Recent Obituaries

Jun 15, 2004

Graveside funeral services for Mr. Paul R. Frommer will take place at Beaufort National Cemetery and will be private for the family. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory, may be made to the charity of your choice. George Funeral Homes Historic Downtown Chapel, 211 Park Ave SW Aiken, is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Frommer,...

Jun 13, 2004

Mrs. Iva Romeo, 78, wife of Nicholas Peter Romeo, died Sunday, June 13, 2004 at Carriage Hills Nursing Home. Services will be private.

Mrs. Romeo was born in Queens, NY to the late Harold and Sarah Valmer Goodman. She had only live in Aiken for a short time before moving from Valley Stream, NY. She was a...

Jun 9, 2004

Mr. Harrie E. Carpenter, 84, of Aiken, SC, husband of Mrs. Marie Wood Hennings Carpenter, died Wednesday, morning, June 9, 2004 at the University Hospital, Augusta, GA.

A memorial service will be held at 11 AM Tuesday, June 15, 2004 at George Funeral Homes, Historic Downtown Chapel, 211 Park Ave., SW, Aiken, SC, with Dr. Fred Andrea...

Jun 7, 2004

Mrs. Christine Thompson Kimball, 83, wife of the late George G. Kimball, died Monday, June 7, 2004 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Funeral services will be held 10AM, Thursday, June 10, 2004 at Memorial Baptist Church with Rev. Jim Kirk officiating. Internment: Aiken Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held tonight 6-8 at the funeral home.

Mrs. Kimball...

Jun 6, 2004

Funeral services for Mr. Milbury C. ?Slim? Sinclair will be private. Mr. Sinclair, 84, of Warrenville, SC, husband of Anna Mae Sinclair, who died in 2002, died Sunday, morning, June 6, 2004 at home under the care of Hitchcock Hospice.

Born in Portland, ME, he was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War, he...

Jun 5, 2004

Graveside services for Mrs. Mary Belle Crossman Harris will be held at a later date in the Cold Spring Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Cape May, NJ. Mrs. Harris, 84, of Aiken, SC, and formerly of Cape May, NJ, died Saturday night, June 5, 2004 at Shadow Oaks Assisted Living, Aiken, SC.

Born in Smethport, PA, a daughter of...

Jun 5, 2004

Ronald Reagan

At the end of his two terms in office, Ronald Reagan viewed with satisfaction the achievements of his innovative program known as the Reagan Revolution, which aimed to reinvigorate the American people and reduce their reliance upon Government. He felt he had fulfilled his campaign pledge of 1980 to restore ''the great, confident roar of...

Jun 3, 2004

Mass of Christian Burial for Mrs. Olive Edna Medlock will be celebrated Monday, June 7, 2004 at 10 AM at St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church, Aiken, South Carolina. Interment will follow in Graniteville cemetery. A Christian wake service will be held Sunday, June 6, 2004 at 5 PM at George Funeral Homes, Historic Downtown Chapel, 211 Park...

Jun 3, 2004

Mrs. Patricia M. Scirghi, 77, wife of Thomas A. Scirghi, died Thursday, June 03, 2004 at her residence. Mass of Christian Burial will be held 11AM, Saturday, June 26, 2004 at St. Mary Help of Christian Catholic Church. A Vigil service will be held 7PM, Friday, June 25, 2004 at St. Mary Help of Christian Catholic Church. Burial will...

May 31, 2004

Funeral Services for Mrs. Olivia Douglas Schroder Garvin will be held on Thursday June 3, 2004 at 11:00 at First Presbyterian Church of Aiken. Burial will be private for family members. Visitation will be this evening from 6-8pm at George Funeral Homes Historic Downtown Chapel 211 Park Ave. SW Aiken. Memorial donations may be directed to the Aiken County...

May 31, 2004

Mass of Christian Burial for Mrs. Maralyn P. Flanagan will be celebrated Saturday, June 5, 2004 at 10 AM at St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church, Aiken, SC. Interment will follow in Calvary Cemetery, Aiken, SC. The family will receive friends Friday, June 4, 2004 from 6 until 8 PM at George Funeral Homes, Historic Downtown Chapel, 211...

May 30, 2004

Funeral services for Mrs. Hattie Mae Carr will be held Wednesday, June 2, 2004 at 2 PM at George Funeral Homes, Southside Chapel, 3175 Whiskey Rd., Aiken, SC, with Pastor Grady Yonce officiating. Interment will follow in Aiken Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends Tuesday, June 1, 2004 from 6 until 8 PM at the funeral home.

May 30, 2004

Mrs. Nancy Ingram Covington, 73, of Aiken, died Sunday May 30, 2004 at Eden Gardens Care Center in Aiken. Private funeral services are under the direction of George Funeral Homes Historic Downtown Chapel, 211 Park Ave. SW Aiken, SC. Memorial donations may be directed to the American Lung Association, 61 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10006 or the...

May 27, 2004

Ms. Wanda Lee Barden, 49, died Thursday, May 27, 2004 at C.M. Tucker Nursing Home, Columbia, SC. Funeral services will be private

Ms. Barden, a native of Orlando, FL., moving to Aiken as a child. She was the daughter of the late Roland Barden, Sr. and Betty Barden. She was an avid reader.

Survivors in...

May 23, 2004

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Joan Silverberg will be private. The family will receive friends Tuesday, May 25, 2004 from 6 until 8 PM at George Funeral Homes, Historic Downtown Chapel, 211 Park Ave., SW, Aiken, SC.

Mrs. Silverberg, 69, of Aiken, SC, wife of Mr. Eric Silverberg, died Sunday, morning, May 23, 2004 at her home....

May 23, 2004

Mass of Christian Burial for Mrs. Mary Trinkl LaRoche will be celebrated Monday, June 14, 2004 at 11 AM at St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church, Aiken, SC. Interment will follow in Calvary Cemetery, Aiken, SC.

Born in Pittsburgh, PA, on September 18, 1909, the daughter of the late Robert H. and Anna Milligan Abbott, Mrs....

May 22, 2004

Funeral services for Mr. Doil Leon ?Bud? Kohler will be held Tuesday, May 25, 2004 at 6 PM at George Funeral Homes, Historic Downtown Chapel, 211 Park Ave., SW, Aiken, SC, with Pastor Randy Knight officiating. Interment will be private. The family will receive friends Tuesday, May 25, 2004 from 4PM until service time at the funeral home.

May 12, 2004

Mrs. Edith M. Simons, 96, of Aiken, SC, died Wednesday, morning, May 12, 2004 at her home. Funeral services will be held in Vincentown, NJ under the direction of Lankenau Funeral Home, 57 Main St., Vincentown, NJ 08088. 609-859-5522. Local services provided by George Funeral Homes, Historic Downtown Chapel, 211 Park Ave., SW, Aiken, SC.

May 6, 2004

A memorial service for Mr. Dennis J. Gossett will be held Saturday, May 15, 2004 at 1 PM at George Funeral Homes, Southside Chapel, 3175 Whiskey Rd., Aiken, SC, with Bishop Don Graham officiating. Mr. Gossett, 85, of Aiken, SC, died Thursday, morning, May 6, 2004 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers.

Born in Matthews, MO, a son...

Apr 30, 2004

Funeral services for Mr. Walter Lee Mercer will be private. Mr. Mercer, 61, of Jackson, SC, son of the late Walter Lee Mercer, Jr. and the late Cynthia Mercer, died Friday, morning, April 30, 3004 at his home.

Born in Augusta, GA and a lifelong resident of Jackson, SC, he was a retired painter. He proudly served...