Recent Obituaries

Dec 9, 2015

AIKEN, SC- Gloria F. Wayne passed away Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at the age of 88. She was the devoted mother to local resident, Dr. Gary Shepard and his brother, Scott, a financial specialist, who resides in Michigan.

Mrs. Wayne was born October 10, 1927 in Boston, MA to the late Morris Glickman and Marion Nathanson Glickman....

Dec 8, 2015

David "Davy" Marshall Hast, 42, passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2015. A memorial service will be held at 4:00 PM on Monday, December 14, 2015 at North Trenholm Baptist Church in Columbia. Dr. Lacoste Munn will be officiating. Mr. Hast was born on September 28, 1973 and was the youngest of two sons of Sharon Logan Hast and David Alan...

Dec 7, 2015

Master Jason Lee Reno, Jr. "Peanut", infant son of Jason and Lisa Reno, passed away on Monday, December 7, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, December 10, 2015 at the Chapel of George Funeral Home, officiated by Pastor Larry Jesion, burial will follow in Graniteville Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday...

Dec 6, 2015

AIKEN, SC- William E. "Bill" Bentley, of W. Rollingwood Rd., passed away Sunday, December 6, 2015 at the age of 89.

He was born in Washington, GA on Oct. 19, 1926 to the late Mack A. Bentley Jr. and Minnie Lee Bentley Townes. They moved to Aiken in 1931. He was preceded in death by his wife...

Dec 5, 2015

Louis Baker Cochran

Sandra L. Cochran

JACKSON, SC- Mr. Louis Baker Cochran, age 74, and Mrs. Sandra L. Cochran, age 70, passed away Saturday, December 5, 2015.

Mr. Cochran, affectionately known as "Baker," was born August 22, 1941 in Yuma, AZ to the late Louis Odell Cochran and the late Irma Lela O'Neal...

Dec 4, 2015

AIKEN, SC- Blanche Ann Morello passed away peacefully at home on December 4, 2015.

She is survived by her children, Keith Jeffers, Alan Jeffers, Lawrence Jeffers, Cynthia Smith, Mildred Riggs, and Christina Brinson and a multitude of grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death husbands, Antonio Morello and Lawrence Jeffers and a son, Garry...

Dec 4, 2015

Barbara Sloan Logan, 88, of Batesburg, departed this life to rest with the Lord on Friday, December 4, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, December 9, at Steadman Baptist Church with interment in Halltown Cemetery with Rev. Ray Truett officiating. Mrs. Logan was born Aug 23, 1927 in Columbia, SC to the late James T. Sloan...

Nov 29, 2015

AIKEN, SC- Robert "Bob" Patchan of Aiken, SC, age 54, was called to heaven by his Creator on Sunday, November 29, 2015 after a year-long, courageous battle with esophageal cancer.

Born in Prince Georges County, Md., Bob was predeceased by his mother and father, Johanna and Matthew Patchan. He leaves behind his beloved wife of 30 years,...

Nov 28, 2015

John Russell Anderson, 59, of Gilbert, passed away Saturday, November 28, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. Wednesday, December 2, at City of Hope Worship Center in West Columbia, with interment in Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery in Leesville, with Pastor Pastor Neal Nolan officiating. Mr. Anderson was born in Saluda, SC, son of Dorothy Parrott Anderson and...

Nov 27, 2015

Amanda Kaye Willis, 36, of Batesburg, went to be with her Lord on Friday, November 27, 2015. Amanda loved her family and friends. She was a talented hair dresser and musician and loved fishing. She loved to make others happy. She will be greatly missed. Amanda was a graduate of B-L High School and Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology. She...

Nov 25, 2015

Barbara C. Buchner, 87, of Batesburg, went home to Heaven Wednesday, November 25, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Friday, November 27, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel with interment in Seivern Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Milford Oswald officiating. Visitation will be held one hour before the service at the funeral home. Mrs. Buchner was born...

Nov 25, 2015

Francis Dale Brown, 72, of Batesburg, passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2015. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Mr. Brown was born in Windsor, SC, son of the late Dewey L. Brown and Annie Baggot Brown. He graduated from the University of South Carolina with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism. He was a U.S....

Nov 23, 2015

Funeral services for Ruby Richardson Dedmon, 91, of Aiken, will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, November 25, 2015 at Redds Branch Baptist Church. Officiating will be Pastor Mark Watford. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The grandsons and great-grandsons will be Pallbearers. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at GEORGE FUNERAL HOME.

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Nov 23, 2015

AIKEN, SC- Barbara Jean Daniel, age 77, passed away Sunday, November 22, 2015.

Mrs. Daniel was born in Suitland, Maryland to the late Burton and Bessie Shadoan Walthall. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Albert C. Daniel. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Deborah and Brian Madden of Warrenville, SC; a son,...

Nov 23, 2015

AIKEN, SC- Susan Gail Lockhart, age 55, passed away peacefully at her residence on Monday, November 23, 2015 after a courageous 17 year fight against breast cancer.

Susan was born March 2, 1960 in Phoenix, AZ to the late Samuel Grant Leabo and the late Mary Cooper Leabo. She will be remembered as a beloved wife, mother,...

Nov 22, 2015

AIKEN, SC- Richard (Dick/Trickie) Ray Penix, age 71, joined family and friends in heaven on the 22nd of November 2015 after battling multiple myeloma.

Dick lived in Aiken, South Carolina for most of his life and was a member of St. John's United Methodist Church. Dick will truly be missed by his family, extended family, friends, neighbors,...

Nov 20, 2015

AIKEN, SC- Edward Norbert Rich, age 81, passed away peacefully in the comfort of his home on Friday, November 20, 2015.

Mr. Rich was born May 10, 1934 in Trenton, NJ to the late Charles Samuel Rich and the late Anna Gleason Rich. He proudly served his country in the United States Navy for twenty years retiring...

Nov 17, 2015

AIKEN, SC- Jean Marie Branson, age 87, passed away peacefully Tuesday, November 17, 2015.

Mrs. Branson was born November 24, 1927 in San Francisco, CA to the late Joseph and Margaret Maeto Ornellas.

In addition to her parents, Mrs. Branson was preceded in death by several brothers and sisters. She is survived by a son,...

Nov 13, 2015

David McDonald Lantz, 85, of Batesburg, passed away Friday, November 13, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Tuesday, November 17, at Batesburg-Leesville Presbyterian Church with interment in Ridge Crest Memorial Park with Masonic Rites by B-L Mason Lodge #138 with Rev. Don Marshall officiating. Mr. Lantz was born in McArthur, Ohio he was the son of the...

Nov 12, 2015

Catherine Malcolm Hedges

Aiken, SC/ Murrysville, PA

Catherine Malcolm Hedges 74, beloved wife of James E Hedges entered into rest Thursday November 12, 2015 at University Hospital, Augusta, GA.

Catherine loved people and she was loved by them.

Born February 10, 1941 in McKees Rocks, PA to her loving parents, Helen...