Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

Shirley P. Shuford

Shirley P. Shuford

Jan 15, 2015

AIKEN, SC – SHIRLEY P. SHUFORD, 72, beloved wife of Gerald D. Shuford, died Thursday, January 15, 2015 at GRU Medical Center, Augusta, GA after suffering a head injury in a fall. A native and lifelong resident of Aiken County, Shirley was a daughter of the late Willis T. and Corine Hankinson Payton. She was a graduate of Aiken High...

Donald "Don" Lenwood Fulmer

Donald "Don" Lenwood Fulmer

Jan 13, 2015

AIKEN – Mr. Donald "Don" Lenwood Fulmer, 79, passed away Tuesday, January 13, 2015. A celebration of life will be held Saturday, January 17, 2015 at Houndslake Country Club from 2-4 PM. Burial will be private A lifelong resident of Aiken, Don was a son of the late Quiller Jutson and Lucy Lott Fulmer. He was in the grocery store...

Tina Ruth Gwinn

Tina Ruth Gwinn

Jan 13, 2015

AIKEN, SC – TINA RUTH GWINN, 52, beloved wife of Daniel C. Gwinn, died Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at her residence. A native of Abbeville, Tina was a daughter of the late Earl A. and Ann Dillashaw Botts. She was a graduate of Abbeville High School, Class of 1980, Piedmont Technical College and receive her B.S. in nursing from USC-Upstate....

Robert William Kierspe

Robert William Kierspe

Jan 11, 2015

AIKEN, SC - Robert William Kierspe, 84, affectionately known as Bob, passed away quietly in his home on Sunday, January 11, 2015. Bob was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana on August 5, 1930, the son of George and Mildred Kierspe. He attended Emmanuel Lutheran School and York High School in Elmhurst, Illinois. He graduated Cum Laude from Ohio State University...

Charles "Chuck" E Tatman

Charles "Chuck" E Tatman

Jan 10, 2015

AIKEN - Charles (Chuck) Elson Tatman passed from this world to his eternal home with his Lord and Savior on January 10, 2015. He was born on April 16, 1928 in Crooksville, OH. He was the son of the late Gilbert and Lilly Hill Tatman. He was a graduate of Crooksville High School and received his BS from The Ohio...

Doyle Henry Lambert

Doyle Henry Lambert

Jan 9, 2015

AIKEN - Doyle Henry Lambert, 86, passed away Friday, January 9, 2015. Services will be private. SHELLHOUSE FUNERAL HOME, INC., 924 HAYNE AVE., AIKEN, SC 29801

Christopher Prescott Wilson

Christopher Prescott Wilson

Jan 9, 2015

AIKEN - Christopher Prescott Wilson, of Aiken SC and Cabot VT, and formerly of Southampton NY, died on January 9, 2015, at a hospital in Augusta GA. Born July 11, 1930, in Oceanside NY, he grew up in Baldwin NY, the son of the Reverend C. Merton and Katherine Wilson. He graduated from Dartmouth College, earned a Master's Degree from...

Helen Hodge Culbreath

Helen Hodge Culbreath

Jan 9, 2015

Aiken – Mrs. Helen Hodge Culbreath, 91, passed away Friday, January 9, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Monday in the Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home chapel with the Reverend Dr. Chris Masters officiating. Interment will follow in Sunset Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends beginning at 10:00 AM at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be her grandchildren....

Aileen Collins Leinart

Aileen Collins Leinart

Jan 7, 2015

AIKEN – Mrs. Aileen Collins Leinart, 90, passed away Wednesday, January 7, 2015. A memorial service will be held at 12:00 PM Friday, January 9, 2015, in the Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home chapel with the Reverend Davis Barton officiating. The family will receive friends following the service. Mrs. Leinart was born in Corbin, KY, a daughter of the late William Thornton...

Bruce E. Fuller

Bruce E. Fuller

Jan 6, 2015

AIKEN, SC – BRUCE E. FULLER, 76, was born in Salem, MA to John and Emma Fuller and was raised in Arlington. He then went on to graduate from Boston University and was a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army, serving in Germany. He is survived by his wife of 33 years, Muf, who was his best friend and a brother,...

Samuel Lawrence Soper. Jr.

Samuel Lawrence Soper. Jr.

