Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

Enrique "Henry" Moreno Narvaez

Enrique "Henry" Moreno Narvaez

May 9, 2010

AIKEN, SC -- ENRIQUE MORENO "HENRY" NARVAEZ, 58, beloved husband of Cathy Hughes Narvaez, died suddenly Sunday, May 9, 2010 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Alice, TX, Mr. Narvaez was a son of Mayme Moreno Narveaz and the late Armondo Narvaez. He was a Vietnam Veteran of the U.S. Army, and was a graduate of the Georgia...

Otis Michael Kniphfer

Otis Michael Kniphfer

May 8, 2010

AIKEN – Mr. Otis Michael Kniphfer, 38, after a long struggle with diffuse scleroderma, went home to be with our Savior on Saturday, May 8, 2010 at the Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston. Michael is survived by his wife Dora Bartley Kniphfer; two sons, Parker and Luke Kniphfer, one stepson, Hunter Addy; his parents, Otis and Mary Ann Kniphfer;...

Doris Summers

Doris Summers

May 7, 2010

Aiken- Doris Summers, 85 died May 7. Memorial services will be held at 11 AM Thursday, May 13 at Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Curtis Blocker officiating. Interment will be private at Historic Bethany Cemetery. The family will receive friends following the service. She was born in Newberry, SC to the late Charlie Gibson and Annie Wright Summer....

Cleora Herrin Henkes

Cleora Herrin Henkes

May 6, 2010

Aiken – Mrs. Annie Cleora Herrin Henkes, 86, peacefully entered into rest at UHC - Mattie C. Hall Nursing Home where she had been a resident for five years. Funeral services will be held May 9, 2010 at 1:30 P.M. at Aiken First Baptist Church with the Rev. Dr. Fred Andrea III officiating. Interment will be in Aiken Memorial Gardens....

Wilma Wilburn Stevens

Wilma Wilburn Stevens

May 5, 2010

Aiken-Wilma Ruth Stevens, 90, died Wednesday, May 5, 2010 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Funeral services will be held at 3:30 Pm Friday in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel with the reverend Chuck Kerner officiating. Interment will follow in Sunset Memory Gardens. Pallbearers will be Ryan Stevens, Alan Stevens, Tommy Shapiro, Gordon Butler, Philip Lyell, Tracy Riley. Mrs. Stevens was...

Sara Wheatley Johnson

Sara Wheatley Johnson

Apr 30, 2010

HIAWASSEE, GA - SARA WHEATLEY JOHNSON, 92, died April 30, 2010 at Chatuge Regional Nursing Home. She was born in Wilkes Co., GA to the late Frank and Jeanette Murray Wheatley. She was a retired bookkeeper at Aiken Technical College and a member of Aiken First Baptist Church. Survivors include her loving daughter, Nancy (Leonard) Stahl, Hiawassee, GA; four grandchildren,...

Piet Muns

Piet Muns

Apr 29, 2010

AIKEN, SC -- PIET MUNS, 77, beloved husband of Patricia Ann Barrow Muns, died Thursday, April 29, 2010 at his residence. A native of The Hauge, Holland, Mr. Muns was a son of the late Benjamin and Agatha Smith Muns. He had lived in Aiken for the last 19 years, moving from Plantation, FL after his retirement as a staff...

Barbara Gwynn Kivett McKinney

Barbara Gwynn Kivett McKinney

Apr 28, 2010

Aiken – Mrs. Barbara Gwynn Kivett McKinney, 54, died Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at her residence. Funeral services will be held privately. Mrs. McKinney was born in El Paso, TX a daughter of Velma Hoffman Kivett, Los Angeles, CA, and the late Jack Kivett. She had been a resident of Aiken for the last two and a half years. In...

Noah Israel Boone

Noah Israel Boone

Apr 28, 2010

AIKEN, SC -- NOAH ISRAEL BOONE, 26, beloved son of John Daniel and April Moore Boone, died Wednesday, April 28, 2010 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Noah was a lifelong resident of Aiken. He was a carpenter and a member of Hollow Creek Baptist Church. Noah was an avid USC fan and loved to fish and play golf....

Troy Crawford

Troy Crawford

Apr 27, 2010

AIKEN – James Troy Crawford, 31, loving husband of Amy McFee Crawford, died Tuesday, April 27, 2010 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 PM Friday at Cedar Creek Church with the Reverend Richard Swift officiating. Interment will follow in Bethany Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Tavis Whitson, Baron Bowers, Brett Crawford, Blake Bowers,...

