Recent Obituaries

Jan 12, 2012

A memorial service for Mrs. Gail McKenzie Stoppel will be celebrated on

Tuesday, January 17th, at 2pm at First Presbyterian Church, Aiken. The

family will receive friends in the Fellowship Hall following the service for

those who would like to join and share in remembrance and appreciation for

Gail and her...

Jan 11, 2012

A Requiem Mass for Ms. Christine Marie "Chris" Rothammer will be celebrated at 11am on Saturday, January 21, 2012 at St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be on Friday evening, 6-8pm at George Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 211 Park Ave. SW Aiken.

Ms. Rothammer, 56, of Aiken,...

Dec 30, 2011

Donald L. Elsasser, 85, of Aiken SC, died Friday, December 30, 2011 at his residence. A Requiem Mass will be celebrated at 1pm on Wednesday, January 4, 2012 at St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church, Aiken. Interment with military honors will follow at Southlawn Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to St. Mary's Building Fund, PO Box 439, Aiken,...

Dec 30, 2011

Mr. Albert R. Cato, 74, of Aiken, died Friday, December 30, 2011 at Azalea Woods Nursing Home, Aiken. Funeral services will be private and are being arranged by George Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Aiken. Memorial donations may be directed to the American Cancer Society, American Cancer Societyâ?¨P.O. Box 22718â?¨Oklahoma City, OK 73123-1718

A son of the...

Dec 29, 2011

Mrs. Kathleen B. Marston, 89, of Aiken, died Thursday, December 28, 2011 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. She was the wife of Alfred Marston. Services will be private.

Dec 29, 2011

Mrs. Margaret O'Farrell, 85, of Aiken, died Thursday, December 29, 2011 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Arrangements are private.

Dec 28, 2011

Pascal J. "Pat" Kruse, 62, of Aiken, entered into rest on Wednesday, December 28, 2011. His wife Brenda was holding his hand as she had promised, just as she held his hand almost forty years ago as they started their life together.

Special thanks to Jennifer Hansen and Terri & Andrew Fellinger for being there to help...

Dec 21, 2011

William Bill Nash Mattocks, Jr., 73, of Aiken, died Wednesday, December 21, 2011. A memorial service celebrating his life will be held on Monday, December 26, 2011 at 10:30am at George Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 211 Park Avenue, SW, in Aiken, SC with the Rev. Jim Murray officiating. Interment will be held at a later date at Bethany...

Dec 16, 2011

Funeral services for Ms. Linda Sue Smith will take place on Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at 11am at St. Catherine Orthodox Church, 1470 Edgefield Hwy, Aiken. Interment will follow at Calvary Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Monday, from 6-8pm at George Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 211 Park Ave. SW Aiken.

Ms. Smith, 69, of...

Dec 13, 2011

A memorial service for Mr. Jerry Wayne Hooks will take place on Saturday, December 17, 2011 at 3pm at the chapel of George Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 211 Park Ave. SW Aiken with Chaplain Dexter Lamber officiating. Mr. Hooks, 74, of Aiken, died Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at his residence. A son of the late L. C. Hooks...

Dec 11, 2011

Bill Bunney died Sunday, December 11, 2011, ending his 18 month battle with cancer. He passed away peacefully at his home with his family. Wife, Dolores, daughters, Karen and Melissa, brother and sister-in-law, Bob and Marcia Bunney, and nephew, Bob Bunney were all by his side. He is survived by a host of family and friends, golf buddies, and...

Dec 9, 2011

AIKEN, SC and CASTINE, ME - Robert E. Bob Trichka, 73, passed away peacefully Friday morning, December 9, 2011, at his home in Aiken. Passionate about education and activity in all their dimensions, he expressed these passions in ways that touched the lives of many. A Requiem Mass will be con-celebrated at 1 p.m. on Thursday, December 15th, at...

Dec 3, 2011

Funeral services for Mrs. Ethel Catherine Kizer Ayer will take place on Wednesday, December 7, 2011 at 3:30 pm at St. Paul United Methodist Church, New Ellenton. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be Rob Ferguson, Allan Moore, Ryan Kizer, Ian Kizer, Joey McGlothin and Philip Gleason. The family will receive friends at George Funeral Home...

Dec 3, 2011

Funeral services for Ethel Inez McCall will take place on Wednesday, December 7, 2011 at 2pm at George Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 211 Park Ave. SW Aiken. Pallbearers will be Jimmy Green, Adam Bodie, Haskell Goodwin, Sr., Richard Woodward, Tracy Price and Irvin Posey. Honorary pallbearers will be the deacons of Clearwater Branch Baptist Church. Interment will follow...

Nov 29, 2011

Funeral services for Mary Lou Porter will take place on Saturday, December 3, 2011 at 11am at George Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 211 Park Ave. SW Aiken. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 10am until the time of the service. Interment will be private for the family and will take place at Ft. Jackson...

Nov 22, 2011

A memorial service for Dr. William, Lloyd Meehan, 81, of Aiken, will be held on Monday, November 28, 2011 at 3pm at First Presbyterian Church of Aiken. George Funeral Home & Cremation Center is in charge of arrangements. Interment will take place at Arlington National Cemetery at a later date. Memorial donations may be directed to The American Heart...

Nov 20, 2011

Funeral services for Mrs. Alsie P. Hughes will take place on Wednesday, November 23, 2011 at 10:30am at the chapel of George Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 211 Park Ave. SW Aiken with Rev. Cathy Cole officiating, Burial will follow at Southlawn Cemetery.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 10am until the time...

Nov 20, 2011

Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Elsie W. Holley will take place on Wednesday, November 23, 2011 at 3pm at Bethany Cemetery, Aiken with Rev. Marion Britton officiating. The family will receive friends at George Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 211 Park Ave. SW Aiken on Tuesday evening, 6-8pm. Memorial donations may be directed to the Children's Hospital at Georgia...

Nov 18, 2011

Mr. Robert James Whitehouse, 83, of Aiken, formerly of Malvern, PA died Friday, November 18, 2011 at his residence. Arrangements are private.

Additional obituary information will be published when available.

Nov 17, 2011

Mr. Robert Stanley White, 84, of Aiken, died Thursday, November 17, 2011 at The Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, Augusta, GA. Services will be private and are under the direction of George Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Aiken. Memorial donations may be made to the Aiken SPCA.

A son of the late James Foster White and Louise...