Recent Obituaries

May 16, 2013

A Requiem Mass for Mr. William "Bill" Edward Dalton will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday, May 20, 2013 at St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church, interment will follow at Calvary Cemetery.

Mr. Dalton, 81, of Aiken passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Thursday, May 16, 2013 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers....

May 13, 2013

Funeral services for Lisa Carol Whitman, 44, of Aiken, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, May 16, 2013 at Salvation Army. Officiating will be Capt. David Repass, Capt. Angela Repass and Maj. Jerry Lyles. Burial will follow in Graniteville Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Jamie Crawford, Cliford Crawford, Robbie Foster, Ricky Foster, Larry Gregory, Jr., and Kevin Gregory. The...

May 11, 2013

Mrs. Ruth E. Milks, 102, of Aiken, SC, formerly of Dunwoody, GA died Saturday, May 11, 2013 at her residence. A memorial service will be held this Friday, May 17th, 2013 at 2pm at Dunwoody United Methodist Church, 1548 Mount Vernon Rd., Dunwoody. There will also be a memorial service on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 6:30pm at St....

May 10, 2013

Mr. David Ellsworth Senn, 80, of Aiken, died Friday, May 10, 2013 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced.

May 9, 2013

Mrs. Dora "Dede" DiSilvestro, 80, of Aiken, entered into rest on Thursday, May 9, 2013 at Trinity Hospital in Augusta, GA after a long battle with breast cancer.

A Requiem Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at 9:30am at St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church, Aiken. Interment will be private at a later...

May 7, 2013

Mr. Kenneth Nelson Durland, 73, of Aiken, died Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at his residence. Graveside funeral services, with Military Honors will take place on Friday, May 17, 2013 at 3pm at St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church Cemetery, Aiken. The family will receive friends in the Cheetham Parlor at the Stevenson-McClelland Parish House at St. Thaddeus Church immediately after the...

May 6, 2013

Jerry D. Roberts, 70, passed away Monday, May 6, 2013 at Aiken Regional Medical Center in Aiken, SC. He was born in Detroit, MI and was a US Navy Veteran. Jerry was retired from Bechtel Power Corporation after a 26 year career in start-up engineering and project management. His work took him to Indiana, Michigan, Maryland, Mississippi, Kansas, Arizona...

May 5, 2013

Mrs. Charlotte S. Laramore, 99, of Aiken, died Sunday, May 5, 2013 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A celebration of life gathering will be announced at a later date for family and friends. GEORGE FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION CENTER, Aiken, is in charge of arrangements.

A daughter of the late George W. Schminke and Charlotte Meyer Schminke,...

May 3, 2013

A Requiem Mass for Mrs. Mary F. Graff will be celebrated on Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at 11am at St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church, Aiken. Interment will take place at St. Joseph Cemetery, New Brighton, PA. GEORGE FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION CENTER, Aiken, is assisting with arrangements.

Mrs. Graff, 88, of Aiken, SC, formerly of...

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...