Recent Obituaries

May 26, 2017

Annie Mae Trotter Cockrell, 83, of Batesburg-Leesville, passed away Friday, May 26, 2017. A Memorial service will be held at 2:00 Sunday, May 28, at First Baptist Church of Batesburg with Rev. Henry Stamper officiating. Visitation will be held after the service at the church. Mrs. Cockrell was born in Saluda County, daughter of the late Bobbie Eugene and Allie...

May 23, 2017

Ruth Muriel Rodgers Hall, 83, passed away Tuesday, May 23, 2017. Born on May 30, 1933 in Lexington County, the daughter of the late Benjamin Frank and Ruth Corley Rodgers was married to the late Marvin Vernon Hall from 1954 until his death in 1990. A 1950 graduate of Monetta high school, Muriel worked for Seibels, Bruce, and Co. for...

May 18, 2017

AIKEN, SC - Funeral services for Mr. Earl Ellison Carpenter, age 87, of Piper Road, Aiken, SC, will be held at 3:00 PM on Sunday, May 21, 2017 in the George Funeral Chapel. Officiating will be Rev. John Huff.

Interment will follow in Aiken Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be Ben Baynham, Kenny Arthur II, Lewis Arthur, and...

May 18, 2017

Anthony Bryson, 55, of Lexington, passed away Thursday, May 18, 2017. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 A.M. Sunday, May 21, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel. Mr. Bryson was born in Columbia, SC, son of the late Walter B. Bryson and Barbara Ann Duffie Cockrel. Surviving are his wife, Gladys Bryson; daughter, Tabatha Bryson; brothers, Christopher and...

May 15, 2017

A Funeral Liturgy for FRANCES J. ARNOTT, will be celebrated at 1 p.m. Monday, May 22, 2017 at the old St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church, burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 12-12:45 prior to the service at George Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to St....

May 15, 2017

AIKEN, SC-- Memorial services for Candace Patricia Stoudemayer, 69, of Aiken, will be held at 12:00 PM on Friday, May 19, 2017 at Talatha Baptist Church. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. In lieu flowers, memorial donations may be made to Talatha Baptist Church Building Fund, 361 Talatha Church Road, Aiken, SC 29803.

May 15, 2017

Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Renew Lybrand Stone, 102, of Batesburg, passed away on Monday, May 15, 2017 after a short illness. Her funeral service will be held at 5:00 P.M. Thursday, May 18, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Lisa Isenhower officiating. Visitation will be held before the service at the funeral home beginning at 4:00 P.M Mrs. Stone...

May 15, 2017

Henry Alfred “H.A.” Canada, 56, of Pelion, husband of Vickie Canada, passed away Monday, May 15, 2017 at home. H.A. was the son of the late Harry and Ola Fallaw Canada also of Pelion. H.A. was a veteran of the US Navy in Norfolk, Virginia aboard the USS LY Spear. He is survived by his wife, Vickie; children, Misty (Wayne)...

May 13, 2017

James Dearborn Cobb, 78, of Gilbert, passed away Saturday, May 13, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM Tuesday, May 16, at Amick Grove Pentecostal Holiness Church with interment in the church cemetery with Rev. Virgil Bagwell officiating. Visitation will be held from 2:00-3:00 PM prior to the service at the church. Mr. Cobb was born in Columbia,...

May 11, 2017

Mr. Cecil Glen Butler, 89, of Jackson, passed away on Thursday, May 11, 2017. Services will be private. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Jackson Bible Church, 102 McElmurray Road, Jackson, SC, 29831 or to a charity of one's choice.

Born in Rankin, Oklahoma, he was a son of the late Walter and...

May 9, 2017

Funeral services for Cora Virginia Richardson Rauton, 86, of Aiken, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 13, 2017 at Unity Holiness Church under the care of GEORGE FUNERAL HOME. Burial will follow in Aiken Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Mrs. Rauton, widow of Lonnie Richardson...

May 7, 2017

Joye Senterfeit Smith, 72, of Gilbert, passed away Sunday, May 07, 2017. The family will receive friends from 6:00 – 8:00 P.M. Wednesday, May 10, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home. Mrs. Smith was born in Samaria, SC, daughter of the late Homer Senterfeit and Annie Lee Johnson Senterfeit. She was an avid reader. Surviving are her husband, Ralph W. Smith;...

May 6, 2017

Johnny Thomas Craps, 62, of Batesburg, passed away Saturday, May 6, 2017. Memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM Monday, May 15, at Westside Holiness Church, 527 Augusta Street, West Columbia, SC 29169. Mr. Craps was born in Lexington, SC, son of the late William D. and Urma Rhea Swygert Craps. Surviving are his son, Garrett (Jessica) Craps; daughters,...

May 4, 2017

Memorial services for Jean McElveen Abreo, 81, of Aiken, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 13, 2017 at St. James Lutheran Church, in Graniteville under the care of GEORGE FUNERAL HOME. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to St. James Lutheran Church, 200 Laurel Street, Graniteville, SC 29829.

Mrs. Abreo, passed away...

May 4, 2017

William Edward Johnson, 48, passed away Thursday, May 4, 2017. A private family service will be held at a later date in Minnesota. Mr. Johnson was born at Ft. Jackson Hospital, Fort Jackson, SC, son of Michal W. and Charlene Grittner Johnson. He is survived by his parents, maternal grandmother, daughter and family members. He was preceded in death by...

May 1, 2017

Services for Wesley E. “W.E.” Eargle, Jr, 94, will be conducted at 4:00 P.M. Wednesday, May 3, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Preston West officiating. Burial will follow in the Batesburg Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 2:00 – 4:00 P.M. Wednesday before the service at the funeral home, other times at the home of his daughter,...

Apr 30, 2017

Funeral services for Robert Lee Ogden, Sr., 87, of New Ellenton, will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, May 8, 2017 at the Chapel of GEORGE FUNERAL HOME. Officiating will be Pastor Danny Wilson. Burial will follow in Southlawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1-2 p.m. prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may...

Apr 29, 2017

GROVETOWN, GA—Charles Edgar Puette II, age 70, entered into rest on Saturday, April 29, 2017.

Charles was born December 31, 1946 in Columbia, SC to the late Lyman Bruce Puette and the late Virginia Watford Puette. He served two four year tours in the U.S. Air Force and retired as an E-4 Sergeant. After his service in...

Apr 28, 2017

Peggy Rodgers Douglas peacefully transitioned to her heavenly home on April 28, 2017. Born March 16, 1943, the daughter of Benjamin Franklin Rodgers & Ruth Corley Rodgers and raised in Batesburg, SC. She was blessed with two brothers, Ray Rodgers & Jimmy Rodgers, and a sister Muriel Rodgers Hall. Her two sisters in law, Annette Rodgers and Betty Rodgers and...

Apr 28, 2017

Horace Allen Thomas, 79, of Leesville, passed away Friday, April 28, 2017. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 P.M. Friday, May 5, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Mr. Thomas was born in Aiken, SC, son of the late Kern and Carrie Johnson Thomas....