Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.
William F. Kelly, Jr.
Jun 7, 2022
AIKEN, SC – WILLIAM FRED KELLY, JR., 82, beloved husband of Charnell Barker Kelly, passed away Tuesday, June 7, 2022 at his home surrounded by his loving family.
A native of Houston, MO, Bill was a son of the late William Fred and Marjorie Ruth Keeney Kelly. He grew up in California and graduated from Cal State University, Hayward. Bill...
Murphree "Yates" Donnan
Jun 6, 2022
AIKEN, SC – Mr. Murphree “Yates” Donnan, 95, beloved husband of Jessie Gregory Donnan passed away Monday, June 6, 2022. Yates was born in Louisville, KY but lived most of his life in SC. He served in the Navy during WWII. After the war, he graduated from Furman University and then began a 30-plus-year career working as a chemist at...
Jana Placr
Jun 3, 2022
AIKEN, SC - Mrs. Jana Placr, of Aiken, died on Friday, June 3, 2022 at her residence.
She was born Jana Jachymova on May 16, 1947 in Cheb, Czechoslovakia, to the late Josef Jachym III and Josefa Jachymova (Jirkosvska). She married Arnost Placr on July 1, 1967, and, along with their son, Peter, immigrated to the United States in...
Ellen Reilly McCormick
Jun 2, 2022
Ellen Reilly McCormick, 82, formerly of Nashua, New Hampshire, passed away June 2, 2022 in Aiken, South Carolina. She was born and raised in Watertown, New York.
A vivacious and outgoing personality, Ellen made an impression on everyone she met. She worked in a range of communications positions following her graduation from Rochester Institute of Technology. She did copy writing...
Yoni Vargas-Reyes
Jun 2, 2022
AIKEN, SC - YONI VARGAS-REYES, 37, died Thursday, June 2, 2022.
A native of Honduras, Yoni was a son of Jose Maria Vargas and Juana Delia Marcia Vargas.
He is survived by five children, Yoni, Jason, Jayden, Madison and Mabeline; four brothers and three sisters, Elvi Vargas, Aracely Vargas, Rode Vargas, Ruth Vargas, Jose Vargas, Walter Reyes and Henrry Reyes.
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James "Jim" Langford, Jr.
Jun 1, 2022
New Ellenton – Mr. James R. “Jim” Langford, Jr., 91, passed away Wednesday, June 1, 2022. Jim was born in Nashville, GA, a son of the late James and Nancy Futch Langford. He was an electrician and retired from E.I. DuPont/Westinghouse after 41 years. He was a member of Millbrook Baptist. He served as a Sunday School teacher at Millbrook...
Thelma Dalton Kirby
May 31, 2022
NEW ELLENTON, SC – THELMA DALTON KIRBY, 92, widow of Robert Charles Kirby, passed away Tuesday, May 31, 2022 at Lakeside Place Senior Living in Lexington.
A native of Gaffney, SC, Thelma was a daughter of the late Kelly Frank and Mae Bright Dalton. She lived in New Ellenton since 1954 and retired as the office manager for Aiken Electric...
Keenan Ezzell Kizer
May 31, 2022
AIKEN, SC - Keenan Ezzell Kizer, 79, widow of Rudy Kizer, died Tuesday, May 31, 2022 in Prisma Health Cottingham Hospice House, Seneca, SC
She was born in 1942 and raised in Lancaster, SC, Keenan was a daughter of the late Mack and Rebecca McManus Ezzell. She attended the public schools. At Lancaster Senior High School she was a...
Shirley Parlantieri
May 31, 2022
AIKEN, SC – SHIRLEY PARLANTIERI, 87, widow of Andrew Parlantieri, passed away Tuesday, May 31, 2022 at PruittHealth Aiken.
A native of Lyons, NY, Shirley was a daughter of the late Herbert and Ethel Ferguson Bullock. She was a homemaker and a member of St. John’s United Methodist Church.
Surviving are her daughter, Andrea Sanford and husband, David, Stuart, FL;...
Stanley David Barnhill
May 29, 2022
AIKEN, SC – STANLEY DAVID BARNHILL, 84, husband of the late Emily F. Barnhill, passed away Sunday, May 29, 2022 at NHC Healthcare, North Augusta.
