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Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

Bruce Weidenbacker

Bruce Weidenbacker

Mar 30, 2012

AIKEN, SC -- Courtney Bruce Weidenbacker, 93, of Aiken, passed away with his wife and daughter at his side Friday, March 30 at Aiken Regional Hospital after a brief illness. Bruce was born in Philadelphia but spent most of his youth in Argentina. He attended Stanton Military Academy, the University of Virginia and the Georgetown School of Foreign Service. Due...

Kathryn D. Larkin

Kathryn D. Larkin

Mar 30, 2012

AIKEN, SC -- KATHRYN D. LARKIN, 84, widow of Harold William Larkin, died Friday, March 30, 2012 at Trinity Lutheran Home. Born in New York, Mrs. Larkin was a daughter of the late Gustave and Donaldena McKenzie Fausel. She moved to Aiken 7 years ago from South Florida. She was a member of Cedar Creek Church and was a former...

Chad Austin Brown

Chad Austin Brown

Mar 30, 2012

AIKEN - Chad Austin Brown, 33, died Friday, March 30, 2012. Chad was born in Memphis, TN, a son of William W. Brown and Cynthia April Rogers Clark, Rienzi, MS. He had been a resident of Aiken for 10 years and was in the ABATE Motorcycle Club. He was a carpenter. In addition to his parents, he is survived by...

Julius Rhett Risher, Jr.

Julius Rhett Risher, Jr.

Mar 29, 2012

AIKEN, SC -- JULIUS RHETT RISHER, JR., 77, beloved husband of Angie Risher, died Thursday, March 29, 2012 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Charleston, SC, Mr. Risher was a son of the late Julius Rhett and Mary Garris Risher, Sr. He was a graduate of Carlisle Military School and had lived in Aiken since 1954. He worked...

Doris Roach Jeter

Doris Roach Jeter

Mar 29, 2012

AIKEN, SC – Doris Roach Jeter, 82, passed away on Friday, March 29, 2012 in Aiken, SC. She was the daughter of the late James Louise and Bessie Lee Harbin Black, born December 16, 1929, in Anderson, SC Mrs. Jeter was educated in the public schools of Shelby, Statesville, and Charlotte, NC, and Anderson, SC, where she graduated high school....

Florence M. Conrad

Florence M. Conrad

Mar 26, 2012

AIKEN, SC -- Burial services for Florence Marie Mason Conrad of Aiken will be held on Sunday, April 1, 2012 at 1:30 PM at historic Bethany Cemetery with The Reverend Dr. George K. Howle officiating. Mrs. Conrad died Sunday, March 25, 2012 at her residence. Born in Syracuse, NY on October 18, 1925, she was the daughter of the late...

Naomi Valentine Stallings

Naomi Valentine Stallings

Mar 25, 2012

AIKEN - Mrs. Naomi Valentine Stallings, 79, died Sunday, March 25, 2012. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 PM Thursday at Ocean Grove Baptist Church with the Reverend Charles Jenkins officiating. The family will receive friends following the service. Mrs. Stallings was a lifelong resident of Aiken, and was a daughter of the late Chester Valentine, Sr., and...

Ida Weathers Hammond

Ida Weathers Hammond

Mar 25, 2012

AIKEN - Mrs. Ida Weathers Hammond, 93, died Sunday, March 25, 2012. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 PM Wednesday in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend Dr. Fred W. Andrea III officiating. Interment will follow in Historic Bethany Cemetery. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Barbara Smith Sunday School Class. Mrs. Hammond was born in...

George Roland Brooks

George Roland Brooks

Mar 24, 2012

AIKEN - Mr. George Roland Brooks, 90, died Saturday, March 24, 2012. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM Friday, March 30 at Trinity United Methodist Church with the Reverend Dr. Rodney K. Powell officiating. The family will receive friends following the service. Interment will be held in Union Springs, AL at a later date. Honorary pallbearers will...

