Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

Greta Burris Mills

Greta Burris Mills

Jun 16, 2015

AIKEN, SC - Greta Mills, 68, of Aiken, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at Aiken Regional Medical Center. There will be a service to celebrate her life on Friday, June 26, 2015 at 11:00 am at Cedar Creek Church (Building 4) 3001 Banks Mill Rd. Aiken. A daughter of the late Preston L....

Dr. Kenneth Norwood Owens

Dr. Kenneth Norwood Owens

Jun 16, 2015

Mount Pleasant, SC - Kenneth Norwood Owens, M.D., 91 passed away Tuesday, June 16, 2015 in Charleston, SC. A private family burial will be at 10 am on Saturday, June 20th at Bethany Cemetery in Aiken SC, the Reverend Doctor Tim McClendon and the Reverend Nancy Reed will officiate. The memorial service will follow at 11 am at Shellhouse Funeral...

Dorothy Chalker Hathcox

Dorothy Chalker Hathcox

Jun 15, 2015

AUGUSTA, GA – DOROTHY CHALKER HATHCOX, 85, died Monday, June 15, 2015 at her residence. A native of Emmanuel County, GA, Dorothy was a daughter of the late John Franklin and Annie Perkins Chalker. She lived in Augusta, GA for many years and retired from King Mill in 1992. She moved to Langley in 1992 and lived there until 2003...

Mary Wilson

Mary Wilson

Jun 11, 2015

AIKEN – Mrs. Mary Whetherly Wilson, 95, passed away Thursday, June 11, 2015. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 AM Wednesday, June 17 in Historic Bethany Cemetery with Chaplain Dexter Lambert officiating. Mrs. Wilson was born in London, England, a daughter of the late William S. and Marjorie Holmes Whetherly. She had been a resident of Aiken for...

John Crean Schlesser

John Crean Schlesser

Jun 9, 2015

AIKEN, SC- JOHN CREAN "TRE" SCHLESSER, 37, died Tuesday, June 09, 2015 in Albuquerque, NM. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM Friday, July 10, 2015 at St. Mary Help of Christian Catholic Church. Born in Columbia, SC, John was the son of John A. Schlesser and the late Lee Ann Crean Schlesser. He was a lifelong resident...

Gay von Buedingen-Philippseich

Gay von Buedingen-Philippseich

Jun 9, 2015

AIKEN, SC – Mrs. Gay von Buedingen-Philippseich, 69, loving wife of Dr. Richard P. von Buedingen-Philippseich, passed away Tuesday, June 09, 2015. Arrangements will be announced by SHELLHOUSE FUNERAL HOME, INC., 924 HAYNE AVE., AIKEN, SC 29801.

Devin Anthony Wiles

Devin Anthony Wiles

Jun 7, 2015

AIKEN - Devin Anthony Wiles, 26, passed away Sunday, June 7, 2015. The family will receive friends beginning at 2:00 PM Saturday, June 13, 2015 in the Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home Chapel. A funeral service will follow at 3:00 PM with the Reverend Phillip Lee officiating. Interment will be private. Devin was born in Aiken, SC, and was a salesperson for...

Brian Griswald Congreve

Brian Griswald Congreve

Jun 7, 2015

WARRENVILLE, SC - Mr. Brian Griswald Congreve, 76, passed away Sunday, June 7, 2015. The family will receive friends beginning at 3:00 PM Wednesday, June 10, 2015, with a funeral service to begin at 4:00 PM in the Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home chapel. Interment will be held at a later date in Ft. Jackson National Cemetery. Mr. Congreve was born in...

Margaret "Maggie" D. Riedell

Margaret "Maggie" D. Riedell

Jun 4, 2015

AIKEN, SC- MARGARET D. "Maggie" RIEDELL, 65, beloved husband of James R. Yates, died on Thursday, June 04, 2015 at her residence. Born in East Orange, NJ, Margaret was the daughter of the late Charles Ernest Riedell and Florence Stoddart Riedell. She was a Professor at USCA. Survivors include 2 sons, Alexander Stoddart Corboy, Columbia, SC and Stephen Barton Corboy,...

Victoria Brogden

Victoria Brogden

Jun 4, 2015

AIKEN, SC- VICTORIA "VICKIE" ANN BROGDEN, 59, beloved wife of Scott Steven Brogden, died June 04, 2015 at her residence due to Lyme disease induced ALS. Victoria was born in Chelsea, MI, to the late Victor Hanson and Dorothy Hudson. She was a dedicated witness of Jehovah, loving mother and wife. Survivors include her husband, Scott Steven Brogden of Aiken,...

