Recent Obituaries

Nancy P. Glover

Aug 31, 2009

A Funeral Mass for Mrs. Nancy Elizabeth Poovey Glover will be celebrated on Friday, September 4, 2009 at 10am at St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church. Interment will follow in Southlawn Cemetery. Pallbearers will be her grandsons; Christopher Glover, Travis Glover, Thomas Glover, Adam Glover, Matthew Glover, and Jonathan Glover. The family will receive friends on Thursday, September...

Junior Jackson

Aug 30, 2009

Funeral services for Mr. Junior Jackson will take place on Thursday, September 3, 2009 at 2pm at Bethcar Baptist Church, Wagener with Rev. Chris Addy officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends on Wednesday evening, 6-8pm at George Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 211 Park Ave. SW Aiken and on Thursday, at the...

Michael Stephen Vakula

Aug 30, 2009

A memorial service for Michael Stephen Vakula will take place on Friday, September 4, 2009 at 3:00pm at George Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 211 Park Ave. SW Aiken with Rev. Ken McDonald officiating. Memorial donations may be directed to the Aiken County SPCA. 401 Wire Rd. Aiken, SC 29801-8743.

Mr. Vakula, 38, of Aiken, died Sunday,...

Robert Vinson Studley

Aug 26, 2009

Robert "Bob" Vinson Studley, Sr., 77, of Aiken, died Wednesday, August 26, 2009 at University Hospital.

A memorial service will be held at First Presbyterian Church of Aiken on Tuesday, September 1, 2009 at 3pm . A reception will follow in the fellowship hall. There will be a private interment. The Rev. Dr. Cozad and Jane Keisler...

William Russell Smoot

Aug 25, 2009

Memorial services for Mr. William Russell Smoot, Sr. will be held on Saturday, August 29, 2009 at 1pm at Pine View Baptist Church, New Ellenton with Rev. William Eaves, Jr. officiating. Memorial donations may be directed to the Carolina Cancer Center 111 Miracle Dr. Aiken, SC 29801. George Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 211 Park Ave. SW Aiken is...

Barbara Dawn Wingate

Aug 23, 2009

Memorial services for Aiken County Deputy Barbara Dawn Wingate, 30, of Beech Island will take place in Englewood, Florida.

Lemon Bay Funeral Home

Englewood, FL

941-474-5575

www.lemonbayfh.com

At this time, there are no services scheduled locally. Complete obituary information will be posted when available.

Betty Jean Johnson Widener Harrington

Aug 19, 2009

Funeral services for Mrs. Betty Jean Johnson Widener Harrington will take place on Friday, August 21, 2009 at 11am at George Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 211 Park Ave. SW Aiken with Rev. Eddie Penland officiating. Pallbearers will be Mike Campbell, Eddie Bell, Dwayne Newman, Charles Hall, Dwight Hall & Stephen Boles. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens....

Hugh Donovan Kelley

Aug 18, 2009

Hugh D. Kelley passed away August 18th at the age of 85. He was born March 1, 1924 to Rollie C. and Lola B. Kelley in Olivet, Kansas. Upon graduating from Olivet High School he attended Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg, Kansas. On November 21, 1945 he was married to Berneice Wise.

Hugh worked at the United...

John Sobel

Aug 16, 2009

Memorial services for Mr. John Sobel will be held at 4pm on Monday, August 24, 2009 at George Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 211 Park Ave, SW, Aiken with Rev. Mark Hudson officiating. Memorial contributions may be directed to Tri-Development Center or Regency Hospice.

Mr. Sobel, 50, of New Ellenton, died Sunday, August 16, 2009 at Aiken...

Louie E. Garvin

Aug 15, 2009

Graveside services for Mr. Louie E. Garvin, Jr. will be held Friday, August 21, 2009 at 11 AM in Bethany Cemetery, Aiken, SC, with Rev. Julian Boles officiating.

