Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

Curtis S. Treadway, Jr.

Curtis S. Treadway, Jr.

Dec 30, 2013

AIKEN – Mr. Curtis S. Treadway, Jr., 92, passed away Monday, December 30, 2013. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM Friday, January 3, 2014 in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend Dr. Fred W. Andrea III officiating. The family will receive friends following the service. Mr. Treadway was born in Union SC, a son of...

Wendy Ann Hovey

Wendy Ann Hovey

Dec 26, 2013

AIKEN – Wendy Ann Hovey, 56, entered into rest on Thursday, December 26, 2013. Born in Key West, FL, Wendy moved to Aiken in 1973 and worked as an operations specialist at SRS. She was a member of Cedar Creek Baptist Church. Wendy will be remembered as a loving mother and daughter. Wendy is survived by a daughter, Lauren Scott...

Renaud L. Hunter

Renaud L. Hunter

Dec 26, 2013

No local services are planned. SHELLHOUSE - RIVERS FUNERAL HOME, 715 EAST PINE LOG RD., AIKEN, SC

David Samuel Bruckner

David Samuel Bruckner

Dec 25, 2013

AIKEN, SC- DAVID SAMUEL BRUCKNER, 50, of Silver Bluff Rd., Aiken, SC, died Wednesday, December 25, 2013 at his residence. Graveside funeral services with military honors will be held 2 PM Sunday, December 29, 2013 in Historic Bethany Cemetery. The Reverend Doctor George Howle officiating. Pallbearers will be Jay Watts, Billy Wilson, Ricky Nolan, Bill Gordon, Bruce Pattison, and Charles...

Rebecca Ferrell Johnson

Rebecca Ferrell Johnson

Dec 24, 2013

AIKEN, SC- REBECCA FERRELL JOHNSON, 57, of Aiken, SC, died Tuesday, December 24, 2013. A memorial service will be held 4 PM Sunday, December 29, 2013 in the Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home Chapel. Mr. Christopher "Doc" Brewer officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be directed to the St....

Dorine Laug Keever

Dorine Laug Keever

Dec 24, 2013

AIKEN, SC – DORINE M. KEEVER, 85, died peacefully at home on Tuesday, the 24th of December 2013 following an extended illness. A native of Vesta, Nebraska, Dorine was a daughter of the late John G. and Anna Harms Laug. She was first married to the late Frederick Duensing and then to the late Bob Keever. She was, also, predeceased...

Loren Dale Fair

Loren Dale Fair

Dec 22, 2013

AIKEN, SC- LOREN DALE FAIR, 84, died Sunday, December 22, 2013 at his residence. A memorial service will be held Friday, December 27, 2013 at St. Johns United Methodist Church at 3:00 PM with the Rev. Dr. George K. Howle officiating. The family will receive friends in Ward Hall following the service. Mr. Fair was born in Globe, AZ, a...

Herbert L. Davis

Herbert L. Davis

Dec 21, 2013

AIKEN, SC - Herbert Lee Davis, III, of Aiken, SC passed away on December 21, 2013, the Winter Solstice. He was born to the late Herbert Lee Davis, Jr. and Mary Frances Farmer in Wilmington, NC on July 11, 1942. Lee is survived by his wife and best friend Barbara Strickland Davis, sister Alice Davis Anderson of Wilmington, daughter Hilary...

Henry Platt Moseley, Jr.

Henry Platt Moseley, Jr.

Dec 17, 2013

AIKEN – Mr. Henry Platt Moseley, Jr., 86, went to be with his loving wife, Bettie Woodward Moseley, on Tuesday, December 17, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM Friday at Levels Baptist Church with the Reverend Davis Barton officiating. Interment with military honors and Masonic Rites will follow in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be David Turner,...

Johnnie Marvin Kelly

Johnnie Marvin Kelly

Dec 17, 2013

MONETTA, SC- CMSGT. JOHNNIE MARVIN KELLY, US Air Force Retired, 83, beloved husband of Mary Jane Kelly, entered into rest Tuesday, December 17, 2013. CMSGT. Kelly was born in Columbia, SC, a son of the late Leroy and Lillian Lewis Kelly. He is survived by his wife, Mary Jane Richardson Kelly; three daughters, Cynthia K. Eastlake, Lillian Kelly, and April...

Joyce Freeman

Joyce Freeman

Dec 15, 2013

AIKEN, SC- JOYCE ELAINE FREEMAN, 75, died Sunday, December 15, 2013 at Azalea Woods. Ms. Freeman was born in Redlands, California and the family shortly there after moved back to South Carolina. Ms. Freeman made Aiken her home in 1960. She was a communicant of Saint Mary's Help of Christians Catholic Church in Aiken and retired from the Graniteville Company...

William Edward Prout

William Edward Prout

Dec 15, 2013

AIKEN, SC - Dr. William E. Prout, "Bill", 92, of Aiken, South Carolina, was returned into God's grace and caring hands on Sunday, December 15, 2013, at Aiken Regional Hospital. A celebration of life service will be held at 2 pm, Saturday, December 21 at Millbrook Baptist Church, 223 South Aiken Boulevard, Aiken, South Carolina, The Reverend Henry Chennault will...

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...

Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

Curtis S. Treadway, Jr.

Curtis S. Treadway, Jr.

Dec 30, 2013

AIKEN – Mr. Curtis S. Treadway, Jr., 92, passed away Monday, December 30, 2013. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM Friday, January 3, 2014 in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend Dr. Fred W. Andrea III officiating. The family will receive friends following the service. Mr. Treadway was born in Union SC, a son of...

Wendy Ann Hovey

Wendy Ann Hovey

Dec 26, 2013

AIKEN – Wendy Ann Hovey, 56, entered into rest on Thursday, December 26, 2013. Born in Key West, FL, Wendy moved to Aiken in 1973 and worked as an operations specialist at SRS. She was a member of Cedar Creek Baptist Church. Wendy will be remembered as a loving mother and daughter. Wendy is survived by a daughter, Lauren Scott...

Renaud L. Hunter

Renaud L. Hunter

Dec 26, 2013

No local services are planned. SHELLHOUSE - RIVERS FUNERAL HOME, 715 EAST PINE LOG RD., AIKEN, SC

David Samuel Bruckner

David Samuel Bruckner

Dec 25, 2013

AIKEN, SC- DAVID SAMUEL BRUCKNER, 50, of Silver Bluff Rd., Aiken, SC, died Wednesday, December 25, 2013 at his residence. Graveside funeral services with military honors will be held 2 PM Sunday, December 29, 2013 in Historic Bethany Cemetery. The Reverend Doctor George Howle officiating. Pallbearers will be Jay Watts, Billy Wilson, Ricky Nolan, Bill Gordon, Bruce Pattison, and Charles...

Rebecca Ferrell Johnson

Rebecca Ferrell Johnson

Dec 24, 2013

AIKEN, SC- REBECCA FERRELL JOHNSON, 57, of Aiken, SC, died Tuesday, December 24, 2013. A memorial service will be held 4 PM Sunday, December 29, 2013 in the Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home Chapel. Mr. Christopher "Doc" Brewer officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be directed to the St....

Dorine Laug Keever

Dorine Laug Keever

Dec 24, 2013

AIKEN, SC – DORINE M. KEEVER, 85, died peacefully at home on Tuesday, the 24th of December 2013 following an extended illness. A native of Vesta, Nebraska, Dorine was a daughter of the late John G. and Anna Harms Laug. She was first married to the late Frederick Duensing and then to the late Bob Keever. She was, also, predeceased...

Loren Dale Fair

Loren Dale Fair

Dec 22, 2013

AIKEN, SC- LOREN DALE FAIR, 84, died Sunday, December 22, 2013 at his residence. A memorial service will be held Friday, December 27, 2013 at St. Johns United Methodist Church at 3:00 PM with the Rev. Dr. George K. Howle officiating. The family will receive friends in Ward Hall following the service. Mr. Fair was born in Globe, AZ, a...

Herbert L. Davis

Herbert L. Davis

Dec 21, 2013

AIKEN, SC - Herbert Lee Davis, III, of Aiken, SC passed away on December 21, 2013, the Winter Solstice. He was born to the late Herbert Lee Davis, Jr. and Mary Frances Farmer in Wilmington, NC on July 11, 1942. Lee is survived by his wife and best friend Barbara Strickland Davis, sister Alice Davis Anderson of Wilmington, daughter Hilary...

Henry Platt Moseley, Jr.

Henry Platt Moseley, Jr.

Dec 17, 2013

AIKEN – Mr. Henry Platt Moseley, Jr., 86, went to be with his loving wife, Bettie Woodward Moseley, on Tuesday, December 17, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM Friday at Levels Baptist Church with the Reverend Davis Barton officiating. Interment with military honors and Masonic Rites will follow in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be David Turner,...

Johnnie Marvin Kelly

Johnnie Marvin Kelly

Dec 17, 2013

MONETTA, SC- CMSGT. JOHNNIE MARVIN KELLY, US Air Force Retired, 83, beloved husband of Mary Jane Kelly, entered into rest Tuesday, December 17, 2013. CMSGT. Kelly was born in Columbia, SC, a son of the late Leroy and Lillian Lewis Kelly. He is survived by his wife, Mary Jane Richardson Kelly; three daughters, Cynthia K. Eastlake, Lillian Kelly, and April...

Joyce Freeman

Joyce Freeman

Dec 15, 2013

AIKEN, SC- JOYCE ELAINE FREEMAN, 75, died Sunday, December 15, 2013 at Azalea Woods. Ms. Freeman was born in Redlands, California and the family shortly there after moved back to South Carolina. Ms. Freeman made Aiken her home in 1960. She was a communicant of Saint Mary's Help of Christians Catholic Church in Aiken and retired from the Graniteville Company...

William Edward Prout

William Edward Prout

Dec 15, 2013

AIKEN, SC - Dr. William E. Prout, "Bill", 92, of Aiken, South Carolina, was returned into God's grace and caring hands on Sunday, December 15, 2013, at Aiken Regional Hospital. A celebration of life service will be held at 2 pm, Saturday, December 21 at Millbrook Baptist Church, 223 South Aiken Boulevard, Aiken, South Carolina, The Reverend Henry Chennault will...

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...