Recent Obituaries

Nov 25, 2016

AIKEN, SC - Joseph Michael Proietti, age 93, entered into rest peacefully at his home on Friday, November 25, 2016.

Mr. Proietti was born September 3, 1923 in Solvay, New York to the late Fernando and Lucia Proietti. He proudly served his country in the US Army and was a veteran of WWII. He was a graduate...

Nov 25, 2016

Richard Leonard Lane, 72, passed away Friday, November 25, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 12:00 P.M. Monday, November 28, at Providence Baptist Church with interment in the church cemetery with military honors and masonic rites with Rev. Larry Pitts and Rev. Ron Pelfrey officiating. The family will receive friends from 11:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M. at the church...

Nov 24, 2016

Barbara Maroney, 68, of Batesburg, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, November 24, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Sunday, November 27, at Amick Grove Pentecostal Holiness Church with interment in the church cemetery with Rev. Larry Smith and Rev. Preston Foxworth officiating. Active pallbearers are Kie Maroney, Trinity Maroney, Kevin Enlow, Austin Smith,...

Nov 23, 2016

Wendell Smith, 58, of Leesville, passed away Wednesday, November 23, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. Sunday, November 27, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel with interment in Ebenezer Southern Methodist Church Cemetery with Pastor John Hood officiating. Active pallbearers will be Austin Padgett, Mark Cain, Mark Blume, Scott Priester, Matthew Cain and Graysan Wertz. Mr. Smith...

Nov 21, 2016

Carl Campbell Walker, 79, of Leesville, passed away Monday, November 21, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday, November, 25, at Union Lutheran Church with interment in the church cemetery with Pastor Mark Smith officiating. Visitation will be held after the service in the church. Mr. Walker was born in Monetta, SC, son of the late Horace...

Nov 19, 2016

A Requiem Mass for Neil "Mac" Alan McClintock, 78, of Aiken, will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Wednesday, November 23, 2016 at the old historic St. Mary Help of Christian Catholic Church. Burial will be private. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at GEORGE FUNERAL HOME. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to...

Nov 18, 2016

Frankie Swindell Williams, 88, of New Bern, NC passed away Friday, November 18, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel with entombment in Christ the Good Shepherd Mausoleum at Ridge Crest Memorial Park conducted by Rev. Robert Culbertson Jr. Mrs. Williams was born in Aiken, SC daughter of...

Nov 17, 2016

JACKSON, SC - Betty Joe Owens, age 78, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, November 17, 2016 at Trinity on Laurens.

Betty Joe was born in Ellenton, SC to the late John Allen Owens, Sr. and the late Elizabeth Berry Owens. She was a life-long area resident. Betty Joe retired after many years from AT & T...

Nov 17, 2016

AIKEN, SC- Colonel Lester K. Tate, US Army (Ret.), age 90, entered into rest peacefully at home on Thursday, November 17, 2016.

Colonel Tate was born October 11, 1926 in Austin, Minnesota to the late Lyle and Lyla Tate. He was a graduate of the Austin High School class of 1945. He enlisted in the US Navy...

Nov 15, 2016

Aiken, SC-Robert Chapman "Bud" Barnett, Jr., loving son, died November 15, 2016 at the age of 59. Mr. Barnett, born in Akron, Ohio was the son of Robert C. Barnett, Sr. and Mary Budd Barnett of Aiken, SC.

Mr. Barnett graduated with a degree in Geology from Indiana University in 1979 and spent most of his years...

Nov 13, 2016

TRENTON, SC - Martha J. Lewallen, age 85, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 13, 2016 surrounded by her family.

Mrs. Lewallen was born August 4, 1931 in Dalton, GA. She was a life-long area resident and a member of Redd's Branch Baptist Church. She loved fishing and dogs. She will be remembered for her love for...

Nov 13, 2016

Funeral services for Alexander "Alex" Ernest Callas, Jr., 62, of Aiken, will be held at 2 pm Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at the Chapel of GEORGE FUNERAL HOME. Officiating will be Rev. Kenneth Dew. Burial will follow in Aiken Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 12-2 pm prior to the service at the funeral home.

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Nov 13, 2016

Funeral services for Mary Elizabeth Seigler Brown, 77, of Aiken, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, November 17, 2016 at the Chapel of GEORGE FUNERAL HOME. Officiating will be Rev. Roy Head and Rev. Brad Willis. Burial will follow in Aiken Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorial donations...

Nov 13, 2016

Lois Koon Cockrell, 86, of Gilbert, passed away at her daughter and son-law’s home on Sunday, November 13, 2016. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, November 16, at Mt. Hebron Lutheran Church Cemetery with Rev. Mark Bredholt officiating. Active pallbearers will be Chris Cockrell, Jamie Cockrell, Dickie Oswalt ,Dalton Oswalt, Ted Lawson, Rudolph Kirkland, and David...

Nov 12, 2016

Steven Wade Gunter, 60, of Swansea, passed away Saturday, November 12, 2016. The funeral service will be held at 1:00 P.M. Wednesday, November 16, at Pine Grove Baptist Church with Rev. Bud Moss officiating. Burial will follow at Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Gunter was born in Columbia, SC, son of Nellie Jeanette Gantt and the late Willie Gunter,...

Nov 11, 2016

AIKEN, SC - Beverly Ann Negrete, age 57, passed away on Friday, November 11, 2016.

Beverly was born August 12, 1959 in Landstuhl, Germany to Phyllis J. Jordan and the late MSgt. Charles F. Jordan, USAF (Ret.). She was a resident of Aiken, SC since she was 9 years old. Beverly was a member of Faith Riders...

Nov 11, 2016

Marie Dabney Best, 72, passed away Friday, November 11, 2016. A memorial service will be held at 5:00 P.M. Monday, November 14, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Henry Stamper and Rev. Neal Smith officiating. Mrs. Best was born in Charlotte, NC, daughter of the late Reverend Fred and Frances Gardner Dabney. She was married to the late...

Nov 9, 2016

Carroll Wayne Padgett, 78, passed away Wednesday, November 9, 2016. A memorial service will be held at later date. Mr. Padgett was the son of the late Harvey Padgett, Sr. and Nellie Brown Jones Padgett. He was married to the late Veronica Gunter Padgett. Surviving are his daughter and son-in-law, Elizabeth (Thomas Ray) Taylor, Jr.; grandchildren, Dylan and Aren West;...

Nov 9, 2016

Rebecca Ann Marshall, 70, of Leesville, passed away Wednesday, November 9, 2016. Funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, November 12, in Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Kevin Taylor officiating. Mrs. Marshall was born in Akron, Ohio daughter of the late Donald and Carol Cox. She was owner of Marshall Cleaning Service. She was a member...

Nov 5, 2016

Mrs. Brenda Louise Sharpe, 69, of Aiken, passed away on Saturday, November 05, 2016 at her home. Services will be private and under the care of GEORGE FUNERAL HOME.

Born in Aiken, she was a daughter of the late Wilbur and Margaret Redd Owens. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the SPCA Albrecht...