Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

Carolyn Tommie Busby Heaton

Carolyn Tommie Busby Heaton

Mar 20, 2011

AIKEN - Mrs. Carolyn Tommie Busby Heaton, 86, died March 20. A graveside service will be held Tuesday March 22 at 11 AM at Aiken Memorial Gardens with the Reverend Neal Flowers officiating. Mrs. Heaton was born in Anderson, SC, a daughter of the late Joe Winfred and Minna McAulay Busby. She was a graduate of Anderson College and Winthrop...

David K. Fenstermacher

David K. Fenstermacher

Mar 19, 2011

AIKEN, SC -- DAVID K. FENSTERMACHER, 79, beloved husband of Barbara Schwarze Fenstermacher, died Saturday, March 19, 2011 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Allentown, PA, Mr. Fenstermacher was a son of the late Harry K. and Phyllis Van Brunt Fenstermacher. He was graduated from Pennsylvania State University with a BS in Geology and completed his MBA at...

Thomas Franklin Sapp

Thomas Franklin Sapp

Mar 19, 2011

NEW ELLENTON, SC -- THOMAS FRANKLIN SAPP, 82, widower of Odessa McClain Sapp, died Saturday, March 19, 2011 at his residence. Mr. Sapp was a son of the late Willie F. and Lottie Tyre Sapp. He was born and grew up in Wayne County, Georgia, and served in the U. S. Army during the Korean Conflict. Mr. Sapp moved to...

Sudie Mae Stewart Phillips

Sudie Mae Stewart Phillips

Mar 18, 2011

AIKEN - Mrs. Sudie Mae Stewart Phillips, 93, died Friday, March 18, 2011. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM Monday, March 21 in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend J.B. Redd officiating. Interment will be private. The family will receive friends following the service. Mrs. Phillips was born in Soperton, GA, a daughter of the...

Lucille E. Gamba

Lucille E. Gamba

Mar 15, 2011

AIKEN, SC -- Lucille Eatman Gamba, beloved wife of the late Dr. Carl L. Gamba, died Tuesday, March 15, 2011 at the home of her daughter, Nancy Gamba Hansen, surrounded by family. Mrs. Gamba was born in Mantua, Al. to Viola Marlowe and Samuel Snoddy Eatman. She was reared in Tuscaloosa, Al. and was a graduate of the University of...

James Raymond Ross

James Raymond Ross

Mar 11, 2011

AIKEN - Mr. James R. Ross, 76, died Friday, March 11, 2011. A memorial service will be held at 4:00 PM Tuesday at St. Johns United Methodist Church with the Reverend Dr. George K. Howle officiating. The family will then receive friends in Ward Hall. Interment will be held at a later date. Honorary pallbearers will be members of The...

Richard Wilson Newsome

Richard Wilson Newsome

Mar 8, 2011

LAWRENCEVILLE, GA - Richard Wilson "Dick" Newsome, Sr. 85, of Aiken, SC died after a short illness on March 8, 2011 at Gwinnett Medical Center in Lawrenceville, GA. Mr. Newsome was born on May 7, 1925 in Madison, GA. He was the only surviving child of Robert M. Newsome and Nell Wilson Newsome. Mr. Newsome was raised and graduated from...

Johnny H. Dedmon

Johnny H. Dedmon

Mar 8, 2011

BEECH ISLAND - Mr. Johnny H. Dedmon, 72, died Tuesday, March 8, 2011. Funeral services will be private. Mr. Dedmon is survived by his son, Tom Dedmon of Beech Island. The online guest book may be signed at www.shellhousefuneralhome.com. SHELLHOUSE FUNERAL HOME, INC., 924 HAYNE AVE., AIKEN, SC

Norman Charles Smith, Sr.

Norman Charles Smith, Sr.

Mar 7, 2011

AIKEN, SC -- NORMAN CHARLES SMITH, SR., 81, husband of the late Peggy Ann Creutzburg Smith, died Monday, March 7, 2011 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Mr. Smith lived most of his life in Hunterdon County, NJ. He was a son of the late Joseph and Ada Mae McMurtry Smith. Norman attended Cornell University and worked for 35 years as...

Thomas Jackson Cleator

Thomas Jackson Cleator

Mar 7, 2011

AIKEN, SC -- THOMAS JACKSON CLEATOR, 80, beloved husband of Sarah Papenbrock Cleator, died Monday, March 7, 2011 at his residence, surrounded by his family. A native of Chicago Heights, IL, Mr. Cleator was a son of the late Thomas Edward and Agnes Jackson Cleator. He was a 1952 graduate of Northwestern University and was a U. S. Army veteran...