A native of Brittons Neck, SC, Stanley was a son of the late Ole Evan and Mattie Richardson Barnhill. He was the owner of Barnhill Decorating Center. He was well respected for...
Martin William Gunter
May 28, 2022
AIKEN, SC - Mr. Martin William Gunter, 72, beloved husband of Jean Gunter passed away, Saturday, May 28, 2022. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Tuesday, May 31, 2022 at Clear Water Branch Baptist Church with The Rev. Mike Catoe officiating. The family will receive friends at 1:00 PM. Interment will be held in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will...
Helen Sage Asbill
May 28, 2022
GREENVILLE, SC - Mrs. Helen S. Asbill, 93, went to be with our Lord and Savior on Saturday, May 28, 2022. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Friday, June 3, 2022 at Memorial Baptist Church. The family will receive friends an hour prior to the service in the church. Entombment will be held in historic Bethany Cemetery. Mrs....
CPO Richard James O'Rourke, USN, Ret.
May 27, 2022
AIKEN, SC - CPO RICHARD JAMES O’ROURKE, USN, Ret., beloved husband of CAPT Amoret Breland O’Rourke, USN, Ret., passed away Friday, May 27, 2022 at his residence.
Born in Bath, NY, Richard was a son of the late Michael and Hazel Kranz O’Rourke. He played basketball for St. Ann’s Catholic School in Hornell, NY and graduated from Hornell High School. ...
Kenneth Anthony Reardon
May 27, 2022
Aiken, SC – Kenneth “Kenny” Anthony Reardon, 67, died at his home on May 27th, 2022. Ken was born in Montreal in 1955, the third child of four to parents Kenneth and Suzanne Reardon. Kenny was a realtor and lifelong entrepreneur.
Kenny was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting and fishing trips with his three beloved sons. As...
Barbara Jane Gorby
May 27, 2022
AIKEN, SC - BARBARA JANE GORBY, 75, widow of The Rev. Roger Lee Gorby, passed away Friday, May 27, 2022, at her residence.
A native of Harrisburg, PA, Barbara was a daughter of the late George and Dessie Blake Dobbs. She attended Marietta Bible College and was a faithful pastor’s wife for 25 years. She moved to Aiken in 2000...
Michael L. Laughlin
May 26, 2022
Michael L. Laughlin passed away on May 26, 2022. Born in 1944 to Thomas and Louise Laughlin, Michael graduated from the former Aiken Preparatory School, the Brooks School in North Andover, MA, and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA. He attended the University of South Carolina School of Law in Columbia, SC, but withdrew to enter politics and, in...
Martin W. Chovanec
May 26, 2022
AIKEN, SC – MARTIN WILLIAM CHOVANEC, 59, beloved husband of Lindy Steadman Chovanec, passed away Thursday, May 26, 2022 at his residence.
Born at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Marty was a son of the late David Arnold Chovanec, Sr. and Patricia Lucille Barton Chovanec Roesky. He grew up in the Sacramento, California area and had a 24-year career...
Joann Coleman
May 24, 2022
AIKEN, SC – MARTHA JOANN COLEMAN, 81, widow of Joe M. Coleman, went home to be with the Lord, Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at her residence.
A native of Warrenville, Joann was a daughter of the late Heyward and Mildred Williams Hair. She lived in Aiken County most of her life and worked for Hamrick's in North Augusta, retiring after...
Christine Ellen Lovering
May 24, 2022
WINDSOR, SC - Christine Ellen Lovering of Windsor, South Carolina, died at 53 years of age on May 24.
She was predeceased by her partner Peter Regis, also of Windsor, by her parents, Richard Starbuck Lovering and Barbara Ellen Lovering, and by her eldest brother Richard Starbuck Lovering, Jr.
Christine was born in 1968 in Lowell, Massachusetts....
Marian Williamson Bell
May 24, 2022
AIKEN, SC – Mrs. Marian Williamson Bell, 96, much-loved wife of the late James F. Bell, passed away Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at Trinity on Laurens.
A visitation will be held from 4 to 6 pm on Thursday, May 26, 2022 at Shellhouse Funeral Home, 924 Hayne Ave, Aiken SC 29803. A graveside service will be held on Friday, May...
