Obituaries in Newberry, SC

Robert Paul Gruss, 73, of Irmo, South Carolina, died on January 16, 2026, in Columbia, South Carolina.Born in Chicago, Illinois on May 28, 1952, he was the son of the late Bruno and Dorothy Gruss.Robert was a veteran of the United States Army, where he received the National Defense Service Medal for...

Sarah Mae Adams, 93, of Whitmire, South Carolina, died on January 6, 2026, at White Oak Manor, in Newberry, South Carolina. Born on December 3, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Sarah Marie and James Laffayette Adams, Sr.Born and raised in Whitmire, Sarah was a longtime devoted member of Whitmi...

Claudette Kneece Staggs, 88, of Greenville died Saturday, January 3, 2026 at TerraBella Summit in Greenville.  Claudette was born in Fort Lawn, S.C. on February 26, 1937, she was the only child of parents Verne Kneece and Mildred J. Kneece of Newberry. Her father, Verne was the superintendent o...

B. Roger Hair, 86, of Newberry, South Carolina, died on Friday, January 16, 2026.Born on March 17, 1939, in Bamberg County, South Carolina, he was the son of the late Fannie and JB Hair.He was a technician for AT&T for 40 years, working in the southeastern United States. In his off time, he repa...

Stephen Eugene Chinault, 74, of Newberry, South Carolina, died on January 6th, 2026, at Lexington Medical Center. Born in North Codorus Township, York County, PA, on September 2, 1951, he was the son of the late Austin LeRoy and Gladys Marie Ness Chinault.Stephen was a member of Trinity United Chur...