Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

George Leonard Paradise

George Leonard Paradise

Sep 22, 2007

AIKEN, SC – GEORGE LEONARD PARADISE, 61, beloved husband of Darlene Johnson Paradise, died Saturday, September 22, 2007 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native and lifelong resident of Aiken County, Mr. Paradise was a son of the late Charles L. and Annie McElhaney Paradise. He proudly served his country in the Navy during the Vietnam Conflict and retired from...

Elma Sanders Carnes

Elma Sanders Carnes

Sep 21, 2007

AIKEN, SC – MRS. ELMA SANDERS CARNES, 84. beloved wife of Jerry A. Carnes, died Friday, September 21, 2007 at her residence. A native of Bamberg, SC, Mrs. Carns was a daughter of the late William Rufus and Rosa Bryant Sanders. She was a member of Talatha Baptist Church and the Friendship Sunday School Class and a lifetime member of...

Eugene M. Cabbage

Eugene M. Cabbage

Sep 21, 2007

AIKEN- Mr. Eugene Mark Cabbage, 90, died Friday September 21, at his residence Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Sunday, at Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home with Rev. Michael Dyar officiating. Interment will follow at Sunset Memory Gardens. He was born in Liberty Hill, TN, to the late Charles Russell and Pearl Janeway Russell . He served in the United...

Nellie Elizabeth Legate

Nellie Elizabeth Legate

Sep 21, 2007

AIKEN – Nellie Elizabeth Rose Legate, 89, of Aiken, beloved wife to the late Joe Donaghey Legate, died September 21. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Monday, at Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home with the Rev. Brancie Stephens officiating. Interment will follow at Sunset Memory Gardens. Mrs. Legate was born in Rosa, AR, to the late Harry Alfred and Maude...

Harold Albright

Harold Albright

Sep 17, 2007

North Augusta–Harold L. Albright of Kirby Drive, North Augusta SC, entered into rest on Sept. 17. He was the beloved husband of Thelma Phillips Albright. Mr. Albright was a retired Master Chief Petty Officer with the U.S. Navy Seabee’s. He was also retired from the International Union of Operating Engineers in Philadelphia, PA. He was a decorated WWII and Vietnam...

Jennie Grand Simons

Jennie Grand Simons

Sep 14, 2007

Springfield- Mrs. Jennie Grand Simons, 95, died Sept. 14 at home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Monday, September 17 at 10:00 AM at St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church with the Rev. Father Marcin Zahuta celebrant. Final prayers and commendations will follow at Calvary Cemetery. Mrs. Simons was born in New York City to the late...

Myrtle Bowman Pearson

Myrtle Bowman Pearson

Sep 10, 2007

AIKEN, SC – Mrs. Myrtle Bowman Pearson, 90, wife to the late Charles M. Pearson, died Monday, September 10, 2007 at Pepper Hill Nursing Center. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Friday in the chapel of Shellhouse – Rivers Funeral Home. Mrs. Pearson was a native of Somerset, PA and was the daughter of the late George G....

Marie Kolego Valletta

Marie Kolego Valletta

Sep 7, 2007

AIKEN, SC. - Mrs. Marie A. Valletta, 91, of Aiken, South Carolina entered into rest on Friday, September 7, 2007 at Hitchcock House. She was the beloved wife of the late Silvio E. Valletta for 63 years. Born in Oklahoma, Marie, a resident of Valley Stream, New York for 38 years, spent the last 7 ½ years in Aiken. She...

William Garrett Jones

William Garrett Jones

Sep 5, 2007

AIKEN, SC – WILLIAM G. “BILL” JONES, 65, beloved husband of Barbara Bledsoe Jones, died Wednesday, September 5, 2007 at his residence after a lengthy illness. A native of Fayetteville, NC, Mr. Jones was a son of the late Jarvis D. and Ruby Poole Jones, Jr. He was a graduate of Fayetteville Methodist College and had lived in Aiken for...

Virginia Gail Smith Jolin

Virginia Gail Smith Jolin

Sep 1, 2007

AIKEN, SC – MRS. VIRGINIA GAIL SMITH JOLIN, 68, beloved wife of Robert F. Jolin, died Saturday, September 1, 2007 at Eden Gardens. Mrs. Jolin was born on September 29, 1938 in Waukegan, Lake County, IL to Everett F. and Paula Margarette Terwilliger Smith. She was a graduate of Waukegan High School. She was married on August 13, 1960 in...

