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Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.
Herschel L. Smith, Jr.
Jun 7, 2020
AIKEN, SC – HERSCHEL L. SMITH, JR., 85, beloved husband of Shelvie Hutchinson Smith, died suddenly Sunday, June 7, 2020 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers.
A native of Washington County, GA, Herschel was a son of the late Herschel L. Smith, Sr. and Okella Josey Smith. He worked as a welding inspector and retired from Pullman Power. He was...
Russell Albert Boeringer
Jun 3, 2020
Aiken –Russell Albert Boeringer, 92, passed away Wednesday, June 3, 2020. Russell was born in Pittsburgh, PA, a son of the late Russell Boland Boeringer and Helen Marie Becker Boeringer. He later lived in Elyria, Ohio. He served his country in WWII, as a Sergeant in the US Army in Okinawa. He returned and attended Columbia University in New York,...
Myrtle Ann Knoepfle
May 31, 2020
AIKEN, SC – MYRTLE ANN KNOEPFLE, 80, beloved wife of Leo W. Knoepfle, passed away Sunday, May 31, 2020 at her residence, surrounded by her loving family.
A native of Herreid, SD, Myrtle was a daughter of the late Alvin and Ida Fischer Bauer. She was educated in Herreid schools. She was a homemaker and had lived in Aiken...
Claudia "Bobbie" Busbee
May 30, 2020
RIDGE SPRING, SC - CLAUDIA BARTON "BOBBIE" BUSBEE, 72, widow of the late George Luther Busbee, died Saturday, May 30, 2020 at her residence.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, June 4, 2020 at Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home with the Rev. Dr. Henry Chennault officiating. The family will receive friends from 6-8pm on Wednesday at the funeral home.
Born in Langley,...
Jessie Lee Kent
May 28, 2020
NEW ELLENTON, SC – JESSIE LEE KENT, 46, beloved husband of Julie Campbell-Kent, died Thursday, May 28, 2020 from injuries sustained in a traffic accident.
Born in Augusta, GA, Jessie was a son of Deborah Hayes Todd and Melton Kent, Sr. He grew up in Blythe, Georgia. He was a former deputy with the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office at the...
Larry J. Tindall
May 28, 2020
BATESBURG, SC – LARRY J. TINDALL, 71, beloved husband of Crystal Carver Tindall, died Thursday, May 28, 2020 at his residence.
Born in Ocilla, GA, Larry was a son of the late Johnnie I. and Alice Miller Tindall. He lived most his life in Aiken County and retired from Automatic Switch Co. He was a member of Levels Baptist...
Evelyn Kohler Vought
May 26, 2020
AIKEN, SC – Evelyn “Evie” Kohler Vought, 95, died peacefully Tuesday, May 26, 2020 following a brief illness. Born in Scranton, PA, she was a daughter of the late Walter W. and Jean Butler Kohler. Evie was the first of three, with two younger sisters, the late Sally (Neil) Williams, Beaufort, SC and Jane (Richard) Coleman of North Canton, Ohio....
Iris D. Hill
May 26, 2020
AIKEN, SC - Iris Hill, age 93, passed away on Tuesday evening, May 26th, 2020, at Anchor Health and Rehab. She was born in Kevil, Kentucky on September 13th, 1926. She resided the last three years of her life in Aiken, South Carolina. Her parents were Rollie and Emma McNeely Johnson.
She met and married the love of her...
John Raymond Bentley
May 25, 2020
CAMDEN, SC - JOHN RAYMOND BENTLEY, 76, died Monday, May 25, 2020 at PruittHealth-Aiken.
No services are planned.
SHELLHOUSE - RIVERS FUNERAL HOME, AIKEN, SC
Chad Richard Barker
May 24, 2020
WAGENER, SC – CHAD RICHARD BARKER, 36, died Sunday, May 24, 2020 at his residence.
Born in Farmington, ME, Chad was a son of Donna Madore and the late Richard L. Barker. He had lived in Aiken County since he was 2 years old. He attended Wagener-Salley High School and was a former employee of Carolina Tree Service. Chad...
