Recent Obituaries

Oct 18, 2004

Ms. Ellen Pattis, 63, of Aiken, SC, died suddenly, Monday, October 18, 2004 at her home. At her request Ellen will be cremated and no services will be held.

Her mother, Catherine Verenes Pattis, Belvedere, SC; sister, Joanna Massey, Silver Spring, MD and a host of indebted friends and family survive Ellen.

Ellen gave selflessly...

Oct 17, 2004

Funeral services for Mr. Joseph B. ?Snuffy? Metts will be held Wednesday, October 20, 2004 at 10 AM at Shiloh Baptist Church, Aiken, SC, with Pastor Taylor Wells officiating. Interment will follow in Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends Tuesday, October 19, 2004 from 6 until 8 PM at George Funeral Homes, Historic Downtown Chapel, 211...

Oct 17, 2004

Funeral services for Mrs. Evelyn Hutto Ennis will be held Wednesday, October 20, 2004 at 1 PM at George Funeral Homes, Historic Downtown Chapel, 211 Park Ave., SW, Aiken, SC, with Pastor Carl Hayes and Pastor Leon Trowell officiating. Pallbearers will be James Ennis, John Prince, Chip Prince, Shannon LaBorde, Ricky Hutson, and Chad Ennis. Interment will follow in...

Oct 17, 2004

There will be a service to celebrate the life of Mr. Roger Donophan ?Fuzzy? Mills on Thursday, October 21, 2004 at 2pm at Cedar Creek Church, Banks Mill Rd. Aiken. Visitation will be Wednesday from 5-7pm at George Funeral Homes Historic Downtown Chapel 211 Park Ave. SW Aiken. Memorial donations may be directed to Helping Hands of Aiken, 100...

Oct 10, 2004

A Celebration of Life service for Mr. Clayton H. Phillips will be held Friday, October 15, 2004 at 5 PM at the home of Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Hawkins, La Porte, IN. As per his wishes, Mr. Phillips will be cremated and inurnment will take place in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Three Oaks, MI.

Mr. Phillips, 78, of...

Oct 9, 2004

A memorial service for Mrs. Betty Raley will be held Sunday, afternoon, November 7, 2004 at 2 PM at the First United Methodist Church, Polo, IL. As per her request, Mrs. Raley will be cremated. The family will greet friends following the memorial service in Polo, IL at the home of Edward and Joan Raley, 103 N. Barber Ave.,...

Oct 6, 2004

Funeral services for Mr. James Erskine Batton, Sr., will be held Wednesday, October 6, 2004 at 2 PM at George Funeral Homes, Southside Chapel, 3175 Whiskey Rd., Aiken, SC with Pastor Michael Dyar and Dr. Steve Taylor officiating. Interment will follow in Southlawn Cemetery, Aiken. Pallbearers will be Bill Bishop, Bill Lynn, Darrell Richardson, Benny Kidd, John Harkins, and...

Oct 4, 2004

Funeral services for Mr. James Monroe Lackey will take place on Thursday, October 7th at 11 am at Millbrook Baptist Church with Dr. James Rivers officiating. Interment will take place at Southlawn Cemetery and will be private for the family. Honorary pallbearers will be: Joseph Cunningham, James Cunningham, Dennis Vowell, Willis Collins, Welcome Short, Bob Cain, Glen McKinney &...

Oct 3, 2004

Mass of Christian Burial for Ms. Donna Lorraine Friedrich will be held Wednesday, October 6, 2004 at 11 AM at St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church, Aiken, SC. Interment will follow in Sweetwater Baptist Church Cemetery North Augusta, SC. The family will receive friends Tuesday, October 5, 2004 from 6 until 8 PM at George Funeral Homes, Historic...

