Recent Obituaries

Apr 29, 2013

A resident of Aiken for 52 years, Walter Henry Schumacher entered into eternal peace at his favorite time of the day, cocktail hour, surrounded by his loving family on April 29th, 2013. He was born in Ridgewood, N.Y. December 15, 1924, son of Sophie Ibelshauser Schumacher and Henry W. Schumacher. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy and proudly fought...

Apr 26, 2013

A Requiem Mass for James J. Slovic will be celebrated at 3 pm Monday, May 6, 2013 at St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church, under the care of GEORGE FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION CENTER, Aiken, SC.

Mr. Slovic, 86, of Aiken, passed away on Friday, April 26, 2013 at his residence. A son of the late...

Apr 23, 2013

AIKEN, S.C. - Rich Frelin, 86, of Aiken, SC formerly of Toledo, Ohio passed away peacefully on Tuesday morning April, 23 2013.

Born in Clearfield, Pennsylvania on October 13, 1926, he was the son of the late Guy Gervais and Bertha Taylor Frelin.

Mr. Frelin proudly served his county during WWII in the U.S. Army....

Apr 21, 2013

Mrs. Genevieve Ann Hornyak, 92, of Aiken, died Sunday, April 21, 2013, the day after her 92nd birthday.

Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced.

Apr 16, 2013

Memorial Service will be held at 4 pm on Saturday, April 20, 2013 at Saint Thaddeus Episcopal Church of Aiken, with Father Grant Wiseman officiating. A visitation will be held at George Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Aiken Friday, April 19, 2013 from 6-8 pm.

Charles was born June 30, 1934 in Warren, OH the son of...

Apr 16, 2013

Funeral services for Millie Friedman, of Aiken, will be held at 2 pm Friday, April 19, 2013 at the Chapel of GEORGE FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION CENTER, Aiken. Burial will follow in Sons of Israel Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 pm - 7:30 pm Thursday, April 18, 2013 at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be Eric...

Apr 15, 2013

George Edward Ferko, 82 of Aiken SC, formerly of Cleveland, Ohio died April 15, 2013 at his home in Aiken.

Service will be held at 4pm on Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at GEORGE FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATION CENTER, AIKEN, with Rev. David B. Hunter, pastor of Resurrection Lutheran Church of Augusta, officiating. The family will receive friends...

Apr 12, 2013

Mr. Alvin "Al" H. Hawkins, Jr., 74, of Aiken, passed away on Friday, April 12, 2013, following an illness. Graveside services will be private and are under the care of GEORGE FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION CENTER, AIKEN.

Born in Greenville County, he was a son of Eunice Brown Hawkins and the late Alvin H. Hawkins. He was...

Apr 11, 2013

Funeral services for Coleen Moss Ellis Byrum, 92, of Aiken, will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 14, 2013 at the Chapel of GEORGE FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION CENTER, AIKEN. Officiating will be Rev. Suzanne Byrum Walker. Pallbearers will be Brent Jackson, Jason Jackson, Matt Jackson, Daniel Byrum, Caleb Haupfear and Daniel Braswell. Burial will follow in Southlawn...

Apr 6, 2013

Graveside funeral services for Mr. Willie James Hall, will take place on Tuesday, April 9, 2013 at 10am at Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at GEORGE FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION CENTER, 211 Park Ave. SW on Monday evening from 6-8pm.

Mr. Hall , 65, of Aiken, died Saturday, April 6, 2013 at...

Apr 6, 2013

JoAnn McCarty Gaston, 81, of Aiken, passed Saturday night, April 6, 2013, after an illness of several months.

The daughter of Harry Hastings McCarty and Vivian Quincy Herron McCarty, she was born June 22, 1931 in Monetta, Aiken County. She graduated from Aiken Institute and Aiken High School, class of 1949.

Graduating in 1953 from...

Apr 4, 2013

Mr. Herman Jackson died Thursday, April 4, 2013 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers.

Arrangements are incomplete, but final services will take place under the direction of Baue Funeral Home, St. Charles, MO 636-940-1000 www.Baue.com.

Complete obituary information will be published when available.

Apr 2, 2013

Mrs. Patsey Mae Powers, 81, of Aiken, passed away Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers following an illness. Services will be held at a later date in the family cemetery and are under the care of GEORGE FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION CENTER, Aiken.

Born in Chase City, Virginia, she was a daughter of the...

Apr 2, 2013

Marie Folsom Clark, born March 19, 1920, in Minneapolis, Minn., died April 2 at Mattie C. Hall Healthcare Center where she had spent nearly the last eight years of her life. She never lost her playful spirit or sense of humor despite her increasingly diminished abilities and was comforted by daily visits from Hugh Clark, her husband of more...

Apr 1, 2013

Robert Gilchrist Smith, 83, of Aiken, formerly of Bath and Woodsville, NH, died Monday, April 1, 2013, at University Hospital, Augusta, GA.

He was born in Haverhill, NH, Feb. 1, 1930, the son of Henry and Hazel Beattie Smith and graduated from Woodsville High School, Class of 1948.

Bob was drafted by the Boston Red...

Mar 28, 2013

Frances Forrester Spencer, age 92, formerly of Aiken, died Thursday, March 28, 2013 at Presbyterian Retirement Community, Clinton, SC. George Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Aiken, is assisting the Spencer family.

She was born in Sayreton, AL and was the daughter of the late William Ashby Forrester and Maude Weaver Forrester. Before moving to Clinton in 2004,...

Mar 19, 2013

Beatrice Efron Mink, age 87, departed this life on March 19, 2013. Born in Sparta, Illinois, Bea grew up in Aiken, South Carolina where she was the valedictorian of her high school class in 1942.

Bea was also a graduate of the University of South Carolina where she was Phi Beta Kappa with a degree in Economics...

Mar 18, 2013

Mrs. Jean Hampton Henry, 73, of Aiken, passed away Monday, March 18, 2013 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Memorial services will be held at 6:00 p.m. Thursday, March 21, 2013 at GEORGE FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION CENTER, Aiken.

Mrs. Henry was born in Bryson City, NC and was a daughter of the late John & Lassie Holbrooks...

Mar 17, 2013

Mr. Bobby F. Allday, 80, of Aiken, died Sunday, March 17, 2013 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Services will be private and are under the direction of GEORGE FUNERAL HOME & CREMTION CENTER, Aiken.

A son of the late James Rufus Allday and Jessie Vera Wiley Allday, he was born in Linden, TX and had been living...

Mar 12, 2013

Mrs. Mildred "Micki" McPeak Protzeller, longtime resident of Shreveport, Louisiana, died Tuesday, March 12, 2013 in Aiken, South Carolina. She was born February 18, 1926 to Mary and Walter McPeak and was raised on the family farm in Renwick, Iowa.

She is survived by her son Bruce Protzeller Marilyn of Aiken; her sisters-in-law, Maxine McPeak of Renwick,...