Marlen C. Sherrard
May 23, 2020
AIKEN, SC - Mr. Marlen C. “Sam” Sherrard, 88, passed away Saturday morning, May 23, 2020. He was born in Continental, OH, to the late Charles Sherrard and Lucille Kirkendall Sherrard (Hiltner). After graduating from Continental High School, he served four years in the US Navy. He was an AT&T man, starting his career as a Technician in Toledo, OH...
William "Shorty" Milton Till
May 23, 2020
Willie Milton “Shorty” Till, 76, of Lee County, GA, died May 23, 2020 at the Legacy Village in Moultrie, GA. Memorial services will be held Thursday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Duane Logston will officiate. Friends are invited and social distancing will be required. Committal services will take place at 1:00 PM on Saturday, May 30, 2020...
Stephen P Behnke
May 20, 2020
Aiken – Mr. Stephen P. Behnke, 72, passed away Wednesday, May 20, 2020. Stephen was born in Waltham, MA, a son of the late Walter and Esther Huchthausen Behnke. He was a former representative for Penguin Books, was a member of SABR (Society for American Baseball Researchers, and member of St. Paul Lutheran Church where he was former president of...
Ponnie P. Reynolds
May 17, 2020
AIKEN, SC - Mrs. Ponnie P. Reynolds, 77, widow to the late Forest Michael Reynolds, passed away Sunday, May 17, 2020. Arrangements will be announced by SHELLHOUSE FUNERAL HOME, INC., 924 HAYNE AVE., AIKEN, SC 29801.
Mary Adelaide Boyle
May 15, 2020
AIKEN, SC – Mary Adelaide Boyle, 93, beloved wife of James Norbert Boyle, died Friday, May 15, 2020 at her residence in Aiken, SC.
A native of Dubois, PA Mary was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Mary Bolam Mack. Member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Aiken, SC and member of Cedar Creek Women’s Golf Association.
...
Laura Del Rosario Villanueva
May 14, 2020
AIKEN, SC - Mrs Laura Del Rosario Villanueva left to be with our Lord and Savior on May 14, 2020. A family viewing will take place Monday, May 18th at 11:00 am at the Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home, 715 East Pine Log Rd., Aiken, SC and followed by a Requiem Mass at 1:00 pm at the new St Mary Help of...
LeClair Anderson Burckhalter
May 12, 2020
AIKEN, SC - Mrs. LeClair Anderson Burckhalter left to be with her Lord and Savior on May 12, 2020. A family graveside service will take place on May 15, 2020 at Millbrook Cemetery in Aiken. A Celebration of Life will take place at a later date at First Presbyterian Church with Dr. Brian Coulter and Reverend Holly Shoaf-O’Kula officiating.
...
Ferrell "Larry" Lafayette Holley, Jr.
May 12, 2020
Born February 15th, 1946 as the eldest child of Ferrell L. Holley Sr. and Rebecca Goldfinch Holley, Larry died peacefully in the company of his loving family on May 12, 2020. A native son of Aiken, he cherished his hometown with its memories of simpler times and with the essential small town values of self-reliance, hard work, and loyalty. His...
Marie Caskey Montgomery
May 10, 2020
Aiken - Marie Caskey Montgomery went to be with the Lord on May 10, 2020, at the age of 93. She was born on February 25, 1927, and was a lifelong resident of Lancaster, SC until spending her last years in assisted living in Aiken, SC.
Marie was predeceased by her husband of 53 years, William (Bill) D. Montgomery, her...
Jax Anthony Cooper
May 10, 2020
AIKEN, SC - JAX ANTHONY COOPER, infant son of Shane Anthony Cooper and Amanda Lane Baldwin, passed away Sunday, May 10, 2020.
Surviving in addition to his parents are his brother, Coley Cooper; paternal grandparents, Esther and Pete Steele; maternal great-grandmother, Aloma Wheeler.
A private graveside service will be held Friday, May 15th in Historic Bethany Cemetery.
In lieu of...
Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.
Herschel L. Smith, Jr.
Jun 7, 2020
AIKEN, SC – HERSCHEL L. SMITH, JR., 85, beloved husband of Shelvie Hutchinson Smith, died suddenly Sunday, June 7, 2020 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers.
A native of Washington County, GA, Herschel was a son of the late Herschel L. Smith, Sr. and Okella Josey Smith. He worked as a welding inspector and retired from Pullman Power. He was...
Russell Albert Boeringer
Jun 3, 2020
Aiken –Russell Albert Boeringer, 92, passed away Wednesday, June 3, 2020. Russell was born in Pittsburgh, PA, a son of the late Russell Boland Boeringer and Helen Marie Becker Boeringer. He later lived in Elyria, Ohio. He served his country in WWII, as a Sergeant in the US Army in Okinawa. He returned and attended Columbia University in New York,...
Myrtle Ann Knoepfle
May 31, 2020
AIKEN, SC – MYRTLE ANN KNOEPFLE, 80, beloved wife of Leo W. Knoepfle, passed away Sunday, May 31, 2020 at her residence, surrounded by her loving family.
A native of Herreid, SD, Myrtle was a daughter of the late Alvin and Ida Fischer Bauer. She was educated in Herreid schools. She was a homemaker and had lived in Aiken...
Claudia "Bobbie" Busbee
May 30, 2020
RIDGE SPRING, SC - CLAUDIA BARTON "BOBBIE" BUSBEE, 72, widow of the late George Luther Busbee, died Saturday, May 30, 2020 at her residence.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, June 4, 2020 at Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home with the Rev. Dr. Henry Chennault officiating. The family will receive friends from 6-8pm on Wednesday at the funeral home.
Born in Langley,...
Jessie Lee Kent
May 28, 2020
NEW ELLENTON, SC – JESSIE LEE KENT, 46, beloved husband of Julie Campbell-Kent, died Thursday, May 28, 2020 from injuries sustained in a traffic accident.
Born in Augusta, GA, Jessie was a son of Deborah Hayes Todd and Melton Kent, Sr. He grew up in Blythe, Georgia. He was a former deputy with the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office at the...
Larry J. Tindall
May 28, 2020
BATESBURG, SC – LARRY J. TINDALL, 71, beloved husband of Crystal Carver Tindall, died Thursday, May 28, 2020 at his residence.
Born in Ocilla, GA, Larry was a son of the late Johnnie I. and Alice Miller Tindall. He lived most his life in Aiken County and retired from Automatic Switch Co. He was a member of Levels Baptist...
Evelyn Kohler Vought
May 26, 2020
AIKEN, SC – Evelyn “Evie” Kohler Vought, 95, died peacefully Tuesday, May 26, 2020 following a brief illness. Born in Scranton, PA, she was a daughter of the late Walter W. and Jean Butler Kohler. Evie was the first of three, with two younger sisters, the late Sally (Neil) Williams, Beaufort, SC and Jane (Richard) Coleman of North Canton, Ohio....
Iris D. Hill
May 26, 2020
AIKEN, SC - Iris Hill, age 93, passed away on Tuesday evening, May 26th, 2020, at Anchor Health and Rehab. She was born in Kevil, Kentucky on September 13th, 1926. She resided the last three years of her life in Aiken, South Carolina. Her parents were Rollie and Emma McNeely Johnson.
She met and married the love of her...
John Raymond Bentley
May 25, 2020
CAMDEN, SC - JOHN RAYMOND BENTLEY, 76, died Monday, May 25, 2020 at PruittHealth-Aiken.
No services are planned.
SHELLHOUSE - RIVERS FUNERAL HOME, AIKEN, SC
Chad Richard Barker
May 24, 2020
WAGENER, SC – CHAD RICHARD BARKER, 36, died Sunday, May 24, 2020 at his residence.
Born in Farmington, ME, Chad was a son of Donna Madore and the late Richard L. Barker. He had lived in Aiken County since he was 2 years old. He attended Wagener-Salley High School and was a former employee of Carolina Tree Service. Chad...
