Recent Obituaries

Oct 30, 2010

Ms. Jean E. Roche died October 30, 2010 Unihealth Post Acute Care in Aiken.

Born in Rochester, NY on July 3, 1922, she was the daughter of the late William and Anna Miller Roche. She had resided in Aiken for the past twenty-five years. A professional artist in the mediums of painting and drawing, she attended a...

Oct 30, 2010

Funeral services for Mrs. Malinda Moore Vigil will be private. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, November 2, 2010 from 2-6pm at the residence. George Funeral Home & Cremation Center is assisting the family. Memorial contributions may be directed to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, 26 Broadway, 14th Floor New York, NY 10004.

Mrs. Vigil, 60, of...

Oct 27, 2010

Funeral services for Mr. John Victor "Jack" Mace will take place on Saturday, October 30, 2010 at 5pm at George Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 211 Park Ave. SW Aiken with Rev. Martha Vinson officiating. The family will receive friends on Friday evening, from 6-8pm at the funeral home. Memorial donations may be directed to the "Deli Dad Foundation...

Oct 25, 2010

Audrey Alda Alexander Sommer, 71, of Montmorenci, SC died Monday, October 25, 2010 at Aiken Regional Medical Center, Aiken, South Carolina.

Audrey was born in San Francisco, California on May 29, 1939. She was the daughter of the late Victor and Harriet Newell Evans Alexander. She was the widow of the late Colonel William Everett Sommer of...

Oct 21, 2010

Mrs. Mary E. Sabo, 92, of Seneca, SC, died on Thursday, October 21, 2010 at Oconee Hospice of the Foothills. Graveside funeral services will be private.

Oct 20, 2010

Ray Jackson Woodzell, 85, of Graniteville died on October 20, 2010.

Mr. Woodzell was a son of the late Ray Jameson and Lana M. Woodzell of Webster Springs, WV. His wife Phyllis E. Woodzell and twin brother, Robert J. Woodzell, preceded him in death.

Survivors include his wife Joan Phillips Woodzell: three daughters: Karen A....

Oct 17, 2010

BEULAH MEEKS STROM Beulah Meeks Strom, 94, passed away after a brief illness on October 17, 2010 in Delray Beach, FL. She is survived by her daughter, Barbara J. McCutchen; son-in-law, Billie ?. McCutchen; five grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. The family will have visitation on Tuesday, October 19, 2010 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Babione Funeral Home,...

Oct 15, 2010

Funeral services for Ms. Opal Christine Seymour Heath will be held on Monday, October 18, 2010 at 1pm at George Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 211 Park Ave, SW, Aiken with Rev. Dale Money officiating. Interment will follow in Aiken Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be the grandsons. The family will receive friends tonight from 6-8PM at the funeral home....

Oct 12, 2010

Ms. Christine R. Abbott, 47, of North Augusta, SC died Tuesday, October 12, 2010 at Medical College of Georgia Trauma Center, Augusta, GA, after being struck by a vehicle in Burnettown, SC.

Arrangements are private.

Oct 7, 2010

Funeral services for Mr. Melton James McDonald, 94, of Aiken, who died Thursday, will be held on Saturday, October 9, 2010 at 3pm at George Funeral Home & Cremation Center. Interment will follow in Southlawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour before the service at the funeral home.

Oct 4, 2010

Mr. James W. Clark, Age 72, of Douglasville, GA passed away Monday October, 4, 2010 at the VA Hospital to be with our Lord and Savior. He is survived by his wife, Margaret, 3 sons, Steve wife Nancy, Richard wife Melissa, and Brian wife Tina, 9 grandchildren and two sisters, June Hovey and Jean Atwood of Illinois. He was...

Oct 3, 2010

MERCKE, MARTHA MILLS, 80, a resident of Cumberland Village, died Sunday, October 3, 2010. Ms. Mercke was born in Louisville, Kentucky and was the daughter of the late James Wortham Mercke and Martha Mills Waterfill Mercke. She was retired from Dupont. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Aiken where she taught Sunday school and was a...

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...