Steve Earnhardt Talbert

Steve Earnhardt Talbert

Mar 23, 2012

AIKEN - Mr. Steve Earnhardt Talbert, 66, died Friday, March 23, 2012. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM Tuesday in the Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend James Bankhead officiating. Interment with Masonic Rites will follow in Historic Bethany Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Gary Friday, Gil O'Brian, Kevin Orander, Charles Heath, Woody Wilkie, Johnny Brooks, Lavern Hartley...

Wilburn Whitlock Morris

Wilburn Whitlock Morris

Mar 20, 2012

AIKEN - Mr. Wilburn Whitlock Morris, 80, died Tuesday, March 20, 2012. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Thursday in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend Taylor Wells officiating. Interment will follow in the Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Jacob Morris, Benjamin Morris, James Dale, Ed Dale, Ben Bindewald, Nat Newsome, Robbie Willing, David...

Dr. Thomas Scott Truitt, Col. US Army (Ret.)

Dr. Thomas Scott Truitt, Col. US Army (Ret.)

Mar 19, 2012

AIKEN – Dr. Thomas Scott Truitt, DMD, Ret Col., 62, the loving husband of Lana Truitt, died Monday, March 19, 2012. Born in Rochester, IN, Dr. Truitt was the son of Gregory and Dorothy Ley Truitt. He was a veteran of the United States Army Reserves and retired with the rank of Colonel. Dr. Truitt was a member of many...

Frederik Burr Christensen

Frederik Burr Christensen

Mar 15, 2012

AIKEN - Mr. Frederik Burr Christensen, 82, died Thursday, March 15, 2012. Known by his family and friends as a Master Story Teller, “Folio Fred” Christensen’s story began on October 7th, 1929 in Savannah Georgia. Oh, what a wonderful story it is! Born to parents Frederick Holmes and Helen Burr Christensen, and the grandson of Harry Porter and Lila Collins...

Ed Cummings, Jr.

Ed Cummings, Jr.

Mar 15, 2012

Mr. Cummings has been conveyed to Elizabethtown, KY for funeral services and interment under the direction of Brown Funeral Home. SHELLHOUSE - RIVERS FUNERAL HOME, 715 EAST PINE LOG RD., AIKEN, SC

Charlotte Hundertmark

Charlotte Hundertmark

Mar 15, 2012

SHELLHOUSE - RIVERS FUNERAL HOME.COM

Tara Lee Shellhouse

Tara Lee Shellhouse

Mar 12, 2012

AIKEN - Tara Lee Shellhouse, 38, the oldest daughter of Robert and Brenda Shellhouse, died Monday, March 12 at University Hospital after a life-long battle with Chronic Granulomatous Disease (CGD). CGD is a rare blood disorder affecting the immune system. Tara graduated from Aiken High School in 1991. She attended Southern Seminary College in Roanoke, VA. After finishing school, Tara...

Jack Ashe

Jack Ashe

Mar 12, 2012

AIKEN, SC -- JACK ASHE, 84, widower of MIldred M. "Mickey" Ashe, died Tuesday, March 12, 2012 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Hayesville, NC, Mr. Ashe was a son of the late Claude and Maude Cabe Ashe. He was a veteran of the United States Army during World War II, serving with the 397th Military Police Battalion...

Judith King

Judith King

Mar 11, 2012

Arrangements will be announced by SHELLHOUSE-RIVERS FUNERAL HOME, INC., 715 EAST. PINE LOG RD., AIKEN, SC

Gladys Partridge

Gladys Partridge

Mar 10, 2012

AIKEN, SC -- GLADYS THORNBURG PARTRIDGE, 89, widow of Gordon W. Partridge, died Saturday, March 10, 2012 at her residence. A native of Gilbert, LA, Mrs. Partridge was a daughter of the late Wallace Lee and Avis Huggins Thornburg. She was a homemaker. Her late husband retired from the aerospace industry before moving to Northern California. They later lived in...

Norma Keel Farrar

Norma Keel Farrar

Mar 10, 2012

AIKEN - Mrs. Norma K. Farrar passed away at Aiken Regional Medical Centers on March 10, 2012 at the age of 89. She was born on December 25, 1922 in Pikeville, KY to Gertrude and Roy Duran Keel. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Farrar was preceded in death by her loving and devoted husband Glen E. Farrar, and her...

Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

Bruce Weidenbacker

Bruce Weidenbacker

Mar 30, 2012

AIKEN, SC -- Courtney Bruce Weidenbacker, 93, of Aiken, passed away with his wife and daughter at his side Friday, March 30 at Aiken Regional Hospital after a brief illness. Bruce was born in Philadelphia but spent most of his youth in Argentina. He attended Stanton Military Academy, the University of Virginia and the Georgetown School of Foreign Service. Due...

Kathryn D. Larkin

Kathryn D. Larkin

Mar 30, 2012

AIKEN, SC -- KATHRYN D. LARKIN, 84, widow of Harold William Larkin, died Friday, March 30, 2012 at Trinity Lutheran Home. Born in New York, Mrs. Larkin was a daughter of the late Gustave and Donaldena McKenzie Fausel. She moved to Aiken 7 years ago from South Florida. She was a member of Cedar Creek Church and was a former...

Chad Austin Brown

Chad Austin Brown

Mar 30, 2012

AIKEN - Chad Austin Brown, 33, died Friday, March 30, 2012. Chad was born in Memphis, TN, a son of William W. Brown and Cynthia April Rogers Clark, Rienzi, MS. He had been a resident of Aiken for 10 years and was in the ABATE Motorcycle Club. He was a carpenter. In addition to his parents, he is survived by...

Julius Rhett Risher, Jr.

Julius Rhett Risher, Jr.

Mar 29, 2012

AIKEN, SC -- JULIUS RHETT RISHER, JR., 77, beloved husband of Angie Risher, died Thursday, March 29, 2012 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Charleston, SC, Mr. Risher was a son of the late Julius Rhett and Mary Garris Risher, Sr. He was a graduate of Carlisle Military School and had lived in Aiken since 1954. He worked...

Doris Roach Jeter

Doris Roach Jeter

Mar 29, 2012

AIKEN, SC – Doris Roach Jeter, 82, passed away on Friday, March 29, 2012 in Aiken, SC. She was the daughter of the late James Louise and Bessie Lee Harbin Black, born December 16, 1929, in Anderson, SC Mrs. Jeter was educated in the public schools of Shelby, Statesville, and Charlotte, NC, and Anderson, SC, where she graduated high school....

Florence M. Conrad

Florence M. Conrad

Mar 26, 2012

AIKEN, SC -- Burial services for Florence Marie Mason Conrad of Aiken will be held on Sunday, April 1, 2012 at 1:30 PM at historic Bethany Cemetery with The Reverend Dr. George K. Howle officiating. Mrs. Conrad died Sunday, March 25, 2012 at her residence. Born in Syracuse, NY on October 18, 1925, she was the daughter of the late...

Naomi Valentine Stallings

Naomi Valentine Stallings

Mar 25, 2012

AIKEN - Mrs. Naomi Valentine Stallings, 79, died Sunday, March 25, 2012. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 PM Thursday at Ocean Grove Baptist Church with the Reverend Charles Jenkins officiating. The family will receive friends following the service. Mrs. Stallings was a lifelong resident of Aiken, and was a daughter of the late Chester Valentine, Sr., and...

Ida Weathers Hammond

Ida Weathers Hammond

Mar 25, 2012

AIKEN - Mrs. Ida Weathers Hammond, 93, died Sunday, March 25, 2012. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 PM Wednesday in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend Dr. Fred W. Andrea III officiating. Interment will follow in Historic Bethany Cemetery. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Barbara Smith Sunday School Class. Mrs. Hammond was born in...

George Roland Brooks

George Roland Brooks

Mar 24, 2012

AIKEN - Mr. George Roland Brooks, 90, died Saturday, March 24, 2012. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM Friday, March 30 at Trinity United Methodist Church with the Reverend Dr. Rodney K. Powell officiating. The family will receive friends following the service. Interment will be held in Union Springs, AL at a later date. Honorary pallbearers will...

