Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

Betty Black Robinson

Betty Black Robinson

Dec 21, 2011

AIKEN - Mrs. Betty Black Robinson, 78, died Wednesday, December 21, 2011. A graveside funeral service will be held at 1:30 PM Monday in Aiken Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 12:00-1:00 PM at the funeral home. Mrs. Robinson was born in Rainelle, WV, a daughter of the late Benjamin and Leah O'Dell Black. She was a lifelong...

Master PSO Scott Richardson

Master PSO Scott Richardson

Dec 21, 2011

AIKEN, SC --Master Public Safety Officer Scott Richardson, 33, died Wednesday, December 21, 2011 from wounds he received when shot during a traffic stop Tuesday evening in the City of Aiken. Born in Augusta GA, Scott was a son of Richard K. and Patsy Randall Richardson. He grew up in Aiken and was a graduate of South Aiken High and...

Coleen Pyles Carey

Coleen Pyles Carey

Dec 21, 2011

AIKEN - Mrs. Coleen Adelle Pyles Carey, 86, wife of the late Harry W. Carey, died Wednesday, December 21, 2011. Mr. and Mrs. Carey were happily married for 62 years. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 PM Saturday, January 7, 2012 at St. Johns United Methodist Church with the Reverend Dr. George K. Howle officiating. The family will...

John Albert Morton

John Albert Morton

Dec 20, 2011

AIKEN - Mr. John Albert Morton, 83, died December 20, 2011. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Friday at Memorial Baptist Church with the Reverend Charles Jenkins officiating. Interment will follow in Bethany Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Scott Patterson, Keith Spires, Taylor Barden, Butch Collie, Dempsley Day, Ralph Day and Dale Morton. Honorary pallbearers will be the Memorial...

Goldman Eller

Goldman Eller

Dec 18, 2011

AIKEN - Mr. Goldman Eller went to be with his Lord and Savior December 18th, 2011. A native of Cherokee County, North Carolina and longtime resident of Jackson, South Carolina he was the Son of the late Guy S. Eller and Ethel “Granny” Ledford Eller of Murphy, North Carolina. Goldman was preceded in death by a Sister, Dorothy Hamby and...

Vera Shropshier Wilson

Vera Shropshier Wilson

Dec 17, 2011

AIKEN - Mrs. Vera Shropshier Wilson, 86, died Saturday, December 17, 2011. A graveside service will be held at 1:00 PM Wednesday, December 28, 2011 in Aiken Memorial Gardens with the Reverend Charles Byrd officiating. Mrs. Wilson was born in Spartanburg, SC, a daughter of the late Pliny and Beaulah Hughes Shropshier. She had been a resident of Aiken for...

Howard Wendell Brooks

Howard Wendell Brooks

Dec 17, 2011

AIKEN - Mr. Howard Wendell Brooks, 99, died Saturday, December 17, 2011. Mr. Brooks was born in Columbus, Ohio, on August 5, 1912, to Frank M. and Maud Clement Brooks. He attended Ohio State and Denison Universities and worked for Schorr-Ketner in Columbus before starting his own business in fine furniture and interior decorating, Howard Brooks, Inc. He was involved...

Carol Lynn Gammon

Carol Lynn Gammon

Dec 16, 2011

Aiken, SC - Carol Lynn Gammon, 44, died Dec. 16 at home. She was born in Dayton, OH to William A. Gammon, Portsmouth, OH and Carolyn Sue Mault Feazell, Aiken, SC. She moved to Aiken twenty six years ago, was a school teacher, and a member of Aiken Church of Christ. Besides her parents she is survived by her loving...

Daniel Pons Bacot, Sr.

Daniel Pons Bacot, Sr.

Dec 15, 2011

AIKEN - Mr. Daniel Pons Bacot, Sr., 76, died Thursday, December 15, 2011 in West Columbia, SC. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday at St. Paul Lutheran Church with the Reverend Dr. Robert T. Byrne officiating. Interment will follow in Bethany Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Ernie Allen, Tommy Wessinger, Marshall Cain, Tommy Gibbs, Ronnie Garrett, Walt Guy,...

Alvie Franklin Snelling, Jr.

Alvie Franklin Snelling, Jr.

