Recent Obituaries

Mar 15, 2009

Robert Mercer Girdler, 93, of Aiken, South Carolina, passed away Sunday, March 15, 2009. No funeral services are planned.

Born in Muskegon, Michigan on November 14, 1915 to Louis Tracy Girdler and Ruth Arend Girdler, Robert attended Tabor Academy preparatory school in Marion, Massachusetts, took a year off to sail around the world, then enrolled at Lehigh...

Mar 12, 2009

Funeral services for Kaylee Sue Henson Greenwood, infant daughter of Jason Greenwood and Jennifer Henson, who died March 12, 2009, will be private. In addition to her parents she is survived by a sister, Randi Jo Henson, grandmothers, Betty Henson, and Cindy Olson. George Funeral Home & Cremation Center is assisting the family.

Mar 11, 2009

Funeral services for Mr. Benjamon "Ben" Aycock will be held on Friday March 13, 2009 at 2pm at George Funeral Home & Cremation Center. Interment will follow in Aiken Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 1pm until the hour of service.

Mr. Aycock from New Ellenton, SC was born in Florence County, SC on April...

Mar 10, 2009

Edmund W. Marx died March 10, 2009 following a lengthy illness. He was ninety years old.

He was born in New Britain, CT, a son of August W. Marx and Loretta O'Neil Marx. He was a veteran of WWII, having served as a navigator on B-17's with the 15th Air Force based in Italy.

He...

Mar 8, 2009

A Funeral Liturgy for Mrs. Claire O'Connor will be celebrated by Fr. Jeffrey Kirby on Thursday, March 12, 2009 at 10:00am at St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church, Aiken. Interment will take place at Queen of Heaven Cemetery, McMurray, PA. Memorial donations may be directed to Regency Hospice 105 Summerwood Way Suite D, Aiken, SC 29803. There will...

Mar 8, 2009

Memorial services for Mr. Billy Leon Sanders will be held on Saturday, March 14, 2009 at 2pm at George Funeral Home & Cremation, 211 Park Ave, SW, Aiken. Interment will be private. The family will receive friends Saturday from 1pm until the hour of service. Memorial contributions may be directed to Spring Branch Baptist Church.

Mr. Sanders,...

Mar 2, 2009

Jacob "Jake" Menken passed away at age 91 on March 2, 2009. Friends and family will gather at the Menken gravesite at Aiken Memorial Gardens, Highway 19 North on Saturday, March 14, 2009 at 3 PM. George Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 211 Park Ave, SW, Aiken is assisting th family.

Jake was born in Holland, MI...

Feb 26, 2009

A memorial service for Mrs. Mary Ellen Krippner will be celebrated on

Tuesday, March 3, 2009 at 4:30 pm at South Aiken Presbyterian Church.

Interment will take place at Memory Gardens, Arlington Heights, IL.

Memorial donations may be directed to Aiken Area Council on Aging,

Inc., PO Box 3156 Aiken, SC...

Feb 19, 2009

Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Barbara Hennelly Barta will be held on Sunday, March 1, 2009 at 1:30 at Calvary Cemetery, 1255 University Lane, Aiken. A reception will follow at the Green Boundary Club, 780 Whiskey Rd. from 2-5pm. All friends of the Hennellys and their children are invited. George Funeral Home & Cremation Center is assisting the Hennelly...

Feb 19, 2009

A Memorial Mass for Marjorie Bernice Monks will be celebrated on Monday, February 23, 2009 at 11:30am at St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church. Interment will take place in Troy Michigan at a later date. George Funeral Home and Cremation Center 211 Park Avenue, Aiken is assisting the family. Memorial contributions may be directed to the American Diabetes...

Feb 14, 2009

Funeral services for Mr. John Odell Pearson will be held on Wednesday, February 18, 2009 at 2pm at George Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 211 Park Ave. SW Aiken. Entombment, with military honors will follow at Southlawn Cemetery & Mausoleum. The family will receive friends from 1pm until the time of the service. Memorial donations may be directed to...

Feb 11, 2009

Funeral Services for John Martin Seabrook will be held on Saturday, February 14, 2009 at 11:00am at George Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 211 Park Ave. SW Aiken, SC with Dr. Rev. David Cozad officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 10:00am until the time of the service. Interment services will take place on Tuesday,...

Feb 8, 2009

Mrs. Gladys Mae Peace, 94, of Aiken, went home to be with Jesus on Sunday, February 8, 2009 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers.

Funeral services for Mrs. Peace will be held at 11am on Tuesday, February 10, 2009 at Millbrook Baptist Church with Dr. Eddie Leopard officiating. Interment will follow in Southlawn Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Jay...

Feb 1, 2009

Funeral services for Mr. Glen N. Bartley will be conducted on Tuesday, February 3, 2009 at 7pm at George Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 211 Park Ave. SW with Minister Brian McCutcheon officiating. Interment will take place on Friday at Toledo OH Memorial Park where he will be laid to rest next to his wife. The family will receive...

Jan 25, 2009

Mr. Daniel Edward Phipps, 81, of Aiken, SC, died Wednesday, January 14, 2009 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Born in Quincy, MA, he was the son of the late Ralph Earl and Florence Mary McNamara Phipps. Before moving to Aiken three months ago, he lived in various cities in Massachusetts, North Carolina, Vermont, New Hampshire, and California. He was...

Jan 24, 2009

Keith William Noziglia was born December 21, 1934, in Erie, PA, loving life and making people laugh, until he died on January 24, 2009, in Aiken, SC, of cancer and heart failure.

Keith had a special talent with people, and rarely met a stranger. It was difficult to be around him for very long before one smiled...

Jan 23, 2009

Private, graveside funeral services for Mr. Michael A. King will take place at Sons of Israel Cemetery, Aiken. The family will receive friends at George Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 211 Park Ave. SW Aiken on Monday from 2-4 & 7-9pm. Memorial Donations may be directed to The Aiken ASPCA, 401 Wire Rd. Aiken, SC 29801, STAR Therapeutic Riding...

Jan 21, 2009

Funeral services for Mr. Wallace Thomas Brock, Sr. will be held on Saturday, January 24, 2009 at 2:30pm at St. Paul United Methodist Church, 600 Main St, SW, New Ellenton, SC, 29809 with Rev. Brian Gilmer officiating. Pallbearers will be Ricky Cannella, Wesley Herring, Kraig Holdman, Melvin Brock, Eric Crosby, Daniel Cannella, and Joseph Cannella. Interment will follow at...

Jan 19, 2009

A Funeral Mass for Mrs. Marian Bentz will be celebrated on Saturday, January 24, 2009 at 11am at St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church. Interment will be private. The family will receive friends on Friday, January 23, 2009 from 6-8pm with a wake service at 7:30 at George Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 211 Park Ave, SW, Aiken....

Jan 17, 2009

Memorial services for Daniel Charles Larkin, III, will be held Wednesday January 21, 2009 at 2:00pm at George Funeral Home & Cremation Center 211 Park Avenue SW, Aiken. Rev. Dr. Fred Andrea will officiate and the family will receive friends from 1:00pm Wednesday until service time. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the V Foundation, 106...