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Sandra Lee Bailey

Sandra Lee Bailey

Feb 12, 2018

AIKEN, SC – Sandra Lee Bailey died peacefully on February 12, 2018, at Aiken Regional Medical Center. Sandie, as she was known to friends and family, was born on October 10, 1943, in Washington DC, the daughter of the late Rollin P. Mead and Marjorie Pauline Heffner Mead of Darnestown, Maryland. Sandie was married for 41 years to the...

Thomas "Hippie" Livingston

Thomas "Hippie" Livingston

Feb 12, 2018

Thomas “Hippie” Livingston, 59, of Ridge Spring, passed away Monday, February 12, 2018. Memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM Friday, February 16, 2018 at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel with visitation to follow after the service. Tommy was born in Columbia, SC son of the late Samuel H. and Mary Evelyn Livingston. He was a self-employed residential roofer....

Timothy George Levi Pearce

Timothy George Levi Pearce

Feb 11, 2018

Timothy George Levi Pearce, Sr. of Leesville, passed away Sunday, February 11, 2018. He was born in Orlando, Florida. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and music and he cherished his family. Surviving are his wife, Erica Pearce; son, Timothy George Levi Pearce, II; daughter, Julia Diane Pearce; and extended family and friends.

Seivern James "Sj" Johnson

Seivern James "Sj" Johnson

Feb 11, 2018

Seivern James “S.J.” Johnson, 94, of Leesville, met his Lord on February 11, 2018. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. Thursday, February 15, at Mt. Ebal Baptist Church with Rev. Bill Paulling and Rev. Kyle Harmon sharing God’s final words with family and friends. Interment will take place in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held after the...

Lois  Cornelia (Bobo) Smith

Lois Cornelia (Bobo) Smith

Feb 8, 2018

Lois Cornelia (BoBo) Smith, 81, of Monetta, entered into rest on Thursday, February 8, 2018. She was born and raised in Aiken County and lived her adult life in Ridge Spring and Monetta, SC. She was a member of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church of Ridge Spring, SC. She was most happy when she was in her truck on the open...

Ralph Arthur Carey

Ralph Arthur Carey

Feb 7, 2018

Ralph Arthur Carey, 66, of Leesville, passed away Wednesday, February 7, 2018. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 P.M. Saturday, February 10, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Carl Morris officiating. Visitation will be held after the service at the funeral home. Mr. Carey was born in Santa Rita, New Mexico son of Velma Clark Carey...

James  Claude Matthews

James Claude Matthews

Feb 7, 2018

James Claude Matthews, 58, passed away Wednesday, February 7, 2018. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM Sunday, February 11, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel with interment in Billy Matthews Cemetery with Rev. Charles Swann officiating. Visitation will be held from 2:00-3:00 PM prior to the service at the funeral home. Mr. Matthews was born in Newberry, SC...

Ron Harley Black

Ron Harley Black

Feb 6, 2018

Ron Harley Black, 54, of Leesville, passed away February 6, 2018. A visitation will be held from 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Saturday, February 17, 2018 at Milton Shealy Funeral Home. Mr. Black was born in Greenville, SC son of Miranda H. Baker of Gilbert and Wendell and Muriel Black of Wagner. He worked for Magna International Sign Company. Surviving...

Donald Lewis Jenkins

Donald Lewis Jenkins

Feb 5, 2018

Funeral services for Donald Lewis Jenkins, 87, of Aiken, will be held at 5 p.m. Thursday, February 8, 2018 at the Chapel of GEORGE FUNERAL HOME. Officiating will be Pastor Phillip Lee, burial will take place at Arlington National Cemetery at a later date. The family will receive friends from 3-5 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral...

John Denero

John Denero

Feb 4, 2018

John Victor Denero, 86, peacefully entered into rest Sunday, February 4, 2018 at his home in Aiken, SC. A Requiem mass will be held at the Old St. Mary Help of Christians Church (Park Avenue) on Saturday, February 10 at 1:00 pm. Family will receive friends at the GEORGE FUNERAL HOME, on Friday, February 9 from 5:00 pm to...