Joan Brignola Howarth

Joan Brignola Howarth

Aug 26, 2007

AIKEN – Joan Howarth died August 26, 2007 in Aiken. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Saturday, September 1, 2007 at 11:00 AM at St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church. A Celebration of Life reception will be held immediately following the Mass at Houndslake Country Club. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the American Diabetes...

Alice "Patsy" Gill

Alice "Patsy" Gill

Aug 24, 2007

AIKEN, SC – Mrs. Alice Laird “Patsy” Gill, 94, of Aiken, died Friday, August 24, 2007 at Cumberland Hills. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Tuesday at Moser Funeral Home, Warrenton, VA. Interment will follow in Warrenton Cemetery. Mrs. Gill was born in Barnwell County, SC, a daughter of the late William Braxton and Kitty Mae Hair Laird....

Dr. James Raynor Barham, Jr.

Dr. James Raynor Barham, Jr.

Aug 24, 2007

Dr. James Raynor Barham, Jr. Dr. James Raynor Barham, Jr., 75, beloved husband of Anne Shortt Barham; loving “Daddy” of Anne B. Jones (Stephen) of Aiken, Elizabeth (Beth) B. Cerrow (Mark) of Washington, D.C., Ellen B. Walker (Jeffrey) of Greenville, SC and “Papa” to Andrew R. Jones (Hillary), Caroline R. Jones and Charlotte A. Walker entered into eternal rest on...

George Bellido

George Bellido

Aug 21, 2007

WINDSOR – Mr. George Gaston Bellido, 55, of Windsor, died Tuesday, August 21, 2007 at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM Sunday, August 26, 2007 in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel, Hayne Ave., with Reverend Ernest Webb officiating. Interment will follow in Bethany Cemetery. Mr. Bellido was born in Ft. Leonard Wood, MO, a son of...

Kevin Vaughn

Kevin Vaughn

Aug 20, 2007

Aiken - Kevin Joseph Vaughn, 26, died Monday August 20, 2007 at his resident. Mr. Vaughn, a native of Rapid City, SD, and was the son of Thomas Carl Vaughn and the late Brenda Kay Bauer Vaughn. Mr. Vaughn worked as a salesman through out his career. He is survived by one brother, Steven Vaughn, Nashville, TN.; three half brothers,...

Hazel Haywood McGuire

Hazel Haywood McGuire

Aug 19, 2007

AIKEN, SC -- Mr. Hazel “Mac” Haywood McGuire, 78, died August 19, 2007 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. He was born in Columbia, SC on April 9, 1929 to Mannie Lee and Ellie Haywood McGuire. He graduated from Columbia High School in 1946 and The University of South Carolina in 1951 with a BS in Electrical Engineering. Mac then went...

John Travis Bodenheimer

John Travis Bodenheimer

Aug 18, 2007

AIKEN, SC -- John Travis Bodenheimer, beloved husband, father, brother, and grandfather; died after a battle with melanoma August 18, 2007 in Aiken, SC. He is survived by his wife, Kay Felder Bodenheimer, of Aiken; a son, John Travis Bodenheimer, II, of Burke, Virginia; two daughters, Beth Dworjanyn (Pete), Melissa McInnis (Jonathan); four grandchildren, Jack and Nick Dworjanyn, and Aidan...

Cunning Pickens Clark

Cunning Pickens Clark

Aug 18, 2007

Aiken- Mr. Cunning Pickens Clark, 78, died August 18. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Tuesday at Rocky Springs Baptist Church with the Rev. John Arthur and Rev. Steve Jones officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Mr. Clark was born in Aiken to the late Richard Willis and Collie Mae Baughman Clark. He was a lifelong...

Nadine Jacobsen

Nadine Jacobsen

Aug 17, 2007

AIKEN, SC – Mrs. Nadine Kane Jacobsen, 84, died August 17. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 PM Monday, September 17, 2007 at Cumberland Village. She was born in Chicago. IL to the late George Francis and Beverly Benes Kane. She was the personal secretary to US Senator Charles Percy of IL for over thirty years and later...

Tracy Steven Barton

Tracy Steven Barton

Aug 15, 2007

Aiken – Tracy Steven Barton, 41, died August 15, 2007 at home. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 PM Sunday at Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel. The Reverend Davis Barton will officiate. Mr. Barton was a life long resident of Aiken County. He served in the US Army and worked in construction as a sheet metal worker. Survivors include...

Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

George Leonard Paradise

George Leonard Paradise

Sep 22, 2007

AIKEN, SC – GEORGE LEONARD PARADISE, 61, beloved husband of Darlene Johnson Paradise, died Saturday, September 22, 2007 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native and lifelong resident of Aiken County, Mr. Paradise was a son of the late Charles L. and Annie McElhaney Paradise. He proudly served his country in the Navy during the Vietnam Conflict and retired from...

Elma Sanders Carnes

Elma Sanders Carnes

Sep 21, 2007

AIKEN, SC – MRS. ELMA SANDERS CARNES, 84. beloved wife of Jerry A. Carnes, died Friday, September 21, 2007 at her residence. A native of Bamberg, SC, Mrs. Carns was a daughter of the late William Rufus and Rosa Bryant Sanders. She was a member of Talatha Baptist Church and the Friendship Sunday School Class and a lifetime member of...

Eugene M. Cabbage

Eugene M. Cabbage

Sep 21, 2007

AIKEN- Mr. Eugene Mark Cabbage, 90, died Friday September 21, at his residence Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Sunday, at Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home with Rev. Michael Dyar officiating. Interment will follow at Sunset Memory Gardens. He was born in Liberty Hill, TN, to the late Charles Russell and Pearl Janeway Russell . He served in the United...

Nellie Elizabeth Legate

Nellie Elizabeth Legate

Sep 21, 2007

AIKEN – Nellie Elizabeth Rose Legate, 89, of Aiken, beloved wife to the late Joe Donaghey Legate, died September 21. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Monday, at Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home with the Rev. Brancie Stephens officiating. Interment will follow at Sunset Memory Gardens. Mrs. Legate was born in Rosa, AR, to the late Harry Alfred and Maude...

Harold Albright

Harold Albright

Sep 17, 2007

North Augusta–Harold L. Albright of Kirby Drive, North Augusta SC, entered into rest on Sept. 17. He was the beloved husband of Thelma Phillips Albright. Mr. Albright was a retired Master Chief Petty Officer with the U.S. Navy Seabee’s. He was also retired from the International Union of Operating Engineers in Philadelphia, PA. He was a decorated WWII and Vietnam...

Jennie Grand Simons

Jennie Grand Simons

Sep 14, 2007

Springfield- Mrs. Jennie Grand Simons, 95, died Sept. 14 at home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Monday, September 17 at 10:00 AM at St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church with the Rev. Father Marcin Zahuta celebrant. Final prayers and commendations will follow at Calvary Cemetery. Mrs. Simons was born in New York City to the late...

Myrtle Bowman Pearson

Myrtle Bowman Pearson

Sep 10, 2007

AIKEN, SC – Mrs. Myrtle Bowman Pearson, 90, wife to the late Charles M. Pearson, died Monday, September 10, 2007 at Pepper Hill Nursing Center. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Friday in the chapel of Shellhouse – Rivers Funeral Home. Mrs. Pearson was a native of Somerset, PA and was the daughter of the late George G....

Marie Kolego Valletta

Marie Kolego Valletta

Sep 7, 2007

AIKEN, SC. - Mrs. Marie A. Valletta, 91, of Aiken, South Carolina entered into rest on Friday, September 7, 2007 at Hitchcock House. She was the beloved wife of the late Silvio E. Valletta for 63 years. Born in Oklahoma, Marie, a resident of Valley Stream, New York for 38 years, spent the last 7 ½ years in Aiken. She...

William Garrett Jones

William Garrett Jones

Sep 5, 2007

AIKEN, SC – WILLIAM G. “BILL” JONES, 65, beloved husband of Barbara Bledsoe Jones, died Wednesday, September 5, 2007 at his residence after a lengthy illness. A native of Fayetteville, NC, Mr. Jones was a son of the late Jarvis D. and Ruby Poole Jones, Jr. He was a graduate of Fayetteville Methodist College and had lived in Aiken for...

Virginia Gail Smith Jolin

Virginia Gail Smith Jolin

Sep 1, 2007

AIKEN, SC – MRS. VIRGINIA GAIL SMITH JOLIN, 68, beloved wife of Robert F. Jolin, died Saturday, September 1, 2007 at Eden Gardens. Mrs. Jolin was born on September 29, 1938 in Waukegan, Lake County, IL to Everett F. and Paula Margarette Terwilliger Smith. She was a graduate of Waukegan High School. She was married on August 13, 1960 in...