Maureen Carpenter Brown

Maureen Carpenter Brown

Apr 25, 2010

MODOC, SC - Mrs. Ferdie Maureen Carpenter Brown, 89, of Modoc, SC, and formerly of Aiken, SC, died peacefully on April 25, 2010, at Sunrise Assisted Living Facility in Fairfax, VA. Her husband of 60 years, Richard Atticus Brown, died in 2006. Mrs. Brown is survived by her daughter Linda Cheryl “Sherry” Browett and her husband Richard L. Browett of...

Robert Alvin Moon

Robert Alvin Moon

Apr 24, 2010

Windsor - Mr. Robert Alvin Moon, 42, entered into rest on Saturday, April 24, 2010 at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM Wednesday at Millbrook Baptist Church with the Reverend Dr. Eddie Leopard and Chaplain Howard Burgess officiating. Interment with honors will follow in Southlawn Cemetery. Robert was born April 22, 1968 in Eunice, LA, a...

Elizabeth Louise Hallowell Knight

Elizabeth Louise Hallowell Knight

Apr 21, 2010

AIKEN - Mrs. Elizabeth Louise Hallowell Knight, 81, died Wednesday, April 21, 2010 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Monday, April 26 in the East Berlin Union Cemetery, East Berlin, PA. Mrs. Knight was born in Caribou, ME, a daughter of the late Richard and Anna Harris Hallowell. She was a homemaker and...

Bonnie M Riggin

Bonnie M Riggin

Apr 21, 2010

LEOMINSTER – Bonnie M. (Barrilleaux) Riggin, 90, formerly of Aiken, South Carolina, died peacefully on Wednesday, April 21, 2010 in Manor on the Hill, Leominster after an illness. Her husband of 50 years, Glen W. Riggin died in 1996. She is survived by her sister, Velma B. Sahr of Leominster and her niece Bonnie M. Capman and her husband Donald...

Charles Sumner Bird, III

Charles Sumner Bird, III

Apr 20, 2010

AIKEN - Mr. Charles Sumner Bird, III, 85, died Tuesday, April 20, 2010 at his residence. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM, Tuesday, April 27, at All Saints Anglican Church with the Reverend Christopher Davies and the Reverend Garrett M. Clanton officiating. The family will receive friends following the service at the Aiken Tennis Club. Mr. Bird...

Ray Speed

Ray Speed

Apr 19, 2010

NEW ELLENTON -- ARTHUR RAY SPEED, 56, beloved husband of Judy Carroll Speed, died Monday, April 19, 2010 at University Hospital, Augusta, GA. A native and lifelong resident of Aiken County, Ray was a son of Betty Stephens Speed and the late Arthur B. Speed. He formerly worked as a timber marker with the U.S. Forest Service. He retired, after...

Drew Allen

Drew Allen

Apr 18, 2010

DREW ALLEN AIKEN, SC -- DOUGLAS DREW ALLEN, 20, tragically entered into rest Sunday, April 18, 2010 as a result of a motorcycle accident. Born on September 17, 1989 in Aiken, SC, Drew was a son of Phyliss McLane Allen and Quince "Buddy" Allen III. He was a lifelong resident of Aiken and was a graduate of Silver Bluff High...

Robert Walter Christie, Sr.

Robert Walter Christie, Sr.

Apr 17, 2010

AIKEN, SC – Robert W. Christie, 98, died Friday, April 17, 2010 in Aiken, SC. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM Thursday, April 22nd at Grace Lutheran Church, Queens Village, NY. Interment with military honors will follow at Ocean View Cemetery, Staten Island, NY. Mr. Christie was a US Air Force veteran of World War II, serving in...

Margaret Timmerman Yonce

Margaret Timmerman Yonce

Apr 16, 2010

AIKEN, SC -- MARGARET TIMMERMAN YONCE. 89, widow of Vernon Yonce, died Friday, April 16, 2010 at Pepperhill Nursing Center. A native of Edgefield County, SC, Mrs. Yonce was a daughter of the late Percy and Pearl Price Timmerman. She was a homemaker and a member of Victory Baptist Church in North Augusta. She will be remembered as a fun...

Mary Frances Hair Wilson

Mary Frances Hair Wilson

Apr 15, 2010

AIKEN - Mrs. Mary Frances Hair Wilson, 84, died Thursday, April 15, 2010. Funeral services will be held privately from the graveside in Old Field Cemetery, Barnwell, SC. Reverend Chuck Byrd will officiate. Mrs. Wilson was born in Aiken, a daughter of the late Samuel Matthias and Susie May Webb Hair. She was a school teacher for over 40 years,...

Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

Enrique "Henry" Moreno Narvaez

Enrique "Henry" Moreno Narvaez

May 9, 2010

AIKEN, SC -- ENRIQUE MORENO "HENRY" NARVAEZ, 58, beloved husband of Cathy Hughes Narvaez, died suddenly Sunday, May 9, 2010 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Alice, TX, Mr. Narvaez was a son of Mayme Moreno Narveaz and the late Armondo Narvaez. He was a Vietnam Veteran of the U.S. Army, and was a graduate of the Georgia...

Otis Michael Kniphfer

Otis Michael Kniphfer

May 8, 2010

AIKEN – Mr. Otis Michael Kniphfer, 38, after a long struggle with diffuse scleroderma, went home to be with our Savior on Saturday, May 8, 2010 at the Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston. Michael is survived by his wife Dora Bartley Kniphfer; two sons, Parker and Luke Kniphfer, one stepson, Hunter Addy; his parents, Otis and Mary Ann Kniphfer;...

Doris Summers

Doris Summers

May 7, 2010

Aiken- Doris Summers, 85 died May 7. Memorial services will be held at 11 AM Thursday, May 13 at Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Curtis Blocker officiating. Interment will be private at Historic Bethany Cemetery. The family will receive friends following the service. She was born in Newberry, SC to the late Charlie Gibson and Annie Wright Summer....

Cleora Herrin Henkes

Cleora Herrin Henkes

May 6, 2010

Aiken – Mrs. Annie Cleora Herrin Henkes, 86, peacefully entered into rest at UHC - Mattie C. Hall Nursing Home where she had been a resident for five years. Funeral services will be held May 9, 2010 at 1:30 P.M. at Aiken First Baptist Church with the Rev. Dr. Fred Andrea III officiating. Interment will be in Aiken Memorial Gardens....

Wilma Wilburn Stevens

Wilma Wilburn Stevens

May 5, 2010

Aiken-Wilma Ruth Stevens, 90, died Wednesday, May 5, 2010 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Funeral services will be held at 3:30 Pm Friday in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel with the reverend Chuck Kerner officiating. Interment will follow in Sunset Memory Gardens. Pallbearers will be Ryan Stevens, Alan Stevens, Tommy Shapiro, Gordon Butler, Philip Lyell, Tracy Riley. Mrs. Stevens was...

Sara Wheatley Johnson

Sara Wheatley Johnson

Apr 30, 2010

HIAWASSEE, GA - SARA WHEATLEY JOHNSON, 92, died April 30, 2010 at Chatuge Regional Nursing Home. She was born in Wilkes Co., GA to the late Frank and Jeanette Murray Wheatley. She was a retired bookkeeper at Aiken Technical College and a member of Aiken First Baptist Church. Survivors include her loving daughter, Nancy (Leonard) Stahl, Hiawassee, GA; four grandchildren,...

Piet Muns

Piet Muns

Apr 29, 2010

AIKEN, SC -- PIET MUNS, 77, beloved husband of Patricia Ann Barrow Muns, died Thursday, April 29, 2010 at his residence. A native of The Hauge, Holland, Mr. Muns was a son of the late Benjamin and Agatha Smith Muns. He had lived in Aiken for the last 19 years, moving from Plantation, FL after his retirement as a staff...

Barbara Gwynn Kivett McKinney

Barbara Gwynn Kivett McKinney

Apr 28, 2010

Aiken – Mrs. Barbara Gwynn Kivett McKinney, 54, died Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at her residence. Funeral services will be held privately. Mrs. McKinney was born in El Paso, TX a daughter of Velma Hoffman Kivett, Los Angeles, CA, and the late Jack Kivett. She had been a resident of Aiken for the last two and a half years. In...

Noah Israel Boone

Noah Israel Boone

Apr 28, 2010

AIKEN, SC -- NOAH ISRAEL BOONE, 26, beloved son of John Daniel and April Moore Boone, died Wednesday, April 28, 2010 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Noah was a lifelong resident of Aiken. He was a carpenter and a member of Hollow Creek Baptist Church. Noah was an avid USC fan and loved to fish and play golf....

Troy Crawford

Troy Crawford

Apr 27, 2010

AIKEN – James Troy Crawford, 31, loving husband of Amy McFee Crawford, died Tuesday, April 27, 2010 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 PM Friday at Cedar Creek Church with the Reverend Richard Swift officiating. Interment will follow in Bethany Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Tavis Whitson, Baron Bowers, Brett Crawford, Blake Bowers,...

