Recent Obituaries

Feb 27, 2018

AIKEN, SC-- Sandy Vann, 60, of Aiken, SC passed away peacefully surrounded by love on February 27th 2018.

She is survived by her two children James and Carly as well as her loving mother, Bobbi Atwell, her brother Chris and sisters, Susan, Kelly, Carey, Beth and Kirsty.

“Wherever a beautiful soul has been there is...

Feb 27, 2018

Mr. Peter Adkin Matthews, 89, of Batesburg, SC went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, February 27, 2018. He was a native of Saluda county and was a member of Sardis Baptist Church where he served as deacon on numerous occasions. He began his career working in the sawmill until it closed in 1971. He then retired from Stone...

Feb 26, 2018

Richard Carl “Carolina Cornbinder” Padgett, Sr., of Ward, passed away Sunday, February 25, 2018. A memorial service will be held at 4:00 P.M. Thursday, March 1, at his home. Carl was born in Saluda County, son of the late Jeff and Lula Mae Jackson Padgett. He loved camping, fishing, his family and friends. He was a lifetime trucker. Surviving are...

Feb 25, 2018

Gerald Ray Padgett, 75, of Leesville, passed away Sunday, February 25, 2018. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM Wednesday, February 28, at Pauline Church of Christ in Leesville with Rev. Rick Farwell officiating. Active pallbearers are Anthony Smith, Tim Kyzer, Derwin Shumpert, William Anders, Brent Shumpert and Rami Al-Emam. Visitation will be held from 2:00-3:00 PM Wednesday, prior...

Feb 23, 2018

AIKEN, SC – Carl Logan Sossman III, age 80, passed away Friday, February 23, 2018.

Mr. Sossman was born December 13, 1937 in Pittsburgh, PA to the late Carl Logan Sossman, Jr. and the late Charlotte Sossman. He proudly served his country as a Captain in the US Air Force in Strategic Air Command. Mr. Sossman received...

Feb 18, 2018

AIKEN, SC—Mildred C. Scott, age 90, entered into rest on Sunday, February 18, 2018.

Mrs. Scott was born September 17, 1927 in Augusta, GA to the late Jessie and Estelle Campbell. She was married to the late Ted Scott, Sr. for 67 years and a member of Couchton Baptist Church. Mrs. Scott loved her church and her...

Feb 18, 2018

AIKEN, SC—Joey Boatwright Fox, age 55, entered into rest on Sunday, February 18, 2018 after a brave fight with leukemia.

Joey was born July 28, 1962 in Aiken, SC to the late Thomas Lenward Fox and the late Sally B. Fox. He was a 1980 graduate of Aiken High School and a life-long area resident. Joey was...

Feb 17, 2018

AIKEN, SC— Carmine Joseph Napolitano, age 74, passed away on Saturday, February 17, 2018.

Mr. Napolitano was born December 20, 1943 in Brooklyn, NY to the late Antonio and Pauline Napolitano. He began his career as a brick mason and retired as a mechanic with Con-Edison. Mr. Napolitano had made Aiken, SC his home since September 2001,...

Feb 16, 2018

Mr. Bobby Joe Eargle, 80, of Lexington, SC went to be with the Lord on Friday, February 16, 2018 after a brief illness. A Memorial Service to celebrate his life will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, February 24, 2018 at Bethel United Methodist Church, 811 Peachtree Rock Road, Lexington, SC 29073. Rev. Kathryn Scarborough will officiate. There will be...

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...

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....

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.,...