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Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

David William Nix, Jr

David William Nix, Jr

Dec 13, 2013

AIKEN, SC- DAVID WILLIAM NIX, JR., 88, beloved husband of Pasty Kay Nix, died Friday, December 13, 2013 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 AM Monday, December 16, 2013 in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Dr. George Howle and Rev. John Kay officiating. Interment with military honors and Masonic rites will...

Jewell Pettigrew Burckhalter

Jewell Pettigrew Burckhalter

Dec 10, 2013

AIKEN – Mrs. Jewell Pettigrew Burckhalter, 80, passed away December 10, 2013. Funeral services will be held on Friday, December 13th at 12:30 pm at St. John’s United Methodist Church with the Rev. Dr. George K. Howle and the Rev. Ray Litts officiating. The Family will receive guests following the service in Ward Hall at St. John’s. A private family...

Ann Lomax Coward

Ann Lomax Coward

Dec 10, 2013

AIKEN – Mrs. Ann Lomax Coward, 90, passed away Tuesday, December 10, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Friday at First Baptist Church with the Reverend Dr. Fred W. Andrea III officiating. Interment will be held privately in the Millbrook Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Coward was born on August 13, 1923, in Greenwood, SC, to the late...

William "Bill" Edward Durrett, Sr.

William "Bill" Edward Durrett, Sr.

Dec 9, 2013

AIKEN - William (Bill) Edward Durrett, Sr., 82, died on December 9, 2013 at the Azalea Woods nursing home in Aiken, SC. Bill was born on June 21, 1932 in Asheville, NC to Bertha Williams and Fred Durrett. He married his loving wife of 60 years, Cherry Howard Brinson of Savannah, GA, on April 17, 1954. They met during high...

Stancel Delano Cook

Stancel Delano Cook

Dec 7, 2013

Aiken – Stancel Delano Cook went to meet Jesus on Saturday, December 07, 2013. Delano was a lifelong resident of Aiken, born to Stancel & Nellie Cook and residing in New Holland up until the last few years of his life, which were spent with his daughters and their families. Delano, a retired Subcontractor with the U.S. Postal Service, is...

Helen Gannon Gingrey

Helen Gannon Gingrey

Dec 4, 2013

AIKEN – Mrs. Helen Gannon Gingrey, 95, passed away Wednesday, December 4, 2013. A Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday at St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church with the Reverend Gregory Wilson officiating. Interment will follow in Graniteville Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Tom Murphy, Billy Murphy, Charles Murphy, Bill Murphy, John Murphy and Ron Stevens. Mrs....

Richard Eugene Lamar

Richard Eugene Lamar

Dec 3, 2013

Mr. Richard Eugene Lamar, 81, passed away at his home on December 3, 2013, after a valiant struggle with Parkinson’s disease. Born in El Paso, Texas, Mr. Lamar was the son of the late Maurice Eugene and Evelyn Reves Lamar. CW4 Lamar retired from the Army in 1974 with over 25 years of service. He was a rotary wing pilot...

Linda Smathers Ryan

Linda Smathers Ryan

Dec 1, 2013

AIKEN, SC – LINDA SMATHERS RYAN, 63, died peacefully Sunday the 1st of December 2013 at Cumberland Hills after a year-long battle with cancer. A native of Spartanburg, SC, Linda was a daughter of the late Frank Edward and Ethel George Smathers. She worked in hotel management for the last 18 years in Newport Beach, CA before moving to Aiken...

Baby Boy Dominic Temple

Baby Boy Dominic Temple

Nov 29, 2013

AIKEN - Baby Boy Dominic Temple, died Friday, November 29, 2013 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Funeral arrangements will be private. SHELLHOUSE FUNERAL HOME, INC., 924 HAYNE AVE., AIKEN, SC

Joaquin Godoy

Joaquin Godoy

Nov 29, 2013

AIKEN - Mr. Joaquin Godoy, 86, passed away on Friday, November 29, 2013 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Funeral services will be private. SHELLHOUSE FUNERAL HOME, INC., 924 HAYNE AVE., AIKEN, SC

Violet B. Schroder

Violet B. Schroder

Nov 27, 2013

AIKEN, SC - Violet Mary Bernier Schroder, 83, of Aiken and Westminster, South Carolina, passed away peacefully, Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013, at the Pepper Hill Nursing Home. She was born, October 10, 1930, in New Orleans, LA to Victor and Violet Bernier. She was a graduate of Louisiana State University with a degree in Education. While in Aiken, she was...

