Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

Roxy Jordan Bouknight

Roxy Jordan Bouknight

Oct 18, 2012

"THE ONLY PAIN SHE EVER CAUSED WAS WHEN SHE LEFT US." NEW ELLENTON, SC- MRS. ROXY JORDAN BOUKNIGHT, 84, passed away on Thursday, October 18, 2012 at Aiken Regional Medical Center. She was born on August 12, 1928 to the late Lewis Malone Jordan and Sadie Strom Jordan. She grew up in Greenwood, SC and graduated from Lander College. She...

Elois Merle Farmer Hansen

Elois Merle Farmer Hansen

Oct 15, 2012

AIKEN, SC - ELOIS MERLE FARMER HANSEN, 89, died Monday, October 15, 2012 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Born in Montrose, MI and raised in Flint, MI, Mrs. Hansen was a daughter of the late William Carl Bingle and Vida Bingel Smith. She was a homemaker and had lived in Aiken since 2005. Mrs. Hansen was a member of South...

Robert Wilton Cone, Sr.

Robert Wilton Cone, Sr.

Oct 15, 2012

AIKEN, SC - Beloved husband, father, grandfather, uncle and friend, Robert W. (Bill, Bob, Wilton) Cone, Sr., 80, of Aiken, passed peacefully from this life at home with his family on Monday, October 15, 2012. Mr. Cone is survived by his wife, Roberta H. Cone; children, Margaret Cone Miller, Columbia, SC, Robert W. Cone, Jr., Palm Springs, CA, Jeffrey E....

Colleen Glaser

Colleen Glaser

Oct 10, 2012

AIKEN – Ms. Colleen Glaser, 92, passed away Wednesday, October 10, 2012. Funeral arrangements will be announced by SHELLHOUSE FUNERAL HOME INC., 924 HAYNE AVE., AIKEN, SC

Paula Parsley

Paula Parsley

Oct 8, 2012

WINDSOR, SC - PAULA JOY PARSLEY, 60, beloved wife of the Late James Delmar Parsley, died Monday, October 08, 2012 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Born in Houston, TX, Paula was the daughter of Walter and Martha Driver. She had lived in Aiken since 2001 and was an area manager with Subway (Kent's Korner), and also worked in the lawn...

Angie Risher

Angie Risher

Oct 3, 2012

ANGIE RISHER AIKEN, SC - ANDROMEDA "ANGIE" RISHER, 75, widow of Julius Rhett Risher, Jr., died Wednesday, October 3, 2012 at her residence. A native of Charleston, SC, Angie was a daughter of the late Fritz Leon and Gladys Odelya Bennett Strobel. She grew up in Hampton, SC and was a graduate of Wade Hampton High School. Mrs. Risher had...

Richard Ingersoll Webster

Richard Ingersoll Webster

Sep 29, 2012

Arrangements will be announced by SHELLHOUSE FUNERAL HOME, INC., 924 HAYNE AVE., AIKEN, SC

Dr. Joseph R. Brooks

Dr. Joseph R. Brooks

Sep 28, 2012

AIKEN - Dr. Joseph Russell Brooks, age 81, of Aiken, South Carolina, died peacefully of pancreatic cancer Friday, September 28, 2012, at University Hospital. Born August 18, 1931, in Charlotte, North Carolina, he was the son of the late Brown Wilson Brooks and the late Grace Allen Brooks. He was preceded in death by his brother, Allen Brooks and sister,...

Beverly Wiggins Key

Beverly Wiggins Key

Sep 27, 2012

Aiken, SC- Mrs. Beverly J. Wiggins Key, 73, entered into rest on Thursday, September 27, 2012 at her residence. Mrs. Key was born in Galveston, Texas, having made Aiken her home since 1969. She was a member of the VFW and retired from sales in the insurance industry. Mrs. Key enjoyed doing crafts and working in her garden. She loved...

Barbara Jean Mangrum Auvenshine

Barbara Jean Mangrum Auvenshine

Sep 26, 2012

AIKEN - Barbara Jean Mangrum Auvenshine, 76, beloved wife of Cullen Debro Auvenshine passed away on September 26, 2012 at their home on Edgefield Hwy. Barbara was a native of Milan, TN and moved to Aiken in 1971 with her family. Barbara worked with abused and neglected children, retiring in 2003. She was a devoted wife, mother, and Granny and...

