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Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

Carley Rae McMaster

Carley Rae McMaster

Dec 14, 2008

AIKEN, SC – Carley Rae McMaster, 11, of Aiken, SC, died Sunday, December 14, 2008 at her home. Carley was a life long resident of Aiken and a daughter of Robert Scott and Vindi Rae Adkins McMaster. She was a member of Millbrook Baptist Church and attended school at Millbrook Elementary School, she was in the 5th grade. Throughout her...

William Thomas Raborn

William Thomas Raborn

Dec 11, 2008

AIKEN – Mr. William Thomas Raborn, 86, died Thursday, December 11, 2008. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, December 13, 2008 in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend Taylor Wells officiating. The family will receive friends following the service. A lifelong resident of Aiken, Mr. Raborn was born in Augusta, GA, a son of...

Jean Hoag Robinson

Jean Hoag Robinson

Dec 6, 2008

AIKEN - A resident of Aiken SC since 1988, Jean Elizabeth (Betty) Hoag Robinson, of 7 Saint Anne’s Court, died on Saturday December 6 at age 89. A memorial service will be held on Saturday December 13 at 1 PM, at the First Presbyterian Church in Aiken. The Reverend Martha Ebel and Reverend Dr. David Cozad will officiate. The family...

Michael Bodner

Michael Bodner

Dec 5, 2008

Funeral services will be held privately. Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home, INc., 715 E. Pine Log Rd., Aiken, SC

Francis Durham

Francis Durham

Dec 5, 2008

Funeral services will be held privately. Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home, Inc., 715 E. Pine Log Road, Aiken, SC

Rev. Harold Frank McGee

Rev. Harold Frank McGee

Dec 5, 2008

AIKEN – Reverend Harold James Frank McGee, 91, died December 5, 2008. A Memorial Service will be held at 3:00 PM Tuesday in the St. Thaddeus Episcopal Chapel with Reverend Ella Breckenridge officiating. Inurnment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends following the graveside service in the Stevenson-McClelland building. Rev. McGee had lived in Aiken for...

Lou Ellen Freeman

Lou Ellen Freeman

Dec 4, 2008

AIKEN – Mrs. Lou Ellen Freeman, 92, died Thursday, December 4, 2008. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Dr. Fred Andrea officiating Interment will be private Mrs. Freeman was born in Toccoa Ga., a daughter of the late Elijah Farmer and Rosetta Meritt Land . She was a...

Cecil Rhea Snyder, Jr.

Cecil Rhea Snyder, Jr.

Nov 29, 2008

AIKEN, SC – CECIL RHEA SNYDER, JR., 77, beloved husband of Isabella Lewis Snyder, died Saturday, November 29, 2008 at the Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, NC. A native of Marion, VA, Mr. Snyder was a son of the late Cecil Rhea and Susie Williams Snyder, Sr. He had lived in Aiken for 54 years and was a retired supervisor...

William J. Bill Russell

William J. Bill Russell

Nov 28, 2008

AIKEN, SC – WILLIAM J. “BILL” RUSSELL, beloved husband of Dorothy “D. J.” Russell died suddenly, Friday, November 28, 2008. Bill was born June 26, 1944 in St. Louis, MO and was a son of the late George and Martha Russell of Norman OK. He served as a sub mariner in the US Navy during the Korean Conflict and was...

Mary Eugenia Carroll

Mary Eugenia Carroll

Nov 28, 2008

AIKEN, SC – MARY GENE CARROLL, 87, widow of William Reynolds Carroll II, died Friday, November 28, 2008 at Mattie C. Hall Health Care Center. A native of Kingstree, SC, Mrs. Carroll was a daughter of the late Alexander McKnight and Ruth Meadors Gordon. Gene was a graduate of Columbia College and received her Master's in Counseling from the University...

Anna Lee Dheel Harrah

Anna Lee Dheel Harrah

Nov 27, 2008

AIKEN – Mrs. Anna Lee Dheel Harrah, 79, died Thursday, November 27, 2008. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM Sunday in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Bethany Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the graveside following the service. Mrs. Harrah was born in Smithers, WV, a daughter of the late T. and Mabel...

