Recent Obituaries

Apr 29, 2019

AIKEN, SC -- Gary Millard Blessing, age 78, passed away April 29, 2019, at Aiken Regional Medical Center following a brief illness.

Gary was born August 31, 1940 in Waynesboro, VA to the late Walter Millard Blessing and Treva Vaiden Burns Blessing. He proudly served his country in the US Navy, stationed in Jacksonville, FL. He had...

Apr 29, 2019

AIKEN, SC-- Irene Jones Gregorie, age 70, of Aiken died peacefully at home on April 29, 2019. She was born October 19, 1948 in Columbia, SC to the late John Sheppard Jones, Jr and the late Beatrice Baer Jones.

She was educated at Heathwood Hall and Dreher High School, both in Columbia, SC, and attended the University...

Apr 24, 2019

AIKEN, SC – Geoffery Allen Burgess Jr., age 33, died Wednesday, April 24, 2019 at Augusta University Medical Center.

Geoffery was born July 29, 1985 in Elizabethtown, Kentucky to Geoffery Allen Burgess Sr. and Sherry Bowles Attaway. He was a resident of the area for the past eight years and worked as a welder and a cook...

Apr 24, 2019

AIKEN, SC – James Oliver Hawkins, age 78, died Wednesday, April 24, 2019 at Aiken Regional Medical Center.

Mr. Hawkins was born July 28, 1940 in Newberry, SC to the late Jacob Oliver Hawkins and the late Virginia Miller Hawkins. He received his bachelor’s degree in English from Newberry College where he met his wife of 56...

Apr 24, 2019

June lived a life of easy-going humor no matter the challenge. She never lost her playful spirit or sense of humor despite her increasingly diminished abilities. In the end old memories intertwined to make new memories that brought her pleasure and laughter. This card of a woman, a valentine, passed away at home on April 24, 2019 in Aiken,...

Apr 21, 2019

Kenneth Wilton “Jake” Fox, 88, passed away Sunday, April 21, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 P.M. Saturday, April 27, at Oak Grove Baptist Church (Aiken County) with interment in the church cemetery with Rev. Bill Watkins officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Mr. Fox was born in Aiken, SC...

Apr 20, 2019

GRANITEVILLE, SC—Harry Albert Baird III, age 74, passed away Saturday, April 20, 2019 at University Hospital.

Harry was born October 10, 1944 in Westerly, RI to the late Harry Albert Baird Jr. and the late Hazel Coggeshall Baird. He proudly served his country in the US Air Force and received a bachelor’s degree from San Diego State...

Apr 20, 2019

Mary H. Holton, 86, passed away Saturday, April 20, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. Tuesday, April 23, at First Baptist Church of Batesburg with interment at Batesburg Cemetery with Rev. Henry Stamper and Neal Smith officiating. Active pallbearers will be Brandon Addy, Brad Addy, Jackson Kirkland, Ben Herlong, Justin Long, and Freddie Holton. Honorary pallbearers will...

Apr 20, 2019

Elizabeth (Liz) Smith, wife of Philip Lamar Smith I, died Saturday, April 20, 2019, at the age of 71. She was born January 26, 1948 in Budapest, Hungary, as Erzsébet Margit Endrényi, to Elizabeth (Erzsébet Szabo) and the late Frank (Ferenc) Endrényi. As a young child she emigrated to France, living in several towns including Roubaix and Jallieu, and played...

Apr 17, 2019

AIKEN, SC-- Bonnie Daryl Fabian, age 77, passed away at Aiken Regional Medical Centers on Wednesday, April 17, 2019. Bonnie was born on August 6, 1941 in Chicago, IL, to the late Adele Marie Anderson and the late G. Arthur Schmitt.

Bonnie grew up in the suburbs of Chicago and throughout her life was a dedicated Army...

Apr 17, 2019

Mary Etta Flake Eidson, 76, of Batesburg, passed away Wednesday, April 17, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, April 20, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Batesburg Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 12:00 – 2:00 P.M. before the service at the funeral home. Active pallbearers will be Randy Walker, Timothy Beard, Jason...

Apr 14, 2019

“There is a tide in the affairs of men, which taken at the flood, leads on to fortune. Omitted, all the voyage of their life is bound in shallows and in miseries. On such a full sea are we now afloat. And we must take the current when it serves, or lose our ventures all.”

-William Shakespeare...

Apr 13, 2019

GRANITEVILLE, SC – Richard Frederick Proto, age 63, entered into rest Saturday, April 13, 2019.

Richard was born November 9, 1955 in Augusta, GA to the late Rocco and Gladys Proto. He was a resident of the area for the past fifteen years, having previously lived in Augusta, GA, Columbia, SC, Charleston, SC, and Atlanta, GA. Richard...

Apr 11, 2019

AIKEN, SC—L. Wayne Day died April 11, 2019 at the Anchor Rehabilitation Facility in Aiken. He was 78 years old. His parents were Lyman W. and Melva Sumpter Day. He was born in Hutchinson, Kansas on December 18, 1940.

Wayne was a drummer in Hutchinson High School and played with the concert band as well as the...

Apr 10, 2019

Bruce Allen Lewis 1/7/1949 – 4/10/2019 Bruce Lewis, 70, passed away Wednesday, April 10 after a long stay at NHC Laurens in Laurens, SC. He lived most of his life in Batesburg-Leesville and was a 36 years resident at Leesville Gardens. He was a graduate of the Opportunity School in Columbia. Bruce was born January 7, 1949 to the late...

Apr 8, 2019

AIKEN, SC—Michael Charles Wennemer, age 71, died Monday, April 8, 2019 at Augusta University Medical Center.

Michael was born July 2, 1947 in Hammonton, New Jersey to the late Bernard and Kathryn Wennemer. He served in the US Air Force Reserve and received his bachelor’s degree from LaSalle University. He retired as Director of Sales at Reynold’s...

Apr 6, 2019

Susanne Johns Marr passed into eternal rest on April 6, 2019 at the age of 89. She was the Daughter of Susanne Marion Johns and William Harrison Johns. She was predeceased by her beloved husband Fred J. Marr of Leesville, two sisters, one brother, and one son-in-law. She is the beloved mother of James “Jim” Edward Teer, Jr. (Sandy) of...

Apr 6, 2019

Grady Hartley, Jr, of Leesville, passed away Saturday, April 6, 2019. A memorial service will be held at 12:00 Noon on Tuesday, April 9, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 6:00 – 8:00 P.M. Monday, April 8, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home, other times at his home. Mr. Hartley was born in Aiken County, son...

Apr 4, 2019

GREENSBORO, NC— Mary Elizabeth Stanley Davis, 58, passed away Thursday, April 4, 2019 where she resided in Greensboro, NC. Mary was born in Upper Darby, PA on November 11, 1960 and raised in Aiken, SC.

Mary was a loving mother, wife, daughter, sister, aunt, and friend. She was always there to take care of everyone and never...

Apr 3, 2019

AIKEN, SC – Wayne M. Heidtman of Aiken, SC, formerly of Temperance, MI, passed away Wednesday, April 3, 2019.

Wayne was born in 1928 to the late Albert and Clara (Salo) Heidtman. In 1951 he married Shirley A. Madison. Wayne graduated from Macomber High School in 1946. He served in the Army in the 82nd Airborne. He...