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Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

Bryant Kent McLaughlin

Bryant Kent McLaughlin

Apr 30, 2015

AIKEN, SC – BRYANT KENT McLAUGHLIN, 56, beloved husband of 24 years to Donna Supranowicz McLaughlin, died suddenly Thursday evening, April 30, 2015. A native of Auburn, NY, Bryant was a son of Helen Healy McLaughlin and the late William Aloysius McLaughlin. He grew up in Brockport, NY, graduated from Brockport High School and played on their 1977 state champion...

Fredericus Aukustinus Hommes

Fredericus Aukustinus Hommes

Apr 29, 2015

NORTH AUGUSTA, SC – Dr. Frits A. Hommes passed away April 29, 2015. A private cremation has been held. He is survived by his wife, Greet Hommes-Renes; his son, Peter Hommes and daughter, Anneliek Hommes (In loving memory). “Death is nothing at all I have only slipped away Into the next room. I am I and you are you. Whatever...

Ruby Parker Sizer

Ruby Parker Sizer

Apr 28, 2015

AIKEN – Mrs. Ruby Parker Sizer, 90, passed away Tuesday, April 28, 2015. Mrs. Sizer was born in Ocala, FL, and moved to Aiken six years ago from Mooresville, NC. She was a member of Westley Memorial Methodist Church, in Mooresville, and was a loving mother. She is survived by her daughter, Sandra (Alex) Bell, Aiken; two grandchildren, Chris (Sheri)...

Helen Jo Hacker Ashley

Helen Jo Hacker Ashley

Apr 28, 2015

AIKEN – Mrs. Helen Jo Hacker Ashley, 88, passed away Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM Friday, May 1, 2015 in the Shellhouse Funeral Home chapel with the Reverend Donny Royster officiating. Interment will follow in Sunset Memory Gardens. Pallbearers will be Jim Andrews, Caleb Ashley, Seth Hildebrand, Tilden Hildebrand, Michael...

Bernice Branham Dixon

Bernice Branham Dixon

Apr 27, 2015

NEW ELLENTON, SC – BERNICE BRANHAM DIXON, 85, widow of Davis Ross Dixon, died Monday, April 27, 2015 at her residence. A native of Blaney, SC, Bernice was a daughter of the late Levi and Margaret Ackerson Branham. She lived in New Ellenton since 1954 and was a homemaker. Bernice was a longtime member of Foreman Memorial Baptist Church and...

Dennis Reardon

Dennis Reardon

Apr 26, 2015

AIKEN, SC - DENNIS REARDON,75, beloved husband of Clair Reardon, died Sunday, April 26, 2015 at his lake house in Ninety Six, SC. Funeral plans will be announced. SHELLHOUSE - RIVERS FUNERAL HOME, 715 EAST PINE LOG RD., AIKEN, SC

Gladys Chapman Bates

Gladys Chapman Bates

Apr 26, 2015

AIKEN, SC - Born in Edgefield, South Carolina on September 15, 1923, Gladys Chapman Bates passed away at her home on April 26, 2015 after an extended illness. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. William B. Bates, Jr., and her parents, Joe and Margaret Chapman, three brothers, Joe, James, and John Chapman, and two sisters, Margaret Collins...

Harry Hastings Woodward, Jr.

Harry Hastings Woodward, Jr.

Apr 26, 2015

AIKEN, SC – HARRY HASTINGS WOODWARD, JR., 82, died peacefully Sunday, April 26, 2015 at Anchor Health and Rehab of Aiken, SC. Harry was a native son of Aiken. He was the son of Harry Hastings Woodward, Sr. and Almena Preacher Woodward. He was a veteran of the United States Navy and served during the Korean War aboard the USS...

Harold Heath

Harold Heath

Apr 25, 2015

HARLEM, GA - On the evening of April 25, 2015, Harold Heath entered into eternal peace worshipping his loving Savior surrounded by the comfort of his family. Harold was 78 years old and lived in Harlem, GA. Harold was born on February 15, 1937 in Aiken, SC to the late Geddings and Sarah Heath. Harold was a graduate of Southgate...

Roger J Donnelly, Jr.

Roger J Donnelly, Jr.

Apr 24, 2015

Aiken, SC ROGER J. DONNELLY, JR, 52, died Friday April 24 at his residence. A native of Red Bank, NJ, Roger was the son of Barbara M. Lau Donnelly Serra, Aiken, SC and Roger J. (Kathleen) Donnelly, Sr., Monroe Township, NJ .He was a resident of Aiken for the past eight years. He was previously employed by Kellogg (Murray Biscuit)...