Joan B. Locke

Joan B. Locke

Feb 2, 2018

AIKEN, SC - Joan B. Locke [7-13-1937 to 2-2-2018] was born in Nashville, Tennessee. She spent her childhood in Kentucky and Virginia, graduating from Washington-Lee High School in Virginia, 1955. In 1959, she graduated from Duke University School of Nursing with a BSN, and earned her RN certification shortly thereafter. She met her first husband, Edgar B. Mackie, Jr.,...

Henry Windmuller

Henry Windmuller

Feb 1, 2018

Mr. Henry Windmuller of Bloomington, IN died on February 1, 2018 at Monroe Place.

He will be buried at Sons of Israel Cemetery in Aiken, SC.

George Funeral Home is assisting the family.

Born in Andernach, Germany, he was the son of the late Max and Hertha Windmuller.

He was a...

Mary Ellen Heyward

Mary Ellen Heyward

Feb 1, 2018

Mary Ellen Heyward, 64, of Batesburg, passed away Thursday, February 1, 2018. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, February 4, at 2:00 PM in Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel with interment at Hall Town Cemetery conducted by Pastor Scott Szalwinski. Mrs. Heyward was born in Aiken, SC daughter of the late Joe F. Clark and Nina Lee Hall Clark....

Woodrow  "Jackie" Boozer, Jr

Woodrow "Jackie" Boozer, Jr

Jan 31, 2018

Woodrow “Jackie” Boozer, Jr, 80, of Batesburg, passed away Wednesday, January 31, 2018. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 P.M. Saturday, February 3 at Faith Lutheran Church with Pastor Lisa Isenhower officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service in the sanctuary. Mr. Boozer was born in Batesburg, SC, son of the late Woodrow Boozer...

Danny Edison Faulkner

Danny Edison Faulkner

Jan 30, 2018

AIKEN, SC— Danny Edison Faulkner, age 68, entered into rest on Tuesday, January 30, 2018.

Danny was born December 26, 1949 in Louisburg, NC to the late Norwood and Annie Faulkner. He had made Aiken, SC his home for the past 33 years and was of the Baptist faith. Danny was a salesman in the automobile industry...

Julia Ann Gilbert

Julia Ann Gilbert

Jan 27, 2018

AIKEN, SC— Julia "Judy" Ann Gilbert, age 65, entered into rest Saturday, January 27, 2018 at Aiken Regional Medical Center.

Judy was born October 25, 1952 in Greenwood, SC to Opal Thompson and the late James Theodore Thompson. She was a life-long area resident and loved her family and son dearly.

In addition to her...

Louise Kirkland Watkins Smith

Louise Kirkland Watkins Smith

Jan 27, 2018

Louise Kirkland Watkins Smith, 99, of Batesburg, passed away Saturday, January 27, 2018. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM Tuesday, January 30, 2018 at First Baptist Church of Batesburg with interment in Batesburg Cemetery with Rev. Henry Stamper officiating. Active pallbearers are Will Trotter, Jimmy Trotter, Bart Cochcroft, Larry Cochcroft, Benji Kirkland and Donnie Kirkland. Mrs. Smith was...

Lois Shealy Crapps

Lois Shealy Crapps

Jan 26, 2018

Lois Shealy Crapps, 86, of Leesville, passed away Friday, January 26, 2018. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Monday, January 29, at Summerland Church with interment in Ridge Crest Memorial Park with Rev. Ray Massey officiating. Active pallbearers will be her nephews. Mrs. Crapps was born in Leesville, SC, daughter of the late Chester and Viola Shealy Shealy....

Mary Cook

Mary Cook

Jan 26, 2018

Mary Williams Keisler Cook, 74, of Leesville, passed away January 26, 2018. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. Tuesday, January 30, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel with interment in Ridge Crest Memorial Park with Rev. Scott Nurse officiating. The family will receive family and friends one hour prior to the service. Mrs. Cook was born in Birmingham,...

Betty Lou Armstrong

Betty Lou Armstrong

Jan 24, 2018

AIKEN, SC-- Betty Lou Armstrong, age 85, passed away Wednesday, January 24, 2018.

Friends may call on Sunday, January 28, 2018 from 12:30 until 2:00 PM at George Funeral Home with a funeral service beginning at 2:00 PM in the George Funeral Chapel. The Rev. K. Scott Ayers will officate. Interment will be private in Victor Cemetery,...