Maureen Carpenter Brown

Maureen Carpenter Brown

Apr 25, 2010

MODOC, SC - Mrs. Ferdie Maureen Carpenter Brown, 89, of Modoc, SC, and formerly of Aiken, SC, died peacefully on April 25, 2010, at Sunrise Assisted Living Facility in Fairfax, VA. Her husband of 60 years, Richard Atticus Brown, died in 2006. Mrs. Brown is survived by her daughter Linda Cheryl “Sherry” Browett and her husband Richard L. Browett of...

Robert Alvin Moon

Robert Alvin Moon

Apr 24, 2010

Windsor - Mr. Robert Alvin Moon, 42, entered into rest on Saturday, April 24, 2010 at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM Wednesday at Millbrook Baptist Church with the Reverend Dr. Eddie Leopard and Chaplain Howard Burgess officiating. Interment with honors will follow in Southlawn Cemetery. Robert was born April 22, 1968 in Eunice, LA, a...

Elizabeth Louise Hallowell Knight

Elizabeth Louise Hallowell Knight

Apr 21, 2010

AIKEN - Mrs. Elizabeth Louise Hallowell Knight, 81, died Wednesday, April 21, 2010 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Monday, April 26 in the East Berlin Union Cemetery, East Berlin, PA. Mrs. Knight was born in Caribou, ME, a daughter of the late Richard and Anna Harris Hallowell. She was a homemaker and...

Bonnie M Riggin

Bonnie M Riggin

Apr 21, 2010

LEOMINSTER – Bonnie M. (Barrilleaux) Riggin, 90, formerly of Aiken, South Carolina, died peacefully on Wednesday, April 21, 2010 in Manor on the Hill, Leominster after an illness. Her husband of 50 years, Glen W. Riggin died in 1996. She is survived by her sister, Velma B. Sahr of Leominster and her niece Bonnie M. Capman and her husband Donald...

Charles Sumner Bird, III

Charles Sumner Bird, III

Apr 20, 2010

AIKEN - Mr. Charles Sumner Bird, III, 85, died Tuesday, April 20, 2010 at his residence. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM, Tuesday, April 27, at All Saints Anglican Church with the Reverend Christopher Davies and the Reverend Garrett M. Clanton officiating. The family will receive friends following the service at the Aiken Tennis Club. Mr. Bird...

Ray Speed

Ray Speed

Apr 19, 2010

NEW ELLENTON -- ARTHUR RAY SPEED, 56, beloved husband of Judy Carroll Speed, died Monday, April 19, 2010 at University Hospital, Augusta, GA. A native and lifelong resident of Aiken County, Ray was a son of Betty Stephens Speed and the late Arthur B. Speed. He formerly worked as a timber marker with the U.S. Forest Service. He retired, after...

Drew Allen

Drew Allen

Apr 18, 2010

DREW ALLEN AIKEN, SC -- DOUGLAS DREW ALLEN, 20, tragically entered into rest Sunday, April 18, 2010 as a result of a motorcycle accident. Born on September 17, 1989 in Aiken, SC, Drew was a son of Phyliss McLane Allen and Quince "Buddy" Allen III. He was a lifelong resident of Aiken and was a graduate of Silver Bluff High...

Robert Walter Christie, Sr.

Robert Walter Christie, Sr.

Apr 17, 2010

AIKEN, SC – Robert W. Christie, 98, died Friday, April 17, 2010 in Aiken, SC. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM Thursday, April 22nd at Grace Lutheran Church, Queens Village, NY. Interment with military honors will follow at Ocean View Cemetery, Staten Island, NY. Mr. Christie was a US Air Force veteran of World War II, serving in...

Margaret Timmerman Yonce

Margaret Timmerman Yonce

Apr 16, 2010

AIKEN, SC -- MARGARET TIMMERMAN YONCE. 89, widow of Vernon Yonce, died Friday, April 16, 2010 at Pepperhill Nursing Center. A native of Edgefield County, SC, Mrs. Yonce was a daughter of the late Percy and Pearl Price Timmerman. She was a homemaker and a member of Victory Baptist Church in North Augusta. She will be remembered as a fun...

Mary Frances Hair Wilson

Mary Frances Hair Wilson

Apr 15, 2010

AIKEN - Mrs. Mary Frances Hair Wilson, 84, died Thursday, April 15, 2010. Funeral services will be held privately from the graveside in Old Field Cemetery, Barnwell, SC. Reverend Chuck Byrd will officiate. Mrs. Wilson was born in Aiken, a daughter of the late Samuel Matthias and Susie May Webb Hair. She was a school teacher for over 40 years,...