Silas Owen Sheetz

Silas Owen Sheetz

Jun 2, 2015

AIKEN - Silas "Owen" Sheetz, 94, died at Doctors Hospital in Augusta on June 2, 2015. Mr. Sheetz was born in Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina and was the son of the late Silas Sheetz and the late Mabel Craft Sheetz of Wilmington, North Carolina. He attended and graduated from Georgia Tech with a B.S. Degree in Mechanical Engineering...

Herman Harden

Herman Harden

May 30, 2015

WINDSOR – Mr. Herman Harden, 79, passed away Saturday, May 30, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Wednesday in the Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home chapel with the Reverend David Richardson officiating. Interment will take place at a later date in the Harden Family Cemetery. Mr. Harden was born in Barnwell County, SC, a son of the late George...

David McGuire Burke

David McGuire Burke

May 24, 2015

AIKEN – Mr. David McGuire Burke, 83, passed away Sunday, May 24, 2015 at Aiken Medical Center. Loving husband of Eva Smalley Burke. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 AM Thursday, May 28 at Historic Bethany Cemetery with the Rev. Drew Kornreich officiating. Mr. Burke was born in Jewell Ridge, VA to the late Mathes McGuire and Susan Belle...

Frank O. "Mac" McKenna

Frank O. "Mac" McKenna

May 23, 2015

AIKEN, SC – FRANK O. “MAC” McKENNA, 59, beloved husband of Anita Harper McKenna, entered into eternal rest with his Heavenly Father, Saturday, May 23, 2015 at his residence.  A native of Baltimore, MD, Frank was a son of the late Nelson F. and Olivia Holmes McKenna. Frank called Aiken home for the past 26 years and was a member...

Lodema "Mickie" Vaughan Jenkins

Lodema "Mickie" Vaughan Jenkins

May 22, 2015

AIKEN, SC – LODEMA "MICKIE" VAUGHAN JENKINS, 78, died Friday, May 22, 2015 at her residence. Born in Winchester, TN, Mickie was a daughter of the late Charlie Luther and Bertha Florence Hughes Vaughan. She moved to Aiken in 1975 and was a longtime member of Levels Baptist Church where she was the former church clerk, a choir member and...

Robert L Hatfield

Robert L Hatfield

May 22, 2015

AIKEN – Mr. Robert L. Hatfield, 87, passed away Friday, May 22, 2015. The family will receive friends at 10:00 AM Saturday, May 30 at Trinity United Methodist Church. The funeral service will begin at 11:00 AM with the Reverend Dr. Larry Parker officiating. Interment will follow in Southlawn Cemetery. Mr. Hatfield was born in Logan County, WV, a son...

Louise Head Babb

Louise Head Babb

May 21, 2015

AIKEN – Mrs. Louise Head Babb, daughter of Carrie B. and Ashton Head, widow of Joe B. Babb, died Thursday, May 21, 2015. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 AM Tuesday, May 26, 2015 in the Millbrook Baptist Church Cemetery with the Reverend Dr. Fred W. Andrea, III officiating. She is survived by her son, Dr. Alan Mark...

Lauren Celeste McKinney

Lauren Celeste McKinney

May 19, 2015

AIKEN - Miss Lauren Celeste McKinney, 28, died Tuesday, May 19th, 2015. Born in Augusta, GA., Lauren was the daughter of James E and Pamela Thatcher McKinney of Aiken. The family will receive friends at 3pm on Sat. May 23 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 358 E. Pine Log Rd, Aiken, SC., with a memorial...

Therese Vernon Large

Therese Vernon Large

May 19, 2015

AIKEN – Mrs. Therese Vernon Large, 91, passed away Tuesday, May 19, 2015. Mrs. Large served in the Marines during WWII. Funeral services will be held at later date in Pigeon Forge, TN. SHELLHOUSE FUNERAL HOME, INC., 924 HAYNE AVE., AIKEN, SC 29801

Walter Karl Sirrenberg

Walter Karl Sirrenberg

May 19, 2015

AIKEN, SC - Walter Karl Sirrenberg, 75, beloved husband of Gisela Sirrenberg, entered into rest on May 19, 2015. Walter was born August 31, 1939 in Wuppertal, Germany to Emil and Ruth Sirrenberg. Survived by wife, Gisela, son, Stefan, daughter, Andrea, and two sisters along with his beloved dog, Katie. He married Gisela on February 22, 1980. His passion was...

Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

Greta Burris Mills

Greta Burris Mills

Jun 16, 2015

AIKEN, SC - Greta Mills, 68, of Aiken, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at Aiken Regional Medical Center. There will be a service to celebrate her life on Friday, June 26, 2015 at 11:00 am at Cedar Creek Church (Building 4) 3001 Banks Mill Rd. Aiken. A daughter of the late Preston L....

Dr. Kenneth Norwood Owens

Dr. Kenneth Norwood Owens

Jun 16, 2015

Mount Pleasant, SC - Kenneth Norwood Owens, M.D., 91 passed away Tuesday, June 16, 2015 in Charleston, SC. A private family burial will be at 10 am on Saturday, June 20th at Bethany Cemetery in Aiken SC, the Reverend Doctor Tim McClendon and the Reverend Nancy Reed will officiate. The memorial service will follow at 11 am at Shellhouse Funeral...

Dorothy Chalker Hathcox

Dorothy Chalker Hathcox

Jun 15, 2015

AUGUSTA, GA – DOROTHY CHALKER HATHCOX, 85, died Monday, June 15, 2015 at her residence. A native of Emmanuel County, GA, Dorothy was a daughter of the late John Franklin and Annie Perkins Chalker. She lived in Augusta, GA for many years and retired from King Mill in 1992. She moved to Langley in 1992 and lived there until 2003...

Mary Wilson

Mary Wilson

Jun 11, 2015

AIKEN – Mrs. Mary Whetherly Wilson, 95, passed away Thursday, June 11, 2015. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 AM Wednesday, June 17 in Historic Bethany Cemetery with Chaplain Dexter Lambert officiating. Mrs. Wilson was born in London, England, a daughter of the late William S. and Marjorie Holmes Whetherly. She had been a resident of Aiken for...

John Crean Schlesser

John Crean Schlesser

Jun 9, 2015

AIKEN, SC- JOHN CREAN "TRE" SCHLESSER, 37, died Tuesday, June 09, 2015 in Albuquerque, NM. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM Friday, July 10, 2015 at St. Mary Help of Christian Catholic Church. Born in Columbia, SC, John was the son of John A. Schlesser and the late Lee Ann Crean Schlesser. He was a lifelong resident...

Gay von Buedingen-Philippseich

Gay von Buedingen-Philippseich

Jun 9, 2015

AIKEN, SC – Mrs. Gay von Buedingen-Philippseich, 69, loving wife of Dr. Richard P. von Buedingen-Philippseich, passed away Tuesday, June 09, 2015. Arrangements will be announced by SHELLHOUSE FUNERAL HOME, INC., 924 HAYNE AVE., AIKEN, SC 29801.

Devin Anthony Wiles

Devin Anthony Wiles

Jun 7, 2015

AIKEN - Devin Anthony Wiles, 26, passed away Sunday, June 7, 2015. The family will receive friends beginning at 2:00 PM Saturday, June 13, 2015 in the Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home Chapel. A funeral service will follow at 3:00 PM with the Reverend Phillip Lee officiating. Interment will be private. Devin was born in Aiken, SC, and was a salesperson for...

Brian Griswald Congreve

Brian Griswald Congreve

Jun 7, 2015

WARRENVILLE, SC - Mr. Brian Griswald Congreve, 76, passed away Sunday, June 7, 2015. The family will receive friends beginning at 3:00 PM Wednesday, June 10, 2015, with a funeral service to begin at 4:00 PM in the Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home chapel. Interment will be held at a later date in Ft. Jackson National Cemetery. Mr. Congreve was born in...

Margaret "Maggie" D. Riedell

Margaret "Maggie" D. Riedell

Jun 4, 2015

AIKEN, SC- MARGARET D. "Maggie" RIEDELL, 65, beloved husband of James R. Yates, died on Thursday, June 04, 2015 at her residence. Born in East Orange, NJ, Margaret was the daughter of the late Charles Ernest Riedell and Florence Stoddart Riedell. She was a Professor at USCA. Survivors include 2 sons, Alexander Stoddart Corboy, Columbia, SC and Stephen Barton Corboy,...

Victoria Brogden

Victoria Brogden

Jun 4, 2015

AIKEN, SC- VICTORIA "VICKIE" ANN BROGDEN, 59, beloved wife of Scott Steven Brogden, died June 04, 2015 at her residence due to Lyme disease induced ALS. Victoria was born in Chelsea, MI, to the late Victor Hanson and Dorothy Hudson. She was a dedicated witness of Jehovah, loving mother and wife. Survivors include her husband, Scott Steven Brogden of Aiken,...

