of
2010 Smith Road, Newberry, wife of Raymond O. Williams, died Sunday, April 22,
2007, in Newberry County Memorial Hospital. She was born in Newberry, a daughter
of Annie Crouch Werts and the late Thomas F. Werts. She retired from Winn Dixie
Stores after 38 years and was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church. She
is survived by her husband of Newberry; her mother of Silverstreet; her stepson,
Michael T. Williams of Newberry; a brother, Thomas Werts of Silverstreet; a
niece; a nephew; and two special friends, Sandra Roton and Debbie Long. She was
predeceased by a sister, Mary Francis Werts Pitts. Funeral services will be
conducted at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday at Mayer Memorial Lutheran Church by the Rev. Dr.
Robert McCollum. Interment will be in Rosemont Cemetery. Visitation will be from
6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Monday at Whitaker Funeral Home. The family will be at the
residence, 2010 Smith Road, Newberry. Memorials may be made to Mayer Memorial
Lutheran Church, 1307 Drayton St., Newberry, SC 29108 or to the American Cancer
Society c/o Helen Beebe, 181 Tailers Trail, Leesvile, SC 29070. Messages to the
family may be sent via email at notes@whitakerfuneralhome.com. Whitaker Funeral
Home, Newberry, is assisting the family.
N. Craig Weber
Pomaria Memorial services for N.
Craig Weber, 59, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at Pomaria Lutheran
Church, with interment at Pomaria Cemetery immediately following the service.
Visitation will be Wednesday from 7 to 8 p.m. at McSwain-Evans Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, the Pomaria Rescue Squad
or the Riverbank Zoo.
Mr. Weber died March 7, 2004. Born in Vincennes, Ind., he was a son of the late Fred Norman and Hilda Anson Weber. Craig was owner and operator of Shealy Brothers Inc. of Pomaria, Brown's Grocery of Joanna and Buddy's in Whitmire. He was a member of Pomaria Lutheran Church. He served his country aboard the nuclear submarines USS John Adams and the USS Henry Clay.
He is survived by his wife, Rebecca
Shealy Weber; daughters, Tonya W. Harris, of Pomaria and Krystal W. Bates, of
Pomaria and Tiffany Weber, of Frances; and a grandson, Nicholas E. Harris. He
was the oldest of seven children, Randy Weber, of Florida, Eric Weber, Brad
Weber, Jay Weber, of Texas, Tara Johnson and Kim Weber, of Florida
John Wise
PROSPERITY - Services for John J. "Jake" Wise, 70, of 473 State Park Road, will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday at Macedonia Lutheran Church, conducted by the Rev. Randell Derrick. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family is at his residence and will receive friends from 7-8:30 this evening at McSwain-Evans Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the Grounds or Cemetery fund at Macedonia Lutheran Church, 49 Macedonia Church Road, Prosperity, SC 29127.
Mr. Wise died Wednesday, August 15, 2001 at his residence. Born in Prosperity, he was a son of the late Clyde Wise and Thompsie Hamm Wise Martin. He retired from Overnight Transportation Company and was a member of Macedonia Lutheran Church and the Goldies.
Surviving are his wife, Rachel Caldwell Wise; daughter, Johnette W. Davenport of Prosperity; son, Peter Christian Olsen of Roselle, Ill.; sister, Dovie Adams of Prosperity and three grandchildren. He was predeceased by a son, Lester Clyde Wise.
Newberry, Jan. 28 - The funeral cortege of Judge John C. Wilson was one of the largest that ever passed the gates of Rosemont cemetery. Judge Wilson was a native of Newberry county, one of its best known, most influential and honored citizens. When a young man he answered the call of his State and served for four years during the war as a member of the Third regiment, returning at its close as acting captain of Company C.
As teacher in the schools, as merchant and in political life he has always exerted a large and beneficial influence in the affairs of the community and State. He represented his county in the lower house and as senator, served as regent of the State Hospital for the Insane, and in 1902 was elected probate judge of Newberry county. In 1906 he was reelected to this office without opposition and he just entered upon his second term. He was a member and elder of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian church. He is survived by seven children: J. C. Wilson, Roscue Wilson, Mr. Henry Wilson, Miss Ola Wilson, Miss Vinnie Mae Wilson, Mrs. Emma Judy and Mrs. J. D. Davenport.
