Recent Obituaries

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...

Nov 10, 2015

AIKEN, SC- Larry Paul Sims, age 62, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, November 10, 2015.

Larry was born September 16, 1953 in Parkersburg, WV to the late Paul and Lucille Weekley Sims. He received his Bachelor's Degree from West Virginia University and worked in the accounting and tax industry. Larry had made Aiken, SC his home for the...

Nov 10, 2015

Andrea Alberta Wright, 42, of Gilbert, passed away Tuesday, November 10, 2015. Miss. Wright was born in San Jose, California daughter of Dolores Meckert Wright and the late Walter J. Wright. Surviving are her mother, Dolores Wright; sisters and brother-in-law, Teresa Riffey (Timothy Eidson); Sharon Wright; Erin Gunter; niece and nephew-in-law, Jessica (Sonny) Woods; nephews, Zack Cook and Josh Hutto....

Nov 10, 2015

Edith S. Steele, 61, of Leesville, passed away Tuesday, November 10, 2015. Edith was born in Whitmire, SC to the late Brice & Nadine Bostic Steele on February 22, 1954. She married Wyman Steele, December 23, 1975. Edith was a member of East Side Baptist Church and loved by all who knew her. Surviving are her husband, Wyman Steele; children,...

Nov 9, 2015

AIKEN, SC- Mrs. Shirley Struthers, age 90, passed away Monday, November 9, 2015 at her residence.

Mrs. Struthers was born July 20, 1925 in Rutland, Vermont to the late Robert and Ethel H. Ross. Prior to making Aiken, SC her home in 1981 she was a resident of Huntington, VT. Mrs. Struthers retired as a registered nurse...

Nov 8, 2015

AIKEN, SC- Mr. Thomas Lenward Fox, age 83, passed away Sunday, November 8, 2015 surrounded by his loving family at Harbor Chase of Aiken.

Mr. Fox was born June 14, 1932 to the late Ernest A. Fox and Corrie J. Fox. Mr. Fox was a life-long resident of Aiken County and retired after thirty years with the...

Nov 7, 2015

Funeral services for Lucy Mae Randall Wall, 81, of Aiken, will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at the Chapel of GEORGE FUNERAL HOME. Officiating will be her grandson, Rev. Craig McAlister. Burial will follow at Hollow Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.

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