Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

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...

William Piesch, Jr.

William Piesch, Jr.

Mar 10, 2012

AIKEN, SC - William Albert Piesch, Jr. , 87, died Saturday, March 10, 2012. Bill was born in Brooklyn, New York on Sept. 5, 1925, the only child of the late William A. and Harriet Brady Piesch. He graduated from Brooklyn Technical High School and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. Between high school and college, he had proudly...

Jerry Willie Jackson, Sr.

Jerry Willie Jackson, Sr.

Mar 7, 2012

AIKEN, SC -- JERRY WILLIE JACKSON, SR., 75, beloved husband of Olla Ligons Jackson, died Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at Doctors Hospital in Augusta. Born on September 10, 1936, Jerry was the first born of nine siblings of Louie and Clementine Mobley Jackson. He attended and graduated from Edgefield County Training School. He was united in marriage to Olla Ligons...

Mary Ruth Taylor Rogers

Mary Ruth Taylor Rogers

Mar 7, 2012

AIKEN, SC -- MARY RUTH TAYLOR ROGERS, 82, widow of William Charles "Bill" Rogers, died Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at Pepper Hill Nursing Center. A native of Asheville, NC, Mrs. Rogers was a daughter of the late Vinson Hestello and Laura Josephine Owenby Taylor. She had lived in Aiken since 1952 and worked as a library assistant at libraries in...

Robert A. Adams

Robert A. Adams

Mar 7, 2012

WILLISTON, SC -- ROBERT A. ADAMS, 65, beloved husband of Melinda Lee Adams, died Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at his residence. Born in Auburn, AL, Bob was a son of the late Robert W. and Elizabeth Kilpatrick Adams. He graduated from Auburn University with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering. After college he became a corporate pilot for Delta Tire Company...

Carol Sampson Copeland Steinhauser

Carol Sampson Copeland Steinhauser

Mar 6, 2012

AIKEN, SC -- CAROL SAMPSON COPELAND STEINHAUSER, 72, widow of Pete Steinhauser, died Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at her residence. A native of Trenton, NJ, Carol was a daughter of the late Frank and Miriam Winner Sampson. She was a graduate of the Columbia School of Nursing and was a registered nurse. She lived in Columbia for a number of...

Vivian Williamson Rash Lofgren

Vivian Williamson Rash Lofgren

Mar 4, 2012

Mrs. Vivian Williamson Lofgren of Aiken, S. C. died at Carrington Place in Matthews, N.C. on March 4, 2012. She was born in Aiken, September l5, l912 to the late James Luke and Katie Sanders Williamson. A life-long member of the First Baptist Church, she was a member of the Barbara Smith Sunday School class and the Pauline White Circle....

James "Jim" William Morris

James "Jim" William Morris

Mar 2, 2012

AIKEN - Mr. James "Jim" William Morris, 80, died Friday, March 2, 2012. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM Tuesday at Millbrook Baptist Church with the Reverend Dr. Eddie Leopard and the Reverend Dr. Chris Masters officiating. A private interment will be held prior to the service. The family will receive friends following the service. Honorary pallbearers...

Charles Edmund Armitage

Charles Edmund Armitage

Feb 27, 2012

Captain Charles Edmund Armitage, USN, Retired Charles “Chuck” Armitage passed away on 27 February 2012 in Aiken, South Carolina. He was 66 years old. Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Chuck was raised in Rome, New York. He graduated from the University of Maine in 1967 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering, and received a Commission into the United...

James E Gerth

James E Gerth

Feb 24, 2012

AIKEN, SC -- JAMES E. GERTH, 78, died Friday, February 24, 2012 at his residence in Aiken. A native of Dayton, KY, Mr. Gerth was a son of the late Elmer and Florence McKee Gerth. He retired as Vice President of Marketing and Sales for Ziff Davis Enterprise in New York. Survivors include his daughter, Kay Byrnes; three step-daughters, Melissa...

John Raleigh Boulware

John Raleigh Boulware

Feb 20, 2012

AIKEN, SC -- JOHN RALEIGH BOULWARE, 93, widower of Lesa Dick Boulware, died Monday, February 20, 2012 at Providence Hospital North East in Columbia, SC. A native of Winnsboro, SC, Mr. Boulware was a son of the late Robert and Jeanette Pope Boulware. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army during World War II. Mr. Boulware lived in Aiken...

Doris Franklin Redd

Doris Franklin Redd

Feb 18, 2012

AIKEN, SC -- DORIS FRANKLIN REDD, 87, widow of James Redd, died Saturday, February 18, 2012 at Pepper Hill Nursing Home. A native and lifelong resident of Aiken, Mrs. Redd worked for 27 years at A & P Supermarket. She was a member of Memorial Baptist Church. Survivors include a daughter, Ponnie (Mike) Reynolds, Evans, GA; a son, Terry (Rachel)...

Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

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...

William Piesch, Jr.

William Piesch, Jr.

Mar 10, 2012

AIKEN, SC - William Albert Piesch, Jr. , 87, died Saturday, March 10, 2012. Bill was born in Brooklyn, New York on Sept. 5, 1925, the only child of the late William A. and Harriet Brady Piesch. He graduated from Brooklyn Technical High School and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. Between high school and college, he had proudly...

Jerry Willie Jackson, Sr.

Jerry Willie Jackson, Sr.

Mar 7, 2012

AIKEN, SC -- JERRY WILLIE JACKSON, SR., 75, beloved husband of Olla Ligons Jackson, died Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at Doctors Hospital in Augusta. Born on September 10, 1936, Jerry was the first born of nine siblings of Louie and Clementine Mobley Jackson. He attended and graduated from Edgefield County Training School. He was united in marriage to Olla Ligons...

Mary Ruth Taylor Rogers

Mary Ruth Taylor Rogers

Mar 7, 2012

AIKEN, SC -- MARY RUTH TAYLOR ROGERS, 82, widow of William Charles "Bill" Rogers, died Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at Pepper Hill Nursing Center. A native of Asheville, NC, Mrs. Rogers was a daughter of the late Vinson Hestello and Laura Josephine Owenby Taylor. She had lived in Aiken since 1952 and worked as a library assistant at libraries in...

Robert A. Adams

Robert A. Adams

Mar 7, 2012

WILLISTON, SC -- ROBERT A. ADAMS, 65, beloved husband of Melinda Lee Adams, died Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at his residence. Born in Auburn, AL, Bob was a son of the late Robert W. and Elizabeth Kilpatrick Adams. He graduated from Auburn University with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering. After college he became a corporate pilot for Delta Tire Company...

Carol Sampson Copeland Steinhauser

Carol Sampson Copeland Steinhauser

Mar 6, 2012

AIKEN, SC -- CAROL SAMPSON COPELAND STEINHAUSER, 72, widow of Pete Steinhauser, died Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at her residence. A native of Trenton, NJ, Carol was a daughter of the late Frank and Miriam Winner Sampson. She was a graduate of the Columbia School of Nursing and was a registered nurse. She lived in Columbia for a number of...

Vivian Williamson Rash Lofgren

Vivian Williamson Rash Lofgren

Mar 4, 2012

Mrs. Vivian Williamson Lofgren of Aiken, S. C. died at Carrington Place in Matthews, N.C. on March 4, 2012. She was born in Aiken, September l5, l912 to the late James Luke and Katie Sanders Williamson. A life-long member of the First Baptist Church, she was a member of the Barbara Smith Sunday School class and the Pauline White Circle....

James "Jim" William Morris

James "Jim" William Morris

Mar 2, 2012

AIKEN - Mr. James "Jim" William Morris, 80, died Friday, March 2, 2012. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM Tuesday at Millbrook Baptist Church with the Reverend Dr. Eddie Leopard and the Reverend Dr. Chris Masters officiating. A private interment will be held prior to the service. The family will receive friends following the service. Honorary pallbearers...

Charles Edmund Armitage

Charles Edmund Armitage

Feb 27, 2012

Captain Charles Edmund Armitage, USN, Retired Charles “Chuck” Armitage passed away on 27 February 2012 in Aiken, South Carolina. He was 66 years old. Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Chuck was raised in Rome, New York. He graduated from the University of Maine in 1967 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering, and received a Commission into the United...

James E Gerth

James E Gerth

Feb 24, 2012

AIKEN, SC -- JAMES E. GERTH, 78, died Friday, February 24, 2012 at his residence in Aiken. A native of Dayton, KY, Mr. Gerth was a son of the late Elmer and Florence McKee Gerth. He retired as Vice President of Marketing and Sales for Ziff Davis Enterprise in New York. Survivors include his daughter, Kay Byrnes; three step-daughters, Melissa...

John Raleigh Boulware

John Raleigh Boulware

Feb 20, 2012

AIKEN, SC -- JOHN RALEIGH BOULWARE, 93, widower of Lesa Dick Boulware, died Monday, February 20, 2012 at Providence Hospital North East in Columbia, SC. A native of Winnsboro, SC, Mr. Boulware was a son of the late Robert and Jeanette Pope Boulware. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army during World War II. Mr. Boulware lived in Aiken...

Doris Franklin Redd

Doris Franklin Redd

Feb 18, 2012

AIKEN, SC -- DORIS FRANKLIN REDD, 87, widow of James Redd, died Saturday, February 18, 2012 at Pepper Hill Nursing Home. A native and lifelong resident of Aiken, Mrs. Redd worked for 27 years at A & P Supermarket. She was a member of Memorial Baptist Church. Survivors include a daughter, Ponnie (Mike) Reynolds, Evans, GA; a son, Terry (Rachel)...