Joan Brignola Howarth

Joan Brignola Howarth

Aug 26, 2007

AIKEN – Joan Howarth died August 26, 2007 in Aiken. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Saturday, September 1, 2007 at 11:00 AM at St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church. A Celebration of Life reception will be held immediately following the Mass at Houndslake Country Club. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the American Diabetes...

Alice "Patsy" Gill

Alice "Patsy" Gill

Aug 24, 2007

AIKEN, SC – Mrs. Alice Laird “Patsy” Gill, 94, of Aiken, died Friday, August 24, 2007 at Cumberland Hills. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Tuesday at Moser Funeral Home, Warrenton, VA. Interment will follow in Warrenton Cemetery. Mrs. Gill was born in Barnwell County, SC, a daughter of the late William Braxton and Kitty Mae Hair Laird....

Dr. James Raynor Barham, Jr.

Dr. James Raynor Barham, Jr.

Aug 24, 2007

Dr. James Raynor Barham, Jr. Dr. James Raynor Barham, Jr., 75, beloved husband of Anne Shortt Barham; loving “Daddy” of Anne B. Jones (Stephen) of Aiken, Elizabeth (Beth) B. Cerrow (Mark) of Washington, D.C., Ellen B. Walker (Jeffrey) of Greenville, SC and “Papa” to Andrew R. Jones (Hillary), Caroline R. Jones and Charlotte A. Walker entered into eternal rest on...

George Bellido

George Bellido

Aug 21, 2007

WINDSOR – Mr. George Gaston Bellido, 55, of Windsor, died Tuesday, August 21, 2007 at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM Sunday, August 26, 2007 in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel, Hayne Ave., with Reverend Ernest Webb officiating. Interment will follow in Bethany Cemetery. Mr. Bellido was born in Ft. Leonard Wood, MO, a son of...

Kevin Vaughn

Kevin Vaughn

Aug 20, 2007

Aiken - Kevin Joseph Vaughn, 26, died Monday August 20, 2007 at his resident. Mr. Vaughn, a native of Rapid City, SD, and was the son of Thomas Carl Vaughn and the late Brenda Kay Bauer Vaughn. Mr. Vaughn worked as a salesman through out his career. He is survived by one brother, Steven Vaughn, Nashville, TN.; three half brothers,...

Hazel Haywood McGuire

Hazel Haywood McGuire

Aug 19, 2007

AIKEN, SC -- Mr. Hazel “Mac” Haywood McGuire, 78, died August 19, 2007 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. He was born in Columbia, SC on April 9, 1929 to Mannie Lee and Ellie Haywood McGuire. He graduated from Columbia High School in 1946 and The University of South Carolina in 1951 with a BS in Electrical Engineering. Mac then went...

John Travis Bodenheimer

John Travis Bodenheimer

Aug 18, 2007

AIKEN, SC -- John Travis Bodenheimer, beloved husband, father, brother, and grandfather; died after a battle with melanoma August 18, 2007 in Aiken, SC. He is survived by his wife, Kay Felder Bodenheimer, of Aiken; a son, John Travis Bodenheimer, II, of Burke, Virginia; two daughters, Beth Dworjanyn (Pete), Melissa McInnis (Jonathan); four grandchildren, Jack and Nick Dworjanyn, and Aidan...

Cunning Pickens Clark

Cunning Pickens Clark

Aug 18, 2007

Aiken- Mr. Cunning Pickens Clark, 78, died August 18. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Tuesday at Rocky Springs Baptist Church with the Rev. John Arthur and Rev. Steve Jones officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Mr. Clark was born in Aiken to the late Richard Willis and Collie Mae Baughman Clark. He was a lifelong...

Nadine Jacobsen

Nadine Jacobsen

Aug 17, 2007

AIKEN, SC – Mrs. Nadine Kane Jacobsen, 84, died August 17. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 PM Monday, September 17, 2007 at Cumberland Village. She was born in Chicago. IL to the late George Francis and Beverly Benes Kane. She was the personal secretary to US Senator Charles Percy of IL for over thirty years and later...

Tracy Steven Barton

Tracy Steven Barton

Aug 15, 2007

Aiken – Tracy Steven Barton, 41, died August 15, 2007 at home. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 PM Sunday at Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel. The Reverend Davis Barton will officiate. Mr. Barton was a life long resident of Aiken County. He served in the US Army and worked in construction as a sheet metal worker. Survivors include...