Janet Merle Canaday Johnson

Janet Merle Canaday Johnson

Apr 23, 2015

AIKEN, SC- JANET MERLE CANADAY JOHNSON, 59, beloved wife of the late Herbert Johnson, died Thursday, April 23, 2015. A native of Beckly, WV, Janet was born to the parents of Marie Francis Lilly Canaday and Jessie Canaday. She has been a resident of Aiken for 30 years and a member of Redds Branch Baptist Church. She was employed by...

Kevin William Sikes, Jr.

Kevin William Sikes, Jr.

Apr 21, 2015

AIKEN – Kevin William Sikes, Jr., infant son of Kevin William Sikes, Sr. and Sherry Key, passed away Tuesday, April 21, 2015. The family will receive friends beginning at 2:00 PM Sunday, April 26, 2015, and the funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM in the Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home chapel. Pastor Thom Harvey will officiate. Interment will follow in...

Elizabeth Maynard

Elizabeth Maynard

Apr 20, 2015

AIKEN, SC – ELIZABETH MAYNARD, 97, widow of Dewaine DeLaurier, died Monday, April 20, 2015 at Pepper Hill Nursing Center. A native of Tyrone, NY, Elizabeth grew up in Detroit, MI and retired from Budd Wheel Federal Credit Union. She lived in Orlando, FL from 1971 until moving to Lewisburg, TN in 1993 and then to Aiken in 2010. She...

Minnie Snelling Willing

Minnie Snelling Willing

Apr 20, 2015

AIKEN – Mrs. Minnie Snelling Willing, 92, passed away Monday, April 20, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at Shiloh Baptist Church with the Reverend J.B. Redd and the Reverend Taylor Wells officiating. Interment will follow in Aiken Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be Jimmy Flowers, Troy Willing, Bruce Willing, Randy Snellings, Dean Snelling,...

Gerald J. Myers

Gerald J. Myers

Apr 17, 2015

AIKEN, SC – GERALD J. MYERS, 68, beloved husband of Christine Ploszaj Myers, died Friday, April 17, 2015 at his residence in Aiken, SC. A native of Hartford, CT, Gerald was a son of the late Mary Grello Myers. He lived most of his life in South Windsor, CT and was a retired sergeant with the East Hartford Police Department....

James Richard Hess

James Richard Hess

Apr 16, 2015

NEW ELLENTON, SC – JAMES RICHARD HESS, 85, died Thursday, April 16, 2015 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Montgomery, WV, James was a son of the late Bennie and Mary Huddleston Hess. He was a veteran of the United States Army in the Korean War. James moved to Aiken County in the early 1950’s and retired from...

Carol Ann Contrastino

Carol Ann Contrastino

Apr 15, 2015

Mrs. Carol Ann Contrastino, 77, beloved wife of Dominick Contrastino, passed away Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at her residence. Funeral arrangements will be announced by SHELLHOUSE FUNERAL HOME, INC., 924 HAYNE AVE., AIKEN, SC

Jim L. Fuller

Jim L. Fuller

Apr 15, 2015

AIKEN - Mr. Jim L. Fuller, 84, has gone to live eternally in heaven with his beloved wife Pat in that house not made with hands Wednesday, April 15, 2015. Jim’s celebration of life will be 1:00 PM Saturday, April 25, 2015 at Lighthouse Baptist Church, 2094 Columbia Hwy N, Aiken, SC 29805, with Pastor Eric Kincaid officiating. Jim was...

Evan Stroud Flynn

Evan Stroud Flynn

Apr 14, 2015

Gainesville, GA - Evan Stroud Flynn 69 beloved husband of Marguerite E. Flynn died Tuesday, April 14, 2015, at home. A native of Highland Park, Michigan, Evan was the son of the late James Leo Flynn and Eva Kohl Flynn. He received his Bachelors and Masters Degrees from Western Carolina University and Ph.D. from Georgia State University. He was an...

Betty Lou Alexander

Betty Lou Alexander

Apr 14, 2015

AIKEN, SC – BETTY L. ALEXANDER, 83, widow of James Floyd Alexander, died Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at Pepper Hill Nursing Home. A native of Greenville, TN, Betty was a daughter of the late Robert Leroy and Fannie Matilda McDonald Hensley. She moved to Aiken in the early 1950’s, was a homemaker and a member of Millbrook Baptist Church. Survivors...

Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

Bryant Kent McLaughlin

Bryant Kent McLaughlin

Apr 30, 2015

AIKEN, SC – BRYANT KENT McLAUGHLIN, 56, beloved husband of 24 years to Donna Supranowicz McLaughlin, died suddenly Thursday evening, April 30, 2015. A native of Auburn, NY, Bryant was a son of Helen Healy McLaughlin and the late William Aloysius McLaughlin. He grew up in Brockport, NY, graduated from Brockport High School and played on their 1977 state champion...

Fredericus Aukustinus Hommes

Fredericus Aukustinus Hommes

Apr 29, 2015

NORTH AUGUSTA, SC – Dr. Frits A. Hommes passed away April 29, 2015. A private cremation has been held. He is survived by his wife, Greet Hommes-Renes; his son, Peter Hommes and daughter, Anneliek Hommes (In loving memory). “Death is nothing at all I have only slipped away Into the next room. I am I and you are you. Whatever...

Ruby Parker Sizer

Ruby Parker Sizer

Apr 28, 2015

AIKEN – Mrs. Ruby Parker Sizer, 90, passed away Tuesday, April 28, 2015. Mrs. Sizer was born in Ocala, FL, and moved to Aiken six years ago from Mooresville, NC. She was a member of Westley Memorial Methodist Church, in Mooresville, and was a loving mother. She is survived by her daughter, Sandra (Alex) Bell, Aiken; two grandchildren, Chris (Sheri)...

Helen Jo Hacker Ashley

Helen Jo Hacker Ashley

Apr 28, 2015

AIKEN – Mrs. Helen Jo Hacker Ashley, 88, passed away Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM Friday, May 1, 2015 in the Shellhouse Funeral Home chapel with the Reverend Donny Royster officiating. Interment will follow in Sunset Memory Gardens. Pallbearers will be Jim Andrews, Caleb Ashley, Seth Hildebrand, Tilden Hildebrand, Michael...

Bernice Branham Dixon

Bernice Branham Dixon

Apr 27, 2015

NEW ELLENTON, SC – BERNICE BRANHAM DIXON, 85, widow of Davis Ross Dixon, died Monday, April 27, 2015 at her residence. A native of Blaney, SC, Bernice was a daughter of the late Levi and Margaret Ackerson Branham. She lived in New Ellenton since 1954 and was a homemaker. Bernice was a longtime member of Foreman Memorial Baptist Church and...

Dennis Reardon

Dennis Reardon

Apr 26, 2015

AIKEN, SC - DENNIS REARDON,75, beloved husband of Clair Reardon, died Sunday, April 26, 2015 at his lake house in Ninety Six, SC. Funeral plans will be announced. SHELLHOUSE - RIVERS FUNERAL HOME, 715 EAST PINE LOG RD., AIKEN, SC

Gladys Chapman Bates

Gladys Chapman Bates

Apr 26, 2015

AIKEN, SC - Born in Edgefield, South Carolina on September 15, 1923, Gladys Chapman Bates passed away at her home on April 26, 2015 after an extended illness. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. William B. Bates, Jr., and her parents, Joe and Margaret Chapman, three brothers, Joe, James, and John Chapman, and two sisters, Margaret Collins...

Harry Hastings Woodward, Jr.

Harry Hastings Woodward, Jr.

Apr 26, 2015

AIKEN, SC – HARRY HASTINGS WOODWARD, JR., 82, died peacefully Sunday, April 26, 2015 at Anchor Health and Rehab of Aiken, SC. Harry was a native son of Aiken. He was the son of Harry Hastings Woodward, Sr. and Almena Preacher Woodward. He was a veteran of the United States Navy and served during the Korean War aboard the USS...

Harold Heath

Harold Heath

Apr 25, 2015

HARLEM, GA - On the evening of April 25, 2015, Harold Heath entered into eternal peace worshipping his loving Savior surrounded by the comfort of his family. Harold was 78 years old and lived in Harlem, GA. Harold was born on February 15, 1937 in Aiken, SC to the late Geddings and Sarah Heath. Harold was a graduate of Southgate...

Roger J Donnelly, Jr.

Roger J Donnelly, Jr.

Apr 24, 2015

Aiken, SC ROGER J. DONNELLY, JR, 52, died Friday April 24 at his residence. A native of Red Bank, NJ, Roger was the son of Barbara M. Lau Donnelly Serra, Aiken, SC and Roger J. (Kathleen) Donnelly, Sr., Monroe Township, NJ .He was a resident of Aiken for the past eight years. He was previously employed by Kellogg (Murray Biscuit)...

