Recent Obituaries

Dec 8, 2018

Ruby Carol McCoy Morgan, 74, wife of Jimmie E. Morgan, of Aiken, passed away December 8, 2018 surrounded by her family.

Born November 14, 1944 in Chanute, Kansas, she is the daughter of the late Fred McCoy and Ostie Booe McCoy.

Ruby attended and graduated from Kansas State Teaching College. She later went on to...

Dec 7, 2018

Connie Fretts Bodie, 85, widow of David F. Bodie, passed away December 7, 2018 surrounded by her family.

Born February 23, 1933, she is the daughter of the late Glenn Fretts and Violet Shaw Fretts.

A resident of Aiken since 1978, she was a long-time member of Couchton Baptist Church and also attended Cedar Creek...

Dec 7, 2018

Dorothy Lee Schmersey, 74, of Aiken, wife of John J. Schmersey, passed away December 7, 2018 surrounded by family.

Per her wishes no services will be held.

Mrs. Schmersey is survived by her husband and her son, Lucas Schmersey.

The Historic George Funeral Home, 211 Park Ave, SW, Aiken, SC 29801, has charge...

Dec 5, 2018

Hill, Michael Douglas It is with great sadness that the family of Michael Douglas Hill announce his passing after a sudden cardiac event, on Wednesday, December 5, 2018, at the age of 66 years. Mike was a loving husband, father, and Papa who would do anything for his family. He was retired after 30 years in auto sales. Mike was...

Dec 2, 2018

AIKEN, SC—Patsy Simon Cain, age 80, entered into rest Sunday, December 2, 2018, at University Hospital.

Ms. Cain was born February 1, 1938 in Valdosta, GA to the late Dallas Simon Sr. and the late Mildred Simon. She was a resident of Aiken, SC since 1961 and a very active member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church where she...

Dec 1, 2018

AIKEN, SC—Colonel Dr. Robert B. Purdy, US Army (Ret.), age 90, entered into rest peacefully Saturday, December 1, 2018.

Dr. Purdy was born May 25, 1928 in Angola, IN to the late Warren and Catherine Purdy. He received both his undergraduate and post graduate degrees from Indiana University with a specialty degree from the University of Pennsylvania...

Nov 24, 2018

AIKEN, SC—Natalie Ann Palladino, age 71, passed away at Augusta University Health on November 24th, 2018 after a lengthy illness. She was a graduate of Moravian College in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania with a major in German. She taught middle school German, English, and mathematics in Kinnelon, New Jersey over a very successful 30-year career. After retiring to Florida, she moved...

Nov 24, 2018

AIKEN, SC-- Mrs. Marilyn Dorthea Kruger, 87, a resident of Aiken, SC passed away on Saturday, November 24, 2018.

The daughter of Clarence and Adah Thorson, she was born and raised in Hawick, MN.

Mrs. Kruger, a graduate of St. Cloud School of Nursing, Class of 1952, was a retired Registered Nurse who worked in...

Nov 23, 2018

Daphne Richardson Spurlock of Aiken, SC, formerly of Petersburg, VA, passed away on November 23, 2018, at the age of 94. She died at the home of her daughter, Edith Towns, in Aiken where she had moved in 2017. She was surrounded by family at the time of her death.

Daphne was born on July 15, 1924,...

Nov 22, 2018

AIKEN, SC—Robert William Johnson, age 71, entered into rest peacefully at his home on Thursday, November 22, 2018.

Robert was born April 23, 1947 in Bayshore, NY to the late Robert William Johnson Sr. and Joyce Johnson. He proudly served his country in the US Marine Corps and saw active duty during the Vietnam War. Robert spent...

Nov 18, 2018

AIKEN, SC—Terry Cheney Henson, age 67, entered into rest peacefully at his home on Sunday, November 18, 2018.

Terry was born November 27, 1950 in Atlanta, GA to the late Louis and Bettyann Cochran Henson. He has been a resident of Aiken, SC for the past five years, having formerly lived in Asheville, NC. He proudly served...

Nov 13, 2018

AIKEN, SC—Billie Jo “Jodi” Kocis, age 64, passed away peacefully surrounded by the two people she loved the most and the two people who loved her the most on Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at University Hospital in Augusta, GA after a brave four-month battle with cancer.

Jodi was born March 16, 1954 in Sandusky, Ohio to the...

Nov 13, 2018

WINDSOR, SC—Senior Chief Galen Ralph Haffner Jr., US Navy (Ret.), passed away Tuesday, November 13, 2018, after a long struggle with Mesothelioma Cancer.

He was born September 28, 1947 (age 71) in Fort Worth, Texas. He is survived by his two children, Stephen Chad Haffner (Cora) and Cassondra Haffner Hayasaka (Keith); a sister, Marcie Barnett (Graham); three...

Nov 11, 2018

ALPHARETTA, GA-- Eleanor Cullum Studley, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, November 11, 2018. She was 83.

Eleanor lived in Aiken all her life, until the last 3 years when she moved to Alpharetta, GA to be near her oldest daughter and son. She was the daughter of the...

Nov 9, 2018

AIKEN

Mrs. Gladys R. Hahn

Mrs. Gladys R. Hahn, 94, widow of Alfred Richard Hahn, of Aiken, SC, passed away November 9, 2018, surrounded by her family.

Born September 9, 1924 in Aiken County, she was the daughter of the late Claude Rodgers and Bessie Whittle Rodgers.

She was a lifelong...

Nov 8, 2018

AIKEN, SC-- Audrey M. Webster, age 88, wife of the late Larry J. Webster Ph.D., died Thursday, November 8, 2018.

Services are private.

The Historic George Funeral Home, 211 Park Ave., SW, Aiken, SC 29801 (803.649.6234), has charge of arrangements.

Nov 7, 2018

Jan Parrish, 61, of Batesburg, passed away November 7, 2018. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM Sunday, November 11 at Bethlehem Baptist Church with interment in Ridge Crest Memorial Park with Rev. Justin Eshleman officiating. Active pallbearer are Bryan Parrish, Curtis Quattlebaum, Paul Quattlebaum, Chris Oswald, Adam Roof, Brandon Schaefer and Tom Covington. Jan was born in Gilbert,...

Nov 7, 2018

Billy Ray Long, 64, passed away Wednesday, November 7, 2018. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Sunday, November 11, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Tom Mims officiating. Visitation will be held from 12:00-2:00 PM Saturday, November 10, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home. Billy was born in Columbia, SC son of Kenneth D. and Nola Leaphart...

Nov 2, 2018

Warren C. “Nick” Murff died on November 2, 2018 after a long and courageous battle with Parkinson’s Disease. Born on November 18, 1927, Nick was the son of Warren Clyde and Ida McClain Murff of Donalds, South Carolina.

He graduated from Ware Shoals High School and received his BA degree from Erskine College. After teaching for five...

Nov 2, 2018

Emily M. McCarty, 86, of Batesburg died Friday, November 2, 2018. Born in the Hollywood section of Saluda County on January 12, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Charles L. and Leona P. Matthews. She was a graduate of Hollywood High School where she excelled in basketball. She earned a degree from Winthrop College and was a teacher...