Sakuko Watabe

Sakuko Watabe

Nov 27, 2008

AIKEN, SC – SAKUKO WATABE, 79, beloved wife of Dr. Norimitsu Watabe, died Thursday, November 27, 2008 at University Hospital, Augusta, GA. A native of Japan, Mrs. Watabe was a daughter of the late Shosaku and Kusue Kobayashi. She came to America in 1958. She and her husband, Distinguished Professor Emeritus Dr. Norimitsu Watabe from the University of South Carolina,...

Marie Grote

Marie Grote

Nov 27, 2008

Marie Grote, 84, died Thursday, November 27, 2008. Funeral services will be held privately. Surviving Mrs. Grote is a daughter, Gabrielle Cherry of Aiken.

Charles Richard Bennett

Charles Richard Bennett

Nov 27, 2008

AIKEN, SC – CHARLES RICHARD “DICK” BENNETT, 85, beloved husband of Audrey Dawson Bennett, died Thursday, November 27, 2008 at his residence following an extended illness. Dick was born in the United Fruit Company Hospital in Quiguia, Guatemala . He was a son of the late George Southerland and Dora Annie Schutt Bennett of Jackson, MI. He was educated at...

Ted Arthur Howington

Ted Arthur Howington

Nov 27, 2008

NEW ELLENTON – Mr. Ted Arthur Howington, 61, passed away November 27, 2008 at his home in New Ellenton, SC. A graveside service will be held in Bethany Cemetery at 12:30 PM Saturday. The Reverend Brantley Bryan, pastor of Foreman Memorial Baptist Church, will officiate. The Reverend Daniel Braswell and his wife will assist in the service. The family will...

Nancy Stetler

Nancy Stetler

Nov 26, 2008

Aiken-Mrs. Nancy Charlotte Hurlbut Stetler 87, beloved wife of Alfred Miles Stetler died Wednesday, November 26,, 2008. Mrs. Stetler was born in Columbus, Ohio and was the daughter of the late Harold Davie and Merry Hurlbut. She made Aiken her home in 1985. In addition to being a loving wife and mother Mrs. Stetler was a homemaker, a member of...

Melvin Hayes Nadler

Melvin Hayes Nadler

Nov 25, 2008

AIKEN, SC – MELVIN HAYES “MEL” NADLER, 64, beloved husband of Carmen D. Silvestry Nadler, died suddenly Tuesday, November 25, 2008 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Cleveland, OH, Mel was a son of the late Jack and Doris Bloom Nadler. He grew up in Coney Island, NY, and worked as an accountant for the New York Stock...

Howard McKinney

Howard McKinney

Nov 25, 2008

AIKEN, SC – HOWARD DAVIS McKINNEY, SR., 56, husband of Barbara Kivett McKinney, died Tuesday, November 25, 2008 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Southern Pines, NC, he was a son of the late Oscar and Edith Ellen Todd McKinney. He was a veteran of the United States Navy. Survivors, include his wife Barbara, three sons, Hopward Davis...

Ellen Lawley Kretzmeier

Ellen Lawley Kretzmeier

Nov 25, 2008

Aiken-Ellen Kretzmeier: Born March 23, 1914 Pernell, Ok., died Novemeber 25, 2008 Aiken, SC Ellen was preceded in death by her husband, Roy Kretzmeier, Died Nov 23, 2002. Roy & Ellen lived in Pampa, Gray Country, Texas from 1932, where they farmed. They then moved to Lake Palestine, Texas for their retirement years. After the death of Roy, Ellen moved...

Julian Pilgrim

Julian Pilgrim

Nov 24, 2008

AIKEN – Mr. Walter Julian Pilgrim, 80, widower of the late Mary Alice Pilgrim, died November 24. Funeral services will be held at 11 AM Wednesday in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Timothy Hammons will officiate. Interment will follow in the Crocketville Presbyterian Church Cemetery at 2:00 PM in Crocketville, SC. Pallbearers will be Nephews, Danny Pilgrim, Ronnie Pilgrim,...

Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

Carley Rae McMaster

Carley Rae McMaster

Dec 14, 2008

AIKEN, SC – Carley Rae McMaster, 11, of Aiken, SC, died Sunday, December 14, 2008 at her home. Carley was a life long resident of Aiken and a daughter of Robert Scott and Vindi Rae Adkins McMaster. She was a member of Millbrook Baptist Church and attended school at Millbrook Elementary School, she was in the 5th grade. Throughout her...

William Thomas Raborn

William Thomas Raborn

Dec 11, 2008

AIKEN – Mr. William Thomas Raborn, 86, died Thursday, December 11, 2008. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, December 13, 2008 in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend Taylor Wells officiating. The family will receive friends following the service. A lifelong resident of Aiken, Mr. Raborn was born in Augusta, GA, a son of...

Jean Hoag Robinson

Jean Hoag Robinson

Dec 6, 2008

AIKEN - A resident of Aiken SC since 1988, Jean Elizabeth (Betty) Hoag Robinson, of 7 Saint Anne’s Court, died on Saturday December 6 at age 89. A memorial service will be held on Saturday December 13 at 1 PM, at the First Presbyterian Church in Aiken. The Reverend Martha Ebel and Reverend Dr. David Cozad will officiate. The family...

Michael Bodner

Michael Bodner

Dec 5, 2008

Funeral services will be held privately. Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home, INc., 715 E. Pine Log Rd., Aiken, SC

Francis Durham

Francis Durham

Dec 5, 2008

Funeral services will be held privately. Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home, Inc., 715 E. Pine Log Road, Aiken, SC

Rev. Harold Frank McGee

Rev. Harold Frank McGee

Dec 5, 2008

AIKEN – Reverend Harold James Frank McGee, 91, died December 5, 2008. A Memorial Service will be held at 3:00 PM Tuesday in the St. Thaddeus Episcopal Chapel with Reverend Ella Breckenridge officiating. Inurnment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends following the graveside service in the Stevenson-McClelland building. Rev. McGee had lived in Aiken for...

Lou Ellen Freeman

Lou Ellen Freeman

Dec 4, 2008

AIKEN – Mrs. Lou Ellen Freeman, 92, died Thursday, December 4, 2008. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Dr. Fred Andrea officiating Interment will be private Mrs. Freeman was born in Toccoa Ga., a daughter of the late Elijah Farmer and Rosetta Meritt Land . She was a...

Cecil Rhea Snyder, Jr.

Cecil Rhea Snyder, Jr.

Nov 29, 2008

AIKEN, SC – CECIL RHEA SNYDER, JR., 77, beloved husband of Isabella Lewis Snyder, died Saturday, November 29, 2008 at the Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, NC. A native of Marion, VA, Mr. Snyder was a son of the late Cecil Rhea and Susie Williams Snyder, Sr. He had lived in Aiken for 54 years and was a retired supervisor...

William J. Bill Russell

William J. Bill Russell

Nov 28, 2008

AIKEN, SC – WILLIAM J. “BILL” RUSSELL, beloved husband of Dorothy “D. J.” Russell died suddenly, Friday, November 28, 2008. Bill was born June 26, 1944 in St. Louis, MO and was a son of the late George and Martha Russell of Norman OK. He served as a sub mariner in the US Navy during the Korean Conflict and was...

Mary Eugenia Carroll

Mary Eugenia Carroll

Nov 28, 2008

AIKEN, SC – MARY GENE CARROLL, 87, widow of William Reynolds Carroll II, died Friday, November 28, 2008 at Mattie C. Hall Health Care Center. A native of Kingstree, SC, Mrs. Carroll was a daughter of the late Alexander McKnight and Ruth Meadors Gordon. Gene was a graduate of Columbia College and received her Master's in Counseling from the University...

Anna Lee Dheel Harrah

Anna Lee Dheel Harrah

Nov 27, 2008

AIKEN – Mrs. Anna Lee Dheel Harrah, 79, died Thursday, November 27, 2008. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM Sunday in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Bethany Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the graveside following the service. Mrs. Harrah was born in Smithers, WV, a daughter of the late T. and Mabel...