Haskell Neel Wallace, 74, 1724 Main St., former owner and operator on McSwain
Funeral Home and widower of Agnes Adams McSwain Wallace, died Thursday morning.
Mr. Wallace was a native of Newberry, and a son of the late William Edward and
Ida Burton Neel Wallace. He was a member of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian
Church, and a graduate of Erskine College. He was a member of the S.C. Funeral
Directors Assocaition and a member of the Newberry Lions Club. Surviving are one
daughter, Mrs. James D. Pritchard of Columbia, and one son, John J. (Bill)
McSwain of Spartanburg; five grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Funeral
services will be announced by M.M.W. Bobo Funeral Chapel.
Sarah Wicker
POMARIA -
Sarah L. Wicker, 93, of Pomaria, widow of Clarence G. Wicker, died March 3,
2005.
Born in Silverstreet, she was the daughter of the late Oscar Brabham and Maude E. Longshore. She was a retired employee of the Pomaria Post Office and an active member of Pomaria Lutheran Church.
Surviving are a stepson, Clarence Duane and wife, Mary Wicker of Rock Hill; sister, Geraldine L. Singley of Newberry; brother, Ralph W. and wife, Gwen Longshore of Spartanburg; nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by brothers, Oscar, Charlie, Ivy, Reginald Longshore; a sister, Thelma Mars; a stepson, George Wicker; stepdaughter, Carrie Haltiwanger.
Services will be conducted at 3:00 p.m. Sunday at Pomaria Lutheran Church with burial to follow in Pomaria Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Pomaria Lutheran Church, PO Box 246, Pomaria, SC 29126.
Departed this life on 28th of October, John Mark Wilson, in the 25th year of his age. He was stricken down on the night of 28th ult. by an unknown hand, while assisting to rescue the property of a neighbor from fire. He was beloved by all who knew him. He leaves a wife, mothers, sisters and a brother to mourn.
Newberry, April 29 - Mrs. Julia Weeks died at the home of her son, Dr. C. D. Weeks, Monday evening and war buried this afternoon at 4 o'clock in Rosemont cemetery, the funeral service being conducted by the Rev. S. R. Guignard and the Rev. E. Pendleton Jones.
We regret to announce the sudden demise of Mr. J.R. Wicker of the firm of Wicker & Wilson of Newberry which transpired last Sunday morning and Mrs. Caldwell’s residence. The deceased was about 27 years of age and has not been in good health for some time. He leaves a widow.
We have just received intelligence of the death of our former townsmen, Dr. Benjamin W. Waldo, which occurred on the 4th April last at his home in Ocala, Fla. He is the son of Dr. Joseph Waldo, the first physician who settled and practiced in Newberry. Dr. Ben W. Waldo began his education at the Newberry Academy and afterwards he went North. Upon his return home he commenced the study of medicine and after graduation at Charleston in 1838, began his practice in our town. He also served a term in the Legislature and after that term expired he moved to Florida, where he planted until his death with the exception of a few years at Edgefield C.H. to educate his children. He married Miss Sophia Lipscomb daughter of Capt. John Lipscomb of Edgefield who preceded him to the grave, leaving four children.
Newberry Lila Mae Berry Werts, 84, widow of Arthur T. Werts, formerly of 1401
Dave Drive, died Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2002, at J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home.
Survivors: Sisters, Gaynell B. MacFarlane of Newberry and Otha B. Smith of
Prosperity. Predeceased: Parents, George Pope and Jannie M. Smith Berry
brothers, Williams Yates Berry and Nathan P. Berry and sisters, Dotha Berry,
Juanita B. Heller and Cornelia B. Graham.
Visitation: 6 to 7 tonight, at
McSwain-Evans Funeral Home. Service: 2 p.m. Friday, at the funeral chapel.
Burial: Baxter Cemetery. Memorials: O'Neal Street United Methodist Church, 501
O'Neal St., Newberry, SC 29108
Newberry May 14 - The funeral services of the Rev. George A. Wright, who died Wednesday at Johnston, were held in Newberry this afternoon at 5 o'clock in the First Baptist church. The services were conducted by pastors of Newberry. There was a large number to attend and the funeral procession was probably the largest in the history of Newberry. All stores and shops were closed while the services were held.
Newberry - Annie Floyd Werts, 80, of 1126 Reeder Road, Bush River Section of
Newberry County, wife of W. Tom Werts, died Thursday, Jan. 24, 2002, at Newberry
County Memorial Hospital.
