Recent Obituaries

Dec 11, 2019

Aiken: David Homer Payton, Jr, 45, of Aiken, passed away December 11, 2019 at his home.

Born December 6, 1974 in Augusta, GA, he was the son of Mr. David Homer Payton, Sr and Christine Wilkerson Payton.

David was very artistic. He wrote beautiful poetry and many delightful songs. He enjoyed his guitar and was...

Dec 10, 2019

Merry Christmas Hall Kneece, 76, received her wings December 10, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, December 12, at Old Samaria Baptist Church with interment in Ridge Crest Memorial Park with Rev. Barry Anderson officiating. Active pallbearers will be Austin Jones, Andrew Kneece, Greg Jones, Mike Jones, William Ketcham, Woody Hall and Phoenix Hall. Mrs. Kneece...

Dec 9, 2019

Ellen Irene Fox, 83, of Monetta, passed away Monday, December 9, 2019. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, December 14, at Ridge Spring Cemetery with Rev. Daniel McGaha officiating. Visitation will be held after the service. Mrs. Fox was born in Samaria, SC, daughter of the late George and Estelle Kneece Bolin Burgess. Surviving are her...

Dec 7, 2019

RIDGE SPRING, SC – Tollie Melvin Holsenback, age 79, of Piper Road, entered into rest Saturday, December 7, 2019 at his residence surrounded by his loving family.

“Papa,” as he was affectionately known, was born September 13, 1940 in Aiken County to the late Theodore and Aleane Morris Holsenback. He was a life-long area resident. He attended...

Dec 6, 2019

MONTMORENCI, SC – Ruth E. Wingate, age 81, entered into rest Friday, December 6, 2019.

Ruth was born February 17, 1938 in Bloomingburg, NY to the late Thomas Vincent Campbell and Helen Louise Campbell. She was a long time Aiken area resident.

She was very active in First Baptist Church of Montmorenci. Ruth served the...

Dec 6, 2019

AIKEN – Mr. George M. Sewell, age 82, husband of Mrs. Rita Gillen Sewell, of Aiken, passed away December 6, 2019, surrounded by his family.

Born February 19, 1937 in Birmingham, Alabama, he was the son of the late George S. and Mildred Sewell.

George attended high school at Woodlawn High in Birmingham, AL, where...

Dec 5, 2019

AIKEN, SC -- Carl Anders Larson, nuclear engineer, golfer, companion, father, and grandfather, entered into rest on December 5, 2019 at home in Aiken, SC, where he lived for the past twenty years. He was born in Dekalb, Illinois in 1932, the youngest child of Anna May (Hibner) and Anders Ingvar Helge Larson. He grew up in the Quad-Cities...

Dec 4, 2019

AIKEN, SC – Lula “Lou” Jones, age 81, wife of the late James “Jim” Jones, passed away December 4, 2019. She was born in Saluda Co., SC to the late Barney S. Johnson and Minnie Bell Miles Johnson. She was employed with Holley Hardware as a bookkeeper and later worked at J.B. White’s in management.

Survivors include...

Dec 3, 2019

AIKEN, SC – Mary Cook Moyer, age 96, of Orangeburg St., entered into rest Tuesday, December 3, 2019 surrounded by her family.

Mary was born September 24, 1923 in Wagener, SC to the late Roland L. Cook and the late Annie C. Cook. She moved to Aiken when she was 12 years old. She was a member...

Dec 2, 2019

Irwin Edward "Win" Magerkurth, age 81, died Monday, December 2, 2019 at University Hospital in Augusta, GA.

Win was born October 25, 1938 in Cambridge, IL to the late Edward G Magerkurth and the late Clara Klawonn Magerkurth Schmedt. He graduated BSME from the University of Iowa in 1960 and in 1962 where he also received an...

Dec 1, 2019

Articel Taylor Shealy,88, of Leesville, passed away Sunday, December 1, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. Tuesday, December 3, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Tony Rowell officiating. A private burial will follow. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Active pallbearers will be Sundance Whitfield, Travis Goff,...

Nov 30, 2019

Michael “Mike” Julius Summer, 74, passed away Saturday, November 30, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday, December 2, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel with entombment in Christ the Good Shepherd Mausoleum in Ridge Crest Memorial Park with Masonic Chaplin Jim Doebler officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the...

Nov 29, 2019

JACKSON, SC – Homer Rondal Gabard, age 70, died Friday, November 29, 2019 at his home surrounded by family.

Homer was born December 15, 1948 in Winston Salem, NC to the late Homer E. Gabard and the late Margaret F. Gabard. He proudly served his country in the US Army for nine years and was a veteran...

Nov 28, 2019

AIKEN, SC – William Harold “Bill” Brunson, age 78, died Thursday, November 28, 2019 at Aiken Regional Medical Center.

Bill was born October 6, 1941 in Camden, SC to the late William Thomas Brunson and the late Helen H. Brunson. He proudly served his country in the US Air Force. While in the service in South Dakota...

Nov 27, 2019

Bobby Duane Goff, 89, of Batesburg, died Wednesday, November 27, 2019. He was the son of the late James Burley and Jessie Varlie Goff. Bobby graduated from Hollywood High School in Saluda County. He worked in road construction for all of his adult life. Surviving including his wife of 67 years, Bernette O. Goff; son, Monty (Louise) Goff; daughters, Beth...

Nov 21, 2019

Linda Hazel Griffin, of Monetta, passed away Thursday, November 21, 2019. Graveside service will be held at 1:00 PM Saturday, November 23, at Wayne Hall Cemetery. Active pallbearers are Tyler McCurry, Buddy Smith, Mike Smith and Nick Reese. Mrs. Griffin was born in Aiken County daughter of the late John and Viney Hall Smith. She retired from Knight Industries. She...

Nov 10, 2019

Alegría Esther “Joy” Tuggy, of Batesburg, died Sunday, November 10, 2019. She was born September 20, 1922, in Carúpano, Venezuela, to missionaries Donald and Faith Turner, and she lived in Venezuela until she turned 12. She spoke both Spanish and English from her childhood on. She lived at the Westervelt Home for Missionary Children in Batesburg from the time she...

Nov 8, 2019

AIKEN, SC – Albert Charles Osborn Jr., age 64, entered into rest Friday, November 8, 2019 at his residence.

Albert was born March 13, 1955 in Fort Thomas, KY to Elsie Osborn and the late Albert Osborn Sr. He was in Industrial Sales by trade and of the Catholic Faith. He had made Aiken, SC his home...

Nov 7, 2019

Billy Asbill, 75, passed away on Thursday, November 7, 2019, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital surrounded by family. He was the son of the late Crosson and Lila Anderson Asbill. He was known as an avid crappie fisherman with his wine corks and jigs and his honey holes. He was a true family man-loved his children and grandchildren. One of...

Nov 6, 2019

AIKEN, SC – On Wednesday, November 6, 2019, Michael (Mike) D. Leugers, loving husband and father, passed away quietly at home with his wife of 57 years by his side.

Mike was born in Hamilton, OH on January 28, 1940. He earned his BS from Springfield College and Masterʼs Degree from Westfield State University. He was a...