Recent Obituaries

Apr 13, 2014

Funeral service for William Cears "Bill" Church, 91, of Aiken, will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 16, 2014 at First Baptist Church, Aiken. Officiating will be Rev. Dr. Fred Andrea. Burial with Military Honors and Masonic Rites will follow in Aiken Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 6-8 pm Tuesday at GEORGE FUNERAL HOME. Memorial...

Apr 11, 2014

Memorial services for Mrs. Sandra "Sandie" Kay Haff, 70, of Aiken, will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, May 3 at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Pastor Jeff Erbskorn officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the National Marrow Donor Program at bethematch.org. A reception will follow at 12:30 at the Club Drive Community Center...

Apr 2, 2014

Funeral services for Dorothy King Crawford, 67, of Trenton, will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 6, 2014, in the Chapel of GEORGE FUNERAL HOME. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to www.bethematch.org.

Dorothy loved her family, her pets,...

Mar 31, 2014

Graveside services for Michael Lehrhaupt, 78, of Aiken, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 3, 2014, at Southlawn Cemetery, under the care of GEORGE FUNERAL HOME. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Golden Harvest Food Bank.

Mr. Lehrhaupt, a devoted husband to Karen Lehrhaupt, passed away Monday, March 31, 2014, at...

Mar 31, 2014

Memorial services for Marcia Mary Margaret Stygar, 61, of Windsor, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, April 5, 2014, in the chapel of GEORGE FUNERAL HOME. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.

Miss Stygar, passed away on Monday, March 31, 2014. Born in Norwich, CT., she was a daughter of the...

Mar 28, 2014

Graveside services for Mr. Marion Stephen "Steve" Kooy, 70, of Windsor, will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, April 3, 2014, at Southlawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday at GEORGE FUNERAL HOME. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Tri Development Center, PO Box 698, Aiken, SC 29802.

Mr. Kooy,...

Mar 18, 2014

Mrs. Betty Ritz, 76, of Aiken, passed away on Tuesday, March 18, 2014.

Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced.

Mar 16, 2014

Mr. Broderick, 55, passed away on Sunday, March 16, 2014. Born at Ft. Gordon, he was a son of Vincent Paul and Helen Castaldo Broderick.

Surviving in addition to his parent of Martinez are his loving wife, Beatriz Broderick of Aiken ; a son, Wes Broderick of Columbia; a daughter, Natalie Broderick of Aiken; step-daughters, Mary Singleton...

Mar 16, 2014

Funeral services for William Lee Maddox, 61, of New Ellenton, will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 19, 2014, at Hollow Creek Baptist Church. Officiating will be Rev. Dr. Darrell Thompson. Burial will follow in Southlawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-9 pm, Tuesday at GEORGE FUNERAL HOME. Pallbearers will be Alan Nichols, Joey Holley, David...

Mar 15, 2014

Funeral services for Virgie A. Payton, 96, of Aiken, will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at Lighthouse Baptist Church. Officiating will be Rev. Eric Kincaid and Rev. Mike Catoe. Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be Ricky Willis, Alan Seigler, Caron Seigler, Frankie Goldman, Brian Miller and Chris Clark. The family will...

Mar 15, 2014

Mr. Joseph Guisti, 83, of New Ellenton, passed away Saturday, March 15, 2014, at home. Born in Croton-on-Hudson, New York, on May 5, 1930 to James and Genevieve Guisti,

Mr. Guisti lived in New Ellenton for the past 51 years. He retired from DuPont in 1989 after 37 years of employment. He was also a Korean War...

Mar 12, 2014

Mr. Neal Arminus Thompson, Jr., 70, beloved husband of Barbara Thompson, passed away on Wednesday, March 12, 2014. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, March 15, 2014, in the Chapel of GEORGE FUNERAL HOME. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Fisher House, One Freedom Way, Augusta, Georgia, 30904.

Born in...

Mar 11, 2014

Funeral services for Mr. Thomas M. McGahee will take place on Friday, March 14, 2014 at 3pm at the Chapel of George Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 211 Park Ave. SW, Aiken. Interment, with military honors, will follow at Aiken Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 1:30 until the time of the service....

Mar 8, 2014

Jesse Eugene Gilmore, 29, of New Ellenton, passed away on Saturday, March 8, 2014. A memorial service will be held at 6:00 PM Monday, March 10, 2014, at GEORGE FUNERAL HOME, the family will receive friends one hour prior to service.

Born in Augusta, he was a son of Eugene Gilmore and the late Donna Watson. He...

Mar 7, 2014

Robert "Bob" Shubert, 74, of Aiken, passed away on Friday, March 7, 2014. The family will receive friends from 3-5 pm Tuesday, March 11, 2014, at GEORGE FUNERAL HOME. In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate your gift to Preschool Advantage, PO Box 86, Morris Plains, NJ, 07950.

Born in Newark, NJ, son of the late...

Mar 7, 2014

Elizabeth "Betsey" Wade Greene, 68, of Aiken, wife of the late Dr. Fred W. Greene, passed away on Friday, March 7, 2014.

Services will be held at 2:00 PM, Sunday, March 16, 2014, at St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church with Father Grant Wiseman officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery, under the care of GEORGE FUNERAL HOME....

Feb 27, 2014

Stewart Bell Fox, Jr. passed away at home on February 27. Stewart was born in Columbus GA and served in the U.S. Air Force in Libya before enrolling in Florida State University to complete undergraduate and graduate work in mathematical engineering. His 44-year career was spent in Washington, D.C. working for the U.S. government. Among his many achievements was...

Feb 26, 2014

Major Orlando "Al" Fernandez, USMC (Retired), 77, of Aiken, was called to rest on Wednesday, February, 26, 2014 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM Saturday, March 1, 2014, in the chapel of GEORGE FUNERAL HOME. Burial, with full military honors will be held at a later date at Beaufort National Cemetery. The...

Feb 19, 2014

Mr. Floyd Merrill Keller, 76, of Aiken, passed away on Wednesday, February 19, 2014. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, 4217 Park Place Court, Glen Allen, VA, 23060-9979. Services will be private.

Born in Veedersburg, Indiana, he was a son of the late Floyd and Helen Reichard Keller. He was a retired Insurance Agent...

Feb 18, 2014

Mr. Thomas Joseph Kennedy, 81, of Aiken, formerly of College Park, MD died February 18, 2014. A Requiem Mass will be celebrated on Saturday, March 1, 2014 at 11am at St. Mary Help of Christians Church. He will then be interred with his wife at Calvary Cemetery, Aiken. GEORGE FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION CENTER is assisting with arrangements.