Mrs. Werts was born May 5, 1921, in Silverstreet, a
daughter of the late J. Guy and Minnie Davenport Floyd. She was retired from
Greenwood Mills, Joanna Plant. Mrs. Werts was a member of Bush River Baptist
Church and the WMU. She was a former Training Union Director, G.A. Director and
Sunday School teacher for the toddler class for many years.
Mrs. Werts is
survived by her husband, of the home three daughters and two sons-in-law, Tommie
Ann Danielsen and Betsy W. and Ricky O. Chapman, all of Newberry, and Rachel W.
and Ronald G. Gilmore of Summerville and four grandchildren, Laura D. Cousins
and Will Chapman, both of Newberry, Rachel V. Gilmore of Rome, Ga., and Jeannie
Chapman of Charleston and one great-grandson, Caleb McCain Gilmore, of Rome, Ga.
She was predeceased by a daughter, Minnie Elizabeth Werts a son-in-law, Larry T.
Danielsen and a granddaughter, Kristy Danielsen.
Funeral services for Mrs.
Annie Werts will be conducted at 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26, 2002, at Bush River
Church, by The Rev. Glen Buie, The Rev. Tommy Morrow, The Rev. Tommy Daum and
The Rev. Arden Stewart. Interment will follow at the church
cemetery.
Visitation will be from 6:30 to 8 tonight, Jan. 25, 2002, at the
Whitaker Funeral Home. The family will be at the residence of Mrs. Tommie Ann
Danielsen, 5262 Bush River Road, Newberry.
Memorials may be made to Bush
River Baptist Church, 8935 Bush River Road, Newberry, SC 29108. Messages to the
family may be sent via e-mail to noteswhitakerfuneralhome.com
Whitaker
Funeral Home, 1704 College St., Newberry, is assisting the family
NEWBERRY -- Services for John Andrew Willingham, 62, of 6744 Highway 219 will
be held at 4 p.m. Saturday at Silverstreet Lutheran Church, with burial in
Newberry Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 7 to 8:30 tonight at Whitaker
Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the church.
Mr. Willingham died
Thursday, Aug. 10, 1995. Born in Newberry, he was a son of the late Ambrous Olin
Sr. and Alda Ruth Miller Willingham. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War
and owner and president of Willingham and Sons Building Supply and Septic Tanks
Inc. He was a member of Silverstreet Lutheran Church, Newberry Moose Lodge and
Lutheran Church Men and received the Newberry County Shrine Club Outstanding
Service Citation and the Boy Scout Troop 222 Certificate of
Appreciation.
Surviving are his wife, Betty Hendrix Willingham; a daughter,
Gwen Long of Newberry; sons, Jerry and Mike Willingham, both of Newberry;
sisters, Ruth Yon, Myra Berley, Helen Smith and Joy Thomas, all of Newberry, and
Mary Cook of Boulder, Colo.; brothers, Earl and Ted Willingham, both of
Newberry; eight grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Services for Leland Smith Wilson, 90, of 903 Reid St. will be held at 11 a.m.
Wednesday in Rosemont Cemetery. Visitation will be from 7 to 8 tonight at
McSwain-Evans Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Lutheran Church of the
Redeemer Family Life Center.
Mr. Wilson died Monday, June 26, 1995. Born in
Newberry, he was a son of the late Leland Augustus and Clara Livingston Wilson.
He was a graduate of Newberry College, a former Newberry City Council member and
retired as a contractor and building supply dealer with L.A. Wilson and Son. He
was a former master of Amity Masonic Lodge 87 and a member of Lutheran Church of
the Redeemer, where he was a former member of the church council. He was a
former member of Newberry York Rite Masons and Hejaz Shrine Temple.
Surviving
are sons, Leland Wilson of Jacksonville, Fla., and Randolph Wilson of Newberry;
two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
September 15th, at the residence of her father, Mr. Hopkins Williams, in Newberry District, Mrs. Bettie Caldwell, wife of Maj. S. T. H. Williams, in the 26th year of her age.
