Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

Douglas C. Rearden

Douglas C. Rearden

Jan 23, 2011

AIKEN - Mr. Douglas C. Rearden, 89, died Sunday, January 23, 2011. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM Wednesday in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend Carl Hayes officiating. Interment will follow in Graniteville Cemetery with military honors. Pallbearers will be members of the American Legion Post 212. Mr. Rearden was born in Graniteville, SC, a...

Maurice "Bud" William Hartnett

Maurice "Bud" William Hartnett

Jan 19, 2011

AIKEN - Mr. Maurice William "Bud" Hartnett, Jr., 86, died Wednesday, January 19, 2011 in Atlanta, GA. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday at First Baptist Church with the Reverend Dr. Fred W. Andrea III officiating. The family will receive friends in the church fellowship hall following the service. M.W. "Bud" Hartnett was born in Williamsport,...

Elizabeth Reardon Kight

Elizabeth Reardon Kight

Jan 19, 2011

AIKEN - Mrs. Elizabeth "Mama Kight" Reardon Kight, 87, died Wednesday, January 19, 2011. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel . Interment will follow in Aiken Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be Michael Kramer, Rob Boyles, Kevin Kight, David Miller, Chris Morris and Jason Hucks. Mrs. Kight was born in Stillmore, GA,...

Sarah McClure Westmoreland

Sarah McClure Westmoreland

Jan 18, 2011

AIKEN, SC -- SARAH McCLURE WESTMORELAND, 82, died Tuesday, January 18, 2011 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Charleston, SC, Mrs. Westmoreland was a daughter of the late George W. and Catherine Broad Clark. She had lived in Aiken most of her life and was a homemaker. Survivors include three sons; Charles E. McClure, Columbia, SC, Jack L....

Jerry L. Devine

Jerry L. Devine

Jan 18, 2011

Mr. Jerry L. Devine, 67, of Crosby Road, Aiken SC died January 18, 2011 at the Medical College of Georgia due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Jerry was born on December 8, 1943 to Walter and Evelyn Hendrick Devine. He was a US Marine veteran having served in Vietnam as a 1st Lieutenant after graduating from NC State...

Charles Vallas Jeancake

Charles Vallas Jeancake

Jan 16, 2011

NEW ELLENTON - Mr. Charles Vallas Jeancake, 61, died Sunday, January 16, 2011. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Tuesday in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend Dr. Finley Limehouse officating. Interment will follow in Southlawn Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Jeff Wolf, Lyle Tyler, Wayne Ussery, James Parrish, Dr. Charles McGahee, Mark Crawford. Honorary pallbearers will...

Laura Nichole Cumbee

Laura Nichole Cumbee

Jan 16, 2011

RIDGE SPRING, SC - Laura Nichole Cumbee, 26, died Sunday, January 16, 2011. A memorial service will be held at 12:00 PM Thursday at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church with the Reverend James Houck officiating. Inurnment will follow in the church cemetery. Laura was born in Charleston, SC, a daughter of Michael (Lisa) Cumbee, Ridge Spring, and Laura Carol Fisher Cumbee,...

Michael Solis

Michael Solis

Jan 16, 2011

AIKEN, SC -- MICHAEL SOLIS, 51, died Sunday, January 16, 2011 at University Hospital in Augusta, GA. A native of Lake Charles, LA, Michael was a son of Joe J. and Guadalupe Ortiz Solis. He grew up in Houston, TX and was a veteran of the United States Navy. Michael was an employee of Aiken Taxi Co. Survivors, in addition...

Frances Day Holley

Frances Day Holley

Jan 16, 2011

AIKEN - Mrs. Frances Day Holley, 92, died Sunday, January 16, 2011. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Wednesday at First Baptist Church, Aiken, with the Reverend Dr. Fred W. Andrea III officiating. Interment will follow in Bethany Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Tommy Holley, Frank Mishoe, John Mishoe, William Yarborough, Steven Glover and Dr. Bill Besson. Honorary pallbearers...

Dorothy Ledbetter

Dorothy Ledbetter

Jan 11, 2011

AIKEN, SC -- DOROTHY WEST LEDBETTER, 74, beloved wife of Harry E. Ledbetter, died Tuesday, January 11, 2011 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Farmer City, IL, Mrs. Ledbetter was a daughter of the late Burless E. and Opha Taylor West. She had lived in Aiken since 1957. She was a retired secretary for Special Programs for the...

William Edward Moseley, Sr.

William Edward Moseley, Sr.

