U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Mary Pullen Edwards
April 11, 2006
Mary Pullen Edwards, 88, of Newberry, S.C., died Thursday, April 6, 2006 in White Oak Manor in Tryon.
A native of Huntingdon, Tenn., she was the daughter of the late James N. and Roe Hurt Pullen. She was the widow of William “Bill” Edwards, who died in 1977. She was a volunteer with the Newberry County Humane Society. She was a member of Eastern Star and was an avid Braves baseball fan. She was a member of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Newberry.
Survivors include her daughter, Janice E. Perry (John) of Tryon; one brother, Harry Pullen (Carolyn) of Kernersville; two grandchildren, Russ Perry of Lexington, S.C. and Pam Perry Nave (Cleve) of Prosperity, S.C.; four great grandchildren, Jessice, Phillip, Rebecca and Seth Nave. She was preceded in death by a brother, George Pullen, who died in 1942.
Memorials may be made to Pets Incorporated Adopt A Pal, 1078 Sunset Blvd., West Columbia, S.C. 29169-6862 in memory of Mary Pullen Edwards.
An online guest register may be signed at the website www.mcfarlandfuneralchapel.com.
McFarland Funeral Chapel, Tryon, is in charge of arrangements.
Bernese Butler Hawkins
April 15, 2006
Bernese Butler Hawkins, 89, widow of R. Dudley Hawkins, formerly of 1319 Pearl St., Newberry, died Saturday, April 15, 2006, at the Newberry County Memorial Hospital.
Mrs. Hawkins was born on September 2, 1916 in Newberry County, a daughter of the late James Chester and Annie Belle Bowers Butler. She was a member of Epting United Methodist Church and was a retired employee of Damon International in Newberry.
Mrs. Hawkins is survived by a son-in-law, W. Ross Sessoms of Spartanburg; a sister, Lucrecia B. Driscoll of Newberry; four grandchildren Melissa Sessoms-Hamm, R. Brian Hawkins and Robbie Mundy all of Newberry, Beth Riddle of Prosperity; and eleven great-grandchildren; eight great-great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by a daughter, Judith H. Sessoms and a son, Robert D. Hawkins, Jr.
Funeral services were conducted at 3:00 P. M. Tuesday at the Whitaker Funeral Home. Interment was in Newberry Memorial Gardens.
The family did receive friends 1:00 to 2:30 P.M. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to the Epting United Methodist Church, 1401 Milligan Street, Newberry, SC 29108.
Barnette Wilson Sheely
April 8, 2006
Barnette Wilson Sheely, 95, widow of Lonnie Augustus Sheely, of 1005 Wilson Street, Newberry, died Saturday, April 8, 2006, at the home of her daughter in Pendleton, SC.
Mrs. Sheely was born on July 9, 1910 in Burke County, NC; she was a daughter of the late Louis M. and Bertha Cook Wilson. She was a retired L.P.N. with Newberry County Memorial Hospital. She was the oldest member of the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, George B. Cromer Sunday School Class and WELCA, Circle #4.
Mrs. Sheely is survived by a sister, Margie Bowers of Prosperity; a daughter and son-in-law, Connie and Burney Drake of Pendleton; a son and daughter-in-law, Jimmy and Cathy Sheely of Charlotte, NC; a daughter-in law, Barbara Sheely of Lexington; six grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. She was predeceased by a son, Louis Sheely.
Funeral services were conducted 2:00 P. M Monday at the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer by Rev. Steven B. Counts. Interment was in Newberry Memorial Gardens.
The family did receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 PM Sunday at Whitaker Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, P. O. Box 382, Newberry, SC 29108 or Hospice of the Upstate, Rogers Road, Anderson, SC, 29
Betty Jones Bundrick
April 4, 2006
Betty Jones Bundrick, 75, formerly of 1908 Piedmont Street, Newberry widow of B. Royce Bundrick, died Tuesday, April 04, 2006 at Generations of Chapin.
Mrs. Bundrick was born on January 15, 1931, in South Carolina, a daughter of the late Hoke S. and Murriel Dorn Jones. She was an employee of the Kendall Company, Mollohon Plant and Damon International and was a member Capers Chapel United Methodist Church.
Mrs. Bundrick is survived by a daughter, and son-in-law, Murriel and Clifford Shealy of Prosperity; a son, George W. Bundrick of Newberry; three sisters, Virginia Boggs of Ware Shoals, Dora Mize of Newberry; and Linda Dunn of Norfolk, VA; four brothers, Thurmond Jones of Clinton, Chris Jones of Greenville, Ernest Jones of Anderson, and Paul Jones of Newberry; three grandchildren and spouses, Corey and Julie Shealy of Prosperity, Roy and Hope Bundrick and Stephen E. Bundrick all of Newberry, two great-grandchildren, Casey Shealy Bundrick and Jesse Bundrick.
Funeral services were conducted at 3:00 P. M. Thursday at the Whitaker Funeral Home by the Rev. Terry Amick. Interment was in Rosemont Cemetery, Springdale Section.
Visitation was from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Wednesday at the Whitaker Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to Generations of Chapin, 431 East Boundary Street, Chapin, SC 29036
Active pallbearers were Jeffrey Sutton, Yogi Livingston, Robert Lindler, Jerry Lidler, Corey Shealy, and Royce Bundrick.
