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Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

James Wayne Robinette

James Wayne Robinette

Oct 23, 2010

AIKEN - Mr. James Wayne Robinette, 42, died Saturday, October 23, 2010. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM Tuesday in the Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Southlawn Cemetery. James was born in Clarksburg, WV, the son of James Thomas and Sarah Cork Robinette of Aiken. He was an EMT for the Williston Rescue Squad. He...

James Fraser Sofge, Jr.

James Fraser Sofge, Jr.

Oct 23, 2010

AIKEN - Mr. James Fraser Sofge, Jr., 85, died Saturday, October 23, 2010. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Tuesday, October 26, 2010 at St. Johns United Methodist Church with the Reverend Dr. George K. Howle and the Reverend Keith Stewart officiating. The family will receive friends in Ward Hall following the service. Interment will be held at...

Aiken Eugen Bowers

Aiken Eugen Bowers

Oct 18, 2010

AIKEN, SC -- AIKEN EUGENE BOWERS, 78, beloved husband of Reba Ward Bowers, died Monday, October 18, 2010 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Hampton, SC, Mr. Bowers was a son of the late Henry and Louise Mason Bowers. He had lived in Aiken most of his life. He was a veteran of the United States Army, and...

William "Bill" Mobley

William "Bill" Mobley

Oct 18, 2010

AIKEN, SC -- WILLIAM "BILL" MOBLEY, 63, beloved husband of Sharon Schiestel Mobley, died Monday, October 18, 2010 at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, SC. Born in Dunedin, FL, he was a son of the late Francis Chafee and Esther Hay Mobley. Bill served in the Army Reserves. He lived most of his life in Barnwell County...

Minna Reimers Kellett

Minna Reimers Kellett

Oct 17, 2010

NORTH AUGUSTA, SC -- Minna Reimers Kellett, 89, widow of Walter B. Kellett, died Sunday, October 17, 2010 at Sterling House in North Augusta, SC. A native of Jersey City, NJ, Mrs. Kellett was a daughter of the late Otto and Clara Aster Reimers. She was a longtime resident of Ridegewood, NJ, where she was a homemaker and her husband...

Gregory Paul Dabolt

Gregory Paul Dabolt

Oct 17, 2010

AIKEN - Gregory Paul Dabolt, 39, died Sunday, October 17, 2010. A funeral service will be held at 12:00 PM Friday in the Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend Terry Eubanks officiating. Interment will be private. Mr. Dabolt was born in Kenmore, NY, a son of Richard James and Joyce Marie Valery Dabolt. He had been a resident of...

Alan Andrew Eckmyre

Alan Andrew Eckmyre

Oct 16, 2010

AIKEN - Mr. Alan Andrew Eckmyre, 59, died October 16 , 2010 in Gaithersburg, MD. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 PM Thursday at Millbrook Baptist Church with the Reverend Dr. Eddie Leopard and Reverered Jacob Edwards officiating. The family will receive friends follwoing the service at the church. Interment will be private. Mr. Eckmyre was born in...

Benjamin Lee Young

Benjamin Lee Young

Oct 9, 2010

AIKEN - Mr. Benjamin Lee "Ben" Young, 27, died Saturday, October 9, 2010. A funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM Tuesday at St. Paul Lutheran Church with the Reverend Robert T. Byrne officiating. Pallbearers will be John Young, Paul Young, Carson Young, John Gustafson and Andrew Brown and Tim Tregger. Ben was born in Columbia, SC, and had...

Bobbie Young Hanvey

Bobbie Young Hanvey

Oct 9, 2010

AIKEN – Bobbie Young Hanvey passed into eternal rest on the morning of October 9th, 2010. Visitation will be held at Shellhouse Funeral Home from 5-7 p.m. on Monday, October 11th. Following a private burial service at Aiken Memorial Gardens, family and friends are invited to a memorial service at 11:00 a.m. at Aiken First Presbyterian Church with the Dr....

Joe Carter

Joe Carter

Oct 8, 2010

AIKEN, SC – Mr. Joe Carter, 89, died, October 8, 2010 at Pepper Hill Nursing Home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Monday, Oct. 11, at First Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Huntsville, AL with The Reverend Richard Hughes officiating. Interment will follow at 2:00 PM at Kelso Cemetery, Kelso, TN. Mr. Carter was born in Madison Co. AL, and...