POMARIA - Funeral services for Corrie Cleo Frick Wicker, 84, who passed into Life Eternal December 15, 2003, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday at St. Philip's Lutheran Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Memorials may be made to the church Family Life Center. Visitation will be Tuesday from 6-8 p.m. at McSwain-Evans Funeral Home. www.mcswainevans.com. Born in Chapin, she was a daughter of E.A. and Corrie Koon Frick. She was the widow of Henry Harold Wicker. She dedicated her life to her husband, children, grandchildren, and family. Mrs. Wicker is survived by one daughter, Jenny (Larry) Koon of Pomona; sons, Henry (Anne) Wicker of Newberry, Robert (Marsha) Wicker of Swansea, and Glenn (Nancy) Wicker of Newberry; brother, D. H. (Annie Ruth) Frick of Chapin; nine grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. She was preceded by two infant children; four sisters, Lorene Amick, Anna Derrick, Massey Bickley and Rosa Kleckley; four brothers, James, Winfred, Homer and Harvey Frick.
POMARIA - Services with burial for Essie Felker Wicker, 88, widow of Willie Wicker, are 11 a.m. today at St. Paul Lutheran Church. Whitaker Funeral Home, Newberry, is in charge. Born in Newberry Co. to J. Arthur and Annie Schwartz Felker, she died September 9, 2004. Surviving: son, Kenny Wicker; brother, Ernest Felker; grandchildren, Alisha Davenport, Anita Wilbanks, Alison Boland; 5 great-grandchildren
Bro. David L. Wicher/Wicker was born 6th February 1822 in Newberry District, South Carolina, and died in Macon County, Georgia on 31st December 1867. He was converted at Ebenezer C.M.S.C.... his removal to Georgia in 1859. He was married 15th December 1842 to Nannie J. Lane...S. Anthony.
Died, February 2, 1901, Miss Hedwig Wiskeman. Funeral services at the First Methodist church, Newberry, S.C., Sunday, Feb. 3, 1901, at 4 p.m.
Death of H. C. Wilson
Mr. H. Carter Wilson died at his home in Caldwell township on Monday
afternoon at six o'clock of heart failure following an attack of apoplexy. He
was buried on Tuesday at four p.m. At Lebanon church, the funeral service being
conducted by Rev. Ira S. Caldwell. Mr. Wilson was a member of Unity A.R.P.
Church. He was born July 20, 1829. His living children are: Mrs. A. C.
Thomasson, Mrs. H. C. Suber, Mrs. W. L. Motes, Mrs. J. C. Taylor, and Messrs.
Geo. J., A. T., B. H. and H. C. Wilson, Jr. Three children have died – Mrs. H.
S. Grahams, Mr. Jno. W. Wilson, (page torn..(and Mary Etta
Wilson).
Majel
Wicker
NEWBERRY - Services for Majel Hawkins
Wicker, 73, of 7641 Jollystreet Rd., will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Bachman
Chapel Lutheran Church with the Rev. James F. Shealy officiating. Interment will
be in Newberry Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be 7-8:30 p.m. Monday at
Whitaker Funeral Home. The family will be at the residence. Memorials may be
made to Bachman Chapel Lutheran Church, 3124 Bachman Chapel Rd., Prosperity, SC
29127. The funeral home is in charge.
Mrs. Wicker died Saturday, December
25, 1999 at her residence. Born in Newberry County, she was a daughter of the
late Colin R. and Artie Taylor Hawkins. She was formerly employed by Newberry
Mills, Kendall Co., Mollohon Plant, and C.W. Anderson Hosiery Plant. She was the
retired owner of Wicker's Party Pack. She was a member of Bachman Chapel
Lutheran Church. She was married first to the late Curtis Wicker, then to the
late Furman Wicker.
Surviving are her daughter, Linda W.
Garcia; son, Ronnie C. Wicker, both of Newberry; sisters, Mertie H. Connelly,
Bernice H. Connelly, both of Prosperity; brother, Ray Hawkins of Columbia;
grandchildren, R. Curtis Wicker Jr., Renee A. Wicker, Sha-Toni Garcia, D.
Shannon Garcia, all of Newberry; great-grandson, Christian Daviala Ernesto of
Newberry. She was predeceased by her brother, Rueben Hawkins.
Ronald
Wilson
NEWBERRY - Ronald Keith Wilson, 46,
died October 5, 2003. Memorial services will be held later. Born in Greenville,
he was a son of Arthur Jr. and Ruby Hurst Wilson. Surviving are his mother;
wife, Corrinda Wilson; son, Joseph Wilson; sisters, Linda Davenport, Barbara
Hendrix; brothers, Donnie Wilson, Michael Wilson. He was predeceased by sister,
Jenny Wilson and brother, James Wilson.
