Recent Obituaries

May 17, 2016

Larry Cephus Shumpert, 68, passed away May 17, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. Thursday, May 19, at Pauline Church of Christ with interment in the church cemetery with Rev. Rick Farwell officiating. Visitation will be held at 2:00 – 3:00 P.M. Thursday, May 19, at the church before the service. Active pallbearers will be Stanley Shumpert,...

May 14, 2016

Lila Anderson Asbill, 90, of Batesburg, passed away Saturday, May 14, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. Tuesday, May 17, at Worship Fellowship Church of God with interment in Ridge Crest Memorial Park with Pastor Dennis Lear officiating. Active pallbearers will be Brandon Rowe, Ryan Rowe, Justin West, Jeffrey West, Keith Asbill, Adam Asbill, and Gary Asbill....

May 11, 2016

David J Tolley, 70 of Ward SC formerly of Sheffield Village Ohio passed away on May 11, 2016 after a lengthy illness. He was born March 4 1946. He graduated from Brookside High School in 1964 where he held the record for cross country distance running for many years. In 1965 he joined the US Air Force and was a...

May 7, 2016

Yoland L. Ebel, 86, of Aiken, passed away on Saturday, May 7, 2016 at home with her family. A private family service will be held in the near future. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Aiken SPCA, 199 Willow Run Rd, Aiken, SC 29801.

Ms. Ebel moved to Aiken from Long Island,...

May 7, 2016

Ronnie L. Covington, age 61, of Leesville, passed away peacefully on the morning of May 7th 2016. He was born in early June 1954 in his loving community of Batesburg-Leesville to the late Lavern “Monk” Covington and the present Venola Derrick Covington. He is the oldest of eight children. Ronnie retired from Goodyear Tire and Rubber after thirty years of...

May 6, 2016

Memorial services for Madison "Matt" Truitt Canady, will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at Cedar Creek Church, Banks Mill Chapel, 3001 Banks Mill Road, Aiken, SC, 29803. Officiating will be Pastor Wes Holbrook. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Lake Murray Baptist Church, India Missions, 931 Hwy. 378 West, Lexington, SC...

May 6, 2016

Marie Warren Swygert, 77, of Leesville went home to her Lord and Savior on Friday, May 6, 2016. She was born February 25, 1939 to Ervin and Naomi Warren. Graveside services were held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, May 7, at Concord Baptist Church Cemetery with Pastor Regan officiating. Concord Baptist Church was her church home. Marie was a former Stanley...

May 5, 2016

Avery B. Oswalt, 90, passed away Thursday, May 5, 2016. Graveside service will be held at 3:00 PM Sunday, May 8, at Ridge Crest Memorial Park with military honors. Visitation will be held after the service. Mr. Oswalt was born in Saluda County, SC son of the late Claudus Rasp Oswalt and Carrie Ellen Derrick Oswalt. He was married to...

May 1, 2016

AIKEN, SC- Joel Wolf, age 64, passed away Sunday, May 1, 2016.

Mr. Wolf was born in Augusta, GA on October 26, 1951 to the late Isadore and Adele Lessinger Wolf. He was a life-long area resident and was the former owner of Wolf's Ice Cream and Restaurant. After he sold his restaurant, he became a salesman...

Apr 29, 2016

Hugh Lagran Buzhardt, 89, passed away Friday, April 29, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 5:00 PM Sunday, May 1 at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel with entombment in Christ the Good Shepherd Mausoleum with Reverend Hank Fanning officiating. Visitation will be held after the service at the funeral home. Mr. Buzhardt was born in Saluda County, SC son...

Apr 28, 2016

Pennie Evelyn Bailey, 48, passed away Thursday, April 28, 2016. Funeral services will be at 3:00 PM Sunday, May 1, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel with interment in Ridge Crest Memorial Park with Rev. Dennis Metts officiating. Mrs. Bailey was born in Rutherfordton, NC daughter of Marie Mayse Swink and the late Durham Swink. She had worked for Flextronics...

Apr 26, 2016

Mary Fallaw Hallman, 71, of Leesville, passed away Tuesday, April 26, 2016. Memorial service will be held at 4:00 PM Friday, April 29, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel conducted by David Fallaw and Reverend Ray Truett. Visitation will be held after the service at the funeral home. Mrs. Hallman was born in Ridge Spring, SC daughter of the late...

Apr 23, 2016

Funeral services for Charles L. Dixon, 91, of Aiken, will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at the Chapel of GEORGE FUNERAL HOME. Officiating will be Rev. Dr. Phillip Dunn. Burial will follow in Southlawn Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Dave Hayes, Nick Hayes, Kevin Lucas, Steve Warneke, Chuck Armour and Bill Finley. Honorary Pallbearers will be...

Apr 23, 2016

Heyward Edward Gandy, Sr., 78, graveside services will be held at 12:00 P.M. Thursday, April 28, at Convent Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Bill Padgett officiating. Visitation will be held one hour after the service at the church. Mr. Gandy was born in Richland County, SC son of the late Heyward Howard and Ethel Josephine Sanders Gandy. He was married...

Apr 23, 2016

Ronald “Ronnie” Joseph Duhamel, Sr., 81, passed away Saturday, April 23, 2016, at his home in Leesville. Ronnie was born September 20, 1934, in Bangor, Maine. He was a loving and devoted husband, father, and grandfather. Mr. Duhamel grew up and attended a school in Providence and East Greenwich, Rhode Island. He enlisted in the United States Air Force in...

Apr 22, 2016

AIKEN, SC - Mr. Jack Harold Smith, 81, beloved husband of 60 years to Mary Margaret Smith, passed away on Friday, April 22, 2016. He was preceded in death by a brother, William Lewis Smith.

Mr. Smith was born in Parkersburg, West Virginia, a son of the late Lewis and Rheata Matthews Smith. He was a graduate...

Apr 22, 2016

A Requiem Mass for Richard "Dick" Shank will be celebrated on Wednesday, April 27, 2016 at 11:00 A.M. at the old St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church, 203 Park Ave., SE, Aiken, SC. Burial will be private. A prayer vigil will be held at 6:30 P.M. Tuesday at GEORGE FUNERAL HOME, visitation will follow until 9 P.M. In...

Apr 21, 2016

AIKEN, SC- Rozanna Lee Broseghini, 84, of Aiken, SC passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 21, 2016 at the Medical College of Georgia from a Pulmonary Embolus following surgery to treat several fractures sustained in a fall.

She was the beloved wife of 58 years to Albert Broseghini, also of Aiken. She was a devoted mother to...

Apr 20, 2016

Andrew “Andy” Carroll Hall, 59, of Batesburg, passed away Wednesday, April 20, 2016. Graveside service will be held at 4:00 PM Tuesday, April 26, at Hall Family Cemetery conducted by Rev. Jimmy White. Mr. Hall was born in Columbia, SC son of E. Carroll Hall and Ann Forrest Hall. Surviving are his parents, E. Carroll and Ann Hall. In lieu...

Apr 20, 2016

Agnes Moore Asbill, 86, of Leesville, passed away April 20, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, April 23, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel with interment in Bush River Memorial Gardens at 4:00 PM with Rev. Lear officiating. Active pallbearers are Duane Asbill, Matthew Lee, Ross Smith III, David Kelly, Calvin Stanfield and Ross Smith II....