Thomas Robinson Loftin

Thomas Robinson Loftin

Oct 4, 2010

AIKEN - Mr. Thomas Robinson Loftin, 84, died Monday, October 4, 2010 at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday at St. Augustine of Canterbury Episcopal Church with the Reverend Father Leslie Drake and the Reverend Father Scotty Nead officiating. Interment with US Military honors and Masonic Rites will follow in Sunset Memory Gardens. Pallbearers will...

Dorothy Smathers Hart

Dorothy Smathers Hart

Sep 30, 2010

AIKEN, SC -- DOROTHY SMATHERS HART, 78, died Thursday, September 30, 2010, at her residence. Mrs. Hart was the daughter of the late Frank E. and Ethel George Smathers. She was born and lived most of her life in Spartanburg County. She is survived by three sisters; Betty J. McWilliams of Conyers, GA, Carol Bodie of Aiken; and Linda G....

Norma Abee Hedrick

Norma Abee Hedrick

Sep 27, 2010

AIKEN, SC -- The memory of Norma Abee Hedrick will remain in the hearts of her loved ones after she joined her eternal friends and family on September 27, 2010. Norma was born in Hickory, NC on July 6, 1921, and was a daughter of the late Esley and Annie Mae Shook Abee. After moving to Aiken from Oak Ridge,...

Alan M. Tewkesbury

Alan M. Tewkesbury

Sep 27, 2010

AIKEN - Mr. Alan Matthew Tewkesbury, 89, died Monday, September 27, 2010. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday at First Presbyterian Church with the Reverend Dr. David Cozad officiating. A private interment will be held in Historic Bethany Cemetery with military honors. Honorary pallbearers will be his grandsons, son-in-law Harry Busbee, and members of the Aiken Coffee...

David M. Lock

David M. Lock

Sep 26, 2010

AIKEN, SC -- David McBrier Lock, entered into rest Sunday, September 26, 2010 at his residence in Seabrook, SC. Mr. Lock was born in Winston Salem, North Carolina, on November 26, 1941 to Dr. & Mrs. Frank Ray Lock. Mr. Lock is survived by his wife; Becky, two children; George (Melissa) Lock and Kelly (Joshua) Crouch, grandchildren; Joshua, Olivia, Isaiah,...

David L. Honkonen

David L. Honkonen

Sep 26, 2010

AIKEN, SC -- DAVID LAURI HONKONEN, 81, beloved husband of Mary Gaffney Honkonen, died unexpectedly Sunday, September 26, 2010 in Cincinnati, OH. A native of Fitchburg, MA, Mr. Honkonen was a son of the late Lauri and Ida Matson Honkonen. He was a graduate of Tufts University with a BS in Nuclear Physics, and moved to Aiken in 1952 from...

Robert Carrol Ellison

Robert Carrol Ellison

Sep 24, 2010

New Ellenton - Mr. Robert Carrol Ellison, 58, died Friday, September 24, 2010 at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Monday in the Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend Charles Morris and the Reverend Brancie Stephens officiating. Interment will follow at Mr. Ellison's empire. Pallbearers will be C.J. Holtsizer, Adam Ellison, Eric Ellison, Eric Owen,...

Ernest Butler, Jr.

Ernest Butler, Jr.

Sep 22, 2010

AIKEN – Ernest Butler, Jr., 80, died after an extended illness Wednesday September 22, 2010 at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday at Memorial Baptist Church with the Reverend Steve Gillette and the Reverend Jim Kirk officiating. Interment will follow in Graniteville Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at...

Marion Eather Kaney

Marion Eather Kaney

Sep 15, 2010

AIKEN - Mr. Marion Eather Kaney, 85, died Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at his residence. Graveside funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM Friday in Bethany Cemetery. A lifelong resident of Aiken, Mr. Kaney was a son of the late Willie and Estelle Redd Kaney. He was a caretaker and heavy equipment operator for the CC Royal Estate.. Mr....

Ellen Davenport Ehrhart

Ellen Davenport Ehrhart

Sep 12, 2010

AIKEN - Mrs. Ellen Davenport Ehrhart, 74, died Sunday, September 12, 2010 at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Friday in the Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home Chapel. Inurnment will follow in Aiken Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 6-8 PM Thursday evening at 9 Woodhill Place, Aiken. Mrs. Ehrhart was born in Richmond, VA, a...

Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

James Wayne Robinette

James Wayne Robinette

Oct 23, 2010

AIKEN - Mr. James Wayne Robinette, 42, died Saturday, October 23, 2010. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM Tuesday in the Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Southlawn Cemetery. James was born in Clarksburg, WV, the son of James Thomas and Sarah Cork Robinette of Aiken. He was an EMT for the Williston Rescue Squad. He...

James Fraser Sofge, Jr.

James Fraser Sofge, Jr.

Oct 23, 2010

AIKEN - Mr. James Fraser Sofge, Jr., 85, died Saturday, October 23, 2010. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Tuesday, October 26, 2010 at St. Johns United Methodist Church with the Reverend Dr. George K. Howle and the Reverend Keith Stewart officiating. The family will receive friends in Ward Hall following the service. Interment will be held at...

Aiken Eugen Bowers

Aiken Eugen Bowers

Oct 18, 2010

AIKEN, SC -- AIKEN EUGENE BOWERS, 78, beloved husband of Reba Ward Bowers, died Monday, October 18, 2010 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Hampton, SC, Mr. Bowers was a son of the late Henry and Louise Mason Bowers. He had lived in Aiken most of his life. He was a veteran of the United States Army, and...

William "Bill" Mobley

William "Bill" Mobley

Oct 18, 2010

AIKEN, SC -- WILLIAM "BILL" MOBLEY, 63, beloved husband of Sharon Schiestel Mobley, died Monday, October 18, 2010 at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, SC. Born in Dunedin, FL, he was a son of the late Francis Chafee and Esther Hay Mobley. Bill served in the Army Reserves. He lived most of his life in Barnwell County...

Minna Reimers Kellett

Minna Reimers Kellett

Oct 17, 2010

NORTH AUGUSTA, SC -- Minna Reimers Kellett, 89, widow of Walter B. Kellett, died Sunday, October 17, 2010 at Sterling House in North Augusta, SC. A native of Jersey City, NJ, Mrs. Kellett was a daughter of the late Otto and Clara Aster Reimers. She was a longtime resident of Ridegewood, NJ, where she was a homemaker and her husband...

Gregory Paul Dabolt

Gregory Paul Dabolt

Oct 17, 2010

AIKEN - Gregory Paul Dabolt, 39, died Sunday, October 17, 2010. A funeral service will be held at 12:00 PM Friday in the Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend Terry Eubanks officiating. Interment will be private. Mr. Dabolt was born in Kenmore, NY, a son of Richard James and Joyce Marie Valery Dabolt. He had been a resident of...

Alan Andrew Eckmyre

Alan Andrew Eckmyre

Oct 16, 2010

AIKEN - Mr. Alan Andrew Eckmyre, 59, died October 16 , 2010 in Gaithersburg, MD. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 PM Thursday at Millbrook Baptist Church with the Reverend Dr. Eddie Leopard and Reverered Jacob Edwards officiating. The family will receive friends follwoing the service at the church. Interment will be private. Mr. Eckmyre was born in...

Benjamin Lee Young

Benjamin Lee Young

Oct 9, 2010

AIKEN - Mr. Benjamin Lee "Ben" Young, 27, died Saturday, October 9, 2010. A funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM Tuesday at St. Paul Lutheran Church with the Reverend Robert T. Byrne officiating. Pallbearers will be John Young, Paul Young, Carson Young, John Gustafson and Andrew Brown and Tim Tregger. Ben was born in Columbia, SC, and had...

Bobbie Young Hanvey

Bobbie Young Hanvey

Oct 9, 2010

AIKEN – Bobbie Young Hanvey passed into eternal rest on the morning of October 9th, 2010. Visitation will be held at Shellhouse Funeral Home from 5-7 p.m. on Monday, October 11th. Following a private burial service at Aiken Memorial Gardens, family and friends are invited to a memorial service at 11:00 a.m. at Aiken First Presbyterian Church with the Dr....

Joe Carter

Joe Carter

Oct 8, 2010

AIKEN, SC – Mr. Joe Carter, 89, died, October 8, 2010 at Pepper Hill Nursing Home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Monday, Oct. 11, at First Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Huntsville, AL with The Reverend Richard Hughes officiating. Interment will follow at 2:00 PM at Kelso Cemetery, Kelso, TN. Mr. Carter was born in Madison Co. AL, and...