Virginia Lott Holley

Virginia Lott Holley

Mar 6, 2011

AIKEN, SC -- VIRGINIA LOTT HOLLEY, 86, widow of Thomas T. Holley, Sr., died Sunday, March 6, 2011 at Lila Doyle Nursing Care Facility in Seneca, SC. A native and lifelong resident of Aiken County, Mrs. Holley was a daughter of the late John Wilkes and Willie Mae Fox Lott. She attended Winthrop College for two years before entering Duke...

Annie Ruth Sosebee Jackson

Annie Ruth Sosebee Jackson

Mar 6, 2011

Aiken- Mrs. Annie Ruth Sosebee Jackson, 88, widow of Fletcher Jackson, died March 06, 2011 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Born in Jefferson County, GA, Mrs. Jackson was a daughter of the late Bruce Samuel and Frances Pauline Davis Sosebee. She had lived in Aiken since 1961, and was retired from the Graniteville Company’s Hickman Plant. She was a member...

Bettie Woodward Moseley

Bettie Woodward Moseley

Mar 6, 2011

AIKEN - Mrs. Bettie Woodward Moseley, 79, died Sunday, March 6, 2011. A funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM Wednesday at Levels Baptist Church with the Reverend Larry Scales officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be Jim Folk, Mac Britt, David Turner, Bobby Altman, Rusty Barton and Richard Barton. Honorary pallbearers will be members...

Glenn D. Fox

Glenn D. Fox

Mar 6, 2011

AIKEN, SC -- GLENN DALE FOX, SR. 62, beloved husband of Sandra G. Fox, died Sunday, March 6, 2011 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native and lifelong resident of Aiken, Glenn was a son of Lettie S. Matthews and the late M. H. Fox, Jr. He was a farmer and carpenter. He attended Earle Church of God. Survivors include...

William A. Shaver, M.D.

William A. Shaver, M.D.

Mar 5, 2011

AIKEN, SC -- WILLIAM A. SHAVER, M.D., 86, of Aiken, SC, beloved husband of V. Anne Shaver, died Saturday, March 5, 2011 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of St. Marys, PA, Dr. Shaver was a son of the late William Patrick and Carrie Friedline Shaver. He joined the U. S. Navy in 1942 and then the Naval Reserves...

Waltraut (Trudy) Fuchs Pryor

Waltraut (Trudy) Fuchs Pryor

Feb 28, 2011

Aiken, SC- Waltraut(Trudy) Fuchs Pryor, 82, died Feb. 28 at home. She was born in Winterberg, Czech Republic. She was the daughter of the late Ludwig and Berta Fuchs, she was preceded in death by her husband William Rabun Pryor. The Funeral Mass will be held March 4 at 1:00 PM at St. Mary Help of Christian Catholic Church with...

Ruth Eichel Scott

Ruth Eichel Scott

Feb 27, 2011

AIKEN - Mrs. Ruth Eichel Scott, 88, died Sunday, February 27, 2011. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 PM Thursday at First Baptist Church with the Reverend Dr. Fred Andrea III officiating. The family will receive friends following the service in the church parlor. Private interment will be held in Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Scott was...

Carol Jean Rigsby

Carol Jean Rigsby

Feb 26, 2011

NEW ELLENTON - Ms. Carol Jean Rigsby, 52, passed over Saturday, February 26, 2011. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 PM Tuesday in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel, Hayne Ave. with the Reverend David Hardy officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Carol was born in Charmco, WV, a daughter of the late...

Julia Hilderbrandt Bohlmann

Julia Hilderbrandt Bohlmann

Feb 24, 2011

Aiken-Julia Hildebrandt Bohlmann, 83, died Thursday, February 25, 2011. She is survived by her loving husband of 57 years Edward Lorenz Bohlmann and a number of nieces and nephews . Mrs. Bohlmann was born in Augusta, GA to the late Nicholas and Edna Mohrmann Hildebrandt. She married her husband in December of 1953 and worked as a clerk at the...

Geraldine Vinson Hamilton

Geraldine Vinson Hamilton

Feb 22, 2011

N. AUGUSTA - Mrs. Geraldine Vinson Hamilton, 83, died Tuesday, February 22, 2011. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday at Grace Fellowship Church, N. Augusta, with the Reverend Paul Hamilton and the Reverend Phillip Hamilton officiating. Interment will follow in Aiken Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be her grandsons. Honorary pallbearers will be staff and friends at Hammond...

Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

Carolyn Tommie Busby Heaton

Carolyn Tommie Busby Heaton

Mar 20, 2011

AIKEN - Mrs. Carolyn Tommie Busby Heaton, 86, died March 20. A graveside service will be held Tuesday March 22 at 11 AM at Aiken Memorial Gardens with the Reverend Neal Flowers officiating. Mrs. Heaton was born in Anderson, SC, a daughter of the late Joe Winfred and Minna McAulay Busby. She was a graduate of Anderson College and Winthrop...

David K. Fenstermacher

David K. Fenstermacher

Mar 19, 2011

AIKEN, SC -- DAVID K. FENSTERMACHER, 79, beloved husband of Barbara Schwarze Fenstermacher, died Saturday, March 19, 2011 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Allentown, PA, Mr. Fenstermacher was a son of the late Harry K. and Phyllis Van Brunt Fenstermacher. He was graduated from Pennsylvania State University with a BS in Geology and completed his MBA at...

Thomas Franklin Sapp

Thomas Franklin Sapp

Mar 19, 2011

NEW ELLENTON, SC -- THOMAS FRANKLIN SAPP, 82, widower of Odessa McClain Sapp, died Saturday, March 19, 2011 at his residence. Mr. Sapp was a son of the late Willie F. and Lottie Tyre Sapp. He was born and grew up in Wayne County, Georgia, and served in the U. S. Army during the Korean Conflict. Mr. Sapp moved to...

Sudie Mae Stewart Phillips

Sudie Mae Stewart Phillips

Mar 18, 2011

AIKEN - Mrs. Sudie Mae Stewart Phillips, 93, died Friday, March 18, 2011. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM Monday, March 21 in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend J.B. Redd officiating. Interment will be private. The family will receive friends following the service. Mrs. Phillips was born in Soperton, GA, a daughter of the...

Lucille E. Gamba

Lucille E. Gamba

Mar 15, 2011

AIKEN, SC -- Lucille Eatman Gamba, beloved wife of the late Dr. Carl L. Gamba, died Tuesday, March 15, 2011 at the home of her daughter, Nancy Gamba Hansen, surrounded by family. Mrs. Gamba was born in Mantua, Al. to Viola Marlowe and Samuel Snoddy Eatman. She was reared in Tuscaloosa, Al. and was a graduate of the University of...

James Raymond Ross

James Raymond Ross

Mar 11, 2011

AIKEN - Mr. James R. Ross, 76, died Friday, March 11, 2011. A memorial service will be held at 4:00 PM Tuesday at St. Johns United Methodist Church with the Reverend Dr. George K. Howle officiating. The family will then receive friends in Ward Hall. Interment will be held at a later date. Honorary pallbearers will be members of The...

Richard Wilson Newsome

Richard Wilson Newsome

Mar 8, 2011

LAWRENCEVILLE, GA - Richard Wilson "Dick" Newsome, Sr. 85, of Aiken, SC died after a short illness on March 8, 2011 at Gwinnett Medical Center in Lawrenceville, GA. Mr. Newsome was born on May 7, 1925 in Madison, GA. He was the only surviving child of Robert M. Newsome and Nell Wilson Newsome. Mr. Newsome was raised and graduated from...

Johnny H. Dedmon

Johnny H. Dedmon

Mar 8, 2011

BEECH ISLAND - Mr. Johnny H. Dedmon, 72, died Tuesday, March 8, 2011. Funeral services will be private. Mr. Dedmon is survived by his son, Tom Dedmon of Beech Island. The online guest book may be signed at www.shellhousefuneralhome.com. SHELLHOUSE FUNERAL HOME, INC., 924 HAYNE AVE., AIKEN, SC

Norman Charles Smith, Sr.

Norman Charles Smith, Sr.

Mar 7, 2011

AIKEN, SC -- NORMAN CHARLES SMITH, SR., 81, husband of the late Peggy Ann Creutzburg Smith, died Monday, March 7, 2011 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Mr. Smith lived most of his life in Hunterdon County, NJ. He was a son of the late Joseph and Ada Mae McMurtry Smith. Norman attended Cornell University and worked for 35 years as...

Thomas Jackson Cleator

Thomas Jackson Cleator

Mar 7, 2011

AIKEN, SC -- THOMAS JACKSON CLEATOR, 80, beloved husband of Sarah Papenbrock Cleator, died Monday, March 7, 2011 at his residence, surrounded by his family. A native of Chicago Heights, IL, Mr. Cleator was a son of the late Thomas Edward and Agnes Jackson Cleator. He was a 1952 graduate of Northwestern University and was a U. S. Army veteran...

