Charles Warner

Aiken – Mr. Charles Osborn Warner, 84, of Aiken, died Friday, June 15, 2007 at Cumberland Hills. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 Am Monday, June 18, 2007 at First Presbyterian Church. The Reverend Dr. David Cozad will officiate. Interment will be held at a later date. The family will receive friends in the church parlor following the service. Mr. Warner was born in Carneys Point, NJ, a son of the late Philip and Emilie Osborn Warner. He served in the US Army with the 3rd Ranger Battalion in World War II, and was a POW in Germany. He moved to Aiken in 1953, and worked as a chemical engineer with E.I. DuPont at the Savannah River Plant. He was a past member of the Aiken Rotary, the 50 Plus Club and was a former Man of the Year with the Senior Men’s Club. He established the Winding Lane Ranch and Kennel, was a referee for high school and college football and basketball, and taught dog obedience for many years with the City of Aiken. Survivors include his beloved wife, Jeanne Meschter Warner; two daughters, Elizabeth Ann “Betsy” (Rick) Coles, Greenville, NC, Linda Jean (Chris) Smith, Bethesda, MD; a son, Charles O. (Maureen) Warner, III, Aiken; seven grandchildren; one great grandchild; a sister, Sarah Elizabeth Warner, Wilmington, DE. A son, Robert Alan Warner, preceded him in death. Memorials may be directed to the American Diabetes Association, 2711 Middleburg Dr., Suite 205, Columbia, SC 29204, or to First Presbyterian Church, 224 Barnwell Ave., Aiken, SC 29801. Please visit Mr. Warner’s online memorial at Shellhouseriversfuneralhome.com Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home, Inc., 715 East Pine Log Rd., Aiken, SC To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Charles Warner, please visit our flower store.