Dec 13, 2011

AIKEN, SC -- ALVIE FRANKLIN SNELLING, Jr., 85, died Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at Veteran's Victory House in Walterboro, SC. A native and life-long resident of Aiken County, Mr. Snelling was a son of the late Alvie Franklin Snelling, Sr., and Ruby Cortez Snelling. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, was retired from Graniteville Co., he...

Mary McCarty O'Connor

Mary McCarty O'Connor

Dec 13, 2011

AIKEN, SC -- MARY McCARTY O'CONNOR of Aiken, widow of John Joseph O'Connor, entered into rest Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at her residence. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated Saturday at Noon at Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church. Mary was born November 28, 1921 in Logansport, IN, a daughter of Jeremiah and Rebecca McCarty. She had one brother,...

Jewel Goldman Wells

Jewel Goldman Wells

Dec 13, 2011

AIKEN - Mrs. Jewel Goldman Wells, 71, died Tuesday, December 13, 2011. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend Louie L. Anderson officiating. Interment will follow in the Earle Church of God Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Wesley Shealy, Calvin Shealy, Alvin Shealy, Michael Goldman, Joshua Wells, Gerald McMurray and...

Arnold Baughman Jr.

Arnold Baughman Jr.

Dec 8, 2011

AIKEN – Mr. Arnold Baughman Jr., 77, died December 8, 2011. Born in Wagener, SC, Mr. Baughman was the son of the late Arnold John and Rosa Lee Wood Baughman. He was a lifelong Aiken resident and retired carpenter. Survivors include his wife, Susan Girsham Baughman, a daughter Catrina (Bruce) Whitlock, Windsor, SC; two sons Brian (Christina) Baughman, Aiken, and...

Du Bois Smock Thompson

Du Bois Smock Thompson

Dec 7, 2011

AIKEN, SC -- Du BOIS SMOCK THOMPSON, JR, 71, beloved husband of Judith Hekman Thompson, died Wednesday, December 7, 2011 at his residence in Aiken, SC after a 10 year struggle with Alzheimer's. A native of Metuchen, NJ, Mr. Thompson was a son of the late Du Bois Smock Thompson, Sr. and Martha Finney Thompson. He was a graduate of...

Brenda Massey Hagler

Brenda Massey Hagler

Dec 7, 2011

AIKEN, SC -- BRENDA MASSEY HAGLER, 67, went to be with her Heavenly Father Wednesday, December 7, 2011. Born in Charlotte, NC, Brenda was a daughter of Edith Shaw Massey Kerley and the late Woodrow Parks Massey. She was a retired English teacher, having taught at Chester, SC High School for 19 years, Ridge Spring Monetta High School for 5...

Agnes Seigler Key

Agnes Seigler Key

Dec 5, 2011

AIKEN, SC -- AGNES SEIGLER KEY, 90, widow of Harold Woodrow Key, died Monday evening, December 5, 2011 at Uni Health PAC in Aiken. A native and lifelong resident of Aiken County. Mrs. Key was a daughter of the late Elbert and Allie Mae Bodie Seigler. She was a homemaker and a very active member of Central Baptist Church until...

Jacquelyn Meredith Tucker

Jacquelyn Meredith Tucker

Nov 26, 2011

AIKEN - Jacquelyn Meredith Tucker of Aiken, South Carolina passed away peacefully on November 26, 2011. Jackie, as she was best known, was born on July 17, 1943, in Peoria, Illinois, as the first of two children to now deceased parents, Wayne G. and Vangine Sieks Meredith. Jackie’s first dog was named Tucker which was an omen of things to...

David Richard Davis

David Richard Davis

Nov 26, 2011

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

John Andy Brown Sr.

John Andy Brown Sr.

Nov 25, 2011

AIKEN - On November 25th 2011, JOHN ANDY BROWN, SR. 81, went to be with his Lord, family, and friends in Heaven. He was preceded in death by his parents Jess Martin and Roxie Florida Brown and his brother Garner Brown of Bryson City, N.C. He was born in Bryson City, N.C. on January 23rd 1930 and graduated in 1948...

Hazel Powell Willis

Hazel Powell Willis

Nov 25, 2011

AIKEN - Hazel Powell Willis, 87, died Friday, November 25 at Aiken Regional Medical Center. She was preceded in death by her husband, George Mackey Willis. She was a lifelong resident of Aiken County where she was a homemaker and a member of Lighthouse Baptist Church. Survivors include a daughter, Diane (Tristan) DuBose of Monetta, SC, two sons, Keith (Susan)...

Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

Betty Black Robinson

Betty Black Robinson

Dec 21, 2011

AIKEN - Mrs. Betty Black Robinson, 78, died Wednesday, December 21, 2011. A graveside funeral service will be held at 1:30 PM Monday in Aiken Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 12:00-1:00 PM at the funeral home. Mrs. Robinson was born in Rainelle, WV, a daughter of the late Benjamin and Leah O'Dell Black. She was a lifelong...

Master PSO Scott Richardson

Master PSO Scott Richardson

Dec 21, 2011

AIKEN, SC --Master Public Safety Officer Scott Richardson, 33, died Wednesday, December 21, 2011 from wounds he received when shot during a traffic stop Tuesday evening in the City of Aiken. Born in Augusta GA, Scott was a son of Richard K. and Patsy Randall Richardson. He grew up in Aiken and was a graduate of South Aiken High and...

Coleen Pyles Carey

Coleen Pyles Carey

Dec 21, 2011

AIKEN - Mrs. Coleen Adelle Pyles Carey, 86, wife of the late Harry W. Carey, died Wednesday, December 21, 2011. Mr. and Mrs. Carey were happily married for 62 years. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 PM Saturday, January 7, 2012 at St. Johns United Methodist Church with the Reverend Dr. George K. Howle officiating. The family will...

John Albert Morton

John Albert Morton

Dec 20, 2011

AIKEN - Mr. John Albert Morton, 83, died December 20, 2011. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Friday at Memorial Baptist Church with the Reverend Charles Jenkins officiating. Interment will follow in Bethany Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Scott Patterson, Keith Spires, Taylor Barden, Butch Collie, Dempsley Day, Ralph Day and Dale Morton. Honorary pallbearers will be the Memorial...

Goldman Eller

Goldman Eller

Dec 18, 2011

AIKEN - Mr. Goldman Eller went to be with his Lord and Savior December 18th, 2011. A native of Cherokee County, North Carolina and longtime resident of Jackson, South Carolina he was the Son of the late Guy S. Eller and Ethel “Granny” Ledford Eller of Murphy, North Carolina. Goldman was preceded in death by a Sister, Dorothy Hamby and...

Vera Shropshier Wilson

Vera Shropshier Wilson

Dec 17, 2011

AIKEN - Mrs. Vera Shropshier Wilson, 86, died Saturday, December 17, 2011. A graveside service will be held at 1:00 PM Wednesday, December 28, 2011 in Aiken Memorial Gardens with the Reverend Charles Byrd officiating. Mrs. Wilson was born in Spartanburg, SC, a daughter of the late Pliny and Beaulah Hughes Shropshier. She had been a resident of Aiken for...

Howard Wendell Brooks

Howard Wendell Brooks

Dec 17, 2011

AIKEN - Mr. Howard Wendell Brooks, 99, died Saturday, December 17, 2011. Mr. Brooks was born in Columbus, Ohio, on August 5, 1912, to Frank M. and Maud Clement Brooks. He attended Ohio State and Denison Universities and worked for Schorr-Ketner in Columbus before starting his own business in fine furniture and interior decorating, Howard Brooks, Inc. He was involved...

Carol Lynn Gammon

Carol Lynn Gammon

Dec 16, 2011

Aiken, SC - Carol Lynn Gammon, 44, died Dec. 16 at home. She was born in Dayton, OH to William A. Gammon, Portsmouth, OH and Carolyn Sue Mault Feazell, Aiken, SC. She moved to Aiken twenty six years ago, was a school teacher, and a member of Aiken Church of Christ. Besides her parents she is survived by her loving...

Daniel Pons Bacot, Sr.

Daniel Pons Bacot, Sr.

Dec 15, 2011

AIKEN - Mr. Daniel Pons Bacot, Sr., 76, died Thursday, December 15, 2011 in West Columbia, SC. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday at St. Paul Lutheran Church with the Reverend Dr. Robert T. Byrne officiating. Interment will follow in Bethany Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Ernie Allen, Tommy Wessinger, Marshall Cain, Tommy Gibbs, Ronnie Garrett, Walt Guy,...

Alvie Franklin Snelling, Jr.

Alvie Franklin Snelling, Jr.

