Recent Obituaries

May 25, 2014

Tyler James Burke, of Ridge Spring, infant son of Samantha Joe Music and Spencer Collin Burke, was called home to be with Jesus on May 25, 2014. In addition to his parents, Tyler is survived by his twin brother Brandon Michael Burke and numerous grandparents, aunts and uncles. Graveside Services will be at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church on Thursday, May...

May 24, 2014

Memorial services for Warren David Bebb, 81, of Aiken, will be held at 4 p.m. Tuesday, May 27, 2014, at First Presbyterian Church, Aiken. Memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church, Aiken, Trinity Hospice, Aiken, or Fairview Cemetery, Amsterdam, NY.

Mr. Bebb, loving husband of Nancy, passed away on Saturday, May 24, 2014. Born in Amsterdam,...

May 23, 2014

Renona Berkley Chavis, 79, passed away Friday, May 23, 2014. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. Tuesday, May 27, at Nazareth Pentecostal Holiness Church with interment in Lexington Memorial Gardens with Rev. Julian Boles officiating. Active pallbearers will be Dell Anderson, Dylan Jones, Gary Shull, Rodney Livingston, Chris Leaphart and Aaron Shealy. Mrs. Chavis was born in West...

May 22, 2014

Eugene Romie Carpenter, 95, of Vardaman, MS went peacefully to join his loving wife Mable Ashby Carpenter on Thursday, May 22, 2014, at Hitchcock House Assisted Living Facility in Aiken, South Carolina. Born April 4, 1919 in Julian, West Virginia, he was the son of the late William O. Carpenter and the late Eva Mae Tyler Carpenter. He was...

May 17, 2014

Cheryl Mae Stevenson, 57, of Batesburg, passed away Saturday, May 17, 2014. A memorial service will be held at 6:00 P.M. Thursday, May 22, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Neal Smith officiating. Mrs. Stevenson was born in Aberdeen, WA, daughter of the late Donald R. Monday, Sr and Marie L. Williams. Surviving are her husband, Terry L....

May 16, 2014

Mrs. Monta Reber, of Aiken, passed away on Friday, May 16, 2014.

Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced.

May 16, 2014

Rosa Carolyn Asbill, 83, of Batesburg, passed away Friday, May 16, 2014. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 PM Monday, May 19, at Ridge Spring Cemetery conducted by Rev. Hank Fanning. Visitation will be held at her residence from 4:00 to 6:00 PM Sunday, May 18, 2014. Mrs. Asbill was born in Aiken County daughter of the late James...

May 15, 2014

Memorial services for Donald Clinton Snyder, 77, of Aiken, will be held at 10 am Tuesday, May 20th, 2014, at the Chapel of GEORGE FUNERAL HOME. Officiating will be Rev. Dr. Christopher Crotwell. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to South Aiken Presbyterian Church, 1711 Whiskey Road, Aiken, SC, 29803 or Savannah River Cancer Foundation, 235...

May 14, 2014

Graveside services for Lewis Collins Stringfield, 86, of Aiken, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, May 16, 2014 at Mr. Beaulah Baptist Church Cemetery. Officiating will be Rev. Dr. Fred Andrea. The family will receive friends from 6-8 pm Thursday at GEORGE FUNERAL HOME.

Born in Barnwell Co., he was a son of the late Charles...

May 10, 2014

Mrs. Mary Jeanne Wiesen-Kosinski, 88, widow of Leonard Vincent Kosinski, and a resident of Aiken South Carolina passed away on Saturday, May 10, 2014.

A Daughter of the late Charles Peter Wiesen and Irene Clare Bebeau, she was originally from Duluth Minnesota and moved to Aiken in 1968. Mrs. Kosinski graduated from the College of St. Scholastica...

May 7, 2014

Skiff, George William.

George William Skiff, age 77, of Aiken, S.C., and formerly of Waterford, PA, died on Wednesday, May 7, at Unihealth, in Aiken, where he was recovering from an extended illness.

George was born on January 4, 1937, the youngest son of the late Alton and Leah Skiff, of Waterford. George, or "Bill",...

May 6, 2014

Funeral services for George Welsch, Jr. of Aiken, will be held at 10:00 A.M. Monday, May 12, 2014 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 902 Hitchcock Drive in Aiken. Officiating will be Reverend Gerald R. Reiter. Burial will follow in Southlawn Cemetery and Mausoleum. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church.

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May 5, 2014

Mrs. Grace Eiler White, 92, widow of Robert Eugene White, Sr. and a resident of Aiken South Carolina passed away on Monday, May 5, 2014.

A daughter of the late Kenneth Eiler, and Grace Leffler Eiler, she was born in Pottsville PA and lived in Sandy, Oregon before moving to AIken, SC. Mrs. White was a retired...

May 4, 2014

Mr. Parks, 86, a resident of Aiken South Carolina, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 4, 2014.

A son of the late Edward Schley Parks and Ann LaHatte Parks, he was born in Miami, Florida and lived in Atlanta Georgia before moving to Aiken. Mr. Parks graduated from Atlanta Technical High School, and was a graduate of...

May 4, 2014

Philip "Buck" Austin Hartley, of Ridge Spring, 85, passed away at his home, Sunday, May 4, 2014. Per Philip's final request his body will be cremated. Graveside services with military honors will be held on Saturday, May 10, 2014 at 11:30 A.M. at the Hartley Family Cemetery on Kneece Mill Road, Batesburg conducted by Rev. Joshua Davison. Philip was born...

Apr 28, 2014

Mr. Richard Taras Thomas, 65, of Aiken, passed away on Monday, April 28, 2014.

Mr. Thomas was a US Navy Veteran and a Nuclear Engineer.

He is survived by a son, Jeremiah Thomas of Katy Texas and a daughter, Cheryl DeMont of Azle, Texas.

There will be no local services.

Apr 27, 2014

A Requiem Mass for Mr. Chester Conrad Warczyglowa, will be celebrated at 10 A.M. on Friday, May 9, 2014 at St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church. A private interment will follow at Calvary Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22718 Oklahoma City, OK 73123-1718.

Mr....

Apr 18, 2014

Mr. Edward Stephan Aromi, Sr., 92, of Aiken, passed away on Friday, April 18, 2014.

Born in Chicago, he was a son of the late Phillip and Elizabeth Aromi.

He was a retired Brick Mason and was a US Army WWII Veteran.

There will be no local services. A Requiem Mass will take...

Apr 17, 2014

Mrs. Helen (Hoslyk) Boehner, 97, of Aiken, SC, formerly of Liverpool, NY, died Thursday, April 17, 2014 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Funeral services will be scheduled in New York at a later date. The family will receive friends on Monday, April 21st from 6-8pm at her son's residence. GEORGE FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION CENTER, Aiken, SC is assisting...

Apr 17, 2014

Nancy F. Larbig Hellwig, 94, a resident of Aiken and formerly of Cooperstown, NY, entered into rest on April 17, 2014.

A Celebration of Life services will be conducted on April 22nd at St. Johns United Methodist Church, officiated my Rev. Dr. Ray Litts at the two o'clock hour, under the care of GEORGE FUNERAL HOME. In...