Recent Obituaries

Apr 28, 2012

A Requiem Mass for Mr. Eugene H. "Gene" Kolkman will be celebrated by Fr. Gregory Wilson on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at 10am at St. Mary Help of Christians Church, Aiken. Interment will follow at Southlawn Cemetery. GEORGE FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION CENTER, 211 Park Ave, SW Aiken is assisting the Kolkman family.

Mr. Kolkman, 75, of...

Apr 22, 2012

Funeral services for Mr. John "Michael" Hagelston will take place on Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at 11am at the chapel of George Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 211 Park Ave. SW Aiken with Dr. Rev. Fred Andrea, III officiating. Interment will follow at Calvary Cemetery, Aiken. The family will receive friends from 10am until the time of the service....

Apr 17, 2012

Mr. John Joseph Hines, 84, of Aiken, passed away Tuesday, April 17, 2012, at Aiken Regional Medical Center. A Requiem Mass for Mr. Hines will be at 10:30 AM on Friday, April 20, 2012, at St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church, burial will follow at Southlawn Cemetery.

The family will receive friends on Thursday evening from...

Apr 15, 2012

Katherine Rae Templeton, 64, of Aiken, died Sunday, April 15, 2012. Memorial services will be held at 3:00 PM Thursday, April 19, 2012, at George Funeral Home and Cremation Center, 211 Park Avenue SW, Aiken, officiated by Rev. Keith Ussery.

Katherine was born in Galesburg, Illinois and was a daughter of Dorothy Morton Templeton and the late...

Apr 12, 2012

Evette Pierre also known as Evette Varos, 56, of Aiken, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 12, 2012. At her request, services and arrangements will be private and under the care of George Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Aiken.

A daughter of the late Leelwaisye Maharajh, she was born in St. Joseph, Trinidad....

Apr 10, 2012

Please note that the time for the Mass has been moved back to 11:30am at the request of the family.

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Mr. B. Ralph Dion of Aiken died Tuesday, April 10, 2012, at Palmetto Health Richland in Columbia, SC. He was 92 years old. A Requiem Mass for Mr. Dion will be concelebrated by Rev....

Apr 1, 2012

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Mrs. Doris Irene Cunningham, 85, of New Ellenton, died Sunday, April 1, 2012, after a sudden illness. Funeral services will be 5:00 PM Wednesday April 4, 2012, at First Christian Church, Aiken, with Rev. Keith Ussery officiating, burial will be private. The family will receive friends one hour prior to service. Pallbearers will be Sammy...

Mar 29, 2012

A memorial service for June Louise Manley Blohm will take place on Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at 2:00pm at First Presbyterian Church of Aiken. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service in the church parlor, with a reception to follow. Mrs. Blohm, 69, of Aiken, died Thursday March 29, 2012 at University Hospital, Augusta, GA....

Mar 29, 2012

Harry William Wright, Jr., 87, of Aiken, SC and formerly Binghampton, NY, died Thursday, March 29, 2012 at 2:30pm at Harbor Chase of Aiken.

Born in Olean, NY, September 20, 1924, he was the son of the late Harry William Wright, Sr. and Ellen Ekdahl Wright. He was predeceased by his only son, William Mark Wright of...

Mar 23, 2012

Mrs. Elizabeth Andrew Post, 99, of Mt. Pleasant, SC, formerly of Aiken and Long Island, NY, died Friday, March 23, 2012 at Savannah Grace Assisted Living. Services will be private and are under the direction of George Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Aiken.

A daughter of the late Jesse C. Andrew and Elizabeth Fowler Andrew, she was...

Mar 17, 2012

Mr. Clarence "Sonny" Painter, JR., 79, of Aiken, died Saturday, March 17, 2012, peacefully in the home of Mike and Cindy Vasovski, where he resided with his wife.

A memorial service will be held at 4:00 PM Wednesday, March 21, 2012, at St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church under the care of George Funeral Home and Cremation Center, 211...

Mar 15, 2012

Ms. Ursula M. Bouck of Aiken, died Thursday, MArch 15, 2012 at Harbor Chase of Aiken. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced.

Mar 13, 2012

A Requiem Mass for Mr. Dennis J. O'Connell will be celebrated at St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church on Friday, March 16, 2012, at 11:00 AM. Interment will follow Calvary Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 9:00 - 10:30 AM Friday the funeral home.

Mr. O'Connell died at Aiken Regional Medical Center as a result...

Mar 11, 2012

Colonel S. Marshall Sanders, Jr., Ph.D., USAR Ret., loving father and grandfather, passed peacefully from this world on March 11, 2012 after suffering for many years with Alzheimer's disease. Marshall spent most of his life as a resident of Aiken, South Carolina and for the last several years has been a resident of the Lowman Home in White Rock,...

Mar 11, 2012

Allen J. Jebens, Sr., passed away peacefully in his home on Sunday, March 11, 2012, in Edgefield, South Carolina, he was 73. Allen spent a lifetime in service to his country, first as a United States Marine and later in the U.S. Postal Service, retiring in 1992 as Postmaster for Midlothian, IL.

Allen and his wife Jeanine...

Mar 10, 2012

Mr. Donald Ray McCollum, 56, of Aiken, SC died Saturday, March 10, 2012 at his residence.

Funeral arrangements will be private. Additional obituary information will be published when available.

Mar 5, 2012

Mary Eileen Ferriter Hass, 59, died on Monday, March 5, 2012, at her home surrounded by her loving family after a courageous battle with cancer.

Mary was born on August 6, 1952, in Rahway, NJ, to Paul Thomas Ferriter and Kathryn Carney Ferriter. Three months after her birth, Mary moved to Aiken, SC, with her parents and...

Mar 3, 2012

Edward "Ned" Hance Hance IV, 87, of Aiken, died Saturday, March 3, 2012, at the Georgia Health Sciences Medical Center, Augusta, GA.

Born September 30, 1924, in Philadelphia, PA, to Cmdr. Edward H. Hance III and Elizabeth R. Hance. He graduated from the Hill School, Pottstown, PA, in 1943. He went on to the University of South...

Feb 18, 2012

Dr. Charles B. Emery, Jr., M.D., 81, of Aiken, SC passed away at his home early Saturday morning, February 18, 2012. A Memorial Service will be held on Friday, February 24, 2012 at 2pm at The First Presbyterian Church of Aiken with Rev. Holly Shoaf-O'Kula officiating. George Funeral Home and Cremation Center, 211 Park Avenue, SW, Aiken is assisting...

Feb 15, 2012

Funeral services for Mr. Peter Anthony Schmidt will take place on Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 10am at the chapel of George Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 211 Park Ave. SW with Deacon Bob Waters officiating. Interment will follow at Calvary Cemetery.

Mr. Schmidt, 70, of Gaston, SC died Wednesday February 15, 2012 at Rapha Residential Care,...