Jan 5, 2015

BATESBURG, SC- SAMUEL LAWRENCE SOPER, JR., 67, died on Monday, January 05, 2015 at Palmetto Richland Health Care in Columbia. A native of Richmond, IN, Samuel was a son of the late Samuel L. Sr. and Lola Mae Trusty Soper. He proudly served his country in the United States Army in Vietnam. Samuel served for 42 years as a minister...

Vergie Roberson Miniard

Vergie Roberson Miniard

Jan 4, 2015

AIKEN - Vergie R. (Jerry) Miniard, age 93, of Aiken, SC, passed away peacefully on Jan. 4, 2015, at Pepper Hill Nursing Home. She was the widow of the late Roy A. Miniard, Sr. Born in St. Joseph, TN, she was the daughter of the late John Thomas and Nannie L. (Gilbert) Roberson. She was a member of St. Joseph...

Shirley Rita Leche Johnston

Shirley Rita Leche Johnston

Jan 1, 2015

AIKEN - Shirley Rita Leche Johnston departed this life Thursday, January 1st, 2015. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harry McMorris Johnston, Sr. and her son, (Mc) Harry McMorris Johnston, Jr. She is survived by sons Robert L. Johnston (Pam), Dr. Kevin R. Johnston (Joan) and daughter Gail J. Jones (Craig). She is also survived by grandchildren Charles...

Delano Franklin Castleberry

Delano Franklin Castleberry

Dec 30, 2014

Aiken – Mr. Delano Franklin Castleberry, 80, passed away Tuesday, December 30, 2014. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, January 3, 2015 at Cedar Creek Church with the Reverend Phillip Lee officiating. US Military honors will follow the service. The family will receive friends from 6-8 PM Friday at Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home. Mr. Castleberry was born...

Rev. Franklin L. Workman, Sr.

Rev. Franklin L. Workman, Sr.

Dec 30, 2014

AIKEN, SC – THE REVEREND FRANKLIN L. WORKMAN, SR., 78, beloved husband of Gladys J. Workman, died Tuesday, December 30, 2014 at Pepper Hill Nursing Center in Aiken, SC. A native of Bancroft, WV, Franklin was a son of the late Brady L. and Audrey Farley Workman. He lived most of his life in West Virginia and retired from Union...

Col. Charles Everette Hogan, Sr., USAF Ret.

Col. Charles Everette Hogan, Sr., USAF Ret.

Dec 28, 2014

AIKEN, SC - Colonel Charles E. Hogan Sr., USAF Retired, succumbed to his lengthy battle with cancer early on the 28th of December after spending a wonderful December with his family. He is preceded into Heaven by his mother, Fern Curtis; father, Julian Hogan; and step father, Jack Reid. He is survived by his wife Judith Hogan, of more than...

John Stanley Hoover

John Stanley Hoover

Dec 28, 2014

AIKEN, SC – JOHN STANLEY HOOVER, 78, died Sunday, December 28, 2014 at his residence. A native of Winnsboro, SC, John was a son of the late Belton H. and Sallie Driggers Hoover. He lived most of his adult life in Augusta, GA prior to moving to Aiken last year. He was a veteran of the United States Army and...

Vada Santrock Rollins

Vada Santrock Rollins

Dec 27, 2014

Aiken, SC – Mrs. Vada Lee Santrock Rollins, 79, entered into rest Dec. 27, 2014 at home. Loving wife of Grady Gene Rollins. She was born in Gallia Co. OH to the late Homer and Vada Deal Santrock. She moved to Aiken in 1953 and was a retired manager in the industrial field, former member of Highland Park Golf Club...

Jateri Renee Kennedy

Jateri Renee Kennedy

Dec 27, 2014

AIKEN – Jateri Renne Kennedy, infant daughter of Marlon and Angel Phillips Kennedy, died December 27, 2014. Services will be private. SHELLHOUSE FUNERAL HOME, INC., 924 HAYNE AVE. AIKEN, SC

Harry "Ty" Hasting Tyler, III

Harry "Ty" Hasting Tyler, III

Dec 21, 2014

AIKEN - Mr. Harry "Ty" Hasting Tyler, III, 63, passed away Sunday, December 21, 2014. Known to family and friends as “Ty” Mr. Tyler was born on July 19, 1951 in Sumter, SC to Anne Henson O’Neil, Bullard, TX and the late Harry Hasting Tyler, Jr. He graduated from Aiken High School and attended University of SC, Aiken Campus. He...

Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

Shirley P. Shuford

Shirley P. Shuford

Jan 15, 2015

AIKEN, SC – SHIRLEY P. SHUFORD, 72, beloved wife of Gerald D. Shuford, died Thursday, January 15, 2015 at GRU Medical Center, Augusta, GA after suffering a head injury in a fall. A native and lifelong resident of Aiken County, Shirley was a daughter of the late Willis T. and Corine Hankinson Payton. She was a graduate of Aiken High...

Donald "Don" Lenwood Fulmer

Donald "Don" Lenwood Fulmer

Jan 13, 2015

AIKEN – Mr. Donald "Don" Lenwood Fulmer, 79, passed away Tuesday, January 13, 2015. A celebration of life will be held Saturday, January 17, 2015 at Houndslake Country Club from 2-4 PM. Burial will be private A lifelong resident of Aiken, Don was a son of the late Quiller Jutson and Lucy Lott Fulmer. He was in the grocery store...

Tina Ruth Gwinn

Tina Ruth Gwinn

Jan 13, 2015

AIKEN, SC – TINA RUTH GWINN, 52, beloved wife of Daniel C. Gwinn, died Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at her residence. A native of Abbeville, Tina was a daughter of the late Earl A. and Ann Dillashaw Botts. She was a graduate of Abbeville High School, Class of 1980, Piedmont Technical College and receive her B.S. in nursing from USC-Upstate....

Robert William Kierspe

Robert William Kierspe

Jan 11, 2015

AIKEN, SC - Robert William Kierspe, 84, affectionately known as Bob, passed away quietly in his home on Sunday, January 11, 2015. Bob was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana on August 5, 1930, the son of George and Mildred Kierspe. He attended Emmanuel Lutheran School and York High School in Elmhurst, Illinois. He graduated Cum Laude from Ohio State University...

Charles "Chuck" E Tatman

Charles "Chuck" E Tatman

Jan 10, 2015

AIKEN - Charles (Chuck) Elson Tatman passed from this world to his eternal home with his Lord and Savior on January 10, 2015. He was born on April 16, 1928 in Crooksville, OH. He was the son of the late Gilbert and Lilly Hill Tatman. He was a graduate of Crooksville High School and received his BS from The Ohio...

Doyle Henry Lambert

Doyle Henry Lambert

Jan 9, 2015

AIKEN - Doyle Henry Lambert, 86, passed away Friday, January 9, 2015. Services will be private. SHELLHOUSE FUNERAL HOME, INC., 924 HAYNE AVE., AIKEN, SC 29801

Christopher Prescott Wilson

Christopher Prescott Wilson

Jan 9, 2015

AIKEN - Christopher Prescott Wilson, of Aiken SC and Cabot VT, and formerly of Southampton NY, died on January 9, 2015, at a hospital in Augusta GA. Born July 11, 1930, in Oceanside NY, he grew up in Baldwin NY, the son of the Reverend C. Merton and Katherine Wilson. He graduated from Dartmouth College, earned a Master's Degree from...

Helen Hodge Culbreath

Helen Hodge Culbreath

Jan 9, 2015

Aiken – Mrs. Helen Hodge Culbreath, 91, passed away Friday, January 9, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Monday in the Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home chapel with the Reverend Dr. Chris Masters officiating. Interment will follow in Sunset Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends beginning at 10:00 AM at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be her grandchildren....

Aileen Collins Leinart

Aileen Collins Leinart

Jan 7, 2015

AIKEN – Mrs. Aileen Collins Leinart, 90, passed away Wednesday, January 7, 2015. A memorial service will be held at 12:00 PM Friday, January 9, 2015, in the Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home chapel with the Reverend Davis Barton officiating. The family will receive friends following the service. Mrs. Leinart was born in Corbin, KY, a daughter of the late William Thornton...

Bruce E. Fuller

Bruce E. Fuller

Jan 6, 2015

AIKEN, SC – BRUCE E. FULLER, 76, was born in Salem, MA to John and Emma Fuller and was raised in Arlington. He then went on to graduate from Boston University and was a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army, serving in Germany. He is survived by his wife of 33 years, Muf, who was his best friend and a brother,...

Samuel Lawrence Soper. Jr.

Samuel Lawrence Soper. Jr.