Dec 13, 2011

AIKEN, SC -- ALVIE FRANKLIN SNELLING, Jr., 85, died Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at Veteran's Victory House in Walterboro, SC. A native and life-long resident of Aiken County, Mr. Snelling was a son of the late Alvie Franklin Snelling, Sr., and Ruby Cortez Snelling. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, was retired from Graniteville Co., he...

Mary McCarty O'Connor

Mary McCarty O'Connor

Dec 13, 2011

AIKEN, SC -- MARY McCARTY O'CONNOR of Aiken, widow of John Joseph O'Connor, entered into rest Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at her residence. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated Saturday at Noon at Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church. Mary was born November 28, 1921 in Logansport, IN, a daughter of Jeremiah and Rebecca McCarty. She had one brother,...

Jewel Goldman Wells

Jewel Goldman Wells

Dec 13, 2011

AIKEN - Mrs. Jewel Goldman Wells, 71, died Tuesday, December 13, 2011. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend Louie L. Anderson officiating. Interment will follow in the Earle Church of God Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Wesley Shealy, Calvin Shealy, Alvin Shealy, Michael Goldman, Joshua Wells, Gerald McMurray and...

Arnold Baughman Jr.

Arnold Baughman Jr.

Dec 8, 2011

AIKEN – Mr. Arnold Baughman Jr., 77, died December 8, 2011. Born in Wagener, SC, Mr. Baughman was the son of the late Arnold John and Rosa Lee Wood Baughman. He was a lifelong Aiken resident and retired carpenter. Survivors include his wife, Susan Girsham Baughman, a daughter Catrina (Bruce) Whitlock, Windsor, SC; two sons Brian (Christina) Baughman, Aiken, and...

Du Bois Smock Thompson

Du Bois Smock Thompson

Dec 7, 2011

AIKEN, SC -- Du BOIS SMOCK THOMPSON, JR, 71, beloved husband of Judith Hekman Thompson, died Wednesday, December 7, 2011 at his residence in Aiken, SC after a 10 year struggle with Alzheimer's. A native of Metuchen, NJ, Mr. Thompson was a son of the late Du Bois Smock Thompson, Sr. and Martha Finney Thompson. He was a graduate of...

Brenda Massey Hagler

Brenda Massey Hagler

Dec 7, 2011

AIKEN, SC -- BRENDA MASSEY HAGLER, 67, went to be with her Heavenly Father Wednesday, December 7, 2011. Born in Charlotte, NC, Brenda was a daughter of Edith Shaw Massey Kerley and the late Woodrow Parks Massey. She was a retired English teacher, having taught at Chester, SC High School for 19 years, Ridge Spring Monetta High School for 5...

Agnes Seigler Key

Agnes Seigler Key

Dec 5, 2011

AIKEN, SC -- AGNES SEIGLER KEY, 90, widow of Harold Woodrow Key, died Monday evening, December 5, 2011 at Uni Health PAC in Aiken. A native and lifelong resident of Aiken County. Mrs. Key was a daughter of the late Elbert and Allie Mae Bodie Seigler. She was a homemaker and a very active member of Central Baptist Church until...

Jacquelyn Meredith Tucker

Jacquelyn Meredith Tucker

Nov 26, 2011

AIKEN - Jacquelyn Meredith Tucker of Aiken, South Carolina passed away peacefully on November 26, 2011. Jackie, as she was best known, was born on July 17, 1943, in Peoria, Illinois, as the first of two children to now deceased parents, Wayne G. and Vangine Sieks Meredith. Jackie’s first dog was named Tucker which was an omen of things to...

David Richard Davis

David Richard Davis

Nov 26, 2011

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

John Andy Brown Sr.

John Andy Brown Sr.

Nov 25, 2011

AIKEN - On November 25th 2011, JOHN ANDY BROWN, SR. 81, went to be with his Lord, family, and friends in Heaven. He was preceded in death by his parents Jess Martin and Roxie Florida Brown and his brother Garner Brown of Bryson City, N.C. He was born in Bryson City, N.C. on January 23rd 1930 and graduated in 1948...

Hazel Powell Willis

Hazel Powell Willis

Nov 25, 2011

AIKEN - Hazel Powell Willis, 87, died Friday, November 25 at Aiken Regional Medical Center. She was preceded in death by her husband, George Mackey Willis. She was a lifelong resident of Aiken County where she was a homemaker and a member of Lighthouse Baptist Church. Survivors include a daughter, Diane (Tristan) DuBose of Monetta, SC, two sons, Keith (Susan)...