Peter A. Hoffman

Peter A. Hoffman

Nov 26, 2013

Peter A Hoffman, 74, of 210 Date Palm Circle, Aiken, SC, passed away unexpectedly at his home November 26, 2013. Peter was born August 13, 1939 in Luxemburg,WI to Adolph and Claudia(Arendt) Hoffman. He graduated from Luxemburg High School in 1957, and served in the US Army Reserves. He married the former Pamela (Masarik) Meinnert in 1986. Peter worked for...

Jack Barton

Jack Barton

Nov 26, 2013

AIKEN – Mr. Jack Barton, 72, died Tuesday, November 26, 2013. A memorial service with Air Force Military Honors will be held on Sunday, December 1, 2013, 2:00 PM, at the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Davis Barton officiating and Cathy Cundiff reading scripture. The family will receive friends at the funeral home at 1:00 PM. Born in...

Sally Josephine Gilliam

Sally Josephine Gilliam

Nov 24, 2013

AIKEN, SC - Sally Haile Gilliam, 88 died Sunday, November 24, 2013 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Born in Columbia, SC, Mrs. Gilliam was a daughter of the late Clarence Neil and Lessie Hammond Haile. She was a retired stenographer for Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. She spent most of her life in Columbia, SC until recently when she moved to...

Roger B. Jackson

Roger B. Jackson

Nov 23, 2013

AIKEN, SC- ROGER BRUCE JACKSON, 66, beloved husband of Jerri Lynn Jackson, died Saturday, November 23, 2013 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Roger was born in Seneca, South Carolina, a son of the late Fletcher and Annie Ruth Jackson. He proudly served his country in the United States Marine Corp. Roger had made Aiken his life-long home and retired as...

Elizabeth "Lib"" Shockley Tumblin

Elizabeth "Lib"" Shockley Tumblin

Nov 23, 2013

AIKEN, SC - Martha Elizabeth “Lib” Shockley Tumblin, Aiken, S.C., passed away peacefully on November 23, 2013 in Mount Pleasant, S.C. after a long illness. Born on March 28, 1926 in Greenville, S.C., Lib was a graduate of Mauldin High School. In 1950 she married, Marvin Franklin Tumblin, Jr., the love of her life, and shortly thereafter moved to Aiken...

James "Jim" Mayenschein

James "Jim" Mayenschein

Nov 22, 2013

AIKEN, SC – JAMES C. MAYENSCHEIN, 74, beloved husband of Anne D. Mayenschein, died Friday the 22nd of November 2013 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Born in Charleston, WV, Jim was a son of the late Edwin C and Sally Anderson Mayenschein. He grew up in Aiken and graduated from Aiken High School. He served in the United States Marine...

Jerome Miles

Jerome Miles

Nov 21, 2013

AIKEN, SC - JAMES JEROME "J.J." MILES, beloved husband of Vivian Stovall Miles, died Thursday the 21st of November 2013 at Veteran's Victory House in Walterboro, SC. A native of Fitzgerald, GA, he was the son of James Garland and Nettie Head Miles. He was a veteran of the Army and served during the Korean War. He retired as a...

Robert Anthony "Tony" Cato

Robert Anthony "Tony" Cato

Nov 20, 2013

AIKEN – Mr. Robert Anthony “Tony” Cato, 57, passed away Wednesday, November 20, 2013. Graveside funeral services will be held Saturday, November 23, 2013 at 1:30 PM at Aiken Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Jim Kirk and the Rev. Charles Jenkins officiating. Honorary pallbearers will be Joe Dehart, Coy Sharpe, Andy Lewis, Bob Zion, Rusty Lee and Brent Sharpe. A...

Mary Summersett McGuire

Mary Summersett McGuire

Nov 20, 2013

Mrs. Mary Summersett McGuire, 84, died peacefully, November 20, 2013 at her home. She was born in Columbia, SC on September 22, 1929 to Ben K. and Parneice Ulmer Summersett. She graduated from Columbia High School in 1946 and the University of South Carolina in 1950 with a B.S. in Art. Mary's life was devoted to her faith and her...

Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

David William Nix, Jr

David William Nix, Jr

Dec 13, 2013

AIKEN, SC- DAVID WILLIAM NIX, JR., 88, beloved husband of Pasty Kay Nix, died Friday, December 13, 2013 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 AM Monday, December 16, 2013 in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Dr. George Howle and Rev. John Kay officiating. Interment with military honors and Masonic rites will...

Jewell Pettigrew Burckhalter

Jewell Pettigrew Burckhalter

Dec 10, 2013

AIKEN – Mrs. Jewell Pettigrew Burckhalter, 80, passed away December 10, 2013. Funeral services will be held on Friday, December 13th at 12:30 pm at St. John’s United Methodist Church with the Rev. Dr. George K. Howle and the Rev. Ray Litts officiating. The Family will receive guests following the service in Ward Hall at St. John’s. A private family...

Ann Lomax Coward

Ann Lomax Coward

Dec 10, 2013

AIKEN – Mrs. Ann Lomax Coward, 90, passed away Tuesday, December 10, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Friday at First Baptist Church with the Reverend Dr. Fred W. Andrea III officiating. Interment will be held privately in the Millbrook Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Coward was born on August 13, 1923, in Greenwood, SC, to the late...

William "Bill" Edward Durrett, Sr.

William "Bill" Edward Durrett, Sr.

Dec 9, 2013

AIKEN - William (Bill) Edward Durrett, Sr., 82, died on December 9, 2013 at the Azalea Woods nursing home in Aiken, SC. Bill was born on June 21, 1932 in Asheville, NC to Bertha Williams and Fred Durrett. He married his loving wife of 60 years, Cherry Howard Brinson of Savannah, GA, on April 17, 1954. They met during high...

Stancel Delano Cook

Stancel Delano Cook

Dec 7, 2013

Aiken – Stancel Delano Cook went to meet Jesus on Saturday, December 07, 2013. Delano was a lifelong resident of Aiken, born to Stancel & Nellie Cook and residing in New Holland up until the last few years of his life, which were spent with his daughters and their families. Delano, a retired Subcontractor with the U.S. Postal Service, is...

Helen Gannon Gingrey

Helen Gannon Gingrey

Dec 4, 2013

AIKEN – Mrs. Helen Gannon Gingrey, 95, passed away Wednesday, December 4, 2013. A Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday at St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church with the Reverend Gregory Wilson officiating. Interment will follow in Graniteville Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Tom Murphy, Billy Murphy, Charles Murphy, Bill Murphy, John Murphy and Ron Stevens. Mrs....

Richard Eugene Lamar

Richard Eugene Lamar

Dec 3, 2013

Mr. Richard Eugene Lamar, 81, passed away at his home on December 3, 2013, after a valiant struggle with Parkinson’s disease. Born in El Paso, Texas, Mr. Lamar was the son of the late Maurice Eugene and Evelyn Reves Lamar. CW4 Lamar retired from the Army in 1974 with over 25 years of service. He was a rotary wing pilot...

Linda Smathers Ryan

Linda Smathers Ryan

Dec 1, 2013

AIKEN, SC – LINDA SMATHERS RYAN, 63, died peacefully Sunday the 1st of December 2013 at Cumberland Hills after a year-long battle with cancer. A native of Spartanburg, SC, Linda was a daughter of the late Frank Edward and Ethel George Smathers. She worked in hotel management for the last 18 years in Newport Beach, CA before moving to Aiken...

Baby Boy Dominic Temple

Baby Boy Dominic Temple

Nov 29, 2013

AIKEN - Baby Boy Dominic Temple, died Friday, November 29, 2013 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Funeral arrangements will be private. SHELLHOUSE FUNERAL HOME, INC., 924 HAYNE AVE., AIKEN, SC

Joaquin Godoy

Joaquin Godoy

Nov 29, 2013

AIKEN - Mr. Joaquin Godoy, 86, passed away on Friday, November 29, 2013 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Funeral services will be private. SHELLHOUSE FUNERAL HOME, INC., 924 HAYNE AVE., AIKEN, SC

Violet B. Schroder

Violet B. Schroder

Nov 27, 2013

AIKEN, SC - Violet Mary Bernier Schroder, 83, of Aiken and Westminster, South Carolina, passed away peacefully, Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013, at the Pepper Hill Nursing Home. She was born, October 10, 1930, in New Orleans, LA to Victor and Violet Bernier. She was a graduate of Louisiana State University with a degree in Education. While in Aiken, she was...

