Recent Obituaries

Apr 26, 2004

Mrs. Nancy J. Villani, 70, wife of Arthur Villani, died Monday, April 26, 2004 at her residence. Services will be private. Born in Clarksville, PA to the late John Hughes and Regina Comstock Hughes. She was a Graduate of California State Teachers College, California, PA. Formerly of Omaha, NE Mrs. Villani moved to Aiken in January of 2002. She...

Apr 24, 2004

Funeral services for Mr. Calvin Vincent Snipes will be held Tuesday, April 27, 2004 at 3 PM at George Funeral Homes, Historic Downtown Chapel, 211 Park Ave., SW, Aiken, SC with Pastor Phillip Napier officiating. Interment will follow in Clearwater Branch Baptist Church Cemetery, Aiken, SC. Pallbearers will be Billy Wood, Ricky Cook, Keith Harp, Clyde Condrey, Chad and...

Apr 23, 2004

Mr. Vernon Fulmer, 75, of Aiken, died Friday, April 23, 2004 at Mattie C. Hall Health Care Center. Funeral services took place in Jacksonville, FL. Local arrangements were by George Funeral Homes Historic Downtown Chapel 211 Park Ave. SW Aiken.

He was best known as the ''Waving Man'' who sat out in front of his home on...

Apr 23, 2004

Funeral services for Mr. Nick Gallos will be held Tuesday, April 27, 2004 at 11 AM at George Funeral Homes, Historic Downtown Chapel, 211 Park Ave., SW, Aiken, SC, with Father Michael Monos officiating. Interment will follow in Bethany Cemetery, Aiken, SC. Pallbearers will be Tim Bell, Pete Haldezos, Pete Moutzouris, Sam Thomas, Andy Oswald, and Mike Caruso and...

Apr 23, 2004

Mr. Vernon Fulmer, 75, of Aiken, died Friday, April 23, 2004 at Mattie C. Hall Health Care Center. Funeral services took place in Jacksonville, FL. Local arrangements were by George Funeral Homes Historic Downtown Chapel 211 Park Ave. SW Aiken.

He was best known as the ''Waving Man'' who sat out in front of his home on...

Apr 18, 2004

Funeral services for Mr. John T. Halbrook will be private.

Mr. Halbrook, 65, of Burnettown, SC, husband of Mrs. Karen Tomich Halbrook, died Sunday, night, April 18, 2004 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers.

Born in Guntersville, AL, a son of the late Ezra Hosea and Berta Tubbs Halbrook, he had been a resident of Burnettown,...

Apr 16, 2004

Funeral services for Mrs. Nettie Ramberg Gillette will be privately held in Aiken, SC and Wheaton, IL. Mrs. Gillette, 94, formerly of Rochester Hills, MI, died Friday, April 16, 2004, in Aiken, SC. She was the wife of the late Kenneth C. Gillette; her son, Kenneth Gillette, Jr., brother, Wallace Ramberg and grandson, Kristoffer Gillette, also predeceased her.

Apr 12, 2004

Funeral services for William Warren Stewart will be held on Thursday, April 15, 2004 at 3pm at Earle Church of God with Rev. Tony Garrett and Rev. John Christmas officiating. Interment will take place in the church cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday evening, 6-8 pm at the church. Memorial donations may be directed to Earle Church of God, 341...

Apr 12, 2004

Funeral services for Mrs. Pansy Fulmer Temples will be held Thursday, April 15, 2004 at 3 PM at Shiloh Baptist Church, Aiken, SC, with Pastor Taylor Wells officiating. Serving, as pallbearers will be Ray Blanks, Ryan Blanks, Steve Cain, Phillip Cain, Doug Temples, and Mark Thomas. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at...

Apr 11, 2004

Funeral services for Mrs. Juanita Kay Carpenter will be held Tuesday, April 13, 2004 at 1 PM at Central Baptist Church, Aiken, SC with Pastor Louie Anderson officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Carpenter will be placed in the church at Noon Tuesday. The family will receive friends Monday, April 12, 2003 from 6 until 8...

