Recent Obituaries

Jan 26, 2015

A Requiem Mass of Mrs. Ruth Ann Paxton, will be celebrated at 10 AM Saturday, January 31, 2015 at St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church. Interment will follow in Aiken Memorial Gardens. GEORGE FUNERAL HOME, is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Paxton, 87, of Aiken, passed away at home on Monday, January 26, 2015, where she...

Jan 24, 2015

Annie Ruth Rikard, 86, of Leesville, passed away Saturday, January 24, 2015, after a short illness. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, January 27, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel with interment in Nazareth United Methodist Church Cemetery with Rev. Roger Phillips officiating. Active pallbearers will be Calvin Rikard, Jr., Jamie Rikard, Jeremy Rikard, Matthew Rikard, Charles...

Jan 24, 2015

Billy Lee Hasty, 60, of Lexington, passed away Saturday, January 24, 2015. Mr. Hasty was born in Dayton, Ohio, son of the late Henry and Janet Baker Hasty. Surviving are his spouse, Dorothy "Dot" Hasty; son, Jimmy Wayne Clark of Lexington, SC; daughter, Michelle (Joe) Williams of Lexington, SC; brothers, Tom (Sue) Hasty of Dayton, Ohio; Wayne Hasty of Pelion,...

Jan 23, 2015

AIKEN, SC- RICHARD JOSEPH "DOC" NOLAN, 79, of Banks Mill Rd., Aiken, SC, passed away Friday, January 23, 2015.

Born January 2, 1936 in New York, Mr. Nolan was a son of the late Joseph Patrick Nolan and Evelyn Loraine Wheeler Nolan. Mr. Nolan proudly served his country, having served during the Vietnam War and retired from...

Jan 23, 2015

AIKEN, SC- PATRICIA ANN REDD CARTIN, 52, of Park Ave., passed away suddenly, Friday, January 23, 2015.

Born January 2, 1964, in Aiken, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Thurmond and Alberta Stone Redd. Patricia was a life-long Aiken resident, having lived in the Aiken home that she was born and raised in. She...

Jan 22, 2015

Memorial services for Richard Allen Payton, 72, of Columbia, Maryland, formerly of Aiken, will be held at 1:00 PM, Saturday, January 31, 2015 at the Chapel of GEORGE FUNERAL HOME. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.

Mr. Payton, passed away on Thursday, January 22, 2015. Born in Palatka,...

Jan 21, 2015

Glenn Davis, 60, of Leesville, passed away Wednesday, January 21, 2015. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Friday, January 23, at Clyde's Chapel Southern Methodist Church with Rev. Greg Williams officiating. Mr. Davis was born in Aiken, SC, son of the late John Waters Davis and Betty Bedenbaugh Davis. He was a Retired US Army MSGT and...

Jan 21, 2015

Richard Henry Schumpert, 75, of Leesville, passed away Wednesday, January 21, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. Friday, January 23, 2015 at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel, with interment in Concord Baptist Church Cemetery with Reverend Mickey and Reverend Charles Stalvey. Active pallbearers will be Marty Schumpert, Kim Schumpert, David Shealy, Lynwood Fox, Tommy Pownall, Todd Bedenbaugh,...

Jan 20, 2015

MARGATE, FL- Blanche Margaret Robertson,87, of Margate Fla and Aiken, S.C. passed away Tuesday, January 20, 2015.

Born March 24,1927 in N.Y. daughter of the late Raniero and Margaret Dellaquilla Maselli. Mrs. Robertson was preceded in death by her husband Gilbert Robertson and sister Candida Fusco and brothers Peter and Carmine Maselli.

Mrs. Robertson is...

Jan 20, 2015

Rosemary L. Heyward, 49, of Batesburg, passed away Tuesday, January 20, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, January 24, at Hulon Baptist Church with interment in Ridge Crest Memorial Park with Rev. Robert Patterson and Rev. Starrett Hall officiating. Mrs. Heyward was born in Prosperity, SC, daughter of Franklin Heyward and the late Carol Snipes Heyward....

