Recent Obituaries

Apr 14, 2017

Lois K. Hall entered into her Heavenly Home on Friday, April 14, 2017 at the age of 83.

Lois was preceded in death by her father, Joseph Stephen Kirton and mother, Hessie L. Ethridge Kirton, brothers, T.J. Kirton and Charlie Eugene Kirton, a sister Margaret Kirton and her husband and father of her five children, D.J. Nance....

Apr 10, 2017

Walter Harold Parrish, 88, of Batesburg, passed away Monday, April 10, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. Thursday, April 13, at Bethlehem Baptist Church with interment in Ridge Crest Memorial Park with Rev Justin Eshleman officiating. The family will receive friends from 1:00 – 3:00 P.M. Thursday before the service at the church, other times at the...

Apr 9, 2017

AIKEN, SC - Donald Alfred Orth, Ph.D., passed away on Sunday, April 9, 2017 at the age of 93.

Dr. Orth was born October 24, 1923 in San Francisco, CA to the late Richard Louis Orth and the late Helen Wilson Orth Magee. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army's 513th Airborne Signal Co. where...

Apr 6, 2017

Jerry David Risinger, 74, passed away Thursday, April 06, 2017. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, April 8, at Providence Baptist Church with Rev. Larry Pitts and Rev. Tom Mims officiating. Visitation will be held after the service at the church. Mr. Risinger was born in Leesville, SC, son of the late Odell James and Mary...

Apr 2, 2017

James Edwin “Eddie” Whitman, 57, of Leesville, passed away Sunday, April 2, 2017. A memorial service will be held at 4:00 P.M. Wednesday, April 5 at Ebenezer Southern Methodist Church with Rev. John Hood and Rev. Nels Ledwel officiating. Visitation will be held one hour before the service at the church, other times at the home of his mother. Honorary...

Apr 1, 2017

Ernest Calvin Bedenbaugh, 65, of the Ridge Road Community, in Leesville, SC passed into eternity, on April 1, 2017. Calvin was born to Eddie Calvin Bedenbaugh and Annie Laurie Cannon Bedenbaugh on October 5, 1951. Calvin was a devoted husband and a father. He loved woodwork and was a cabinet maker by trade. He spent his working years as a...

Mar 31, 2017

AIKEN, SC - Michael Tufts, age 63, entered into rest on Friday, March 31, 2017.

Mike, as he was affectionately known, was born December 28, 1953 in Smithers, WV to the late Bernard C. Tufts, Sr. and the late Mamie D. Tufts. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Air Force where he was an M.P....

Mar 31, 2017

AIKEN, SC - Dale Susan Liebman, age 70, beloved wife of Bruce Liebman and mother of Marshal and Hollis Liebman, passed away Friday, March 31, 2017.

Graveside service 10:00 AM on Monday, April 3, 2017 at Sons of Israel Cemetery, Aiken, SC. Rabbi Robert Klensin presiding.

The Historic George Funeral Home, 211 Park Ave., SW,...

Mar 28, 2017

JACKSON, SC - Frank P. Casisa, age 74, entered into rest on Tuesday, March 28, 2017.

Mr. Casisa was born September 21, 1942 in Casteldaccia, Italy to the late Giovanni and Rosalia Casisa. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army and retired as a service manager in the automobile industry. Mr. Casisa had been an...

Mar 28, 2017

AIKEN, SC - Furman Delano Knight, age 79, of Aiken, South Carolina, died on March 28, 2017 peacefully in his sleep.

Delano was born on July 30, 1937 in Sumter, South Carolina to Furman Jenkins Knight and Dorothy Whaley Knight. In 1955 he graduated from Edmonds High where he was class president all 4 years. While in...

Mar 28, 2017

Leigh Waters Taylor, 66, of Leesville, passed away Tuesday, March 28, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. Saturday, April 1 at Calvary Baptist Church, 131 Berlin Road, Salley, SC 29137, with interment in the church cemetery with Preacher Jerry Smith and Pastor Joey Curado officiating. Mrs. Taylor was born in Aiken, SC, daughter of the late Matthew...

Mar 25, 2017

Furmaline Mills Anderson, wife of the late J.W. (Dug) Anderson, passed to her heavenly home on March 25, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. Wednesday, March 29, at Hulon Baptist Church with interment in the church cemetery with Rev. Robert Patterson officiating. Active pallbearers will be Danny Mills, Mark Mills, Tony Reindeau, Randy Anderson, Jody Temples and...

Mar 23, 2017

AIKEN, SC - Mr. Rex Beryl Llewellyn, age 75, entered into rest Thursday, March 23, 2017 at University Hospital.

Mr. Llewellyn was born in Denmark, SC to the late Wesley and Ruth Still Llewellyn. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War. Mr. Llewellyn retired as a Mechanical Engineer and was a member of...

Mar 21, 2017

Sylvia Ann Holsenback, 67, of Monetta, passed away Tuesday, March 21, 2017. She was born in Monetta, SC and was the daughter of the late Gibson O’Neal Fallaw, Sr. and Ethel Dickert Fallaw. She was a founding member of Grace Baptist Church and a devout and faithful Christian who loved God and her family. She was a proud wife, mother...

Mar 13, 2017

Neva Mae Walton Howard, 76, of Batesburg, passed away Monday, March 13, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. Saturday, March 18, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends from 12:00 – 1:00 P.M. Saturday before the service at the funeral home, other times at the home of her daughter, Sheila Keisler. Mrs. Howard...

Mar 12, 2017

Kathryn Irene Furnace, 67, of Leesville, passed away Sunday, March 12, 2017. The family will receive friends from 6:00 – 8:00 P.M. Friday, March 17, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home. Mrs. Furnace was born in Rantoul, Illinois, daughter of the late Eugene Pilkington and Eunice Barcus. She was married to the late Clarence Furnace. Surviving are her sons, Barry and...

Mar 12, 2017

Louis William Kietzman, 86, passed away Sunday, March 12, 2017. Mr. Kietzman was born in Buffalo, NY, son of the late Emil and Irene Sarah Kirby Kietzman. He enjoyed golf and the Green Bay Packers football team. He was a US Navy Veteran. Surviving are his longtime companion, Dorothy McKenna; step-son, Bob Siegler; step-daughter, Karen Bey; sister, June Myers; nieces,...

Mar 9, 2017

AIKEN, SC - A Mass of Christian Burial for Mrs. Catherine Donovan Brantley will be celebrated by Father Filip Wodecki at 10:00 AM on Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church, Gloverville, SC. Final prayers and commendation will follow in Aiken Memorial Gardens. Grandchildren will serve as pallbearers. A Christian Wake Service will be...

Mar 4, 2017

Beatrice Juanita Boatwright, 88, of Leesville, passed away Saturday, March 4, 2017. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, March 7, at Batesburg Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Lynn Willis, Donnie Willis, Travis Willis, Matt Leach, Donald Parker, and Brad Boatwright. Mrs. Boatwright was born in Batesburg, SC, daughter of the late George and Sudie Warren Ridlehoover....

Mar 3, 2017

AIKEN, SC - Carroll McIntosh, Jr., age 63, entered into rest peacefully Friday, March 3, 2017 at his residence.

Mr. McIntosh was born January 20, 1954 in Greenwood, SC to Carroll and Elizabeth Mcintosh He retired from AGY and loved to fish, hunt and riding his motor cycle. He was a good father, grandfather, and friend to...