Eloise Johnson Burckhalter

AIKEN, SC -- ELOISE JOHNSON BURCKHALTER, 93, wife of the late John F. Burckhalter, died Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native and live long resident of Aiken, Mrs. Burckhalter was a daughter of the late Lonnie J. and Mary Lou Glover Johnson. She was a homemaker and a member of Memorial Baptist Church. For many years she enjoyed meeting her friends every morning for coffee at McDonalds. Survivors include a daughter, Mariann (Larry) Coleman, Belvedere; two sons, John R. (Rose Ann) Burckhalter, Aiken and Charles P. (Denise) Burckhalter, North Augusta; six grandchildren, Annette Burckhalter, Brian Coleman, Jeff Coleman, Philip Burckhalter, John Chambers and Jared Jester; seven great-grandchilren; and a sister-in-law, Elizabeth Walton, Aiken. In addition to her husband and parents, Mrs. Burckhalter was preceded in death by a sister, Cleoniss O'Banion and a grandson, Richard Burckhalter. Funeral Services will be held Friday at 10:00 AM at Shellhouse - Rivers Funeral Home with Rev. Jeffrey L. Jones, Sr. officiating. Interment will follow in Sunset Memory Gardens. Pallbearers will be her grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 PM Thursday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be directed to Memorial Baptist Church, 3100 Vaucluse Rd., Aiken, SC 29801. Please visit the online guest register at www.shellhouseriversfuneralhome.com. SHELLHOUSE - RIVERS FUNERAL HOME, 715 EAST PINE LOG RD., AIKEN, SC To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Eloise Johnson Burckhalter, please visit our flower store.