Funeral services for Mr. Jerry Lee  "Pimp" Davis, age 70, will be conducted on Monday, March 25, 2019 at 2:00 PM at Pratt Funeral Home Chapel.  Mr.  Davis entered into Eternal Rest on Monday, March 18, 2019, after an extended illness. He was born on April 23, 1947, in Newberry, South Carolina, to the parentage of the late Gunzalee Davis and Jessie Osby Davis. Mr. Davis was a former member of Boozer Chapel Baptist Church in Newberry, South Carolina. He attended...

  Funeral services for Mrs. Mattie Pearlean Sims, age 62, will be conducted on Thursday, March 21, 2019 at 3:00 PM at Shiloh AME Church.  Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Sims passed away on Sunday, March 17, 2019.  Born in Newberry County, she was the daughter of Mrs. Pearlean Suber Davis and the late Mr. Morris Davis.  She was a member of Zion Hopewell Baptist. Mrs. Sims was predeceased by a sister, Cheryl Watson and a brother, Wallace...

Funeral services for Ms. Shirley Delores Nelson, age 60,  will be Sunday, March 17, 2019 at 2:oo PM at Boozer Chapel Baptist Church.  Burial will follow at the church cemetery. Ms. Nelson passed away on Sunday, March 10, 2019 at Newberry Hospital in Newberry, SC.  Born in Newberry County, SC to the late Benjamin Nelson and the late Victoria Hall Nelson. She was a member of Boozer Chapel Baptist Church where she served as an usher and a choir member. She was predeceased by...

Mr. Louis (Louie) Thomas DaCosta, III, age 64, passed away on Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at Hospice House of Greenwood, SC..  He was born April 3, 1954 to the late Louis Costa, Jr. and the late Dorothy Moniz Souza. He was predeceased by a son, Bobby. Surviving are his wife, Cynthia (Cindy) DaCosta; daughter, Dawn Norman; step mom, Elaine Costa; step-children, Vanessa Ritchie, Dennis Perine and Jason Bradley; siblings, Sonny DaCosta, Lori DaCosta, Gary DaCosta and Bobby; step-siblings;...

Funeral services for Ms. Nancy Jo Ruff , age 75, will be conducted on Saturday, March 16, 2019 at 1:00 PM at Pleasant Grove AME Church.  Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Ruff passed away on Sunday, March 10, 2019 at her home.  She was born in Greensboro, NC to the late Davis Ruff and the late Lessie B. Ruff. Mrs. Ruff was a member of Pleasant Grove AME Church. She is survived by daughters, Crystal Ruff and Mitzi McKnight(Willie) of Newberry, SC and Denita...

Funeral services for Ms. Tina Denise Gallman, age 50, will be conducted on Friday, March 15, 2019 at 1:00 pm at Pratt Funeral Home. Burial will be at Lever Chapel AME Church in Prosperity, SC. Ms. Gallman passed away on Saturday, March 9, 2019 at Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, SC.  She was born in Newberry, SC  to  Mr. Willie Earl DeWalt and Mrs. Bessie Lee Gallman Dewalt and the late Jessie Kibler. Ms. Gallman was employed with Elite Health Home Care....

Funeral services for Mr. John Willie Gilmore, age 74, will be conducted on Friday, March 8, 2019 at 2:00 PM at Pratt Funeral Home Chapel.  Burial will follow in Werts Cemetery. Mr. Gilmore passed away on Saturday, March 2, 2019 at his home.  Born in Newberry County, he was the son of Willie Gilmore and the late Florence Nance Gilmore.  He attended various local churches and Newberry County Senior Center.  Mr. Gilmore retired from Palmetto Pallet. Mr. Gilmore was an avid...

Funeral Services for Mr. Varnel Brooks, age 68, will be conducted on  Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at 2:00PM at Hannah AME Church..             Mr. Brooks passed away on Friday, March 8, 2019 at St. Francis Hospital in Greenville, SC.  Born in Newberry, SC, he was the son of the late Rachel Catherine Williams Brooks. Mr. Brooks  retired from Kraft-Heinz.  He attended New Life in Christ Church and was a member of Men...

Mrs. Bernice Watkins of Atlanta, passed March 7, 2019.  Funeral service will be held on Thursday, March 14, 2019 at 11 a.m. at Word Of Faith Family Worship Cathedral, 212 Riverside Parkway, Austell, GA, Bishop Dale C. Bronner, Pastor, Reverend John Williams, officiating.  Interment, Georgia National Cemetery, Canton GA  at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, March 15, 2019. Carl M Williams Funeral Directors, Inc. 492 Larkin Street, Southwest Atlanta, GA 30313 Tel: 1-404-522-8454 Fax:...

Mr. Terry Dawkins passed away on March 3, 2019. Born in Newberry County on July 1, 1952, he was the son of the late Eugene Dawkins and the late Elaine Jones Dawkins. Terry dedicated his life to Jehovah on August 28, 2010, and he began full time service since September 2012. His passion was speaking and teaching about Jehovah God and visiting the local nursing homes. Terry was predeceased by two sisters, Marie Dawkins and Diane Swaney; and brother, Ulysses Dawkins. Surviving are his...