Thomas Robinson Loftin

Thomas Robinson Loftin

Oct 4, 2010

AIKEN - Mr. Thomas Robinson Loftin, 84, died Monday, October 4, 2010 at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday at St. Augustine of Canterbury Episcopal Church with the Reverend Father Leslie Drake and the Reverend Father Scotty Nead officiating. Interment with US Military honors and Masonic Rites will follow in Sunset Memory Gardens. Pallbearers will...

Dorothy Smathers Hart

Dorothy Smathers Hart

Sep 30, 2010

AIKEN, SC -- DOROTHY SMATHERS HART, 78, died Thursday, September 30, 2010, at her residence. Mrs. Hart was the daughter of the late Frank E. and Ethel George Smathers. She was born and lived most of her life in Spartanburg County. She is survived by three sisters; Betty J. McWilliams of Conyers, GA, Carol Bodie of Aiken; and Linda G....

Norma Abee Hedrick

Norma Abee Hedrick

Sep 27, 2010

AIKEN, SC -- The memory of Norma Abee Hedrick will remain in the hearts of her loved ones after she joined her eternal friends and family on September 27, 2010. Norma was born in Hickory, NC on July 6, 1921, and was a daughter of the late Esley and Annie Mae Shook Abee. After moving to Aiken from Oak Ridge,...

Alan M. Tewkesbury

Alan M. Tewkesbury

Sep 27, 2010

AIKEN - Mr. Alan Matthew Tewkesbury, 89, died Monday, September 27, 2010. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday at First Presbyterian Church with the Reverend Dr. David Cozad officiating. A private interment will be held in Historic Bethany Cemetery with military honors. Honorary pallbearers will be his grandsons, son-in-law Harry Busbee, and members of the Aiken Coffee...

David M. Lock

David M. Lock

Sep 26, 2010

AIKEN, SC -- David McBrier Lock, entered into rest Sunday, September 26, 2010 at his residence in Seabrook, SC. Mr. Lock was born in Winston Salem, North Carolina, on November 26, 1941 to Dr. & Mrs. Frank Ray Lock. Mr. Lock is survived by his wife; Becky, two children; George (Melissa) Lock and Kelly (Joshua) Crouch, grandchildren; Joshua, Olivia, Isaiah,...

David L. Honkonen

David L. Honkonen

Sep 26, 2010

AIKEN, SC -- DAVID LAURI HONKONEN, 81, beloved husband of Mary Gaffney Honkonen, died unexpectedly Sunday, September 26, 2010 in Cincinnati, OH. A native of Fitchburg, MA, Mr. Honkonen was a son of the late Lauri and Ida Matson Honkonen. He was a graduate of Tufts University with a BS in Nuclear Physics, and moved to Aiken in 1952 from...

Robert Carrol Ellison

Robert Carrol Ellison

Sep 24, 2010

New Ellenton - Mr. Robert Carrol Ellison, 58, died Friday, September 24, 2010 at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Monday in the Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend Charles Morris and the Reverend Brancie Stephens officiating. Interment will follow at Mr. Ellison's empire. Pallbearers will be C.J. Holtsizer, Adam Ellison, Eric Ellison, Eric Owen,...

Ernest Butler, Jr.

Ernest Butler, Jr.

Sep 22, 2010

AIKEN – Ernest Butler, Jr., 80, died after an extended illness Wednesday September 22, 2010 at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday at Memorial Baptist Church with the Reverend Steve Gillette and the Reverend Jim Kirk officiating. Interment will follow in Graniteville Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at...

Marion Eather Kaney

Marion Eather Kaney

Sep 15, 2010

AIKEN - Mr. Marion Eather Kaney, 85, died Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at his residence. Graveside funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM Friday in Bethany Cemetery. A lifelong resident of Aiken, Mr. Kaney was a son of the late Willie and Estelle Redd Kaney. He was a caretaker and heavy equipment operator for the CC Royal Estate.. Mr....

Ellen Davenport Ehrhart

Ellen Davenport Ehrhart

Sep 12, 2010

AIKEN - Mrs. Ellen Davenport Ehrhart, 74, died Sunday, September 12, 2010 at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Friday in the Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home Chapel. Inurnment will follow in Aiken Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 6-8 PM Thursday evening at 9 Woodhill Place, Aiken. Mrs. Ehrhart was born in Richmond, VA, a...

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