Obituaries

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Margaret Raines Braswell

Margaret Raines Braswell

Oct 21, 2015

Mrs. Margaret "TuTu" Raines Braswell, 83, of New Ellenton, passed away on Wednesday, October 21, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 11 am Saturday, at Corinth Baptist Church, burial will follow in the church cemetery. Officiating will be Rev. Brancie Stephens and Rev. Joseph Thomas. The Senior Ladies Sunday School Class will serve as Honorary Pallbearers. Active Pallbearers...

Kathleen H. Crowe

Kathleen H. Crowe

Oct 21, 2015

Ms. Kathleen H. Crowe, 78, of Aiken passed away on Wednesday, October 21, 2015.

Services will be private and are under the care of GEORGE FUNERAL HOME.

Marvin James Brown

Marvin James Brown

Oct 18, 2015

AIKEN, SC- Marvin James Brown, age 73, passed away Sunday, October 18, 2015 in the comfort of his home.

Mr. Brown was born October 18, 1942 in Aiken, SC to the late James Jesse Brown and the late Ruth Gordon Brown. He was a veteran of the US Navy and served during the Vietnam War and retired...

Baby Carter Elijah Bell

Baby Carter Elijah Bell

Oct 16, 2015

Baby Carter Elijah Bell, of Lexington, passed away Friday, October 16, 2015, infant son of Rachel Senn and Eric P. Summers, Jr. Memorial service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, October 24, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel conducted by Rev. John Teem. Surviving are his parents, and his brothers, Caleb Davis and Tristan Bell; sisters, Erica Lytes, Anastasia...

Ian M. Etheridge

Ian M. Etheridge

Oct 15, 2015

Mr. Ian M. Etheridge, 74, of Aiken, passed away on Thursday, October 15, 2015.

Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced.

Robert Lee Frye

Robert Lee Frye

Oct 14, 2015

Robert Frye, 80, of Saluda, passed away Wednesday, October 14, 2015. Memorial service will be held at 3:00 P.M. Sunday, October 25, 2015 at Hickory Grove Advent Christian Church in Saluda, SC conducted by Rev. Tommy Mitchell. Mr. Frye was born in Dayton, OH he was the son of the late Vivan Frye and Evelyn Powell Frye. He was an...

Rachel Mitchell Helm

Rachel Mitchell Helm

Oct 13, 2015

Rachel Mitchell Helm, 87, of Batesburg, passed away Tuesday, October 13, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Friday, October 16, at Mt. Ebal Baptist Church with interment in the church cemetery with Rev. Kyle Harmon, Rev. Butch Powell and Rev. Bill Paulling officiating. Visitation will be held after the service at the church, other times at the...

Brenda L. Steenland

Brenda L. Steenland

Oct 12, 2015

Aiken, SC - Brenda L. Steenland (74) passed away peacefully Monday, October 12, 2015.

Brenda was born July 17, 1941 in New Jersey, to the late Frank and Rose (Brocaglia) Laudi. She holds a Bachelor's Degree from Farleigh Dickenson University (New Jersey) in Administrative Services, and started her career at IT&T. From there, she moved to Union...

Lurine Smith

Lurine Smith

Oct 11, 2015

services will be announced

Eleanore R. Jensen

Eleanore R. Jensen

Oct 9, 2015

AIKEN, SC- A Requiem Mass for Eleanore R. Jensen, will be celebrated at 12 p.m. Thursday, October 15, 2015 at the Old Saint Mary Help of Christian Catholic Church with Father Art Dalupang as celebrant. Burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery. The family will receive friends prior to the service in Smith Hall adjacent to the church from 10:30...

Rose Marie Haines

Rose Marie Haines

Oct 7, 2015

AIKEN, SC- Rose Marie Haines, age 59, passed away Wednesday, October 7, 2015.

Rose Marie was born November 30, 1955 in Riverside, NJ to the late Walter Haines, Sr. and the late Rebecca Ann Clark Toole. She had made Aiken, SC her home since 1971, worked for the Aiken County Board of Disability / Tri-Development, and attended...

Mark Henry Dustman

Mark Henry Dustman

Oct 7, 2015

Mark Henry Dustman, age 46, died October 7, at his home in Indianapolis, Indiana. Born in Gary, Indiana, on October 23, 1968, he was the son of Nancy Price Dustman of Batesburg and the late Dr. John H. Dustman. He was also the grandson of Lucille Price of Batesburg. Mark was a graduate of Indiana University and the University of...

Josephine Chester Ard Moore

Josephine Chester Ard Moore

Oct 1, 2015

Josephine Chester Ard Moore, 75, passed away on October 1, 2015 at her home in Batesburg, SC. She was born on January 29, 1941 in Columbia, SC to Douglas and Jessie Mae Thompson Ard. Josephine attended Gilbert schools. She was retired from Amick Poultry. Josephine, affectionately called "JoJo" by many of her family members, was a born again believer and...

Abbie M. Wacaster

Abbie M. Wacaster

Sep 30, 2015

Mrs. Abbie M. Wacaster, 86, of Aiken, passed away on Thursday, September 30, 2015.

Services will be held privately at Culpepper National Cemetery.

Elsie Baughman Smith

Elsie Baughman Smith

Sep 30, 2015

Elsie Baughman Smith of Batesburg passed away Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at the age of 103 peacefully in her home. Mrs. Smith was born in Wagner, SC to James and Ava Baughman on July 31, 1912. She married Flemming Smith, December of 1932. Elsie was the oldest member of West Creek Baptist Church and loved by all who knew her....

Virginia M. Nelson

Virginia M. Nelson

Sep 28, 2015

AIKEN, SC- Virginia M. "Ginny" Nelson, age 76, passed away Monday, September 28, 2015.

Ginny was born December 29, 1938 in Chicago, IL to the late Melvin and Cecilia Liljegren Anderson. Ginny was the Executive Secretary to the president of Universal Oil Products for many years until she left to become a full time mother. She later...

Johnson S. Dennis

Johnson S. Dennis

Sep 25, 2015

Lt. Col. Johnson Strother Dennis, Jr., USAF Ret., 100, of Aiken, passed away on Friday, September 25, 2015.

Services will be held privately at Beaufort National Cemetery.

Mary Stuart Chamblin

Mary Stuart Chamblin

Sep 25, 2015

AIKEN, SC- Mary Stuart Chamblin, age 65, passed away peacefully, Friday, September 25, 2015.

Mary was born March 21, 1950 in Washington D.C. to the late Stuart Franklin Updike and Lela Athey Cranford. Mary retired from the US Navy Department where she was awarded the Department of the Navy 2005 Meritorious Civilian Service Award. Prior to making...

Gisela Wieczorek

Gisela Wieczorek

Sep 24, 2015

WALKER VALLEY, NY- Gisela Christel Ursula Wieczorek, age 79, passed away Thursday, September 24, 2015 in Aiken, SC.

Gisela was born November 9, 1935 in Pollnow, Germany to the late Walter and Meta Reinke. She immigrated to the United States in October 1955 and made Queens, New York her home for eight years. She has since made...

Derema L. Rankin

Derema L. Rankin

Sep 23, 2015

Derema "Ms. Dee" Evans Rankin, 68, passed away Wednesday, September 23, 2015. Born in Whitmire on August 1, 1947, she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Nellie Evans. Those left to cherish her precious memories are her sisters and brother, Robbie Hill; Nian Bunch; Sandra Goings; Tony Evans and wife, Gloria; children, Yonnie Turner and husband, David; Loretta...