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Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.
William F. Kelly, Jr.
Jun 7, 2022
AIKEN, SC – WILLIAM FRED KELLY, JR., 82, beloved husband of Charnell Barker Kelly, passed away Tuesday, June 7, 2022 at his home surrounded by his loving family.
A native of Houston, MO, Bill was a son of the late William Fred and Marjorie Ruth Keeney Kelly. He grew up in California and graduated from Cal State University, Hayward. Bill...
Murphree "Yates" Donnan
Jun 6, 2022
AIKEN, SC – Mr. Murphree “Yates” Donnan, 95, beloved husband of Jessie Gregory Donnan passed away Monday, June 6, 2022. Yates was born in Louisville, KY but lived most of his life in SC. He served in the Navy during WWII. After the war, he graduated from Furman University and then began a 30-plus-year career working as a chemist at...
Jana Placr
Jun 3, 2022
AIKEN, SC - Mrs. Jana Placr, of Aiken, died on Friday, June 3, 2022 at her residence.
She was born Jana Jachymova on May 16, 1947 in Cheb, Czechoslovakia, to the late Josef Jachym III and Josefa Jachymova (Jirkosvska). She married Arnost Placr on July 1, 1967, and, along with their son, Peter, immigrated to the United States in...
Ellen Reilly McCormick
Jun 2, 2022
Ellen Reilly McCormick, 82, formerly of Nashua, New Hampshire, passed away June 2, 2022 in Aiken, South Carolina. She was born and raised in Watertown, New York.
A vivacious and outgoing personality, Ellen made an impression on everyone she met. She worked in a range of communications positions following her graduation from Rochester Institute of Technology. She did copy writing...
Yoni Vargas-Reyes
Jun 2, 2022
AIKEN, SC - YONI VARGAS-REYES, 37, died Thursday, June 2, 2022.
A native of Honduras, Yoni was a son of Jose Maria Vargas and Juana Delia Marcia Vargas.
He is survived by five children, Yoni, Jason, Jayden, Madison and Mabeline; four brothers and three sisters, Elvi Vargas, Aracely Vargas, Rode Vargas, Ruth Vargas, Jose Vargas, Walter Reyes and Henrry Reyes.
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James "Jim" Langford, Jr.
Jun 1, 2022
New Ellenton – Mr. James R. “Jim” Langford, Jr., 91, passed away Wednesday, June 1, 2022. Jim was born in Nashville, GA, a son of the late James and Nancy Futch Langford. He was an electrician and retired from E.I. DuPont/Westinghouse after 41 years. He was a member of Millbrook Baptist. He served as a Sunday School teacher at Millbrook...
Thelma Dalton Kirby
May 31, 2022
NEW ELLENTON, SC – THELMA DALTON KIRBY, 92, widow of Robert Charles Kirby, passed away Tuesday, May 31, 2022 at Lakeside Place Senior Living in Lexington.
A native of Gaffney, SC, Thelma was a daughter of the late Kelly Frank and Mae Bright Dalton. She lived in New Ellenton since 1954 and retired as the office manager for Aiken Electric...
Keenan Ezzell Kizer
May 31, 2022
AIKEN, SC - Keenan Ezzell Kizer, 79, widow of Rudy Kizer, died Tuesday, May 31, 2022 in Prisma Health Cottingham Hospice House, Seneca, SC
She was born in 1942 and raised in Lancaster, SC, Keenan was a daughter of the late Mack and Rebecca McManus Ezzell. She attended the public schools. At Lancaster Senior High School she was a...
Shirley Parlantieri
May 31, 2022
AIKEN, SC – SHIRLEY PARLANTIERI, 87, widow of Andrew Parlantieri, passed away Tuesday, May 31, 2022 at PruittHealth Aiken.
A native of Lyons, NY, Shirley was a daughter of the late Herbert and Ethel Ferguson Bullock. She was a homemaker and a member of St. John’s United Methodist Church.
Surviving are her daughter, Andrea Sanford and husband, David, Stuart, FL;...
Stanley David Barnhill
May 29, 2022
AIKEN, SC – STANLEY DAVID BARNHILL, 84, husband of the late Emily F. Barnhill, passed away Sunday, May 29, 2022 at NHC Healthcare, North Augusta.