Jan 5, 2015

BATESBURG, SC- SAMUEL LAWRENCE SOPER, JR., 67, died on Monday, January 05, 2015 at Palmetto Richland Health Care in Columbia. A native of Richmond, IN, Samuel was a son of the late Samuel L. Sr. and Lola Mae Trusty Soper. He proudly served his country in the United States Army in Vietnam. Samuel served for 42 years as a minister...

Vergie Roberson Miniard

Vergie Roberson Miniard

Jan 4, 2015

AIKEN - Vergie R. (Jerry) Miniard, age 93, of Aiken, SC, passed away peacefully on Jan. 4, 2015, at Pepper Hill Nursing Home. She was the widow of the late Roy A. Miniard, Sr. Born in St. Joseph, TN, she was the daughter of the late John Thomas and Nannie L. (Gilbert) Roberson. She was a member of St. Joseph...

Shirley Rita Leche Johnston

Shirley Rita Leche Johnston

Jan 1, 2015

AIKEN - Shirley Rita Leche Johnston departed this life Thursday, January 1st, 2015. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harry McMorris Johnston, Sr. and her son, (Mc) Harry McMorris Johnston, Jr. She is survived by sons Robert L. Johnston (Pam), Dr. Kevin R. Johnston (Joan) and daughter Gail J. Jones (Craig). She is also survived by grandchildren Charles...

Delano Franklin Castleberry

Delano Franklin Castleberry

Dec 30, 2014

Aiken – Mr. Delano Franklin Castleberry, 80, passed away Tuesday, December 30, 2014. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, January 3, 2015 at Cedar Creek Church with the Reverend Phillip Lee officiating. US Military honors will follow the service. The family will receive friends from 6-8 PM Friday at Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home. Mr. Castleberry was born...

Rev. Franklin L. Workman, Sr.

Rev. Franklin L. Workman, Sr.

Dec 30, 2014

AIKEN, SC – THE REVEREND FRANKLIN L. WORKMAN, SR., 78, beloved husband of Gladys J. Workman, died Tuesday, December 30, 2014 at Pepper Hill Nursing Center in Aiken, SC. A native of Bancroft, WV, Franklin was a son of the late Brady L. and Audrey Farley Workman. He lived most of his life in West Virginia and retired from Union...

Col. Charles Everette Hogan, Sr., USAF Ret.

Col. Charles Everette Hogan, Sr., USAF Ret.

Dec 28, 2014

AIKEN, SC - Colonel Charles E. Hogan Sr., USAF Retired, succumbed to his lengthy battle with cancer early on the 28th of December after spending a wonderful December with his family. He is preceded into Heaven by his mother, Fern Curtis; father, Julian Hogan; and step father, Jack Reid. He is survived by his wife Judith Hogan, of more than...

John Stanley Hoover

John Stanley Hoover

Dec 28, 2014

AIKEN, SC – JOHN STANLEY HOOVER, 78, died Sunday, December 28, 2014 at his residence. A native of Winnsboro, SC, John was a son of the late Belton H. and Sallie Driggers Hoover. He lived most of his adult life in Augusta, GA prior to moving to Aiken last year. He was a veteran of the United States Army and...

Vada Santrock Rollins

Vada Santrock Rollins

Dec 27, 2014

Aiken, SC – Mrs. Vada Lee Santrock Rollins, 79, entered into rest Dec. 27, 2014 at home. Loving wife of Grady Gene Rollins. She was born in Gallia Co. OH to the late Homer and Vada Deal Santrock. She moved to Aiken in 1953 and was a retired manager in the industrial field, former member of Highland Park Golf Club...

Jateri Renee Kennedy

Jateri Renee Kennedy

Dec 27, 2014

AIKEN – Jateri Renne Kennedy, infant daughter of Marlon and Angel Phillips Kennedy, died December 27, 2014. Services will be private. SHELLHOUSE FUNERAL HOME, INC., 924 HAYNE AVE. AIKEN, SC

Harry "Ty" Hasting Tyler, III

Harry "Ty" Hasting Tyler, III

Dec 21, 2014

AIKEN - Mr. Harry "Ty" Hasting Tyler, III, 63, passed away Sunday, December 21, 2014. Known to family and friends as “Ty” Mr. Tyler was born on July 19, 1951 in Sumter, SC to Anne Henson O’Neil, Bullard, TX and the late Harry Hasting Tyler, Jr. He graduated from Aiken High School and attended University of SC, Aiken Campus. He...