Recent Obituaries

Jan 14, 2006

Funeral services for Mr. James Wesley Orvin will be held Thursday, January 19, 2005 at 2 PM at George Funeral Homes, Historic Downtown Chapel, 211 Park Ave., SW, Aiken, SC. Entombment will follow in Sunset Memory Gardens Mausoleum.

Born in Charleston, SC, he was a son of the late Wilson Huffman and Clara Heath Orvin. A veteran...

Jan 5, 2006

Marguerite was a woman who knew that life was a celebration, something to be treasured just as she is by all of her loving network of family and friends she leaves behind. She handled her almost year-long battle with pancreatic cancer the same way she lived her life----with grace, optimism and sense of humor.

Originally from Antigonish,...

Jan 3, 2006

Jan 2, 2006

Dec 28, 2005

A memorial service for Mrs. Ann Maude Reed will be held Friday, December 30, 2005 at 4:00 PM at George Funeral Homes, Historic Downtown Chapel, 211 Park Ave., SW, Aiken, SC, with David Grimes officiating.

Mrs. Reed, of Aiken, SC, died Wednesday, morning, December 28, 2005 at Pepperhill Nursing Center, Aiken, SC.

Born in Todd,...

Dec 24, 2005

A Memorial Service for Colonel William "Will" Everett Sommer, United States Army Retired will be held Saturday, December 31, 2205 at 11:00am, at St. Augustine of Canterbury Episcopal Church, 1630 Silver Bluff Rd. Aiken, SC with Rev. Nancy Kenney officiating. Interment will follow at Montmorenci First Baptist Church Cemetery, Old Barnwell Rd. George Funeral Homes Historic Downtown Chapel, 211...

Dec 23, 2005

A memorial service for Mr. Ted M. Rabun will be held Tuesday, December 27, 2005 at 2:00 PM at St. Paul Lutheran Church with DM Beth Barkau & the Rev. David Kruse officiating. Interment will be private. The family will receive friends on Monday, December 26, 2005 from 6 until 8 PM at George Funeral Home, Historic Downtown Chapel,...

Dec 22, 2005

Mrs. Linea Anna Strom Fjeldheim, 89, of Windsor, SC, died Thursday, morning, December 22, 2005 at her home with her daughters by her side.

Born in Soderham, Sweden, she was a daughter of Karl Josef and Agnes Rakkestad Strom. She and her family lived for more than fifteen years on Kodiak Island in Alaska. Mrs. Fjeldheim enjoyed...

Dec 18, 2005

Funeral services for Mrs. Burnell Ruth Laux will be held Thursday, December 22, 2005 at 2:00 PM at George Funeral Homes, Historic Downtown Chapel, 211 Park Ave., SW, Aiken, SC, with Pastor Marion F. Britton officiating. Interment will follow in Southlawn Cemetery, Aiken, SC. The family will receive friends Thursday, December 22, 2005 from 12:00 PM until 2:00 PM...

Dec 16, 2005

Funeral services for Mrs. Jacqueline Hallman Cato will be held Sunday, December 18, 2005 at 2 PM at George Funeral Homes, Historic Downtown Chapel, 211 Park Ave., SW, Aiken, SC with Reverend Henry Summerall officiating. Interment will follow in Southlawn Cemetery, Aiken, SC. Pallbearers will be Bryan Hallman, Edwin Hallman, Mark Summerall, Dain Ivey, Bill Bentley, & Keith Cato....

Dec 16, 2005

Charles R. Sherman, 69, of Aiken died Friday, afternoon, December 16, 2005 at his residence. He was the son of the late Charles L. and Dorotha Sherman. Mr. Sherman served in the U.S. Army. He was a retired employee of Westinghouse.

Survivors includes his wife Ginny D. Sherman of Aiken, two sons: Adam C. Sherman of Cartersville,...

Dec 15, 2005

A memorial service for Raymond Gilbert Anderson will be held on Tuesday, December 20, 2005 at 11am at George Funeral Homes Historic Downtown Chapel 211 Park Ave. SW Aiken. Donations, in his memory, may be directed to Hitchcock Hospice 690 Medical Park Drive Aiken, SC 29801.

Mr. Anderson, 81, of Aiken, died Thursday, December 15 at his...

Dec 14, 2005

Dec 13, 2005

Funeral services for Mrs. E. Jean Benninghoff will be held Saturday, December 17, 2005 at 10:00 AM at Jobe Funeral Home, 118 Shaw St., Turtle Creek, PA, with Rev. Frederick Horst officiating. The family will receive friends Friday, December 16, 2005 from 7 until 9 PM at Jobe Funeral Home.

Mrs. Benninghoff, 79, of Aiken, SC, died...

Dec 12, 2005

Graveside services for Robert Earl Layton will be Friday, December 16, 2005 at 2 pm at Woodridge Memorial Park, Lexington with Revs Troy Payne and John Holsenback. Visitation will be Thursday, December 15, 2005 from 7 ? 9 pm at George Funeral Homes, Historic Downtown Chapel, 211 Park Avenue, SW Aiken.

Mr. Layton, 75, of Aiken died...

Dec 11, 2005

Funeral services for Maybelle Mundy will be held Tuesday, December 13, 2005 at 1:30 pm at Tabernacle Baptist Church, Salley, with Revs. Steve Jones and Gareth Hegler officiating. Interment will follow at First Baptist Church of Windsor Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Danny Randall, Jerry Randall, Clifton Mundy, Josh Chavis, and Tim Gorden. The family will receive friends tonight from...

Dec 9, 2005

A Mass of Christian Burial for Mrs. Rosemary Burke Kock will be celebrated Saturday, December 17, 2005 at 10:00 AM at St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church, Aiken, SC. Interment will be private.

Mrs. Kock, of Aiken, SC, passed away in the early morning of December 9, 2005 in Aiken.

Born on May 27,...

Dec 7, 2005

A Mass of Christian Burial for Mrs. Rita H. Schmidt will be held Saturday, December 10, 2005 at 10:00 AM at St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church, Aiken, SC with Reverend Venancio Amidar celebrant. A Christian wake service will be held Friday, December 9, 2005 at 6:00 PM at George Funeral Homes, Historic Downtown Chapel, 211 Park Ave.,...

Dec 6, 2005

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated for John T. Greco at St. Michaels Catholic Church, North Andover, MA on Monday, December 12, 2005. Interment will follow at Ridgewood Cemetery, N. Andover. Visitation will be Thursday evening from 6-8pm at George Funeral Homes Historic Downtown Chapel, 211 Park Ave. SW Aiken, SC. There will also be a visitation...

Dec 5, 2005

David A. Brown, a well-known Aiken attorney, died

Monday, December 5, 2005, at University Hospital in Augusta. He was 69.

A memorial service will take place on Saturday June 3, 2006 at St. John's United Methodist Church, 104 Newberry St. NW, Aiken, 29801.

A native of Paris, TN, Mr. Brown attended Georgia