Recent Obituaries

Oct 1, 2010

Funeral services for Mr. Edward Lee Hammons, beloved husband of Peggy, will be held on Sunday, October 3, 2010 at 3pm at the Veterans Memorial Park, 1435 East Richland Ave., Aiken. Interment will take place at a later date in Corpus Christi, TX. George Funeral Home & Cremation Center is assisting the family. The family will receive friends one...

Sep 20, 2010

Colonel Eric Andrew Orsini, US Army, ret 92, died Monday, September 20, 2010 at Carriage Hills Living Center, Aiken.

Col. Orsini's interment at Arlington National Cemetery has been canceled as of 20 March 2012 due to a family situation and will be re-scheduled in the future.

Col. Orsini, recipient of the Bronze Star, Silver Star...

Sep 20, 2010

Funeral services for Mrs. Doris K. Spires will be held on Thursday, September 23, 2010 at 3pm at George Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 211 Park Ave, SW, Aiken with Pastor Phillip Lee officiating. Interment will follow in Vaucluse Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Jeff Spires, William Dyches, Jr., Scott Dyches, David Husky, Glen Spradley, and Mike Key. Honorary pallbearers...

Sep 18, 2010

A celebration of the life of Mrs. Virginia J. Lybrand will be held on Saturday, October 9, 2010 at 11a.m. at St. John's United Methodist Church with the Rev. Dr. George K. Howle officiating. Inurnment will take place at Aiken Memorial Gardens immediately following the service. Memorial contributions may be directed to the Child Advocacy Center, P.O. Box 1763,...

Sep 16, 2010

Funeral services for Mrs. Juanita Lillian "Nita" Colquitt will take place on Saturday, September 18, 2010 at 3pm at the Salvation Army Church, 322 Gayle Ave. Interment, with military honors will follow at Aiken Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at the church from 2pm until the time of the service. Memorial donations may be directed to the...

Sep 16, 2010

Funeral services for Mr. James Robert McCreary will take place on Friday, September 24, 2010 at 3pm at St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church, Aiken, SC. Interment will follow at the church cemetery. The family will receive friends immediately after the service in the Stevenson-McClelland Parish House.

Mr. McCreary, 86, of Aiken, died Thursday, September 16, 2010 at Aiken...

Sep 15, 2010

Awaiting The Resurrection

Kenneth J. Sharp was born on October 13, 1927 in Reamstown, Pennsylvania in Lancaster County. He died on September 15, 2010 in Aiken, South Carolina. George Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 211 Park Ave. SW is assisting the family. Memorial donations may be directed to the Mead Hall School, 129 Pendleton St. Aiken, SC...

Sep 12, 2010

NEW ELLENTON- Georgiana May Jack Alexander died Sunday, September 12, 2010 at her home at the age of 86 years, 7 months, 20 days.

Born January 23, 1924 in Amorita, OK, she was the daughter of the late Cecil Jack and Nettie Covey Jack.

Georgiana was raised on a wheat and cattle ranch in Alfalfa...

Sep 8, 2010

Mr. Gene "Paul" Cude, 75, passed away Wednesday, September 8, 2010 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers after a lengthy battle with Parkinson's disease. Born in 1934 in Old Hickory, TN, the son of John Andrew Cude and Vivian Clarita Denton Cude, Mr. Cude moved with his family to Aiken, SC in 1953 when his father transferred to the work...

Sep 8, 2010

Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced as soon as they are available.

Sep 8, 2010

A memorial service for Lorraine will be held on Friday, October 1, 2010 at 11:30am at St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church, Aiken.

Lorraine C. Decker went to God on September 8, 2010, loving wife of 50 years to Thomas W. Decker. In addition to her husband, her daughter Mary Pat Decker and two sons, Thomas...

Sep 8, 2010

Bette F. Murnin, age 92, was born Elizabeth Floy Gerke on March 18, 1918, the only child of Ray and Gladys Redhouse Gerke in Omaha, NE. She died September 8, 2010, at the Aiken Regional Medical Centers, Aiken, SC. Her Funeral will take place on Monday, September 13, 2010 at 11am at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Aiken. The family...

Sep 7, 2010

Nancy H Thomas, 84, passed away peacefully in her sleep the morning of September 7, 2010.

A long time resident of Aiken, Nancy was retired from Aiken Regional Medical Centers and Azalea Woods Nursing Home. She was born in Greenville, SC, the daughter of Smith and Sarah Hamrick. She moved to Aiken in 1947 with her husband,...

Sep 4, 2010

Mr. Harry William Gauger, 85, of Aiken, died Saturday, September 4, 2010 at UPAC-Aiken. Services will take place on Saturday, October 9, 2010 at 1:30 at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Aiken. Memorial donations may be directed to St. Paul Lutheran Church, 961 Trail Ridge Rd. Aiken, SC 29803 or to the Child Advocacy Center- Aiken, 4231 Trolley Line Rd....

Sep 4, 2010

A memorial service for Mr. Paul Victor Crofts will be held on Friday, September 10, 2010 at 11am at Grace Brethren Church, Aiken.

Mr. Crofts, of Aiken, died Saturday, September 4, 2010 at Aiken Regional medical Centers.

Complete obituary will be published as soon as it is available.

Sep 3, 2010

Funeral services for Mrs. Louise Skipper Funderburk will be held on Monday, September 6, 2010 at 4pm at the Salvation Army Church, 322 Gayle Ave, NW, Aiken. Interment will follow in Graniteville Cemetery. Pallbearers will be, David Skipper, John Skipper, Ronnie Skipper, BJ Garrett, Johnnie Davis, and Charles Chandler. The family will receive friends on Sunday, September 5, 2010...

Sep 3, 2010

Gloria Conroy Marx passed away at the Aiken Regional Medical Center on September 3, 2010 at the age of 86. Born April 20, 1924 in Burlington, New Jersey, she was the daughter of William S. and Helen Horn Conroy and sister of USAAC pilot William S. Conroy, Jr., who lost his life during WWII.

Mrs. Marx attended...

Sep 1, 2010

Everyone is invited to attend the funeral for Mr. Tony Mitchell on Saturday, September 4, 2010 at 3:00pm at George Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 211 Park Ave. SW Aiken. Interment will take place at a later date. Honorary pallbearers will be Larry Hamm, Olin Osbon, David Randall, Steve Meador, Tom Johnson, Nelson Price, Danny Martin, Luther Kibler, Joe...

Aug 29, 2010

Funeral services for Mrs. Helen Evelyn Short will be held on Tuesday, August 31, 2010 at 2pm at George Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 211 Park Ave, SW, Aiken. Interment will be private. The family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour before the service. Memorial contributions may be directed to American Lung Association, 1817 Gadsden St,...

Aug 26, 2010

Norma Alberta "Al" Payne, 78, of 508 Larchmont Place, Aiken, died Thursday, August 26, 2010 at home. She was surrounded by her family and Hospice caregivers.

Al was the daughter of Lon and Cora Cody, and was born in St. Charles, Virginia. She graduated from Middlesboro High School in 1950 and attended Lincoln Memorial University before she...