Recent Obituaries

Apr 2, 2015

Debra Jean Moates, 57, of Batesburg, passed away Thursday, April 2, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 P.M. Monday, April 6, 2015 at Hulon Baptist Church with interment in Hall Town Cemetery with Reverend Robert Patterson and Reverend Brian Holland officiating. Active pallbearers will be Allen Terry, Robert Taylor, Donnie Moates, Brandon Moates, Christopher Jones and Caleb Bagwell....

Mar 30, 2015

Randy Nichols Harmon, 58, of Leesville, passed away Monday, March 30, 2015. Visitation will be held from 6:00 - 8:00 P.M. Thursday, April 2, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. Mr. Harmon was born in Columbia, SC, son of the late Rufus Nick and Mary Evelyn Jumper Harmon. He was...

Mar 30, 2015

Franklin Heyward, 77, of Batesburg, passed away Monday, March 30, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. Thursday, April 2, 2015 at Old Samaria Baptist Church with interment in Ridge Crest Memorial Park with Reverend Robert Patterson and Reverend Starrett Hall officiating. Active pallbearers will be DJ Heywood, Vance Oswald, Shannon Temples, Clayton Hartley, John Hartley, and Shawn...

Mar 27, 2015

Harry Johnston Scruton, age 86, of Aiken, South Carolina and Ocean Point, Maine died Friday, March 27. The son of Harry W. and Alice (Hunt) Scruton, he was born April 21, 1928 in New Brunswick, New Jersey. A graduate of Ridley College, St. Catherines, Ontario, he also attended Drew University. During the summer, Harry's experience working with the forestry...

Mar 22, 2015

Michael Ray Crapps, Jr, 25, of Leesville, passed away Sunday, March 22. 2015. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. Wednesday, March 25, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel with interment in Providence Baptist Church Cemetery with Reverend Robert Smith officiating. Active pallbearers are Jon-Eric Taulbee, Paul Crapps, Chris Gillian, Jacob Miller, Jason Willis, and Hank Crapps. Mr. Crapps...

Mar 22, 2015

No services will be held at this time

Mar 20, 2015

JACKSON, SC- Deborah Moore Hill, 61, passed away Friday, March 20, 2015 at the Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Newnan, GA.

Deborah was born April 17, 1953 in Charleston, SC , having made Jackson, SC her home. She proudly served her country in the US Air Force. Deborah loved her family, her nieces and nephews, and...

Mar 19, 2015

AIKEN, SC - Captain Phillip F. McKnight (USN Retired), passed away Thursday, March 19, 2015 at the age of 78.

Captain McKnight was born in Ventura, California on July 3, 1936 to the late Cecil and Helen McKnight. He graduated from Ventura High School and the University of Redlands with a degree in Political Science. Additionally, Phil...

Mar 19, 2015

Mr. Leonard G. Anderson, Jr., 95, of Aiken, passed away on Thursday, March 19, 2015. Funeral services will be private are under that care of GEORGE FUNERAL HOME.

Born in Leavenworth, Kansas, he was a son of the late Leonard and Hortense Haag Anderson. Mr. Anderson was married to the late Irene P. Anderson. He was a...

Mar 17, 2015

AIKEN, SC- Eleanor Mae Rideout, 86, passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2015.

Born March 30, 1928 in Houghton, Michigan, she was a daughter of the late Thomas and Emma Lundy Richards. Mrs. Rideout had made Aiken, SC her home since 1952 and was a member of St. John's United Methodist Church. Mrs. Rideout was a dedicated caregiver,...

Mar 16, 2015

AIKEN, SC- Larry W. McCormack, age 77, passed away at his home on Monday, March 16, 2015. He was born on October 1, 1937, in Butler, PA, to his parents, Kenneth and Ronalda McCormack, who moved to Toledo, Ohio, where Larry grew up.

He was a gifted athlete who played basketball for Columbia (NYC) University as an...

Mar 14, 2015

Robert "Bob" Lee Osenbaugh, Jr., 74, of Aiken, passed away on Saturday, March 14, 2015. Services will be private. Memorial donations may be made to the Disabled American Veterans at www.dav.org

Born in Deshler, Ohio, he was a son of the late Robert and Dorthea Dishong Osenbaugh. Bob was a 1958 graduate of Leipsic High School and...

Mar 13, 2015

Barbara D. Cockrell, 74, passed away Friday, March 13, 2015. A memorial service will be held at 7:00 P.M. Tuesday, March 17, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation will be held from 6:00 - 7:00 P.M. before the service at the funeral home. Mrs. Cockrell was born in Batesburg, SC, daughter of the late Carl T. and Mozelle Duffie....

Mar 12, 2015

Memorials services for Joyce Dawson, will be held at 6:00 PM Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at GEORGE FUNERAL HOME. The family will receive friends and family one hour prior to the service.

Mrs. Dawson, 84, of Aiken, passed away on Thursday, March 12, 2015. Born in Pekeskille, NY, she was a daughter of the late Robert and...

Mar 12, 2015

AIKEN, SC- Martha H. Fite, affectionately known as Helen Schaff, passed away Thursday, March 12, 2015 at the age of 81.

Born August 25, 1933 in Summerville, GA, she was a daughter of the late Nathaniel and Imogene Pierson Rich. She lived in Orchard Park, New York prior to making Aiken, SC her home 24 years ago....

Mar 12, 2015

WINDSOR, SC, Veronica May Prickett passed away Thursday, March 12, 2015 at the age of 79.

Born December 4, 1935 in Queensland, Australia, she was a daughter of the late Richard and Lona Williams Quince. Mrs. Prickett lived on the west coast for over forty years and was a jewelry store manager and a bank clerk in...

Mar 11, 2015

Funeral services for Ruby Mae Bowers Folsom, 94, of West Columbia, will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, March 14, at Holland Avenue Baptist Church with interment following at Crescent Hill Memorial Gardens with Rev. Charles Wilson and Rev. Dow Welsh officiating. Active pallbearers will be Ron Nations, Carrol Crawford, Bruce Hulion, Frank Long, George Richardson and Bill Arnold. The...

Mar 9, 2015

Margaret Ann Fulmer, 72, of Florida and formally of Ridge Spring, passed away Monday, March 9, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday, March 13, at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church with interment in the church cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Ron Johnson, Tim Fulmer, Glenn Fulmer, Hayward Crapps, John Gillespie, and Benjy McGee. Mrs. Fulmer was born...

Mar 8, 2015

New Ellenton, SC

Warren Winfred Long, 95, of New Ellenton, passed away on Sunday, March 8, 2015.

Born September 5, 1919 in Portland, Oregon, he was a son of the late Warren and Olive Long. In 1942, Warren graduated from the University of Colorado in Boulder with a degree in Chemical Engineering. After graduation, Warren...

Mar 7, 2015

Joel Harris Geo Massey, of Leesville, passed in his home on Saturday evening, the 7th of March, after a long illness. Mr. Massey was born in Atlanta, GA and raised in Elberton, GA. After high school, Mr. Massey attended the University of Georgia. After completion of the first year, he withdrew and enlisted in the Army where he served as...