Recent Obituaries

Jun 18, 2005

Funeral services for Luis Mario Mares Santiago will be held at a later date in Guerrero, Mexico. The family will receive friends Thursday, June 23, 2005 from 6 until 8 PM at George Funeral Homes, Historic Downtown Chapel, 211 Park Ave., SW, Aiken, SC.

Luis, nineteen months, died Saturday, evening, June 18, 2005 at the Medical College...

Jun 14, 2005

Mass of Christian Burial for Mr. Eugene Henry Orwat will be celebrated Wednesday, June 15, 2005 at 10 AM at St. Mary?s Help of Christians Catholic Church, Aiken, SC, with Father Venancio Amidar, celebrant. Interment will take place at a later date in Calvary Cemetery, Aiken, SC.

Mr. Orwat, 81, of Aiken, SC, died Tuesday, morning, June...

Jun 14, 2005

Funeral services for Mr. Wilbur Ocie Cook will be held Saturday, June 18, 2005 at 2 PM at George Funeral Homes, Historic Downtown Chapel, 211 Park Ave, SW, Aiken, SC, with Pastor Willie Diggs officiating. Interment will follow in Merritts Bridge Christian Church Cemetery, Aiken, SC. The family will receive friends Friday, June 17, 2005 from 6-8 PM at...

Jun 13, 2005

A Mass of Christian Burial for David Edward Kaplan will be celebrated Monday, June 20, 2005 at 10 AM at St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church, Aiken. Pallbearers will be: Alan Norman, Brian Norman, Charles Kaplan, Marsh McCall, Albert Warburton, Charles Rappold, and Ben Watkins. Interment will follow in Calvary Cemetery, Aiken. A Christian Wake Service will be...

Jun 11, 2005

Graveside services for Mrs. Frankie H. Ferguson will be held Wednesday, June 15, 2005 at 3:30 PM at Aiken Memorial Gardens.

Mrs. Ferguson, 98, of Aiken, SC, died Saturday, evening, June 11, 2005 at Pepperhill Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Aiken, SC.

Born in Bloomfield, IN, a daughter of the late Luther and Ottie Pearl Hunter,...

Jun 7, 2005

Funeral services for Mr. Warren B. Ridge will be held Saturday, June 11, 2005 at 11 AM at South Aiken Presbyterian Church, Aiken, SC, with Rev. Dr. John Frye officiating. Interment will follow in Westview Memorial Park, Laurens, SC, at 3:30 PM. Pallbearers will be Jeff Newman, Don Nesbitt, Murphy Comer, John Stephens, Barry Langford, and Tom Griswald. Honorary...

Jun 6, 2005

A memorial service for Mr. David Alan ?Dave? Zupka will be held Thursday, June 9, 2005 at 6 PM at George Funeral Homes, Historic Downtown Chapel, 211 Park Ave., SW, Aiken, SC, with Rev. Dr. W.C. Lowe officiating. Interment will take place at a later date in the Park Cemetery Association, Canton, PA. The family will greet friends following...

Jun 5, 2005

A memorial service for Mrs. Joette Smith Hallman will be held Wednesday, June 8, 2005 at 7 PM at George Funeral Homes, Historic Downtown Chapel, 211 Park Ave., SW, Aiken, SC, with Pastor Manuel Gunter officiating. Serving as honorary pallbearers will be grandchildren and great grandchildren. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 6 PM until service time at...

Jun 2, 2005

Funeral services for Mrs. Purnell Nancy Cushman Widner will be held Saturday, June 4, 2005 at 3 PM at George Funeral Homes, Historic Downtown Chapel, 211 Park Ave., SW, Aiken, SC, with Pastor Benny Burton and Pastor George Still officiating. Interment will follow in Mt. Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery, Windsor, SC. The family will receive friends Saturday from 2PM...

May 24, 2005

Funeral services for Mrs. Nora Mae Holman Lemmons, will take place on Thursday, May 26, 2005 at 11:00am at George Funeral Homes Historic Downtown Chapel, 211 Park Ave. SW Aiken, SC. A second service will take place on Friday at 11am at Boone Family Funeral Home, 2005 Mt. Jefferson Rd. West Jefferson, NC. 1-888-266-6311 www.boonefuneralhome.com

Interment will...

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...