Recent Obituaries

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...

Mar 1, 2017

AIKEN, SC - James Timothy "Jim" Cochran, age 78, entered into rest peacefully at his residence on Wednesday, March 1, 2017.

Mr. Cochran was born October 27, 1938 in Aiken, SC to the late Alex Maston Cochran, Jr. and the late Grace S. Cochran. He was a life-long area resident and retired from Graniteville Company after 30...

Mar 1, 2017

Mae Bell Risinger, 85, of Charleston passed away Wednesday, March 1, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, March 4, 2017 at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel with interment in Batesburg Cemetery with Rev. Daryl Baer officiating. Visitation will be held from 10:00-11:00 AM prior to the service on Saturday at the funeral home. Mrs. Risinger was...

Feb 27, 2017

William Gabriel Fox, 39, of Batesburg, passed away Monday, February 27, 2017. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Friday, March 3, at Double Branches Pentecostal Holiness Church in Ridge Spring, with interment in Ridge Crest Memorial Park with Rev. Jacob Workman officiating. Active pallbearers will be Marty Shealy, Greg Rankin, Tommy Bagwell, Adam Rikard, Wynn Bartlet, Harold...

Feb 26, 2017

Milledge Snelgrove, 91, of Batesburg, passed away Sunday, February 26, 2017. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, March 1, at Leesville Cemetery with Rev. Justin Eshleman officiating. Visitation will be held after the service. Mr. Snelgrove was born in Leesville, SC, son of the late Charlie and Mae Oswalt Snelgrove. He was married to the late...

Feb 25, 2017

Jessie Carpenter Lybrand died February 25, 2017 at the age of 88. A native of Graniteville, SC, she was the daughter of the late Jesse B. Carpenter and Ruby Owens Carpenter. As a young woman, she worked for the Clemson College Extension Service. She was one of the two original employees of the University of South Carolina-Aiken (USCA) when...

Feb 25, 2017

Funeral services for Esther Nunn Farrell, 97, of Lexington, formerly of Aiken, will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, February 28, 2017 at the Chapel of Thompson Funeral Home of Lexington. Officiating will be Rev. Joel Brantner. Burial will be private and under the care of GEORGE FUNERAL HOME. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to...