Mr. Garvin, 85, of Aiken, SC, died Saturday, August 15, 2009 at Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, Augusta.

Born in Greenville, SC, he was the son of...

George William Brelsford

Aug 11, 2009

A service celebrating the life of Dr. George William "Jeff" Brelsford, VI will be held on Saturday, August 29, 2009 at 11:30 am at the First Presbyterian Church in Aiken, SC. The family will be receiving friends at The Willcox intermediately following the service.

Dr. Jeff Brelsford, born June 7, 1950, in Bridgeton, NJ to Patricia Murphy...

Virginia F. Schumacker

Aug 10, 2009

Memorial services for Mrs. Virginia "Ginny" F. Schumacker will be held at Wednesday, August 12, 2009 at 3pm at George Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 211 Park Ave, SW, Aiken. The family will receive friends after the service at Houndslake Country Club. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be directed to the American Cancer Society, 128 Stonemark Lane,...

Ingrid W. Hartman

Aug 3, 2009

Funeral services for Mrs. Ingrid W. Hartman will take place on Saturday, August 8, 2009 at 11am at George Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 211 Park Ave. SW, Aiken with Rev. Jeffrey Kirby officiating. Interment will be private. The family will receive friends on Saturday from 10 until the hour of service at the funeral home.

Memorial...

Edward H. Powell

Aug 2, 2009

Edward Hilton Powell, 82, of Aiken entered heaven on August 2, 2009. He is survived by his wife, Mildred H. Powell and three step-daughters and their husbands, Patricia H. John Newton, Beverly H. Larry Mixson, and Teresa H. Randy Brown, five grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his former wife and two step-sons.

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Mary Watson Turner

Jul 30, 2009

Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Mary S. Turner will take place on Wednesday, August 5, 2009 at 11am at Sunset Memorial Gardens with Rev. Daniel Braswell officiating. Memorial donations may be directed to the American Heart Association or to Foreman Memorial Baptist Church. George Funeral Home & Cremation Center is assisting the Turner family.

Mrs. Turner, 90,...

Maxine Jean Scotten

Jul 29, 2009

Mrs.Maxine Jean Scotten, 86, of Aiken, died Wednesday, July 29, 2009 at National Health Care, North Augusta, SC.

Born in Kansas City, MO, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Ruth Hopkins Frasch. She lived in various cities before moving to Aiken in 1952 and was a member of First Presbyterian Church. Maxine retired after...

Henry R. Gunter

Jul 27, 2009

Funeral services for Mr. Henry R. Gunter will take place on Thursday, July

30, 2009 at 10am at George Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 211 Park Ave. SW Aiken with Rev. Kevin Carter and Rev. Davis Lester officiating. Interment, with military honors will follow at Talatha Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral...

Charles Lenox Green

Jul 25, 2009

Charles L. Green, 93, entered into rest July 25, 2009. Charles was born in Rutherford County, North Carolina on March 4, 1916. Charles retired from the Panama, Canal Zone Police force in 1967 were he spent 26 years working for the federal government. After retirement he settled in Aiken, S.C. He went to work for Lee's Department Store as...

Jean Larkin Ketwig

Jul 24, 2009

Jean L. Ketwig, 88, an Aiken resident since 1971, passed away July 24, 2009 after a long illness.

Mrs. Ketwig was originally from western New York and the Rochester area. She is survived by a step daughter, Rev. Jean Russo of Bradento, FL, a son, John, of Washington, NJ, her daughter-in-law Carolynn also of Washington, NJ, and...

Calvin Cleon Wheeland

Jul 24, 2009

A Funeral Mass for Mr. Calvin Cleon Wheeland will be celebrated on Wednesday, July 29, 2009 at 3pm at St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church. Interment will be private. Memorial contributions may be directed to the American Lung Association 1817 Gadsden Street, Columbia, SC 29201-2392 or to Regency Hospice, 105 Summerwood Way, Suite D, Aiken, SC 29803.

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