Thomas Richard Whipple
Newberry Thomas
Richard Whipple, 58, of 726 Kendall Rd., died Thursday, Oct. 12, 2000, at
Newberry County Memorial Hospital.
Survivors: wife, Patricia Krajewski Whipple sons, Bradley Schmidt of Atlanta, and Mark and Michael Schmidt, both of Newberry a sister, Mary K. Bertas of Chaska, Minn. a brother, Michael Whipple of Colorado and a grandson.
Visitation: 7 to 8 p.m. today at
McSwain-Evans Funeral Home. Service: 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral chapel.
Burial: Beth-Eden Lutheran Church Cemetery. Memorials: The
American Cancer Society, c/o Mrs. Myra Addy, 2230 Glenn St., Newberry, SC
29108.
The Rev. Harry Weber, 84, of 2000 Springfield Place, Newberry, widower of Virginia "Jenny" Graham Weber, died Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2003, at his residence.
The Rev. Weber was born on Jan. 18, 1919, in Charleston, a son of the late William and Marguerite Schumacher Weber. The Rev. Weber served churches in Cameron, Saluda and Whitmire.
The Rev. Weber was an Army veteran of War World II, serving with the rank of Captain. For his actions, he received the Bronze Star Medal, Army of Occupation Medal, European African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal and American Campaign Medal.
The Rev. Harry Weber joined the Newberry College faculty as an assistant professor of religion in 1959, and was named the Chaplain in 1962 he also served as Dean of Students from 1966-69. He resigned his Newberry College position in February 1979 to become pastor of Mount Pleasant Lutheran Church in Saluda.
A 1942 graduate of Newberry College, Pastor Weber was an active supporter of the College throughout his career. In recognition for his loyal support, Newberry College awarded him the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award in 1980 and the Thomas Epting Alumnus-of-the-Year Award in 1995. Newberry College Lettermen's Club inducted Pastor Weber into the Athletics Hall of Fame in 1991 for his contributions as a student athlete and football player.
In 1999 the College dedicated its first building devoted entirely to campus ministry in Pastor Weber's honor and named the building the Weber Ministry House.
The South Carolina Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) awarded its first Bishop James S. Aull Award in 1996 to Pastor Weber for outstanding ministerial service to the Church and to Newberry College.
He and his wife, Virginia Graham Weber (a 1944 graduate of the College) have also established the endowed Graham-Weber Scholarship to be awarded annually to an outstanding football player.
In March 2001 Pastor Weber received The Order of the Palmetto (South Carolina's highest award) for "his tireless efforts to promote literacy in South Carolina." His interest in and work with the South Carolina Literacy Council began in the late 1960's when he was still Newberry College's Chaplain. At The Order of the Palmetto Award Ceremony, James Lander, South Carolina Comptroller General, noted that "Pastor Weber is the heart and breath of the literacy movement" and how he on behalf of the College, the Newberry Jaycees, and South Carolina's Literacy Councils spent four decades traveling the state to organize workshops to train teachers and students in the Laubach "Each One, Teach One" method of literacy training.
Pastor Weber received his Master of Education degree from the University of South Carolina and his seminary training from the Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary in Columbia.
The Rev. Weber is survived by a niece, Martha Miller, and her husband, Ben Miller, of Laurens and a nephew, Charles Weber, and his wife, Sharon Weber, of Little Mountain.
Funeral services for the Rev. Harry Weber will be conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday
at the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, by the Rev. Steven Counts. Interment
will be at Rosemont Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Saturday at
the Whitaker Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Lutheran Church of the
Redeemer, P.O. Box 382, Newberry, SC 29108 Newberry College, 2100 College St.,
Newberry, SC 29108 Newberry Literacy Association, P.O. Box 566, Newberry, SC
29108 or to the Lowman Home, P.O. Box 444, White Rock, SC 29177. Messages to the
family may be sent via e-mail to notes@whitakerfuneralhome.com. Whitaker Funeral
Home, 1704 College St., Newberry, is assisting the family.
NEWBERRY - A graveside service for Virginia Graham "Jenny" Weber, of 2602 Pondview Circle, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in Rosemont Cemetery. A celebration of her life will be conducted at the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer at 11 a.m. Saturday by the Rev. Steve Counts. The family will receive friends from 4-5:30 this evening at Whitaker Funeral Home 1704 College Street. Memorials may be made to the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer Building Fund, P.O. Box 382, Newberry, SC 29108.