Allen Newton Crosson, Jr.
May 29, 2006
Allen Newton Crosson, Jr., 95, beloved husband of the late Virginia Ballentine Crosson who predeceased him in 1996, entered into rest at University Hospital, Augusta, GA, on Monday, May 29, 2006. Mr. Crosson was a farmer in Newberry County. He was a member of Newberry A.R.P. Church where he had worshipped since 1939 and a 1931 graduate of Newberry College. He was the son of the late Marie R. and Allen N. Crosson, Sr. of Prosperity.
Survivors include his son, Larry J. Crosson, Newberry, and his daughter and son-in-law Jane and Randy Robertson, Augusta, GA., sister–in-law Emma Julia B. Sease, brother-in-law and his wife J. William and Nonie Ballentine, grandchildren, nieces, nephews and his friends of Springfield Place.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, May 31, 2006 at 2:00 p.m. from the Newberry A.R.P. Church, 1701 Main Street, Newberry, with Dr. Tim Erskine and Rev. Tony Locke officiating. Interment did follow at Prosperity Cemetery, Prosperity.
The family did receive friends Tuesday afternoon, May 30, 2006 from 4-6 p.m. at the Whitaker Funeral Home.
Family and friends who were privileged to know Mr. Crosson, knew that he lived frugally so that he might be able to help others. He was faithful to the resources entrusted to his care and devoted to his community, his State, his family, and to his Lord and Savior.
The family requests that you honor his memory by supporting Boys Farm, Inc., PO Box 713, Newberry, SC 29108, Erskine Seminary, Due West, SC 29639.
Ruby Stockman Bouknight
May 29, 2006
Ruby Stockman Bouknight, 85, of 711 Pope Street, Newberry, widow of Hugh G. “Buck” Bouknight died May 29, 2006 at the Newberry County Memorial Hospital.
Mrs. Bouknight was born on March 10, 1921 in Newberry County, a daughter of the late Patrick Alphus and Lilly Mills Stockman. She was a retired employee of Nobles Vending and a member of Lewis Memorial United Methodist Church.
Mrs. Bouknight is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Judy and Frank Hamm and Ellen and James Mack; a son and daughter-in- law, Donald and Bobbi Bouknight all of Newberry; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Martha and William Cromer of Newberry and Dorothy and Marshall Bogan of Cayce; five grandchildren and spouses, Jamey and Kim Mack, Candace Bouknight, Nick and Casey Bouknight, Brett Hamm and Chris Bouknight; four great-grandchildren, Shay Johnson, Erica Johnson Whitney Parks, Blake Bouknight; and a number of special nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by a son Jerry Bouknight, a sister, Helen Folk and a brother, Andrew Stockman.
Graveside funeral services were conducted at 10:00 AM Thursday at the Newberry Memorial Gardens by Rev. Kathy Harris
Visitation was from 6:30 to 8:00 P. M. Wednesday at the funeral home. The family was at the residence, 711 Pope Street.
Memorials may be made to Palmetto Health Hospice, PO Box 352, Newberry, SC 29108 or Summer Memorial Lutheran Church, PO Box 131, Newberry, SC 29108
Active pallbearers were Mike Mills, Larry Cromer Jamey Mack, Nick Bouknight, Brett Hamm and Chris Bouknight.
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William Jennings Wicker
May 28, 2006
William Jennings Wicker, 87, of 207 St. Albans Road, Irmo, died Sunday, May 28, 2006, at Lexington Medical Center.
Mr. Wicker was born on December 25, 1918 in Newberry; he was a son of the late Lawrence Pope and Alice Jennings Wicker. He was a retired Hospital Administrator, and a member of the Central United Methodist Church, a World War II Army veteran, American Legion Post #274 and Class of 1940, Newberry College.
Mr. Wicker is survived by his wife, Paddy McMordie Wicker; a daughter and son-in-law, Julia Anna and Charles J. Parlagreco of Ball Ground, Ga.; a son, William J. Wicker, Jr., of Ulmer; a sister, Alice Blair of Columbia; three grandchildren, Charles Joseph Parlagreco, Kevin Millar Parlagreco and Andrew Cangiamila Parlagreco; one great-granddaughter Kylee Michelle Parlageco.
Funeral services were conducted 11:00 A. M. Wednesday at the Rosemont Cemetery.
The family did receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 P. M. Tuesday at Whitaker Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, Mid-Atlantic Affiliate, P. O. Box 5216 Glen Allen, Pa., 23058-5216
Kenneth “Kenny” Ray Osborne
April 29, 2006
Kenneth “Kenny” Ray Osborne, 45, of Albermarle, NC, died April 29, 2006 at his residence.
Mr. Osborne was born on January 16, 1961, in Fort Leonardwood, MO, a son of Theodore Scott Osborne and Betty Morris Brunson. He was an employee of Southern Pipe Company and an Army Veteran
Mr. Osborne is survived by his mother and step-father, Betty and Marvin Brunson of Norway; four brothers, David Osborne of Rockwell, NC; James Osborne of Weissport, PA, Randy and Chad Brunson both of Norway; a step-brother, Don Brunson of Swansea a number of aunts and uncles; and a number of nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his grandparents, Hoyt and Margaret Morris.
Family funeral services were at Colony Lutheran Church Cemetery.