Oct 3, 2004

Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Bonnie Johnson Cornwell will be held on Wednesday at 10:00am at Aiken Memorial Gardens with Dr. Rev. Fred Andrea, III officiating. The family will receive friends at Mrs. Cornwell?s residence; today from 3-7pm. Visitation will be on Tuesday from 6-8pm at George Funeral Homes Historic Downtown Chapel 211 Park Ave. SW Aiken. Memorial donations...

Sep 30, 2004

Mass of Christian Burial for Mrs. Jane Ell Floyd will be celebrated Tuesday, October 5, 2004 at 11 AM at St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church, Aiken, SC. Interment will follow in Sweetwater Baptist Church Cemetery, SC. Pallbearers will be Bobby Brassell, Ed Frye, Tony Armitage, Derrick Floyd, Inman Floyd, II, and Daryll Floyd. The family will receive...

Sep 26, 2004

Funeral services for Kyra Echo Angel and Jayde Kayleigh Angel Wicks, twin daughters of Forrest and Jennifer Lynne Sheffey Wicks, of Aiken, SC will be private.

Kyra Echo Angel Wicks came into this world at 15.8 oz on Saturday, September 25, 2004 and Jayde Kayleigh Angel Wicks, 1 lb. 3.5 oz Sunday, September 26, 2004. Both angels...

Sep 25, 2004

Julia Mae Cunningham ?Judy?

On September 25, 2004, Judy passed away after a long illness. She was the youngest daughter of Emma and Amos Ditty who where long time residents of Aiken. Judy moved to Arlington, Virginia in 1966 where she raised two sons, Keith and Kent. She worked as an employment counselor at several firms in...

Sep 22, 2004

Funeral services for Mr. Julius Thomas ?J.T.? Rhoden will be held Sunday, September 26, 2004 at 3 PM at George Funeral Homes, Historic Downtown Chapel, 211 Park Ave., SW, Aiken, SC with Rev. Jack Hasty officiating. Entombment will follow in Aiken Memorial Gardens & Mausoleum, Aiken, SC. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 PM Saturday, September...

Sep 20, 2004

Alison L. Roberts, 43, died Monday at her home in Aiken after a long illness.

Mrs. Roberts was a native of Jackson, Mississippi, and a 1977 graduate of Calloway High School in Jackson. She attended the University of Mississippi in Oxford.

She is survived by her husband, Mark A. Roberts, M. D., of Aiken, and...

Sep 16, 2004

Graveside funeral services, with military honors, for Charles Dennis Brock, will be held on Monday, September 20th at 3pm at Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery, New Ellenton with Rev. Brancie Stephens officiating. Memorial donations may be directed to the Corinth Baptist Church Building Fund.

Mr. Brock, 52, of New Ellenton, died September 16, 2004 at Dallas VA Medical...

Sep 15, 2004

Funeral services for Eva L.Jones Lierman , 56, of Aiken, who died on September 15, 2004 will be private. A memorial service may be planned

She was born in Lexington County, SC , and was a daughter of Willie B. & Betty A. Taylor Jones.

She is survived by a son; Rodney Lierman, Aiken and...

Sep 12, 2004

Sep 11, 2004

Funeral services for Mrs. Karel L. Kinney Whyte will be held on Wednesday, September 22, 2004 at 2:00pm at St. Augustine of Canterbury Episcopal Church, 1630 Silver Bluff Rd. Aiken with Rev. Scott Nead officiating. Burial will follow at Southlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be at the church on Tuesday, September 21, 2004 from 6-8pm. Memorial donations, in her memory,...

Sep 9, 2004

Funeral services for Mrs. Betty Jean Schildberger Barden will be held Monday, September 13, 2004 at 10 AM at George Funeral Homes, Historic Downtown Chapel, 211 Park Ave., SW, Aiken, SC, with the Reverend Sandy McDonald officiating. Interment will follow in Southlawn Cemetery, Aiken, SC. Serving as pallbearers be grandsons, Winston Steele, Jr., Ryan Steele, Clint Holton, Derrick Barden,...