Mrs. Weber, wife of the Reverend Harry Weber, died Thursday, October 17, 2002 in Newberry County Memorial Hospital. Born January 1, 1923 in Newberry, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Grigsby and Vera Oxner Graham.
Jenny was a graduate of Newberry College, class of 1944. After employment in Columbia, she returned to the college as an instructor in the Business Department and as a library assistant in Wessels Library. She then became a public school librarian at Reuben Elementary School, Silverstreet Middle School, Mid-Carolina High School and Strom Thurmond High School and retired in 1985.
After her marriage to Harry at Central United Methodist Church, Jenny became a member of the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer. She was a loving and devoted wife, actively supporting Harry's ministry at Redeemer and Transfiguration Lutheran Churches in Cameron, Mount Pleasant Lutheran Church in Saluda, St. Timothy's Lutheran Church in Whitmire and as chaplain at Newberry College for over 20 years.
Jenny was an excellent bridge player and an enthusiastic member of numerous
clubs and civic organizations. Jenny is survived by her loving husband of 55
years; niece, Mrs. Ben Miller of Laurens and nephew, Charles E. Weber of Chapin.
Messages to the family may be sent via email at notes@whitaker
funeralhome.com.
Campbell Davis Wallace
84, retired Presbyterian minister, died at
Westminster Canterbury Richmond on August 27, 2006. He was the son of Sarah
Davis Wallace and Robert George Wallace of Newberry, S.C. After two years at
Citadel, he enlisted in the U.S. Army. Captain Wallace participated in the
Normandy Invasion and was wounded on July 10, 1944. He graduated from
Presbyterian College in Clinton, S.C. and Union Theological Seminary/PSCE in
Richmond. His pastorates were in a home mission church, Blackey, Ky.; 10 years
as a missionary in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; and 17 years as pastor
of the Ashland Presbyterian Church. For the past 10 years he and his wife have
lived at Westminster Canterbury. He is survived by his wife, Eleanor Bear
Wallace; his sisters-in-law, Margaret B. Moore of Athens, Ga. and Jean Bear of
Richmond; his brother-in-law, Dr. Dale Blankenship of Savannah, Ga.; two nieces,
Sarah B. Smoot of Cape Girardeau, Mo. and Elizabeth B. Younce of Concord, N.C.;
two great-nephews and two great-nieces. A memorial service will be held at
Westminster Canterbury in the Commons on Thursday, August 31, at 2 p.m.,
followed by interment at 4 p.m. in Woodland Cemetery, Ashland. Memorial gifts
may be made to Ginter Park Presbyterian Church, 3601 Seminary Rd., Richmond, Va.
23227, or the Westminster Canterbury Fellowship Fund, 1600 Westbrook Ave.,
Richmond, Va. 23227. Arrangements by the Nelsen Funeral Home, Reid Chapel,
Ashland.
Henry White
Jr. (b. 4/16/1923)
AIKEN - Graveside services for Henry G.
White Jr., 76, will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Sunset Memory Gardens in
Graniteville. Visitation will be 7-9 tonight at George Funeral Home. Mr. White,
husband of the late Irma R. White, died Sunday. Born in Newberry, he was a son
of the late Henry G. White Sr. and Lucy Roe White. He was a U.S. Army World War
II Veteran and a member of Highland Pines Baptist. Surviving are his son, Henry
G. "Hank" White III of Aiken; daughter, Judy D. Cota of Aiken; sister, Mae
Woodward of Aiken; nine grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren.
POMARIA -- Services for A.J. Wilson Jr., 68, of 210 Rest St. will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday at Pomaria Lutheran Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the residence. Memorials may be made to the church special fund or to the Pomaria Rescue Squad. Whittaker Funeral Home of Newberry is in charge.
Mr. Wilson died Tuesday, Nov., 28, 1995. Born in Pomaria, he was a son of the late Albert J. and Istalena Summer Wilson. He was an Army veteran of World War II and owner of Wilson's Grocery. He was a member of Pomaria Lutheran Church, Little Mountain Masonic Lodge, Newberry York Rite Bodies, Hejaz Shrine Temple and the Newberry County Shrine Club. He was a member of the Town of Pomaria Council and the Newberry County Governmental Association. He was a former member of the Pomaria Ruritan Club.