Janet Merle Canaday Johnson

Janet Merle Canaday Johnson

Apr 23, 2015

AIKEN, SC- JANET MERLE CANADAY JOHNSON, 59, beloved wife of the late Herbert Johnson, died Thursday, April 23, 2015. A native of Beckly, WV, Janet was born to the parents of Marie Francis Lilly Canaday and Jessie Canaday. She has been a resident of Aiken for 30 years and a member of Redds Branch Baptist Church. She was employed by...

Kevin William Sikes, Jr.

Kevin William Sikes, Jr.

Apr 21, 2015

AIKEN – Kevin William Sikes, Jr., infant son of Kevin William Sikes, Sr. and Sherry Key, passed away Tuesday, April 21, 2015. The family will receive friends beginning at 2:00 PM Sunday, April 26, 2015, and the funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM in the Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home chapel. Pastor Thom Harvey will officiate. Interment will follow in...

Elizabeth Maynard

Elizabeth Maynard

Apr 20, 2015

AIKEN, SC – ELIZABETH MAYNARD, 97, widow of Dewaine DeLaurier, died Monday, April 20, 2015 at Pepper Hill Nursing Center. A native of Tyrone, NY, Elizabeth grew up in Detroit, MI and retired from Budd Wheel Federal Credit Union. She lived in Orlando, FL from 1971 until moving to Lewisburg, TN in 1993 and then to Aiken in 2010. She...

Minnie Snelling Willing

Minnie Snelling Willing

Apr 20, 2015

AIKEN – Mrs. Minnie Snelling Willing, 92, passed away Monday, April 20, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at Shiloh Baptist Church with the Reverend J.B. Redd and the Reverend Taylor Wells officiating. Interment will follow in Aiken Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be Jimmy Flowers, Troy Willing, Bruce Willing, Randy Snellings, Dean Snelling,...

Gerald J. Myers

Gerald J. Myers

Apr 17, 2015

AIKEN, SC – GERALD J. MYERS, 68, beloved husband of Christine Ploszaj Myers, died Friday, April 17, 2015 at his residence in Aiken, SC. A native of Hartford, CT, Gerald was a son of the late Mary Grello Myers. He lived most of his life in South Windsor, CT and was a retired sergeant with the East Hartford Police Department....

James Richard Hess

James Richard Hess

Apr 16, 2015

NEW ELLENTON, SC – JAMES RICHARD HESS, 85, died Thursday, April 16, 2015 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Montgomery, WV, James was a son of the late Bennie and Mary Huddleston Hess. He was a veteran of the United States Army in the Korean War. James moved to Aiken County in the early 1950’s and retired from...

Carol Ann Contrastino

Carol Ann Contrastino

Apr 15, 2015

Mrs. Carol Ann Contrastino, 77, beloved wife of Dominick Contrastino, passed away Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at her residence. Funeral arrangements will be announced by SHELLHOUSE FUNERAL HOME, INC., 924 HAYNE AVE., AIKEN, SC

Jim L. Fuller

Jim L. Fuller

Apr 15, 2015

AIKEN - Mr. Jim L. Fuller, 84, has gone to live eternally in heaven with his beloved wife Pat in that house not made with hands Wednesday, April 15, 2015. Jim’s celebration of life will be 1:00 PM Saturday, April 25, 2015 at Lighthouse Baptist Church, 2094 Columbia Hwy N, Aiken, SC 29805, with Pastor Eric Kincaid officiating. Jim was...

Evan Stroud Flynn

Evan Stroud Flynn

Apr 14, 2015

Gainesville, GA - Evan Stroud Flynn 69 beloved husband of Marguerite E. Flynn died Tuesday, April 14, 2015, at home. A native of Highland Park, Michigan, Evan was the son of the late James Leo Flynn and Eva Kohl Flynn. He received his Bachelors and Masters Degrees from Western Carolina University and Ph.D. from Georgia State University. He was an...

Betty Lou Alexander

Betty Lou Alexander

Apr 14, 2015

AIKEN, SC – BETTY L. ALEXANDER, 83, widow of James Floyd Alexander, died Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at Pepper Hill Nursing Home. A native of Greenville, TN, Betty was a daughter of the late Robert Leroy and Fannie Matilda McDonald Hensley. She moved to Aiken in the early 1950’s, was a homemaker and a member of Millbrook Baptist Church. Survivors...

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