Jan 9, 2011

AIKEN, SC -- WILLIAM EDWARD MOSELEY, SR., 85, died Sunday, January 9, 2011 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A lifelong resident of Aiken, Mr. Moseley was a son of the late Freddy H. and Marie Ememeker Moseley. He was first married to the late Betty Holley Moseley and after her death was married to Billie Maness Moseley. He was a...

Kenneth Joseph Fromal

Kenneth Joseph Fromal

Jan 9, 2011

BEECH ISLAND, SC -- KENNETH JOSEPH FROMAL, 65, of Beech Island died Sunday, January 9, 2010 at the Medical College of Georgia Hospital, Augusta, GA. Funeral services will be private. Survivors include a son, Brian Fromal, San Diego, CA, a daughter, Jennifer Fromal, Philadelphia, PA, two grandchildren; Aylee and Lily Fromal, a sister, Catherine Linda Jennings, Beech Island, SC, two...

Hilda Usry Whittle

Hilda Usry Whittle

Jan 9, 2011

AIKEN - Mrs. Hilda Usry Whittle, 73, died Sunday, January 9, 2010. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Friday in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend Brancie Stephens and Charlie Kelly officiating. Interment will follow in Sunset Memory Gardens. Pallbearers will be Wesley Overstreet, Rowland Gochicoa, Charles Jones, Charlie Kelly, Keith Riley, Mike Whittle. Mrs. Whittle...

Jean Seybt "Skippy" Bryson

Jean Seybt "Skippy" Bryson

Jan 8, 2011

AIKEN - JEAN SEYBT "SKIPPY" BRYSON, 76, died Saturday at home. She was preceded in death by her husband Franklin David Bryson, her mother Hazel Hilley Seybt, and her father Wyatt Aiken Seybt, Jr. She was also preceded in death by a son; Franklin Bryson Jr., and a brother; Wyatt Seybt, III. Surviving family members include a daughter; Kathy (Leland)...

Helen Harmon

Helen Harmon

Jan 7, 2011

AIKEN, SC - Helen Christine Harmon, 78, died January 7 at home after a valiant fight against cancer. She is preceded in death by her son, James Harmon, and granddaughter, Alaina Arani. She is survived by her beloved husband of fifty-four years, Russell Harmon; and three daughters; Mary Harmon (David), Sharon Rowell (Chris) and Donna Harmon (David). She is also...

Malcolm Norwood Dailey

Malcolm Norwood Dailey

Jan 5, 2011

AIKEN - Mr. Malcolm Norwood Dailey, age 92, of 824 Magnolia St. SE died Wednesday, January 5, 2011. A memorial service will be held Saturday, January 8th at at 11 a.m. at St. John's United Methodist Church, Aiken, with Dr. George Howle and Rev. Keith Stewart officiating. The family will receive friends following the service in Ward Hall. Mr. Dailey...

Douglas C. Pressnell

Douglas C. Pressnell

Jan 5, 2011

NEW ELLENTON, SC -- DOUGLAS C. PRESSNELL, 87, beloved husband of Edith Pressnell, died Wednesday, January 5, 2011 at his residence. A native of Athens, AL, Mr. Pressnell was a son of the late J. C. and Ruth Moorehead Pressnell. He was a graduate of Athens Limestone College and played catcher for the Athens, AL semi-pro baseball team during the...

Josephine Elizabeth DeMasi

Josephine Elizabeth DeMasi

Jan 4, 2011

AIKEN, SC -- JOSEPHINE ELIZABETH PONTILENA DeMASI, 95, widow of Richard Anthony DeMasi, Sr., died Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Orange, NJ, Mrs. DeMasi was a daughter of the late Benjamin and Irene Serpico Pontilena. She was a comunicant of St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church where she was a former member...

Paul Eugene Edel

Paul Eugene Edel

Jan 2, 2011

AIKEN - Mr. Paul Eugene Edel, 59, died peacefully Sunday, January 2, 2011 at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 3:30 PM Thursday at St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church with the Reverend Joseph S. Whitehurst officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery, and the family will then receive friends in the Stevenson-McClelland building. Pallbearers will be his nephews,...

James Clarence Heskett

James Clarence Heskett

Jan 1, 2011

JAMES CLARENCE HESKETT, 69, of Aiken, SC died on January 1, 2011 at his residence. Born June 18, 1941 in Loudoun County, VA, he was the son of the late James H. and Janie Bolt Heskett. James was a devoted husband and father – a good friend and neighbor, always willing to lend a helping hand. He enjoyed hunting, fishing...

Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

Douglas C. Rearden

Douglas C. Rearden

Jan 23, 2011

AIKEN - Mr. Douglas C. Rearden, 89, died Sunday, January 23, 2011. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM Wednesday in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend Carl Hayes officiating. Interment will follow in Graniteville Cemetery with military honors. Pallbearers will be members of the American Legion Post 212. Mr. Rearden was born in Graniteville, SC, a...

Maurice "Bud" William Hartnett

Maurice "Bud" William Hartnett

Jan 19, 2011

AIKEN - Mr. Maurice William "Bud" Hartnett, Jr., 86, died Wednesday, January 19, 2011 in Atlanta, GA. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday at First Baptist Church with the Reverend Dr. Fred W. Andrea III officiating. The family will receive friends in the church fellowship hall following the service. M.W. "Bud" Hartnett was born in Williamsport,...

Elizabeth Reardon Kight

Elizabeth Reardon Kight

Jan 19, 2011

AIKEN - Mrs. Elizabeth "Mama Kight" Reardon Kight, 87, died Wednesday, January 19, 2011. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel . Interment will follow in Aiken Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be Michael Kramer, Rob Boyles, Kevin Kight, David Miller, Chris Morris and Jason Hucks. Mrs. Kight was born in Stillmore, GA,...

Sarah McClure Westmoreland

Sarah McClure Westmoreland

Jan 18, 2011

AIKEN, SC -- SARAH McCLURE WESTMORELAND, 82, died Tuesday, January 18, 2011 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Charleston, SC, Mrs. Westmoreland was a daughter of the late George W. and Catherine Broad Clark. She had lived in Aiken most of her life and was a homemaker. Survivors include three sons; Charles E. McClure, Columbia, SC, Jack L....

Jerry L. Devine

Jerry L. Devine

Jan 18, 2011

Mr. Jerry L. Devine, 67, of Crosby Road, Aiken SC died January 18, 2011 at the Medical College of Georgia due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Jerry was born on December 8, 1943 to Walter and Evelyn Hendrick Devine. He was a US Marine veteran having served in Vietnam as a 1st Lieutenant after graduating from NC State...

Charles Vallas Jeancake

Charles Vallas Jeancake

Jan 16, 2011

NEW ELLENTON - Mr. Charles Vallas Jeancake, 61, died Sunday, January 16, 2011. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Tuesday in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend Dr. Finley Limehouse officating. Interment will follow in Southlawn Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Jeff Wolf, Lyle Tyler, Wayne Ussery, James Parrish, Dr. Charles McGahee, Mark Crawford. Honorary pallbearers will...

Laura Nichole Cumbee

Laura Nichole Cumbee

Jan 16, 2011

RIDGE SPRING, SC - Laura Nichole Cumbee, 26, died Sunday, January 16, 2011. A memorial service will be held at 12:00 PM Thursday at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church with the Reverend James Houck officiating. Inurnment will follow in the church cemetery. Laura was born in Charleston, SC, a daughter of Michael (Lisa) Cumbee, Ridge Spring, and Laura Carol Fisher Cumbee,...

Michael Solis

Michael Solis

Jan 16, 2011

AIKEN, SC -- MICHAEL SOLIS, 51, died Sunday, January 16, 2011 at University Hospital in Augusta, GA. A native of Lake Charles, LA, Michael was a son of Joe J. and Guadalupe Ortiz Solis. He grew up in Houston, TX and was a veteran of the United States Navy. Michael was an employee of Aiken Taxi Co. Survivors, in addition...

Frances Day Holley

Frances Day Holley

Jan 16, 2011

AIKEN - Mrs. Frances Day Holley, 92, died Sunday, January 16, 2011. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Wednesday at First Baptist Church, Aiken, with the Reverend Dr. Fred W. Andrea III officiating. Interment will follow in Bethany Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Tommy Holley, Frank Mishoe, John Mishoe, William Yarborough, Steven Glover and Dr. Bill Besson. Honorary pallbearers...

Dorothy Ledbetter

Dorothy Ledbetter

Jan 11, 2011

AIKEN, SC -- DOROTHY WEST LEDBETTER, 74, beloved wife of Harry E. Ledbetter, died Tuesday, January 11, 2011 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Farmer City, IL, Mrs. Ledbetter was a daughter of the late Burless E. and Opha Taylor West. She had lived in Aiken since 1957. She was a retired secretary for Special Programs for the...

William Edward Moseley, Sr.

William Edward Moseley, Sr.

