Recent Obituaries

Oct 26, 2014

Dr. Clara Turner, DMD, 63, of Aiken, passed away on Sunday, October 26, 2014 at University Hospital.

Born in Martin, Kentucky, she was a daughter of the late Eacle and Eliza Hicks Turner. She was a retired Associate Professor in Pediatric Dentistry at the University of Florida, where she was also a member of the school's internationally...

Oct 26, 2014

Celia Rebecca Hastings Pruitt, 82, of Saluda, passed away Sunday, October 26, 2014 at the Hospice House. Memorial service will be held at 2:00 pm Saturday, November 1, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel. Mrs. Pruitt was born in Edgefield, SC daughter of the late Heyward and Celia Belle Willis Hastings. She was married to the late Henry Pierce Gibert,...

Oct 21, 2014

Robert L. "Billy" Mize, Jr, 75, passed away Tuesday, October 21, 2014. A memorial service will be held at 5:00 P.M. Friday, October 24, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation will be held from 3:00 - 5:00 P.M. prior to the service at the funeral home. Mr. Mize was born in White Plains, GA, son of the late Robert...

Oct 19, 2014

Herbert "Rowdy Ray" Colson, 39, passed away Sunday, October 19, 2014. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Friday, October 24, at Samaria Baptist Church with interment in the church cemetery with Rev. Dennis Metts officiating. Active pallbearers will be Jason Smith, Josh Butts, Thomas Blakely, Mathew Davis, James Maddox, Robert Wilson, Brodie Gartman and Brandon Gartman. Ray was...

Oct 17, 2014

Charles LeRoy Cumbee, 64, of Batesburg, passed away Friday, October 17, 2014. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 P.M. Saturday, October 25, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Vollie Gibbs officiating. Visitation will be held from 1:30 - 3:30 P.M. Saturday prior to the service at the funeral home. Mr. Cumbee was born in Aiken, SC,...

Oct 14, 2014

Lindberg Smith "Pop", 78, of Batesburg, passed away Tuesday, October 14, 2014. The family will hold a private service at a later date. Mr. Smith was the son of the late Calvin and Gracie Hall Smith. He was preceded in death by his wife, Susan Risinger Smith and sister, Julia Mae Hall. Surviving are his two sons, Steve and Robert...

Oct 8, 2014

AIKEN, SC- ARLIS TILLMAN REYNOLDS "Art," 67, beloved husband of Wanda Fay Reynolds, passed away Wednesday, October 8, 2014.

Art was a son of the late Arlis Tillman Reynolds, Sr. and Essie Nell Reynolds. Art proudly served his country in the United States Army 82nd and 101st Air Borne Divisions where he received the Bronze Star for...

Oct 8, 2014

Mrs. Thelma Virginia Nusbaum, 77, of Aiken, passed away on Wednesday, October 8, 2014. Visitation will be held from 4:30pm-6:30pm Saturday, at GEORGE FUNERAL HOME, AIKEN. Graveside services will be held at 11:00am Monday, October 13, 2014, at Grace United Church of Christ Cemetery, in Taneytown, MD. Memorial donations may be made to GHSF Fund 1078, Georgia Regents University...

Oct 7, 2014

A Requiem Mass for Stephan Zemko will be celebrated at 11:30 am on Friday, October 10, 2014 at St. Mary Help of Christians Church. Interment will follow at Calvary Cemetery, with military honors. The family will receive friends on Thursday evening, 6-7:30 pm at GEORGE FUNERAL HOME, 211 Park Ave., SW, Aiken, SC.

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Oct 4, 2014

Taylor Monroe "Tick" Carder, 86, of Batesburg, passed away on Saturday, October 4, after a couple years of failing health. A memorial service will be held at 4:30 P.M. Tuesday, October 7, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Teddy Higgins officiating. Visitation will be held after the service at the funeral home. Mr. Carder was born in Cumberland,...

Oct 4, 2014

- Ella Ruth Gulledge, 85, of Batesburg, passed away Saturday, October 4, 2014. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. Monday, October 6, at Beulah Baptist Church with interment in the church cemetery with Rev. Judd Hook officiating. Mrs. Gulledge was born in Saluda, SC, daughter of the late Carleton and Ella Jones McCormick. She was married to the...

Oct 3, 2014

BEECH ISLAND, SC- DARREN TAPLIN, 64, passed away Friday, October 3, 2014 at his farm.

A native of Kalamazoo, Michigan, Darren was the son of the late Roy and Monica Coughlin Taplin. Darren was a United States Honorary Young Horse Handler and a United States Dressage Federation Silver Medalist. His achievements and accomplishments in the sporthorse world...

Sep 30, 2014

Jimmy Luther Risinger, 54, of Leesville, passed away Tuesday, September 30, 2014. Graveside service will be held at 11:00 am Saturday, October 4, 2014 at Ridge Crest Memorial Park with Reverend Sandra King officiating, the family requests no fuss dress attire. The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 pm Friday, October 3, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home. Mr. Risinger was...

Sep 29, 2014

Lorraine Russell Johnt, 94, widow of Woodrow Wilson Johnt passed away peacefully at home in Aiken, SC on Monday, September 29, 2014, surrounded by her loving family.

Born on December 10, 1919 in Buffalo, New York, she was the daughter of the late Howard and Lillian Russell. Lorraine retired from DuPont at SRS and was an active...

Sep 27, 2014

Grace Temples Geddes, 86,of Batesburg, passed away Saturday, September 27, 2014. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 P.M. Wednesday, October 1, at First Baptist Church of Batesburg. Mrs. Geddes was born in Bartow, GA, daughter of the late Johnnie S. and Ruth Eskew Temples. She was married to the late Frederick Harrison Geddes. She was a member of...

Sep 25, 2014

Mrs. Doris Lou Augustine, 86, of Aiken SC, passed away on Thursday, September 2 5, 2014.

A Daughter of the late Thomas Elvin Stevens and Margaret (Marshall) Stevens, she was born in Chesterfield SC, but lived in Aiken her entire life. Mrs. Augustine was a retired machine operator. She dedicated over 20 years to the ASCO Company....

Sep 25, 2014

Mary Lynn Harmon, 49, of Perry, passed away Thursday, September 25, 2014. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. Sunday, September 28, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel with interment in St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery with Pastor Jerry Smith officiating. Active pallbearers will be Pat Hall, Terry Hook, Carl Grooms, Cellus Toole, Tracy Farmer, and Ray Boland. Mrs....

Sep 22, 2014

A Requiem Mass for William Henry "Bill" Maloney will be celebrated at 11:00 am on Wednesday, October 1, 2014 at St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church, Aiken. The family will receive friends immediately following the service in Smith Hall. Interment, with military honors, will be private. Arrangements are under the care of GEORGE FUNERAL HOME.

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Sep 19, 2014

Mary Edna Jones Gunter, 71, of Leesville, passed away Friday, September 19, 2014. A funeral service will be held at 4:00 P.M. Sunday, September 21, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Ralph Schneck officiating. Visitation will follow the service at the funeral home. Mrs. Gunter was born in Detroit, Michigan, daughter of the late Clarence and Marian Stewart...

Sep 14, 2014

Sara Nell Clamp, 87, of Batesburg, passed away Sunday, September 14, 2014. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, September 17, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel with interment in Clamp Cemetery with Rev. Larry Pitts officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Mrs. Clamp was born in Saluda, SC,...