Recent Obituaries

Jun 20, 2017

Ryan Nicholas Kneece,, 27, passed away Tuesday, June 20, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. Sunday, June 25, at Mt. Ebal Baptist Church with interment in the church cemetery with Rev. Bill Paulling officiating. Visitation will be held from 2:00 - 3:00 P.M. Sunday before the service at the church. Mr. Kneece was the son of Richmond...

Jun 19, 2017

Frank Ray Axson, Sr. “Pete”, 83, of Leesville, passed away June 19, 2017. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 P.M. Friday, June 23, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home. The family will receive friends following the service. Mr. Axson was born on May 24, 1934 in Columbia, SC. He was the son of the late Henry Mack Axson and...

Jun 17, 2017

Utricia Koon Shealy, 79, of Leesville, passed away Saturday, June 17, 2017 surrounded by her loving family. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 P.M. Tuesday, June 20, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel with interment in Ridge Crest Memorial Park with Rev. Mark Smith and Beverly Taylor officiating. Active pallbearers will be Brandon Shealy, Michael Shealy, Jay Schumpert, Austin...

Jun 10, 2017

AIKEN, SC - Michael T. Toth, age 70, passed away Saturday, June 10, 2017 after an extended illness.

Michael was born March 6, 1947 in East Chicago, Indiana to the late Michael Toth and the late Lillian Toth. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy and was a veteran of the Vietnam War. He worked...

Jun 10, 2017

AIKEN, SC - Larry Wayne Liming, age 70, entered into rest on Saturday, June 10, 2017.

Larry was born July 16, 1946 in Ohio to the late Dallas Wayne Liming and the late Bernice Bookman Liming. He had made Aiken, SC his home for the past 24 years, having previously lived in Oklahoma. Larry served his country...

Jun 8, 2017

Grover Edwin “Jack” Whitman, 79, of Leesville, passed away Thursday, June 8, 2017. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 P.M. Sunday, June 11, at Ebenezer Southern Methodist Church with Pastor John Hood officiating. The family will receive friends from 2:00 – 3:00 P.M. before the service at the church. Honorary pallbearers will be Bobby Mitchell, Tracy Waters, Phillip...

Jun 7, 2017

Funeral services for Donald Roberts, 85, of Aiken, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 10, 2017 at Grace Covenant Church of God in New Ellenton, under the care of GEORGE FUNERAL HOME. Officiating will be Rev. Edgar Foster and Rev. David Holdman. Entombment will follow in Aiken Memorial Gardens Mausoleum. The family will receive friends from 6-8...

Jun 5, 2017

EUREKA, SC - Brenda F. Hall, age 65, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, June 5, 2017 at her residence.

Mrs. Hall was born September 23, 1951 in Eureka, SC to the late Robert and Emma Snipes. She was a life-long resident of Eureka, SC and a graduate of Aiken High School. Mrs. Hall...

Jun 5, 2017

Ellen Alice Hubbart List of Cumberland Hills, Aiken SC, died Monday June 5, 2017. She was born July 21, 1920 in Cumberland County IL. She was one of five daughters born to Horace and Myrtle Hubbart.

Raised in the Quaker religion, she left high school preceding WWII to work in a shoe factory. At the age of...

Jun 5, 2017

Donna May Rhyneer, 73, of Laurens, passed away Monday, June 5, 2017. Mrs. Rhyneer was born December 12, 1943 in Illinois, daughter of the late Kenneth Jones and Alma McDonnald. She was married to the late William J. Rhyneer. She loved fishing, playing pool, riding motorcycles and traveling all over. Surviving are her daughter, Diana Davis; sons, Anthony Collis and...

Jun 5, 2017

Dona Mae Crocker, 95, of Lexington, passed away Monday, June 5, 2017. Mrs. Crocker was born in Gary, SD daughter of the late Arthur and Lottie Johnson. She was married to the late Cyril E. Crocker. Surviving are her sons, Roger Crocker (Crystelle) and Jack Crocker (Sharon); six grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren.She was predeceased by a grandchild, Cyril Evan...

Jun 5, 2017

Kenneth R. Maroney, 70, of Leesville, passed away Monday, June 5, 2017. The family will receive friends from 5:00-7:00 PM Wednesday, June 7, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home. Mr. Maroney was born in Batesburg, SC son of the late Harvey Jackson and Victoria Maroney. He was a farmer. Surviving are his companion, Ann Maroney; children, Brian Patrick Maroney (Tammy); Heather...

Jun 3, 2017

Daniel Keith Herron, age 49, passed away on Saturday, June 3, 2017.

Keith, as he was affectionately known, was born April 4, 1968 in Aiken, SC to Margaret Quarles Herron and the late John Daniel Herron.

Keith was a well-respected chef for many years and shared his culinary talents with many of the CSRA's fine-dining...

Jun 3, 2017

Funeral services for Jack Daniel Parrish, 89, of New Ellenton, will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 6, 2017 at the Chapel of GEORGE FUNERAL HOME. Burial will follow in Southlawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to services.

Mr. Parrish, widower of Bernice Dean Parrish, passed away on Saturday, June 03, 2017....

Jun 2, 2017

AIKEN, SC -- Vadie L. "Vick" Smyth, son of Vadie L Smyth, Sr. and Reba Mallory Smyth Dillon was born February 29, 1932 in Ada, Oklahoma and passed on Friday, June 2, 2017. He attended Willard Grade School and Ada High School. Vick joined the Oklahoma National Guard 45th Division when he was 15 years old, serving as a...

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....