Virginia Lott Holley

Virginia Lott Holley

Mar 6, 2011

AIKEN, SC -- VIRGINIA LOTT HOLLEY, 86, widow of Thomas T. Holley, Sr., died Sunday, March 6, 2011 at Lila Doyle Nursing Care Facility in Seneca, SC. A native and lifelong resident of Aiken County, Mrs. Holley was a daughter of the late John Wilkes and Willie Mae Fox Lott. She attended Winthrop College for two years before entering Duke...

Annie Ruth Sosebee Jackson

Annie Ruth Sosebee Jackson

Mar 6, 2011

Aiken- Mrs. Annie Ruth Sosebee Jackson, 88, widow of Fletcher Jackson, died March 06, 2011 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Born in Jefferson County, GA, Mrs. Jackson was a daughter of the late Bruce Samuel and Frances Pauline Davis Sosebee. She had lived in Aiken since 1961, and was retired from the Graniteville Company’s Hickman Plant. She was a member...

Bettie Woodward Moseley

Bettie Woodward Moseley

Mar 6, 2011

AIKEN - Mrs. Bettie Woodward Moseley, 79, died Sunday, March 6, 2011. A funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM Wednesday at Levels Baptist Church with the Reverend Larry Scales officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be Jim Folk, Mac Britt, David Turner, Bobby Altman, Rusty Barton and Richard Barton. Honorary pallbearers will be members...

Glenn D. Fox

Glenn D. Fox

Mar 6, 2011

AIKEN, SC -- GLENN DALE FOX, SR. 62, beloved husband of Sandra G. Fox, died Sunday, March 6, 2011 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native and lifelong resident of Aiken, Glenn was a son of Lettie S. Matthews and the late M. H. Fox, Jr. He was a farmer and carpenter. He attended Earle Church of God. Survivors include...

William A. Shaver, M.D.

William A. Shaver, M.D.

Mar 5, 2011

AIKEN, SC -- WILLIAM A. SHAVER, M.D., 86, of Aiken, SC, beloved husband of V. Anne Shaver, died Saturday, March 5, 2011 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of St. Marys, PA, Dr. Shaver was a son of the late William Patrick and Carrie Friedline Shaver. He joined the U. S. Navy in 1942 and then the Naval Reserves...

Waltraut (Trudy) Fuchs Pryor

Waltraut (Trudy) Fuchs Pryor

Feb 28, 2011

Aiken, SC- Waltraut(Trudy) Fuchs Pryor, 82, died Feb. 28 at home. She was born in Winterberg, Czech Republic. She was the daughter of the late Ludwig and Berta Fuchs, she was preceded in death by her husband William Rabun Pryor. The Funeral Mass will be held March 4 at 1:00 PM at St. Mary Help of Christian Catholic Church with...

Ruth Eichel Scott

Ruth Eichel Scott

Feb 27, 2011

AIKEN - Mrs. Ruth Eichel Scott, 88, died Sunday, February 27, 2011. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 PM Thursday at First Baptist Church with the Reverend Dr. Fred Andrea III officiating. The family will receive friends following the service in the church parlor. Private interment will be held in Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Scott was...

Carol Jean Rigsby

Carol Jean Rigsby

Feb 26, 2011

NEW ELLENTON - Ms. Carol Jean Rigsby, 52, passed over Saturday, February 26, 2011. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 PM Tuesday in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel, Hayne Ave. with the Reverend David Hardy officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Carol was born in Charmco, WV, a daughter of the late...

Julia Hilderbrandt Bohlmann

Julia Hilderbrandt Bohlmann

Feb 24, 2011

Aiken-Julia Hildebrandt Bohlmann, 83, died Thursday, February 25, 2011. She is survived by her loving husband of 57 years Edward Lorenz Bohlmann and a number of nieces and nephews . Mrs. Bohlmann was born in Augusta, GA to the late Nicholas and Edna Mohrmann Hildebrandt. She married her husband in December of 1953 and worked as a clerk at the...

Geraldine Vinson Hamilton

Geraldine Vinson Hamilton

Feb 22, 2011

N. AUGUSTA - Mrs. Geraldine Vinson Hamilton, 83, died Tuesday, February 22, 2011. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday at Grace Fellowship Church, N. Augusta, with the Reverend Paul Hamilton and the Reverend Phillip Hamilton officiating. Interment will follow in Aiken Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be her grandsons. Honorary pallbearers will be staff and friends at Hammond...