Sakuko Watabe

Sakuko Watabe

Nov 27, 2008

AIKEN, SC – SAKUKO WATABE, 79, beloved wife of Dr. Norimitsu Watabe, died Thursday, November 27, 2008 at University Hospital, Augusta, GA. A native of Japan, Mrs. Watabe was a daughter of the late Shosaku and Kusue Kobayashi. She came to America in 1958. She and her husband, Distinguished Professor Emeritus Dr. Norimitsu Watabe from the University of South Carolina,...

Marie Grote

Marie Grote

Nov 27, 2008

Marie Grote, 84, died Thursday, November 27, 2008. Funeral services will be held privately. Surviving Mrs. Grote is a daughter, Gabrielle Cherry of Aiken.

Charles Richard Bennett

Charles Richard Bennett

Nov 27, 2008

AIKEN, SC – CHARLES RICHARD “DICK” BENNETT, 85, beloved husband of Audrey Dawson Bennett, died Thursday, November 27, 2008 at his residence following an extended illness. Dick was born in the United Fruit Company Hospital in Quiguia, Guatemala . He was a son of the late George Southerland and Dora Annie Schutt Bennett of Jackson, MI. He was educated at...

Ted Arthur Howington

Ted Arthur Howington

Nov 27, 2008

NEW ELLENTON – Mr. Ted Arthur Howington, 61, passed away November 27, 2008 at his home in New Ellenton, SC. A graveside service will be held in Bethany Cemetery at 12:30 PM Saturday. The Reverend Brantley Bryan, pastor of Foreman Memorial Baptist Church, will officiate. The Reverend Daniel Braswell and his wife will assist in the service. The family will...

Nancy Stetler

Nancy Stetler

Nov 26, 2008

Aiken-Mrs. Nancy Charlotte Hurlbut Stetler 87, beloved wife of Alfred Miles Stetler died Wednesday, November 26,, 2008. Mrs. Stetler was born in Columbus, Ohio and was the daughter of the late Harold Davie and Merry Hurlbut. She made Aiken her home in 1985. In addition to being a loving wife and mother Mrs. Stetler was a homemaker, a member of...

Melvin Hayes Nadler

Melvin Hayes Nadler

Nov 25, 2008

AIKEN, SC – MELVIN HAYES “MEL” NADLER, 64, beloved husband of Carmen D. Silvestry Nadler, died suddenly Tuesday, November 25, 2008 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Cleveland, OH, Mel was a son of the late Jack and Doris Bloom Nadler. He grew up in Coney Island, NY, and worked as an accountant for the New York Stock...

Howard McKinney

Howard McKinney

Nov 25, 2008

AIKEN, SC – HOWARD DAVIS McKINNEY, SR., 56, husband of Barbara Kivett McKinney, died Tuesday, November 25, 2008 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Southern Pines, NC, he was a son of the late Oscar and Edith Ellen Todd McKinney. He was a veteran of the United States Navy. Survivors, include his wife Barbara, three sons, Hopward Davis...

Ellen Lawley Kretzmeier

Ellen Lawley Kretzmeier

Nov 25, 2008

Aiken-Ellen Kretzmeier: Born March 23, 1914 Pernell, Ok., died Novemeber 25, 2008 Aiken, SC Ellen was preceded in death by her husband, Roy Kretzmeier, Died Nov 23, 2002. Roy & Ellen lived in Pampa, Gray Country, Texas from 1932, where they farmed. They then moved to Lake Palestine, Texas for their retirement years. After the death of Roy, Ellen moved...

Julian Pilgrim

Julian Pilgrim

Nov 24, 2008

AIKEN – Mr. Walter Julian Pilgrim, 80, widower of the late Mary Alice Pilgrim, died November 24. Funeral services will be held at 11 AM Wednesday in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Timothy Hammons will officiate. Interment will follow in the Crocketville Presbyterian Church Cemetery at 2:00 PM in Crocketville, SC. Pallbearers will be Nephews, Danny Pilgrim, Ronnie Pilgrim,...

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