Surviving
are his wife, Ruth Smith Wilson; a daughter, Marilyn Bedenbaugh of Columbia; a
son, Albert Wilson III of Pomaria; a sister, Margaret Fulmer of Pomaria; and two
grandchildren.
AUSTIN, TEXAS - Joe Keith Wavering Jr. of Austin, Texas, died July 29, 2007.
Joe was born on March 3, 1955, and was reared in Tampa, Fla. He was a son of the late Mary Hatton W. Mason of Pomaria and Joe Keith Wavering Sr. of Tampa, Fla. He moved to Texas in 1976 where he began a successful 30 year career in insurance and estate planning. Over his lifetime Joe made many visits to his maternal grandparents home, William David and Jennie Lee Hatton, in Pomaria.
He was the devoted father of Joseph Wavering III and Clayton Robert Wavering both of Austin, Texas. He was also the beloved brother of Debbie (Wayne) Kesler of Newberry and James C. Wavering of Austin, Texas. He leaves behind two grandchildren, Brandon and Nathan, his ex-wife, Judith, a nephew, Alex and a niece, Katie.
His wishes were to return to his ancestral home of Pomaria for burial. His remains will be placed to rest at the foot of his mother on Saturday, Aug. 25, at 9 a.m. at Pomaria Lutheran Church Cemetery. Family and friends are invited to attend the graveside memorial service. Flowers and condolences may be directed to McSwain- Evans Funeral Home, www.mcswainevans.com.
NEWBERRY - Graveside services for Young M. "Bud" Willard, 68, will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday in Cannon's Creek-Prosperity ARP Church Cemetery. Visitation will follow the service. Memorials may be made to Cannon's Creek-Prosperity ARP Church, 14417 C.R. Koon Highway, Newberry, SC 29108. McSwain-Evans Funeral Home is in charge. www.mcswainevans.com.
Mr. Willard died March 31, 2004. Born in Newberry County, Mr. Willard was a son of the late Jesse Edward and Rosene Banks Willard. He was a veteran of the Korean Conflict, serving in the US Navy, and had retired from American Fiber and Finishing.
Mr. Willard loved God and was devoted to serving Him. He was a member of Cannon's Creek-Prosperity ARP Church, but worshiped with many local congregations.
Mr. Willard is survived by his wife,
Mrs. JoAnn Kunkle Willard; a son, Michael Willard, and wife Lisa; daughters,
Debbie Hatchell and husband, David, of Newberry, and Fran Martin and her
husband, Ricky, of Newberry; grandchildren, Dustin and Todd Hatchell, Jessica
Martin; a sister, Frances Willard, and an Aunt Willie Mae Griffin Lipscomb. He
was predeceased by a brother, Jessie Willard, and a sister Patricia
Rikard.
Katharine
Wade
AMERICUS, Ga. -Services for Katharine G. Wade, 86, widow of
William Wade Sr., are 2 p.m. today: Aveleigh Presbyterian Church, Newberry, SC.
Burial: Rosemont Cemetery, Newberry. Hancock F.H. is in charge. Born in Clinton,
S.C., to Bothwell and Katharine Bean Graham, she died April 18, 2005. Surviving:
children, Frances, Richard Cozier, Rev. William Jr., Theodosia Wade; sister,
Elizabeth McCaskill.
Lula
Wicker
Newberry, Oct. 1 - Mrs. Lula Wicker, widow of the late
Thos. V. Wicker, died at her home on College street, this city, on
Tuesday. Mrs. Wicker was 78 years of age, and leaves the following living
children: Mrssrs. J. H. , L. D., W. J., T. B., and Robert Wicker of
Newberry and Mr. David Wicker of Ninety-Six. The interment was in Rosemont
cemetery on Wednesday.