William Shirah

William Shirah

Sep 26, 2012

AIKEN – William Jessie Shirah, 88, beloved husband of Blanche Hayes Shirah, passed away September 26, 2012. Born in West Columbia, SC to the late Willie J. and Lessie Marie Shirah, William served in USNR during WWII then becoming a police officer for the Columbia Police Department. He also was a private pilot, a member of the American Legion Post...

Eve Mortimer Pekkala

Eve Mortimer Pekkala

Sep 25, 2012

AIKEN – Mrs. Eve Mortimer Pekkala, 55, beloved wife of Stephen Frazer Pekkala, died Tuesday, September 25, 2012. A memorial gathering will be announced at a later date. SHELLHOUSE FUNERAL HOME, INC., 924 HAYNE AVE., AIKEN, SC

Ronald Lee Bibb

Ronald Lee Bibb

Sep 20, 2012

AIKEN, SC – RONALD LEE BIBB, 71, beloved husband of the late Dorothy Jean Fox Bibb, died on Thursday, September 20, 2012 at his residence. Born near Clarksville, TN, Ronald was a son of the late Millard Fillmore II and Alberta Pope Bibb. He attended Austin Peay State University on a full scholarship and graduated with honors in 1962. He...

Beverly Gracey

Beverly Gracey

Sep 19, 2012

AIKEN, SC - BEVERLY JANE GRACEY, 65, died Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at Pepper Hill Nursing Center. A native of New London, CT, Beverly was a daughter of the late John Scarsdale and Merle Bertha Stacey Gracey. She moved to New Ellenton in 1965 and had been a resident of Pepper Hill Nursing Center for the last 18 years. Survivors...

Maude K. Pinson

Maude K. Pinson

Sep 19, 2012

AIKEN, SC - Maude Kammer Pinson passed away September 19, 2012; she was 90 years old. Maude was born in New York September 18, 1922 to the late Morris Kammer and Gabrielle Gonin Kammer. She graduated from Andrew Jackson High School in Queens, New York and from City College business school in New York City. She was employed by Coble...

Elizabeth Oerman

Elizabeth Oerman

Sep 17, 2012

RIDGE SPRING, SC - ELIZABETH ANN "LIBBY" OERMAN, 25, died suddenly Monday, September 16, 2012 as a result of a pedestrian accident in Augusta, GA. Born in West Columbia, SC, Libby was a daughter of Charles and Cheryl Pollock Oerman. She grew up in Aiken and was a 2006 graduate of Silver Bluff High School. She was a resident of...

James Odell Huffman, Jr.

James Odell Huffman, Jr.

Sep 15, 2012

AIKEN, SC - JAMES ODELL HUFFMAN, JR., 47, beloved husband of Kathy Ann Gilliland Huffman, died suddenly, Saturday, September 15, 2012 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Pineville, NC, James was a son of the late James Odell Huffman, Sr., and the late Billie Ann McIntyre Wildes. He had been living in Aiken since January after spending the...

Col. (Ret.) John L. Cannon,

Col. (Ret.) John L. Cannon,

Sep 14, 2012

AIKEN, SC - COL (Ret.) JOHN L. CANNON, US Army, 81, beloved husband of June Henry Cannon, died Friday, September 14, 2012 at Pepper Hill Nursing Center. A native of Opelika, AL, John was a son of the late Garvin and Mamie Walker Cannon. He was a graduate of West Point Military Academy and earned a Masters degree in Civil...

Sarah Rayfield

Sarah Rayfield

Sep 12, 2012

AIKEN, SC - MRS. SARAH JOE HARRIS RAYFIELD, 72, died Wednesday, September 12, 2012 following a brief illness. Born August 4, 1940 in Raleigh, Mississippi, Sarah was the daughter of the late Dewey Joe and Mabel Headrick Harris. During elementary and high school years she attended a dozen schools from the Gulf Coast to Ohio. She graduated from Demopolis, Alabama...

Robert Lewis Pollard

Robert Lewis Pollard

Sep 11, 2012

AIKEN, SC - ROBERT LEWIS POLLARD, 90, widower of Beulah Dorris Pollard, died Tuesday, September 11, 2012 at Georgia Health Sciences University. A native of Yimauma, FL, Mr. Pollard was a son of the late Percy L. and Arie Bowman Pollard. He had lived in Aiken since 1953 and was a retired electrical engineer with DuPont and Westinghouse at the...

Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

Roxy Jordan Bouknight

Roxy Jordan Bouknight

Oct 18, 2012

"THE ONLY PAIN SHE EVER CAUSED WAS WHEN SHE LEFT US." NEW ELLENTON, SC- MRS. ROXY JORDAN BOUKNIGHT, 84, passed away on Thursday, October 18, 2012 at Aiken Regional Medical Center. She was born on August 12, 1928 to the late Lewis Malone Jordan and Sadie Strom Jordan. She grew up in Greenwood, SC and graduated from Lander College. She...

Elois Merle Farmer Hansen

Elois Merle Farmer Hansen

Oct 15, 2012

AIKEN, SC - ELOIS MERLE FARMER HANSEN, 89, died Monday, October 15, 2012 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Born in Montrose, MI and raised in Flint, MI, Mrs. Hansen was a daughter of the late William Carl Bingle and Vida Bingel Smith. She was a homemaker and had lived in Aiken since 2005. Mrs. Hansen was a member of South...

Robert Wilton Cone, Sr.

Robert Wilton Cone, Sr.

Oct 15, 2012

AIKEN, SC - Beloved husband, father, grandfather, uncle and friend, Robert W. (Bill, Bob, Wilton) Cone, Sr., 80, of Aiken, passed peacefully from this life at home with his family on Monday, October 15, 2012. Mr. Cone is survived by his wife, Roberta H. Cone; children, Margaret Cone Miller, Columbia, SC, Robert W. Cone, Jr., Palm Springs, CA, Jeffrey E....

Colleen Glaser

Colleen Glaser

Oct 10, 2012

AIKEN – Ms. Colleen Glaser, 92, passed away Wednesday, October 10, 2012. Funeral arrangements will be announced by SHELLHOUSE FUNERAL HOME INC., 924 HAYNE AVE., AIKEN, SC

Paula Parsley

Paula Parsley

Oct 8, 2012

WINDSOR, SC - PAULA JOY PARSLEY, 60, beloved wife of the Late James Delmar Parsley, died Monday, October 08, 2012 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Born in Houston, TX, Paula was the daughter of Walter and Martha Driver. She had lived in Aiken since 2001 and was an area manager with Subway (Kent's Korner), and also worked in the lawn...

Angie Risher

Angie Risher

Oct 3, 2012

ANGIE RISHER AIKEN, SC - ANDROMEDA "ANGIE" RISHER, 75, widow of Julius Rhett Risher, Jr., died Wednesday, October 3, 2012 at her residence. A native of Charleston, SC, Angie was a daughter of the late Fritz Leon and Gladys Odelya Bennett Strobel. She grew up in Hampton, SC and was a graduate of Wade Hampton High School. Mrs. Risher had...

Richard Ingersoll Webster

Richard Ingersoll Webster

Sep 29, 2012

Arrangements will be announced by SHELLHOUSE FUNERAL HOME, INC., 924 HAYNE AVE., AIKEN, SC

Dr. Joseph R. Brooks

Dr. Joseph R. Brooks

Sep 28, 2012

AIKEN - Dr. Joseph Russell Brooks, age 81, of Aiken, South Carolina, died peacefully of pancreatic cancer Friday, September 28, 2012, at University Hospital. Born August 18, 1931, in Charlotte, North Carolina, he was the son of the late Brown Wilson Brooks and the late Grace Allen Brooks. He was preceded in death by his brother, Allen Brooks and sister,...

Beverly Wiggins Key

Beverly Wiggins Key

Sep 27, 2012

Aiken, SC- Mrs. Beverly J. Wiggins Key, 73, entered into rest on Thursday, September 27, 2012 at her residence. Mrs. Key was born in Galveston, Texas, having made Aiken her home since 1969. She was a member of the VFW and retired from sales in the insurance industry. Mrs. Key enjoyed doing crafts and working in her garden. She loved...

Barbara Jean Mangrum Auvenshine

Barbara Jean Mangrum Auvenshine

Sep 26, 2012

AIKEN - Barbara Jean Mangrum Auvenshine, 76, beloved wife of Cullen Debro Auvenshine passed away on September 26, 2012 at their home on Edgefield Hwy. Barbara was a native of Milan, TN and moved to Aiken in 1971 with her family. Barbara worked with abused and neglected children, retiring in 2003. She was a devoted wife, mother, and Granny and...

