Recent Obituaries

May 31, 2008

Catherine "Kay" Bernadette Smith Pickett entered into eternal life May 31, 2008 in Aiken, South Carolina.

Catherine was born August 10, 1931 in Glasgow, Scotland. She attended St. Aloysius Catholic School in Glasgow.

Catherine often spoke of the war years in Glasgow 1939 - 1945. She remembered having to carry a gas mask to school,...

May 30, 2008

Funeral services for Mrs. Melody Lisa Vause will be held on Tuesday, June 1, 2008 at 11am at Town Creek Baptist Church. Interment will follow in Town Creek Baptist Church cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight Monday from 6-8pm at George Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 211 Park Ave, SW, Aiken. Memorial contributions may be directed to SPCA,...

May 28, 2008

Captain Dale "Pat" Paterson, 76, died Wednesday, May 28, 2008 at his Woodside residence after battling an extended illness.

He was born in Tuscaloosa, AL, raised in NJ and lived for 27 years in San Diego, CA prior to moving to Aiken in 2003. He was the only child of David Wilson Paterson and Ottie Mae Roycroft...

May 26, 2008

Funeral services for Mrs. Betty J. Waters will be held at 2pm on Friday, May 30, 2008 at Millbrook Baptist Church Chapel with Dr. Eddie Leopard officiating. Interment will follow in Aiken Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends Thursday from 6-8pm at George Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 211 Park Ave, SW, Aiken. Memorial contributions may be directed...

May 25, 2008

Funeral services for Mr. Willard Faroe Bond, Jr. will be held on Saturday, May 31, 2008 at 2pm at Aiken's First Baptist Church. Interment will follow in Aiken Memorial Gardens with Masonic Rites. The family will receive friends Friday, May 30, 2008 from 6-8pm at George Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 211 Park Ave, SW, Aiken and Saturday from...

May 19, 2008

A Funeral Mass for Loretta Anne Kelly will be celebrated on Friday May 23, 2008, 10:00 at St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church, Aiken. Interment will follow at 4pm at Florence Memorial Gardens and Mausoleum, Florence SC. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to the American Diabetes Association P.O. Box 11454 Alexandria, VA 22312 would be appreciated. Friends...

May 17, 2008

A Funeral Mass for Mr. Charles Preston Fulmer will be celebrated on Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at 1:30pm at St. Mary Help of Christian Catholic Church. Interment will follow in Calvary Cemetery. Pallbearers will be, Tim Morris, Clay Fulmer, Jason Tufts, Ken Jarvi, Ricky Willis, and Mickey Morris. The family will receive friends tonight from 6-8pm at George Funeral...

May 16, 2008

A Funeral Mass for Mrs. Betty H. Minnick will be celebrated on Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at 10am at St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church. Interment will follow in Southlawn Cemetery. Pallbearers will be, Richard Horne, Hank Cheves, Todd Johnson, Von Snellgrove, Tom Clark, Jeff Hudson, Dan Willis. Honorary pallbearers will be B. Henderson Johnson, I. Ben New,...

May 13, 2008

A Funeral Mass for Mrs. Candida O. Fusco will be celebrated on Friday, May 16, 2008 at 1pm at St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church. Interment will follow in Bamberg County Memory Gardens, Bamberg, SC at 4pm. The family will receive friends from 6-8pm tonight at George Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 211 Park Ave, SW with wake...

May 11, 2008

A memorial service for Mrs. Jeanne C. Rockwell will be held on Wednesday, May 14, at 3pm at St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church in Aiken. Interment will take place in Riverhurst Cemetery in New York State at a later date. Memorial donations may be directed to ACTS, Aiken Women's Heart Fund or Molly's Militia. Mrs. Rockwell, 84, of Aiken, died...

May 11, 2008

Donald M. Day

Donald M. Day, 67, of Aiken, died Sunday May 11, 2008 at The Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA. Funeral services for Mr. Day will be 11 am Wednesday May 14, 2008 at the Pine Forrest Baptist Church, Langley SC. Interment will follow at Southlawn Cemetery, Aiken. Pallbearers will be Chris Clark, Jerry Hatcher,...

May 11, 2008

Gladys Estelle Coleman Browder Baldwin, 94, went to be with the Lord Jesus Christ, her Savior, on May 11, 2008.

The funeral will be held at Corinth Baptist Church, New Ellenton, SC, on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. and burial will be at 4pm at St. Andrews Cemetery, Darien, GA. Visitation will be held on...

May 11, 2008

Donald M. Day

Donald M. Day, 67, of Aiken, died Sunday May 11, 2008 at The Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA. Funeral services for Mr. Day will be 11 am Wednesday May 14, 2008 at the Pine Forrest Baptist Church, Langley SC. Interment will follow at Southlawn Cemetery, Aiken. Pallbearers will be Chris Clark, Jerry Hatcher,...

May 11, 2008

Funeral services for Mr. Norman Sidney "NS" Johnson, Jr. will be held on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at 2pm at North Aiken Church of God with Pastor R. Scott Vaughn officiating. Interment will follow in Aiken Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be Monty Murell, Michael Baynham, Nick Hotto, Roger Pennington, Danny Fincher, Shane Hall. Honorary pallbearer will be Alvin Holsenback....

May 9, 2008

Christine Sawyer

Mrs. Rosa Christine Bates Sawyer, 84 of Aiken, passed away Friday May 9, 2008 at the Shadow Oaks Assisted Living Center, Aiken. Graveside services will be held Monday May 12, 2008 at 11:00 am at Aiken Memorial Gardens. Pastor Bob Byrnes will officiate. Memorials may be made to the charity of your choice. George Funeral...

May 4, 2008

Funeral services for Mrs. Peggie Smith Olcott will take place on Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 2pm at St. John's United Methodist Church Richland & Newberry with the Reverend Dr. George Howle officiating. Interment will follow at Bethany Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Wednesday evening, from 6-8pm at George Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 211 Park Ave....

May 4, 2008

Funeral services for Mr. William "Bill" Marion Jackson, Jr. will be held on Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at 3pm at Aiken's First Baptist Church with Dr. Rev. Fred Andrea officiating. Interment will follow in Montmorenci Baptist Church Cemetery. The pallbearers will be, Cameron Woodward, Hunter Woodward, Alex Jackson, Pat Cunning, Heze Kneece, Mickey Anaclerio, honorary pallbearers will be, Gary...

May 4, 2008

A Mass of Christian Burial for Leon M. Chodkowski will be celebrated on Thursday, May 8, 2008, at 11:30am at St. Mary Help of Christians Church, Aiken, SC. Interment will be private.

Mr. Chodkowski, 77, of Aiken, died Sunday, May 4, 2008.

A son of the late Frank Michael Chodkowski and Catherine Olewnicka Chodkowski, he...

Apr 29, 2008

Lucille Lewis Johnson, 86, of Raleigh NC, and formerly of Aiken SC died Tuesday April 29, 2008 in Raleigh, NC. Mrs. Johnson was born on October 25, 1921 in Horry County SC to the late Sweet Pinckney Lewis and the late Lula Belle Smith Lewis.

Mrs. Johnson was also predeceased by her husband Neil O. Johnson in...

Apr 28, 2008

A Funeral Mass for Mrs. Lucille Pawlik will be celebrated on Saturday, May 3, 2008 at 1pm at St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church. Interment will follow in Calvary Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8pm with a wake service at 7:30pm on Friday, May 2, 2008 at George Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 211 Park Ave,...