Recent Obituaries

May 22, 2005

Funeral services for Mrs. Jean McClain Gunter will be held Thursday, May 26, 2005 at 2 PM at St. John?s United Methodist Church, Aiken, SC, with Pastor Sam Marcengill & Pastor M. Eugene Mullikin officiating. Mrs. Gunter will be placed in the church at 1 PM Thursday.

Interment will follow in Sunset Memory Gardens, Graniteville, SC. Pallbearers...

May 21, 2005

Funeral services for Mrs. Ernestine Bolinger Hedrick will be held Tuesday, May 31, 2005 at 3 PM at George Funeral Homes, Historic Downtown Chapel, 211 Park Ave., SW, Aiken, SC, with Mark Hudson officiating. Interment will take place Friday, June 3, 2005 at 11 AM at Rosewood Cemetery, Achille, OK. The family will receive friends Tuesday, May 31, 2005...

May 20, 2005

Funeral services for Mr. Gilbert George Ferguson will be held at a later date at Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, CA.

Mr. Ferguson, 89, of Aiken, SC, died Friday, morning, May 20, 2005, at his home.

Born in South Cottonwood, UT, a son of the late Hammond and Blanche Loader Ferguson, he had lived...

May 19, 2005

Graveside services for Mrs. Rose Lily Surasky Seldin will be held Sunday, May 22, 2005 at 11:30 AM in the Sons of Israel Cemetery, Aiken, SC, with Cantor Harry Bloch, officiating.

Mrs. Seldin, 87, of Atlanta, GA, died Thursday, afternoon, May 19, 2005 at her home.

Born in Aiken, SC, a daughter of the late...

May 17, 2005

A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated for Mr. Michael Edward Pelkey on Saturday, May 21, 2005 at 12:00 at St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church, Aiken. The family will receive friends at Smith Hall, adjacent the church, immediately after the mass.Memorial donations may be directed to the Society of St. Vincent dePaul, PO Box 438 Aiken,...

May 10, 2005

A memorial service for Barbara ?Buffie? Thomas will be held on Monday, May 16, 2005 at 2:30pm at St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church, Pendleton St., Aiken, SC. The family will receive friends immediately after the service in the Stevenson ? McClelland Building, adjacent the church. In June, a memorial service and interment will take place at Emmanuel Episcopal Church in...

May 9, 2005

Funeral services for Ms. Eddie Jean Doty will be held Friday, May 13, 2005 at 3PM at George Funeral Homes, Historic Downtown Chapel, 211 Park Ave., SW, Aiken, SC with her brother, Rev. Dr. Fred O. Doty officiating. Interment will follow in Sunset Memory Gardens, Graniteville, SC. Pallbearers will be Becky Lawson, Scott Lawson, Lynn Beaumont, Adam Hauseman, David...

May 8, 2005

A memorial service for Mrs. Helen Chapman Parkinson will be held Wednesday, May 11, 2005 at 1 PM at the First Presbyterian Church, Aiken, SC with Rev. Dr. David B. Cozad and Rev. Martha M. Ebel officiating. Inurnment will follow in the church columbarium. The family will receive friends following the service at the church.

Mrs. Parkinson,...

May 7, 2005

Funeral services for Mr. Robert Austin Riley will be held Tuesday, May 10, 2005 at 1 PM at Memorial Baptist Church, Aiken, SC, with Pastor Jim Kirk officiating. Interment will follow in Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery, Trenton, SC. Pallbearers will be James Stephen Freeman Jr., Thomas Reid Rankin II, Austin William Riley, John Leland Riley, Joseph Austin Riley, and...

May 5, 2005

Funeral services for Mrs. Susan Lipman will be held Sunday, May 8, 2005 at 3 PM at George Funeral Homes, Historic Downtown Chapel, 211 Park Ave., SW, Aiken, SC, with Rabbi Robert G. Klensin officiating. Interment will be private. The family will receive friends following the service at the residence.

Mrs. Lipman, 64, of Aiken, SC, died...

