Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

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...

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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,...

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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...

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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,...

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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...

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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....

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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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Mitchell Philip Burgess

Sep 11, 2010

Mitchell Philip Burgess, 90, entered into rest on September 11, 2010 at his residence in Aiken after a long illness. Mr. Burgess was born on Feb. 27, 1920 in Fargo ,N.D. He attended Bemidgie College and graduated with a degree in chemical engineering from the University of Minnesota. He was a member of Alpha Chi Sigma professional chemistry fraternity. Prior...

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Dorthy I. Mercer Thompson

Sep 9, 2010

Aiken-Dorothy I. Mercer Thompson, 94, died Thursday, September 9, 2010 at Trinity Hospital, in Augusta, Ga. Funeral services will be private. Inurnment at a later date at Oak Noll Cemetery in Palmer, Mass. Mrs. Thompson was born in New Haven, CT to the late Gladys Mae Brass Mercer and Robert Mungall Mercer and is predeceased by her husband Edward Linwood...

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Clara Elizabeth Barber Silas

Sep 6, 2010

Gloverville - Mrs. Clara Elizabeth Barber Silas, 64, died Monday, September 6, 2010. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Friday at the Full Gospel Redemption Center with the Reverend Chris Williams officiating. Interment will follow in St. Paul United Methodist Church Cemetery, New Ellenton. Mrs. Silas was born in Alma, GA, a daughter of the late Mason and...

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May Seigler Perry

Sep 5, 2010

AIKEN, SC -- May Seigler Perry went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, September 5, 2010 at age 94. Born in 1916 in Aiken, SC, she was the daughter of the late Dempsey Wardlaw Seigler and Gussie May Wright Seigler. A lifelong resident of Aiken, she graduated from Aiken Institute, lettering in basketball, and later participated in...

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Kenneth Stabeck

Sep 4, 2010

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

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James Edward Gregory

Sep 3, 2010

BELVEDERE, SC -- JAMES EDWARD GREGORY, 56, beloved husband of Lisa Raborn Gregory, died suddenly Friday, September 3, 2010 at his residence. A native of Augusta, GA, James was a son of the late Frampton Odell and Margie Eloise Reynolds Gregory. He lived all his life in the CSRA. Survivors, in addition to his wife Lisa, include three daughters; Tonya...

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Vernon Leon Johnson

Sep 3, 2010

WASHINGTON, GA - Funeral services for Vernon “Leon” Johnson, 90, of Washington, GA, formerly of Aiken, SC, will be held Wednesday, September 8, 2010 at 2 PM in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Wayne Johnson officiating. Interment will follow in Sunset Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home....

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William "Bill" Jasper Owen, Jr.

Sep 3, 2010

JACKSON, SC -- WILLIAM JASPER "BILL" OWEN, JR., 81, of Jackson, SC, beloved husband of Betty Jo Owen, passed away Friday, September 3, 2010 at his residence. Mr. Owen was born in Brevard, NC on June 28, 1929 and was a son of the late William Jasper and Maude Patterson Owen, Sr. He retired from DuPont at the Savannah River...

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Rhonda Kaye Franklin Lampley

Sep 2, 2010

AIKEN, SC -- Rhonda Kaye Franklin Lampley, 52, of Aiken, South Carolina, transitioned from this temporary life into eternity on Thursday, September 2, 2010. Her soul was delivered into the Hands of the Lord at her residence, succumbing after an eighteen month struggle with cancer. Her parents were blessed with Rhonda’s birth on October 3rd, 1957 in St. Petersburg, Florida....

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Paul Watkins

Sep 2, 2010

Jackson, SC - Mr. Paul Watkins, 84, passed away Thursday, September 2, 2010 at his residence. A memorial service will be held at 5:00 PM Saturday, September 4, 2010 in the Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend Tresco Shannon officiating, followed by military honors. The family will receive friends following the service at the funeral home. Mr. Watkins was...

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Barbara Putnam Kinard

Aug 30, 2010

AIKEN, SC -- BARBARA JEAN PUTNAM KINARD, 74, widow of Billy F. Kinard, died Monday, August 31, 2010 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Laurens, SC, Barbara was a daughter of the late Rev. Samuel F. and Anice McPhearson Putnam. She was a retired certified nurse assistant and was a member of First Assembly of God of North...

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Dianne S Leigh

Aug 29, 2010

AIKEN, SC -- DIANNE S. LEIGH, 67, widow of Stanley Edgar Leigh, died Sunday, August 29, 2010 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Mt. Clemens, MI, Dianne was a daughter of the late George Seleska and Clare Hazelton Deere. She retired from Deere Real Estate in Mt. Clemons, MI. There are no survivors. Funeral Services will be private....

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