William Shirah

William Shirah

Sep 26, 2012

AIKEN – William Jessie Shirah, 88, beloved husband of Blanche Hayes Shirah, passed away September 26, 2012. Born in West Columbia, SC to the late Willie J. and Lessie Marie Shirah, William served in USNR during WWII then becoming a police officer for the Columbia Police Department. He also was a private pilot, a member of the American Legion Post...

Eve Mortimer Pekkala

Eve Mortimer Pekkala

Sep 25, 2012

AIKEN – Mrs. Eve Mortimer Pekkala, 55, beloved wife of Stephen Frazer Pekkala, died Tuesday, September 25, 2012. A memorial gathering will be announced at a later date. SHELLHOUSE FUNERAL HOME, INC., 924 HAYNE AVE., AIKEN, SC

Ronald Lee Bibb

Ronald Lee Bibb

Sep 20, 2012

AIKEN, SC – RONALD LEE BIBB, 71, beloved husband of the late Dorothy Jean Fox Bibb, died on Thursday, September 20, 2012 at his residence. Born near Clarksville, TN, Ronald was a son of the late Millard Fillmore II and Alberta Pope Bibb. He attended Austin Peay State University on a full scholarship and graduated with honors in 1962. He...

Beverly Gracey

Beverly Gracey

Sep 19, 2012

AIKEN, SC - BEVERLY JANE GRACEY, 65, died Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at Pepper Hill Nursing Center. A native of New London, CT, Beverly was a daughter of the late John Scarsdale and Merle Bertha Stacey Gracey. She moved to New Ellenton in 1965 and had been a resident of Pepper Hill Nursing Center for the last 18 years. Survivors...

Maude K. Pinson

Maude K. Pinson

Sep 19, 2012

AIKEN, SC - Maude Kammer Pinson passed away September 19, 2012; she was 90 years old. Maude was born in New York September 18, 1922 to the late Morris Kammer and Gabrielle Gonin Kammer. She graduated from Andrew Jackson High School in Queens, New York and from City College business school in New York City. She was employed by Coble...

Elizabeth Oerman

Elizabeth Oerman

Sep 17, 2012

RIDGE SPRING, SC - ELIZABETH ANN "LIBBY" OERMAN, 25, died suddenly Monday, September 16, 2012 as a result of a pedestrian accident in Augusta, GA. Born in West Columbia, SC, Libby was a daughter of Charles and Cheryl Pollock Oerman. She grew up in Aiken and was a 2006 graduate of Silver Bluff High School. She was a resident of...

James Odell Huffman, Jr.

James Odell Huffman, Jr.

Sep 15, 2012

AIKEN, SC - JAMES ODELL HUFFMAN, JR., 47, beloved husband of Kathy Ann Gilliland Huffman, died suddenly, Saturday, September 15, 2012 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Pineville, NC, James was a son of the late James Odell Huffman, Sr., and the late Billie Ann McIntyre Wildes. He had been living in Aiken since January after spending the...

Col. (Ret.) John L. Cannon,

Col. (Ret.) John L. Cannon,

Sep 14, 2012

AIKEN, SC - COL (Ret.) JOHN L. CANNON, US Army, 81, beloved husband of June Henry Cannon, died Friday, September 14, 2012 at Pepper Hill Nursing Center. A native of Opelika, AL, John was a son of the late Garvin and Mamie Walker Cannon. He was a graduate of West Point Military Academy and earned a Masters degree in Civil...

Sarah Rayfield

Sarah Rayfield

Sep 12, 2012

AIKEN, SC - MRS. SARAH JOE HARRIS RAYFIELD, 72, died Wednesday, September 12, 2012 following a brief illness. Born August 4, 1940 in Raleigh, Mississippi, Sarah was the daughter of the late Dewey Joe and Mabel Headrick Harris. During elementary and high school years she attended a dozen schools from the Gulf Coast to Ohio. She graduated from Demopolis, Alabama...

Robert Lewis Pollard

Robert Lewis Pollard

Sep 11, 2012

AIKEN, SC - ROBERT LEWIS POLLARD, 90, widower of Beulah Dorris Pollard, died Tuesday, September 11, 2012 at Georgia Health Sciences University. A native of Yimauma, FL, Mr. Pollard was a son of the late Percy L. and Arie Bowman Pollard. He had lived in Aiken since 1953 and was a retired electrical engineer with DuPont and Westinghouse at the...