Recent Obituaries

Apr 18, 2015

Melrose Buzhardt, 85, of Batesburg, passed away Saturday, April 18, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 3:30 P.M. Tuesday, April 21, at West Creek Baptist Church with interment in the church cemetery with Reverend Hank Fanning officiating. Visitation will be held from 2:00-3:30 P.M. prior to the service at the church. The family will receive friends also at The...

Apr 15, 2015

Johnnie W. Oswald, 72, of Leesville, passed away Wednesday, April 15, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday, April 17, at St. James Lutheran Church with interment in Ridge Crest Memorial Park with Rev. Gary Lyerly officiating. Active pallbearers will be Milton Shealy, Zane Corley, George R. Shealy, Wilford Swygert, Daniel Lowman, Leonardo Padgett, and James Gunter....

Apr 14, 2015

Lester Baker Hite, Sr., 74, of Leesville, passed away Tuesday, April 14, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. Thursday, April 16, at Ridge Crest Memorial Park with entombment in Christ the Good Shepherd Mausoleum. Reverend Sandra King will officiate the service. Mr. Hite was born in Leesville, SC, son of the late James O "Jack" and Dorothy...

Apr 13, 2015

Neville "Gotch" Atwell, 81, husband of Bobbi Atwell, father of Sandy, Sue, Chris, Kelly, Beth, Carey and Kirsty. Passed away on Monday, April 13, 2015. Deeply loved and missed by us all.

Celebration of Life Service will be held at 3 PM on Monday, April 20, 2015 in Hopelands Gardens (Entrance and parking via Dupree Place).

Apr 12, 2015

Dylan Scott Chavis, 22, of Lexington, passed away Sunday, April 12, 2015. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, April 18, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Joseph Ross officiating. Dylan was born in Lexington, SC, son of Scott Chavis and the late Ola Mildred Denise Brentlinger Chavis. He was preceded in death by his...

Apr 11, 2015

Mr. Robert Ball, 85, of Aiken, passed away on Saturday, April 11, 2015.

Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced.

Apr 10, 2015

Barbara Jean Riley, 80, of Batesburg, passed away Friday, April 10, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. Monday, April 13, at Faith Lutheran Church with interment in Ridge Crest Memorial Park. Mrs. Riley was born in Ridge Spring, SC, daughter of the late Dan and Grace Autry Fallaw. She was married to the late Dewitt Riley. Mrs....

Apr 9, 2015

Mr. Okey P. James, 86, of Aiken, passed away on Thursday, April 9, 2015. Funeral services will be private at Southlawn Cemetery and are under the care of GEORGE FUNERAL HOME.

Born on December 28, 1928, in Clay, West Virginia, he was a son of the late William Ransom and Lelah M. James. Mr. James lived in...

Apr 5, 2015

Funeral plans will be held at a later time in Aston, PA.

Apr 4, 2015

Funeral services for Martha Jane Thompson, 80, of Aiken, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 9, 2015 at the Chapel of GEORGE FUNERAL HOME. Officiating will be Rev. Charles Jenkins. Burial will follow in Aiken Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be Danny Kimball, Wayne Kimball, David Kimball, Will Jeffcoat, Aaron Knowles and Michael Frady. The family will receive...

Apr 3, 2015

Troy Ernest Fox, 75, of Batesburg, passed away Friday, April 3, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at Mt. Ebal Baptist Church with interment in the church cemetery with Reverend Bill Paulling. Visitation will be held after the service in the Fellowship Hall at the church. Mr. Fox was born in Aiken County,...

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...