Apr 10, 2004

Memorial services for Mrs. June Roby Wright will be private.

Mrs. Wright, 80, of Aiken, SC, wife of Mr. Fay E. Wright, died Saturday, afternoon, April 10, 2004 at the University Hospital, Augusta, GA.

Born in Uniontown, PA, a daughter of the late John and Olive Hull Roby, she was a Housewife and had been...

Apr 10, 2004

Mass of Christian Burial for Mr. John Van Schaick will be celebrated Wednesday, April 14, 2004 at 11 AM at St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church, Aiken, SC. Interment will follow in Calvary Cemetery, Aiken, SC. The Rosary will be recited Tuesday, April 13, 2004 at 6:15 PM at George Funeral Homes, Historic Downtown Chapel, 211 Park Ave.,...

Apr 9, 2004

Funeral services for Mr. James ?Edgar? Willing will be held Monday, April 12, 2004 at 1:30 PM at Shiloh Baptist Church, Aiken, SC, with Pastor Taylor Wells and Pastor Louie Anderson officiating. Interment will follow in Aiken Memorial Gardens, Aiken, SC. Pallbearers will be Philip Jhant, Chuck Jordan, Brent Bennett, Van, Lee, Fred, Mark, Jimmy, and David Lee Willing....

Apr 7, 2004

Ruth Evelyn Varpness Alger

A graveside service will be held on April 26, 2004, at

2:00 p.m. at Ft. Snelling National Cemetary, Minneapolis,

with Rev. Drew Flathmann officiating.

Mrs. Alger, 81, of Aiken, South Carolina, formerly of

Minneapolis, wife of Kenneth T. Alger, who preceded her

in...

Apr 6, 2004

Liturgy of the word for Mrs. Gertrude Rose Sheehan will be said Thursday, April 8, 2004 at 10 AM at St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church, Aiken, SC, with The Reverend James L. LeBlanc officiating. Interment will follow in Aiken Memorial Gardens, Aiken, SC. Pallbearers will be Martin P. Campagnola, Martin P. Sheehan, James F. Sheehan, Joshua J....

Apr 5, 2004

Funeral services for Mrs. Lillian Arizona Pressley will be held Wednesday, April 7, 2004 at 3 PM from the graveside in Aiken Memorial Gardens, Aiken, SC, with Pastor Taylor Wells officiating. Family and friends will assemble at the graveside. The family will receive friends Tuesday, April 6, 2004 from 6 until 8 PM at George Funeral Homes, Historic Downtown...

Apr 2, 2004

Mr. William M. Gannon, 77 husband of Nina S. Gannon, died Friday, April 2, 2004 at Mattie C. Hall Nursing Center. Graveside services will be held 2PM, Sunday, April 4, 2004 at Southlawn Cemetery with Mark Hudson officiating. Visitation will be held 6-8 tonight at the funeral home.

Mr. Gannon was born in Wilson, Co., TN to...

Apr 1, 2004

Funeral services for Mr. Archie H. Wells will be held Saturday, April 3, 2004 at 11 AM at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Aiken, SC, with Pastor Robert Snyder and Pastor Richard Poock officiating. Interment will follow in Celestial Memorial Gardens, West Columbia, SC. The family will receive friends Friday, April 2, 2004 from 6 until 7 PM at George...

Mar 30, 2004

Funeral services for Mrs. Pratt are pending and will be announced mid day on Wednesday, March 31st.

It is likely, although not definite, that visitation will be Thursday evening at the funeral home.

Mar 30, 2004

Mrs. Loretta M. Pratt, 93, wife of the late Thomas C. Pratt, died Tuesday, March 30, 2004 at Hitchcock House, Aiken, SC. Funeral Services will be held 11AM, Friday, April 2, 2004 at George Funeral Homes, Historic Downtown Chapel with Rev. Mike Phillips officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the services at the funeral home....