Recent Obituaries

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,...

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.

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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.

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

Jul 21, 2009

Funeral services for Ms. Elizabeth "Liz" Ashley Boyd will be held on Friday, July 24, 2009 at 2pm at Midland Valley First Church of the Nazarene, Clearwater. Interment will be private. Pallbearers will be her brother and cousins. The family will receive friends tonight Thursday from 6-8pm at George Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 211 Park Ave, SW, Aiken...

Jul 21, 2009

Clara Rosa Lewis Hess, 79, went home to be with Jesus on Tuesday, July 21, 2009, at her home in Aiken, SC.

Mrs. Hess was a native of Asheville and was a daughter of the late Ernest Edgar and Dozie Emaline Lewis. She was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur Dell Hess, Jr., a grandson, Sgt....

Jul 21, 2009

Mrs. Virginia Rose Tighe, 88, of Aiken, died Tuesday, July 21st at her residence.

The daughter of Cecil William and Mary Agnes Cantrell she was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts on November 10, 1920. She traveled throughout the world with her husband and their family, and moved to Aiken in 2002. She was the second of six children....

Jul 19, 2009

Ms. Sarilee Susie Sue Meyle, 69, of Hood River, Oregon and recently of Aiken, died Sunday, July 19, 2009 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers.

Survivors include her sister, Zoe Meldrum of Aiken, and her twin brother, Sam Meyle of Coeur D'Alene, Idaho.

Memorial services will be held at a later date.

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Jul 19, 2009

Funeral services for Mrs. Pearl L. Franke will be on Wednesday, July 22, 2009 at 11am at St. John Lutheran Church, Janesville, WI with Rev. Eddie Paape officiating. Burial will follow at Milton Lawns Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at the church from 9:30 until the time of the service. Schneider Apfel Schneider & Schneider Funeral Directors...

Jul 18, 2009

Funeral Services for Kareen Chelberg will be private. Kareen, 69, of Aiken, passed away with grace and beauty Saturday, July 18, 2009 at her residence.

Born on April 20, 1940, she was a tremendous mother, fabulous wife, woman and nurse. Lover of all animals and the living definition of the "can-do, never quit" attitude. She left us...

Jul 17, 2009

A Funeral Mass for Mr. Edward "Ted" Thomas Carrick will be celebrated on Thursday, July 30, 2009 at 10am at St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church. Interment will follow in Calvary Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, July 29, 2009 from 6-8pm at George Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 211 Park Ave, SW, Aiken. Memorial contributions...

Jul 15, 2009

Funeral services for Mrs. Sandy E. Lane will be held on Saturday, July 18, 2009 at 4pm at George Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 211 Park Ave. SW Aiken, SC with Rev. Eddie Moyer officiating. Entombment will follow at Southlawn Cemetery & Mausoleum. The family will receive friends tonight at the funeral home from 6-8pm. Memorial donations may be...

Jul 9, 2009

Funeral services for Ms. Carol Enders will be held on Saturday, July 11, 2009 at 11am at George Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 211 Park Ave, SW, Aiken with Pastor Robert Riley officiating. Interment will follow in Aiken Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends on Saturday from 10am until the hour of service at the funeral home. Memorial...

Jul 8, 2009

Graveside funeral services for Mr. Kenneth Robert Vincent, Sr. will take place at Millinocket Cemetery Maine at a later date. Mr. Vincent, 93 of North Augusta, SC, died Wednesday, July 8, 2009 at his residence. George Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Aiken, SC is assisting the family.

A son of the late Walter Vincent and Annie McGuahey...

Jul 4, 2009

A funeral Mass for Mrs. Catharine McCall Connaghan will be celebrated on Saturday, July 25, 2009 at 1:00pm at St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Calvary Cemetery, Aiken. Mrs. Connaghan, 97, of Aiken, SC died Saturday, July 4, 2009 at Trinity Lutheran Home, Aiken.

The daughter of the late William A. McCall...