Marlen C. Sherrard
May 23, 2020
AIKEN, SC - Mr. Marlen C. “Sam” Sherrard, 88, passed away Saturday morning, May 23, 2020. He was born in Continental, OH, to the late Charles Sherrard and Lucille Kirkendall Sherrard (Hiltner). After graduating from Continental High School, he served four years in the US Navy. He was an AT&T man, starting his career as a Technician in Toledo, OH...
William "Shorty" Milton Till
May 23, 2020
Willie Milton “Shorty” Till, 76, of Lee County, GA, died May 23, 2020 at the Legacy Village in Moultrie, GA. Memorial services will be held Thursday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Duane Logston will officiate. Friends are invited and social distancing will be required. Committal services will take place at 1:00 PM on Saturday, May 30, 2020...
Stephen P Behnke
May 20, 2020
Aiken – Mr. Stephen P. Behnke, 72, passed away Wednesday, May 20, 2020. Stephen was born in Waltham, MA, a son of the late Walter and Esther Huchthausen Behnke. He was a former representative for Penguin Books, was a member of SABR (Society for American Baseball Researchers, and member of St. Paul Lutheran Church where he was former president of...
Ponnie P. Reynolds
May 17, 2020
AIKEN, SC - Mrs. Ponnie P. Reynolds, 77, widow to the late Forest Michael Reynolds, passed away Sunday, May 17, 2020. Arrangements will be announced by SHELLHOUSE FUNERAL HOME, INC., 924 HAYNE AVE., AIKEN, SC 29801.
Mary Adelaide Boyle
May 15, 2020
AIKEN, SC – Mary Adelaide Boyle, 93, beloved wife of James Norbert Boyle, died Friday, May 15, 2020 at her residence in Aiken, SC.
A native of Dubois, PA Mary was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Mary Bolam Mack. Member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Aiken, SC and member of Cedar Creek Women’s Golf Association.
...
Laura Del Rosario Villanueva
May 14, 2020
AIKEN, SC - Mrs Laura Del Rosario Villanueva left to be with our Lord and Savior on May 14, 2020. A family viewing will take place Monday, May 18th at 11:00 am at the Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home, 715 East Pine Log Rd., Aiken, SC and followed by a Requiem Mass at 1:00 pm at the new St Mary Help of...
LeClair Anderson Burckhalter
May 12, 2020
AIKEN, SC - Mrs. LeClair Anderson Burckhalter left to be with her Lord and Savior on May 12, 2020. A family graveside service will take place on May 15, 2020 at Millbrook Cemetery in Aiken. A Celebration of Life will take place at a later date at First Presbyterian Church with Dr. Brian Coulter and Reverend Holly Shoaf-O’Kula officiating.
...
Ferrell "Larry" Lafayette Holley, Jr.
May 12, 2020
Born February 15th, 1946 as the eldest child of Ferrell L. Holley Sr. and Rebecca Goldfinch Holley, Larry died peacefully in the company of his loving family on May 12, 2020. A native son of Aiken, he cherished his hometown with its memories of simpler times and with the essential small town values of self-reliance, hard work, and loyalty. His...
Marie Caskey Montgomery
May 10, 2020
Aiken - Marie Caskey Montgomery went to be with the Lord on May 10, 2020, at the age of 93. She was born on February 25, 1927, and was a lifelong resident of Lancaster, SC until spending her last years in assisted living in Aiken, SC.
Marie was predeceased by her husband of 53 years, William (Bill) D. Montgomery, her...
Jax Anthony Cooper
May 10, 2020
AIKEN, SC - JAX ANTHONY COOPER, infant son of Shane Anthony Cooper and Amanda Lane Baldwin, passed away Sunday, May 10, 2020.
Surviving in addition to his parents are his brother, Coley Cooper; paternal grandparents, Esther and Pete Steele; maternal great-grandmother, Aloma Wheeler.
A private graveside service will be held Friday, May 15th in Historic Bethany Cemetery.
In lieu of...
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