Jan 19, 2015

Dallas Simmons Cone, Jr., age 96, of Ridge Spring, went to be with our Lord on Sunday, January 18, 2015 following a short illness. He was born November 13, 1918 two days after the Armistice was signed ending World War I. He was the sixth child in a family of seven. He grew up on a 220 acre farm in...

Jan 19, 2015

George Ronald Stone Jr., 29, of Saluda, passed away Monday, January 19, 2015. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, January 24, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel. Mr. Stone was born in Lexington, SC son of George Ronald Stone Sr. and Patricia Ann Proctor Stone. He is survived by his mother, Patricia Stone; brother, Jessie Wayne...

Jan 18, 2015

AIKEN, SC- SHIRLEY McBEATH ANDERSON, 78, passed away Sunday, January 18, 2015 at Shadow Oaks.

Born September 2, 1936 in Phil, KY, Mrs. Anderson was a daughter of the late Elbert and Ida Fern Snapp McBeath. She had made the CSRA her home since 1950 and was a member of the Lutheran Church of the Resurrection. Mrs....

Jan 18, 2015

Celebrating the Life of Louie M. Arnold aka Ethan Twocrows, 58, was lifted up by the Ancestors into the Arms of the Creator on Sunday, January 18, 2015 at 2:00 A.M. Visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Friday, January 23, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home. There will be a Crossing Ceremony Saturday, January 24th, 2015 at 5:00 P.M. at...

Jan 17, 2015

Funeral services for Readell Williamson Clark, 73, of Aiken, will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, January 19, 2015 at Bethel Baptist Church. Officiating will be Pastor Brancie Stephens. Burial will follow at Aiken Memorial Gardens, under the care of GEORGE FUNERAL HOME. The family will receive friends from 10-11 a.m. prior to the service at the church. Pallbearers...

Jan 17, 2015

James "Roy" Smith, 79, of Newberry, passed away Saturday, January 17, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, January 20, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel with interment in Sunset Memorial Gardens with Rev. Dan Gardner and Rev. Tim Bush officiating. Active pallbearers will be Johnny Smith, Lindsey Smith, Jackie Smith, Tres Ann Smith, Robby Smith, and...

Jan 17, 2015

David Aaron Summer, 45, of Batesburg-Leesville, funeral services will be held at 4:30 PM Thursday, January 22, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel with burial at Ridge Crest Memorial Park Cemetery. Active pallbearers are Michael Hartley, Dale Leaphart, Joel Watts, Wayne Black, David Padgett, and Bruce Shaw. Mr. Summer was born in Newberry, SC son of Mike Summer and the...

Jan 16, 2015

Mrs. Amalia Negrete Tijero, 66, of Aiken, passed away on Friday, January 16, 2014.

Born in Chavinda, Michoacan, Mexico, she was a daughter of Jose Tijero and the late Amalia Moreno.

She was employed with Shaw Industries.

Survivors include her husband, Alberto Negrete; sons, Alberto Negrete and Elias Negrete all of Aiken; a...

Jan 13, 2015

Mrs. Betty J. Stanford, 92, entered into rest on Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at Shadow Oaks Assisted Living.

Betty was born in Healdton, Oklahoma. She was an associate graduate of Oklahoma A&M College. She was married to Warren Elton Stanford for 49 years until his death in 1994. She was an accountant/bookkeeper in the public school system...

Jan 13, 2015

Morris Wayne Gunter, 64, of Batesburg, passed away Tuesday, January 13, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. Friday, January 16, at Mt. Ebal Baptist Church with interment in the church cemetery with Rev. Bill Paulling officiating. Mr. Gunter was born in Lexington, SC, son of the late Desola W. and Ida "Janet" Gunter. He enjoyed his job...