Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

Michael K Heaton

Michael K Heaton

Nov 5, 2014

AIKEN – Mr. Michael King Heaton, 63, died Wednesday, November 5, 2014. Mr. Heaton was a son of the late Clyde Samuel and Hazel King Heaton. After graduating from Georgia Tech with a degree in mechanical engineering, Michael worked as a computer aided designer in manufacturing. He moved to Aiken in 1988 and became a member of St. John’s United...

Dorothy B. Fisher

Dorothy B. Fisher

Nov 5, 2014

AIKEN, SC – Dorothy Beach Fisher died peacefully Nov. 5, 2014, in Aiken, SC. Dorothy was born on March 10, 1920, in Mount Vernon, Iowa. She graduated high school and earned her BA degree from Cornell College in her hometown, where she majored in music. She had a lovely contralto voice and sang in choruses, at weddings, and she soloed...

Mabel Beasley

Mabel Beasley

Nov 2, 2014

AIKEN - Mrs. Mabel Beasley, 90, beloved wife of William "Bill" Beasley, passed away Sunday, November 2, 2014. Graveside services will be held 3:00 PM Wednesday, November 5, 2014 at Historic Bethany Cemetery with the Rev. Dr. Fred Andrea, III officiating. A lifelong resident of Aiken, Mrs. Beasley was the daughter of the late Frank Brown and Mabel Kimball McCoy....

Kathryn Huntley Windham

Kathryn Huntley Windham

Nov 1, 2014

AIKEN - Mrs. Kathryn “Kitty” Huntley Windham, 89, passed away Saturday, November 1, 2014. Mrs. Windham was born on October 30, 1925, in Mt. Croghan, SC, to the late Johnson David and Lucy Burch Huntley. After finishing high school, Mrs. Windham graduated from Wingate Junior College and Coker College and later received her Masters Degree in Education from USC. She...

Donald Eugene Fuss

Donald Eugene Fuss

Oct 31, 2014

AIKEN - Mr. Donald Fuss, 65, passed away Friday, October 31, 2014. Mr. Fuss was born in Martinsburg, WV and was the son of Anna Mary Ruble Fuss Allen of Shepherdstown, WV and the late Donald E Fuss. Donald worked at the Savannah River Site as a Computer Specialist since moving to Aiken in 1988. He is survived by his...

Donald Edwin Faugl

Donald Edwin Faugl

Oct 30, 2014

AIKEN, SC- DONALD EDWIN FAUGL, 91, widower of the late Alice Harnagel Faugl, died on Thursday, October 30, 2014 at Georgia Regents Medical Center. Mr. Faugl was born in Mansfield, OH, a son of the late Frank Faugl and Bertha Stoffer Faugl. Mr. Faugl has made Aiken his home since 1973. He was a veteran of the United States Army...

Beverly Park Crawford

Beverly Park Crawford

Oct 29, 2014

NEW ELLENTON, SC - Beverly Crawford, 84, returned to her heavenly home on October 30, 2014 at her residence. Mrs. Crawford was born to the late Robert and Leila Park and grew up in Columbia, SC, but called New Ellenton home for much of her life. She was a graduate of Dreher High School (1947). She, and the love of...

Myrtle Burnette

Myrtle Burnette

Oct 29, 2014

AIKEN – Mrs. Myrtle Burgess Burnette, 88, passed away Wednesday, October 29, 2014. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday at First Baptist Church, Aiken, with the Reverend Dr. Jim Ford officiating. Inurnment will follow in Aiken Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service in the church parlor. Mrs. Burnette was...

Zelma Richardson Smith

Zelma Richardson Smith

Oct 28, 2014

AIKEN, SC – ZELMA RICHARDSON SMITH, 90, widow of Ray Boling Smith, passed away Tuesday, October 28, 2014, at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Thursday, October 30, 2014 at the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Taylor Wells and Rev. Paul Volpitto officiating. Interment will follow in the historic Bethany Cemetery. Pallbearers will be...

Betty P. Thorne

Betty P. Thorne

Oct 28, 2014

NEW ELLENTON, SC – BETTY MARIE PARRIS THORNE, 83, of New Ellenton, SC, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, October 28, 2014. Born February 22, 1931 in Chesnee, SC, Betty was a daughter of the late Vernon and Enola Scruggs Parris. She had been a resident of New Ellenton since 1952 and was married to the late Paul Lamar Thorne...