Silas Owen Sheetz

Silas Owen Sheetz

Jun 2, 2015

AIKEN - Silas "Owen" Sheetz, 94, died at Doctors Hospital in Augusta on June 2, 2015. Mr. Sheetz was born in Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina and was the son of the late Silas Sheetz and the late Mabel Craft Sheetz of Wilmington, North Carolina. He attended and graduated from Georgia Tech with a B.S. Degree in Mechanical Engineering...

Herman Harden

Herman Harden

May 30, 2015

WINDSOR – Mr. Herman Harden, 79, passed away Saturday, May 30, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Wednesday in the Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home chapel with the Reverend David Richardson officiating. Interment will take place at a later date in the Harden Family Cemetery. Mr. Harden was born in Barnwell County, SC, a son of the late George...

David McGuire Burke

David McGuire Burke

May 24, 2015

AIKEN – Mr. David McGuire Burke, 83, passed away Sunday, May 24, 2015 at Aiken Medical Center. Loving husband of Eva Smalley Burke. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 AM Thursday, May 28 at Historic Bethany Cemetery with the Rev. Drew Kornreich officiating. Mr. Burke was born in Jewell Ridge, VA to the late Mathes McGuire and Susan Belle...

Frank O. "Mac" McKenna

Frank O. "Mac" McKenna

May 23, 2015

AIKEN, SC – FRANK O. “MAC” McKENNA, 59, beloved husband of Anita Harper McKenna, entered into eternal rest with his Heavenly Father, Saturday, May 23, 2015 at his residence.  A native of Baltimore, MD, Frank was a son of the late Nelson F. and Olivia Holmes McKenna. Frank called Aiken home for the past 26 years and was a member...

Lodema "Mickie" Vaughan Jenkins

Lodema "Mickie" Vaughan Jenkins

May 22, 2015

AIKEN, SC – LODEMA "MICKIE" VAUGHAN JENKINS, 78, died Friday, May 22, 2015 at her residence. Born in Winchester, TN, Mickie was a daughter of the late Charlie Luther and Bertha Florence Hughes Vaughan. She moved to Aiken in 1975 and was a longtime member of Levels Baptist Church where she was the former church clerk, a choir member and...

Robert L Hatfield

Robert L Hatfield

May 22, 2015

AIKEN – Mr. Robert L. Hatfield, 87, passed away Friday, May 22, 2015. The family will receive friends at 10:00 AM Saturday, May 30 at Trinity United Methodist Church. The funeral service will begin at 11:00 AM with the Reverend Dr. Larry Parker officiating. Interment will follow in Southlawn Cemetery. Mr. Hatfield was born in Logan County, WV, a son...

Louise Head Babb

Louise Head Babb

May 21, 2015

AIKEN – Mrs. Louise Head Babb, daughter of Carrie B. and Ashton Head, widow of Joe B. Babb, died Thursday, May 21, 2015. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 AM Tuesday, May 26, 2015 in the Millbrook Baptist Church Cemetery with the Reverend Dr. Fred W. Andrea, III officiating. She is survived by her son, Dr. Alan Mark...

Lauren Celeste McKinney

Lauren Celeste McKinney

May 19, 2015

AIKEN - Miss Lauren Celeste McKinney, 28, died Tuesday, May 19th, 2015. Born in Augusta, GA., Lauren was the daughter of James E and Pamela Thatcher McKinney of Aiken. The family will receive friends at 3pm on Sat. May 23 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 358 E. Pine Log Rd, Aiken, SC., with a memorial...

Therese Vernon Large

Therese Vernon Large

May 19, 2015

AIKEN – Mrs. Therese Vernon Large, 91, passed away Tuesday, May 19, 2015. Mrs. Large served in the Marines during WWII. Funeral services will be held at later date in Pigeon Forge, TN. SHELLHOUSE FUNERAL HOME, INC., 924 HAYNE AVE., AIKEN, SC 29801

Walter Karl Sirrenberg

Walter Karl Sirrenberg

May 19, 2015

AIKEN, SC - Walter Karl Sirrenberg, 75, beloved husband of Gisela Sirrenberg, entered into rest on May 19, 2015. Walter was born August 31, 1939 in Wuppertal, Germany to Emil and Ruth Sirrenberg. Survived by wife, Gisela, son, Stefan, daughter, Andrea, and two sisters along with his beloved dog, Katie. He married Gisela on February 22, 1980. His passion was...