Recent Obituaries

Apr 28, 2009

Mr. Cecil J. McFerrin, 91, of Aiken, died peacefully at Eden Gardens in Aiken, SC on Tuesday, April 28, 2009, following an extended illness. The family will receive friends on Friday, May 1, 2009 from 1-3pm at George Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 211 Park Avenue SW, Aiken SC. Funeral services will be held immediately afterward at 3:00pm with...

Apr 27, 2009

Ms. Essie Lurline Virella, 81, went to meet her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Monday, April 27, 2009 at her residence. She had a full and wonderful life as a wife, mother, grandmother and great-randmother. She was born on July 5, 1927 in Mississippi to the late Guy and Martha Savelle Hicks, and her step mother Annie Jane...

Apr 27, 2009

Funeral services for Mr. Jerome Edgar Eggert will take place on Friday, May 1, 2009 at 11am at George Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 211 Park Ave. SW Aiken with Dr. David Cozad officiating. The family will receive friends prior to the time of the service. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Memorial donations may be made to...

Apr 26, 2009

Mr. Ludolph O. Koven, Jr. 84, of Aiken, died Sunday, April 26, 2009 at Eden Gardens. Funeral services are incomplete at this time and will be provided when available.

Apr 25, 2009

Funeral services for Mr. Brian Fogarty will be private for immediate family members only. George Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 211 Park Ave. SW Aiken is assisting the family. Memorial donations may be directed to the Aiken County SPCA, 401 Wire Rd. Aiken, SC 29801.

Mr. Fogarty, 59, of Aiken, died Saturday, April 25, 2009 at his...

Apr 24, 2009

Robert Lee Whalen, Sr., passed peacefully on Friday, April 24, 2009, at Aiken Regional Medical Centers.

"Bob" was born March 1, 1922, in New York City, the son of John Michael Whalen and Mary McInerney Whalen. He spent his early years in New York and as a teenager began working with horses, a move that eventually would...

Apr 17, 2009

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Johnson will take place on Monday, April 20, 2009 at 7:30pm at George Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 211 Park Ave. SW Aiken with Rev. Gerald Freeman officiating. Interment will take place on Tuesday at 1pm at Central Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6pm until the...

Apr 10, 2009

Georgianna Mae Brown "Mae", daughter of the late George and Mae Althouse Paine, passed away Friday morning in Eden Gardens, Aiken. Born June 28, 1908 in Brooklyn, N.Y. she received a Bachelor of Arts from Ohio Wesleyan University, and went on to raise her family in Western Springs, Illinois. Mae led a joyful life filled with love for her...

Apr 10, 2009

Mrs. Doris Graves, 85, of AIken, died Friday, April 10, 2009 at her residence. Obituary information will be published when available.

Apr 10, 2009

A memorial service for Frank M. Washington will be on Saturday, April 18, 2009 at 2pm at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witness, 502 Croft Mill Rd, Aiken with Mr. William Peterson officiating. Interment will be private. In addition to flowers, memorial donations may be made to Advantage Hospice & Home Care, 156 University Pkwy, Aiken SC, 29801. George...

Apr 9, 2009

A memorial Mass for Mrs. Molly B. Odchodnicky will be celebrated by Fr. Jeffrey Kirby at St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church on Monday, April 20, 2009 at 1pm. The family will receive friends at a reception, immediately after the Mass at George Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 211 Park Ave. SW Aiken. Mrs. Odchodnicky died Thursday, April...

Apr 5, 2009

Evelyn L. Jones, 85, passed away Sunday, April 5th, 2009, at Aiken Regional Medical Center. A native of Knox, Indiana, she later moved to Aiken. Evelyn was a saleslady after her husband, Carl, died, and a loving mother and grandmother. She was a Baptist.

Preceding her in death were parents, Frank and Anna Walker, two husbands, Kenneth...

Apr 2, 2009

A memorial service for Hobart Ezra Newton Jr. will take place on Saturday, April 18, 2009 at 11am at Aiken's First Baptist Church. Interment will be private. The family will receive friends and share eulogies on Friday, April 17th from 6 to 8pm at George Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 211 Park Ave SW, Aiken. Memorial donations may be...

Apr 2, 2009

Graveside services for Mrs. Babette Windmuller will be held on Monday, April 6, 2009 at 3:30pm at Sons of Israel Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1:30 to 3pm on Monday at the Congregation of Adath Yeshurun. George Funeral Home & Cremation Center is assisting the family.

Mrs. Windmuller, 89, of Aiken, died Thursday, April 2,...

Mar 31, 2009

Margaret Moon Bryson was born on June 6, 1929 and passed away on March 31, 2009 from complications due to colon surgery. She was a loving mother to Annette Bryson Penix Richard, Aiken, SC, Steve Bryson, Aiken, SC, Phil Bryson Denise, Pleasanton, CA and Kim Howell Rich, Warrenville, SC. She was a wonderful and caring grandmother to Shelley Malinski,...

Mar 29, 2009

Cliff was born in Madison, KS on May 20, 1924 to Clifford Morrisset and Margaret Bell Morrisset. He joined the Navy in 1942 and was stationed on the Submarine Busugo SS-321 were he served in the Pacific theater during WWII until 1946. Dedicated to helping others, he assisted in the rescue efforts during the April 1947, Texas City, TX...

Mar 25, 2009

Mr. Fred Warren Penix was born November 13, 1914 and died March 25, 2009 of congestive heart failure. He was a West Virginia native, a 1935 graduate of South Charleston, West Virginia High School and was employed by the Dupont Company at the Belle Plant in September 1935. He served a four-year apprenticeship in Planned Programs by the company,...

Mar 20, 2009

A Funeral Mass for Mr. John "Bud" T. Cordell will be celebrated on Monday, March 23, 2009 at 10am at St. Mary Help of Christian Catholic Church. Interment will be private. The family will receive friends after the Mass in Smith Hall. George Funeral Home & Cremation Center is assisting the family. Memorial contributions may be directed to St....

Mar 20, 2009

Graveside services for Mrs. Pearl New Bartley will be held on Sunday, March 22, 2009 at 4pm at Southlawn Cemetery with Rev. Bob Still officiating. Pallbearers will be Tony Meeds, Michael C. Meeds, Bill Johnson, Billy Johnson, William Sojo, and Rob Still. The family will receive friends tonight Saturday from 6-8pm at George Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 211...

Mar 17, 2009

Graveside services for Mrs. Sybil June Skipper Carlisle will be held on Friday, March 20, 2009 at 3pm at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be David Funderburk, Joe Funderburk, Ronnie Skipper, Sr., Johnny Skipper, Jr., Buddy Davis, Darryl Whitman, Jason Carlisle and David Lee Skipper. The family will receive friends at the home of her brother, Johnny Skipper tonight....