Frieda Yoder

Frieda Yoder

Oct 28, 2014

WAGENER, SC – FRIEDA ANN (MISHLER) YODER was born on April 4, 1951 in Sarasota, FL to John and Dema (Chupp) Mishler. On October 28, 2014, she went quietly and peacefully into the presence of Jesus whom she loved with a focused intensity. Frieda was the embodiment of fire and grace and she lived her life with integrity, enjoying the...

Barbara Sipp Sampson

Barbara Sipp Sampson

Oct 28, 2014

Barbara Sipp Sampson, 91, wife of Ed Sampson of Aiken, entered into rest on Tuesday evening, October 28th, 2014 at her residence after a valiant battle with cancer and in the loving arms of Christ and surrounded by her family. Mrs. Sampson was born in Topeka, Kansas on February 23, 1923, the daughter of Fred and Marian Sipp. She graduated...

Max Lee Waldrop

Max Lee Waldrop

Oct 28, 2014

AIKEN, SC- MAX LEE WALDROP died on Tuesday, October 28, 2014. Arrangements will be announced by SHELLHOUSE-RIVERS FUNERAL HOME, 715 EAST PINE LOG RD., AIKEN, SC

Warren Malcolm Killingsworth

Warren Malcolm Killingsworth

Oct 27, 2014

AIKEN, SC - WARREN MALCOLM KILLINGSWORTH, 84, husband of the late Helen Killingsworth, died Monday, October 27, 2014 at Harbor Chase of Aiken. Funeral plans will be announced. SHELLHOUSE - RIVERS FUNERAL HOME, 715 EAST PINE LOG RD., AIKEN, SC

Paul Rodrick Howard

Paul Rodrick Howard

Oct 26, 2014

AIKEN, SC – PAUL RODRICK HOWARD, 83, beloved husband of Lois J. Howard, entered into eternal rest, Sunday, October 26, 2014 at his residence.      A native and life-long resident of Aiken County, Paul was a son of the late Charlie Henry and Mary Powell Howard. He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps serving in the Korean...

Margaret Claxton Rushton

Margaret Claxton Rushton

Oct 24, 2014

AIKEN, SC – MARGARET CLAXTON RUSHTON, 96, widow of J. W. Rushton, died Friday, October 24, 2014 at Pepper Hill Nursing Center. A native of Ridge Spring, SC, Margaret was a daughter of the late Lewis Jefferson and Mattie Scott Claxton. She lived most of her life in Aiken County and was a homemaker. Mrs. Rushton was a member of...

Lee Ann Sparks

Lee Ann Sparks

Oct 22, 2014

AIKEN – Mrs. Lee Ann Sparks, 50, beloved wife of Tracy Sparks died Wednesday, October 22, 2014. Arrangements will be announced by SHELLHOUSE-RIVERS FUNERAL HOME, 715 EAST PINE LOG RD., AIKEN, SC

Mildred Gullion Webb

Mildred Gullion Webb

Oct 21, 2014

AIKEN, SC – MILDRED WORLEY GULLION WEBB, 97, died Tuesday, October 21, 2014 at Agape Hospice House in Columbia, SC. A native of Bluefield, WV, Mrs. Webb was a daughter of the late John R. and Josie Sarver Worley. She had lived in Aiken since 1951 and was a retired librarian with the A.B.B.E. Regional Library System. Mrs. Webb was...

Kathleen Weisman

Kathleen Weisman

Oct 17, 2014

AIKEN – Mrs. Kathleen Weisman, 98, passed away Friday, October 17, 2014 at her residence. Arrangements will be announced by SHELLHOUSE FUNERAL HOME, INC., 924 HAYNE AVE., AIKEN, SC

Patricia Ford Grant

Patricia Ford Grant

Oct 16, 2014

NEW ELLENTON, SC – PATRICIA FORD GRANT, 63, widow of Bill Grant, died Thursday October 16, 2014 at her residence. Born in Chester, SC, Pat was a daughter of Annie Mae Weir Ford and the late Marion Clark Ford. She lived in Aiken County most of her life and was a retired paramedic with Aiken County EMS. Pat was a...

Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

Michael K Heaton

Michael K Heaton

Nov 5, 2014

AIKEN – Mr. Michael King Heaton, 63, died Wednesday, November 5, 2014. Mr. Heaton was a son of the late Clyde Samuel and Hazel King Heaton. After graduating from Georgia Tech with a degree in mechanical engineering, Michael worked as a computer aided designer in manufacturing. He moved to Aiken in 1988 and became a member of St. John’s United...

Dorothy B. Fisher

Dorothy B. Fisher

Nov 5, 2014

AIKEN, SC – Dorothy Beach Fisher died peacefully Nov. 5, 2014, in Aiken, SC. Dorothy was born on March 10, 1920, in Mount Vernon, Iowa. She graduated high school and earned her BA degree from Cornell College in her hometown, where she majored in music. She had a lovely contralto voice and sang in choruses, at weddings, and she soloed...

Mabel Beasley

Mabel Beasley

Nov 2, 2014

AIKEN - Mrs. Mabel Beasley, 90, beloved wife of William "Bill" Beasley, passed away Sunday, November 2, 2014. Graveside services will be held 3:00 PM Wednesday, November 5, 2014 at Historic Bethany Cemetery with the Rev. Dr. Fred Andrea, III officiating. A lifelong resident of Aiken, Mrs. Beasley was the daughter of the late Frank Brown and Mabel Kimball McCoy....

Kathryn Huntley Windham

Kathryn Huntley Windham

Nov 1, 2014

AIKEN - Mrs. Kathryn “Kitty” Huntley Windham, 89, passed away Saturday, November 1, 2014. Mrs. Windham was born on October 30, 1925, in Mt. Croghan, SC, to the late Johnson David and Lucy Burch Huntley. After finishing high school, Mrs. Windham graduated from Wingate Junior College and Coker College and later received her Masters Degree in Education from USC. She...

Donald Eugene Fuss

Donald Eugene Fuss

Oct 31, 2014

AIKEN - Mr. Donald Fuss, 65, passed away Friday, October 31, 2014. Mr. Fuss was born in Martinsburg, WV and was the son of Anna Mary Ruble Fuss Allen of Shepherdstown, WV and the late Donald E Fuss. Donald worked at the Savannah River Site as a Computer Specialist since moving to Aiken in 1988. He is survived by his...

Donald Edwin Faugl

Donald Edwin Faugl

Oct 30, 2014

AIKEN, SC- DONALD EDWIN FAUGL, 91, widower of the late Alice Harnagel Faugl, died on Thursday, October 30, 2014 at Georgia Regents Medical Center. Mr. Faugl was born in Mansfield, OH, a son of the late Frank Faugl and Bertha Stoffer Faugl. Mr. Faugl has made Aiken his home since 1973. He was a veteran of the United States Army...

Beverly Park Crawford

Beverly Park Crawford

Oct 29, 2014

NEW ELLENTON, SC - Beverly Crawford, 84, returned to her heavenly home on October 30, 2014 at her residence. Mrs. Crawford was born to the late Robert and Leila Park and grew up in Columbia, SC, but called New Ellenton home for much of her life. She was a graduate of Dreher High School (1947). She, and the love of...

Myrtle Burnette

Myrtle Burnette

Oct 29, 2014

AIKEN – Mrs. Myrtle Burgess Burnette, 88, passed away Wednesday, October 29, 2014. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday at First Baptist Church, Aiken, with the Reverend Dr. Jim Ford officiating. Inurnment will follow in Aiken Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service in the church parlor. Mrs. Burnette was...

Zelma Richardson Smith

Zelma Richardson Smith

Oct 28, 2014

AIKEN, SC – ZELMA RICHARDSON SMITH, 90, widow of Ray Boling Smith, passed away Tuesday, October 28, 2014, at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Thursday, October 30, 2014 at the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Taylor Wells and Rev. Paul Volpitto officiating. Interment will follow in the historic Bethany Cemetery. Pallbearers will be...

Betty P. Thorne

Betty P. Thorne

Oct 28, 2014

NEW ELLENTON, SC – BETTY MARIE PARRIS THORNE, 83, of New Ellenton, SC, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, October 28, 2014. Born February 22, 1931 in Chesnee, SC, Betty was a daughter of the late Vernon and Enola Scruggs Parris. She had been a resident of New Ellenton since 1952 and was married to the late Paul Lamar Thorne...