May 1, 2005

A memorial service for Mrs. Shirley Jean Hammett Orvin will be held Wednesday, May 4, 2005 at 11 AM at George Funeral Homes, Historic Downtown Chapel, 211 Park Ave., SW, Aiken, SC with Rev. Dr. W.C. Lowe officiating.

Mrs. Orvin, 71, of Trenton, SC, died Sunday, afternoon, May 1, 2005 at Pepperhill Nursing Center, Aiken, SC.

Apr 28, 2005

Funeral services for Mrs. Carolyn C. Martin will be held Sunday, May 1, 2005 at 3 PM at George Funeral Homes, Historic Downtown Chapel, 211 Park Ave., SW, Aiken, SC with Pastor Marion F. Britton officiating. Interment will follow in Aiken Memorial Gardens, Aiken, SC. Pallbearers will Danny Martin, Donald Martin, Divver Martin, Chad Martin, John Gregory, and Jimmy...

Apr 26, 2005

Aiken, SC-Funeral services for Mrs. Katie Jane Moss will be held Thursday, April 28, 2005 at George Funeral Homes Historic Downtown Chapel, 211 Park Ave. SW, Aiken at 3pm with Rev. Dr. Eddie Leopard officiating. Interment will follow at Southlawn Cemetery, Aiken. The family will receive friends Thursday from 1pm until service time at the funeral home.

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Apr 23, 2005

Funeral services for Mr. Billy Joe Welch will be private. Mr. Welch, 66, of Windsor, SC, died Saturday, morning, April 23, 2005 at his home.

Born in Richmond County, GA, he was a son of the late Robert Deas Hollis and Ida Hazel Byrd Welch. A Vietnam veteran, Billy proudly served his country in the United States...

Apr 19, 2005

Graveside services for Mrs. Sarah Jane Byrd will be held Saturday, April 23, 2005 at 3 PM at Southlawn Cemetery, Aiken, SC. Family and friends will meet at the graveside. The family will receive friends Friday, April 22, 2005 from 6-8 PM at George Funeral Homes, Southside Chapel, 3175 Whiskey Rd., Aiken, SC.

Mrs. Byrd, 68, of...

Apr 15, 2005

Funeral Services for Norma ?Jean? Frye will be held on Sunday, at 3pm at Corinth Baptist Church with Rev. Robbie Vance and Rev. Kirby Bunton officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be this evening, from 6-8pm at George Funeral Homes Southside Chapel, 3175 Whiskey Rd. Aiken. Memorial donations may be directed to Corinth Baptist Church...

Apr 13, 2005

Funeral services for Mrs. Bessie Lou Goldman Day will be held at 2 PM Saturday, April 16, 2005 at Shiloh Baptist Church, Aiken, SC with Pastor Louie Anderson and Pastor Taylor Wells officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Day will be placed in the church at 1 PM Saturday. The family will receive friends Friday, April...

Apr 8, 2005

Funeral services for Mr. Everett ?Sandy? Hillsgrove will be private. Mr. Hillsgrove, 78, of Aiken, SC, died Friday, morning, April 8, 2005 at Eden Gardens.

Born in Walpole, MA, a son of the late Harry G. and Rose Terpstra Hillsgrove, Sandy had been a resident of Concord, NH, where he retired from Richard D. Brew Company in...

Apr 5, 2005

Hosea Clarence ?H.C.? Chandler of Aiken departed this life Tuesday, April 5, 2005 at Portsbridge Hospice in Augusta, GA. Mr. Chandler was 86.

Born in Williamston, SC, to the late Clarence Edgar Chandler and Julia Jane Hooper Chandler, he was one of ten children. Two brothers and five sisters preceded him in death.

He was...

Apr 5, 2005

A memorial service for Mr. Albert James Maddox, Jr. will be held

Saturday, April 9, 2005 at 11 AM at George Funeral Homes, Historic Downtown

Chapel, 211 Park Ave., SW, Aiken, SC with Reverend Doug Puckett officiating.

Mr. Maddox, 76, of Aiken, SC, died Tuesday, night, April 5, 2005 at his home.