Jan 9, 2011

AIKEN, SC -- WILLIAM EDWARD MOSELEY, SR., 85, died Sunday, January 9, 2011 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A lifelong resident of Aiken, Mr. Moseley was a son of the late Freddy H. and Marie Ememeker Moseley. He was first married to the late Betty Holley Moseley and after her death was married to Billie Maness Moseley. He was a...

Kenneth Joseph Fromal

Kenneth Joseph Fromal

Jan 9, 2011

BEECH ISLAND, SC -- KENNETH JOSEPH FROMAL, 65, of Beech Island died Sunday, January 9, 2010 at the Medical College of Georgia Hospital, Augusta, GA. Funeral services will be private. Survivors include a son, Brian Fromal, San Diego, CA, a daughter, Jennifer Fromal, Philadelphia, PA, two grandchildren; Aylee and Lily Fromal, a sister, Catherine Linda Jennings, Beech Island, SC, two...

Hilda Usry Whittle

Hilda Usry Whittle

Jan 9, 2011

AIKEN - Mrs. Hilda Usry Whittle, 73, died Sunday, January 9, 2010. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Friday in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend Brancie Stephens and Charlie Kelly officiating. Interment will follow in Sunset Memory Gardens. Pallbearers will be Wesley Overstreet, Rowland Gochicoa, Charles Jones, Charlie Kelly, Keith Riley, Mike Whittle. Mrs. Whittle...

Jean Seybt "Skippy" Bryson

Jean Seybt "Skippy" Bryson

Jan 8, 2011

AIKEN - JEAN SEYBT "SKIPPY" BRYSON, 76, died Saturday at home. She was preceded in death by her husband Franklin David Bryson, her mother Hazel Hilley Seybt, and her father Wyatt Aiken Seybt, Jr. She was also preceded in death by a son; Franklin Bryson Jr., and a brother; Wyatt Seybt, III. Surviving family members include a daughter; Kathy (Leland)...

Helen Harmon

Helen Harmon

Jan 7, 2011

AIKEN, SC - Helen Christine Harmon, 78, died January 7 at home after a valiant fight against cancer. She is preceded in death by her son, James Harmon, and granddaughter, Alaina Arani. She is survived by her beloved husband of fifty-four years, Russell Harmon; and three daughters; Mary Harmon (David), Sharon Rowell (Chris) and Donna Harmon (David). She is also...

Malcolm Norwood Dailey

Malcolm Norwood Dailey

Jan 5, 2011

AIKEN - Mr. Malcolm Norwood Dailey, age 92, of 824 Magnolia St. SE died Wednesday, January 5, 2011. A memorial service will be held Saturday, January 8th at at 11 a.m. at St. John's United Methodist Church, Aiken, with Dr. George Howle and Rev. Keith Stewart officiating. The family will receive friends following the service in Ward Hall. Mr. Dailey...

Douglas C. Pressnell

Douglas C. Pressnell

Jan 5, 2011

NEW ELLENTON, SC -- DOUGLAS C. PRESSNELL, 87, beloved husband of Edith Pressnell, died Wednesday, January 5, 2011 at his residence. A native of Athens, AL, Mr. Pressnell was a son of the late J. C. and Ruth Moorehead Pressnell. He was a graduate of Athens Limestone College and played catcher for the Athens, AL semi-pro baseball team during the...

Josephine Elizabeth DeMasi

Josephine Elizabeth DeMasi

Jan 4, 2011

AIKEN, SC -- JOSEPHINE ELIZABETH PONTILENA DeMASI, 95, widow of Richard Anthony DeMasi, Sr., died Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Orange, NJ, Mrs. DeMasi was a daughter of the late Benjamin and Irene Serpico Pontilena. She was a comunicant of St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church where she was a former member...

Paul Eugene Edel

Paul Eugene Edel

Jan 2, 2011

AIKEN - Mr. Paul Eugene Edel, 59, died peacefully Sunday, January 2, 2011 at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 3:30 PM Thursday at St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church with the Reverend Joseph S. Whitehurst officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery, and the family will then receive friends in the Stevenson-McClelland building. Pallbearers will be his nephews,...

James Clarence Heskett

James Clarence Heskett

Jan 1, 2011

JAMES CLARENCE HESKETT, 69, of Aiken, SC died on January 1, 2011 at his residence. Born June 18, 1941 in Loudoun County, VA, he was the son of the late James H. and Janie Bolt Heskett. James was a devoted husband and father – a good friend and neighbor, always willing to lend a helping hand. He enjoyed hunting, fishing...