Frieda Yoder

Frieda Yoder

Oct 28, 2014

WAGENER, SC – FRIEDA ANN (MISHLER) YODER was born on April 4, 1951 in Sarasota, FL to John and Dema (Chupp) Mishler. On October 28, 2014, she went quietly and peacefully into the presence of Jesus whom she loved with a focused intensity. Frieda was the embodiment of fire and grace and she lived her life with integrity, enjoying the...

Barbara Sipp Sampson

Barbara Sipp Sampson

Oct 28, 2014

Barbara Sipp Sampson, 91, wife of Ed Sampson of Aiken, entered into rest on Tuesday evening, October 28th, 2014 at her residence after a valiant battle with cancer and in the loving arms of Christ and surrounded by her family. Mrs. Sampson was born in Topeka, Kansas on February 23, 1923, the daughter of Fred and Marian Sipp. She graduated...

Max Lee Waldrop

Max Lee Waldrop

Oct 28, 2014

AIKEN, SC- MAX LEE WALDROP died on Tuesday, October 28, 2014. Arrangements will be announced by SHELLHOUSE-RIVERS FUNERAL HOME, 715 EAST PINE LOG RD., AIKEN, SC

Warren Malcolm Killingsworth

Warren Malcolm Killingsworth

Oct 27, 2014

AIKEN, SC - WARREN MALCOLM KILLINGSWORTH, 84, husband of the late Helen Killingsworth, died Monday, October 27, 2014 at Harbor Chase of Aiken. Funeral plans will be announced. SHELLHOUSE - RIVERS FUNERAL HOME, 715 EAST PINE LOG RD., AIKEN, SC

Paul Rodrick Howard

Paul Rodrick Howard

Oct 26, 2014

AIKEN, SC – PAUL RODRICK HOWARD, 83, beloved husband of Lois J. Howard, entered into eternal rest, Sunday, October 26, 2014 at his residence.      A native and life-long resident of Aiken County, Paul was a son of the late Charlie Henry and Mary Powell Howard. He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps serving in the Korean...

Margaret Claxton Rushton

Margaret Claxton Rushton

Oct 24, 2014

AIKEN, SC – MARGARET CLAXTON RUSHTON, 96, widow of J. W. Rushton, died Friday, October 24, 2014 at Pepper Hill Nursing Center. A native of Ridge Spring, SC, Margaret was a daughter of the late Lewis Jefferson and Mattie Scott Claxton. She lived most of her life in Aiken County and was a homemaker. Mrs. Rushton was a member of...

Lee Ann Sparks

Lee Ann Sparks

Oct 22, 2014

AIKEN – Mrs. Lee Ann Sparks, 50, beloved wife of Tracy Sparks died Wednesday, October 22, 2014. Arrangements will be announced by SHELLHOUSE-RIVERS FUNERAL HOME, 715 EAST PINE LOG RD., AIKEN, SC

Mildred Gullion Webb

Mildred Gullion Webb

Oct 21, 2014

AIKEN, SC – MILDRED WORLEY GULLION WEBB, 97, died Tuesday, October 21, 2014 at Agape Hospice House in Columbia, SC. A native of Bluefield, WV, Mrs. Webb was a daughter of the late John R. and Josie Sarver Worley. She had lived in Aiken since 1951 and was a retired librarian with the A.B.B.E. Regional Library System. Mrs. Webb was...

Kathleen Weisman

Kathleen Weisman

Oct 17, 2014

AIKEN – Mrs. Kathleen Weisman, 98, passed away Friday, October 17, 2014 at her residence. Arrangements will be announced by SHELLHOUSE FUNERAL HOME, INC., 924 HAYNE AVE., AIKEN, SC

Patricia Ford Grant

Patricia Ford Grant

Oct 16, 2014

NEW ELLENTON, SC – PATRICIA FORD GRANT, 63, widow of Bill Grant, died Thursday October 16, 2014 at her residence. Born in Chester, SC, Pat was a daughter of Annie Mae Weir Ford and the late Marion Clark Ford. She lived in Aiken County most of her life and was a retired paramedic with Aiken County EMS. Pat was a...