A native of Brittons Neck, SC, Stanley was a son of the late Ole Evan and Mattie Richardson Barnhill. He was the owner of Barnhill Decorating Center. He was well respected for...
Martin William Gunter
May 28, 2022
AIKEN, SC - Mr. Martin William Gunter, 72, beloved husband of Jean Gunter passed away, Saturday, May 28, 2022. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Tuesday, May 31, 2022 at Clear Water Branch Baptist Church with The Rev. Mike Catoe officiating. The family will receive friends at 1:00 PM. Interment will be held in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will...
Helen Sage Asbill
May 28, 2022
GREENVILLE, SC - Mrs. Helen S. Asbill, 93, went to be with our Lord and Savior on Saturday, May 28, 2022. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Friday, June 3, 2022 at Memorial Baptist Church. The family will receive friends an hour prior to the service in the church. Entombment will be held in historic Bethany Cemetery. Mrs....
CPO Richard James O'Rourke, USN, Ret.
May 27, 2022
AIKEN, SC - CPO RICHARD JAMES O’ROURKE, USN, Ret., beloved husband of CAPT Amoret Breland O’Rourke, USN, Ret., passed away Friday, May 27, 2022 at his residence.
Born in Bath, NY, Richard was a son of the late Michael and Hazel Kranz O’Rourke. He played basketball for St. Ann’s Catholic School in Hornell, NY and graduated from Hornell High School. ...
Kenneth Anthony Reardon
May 27, 2022
Aiken, SC – Kenneth “Kenny” Anthony Reardon, 67, died at his home on May 27th, 2022. Ken was born in Montreal in 1955, the third child of four to parents Kenneth and Suzanne Reardon. Kenny was a realtor and lifelong entrepreneur.
Kenny was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting and fishing trips with his three beloved sons. As...
Barbara Jane Gorby
May 27, 2022
AIKEN, SC - BARBARA JANE GORBY, 75, widow of The Rev. Roger Lee Gorby, passed away Friday, May 27, 2022, at her residence.
A native of Harrisburg, PA, Barbara was a daughter of the late George and Dessie Blake Dobbs. She attended Marietta Bible College and was a faithful pastor’s wife for 25 years. She moved to Aiken in 2000...
Michael L. Laughlin
May 26, 2022
Michael L. Laughlin passed away on May 26, 2022. Born in 1944 to Thomas and Louise Laughlin, Michael graduated from the former Aiken Preparatory School, the Brooks School in North Andover, MA, and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA. He attended the University of South Carolina School of Law in Columbia, SC, but withdrew to enter politics and, in...
Martin W. Chovanec
May 26, 2022
AIKEN, SC – MARTIN WILLIAM CHOVANEC, 59, beloved husband of Lindy Steadman Chovanec, passed away Thursday, May 26, 2022 at his residence.
Born at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Marty was a son of the late David Arnold Chovanec, Sr. and Patricia Lucille Barton Chovanec Roesky. He grew up in the Sacramento, California area and had a 24-year career...
Joann Coleman
May 24, 2022
AIKEN, SC – MARTHA JOANN COLEMAN, 81, widow of Joe M. Coleman, went home to be with the Lord, Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at her residence.
A native of Warrenville, Joann was a daughter of the late Heyward and Mildred Williams Hair. She lived in Aiken County most of her life and worked for Hamrick's in North Augusta, retiring after...
Christine Ellen Lovering
May 24, 2022
WINDSOR, SC - Christine Ellen Lovering of Windsor, South Carolina, died at 53 years of age on May 24.
She was predeceased by her partner Peter Regis, also of Windsor, by her parents, Richard Starbuck Lovering and Barbara Ellen Lovering, and by her eldest brother Richard Starbuck Lovering, Jr.
Christine was born in 1968 in Lowell, Massachusetts....
Marian Williamson Bell
May 24, 2022
AIKEN, SC – Mrs. Marian Williamson Bell, 96, much-loved wife of the late James F. Bell, passed away Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at Trinity on Laurens.
A visitation will be held from 4 to 6 pm on Thursday, May 26, 2022 at Shellhouse Funeral Home, 924 Hayne Ave, Aiken SC 29803. A graveside service will be held on Friday, May...
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