Recent Obituaries

Dec 2, 2017

Funeral services for Wallace "Wally" Clayton Chapman, 55, will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, December 5, 2017 at the Chapel of GEORGE FUNERAL HOME. Officiating will be Rev. Donnie Bates. Burial will be private. The family will receive friends 9-10 a.m. prior to the service at the funeral home.

Mr. Chapman, passed away on Saturday, December...

Dec 1, 2017

Funeral services for Gertrude Lorranie Allday, 82, of Aiken, will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday, December 8, 2017, at the Chapel of GEORGE FUNERAL HOME. Burial will be private. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to SPCA Albrecht Center for Animal Welfare, in memory of Lorraine Allday, 199 Willow Run Road, Aiken, SC 29801.

Nov 30, 2017

Mrs. Eunice Brown Hawkins, 99, of Aiken, went to be with her Lord on Friday, November 30, 2017. Private graveside services were held in Aiken Memorial Gardens beside her beloved husband Alvin H. Hawkins, Sr.

Mrs. Hawkins was born Jun 9th, 1918 in Greenville County, SC, a daughter of the late Lemuel Irvin and Minnie Smith Brown....

Nov 30, 2017

Harold Wesley “Stoney” Waters Sr., 81, of Leesville, passed away Thursday, November 30, 2017. Graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, December 2, at Waters Cemetery conducted by Rev. Eddie Bledsoe. Active pallbearers are Marty, Roger, Furman, Ryan, Johnny Waters and Ricky Corder. Honorary pallbearers are Eddie Bledsoe, Joel Waters, Tammy Waters, Shannon Walker and Jason Scott. Mr....

Nov 29, 2017

AIKEN, SC- A Requiem Mass for Mrs. Mary Tarangelo, who passed away Wednesday, November 29, 2017, will be celebrated at 1 PM on Tuesday, December 5, 2017 at the old historic St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church, Park Ave., with the Very Rev. Gregory Wilson celebrant. Interment will follow in Southlawn Cemetery.

The family will receive...

Nov 28, 2017

Ruth Ravasz passed away at her residence in Aiken on November 28, 2017. A native of Indiana, she was a businesswoman in New York City for many years, prior to moving to South Carolina in 1974. After her relocation, she pursued first a hobby and then a profession as an artist working primarily in oils, painting seascapes, low country...

Nov 28, 2017

James L. Padgett, Sr., 76, of Gaston, passed away Tuesday, November 28, 2017. Mr. Padgett was born in Batesburg, SC son of the late William Harvey Padgett and Nellie Brown Padgett. He was a warehouse manager for Lowes and he was an Army Veteran. Surviving are his sons and daughter-in-law, James Padgett Jr. (Rhonda) of Lexington; John Padgett of Gaston;...

Nov 28, 2017

Melvin Lake Black, 79, of Batesburg, SC, passed away Tuesday, November 28, 2017. He was the son of the late Grady Lee and Effie Leona Lake Black. Melvin was a graduate of Saluda High School, then after retirement from Monsanta in Greenwood, he worked for Team Amick Racing. He voluntarily served in the National Guard and Midlands Fire Department. He...

Nov 22, 2017

David Earl Gantt, 53, of Leesville, gained his wings Wednesday, November 22, 2017 born in Prosperity, SC the son of Harold and Elaine Fallaw Gantt. He was employed by Ansaldo, STS. David had a love of fishing and being with family, friends and pet Baxter. David is survived by his mother, Elaine Gantt; brother and sister-in-law, John and Mary Gantt...

Nov 21, 2017

AIKEN, SC - Shirley Ann Harden, age 65, entered into rest on Tuesday, November 21, 2017 at her residence surrounded by her family.

Shirley was born January 2, 1952 in Aiken, SC to the late James Columbus Hough and Elizabeth Jones Hough. She was a member of Shaws Fork Baptist Church and retired as the Chief Enforcement...

Nov 21, 2017

AIKEN, SC - Lt. Colonel George B. Jackson Jr., US Army (Ret.), age 81, entered into rest on Tuesday, November 21, 2017.

Lt. Colonel Jackson was born October 8, 1936 in Laurel, MS to the late George B. Jackson Sr. and Evelyn A. Jackson. Mr. Jackson was a graduate of University of Mississippi, he then proudly served...

Nov 21, 2017

Susan “Susie” Jeffcoat, 64, of Leesville, passed away Tuesday, November 21, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. Friday, November 24, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel with interment in Ridge Crest Memorial Park with Rev. Dennis Barden and Rev. Dennis Lear officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Active...

Nov 19, 2017

Dear Family and Friends,

It is with great sadness that we share with you that our much beloved Lynne D. Gaudreau passed peacefully away on Sunday, November 19, 2017. She courageously and optimistically battled breast cancer off and on for the past 12-plus-years. Lynne was a wonderful, gracious and kind friend, a loving and nurturing daughter, wife,...

Nov 15, 2017

Caroline Adele Kelley, 80, of Aiken, passed away on Wednesday, November 15, 2017 at her residence. Services will be private and under the care of GEORGE FUNERAL HOME.

Born in Ancon, Panama Canal Zone, she was a daughter of the late Alcide and Sofi Buchello Hauser. While living in Panama, she was active in the equestrian community....

Nov 15, 2017

Larry Chapman, 64, of Saluda, passed away Wednesday, November 15, 2017. Mr. Chapman was born in Saluda, SC son of the late David Lawrence Chapman and Agnes Dukes Chapman. Mr. Chapman had worked for Bledsoe Mobile Homes. Surviving are his wife, Sarah Elaine Chapman; sons, Jason and Daniel Chapman of Saluda; brother, James Chapman of Saluda; sisters, Patricia Walker of...

Nov 14, 2017

Johnny Bennett died suddenly, Tuesday afternoon November 14, 2017. He served 21 years in the army completing several tours of duty in Korea and Germany. After retiring from the military, Johnny ran his own Lutheran Brotherhood Financial Agency in Springfield, Illinois. Johnny was an avid golfer and a member of The Reserve Club at Woodside Plantation. We, his family...

Nov 13, 2017

Aiken, S.C.-- John Alexander Denero, 54, died Monday, Nov. 13, 2017, in his home in Aiken, S.C. John was born Feb. 4, 1963, in Alliance, Ohio, to John Victor and Delores Mae Estock Denero. He grew up in Leechburg,PA and moved with his family to Aiken, S.C. in 1988. He graduated in 1982 from Kiski Area High School in...

Nov 12, 2017

Flora Lee Doty Harrison passed away Sunday, November 12, 2017 at her home in Aiken, South Carolina, knowing the touch of a child's hand in hers, surrounded by her four daughters and their adoring families.

She was born on June 26th, 1931 in Old Hickory, Tennessee, a DuPont company town. The fifth child of five loving brothers...

Nov 12, 2017

Rhett A Padgett, 51, passed away Sunday, November 12, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. Wednesday, November 15, at Convent Baptist Church with interment in the church cemetery with Pastor Travis Crumpton officiating. Visitation will be held one our prior to the service at the church. Active pallbearers will be Jami Gantt, Jeffrey Ashton Padgett, Jr, Ricky...

Nov 11, 2017

Chad Malik Hill, infant son of Raquan Malik Hill and Deonna Vernee' Wells, passed away on Saturday, November 11, 2017.

Services will be private.