Steve Earnhardt Talbert

Steve Earnhardt Talbert

Mar 23, 2012

AIKEN - Mr. Steve Earnhardt Talbert, 66, died Friday, March 23, 2012. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM Tuesday in the Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend James Bankhead officiating. Interment with Masonic Rites will follow in Historic Bethany Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Gary Friday, Gil O'Brian, Kevin Orander, Charles Heath, Woody Wilkie, Johnny Brooks, Lavern Hartley...

Wilburn Whitlock Morris

Wilburn Whitlock Morris

Mar 20, 2012

AIKEN - Mr. Wilburn Whitlock Morris, 80, died Tuesday, March 20, 2012. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Thursday in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend Taylor Wells officiating. Interment will follow in the Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Jacob Morris, Benjamin Morris, James Dale, Ed Dale, Ben Bindewald, Nat Newsome, Robbie Willing, David...

Dr. Thomas Scott Truitt, Col. US Army (Ret.)

Dr. Thomas Scott Truitt, Col. US Army (Ret.)

Mar 19, 2012

AIKEN – Dr. Thomas Scott Truitt, DMD, Ret Col., 62, the loving husband of Lana Truitt, died Monday, March 19, 2012. Born in Rochester, IN, Dr. Truitt was the son of Gregory and Dorothy Ley Truitt. He was a veteran of the United States Army Reserves and retired with the rank of Colonel. Dr. Truitt was a member of many...

Frederik Burr Christensen

Frederik Burr Christensen

Mar 15, 2012

AIKEN - Mr. Frederik Burr Christensen, 82, died Thursday, March 15, 2012. Known by his family and friends as a Master Story Teller, “Folio Fred” Christensen’s story began on October 7th, 1929 in Savannah Georgia. Oh, what a wonderful story it is! Born to parents Frederick Holmes and Helen Burr Christensen, and the grandson of Harry Porter and Lila Collins...

Ed Cummings, Jr.

Ed Cummings, Jr.

Mar 15, 2012

Mr. Cummings has been conveyed to Elizabethtown, KY for funeral services and interment under the direction of Brown Funeral Home. SHELLHOUSE - RIVERS FUNERAL HOME, 715 EAST PINE LOG RD., AIKEN, SC

Charlotte Hundertmark

Charlotte Hundertmark

Mar 15, 2012

SHELLHOUSE - RIVERS FUNERAL HOME.COM

Tara Lee Shellhouse

Tara Lee Shellhouse

Mar 12, 2012

AIKEN - Tara Lee Shellhouse, 38, the oldest daughter of Robert and Brenda Shellhouse, died Monday, March 12 at University Hospital after a life-long battle with Chronic Granulomatous Disease (CGD). CGD is a rare blood disorder affecting the immune system. Tara graduated from Aiken High School in 1991. She attended Southern Seminary College in Roanoke, VA. After finishing school, Tara...

Jack Ashe

Jack Ashe

Mar 12, 2012

AIKEN, SC -- JACK ASHE, 84, widower of MIldred M. "Mickey" Ashe, died Tuesday, March 12, 2012 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Hayesville, NC, Mr. Ashe was a son of the late Claude and Maude Cabe Ashe. He was a veteran of the United States Army during World War II, serving with the 397th Military Police Battalion...

Judith King

Judith King

Mar 11, 2012

Arrangements will be announced by SHELLHOUSE-RIVERS FUNERAL HOME, INC., 715 EAST. PINE LOG RD., AIKEN, SC

Gladys Partridge

Gladys Partridge

Mar 10, 2012

AIKEN, SC -- GLADYS THORNBURG PARTRIDGE, 89, widow of Gordon W. Partridge, died Saturday, March 10, 2012 at her residence. A native of Gilbert, LA, Mrs. Partridge was a daughter of the late Wallace Lee and Avis Huggins Thornburg. She was a homemaker. Her late husband retired from the aerospace industry before moving to Northern California. They later lived in...

Norma Keel Farrar

Norma Keel Farrar

Mar 10, 2012

AIKEN - Mrs. Norma K. Farrar passed away at Aiken Regional Medical Centers on March 10, 2012 at the age of 89. She was born on December 25, 1922 in Pikeville, KY to Gertrude and Roy Duran Keel. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Farrar was preceded in death by her loving and devoted husband Glen E. Farrar, and her...

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