Henry Walter Werts
Silverstreet Henry Walter
Werts, 84, of 822 Werts Road, died Tuesday, April 18, 2000. Survivors: a daughter, Peggy J. Barker of Lexington, and Gayle Wood of
Spartanburg sisters, Narvis Hunter, Mildred Boozer and Katherine Simpson a
brother, William T. Werts three stepgrandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Predeceased: parents, Edwin Lewis and Annie E. Lake Werts. Visitation: 7 to 8 p.m. today at McSwain-Evans Funeral Home. Service: 2
p.m. Thursday at Trinity United Methodist Church. Burial: Silverstreet Lutheran
Church Cemetery. Memorials: Trinity United Methodist Church,
1167 Trinity Church Road, Newberry, SC 29108.
Lazelle Werts
SILVERSTREET - Graveside services for Lazelle Fellers Werts, 94, of 27657 SC Hwy. 34, will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday in Silverstreet Lutheran Church Cemetery with the Rev. Robert McMcCollum. The family will receive friends in the Church Social Hall following the services. Memorials may be made to Silverstreet Lutheran Church, PO Box 48, Silverstreet 29145. Whitaker Funeral Home is in charge.
Mrs. Werts died Friday,
December 10, 1999 at Wesley Commons in Greenwood. Born near Silverstreet, she
was a daughter of the late Henry T. and Mary Spearman Fellers. She taught school
for over 43 years. She taught for 3 years in South Carolina before going to
North Carolina. She taught for 27 years in Kannapolis, N.C. and 13 years in
Silverstreet. Mrs. Werts was a member of Silverstreet Lutheran Church and WELCA.
She was a member of Calvin Crozier Chapter of the UDC, a member of Silverstreet
Extension Homemakers Club, Newberry County Historical Society and the Newberry
County Retired Educator Association. She was married to the late James D. Werts.
Surviving are nieces and nephews.
Ruth Halfacre Wicker
NEWBERRY - Ruth Halfacre Wicker, 87, of Newberry, died June 1, 2007, at her residence.
Born in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late George Koon and Lula Belle Halfacre Wicker. Miss Wicker was retired from Old School Manufacturing, was a member of Clayton Memorial Universalist Church and the St. Philip's Lutheran Church Joy Fellowship.
Surviving are a sister, Leila W. Almond of Tucker, Ga.; sisters- in-law, Frances Wicker and Virginia Wicker, both of Newberry, and a number of nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by sisters, Lillian Wicker and Dottie Cook, and brothers, Perry Wicker, Maffett Wicker, Earl Wicker and Julian Wicker.
Services were held at 3 p.m. Sunday, June 3, 2007, at Clayton Memorial Universalist Church by the Rev. Ralph Garofano. Burial followed in the church cemetery. Memorials may be made to Clayton Memorial Universalist Church Cemetery Fund, c/o Troxell Senn, 1130 Summer St., Newberry, SC 29108 or the American Cancer Society, c/o Helen Beebe, 181 Tailers Trail, Leesville, SC 29070.
Active pallbearers were
Kenneth Cook, Danny Cook, Phillip Cook, Douglas Cook, Brian Cook, Steve Almond,
Chris Ruff, Chris Parks and Bruce Payne. Honorary pallbearers were all of her
special friends as well as her caregivers from Angel Care, Palmetto Hospice and
Dorothy Werts. Services were entrusted to McSwain-Evans Funeral Home. A memorial
message may be sent to the family at www.mcswainevans.com.
Rev. Daniel W. Weck
Newberry The Rev. Daniel W. Weck, 74, of 2112 Old Blair Road, died Monday, Feb. 28, 2000, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.
Born in Chicago, Ill., he was a son of the late Frederick and Nina Hipskin Weck. Veteran: U.S. Marine Corps. Retired: Universalist Unitarian Minister. Volunteer: Fairfield County Historical Museum.
Survivors: wife, Margaret Toms
Weck stepsons, Matthew Bowers of California, and Nathan Bowers of Massachusetts
a sister, Nina Ehat of Colorado and a brother, Frederick Weck of California.
Memorial service: Noon Saturday, March 11, 2000, at Clayton Memorial
Universalist Unitarian Church. -- McSwain-Evans Funeral Home.
Lester
Clyde Wise
Lester Clyde Wise, 42, of 916 Macedonia Church Road, died March 24, 1999 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital. Employer: South Carolina Electric and Gas Company, VC Summer Plant. Member: Macedonia Lutheran Church. Survivors: his parents, John "JakeA and Rachel Caldwell Wise a sister, Johnette Davenport of Prosperity and half brother, Peter C. Olsen of Harlingen, Texas. Visitation: 6 to 7:30 p.m. today at McSwain-Evans Funeral Home. Service: 11 a.m. Saturday at Macedonia Lutheran Church. Burial: church cemetery