Peter A. Hoffman

Peter A. Hoffman

Nov 26, 2013

Peter A Hoffman, 74, of 210 Date Palm Circle, Aiken, SC, passed away unexpectedly at his home November 26, 2013. Peter was born August 13, 1939 in Luxemburg,WI to Adolph and Claudia(Arendt) Hoffman. He graduated from Luxemburg High School in 1957, and served in the US Army Reserves. He married the former Pamela (Masarik) Meinnert in 1986. Peter worked for...

Jack Barton

Jack Barton

Nov 26, 2013

AIKEN – Mr. Jack Barton, 72, died Tuesday, November 26, 2013. A memorial service with Air Force Military Honors will be held on Sunday, December 1, 2013, 2:00 PM, at the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Davis Barton officiating and Cathy Cundiff reading scripture. The family will receive friends at the funeral home at 1:00 PM. Born in...

Sally Josephine Gilliam

Sally Josephine Gilliam

Nov 24, 2013

AIKEN, SC - Sally Haile Gilliam, 88 died Sunday, November 24, 2013 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Born in Columbia, SC, Mrs. Gilliam was a daughter of the late Clarence Neil and Lessie Hammond Haile. She was a retired stenographer for Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. She spent most of her life in Columbia, SC until recently when she moved to...

Roger B. Jackson

Roger B. Jackson

Nov 23, 2013

AIKEN, SC- ROGER BRUCE JACKSON, 66, beloved husband of Jerri Lynn Jackson, died Saturday, November 23, 2013 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Roger was born in Seneca, South Carolina, a son of the late Fletcher and Annie Ruth Jackson. He proudly served his country in the United States Marine Corp. Roger had made Aiken his life-long home and retired as...

Elizabeth "Lib"" Shockley Tumblin

Elizabeth "Lib"" Shockley Tumblin

Nov 23, 2013

AIKEN, SC - Martha Elizabeth “Lib” Shockley Tumblin, Aiken, S.C., passed away peacefully on November 23, 2013 in Mount Pleasant, S.C. after a long illness. Born on March 28, 1926 in Greenville, S.C., Lib was a graduate of Mauldin High School. In 1950 she married, Marvin Franklin Tumblin, Jr., the love of her life, and shortly thereafter moved to Aiken...

James "Jim" Mayenschein

James "Jim" Mayenschein

Nov 22, 2013

AIKEN, SC – JAMES C. MAYENSCHEIN, 74, beloved husband of Anne D. Mayenschein, died Friday the 22nd of November 2013 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Born in Charleston, WV, Jim was a son of the late Edwin C and Sally Anderson Mayenschein. He grew up in Aiken and graduated from Aiken High School. He served in the United States Marine...

Jerome Miles

Jerome Miles

Nov 21, 2013

AIKEN, SC - JAMES JEROME "J.J." MILES, beloved husband of Vivian Stovall Miles, died Thursday the 21st of November 2013 at Veteran's Victory House in Walterboro, SC. A native of Fitzgerald, GA, he was the son of James Garland and Nettie Head Miles. He was a veteran of the Army and served during the Korean War. He retired as a...

Robert Anthony "Tony" Cato

Robert Anthony "Tony" Cato

Nov 20, 2013

AIKEN – Mr. Robert Anthony “Tony” Cato, 57, passed away Wednesday, November 20, 2013. Graveside funeral services will be held Saturday, November 23, 2013 at 1:30 PM at Aiken Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Jim Kirk and the Rev. Charles Jenkins officiating. Honorary pallbearers will be Joe Dehart, Coy Sharpe, Andy Lewis, Bob Zion, Rusty Lee and Brent Sharpe. A...

Mary Summersett McGuire

Mary Summersett McGuire

Nov 20, 2013

Mrs. Mary Summersett McGuire, 84, died peacefully, November 20, 2013 at her home. She was born in Columbia, SC on September 22, 1929 to Ben K. and Parneice Ulmer Summersett. She graduated from Columbia High School in 1946 and the University of South Carolina in 1950 with a B.S. in Art. Mary's life was devoted to her faith and her...

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